Decree 71: Penalties for Violations in Chemical Transportation

Violation of regulations on the transportation of chemicals in chemical production and business is subject to administrative penalties according to the provisions of Decree 71/2019/ND-CP, specifically:

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- A fine ranging from 2,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of failing to assign an escort when transporting chemicals in quantities exceeding the prescribed levels.- The monetary penalties for acts of transporting chemicals, but the operator of the road motor vehicle, the escort, the loader, and the warehouse keeper do not meet the requirements for persons involved in chemical transport, are specified as follows:

- A fine ranging from 3,000,000 VND to 4,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of failing to equip personal protective equipment appropriate for the transported chemicals according to current safety regulations for participants in the transport;- A fine ranging from 4,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of using persons participating in transport who do not possess a Certificate of Training in Safe Handling of Dangerous Industrial Goods.

- A fine ranging from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND shall be imposed for the act of transporting chemicals wherein the vehicle containing the chemicals that are newly manufactured or of a multi-use type has not been tested or inspected prior to packaging.- A fine ranging from 10,000,000 VND to 15,000,000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Failing to comply with chemical packaging requirements according to the packaging level classification that has been put into transport;- Lacking an Emergency Response Plan when transporting chemicals in quantities exceeding the prescribed levels.

More details can be found in Decree 71/2019/ND-CP, effective from October 15, 2019.

Thu Ba

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