Forms of and requirements for blasting services in Vietnam from January 1, 2025

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1. Forms of and requirements for blasting services in Vietnam from January 1, 2025

According to Clause 1, Article 40 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024, the forms of and requirements for blasting services in Vietnam are as follows:

- Blasting service is the use of industrial explosives to execute a blasting contract between a blasting service enterprise and an organization or individual in need according to the provisions of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024, including: local blasting services with an operational scope limited to the mainland of a province or centrally administered city; blasting services on the continental shelf; blasting services operating throughout the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

- The number, scope, and scale of blasting service enterprises must align with the tasks, needs of construction activities, concentrated mineral activities, and specific socio-economic conditions of the locality;

- When necessary to ensure security, order, and social safety, the state management agency for industrial explosives designates and mandates the implementation of blasting services in areas or locations with specific security, order, and social safety characteristics.

2. Application for issuance of a blasting service license in Vietnam from January 1, 2025

The application for issuance of a blasting service license in Vietnam is specifically detailed in Clause 4, Article 40 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024 and includes:

- An application document specifying the name and address of the organization or enterprise; the reason; full name, address, personal identification number, or passport number of the legal representative; organization establishment decision number or business registration certificate number; certificate of eligibility for security and order.

For enterprises under the Ministry of National Defense, an application document from the Ministry of National Defense or an agency authorized by the Minister of National Defense to manage industrial explosives must be included;

- An application document for the blasting service license from the provincial People's Committee for local blasting services limited to the mainland of a province or centrally administered city; an application document for the blasting service license from the competent management agency as prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade for blasting services on the continental shelf or services operating throughout the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

- A blasting service scheme detailing objectives, scale, scope, compliance with planning, demand for blasting services, and the enterprise's capacity to meet these demands; necessary conditions and solutions to ensure security and safety in providing blasting services; a copy of the license for using industrial explosives or the blasting service license and a typical blasting plan implemented within the 2 years preceding the application date for the blasting service license; documents and materials stipulated at points d, e, and g of Clause 1, Article 39 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024;

- In cases where an enterprise already has a business license for industrial explosives, the dossier does not need to include documents specified at point b of Clause 4, Article 40 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024 and point d of Clause 1, Article 39 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024.

Refer to the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024, effective from January 1, 2025, except for Article 17, Article 32, and Clause 1, Article 49 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024, which are effective from July 1, 2025.

The Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2017 expires when the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2024 takes effect, except for the following cases:

- Provisions at Article 17, Article 35, Clause 1, Article 52 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2017 (amended and supplemented) remain in effect until the end of June 30, 2025;

- Provisions at Article 75 of the Law on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors and support instruments 2017.

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