Vietnam’s Circular No. 41/2020/TT-BCT: Reporting on management of operation of tailings reservoirs

According to Article 17 of the Circular No. 41/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, reporting on management of operation of tailings reservoirs is guided as follows:

1. Reports, plans, inspection and monitoring results relevant to the operation and inspection of a tailings reservoir shall be retained at its owner’s premises until the reservoir ceases to operate and environmental remediation is done.

2. The owner shall annually send the report on data and results of inspection and monitoring of tailings reservoir in Appendix 01 of this Circular in PDF format (photographed from a physical document or electronically signed) and Microsoft Excel format to the Department of Industry and Trade by January 31 and July 31 to an email address provided by Department of Industry and Trade.

3. Owners of large tailings reservoirs and harmful tailings reservoirs shall send the reports mentioned in Clause 2 of this Article to the Department of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (via Industrial Safety Techniques and Environment Agency - ISEA) to an email address provided by ISEA.

4. In case of an emergency, the owner shall send a report to the competent authorities mentioned in sections 2 and 3 within 24 hours after the occurrence of the emergency or report as requested by competent authorities. Within 10 working days from the day on which the emergency is handled, the owner shall submit a report on how the emergency was handled in accordance with the plan for tailings reservoir emergency.

View more details at the Circular No. 41/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from February 01, 2021.

Thuy Tram

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