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Information on this page is reviewed by the SAICM focal point
Name: Mr. Ngyuen Van Thanh
Function: Director General
Institution: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Address: 21 Ngo Quyen Street; Hoan Kiem District Hanoi, Viet Nam
Phone: (+84 4) 2220 5059
Email: thanhnv@moit.gov.vn
National legislative and regulatory framework information
National policies, laws, procedures, guidelines and other elements related to safe management of chemicals
 Minamata Convention on Mercury
Status: Approval [Learn more at Minamata Convention on Mercury]
 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Status: Accession ​[Learn more at BRS site]
 Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in international tradeÂ
Status: Accession ​[Learn more at BRS site]
 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsÂ
Status: Ratification ​[Learn more at BRS site]
 ILO C170 - Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) Convention concerning Safety in the use of Chemicals at WorkÂ
Status: No
[Learn more at ILO site]
 ILO C174 - Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention, 1993 (No. 174)
Status: No
[Learn more at ILO site]
GHS implementation (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals)
​[Learn more at UNECE site]
Increased risk reduction:
Risk reduction measures beyond legally binding instruments (i.e. strengthened policy and regulatory frameworks), and compliance and enforcement measures
 Lead in Paint
Status: No
[Access our interactive map]
Pesticide Legislation based on the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
[Access FAO Lex Database]
Governmental websites:
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Focal points:
SAICM National focal points database