Vietnam: Pesticide products shall not be shipped on the means of transport used for transporting passengers

According to Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, general principles of transportation of pesticide products include:

1. Transportation of pesticide products must conform to regulations laid down in Decree No. 104/2009/NĐ-CP dated November 9, 2009 of Vietnam’s Government on stipulating the list and road transportation of hazardous cargos; Decree No. 14/2015/NĐ-CP dated February 13, 2015 of Vietnam’s Government on providing specific provisions and guidance on implementation of several articles of the Law on Railroads; regulations on inland waterway, air and marine transportation of hazardous cargos; other relevant regulations as well as international agreements of which Vietnam is a signatory.

2. Transportation of pesticide products (except for microbial pesticide products) must be licensed in accordance with regulations laid down in Clause 1 Article 4 of Decree No. 104/2009/NĐ-CP dated November 9, 2009 of Vietnam’s Government on stipulating the list and road transportation of hazardous cargos; Clause 1 Article 22 of Decree No. 14/2015/NĐ-CP dated February 13, 2015 of Vietnam’s Government on providing specific provisions and guidance on implementation of several articles of the Law on Railroads.

3. Pesticide products must be shipped on schedule defined in the contract or other relevant document on transportation of pesticide products which is signed between the carrier and the consignor.

4. The safety for humans, animals and environment must be guaranteed during the pesticide product transportation. The carrier of pesticide products shall not be allowed to park at crowded areas, near schools, hospitals, markets or water sources for daily human needs.

5. Pesticide products shall only be transported after being packed, labeled and endorsed by the transportation permit granted by the competent authority in accordance with regulations laid down in Article 54 hereof.

6. Pesticide products likely to cause reactions with one another shall be prohibited from being shipped on the same means of transport.

7. Pesticide products shall not be shipped on the means of transport used for transporting passengers, animals, foodstuff, easily inflammable or explosive materials, and other cargos, except for fertilizers.

View details at Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from August 01, 2015.

Le Hai

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