04 production conditions for DOC and DOC-PSF in Vietnam

According to the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, production conditions for DOC and DOC-PSF include:

- Have the Enterprise registration certificate or Investment certificate or Business registration Certificate which covers chemical business, issued by the competent authorities.

- Have the written commitment on the production of the DOCs, DOC-PSFs in accordance with the regulations in Point dd Article 8 of this Decree.

- Satisfy the requirements for facilities in accordance with the regulations in Points c, d, dd, e, g Clause 1 Article 15 of this Decree.

- Satisfy the requirements for manpower in accordance with the regulations in Points h and i Clause 1 Article 15 of this Decree;

Applications, procedures and processing time are prescribed as follows:

An application consists of:

- A written request for the issuance of the production certificate of the applicant using the prescribed form;

- A copy of either the Enterprise registration certificate, Investment certificate or Business registration Certificate;

- The written commitment on the production of the Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3 chemicals in accordance with the regulations in Points b and c Clause 1 Article 15; point b Clause 1 Article 16 of this Decree.

- Documents that satisfy the conditions prescribed in Points c, d, dd, d, e, h, i Clause 1 Article 15 of this Decree.

Procedures for the issuance of the Certificates:

- Each Schedule 1, Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 chemical producer shall file 1 (one) application to the Ministry of Industry and Trade directly or by post;

- The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall notify the producer of the sufficiency and validity of the application and request the producer to complete the application once within at most 03 (three) working days from the receipt of the application. The time for notification and completion of the application is not included in the processing time for issuance of the Production Certificate as prescribed in Clause 3 this Article.

Processing time for the issuance of the Certificates:

- The processing time for the issuance of a Production Certificate of the Schedule 1 chemicals is 10 (ten) working days as a maximum from the receipt of an valid application. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall examine, assess, and request the Prime Minister for the approval. In case of disapproval, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be authorized by the Prime Minister to send back a written reply giving specific reasons;

- The processing time for the issuance of a Production Certificate of the Schedule 2, Schedule 3 chemicals is 10 (ten) days as a maximum, from the receipt of a valid application. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall assess the application and issue the Certification. In case of disapproval, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall send back a written reply giving specific reasons.

View more details at the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2014.

Le Hai

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