In Vietnam, what are regulations on competence in issuance of licenses to transport dangerous goods by road motor vehicles?

In Vietnam, what are regulations on competence in issuance of licenses to transport dangerous goods by road motor vehicles?

Pursuant to Article 16 of Decree 42/2020/ND-CP stipulating competence in issuance of licenses to transport dangerous goods by road motor vehicles:

1. Ministry of Public Security has the power to issue transport licenses for dangerous goods of class 1, class 2, class 3, class 4 and class 9 classified according to Clause 1 Article 4 of this Decree (excluding crop protection chemicals).

2. Ministry of Science and Technology has the power to issue transport licenses for dangerous goods of class 5 and class 8 classified according to Clause 1 Article 4 of this Decree.

3. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has the power to issue transport licenses for dangerous crop protection chemicals.

4. Authorities issuing transport licenses (hereinafter referred to as "licensing authorities") shall decide transport routes and schedules for each class or division of dangerous goods classified according to Clause 1 Article 4 of this Decree.

5. Transport licenses for dangerous goods of class 7 shall be issued in compliance with regulations of Decrees on radiation work and auxiliary atomic energy application services.

6. Transport licenses in accordance with regulations of this Decree are not required for the following cases:

a) Transport of less than 1.080 kilogram of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) in total;

b) Transport of less than 2.250 kilogram of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in total;

c) Transport of less than 1.500 liter of liquid fuels in total;

d) Transport of less than 1.000 kilogram of crop protection chemicals in total;

dd) Transport of other dangerous substances of each class or division of dangerous goods.

In Vietnam, what are regulations on applications for issuance or reissuance of licenses to transport dangerous goods of class 5 and/or class 8?

In Clause 1, Article 17 of Decree 42/2020/ND-CP stipulating applications for issuance or reissuance of licenses to transport dangerous goods of class 5 and/or class 8:

1. An application for issuance of the license to transport dangerous goods of class 5 and/or class 8 includes:

a) An application for the transport license made using the form in Appendix IV of this Decree;

b) A copy of an auto transport business license permitting freight transport business (for auto freight transport businesses) or a copy of the enterprise/cooperative registration certificate (for inland waterway transport businesses);

c) A copy or an authentic copy of list of vehicles enclosed with copies of unexpired inspection certificates for compliance with technical safety and environmental protection requirements of such vehicles issued by competent authorities (in case of chartering);

d) A copy or an authentic copy of list of drivers. In case of inland-waterway chartering, copies of certificates of specialized training of drivers are required;

dd) A copy or an authentic copy of the carrier’s transport plan, which must specify the transport route and schedule and emergency response measures;

e) A copy or an authentic copy of the certificate of conformity to technical regulation/standard or test report of the dangerous goods packaging material in compliance with regulations of the Minister of Industry and Trade on list of dangerous industrial goods requiring packaging when transported and transport of dangerous industrial goods by inland-waterway, railway and land motor vehicles and regulations of laws on quality of products and goods.

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