Vietnam: How much are fines for failure to comply with the environmental protection and pollution control plan upon the completion of transport operations?

According to Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Failure to maintain a hazardous waste logbook as regulated; failure to apply for registration of GPS tracking system as regulated;

- Failure to comply with the environmental protection and pollution control plan upon the completion of transport operations.

Besides, penalties for administrative violations against regulations on transport of hazardous waste are specified as follows:

A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Failure to strictly comply with safe operating procedures for specialized equipment and facilities included in the application for the hazardous waste management license;

- Failure to comply with the environmental protection and pollution control plan included in the application for the hazardous waste management license.

A fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Failing to equip the Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking units for means of transport of hazardous waste as regulated;

- Failure to transport hazardous waste according to the shipping route, passage and time prescribed by a competent authority;

- Use of specialized equipment and facilities which fail to meet applicable technical requirements for collection, transport, packaging, storage and temporary holding of hazardous waste;   

- Failure to classify and separate hazardous waste of various types, which may react or interact with each other during the transport or temporary holding of hazardous waste.

A fine ranging from VND 50,000,000 to VND 100,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Collection or transport of hazardous waste in regions which are not prescribed in the hazardous waste management license;

- Failure to comply with the contents of the hazardous waste management license.

A fine ranging from VND 100,000,000 to VND 150,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Collection or transport of hazardous waste of types other than those specified in the hazardous waste management license;

- Collection or transport of a volume of hazardous waste in excess of the permitted one specified in the hazardous waste management license;

- Use of means of transport of hazardous waste without registration numbers or which are not prescribed in the hazardous waste management license.

View more details at Decree No. 162/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 01, 2014.

Ty Na

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