Circular No. 07/2025/TT-BTNMT on amendments to some articles of Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT on elaboration of law on environmental protection

CIRCULAR

AMENDMENTS TO SOME ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT DATED JANUARY 10, 2022 OF THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT ON ELABORATION OF LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Pursuant to the Law on Environmental Protection dated November 17, 2020;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 68/2022/ND-CP dated September 22, 2022 on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP dated January 10, 2022 on elaboration of the Law on Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP”);

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP  dated January 06, 2025 on amendments to the Government’s Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP dated January 10, 2022 on elaboration of the Law on Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP”);

At the request of Director of the Pollution Control Department, Director of the Department of Legal Affairs and Director of the Department of Environment;

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment promulgates Circular on amendments to some articles of Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT dated January 10, 2022 on elaboration of Law on Environmental Protection.

Article 1. Amendments to some articles of Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT dated January 10, 2022 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on elaboration of Law on Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT”)

1. Article 1 shall be amended as follows:

“1. This Circular elaborates point a, clause 2 and point b, clause 3, Article 8; clause 7, Article 10; point a, clause 1, Article 19; clause 2, Article 24; clause 3, Article 27; clause 2, Article 32; clause 11, Article 34; clause 5, Article 40; clause 9, Article 49; clause 4, Article 62; clause 8, Article 67; clause 6, Article 72; clause 4, Article 74; point c, clause 1, Article 75; clause 2, Article 76; clause 5, Article 78; clause 5, Article 79; clause 4, Article 80; clause 4, Article 81; clause 5, Article 83; clause 4, Article 84; clause 6, Article 86; point b, clause 1, Article 115; point b, clause 2, Article 115; clause 5, Article 118; clause 5, Article 119; clause 5, Article 120; clause 7, Article 126 and clause 6, Article 148 of the Law on Environmental Protection.

2. This Circular elaborates point d, clause 2, Article 15; point d, clause 2, Article 16; clause 5, Article 17; clause 3, Article 18; clause 7, Article 19; clause 2, Article 21; point a, clause 6 and point a, clause 8, Article 21; point b, clause 3, Article 26; point e, clause 3, Article 28; point dd, clause 5, Article 28; clause 13, Article 29; clause 16, Article 30; point b, clause 12, Article 31; clause 9, Article 36; point a, clause 3, Article 37; clause 5, Article 40; clause 10, Article 45; point b, clause 2, point b, clause 3, Article 54; point dd, clause 2, Article 58; point a, point c, clause 4, Article 65; clause 1, clause 3, Article 66; clause 2, clause 3, Article 67; clause 2, Article 69; clause 4, Article 71; point c, clause 2, Article 76; clauses 1, 2, 3, Article 80; clause 2, point a, clause 3, Article 81; clause 3, Article 82; clause 1, Article 84; clause 5, Article 93; clause 6, Article 94; clause 6, clause 8, Article 96; point d, clause 4, point a, clause 6 and point c, clause 7, Article 97; point c, clause 5, point a, clause 7 and point c, clause 8, Article 98; clause 4, Article 104; clause 6, Article 105; clause 1, Article 107; point a, clause 2, Article 111; clause 4, Article 125; clause 7, Article 127; clause 1, Article 145; clause 6, Article 147 and point dd, clause 5, Article 163 of Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP.

2. Clause 1 Article 7 shall be amended as follows:

“1. A preliminary report on investigation and assessment of the quality of soil environment; a detailed report on investigation and assessment of soil environmental pollution area; a document on structure and solutions for treatment, improvement and remediation of soil environment shall be made according to Form No. 02, Form No. 03 and Form No. 05 Appendix I enclosed with this Circular.”

3. Clause 2, clause 4, clause 6, clause 7 shall be amended and clause 9 shall be added after clause 8 Article 13 as follows:

a) Clause 2 shall be amended as follows:

“2. The appraisal council shall be composed of a President, Vice President (if any), secretary, 02 reviewers and other members.  The appraisal council shall work on the principle of public discussion with council members or the owner of the project/business in the form of official meeting or thematic meeting decided by the President, if necessary. The council’s members that are representatives of authorities and organizations shall submit written documents on appointment prepared by such authorities and organizations.”.

b) Clause 4 shall be amended as follows:

“4. The appraisal council’s members attending the official meeting of the appraisal council shall be responsible for writing comments according to Form No. 06, and appraisal sheets according to Form No. 07 Appendix II enclosed with this Circular and sending them to the council at the meeting.  A council’s member who is absent from the official meeting may send his/her written comments before the opening date of the official meeting of the council. His/her comments shall be considered as those of a member who attends the meeting but he/she must not write the appraisal sheet.  The council’s members that are representatives of authorities and organizations shall be responsible for commenting on and assessing environmental impact assessment reports of projects managed by such authorities and organizations.”.

c) Clause 6 and clause 7 shall be amended as follows:

“6. The President, Vice-President (s) (if any) and the secretary of the appraisal council shall be public employees of an appraisal authority or a specialized authority affiliated to the appraisal authority, except for the case specified in clause 8 Article 34 of the Law on Environmental Protection.  The council’s President (or Vice-President authorized by the President in case where the President is absent) and the secretary shall be responsible for signing the minutes.

