Can I import used ships carrying oil for breaking in Vietnam?

Can I import used ships carrying oil for breaking in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of Decree 82/2019/ND-CP, which stipulates types of ships to be imported for breaking, including:

The following used nonmetallic hull ships are allowed to be imported for breaking:

1. Ships carrying dry cargo, including general cargo, bulk cargo, equipment, wood chips, timber, grains, packaged merchandise, and iron and steel products.

2. Container ships.

3. Ore carriers.

4. Ships carrying liquid cargo, including crude oil, oil products and vegetable oil.

5. Ships carrying gases or liquefied gases.

6. Ro-Ro ships, passenger ships, sea barges and ferries.

Thus, if ships carrying liquid cargo, including crude oil have a hull made of nonmetallic, your company can be imported for breaking in Vietnam.

What does application for approval to put the ship-breaking facility into operation in Vietnam comprise?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 9 of Decree 82/2019/ND-CP, the application for approval to put the ship-breaking facility into operation includes:

2. An application for approval to put the ship-breaking facility into operation includes:

a) The application form for approval to put the ship-breaking facility into operation, which is made according to Form No. 01 in Appendix enclosed herewith (01 copy);

b) The Decision on approval for the environmental impact assessment report which is enclosed with the environmental impact assessment report made by the owner of the ship-breaking facility (01 certified true copy or 01 copy enclosed with its original for verification purpose);

c) The environmental management system manual which must meet TCVN ISO 14001 (01 certified true copy or 01 copy enclosed with its original for verification purpose);

d) The as-built dossier of facilities and technical infrastructure serving environmental protection purposes (originals or certified true copies);

dd) The procedure for control of hazards and harmful factors and the plan for handling serious technical incidents threatening occupational safety and health (originals or certified true copies);

e) The written approval for the fire prevention and fighting plan given by the fire police department (01 certified true copy or 01 copy enclosed with its original for verification purpose).

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