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Vietnam: Amending the conditions on importing crap used as production materials

17:06, 20/05/2019

The Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 40/2019/ND-CP on amendments to Decrees on guidelines for the Law on Environment Protection. Notably, this Decree has amended and supplemented Article 55 of Decree No. 38/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government on scrap used as production materials imported from overseas to Vietnam.

According to Decree No. 40/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the imported scrap may only be permitted to be unloaded to ports if all following requirements are met:

- The consignee mentioned in the E-Manifest must obtain a certificate of eligibility for environment protection in import of scrap used as production materials which remains valid and has unused quota for imported scrap;

- The consignee mentioned in the E-Manifest must obtain a certification of a guarantee bond on imported scrap mentioned in the E-Manifest as prescribed in Point b Clause 3 Article 57 of Decree No. 38/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

The customs authority must check information prescribed above before permitting the unloading of scrap to the port.

View more details at Decree No. 40/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2019.

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