7. The appraisal council’s members shall be responsible to the appraisal authority and the law for their comments on and assessment of environmental impact assessment reports and environmental improvement and remediation plans; be provided with meeting documents at least 03 days before the opening date of the meeting and be entitled to remuneration according to regulations of the law.”.

d) Clause 9 shall be added after clause 8 as follows:

“9. In case of approval for appraisal results without revisions in accordance with clause 8 of this Article, the council’s President shall request the appraisal authority to consider approving results of appraisal of environmental impact assessment reports of projects.”.

4.  Clause 9 shall be added after clause 8 Article 15 as follows:

“9. Written request for approval of result of appraisal of the EIAR according to Form No. 09a Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.”.

5. Article 18 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 18. Working principles and responsibilities of appraisal council and inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance of environmental license

1. The appraisal council shall take responsibility for providing advice for the licensing authority during issuance or re-issuance of an environment license to an investment project; and be responsible to the licensing authority and the law for the appraisal result.

2. The inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance of environmental license shall conduct on-site inspection at the place where the investment project/business is located and compare the result of the on-site inspection with the application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license prepared by the owner of the investment project/business in accordance with regulations of the law on environmental protection, and assume responsibility to the licensing authority and the law on inspection result.

3. The appraisal council and inspectorate shall work on the principle of public discussion.

4. An official meeting of the appraisal council or the deployment of an inspectorate shall only be conducted if the following conditions are fully satisfied:

a) At least 2/3 (two thirds) of total council members, including the President or Vice President authorized by the council (hereinafter referred to as “chair”) and the secretary shall attend the meeting online or offline;

b) At least 2/3 (two thirds) of total members of inspectorate, including a chief or authorized deputy chief (s) of the inspectorate, and a secretary shall directly participate in the on-site inspection.

c) A competent representative or representative authorized by the owner of the investment project/business shall attend in accordance with regulations.

5. The council’s member who is absent may send his/her written comments before the opening date of the official meeting of the council. His/her comments shall be considered as those of a member who attends the meeting but he/she must not write the appraisal sheet.

6. Delegates who attend the meeting of the appraisal council or participate in the inspectorate shall be decided, if necessary, by the licensing authority.  These delegates shall be entitled to express their opinions in the meeting of the appraisal council or to the inspectorate under the direction of the chair and receive remuneration in accordance with law.

7. The President or Vice-President of the appraisal council, the chief or deputy chief of the inspectorate, the leader or deputy leader of the inspectorate, the secretary of the appraisal council and the  secretary of inspectorate shall be public employees of the appraisal authority, the environmental licensing authority or the assigned/authorized specialized authority.

8. The President (or the Vice-President who is authorized by the President in case where the President is absent), the chief (or deputy chief who is authorized by the chief in case the chief is absent) shall be responsible to the licensing authority and the law for the appraisal contents and results; signing the minutes of meeting of the appraisal council and the inspection record in accordance with law.

9. Members of the appraisal council and the inspectorate shall be responsible to the licensing authority and law for their comments on and assessment of the application for issuance or re-issuance of the environmental license and tasks that are assigned by the chair during the appraisal and inspection process.  Such members shall be entitled to receive remunerations in accordance with regulations of the law; members of the inspectorate shall be entitled to receive remunerations that are the same as those provided for members of the appraisal council.

10. Results produced by the appraisal council responsible for appraising application for issuance of environmental license shall be regulated as follows:

a) Approval without revisions: All appraisal sheets of members attending the official meeting of the appraisal council show approval without revisions;

b) Disapproval: Appraisal sheets of more than 1/3 (one third) of total members attending the official meeting of the appraisal council show disapproval;

c) Approval with revisions: cases other than those specified in point a and point b of this clause.

11. Results produced by the inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance of environmental license shall be regulated as follows:

a) Approval for issuance of the environmental license: all members of the inspectorate approve the application for issuance of the environmental license without revisions;

b) Disapproval for issuance of the environmental license: more than 1/3 (one third) of total members participating in the inspectorate express disapproval;

c) Approval with revisions: cases other than those specified in point a and point b of this clause.”

