On November 17, 2019, the National Assembly of Vietnam approved the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, replacing the Law on Environmental Protection 2014.
According to Article 97 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, environmental technical regulations consist of:
1. Environmental technical regulations on ambient environment quality, including:
- Environmental technical regulations on soil and sediment quality;
- Environmental technical regulations on surface water, groundwater and seawater quality;
- Environmental technical regulations on air quality;
- Environmental technical regulations on light and radiation;
- Environmental technical regulations on noise and vibration.
2. Environmental technical regulations on waste, including:
- Environmental technical regulations on wastewater;
- Environmental technical regulations on exhaust gases from production, business operation and service provision and exhaust gases from vehicles.
3. Environmental technical regulations on waste management, including:
- Environmental technical regulations on hazardous waste;
- Environmental technical regulations on solid waste landfills;
- Environmental technical regulations on works and equipment for in situ wastewater treatment;
- Environmental technical regulations on waste incinerators;
- Environmental technical regulations on waste co-processing;
- Other environmental technical regulations on equipment for waste treatment and recycling.
4. Environmental technical regulation on management of scrap imported from foreign countries as production materials.
5. Environmental technical regulation on limits of persistent pollutants present in raw materials, fuels, materials, products, goods and equipment.
6. Other environmental technical regulations in accordance with environmental protection requirements.
View more details at the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2022.
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