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On the morning of June 14, with 442/445 the total number of MPA participated in the vote of approval, reaching 92.47%, the National Assembly voted through chemical law (amended). The National Assembly deputies voted through the previous chemical law, Chairman of the Committee of Science, Technology and Environment Le Quang Huy presented the explanation report, acquiring and revising the Draft Chemical Law (amended). In addition, there is an suggestion to abolish the content of the chemical industry development strategy in the draft law; Researching to complete the provisions related to the chemical industry development strategy.For this content, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly realized that the development of the chemical industry development strategy is necessary to contribute to the implementation of the Partys resolutions on the development of the foundation industry, including chemicals. The approved chemical industry development strategy is the basis for developing the relevant contents of the regional planning and the provincial planning and is the basis for deciding the investment policy or approving the investment policy of chemical projects, besides, receiving the opinions of the MPA, the Draft Law has revised and supplemented the requirements of Sustainable Development at Point c, Clause 2, Article 4. To effectively use natural resources, focusing on environmentally friendly chemicals, to ensure specific and feasible regulations in practice, the Draft Law has been revised and consolidated into a provision on the development strategy of the chemical industry (Article 4), including regulations on strategic requirements; The main content of the strategy; strategic stage; Competence for approval and adjustment of strategies. The draft law has also been revised and removed the provisions on the responsibilities of the strategic agency in consulting and announcing strategies; Funding for construction and organization of strategies and assignment of the Government detailing these contents. There are suggestions for supplementing traceability measures, production management, transportation via electronic invoices and traces of the product.For this contents, the National Assembly Standing Committee realizes that the draft law has some regulations to access chemical origin, specifically, the chemical business organization needs to be controlled by the chemical control, which must be controlled by the chemical control, the chemical business organization requires the control of the chemical control, the chemical business is required to control the chemical control, the trading business is required Chemicals that need special control and must be verified data on organizations and individuals buying and selling according to the implementation roadmap prescribed by the Government (Clause 4, Article 11); Organizations and individuals using chemicals that need special control must publish chemicals and purposes of using chemicals on a chemical database before use for the first time or before changing the purpose of use (Point b, Clause 2, Article 15). The above provisions have guaranteed strict management of chemical activities and can trace the origin of chemicals. Therefore, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly proposes to remain the same as the Draft Law. There are suggestions for construction, support and development of chemical industry towards green chemistry and circulating economy. Regarding this content, the Draft Law stipulates that the application of green chemical principles includes 12 principles to minimize the impact of chemicals on the environment and human health. The application of green chemical principles is necessary to towards sustainable development goals, contributing to the implementation of the Conclusion No. 81-KL/TW of June 4, 2024 of the Politburo to promote the implementation of green and green economy. Save energy, prevent problems ...). The application of green chemical principles will be specified by the Government, specific guidance as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 5 of the Draft Law.