6. Article 19 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 19. Forms of documents used for issuance or revocation of environmental licenses, on-site inspection of trial operation of waste treatment works

1. Decision on establishment of an appraisal council responsible for appraising application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project according to Form No. 22 Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

2. Decision on establishment of an inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project/business according to Form No. 24 Appendix II enclosed with this Circular. This Decision shall be made and executed in the following cases:

a) The inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance of environmental license shall be established in accordance with point c clause 4 Article 29 of the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP

b) The environmental license shall be re-issued in accordance with clause 5 Article 30 of the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP.

3. Written notification of site survey plan in case of issuance of an environmental license to an investment project that is not subject to environmental impact assessment according to Form No. 26, Appendix II issued together with this Circular.

4. Record of site survey at the area where the investment project that is not subject to environmental impact assessment is carried out according to Form No. 27, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

5. Minutes of meeting of the appraisal council responsible for appraising application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project according to Form No. 28, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

6. Record of inspection of issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to the investment project/business according to Form No. 29, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

7. Written comments of members of the appraisal council responsible for appraising application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project according to Form No. 30, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

8. Appraisal sheets of members of the appraisal council responsible for appraising application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project according to Form No. 31, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

9. Written comments of members of the inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project/ business according to Form No. 32, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

10. Written announcement about completion or return of an application for issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project/business according to Form No. 33, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

11. Written notification made by the licensing authority of the adjustment of type and weight of hazardous waste allowed to be treated or weight of scrap allowed to be imported to make production materials specified in clause 4, Article 30 of Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP according to Form No. 35, Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

12. A written enquiry sent to the regulatory body managing hydraulic structures during the issuance or re-issuance of environmental license to an investment project/business according to Form No. 36, Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

13. A written enquiry sent to an authority/organization during the issuance or re-issuance of environmental license according to Form No. 37, Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

14. Written reply of the regulatory body managing hydraulic structures according to Form No. 38, Appendix II issued together with this Circular.

15. A written reply of the enquired authority/organization during the issuance or re-issuance of environmental license according to Form No. 39, Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

16. Environmental license (issued/replaced/re-issued) according to Form No. 40, Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

17. Adjusted environmental license according to Form No. 41, Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

18. Decision on revocation of the environmental license according to Form No. 42, Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.

19. Written notification of the plan for trial operation of waste treatment works of the investment project/business according to Form No. 43, Appendix II issued with this Circular.

20. Decision on appointment of officials to on-site inspection of waste treatment works of the investment project or business in the process of trial operation in cases other than those specified clause 4, Article 46 of the Law on Environmental Protection according to Form No. 44, Appendix II issued together with this Circular.

21. Decision on establishment of an inspectorate responsible for on-site inspection of the process of trial operation of waste treatment works of the investment project or business specified clause 4, Article 46 of the Law on Environmental Protection according to Form No. 44a, Appendix II issued together with this Circular.

22. Record of inspection or supervision of trial operation of waste treatment works, made by an official or public employee according to Form No. 45, Appendix II issued together with this Circular

23. Record of inspection of trial operation of waste treatment works of the investment project or business, using scrap as production materials or hazardous waste treatment services according to Form No. 46, Appendix II issued together with this Circular.”.

7. Article 20 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 20. Additional waste monitoring regarding operating businesses upon proposal for issuance of an environmental license and waste monitoring by an inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance of environmental license

1. In case of proposal for issuance of an environmental license to a business that satisfies the environmental criteria equivalent to group I or group II investment project specified in point e clause 3 Article 28 of the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, the additional waste shall be monitored as follows: a single sample (regarding wastewater) and cluster sample (regarding exhaust gas) shall be taken in 2 consecutive days for assessment of the efficiency in treatment by the exhaust gas/wastewater treatment work and equipment (if any).

2. In case of proposal for issuance of an environmental license to a business that satisfies the environmental criteria equivalent to group III investment project specified in point e clause 3 Article 28 of the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, the additional waste shall be monitored as follows: a single sample (regarding wastewater) and cluster sample (regarding exhaust gas) shall be taken for assessment of the efficiency in treatment by the exhaust gas/wastewater treatment work and equipment (if any).

3. The waste monitoring by the inspectorate responsible for appraising application for issuance of environmental license specified in clause 7 Article 29 of the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by clause 11 Article 1 of the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP shall comply with regulations on waste monitoring techniques.  Exhaust gas shall be monitored as follows:

a) One exhaust gas sample shall be taken in order to measure and analyze indices taken by the continuous sampling method (isokinetic and other methods according to regulations on environmental monitoring techniques) as per law;

b) Another sample shall be taken to measure indices by field rapid measuring equipment (digital measuring equipment).  The measurement result is an average value of at least 03 measurements according to regulations on waste monitoring techniques.”.

8. Point a clause 2, clause 4, clause 5, clause 6 shall be amended and clause 7 shall be added after clause 6 Article 21 as follows:

a) Point a clause 2 shall be amended as follows:

“2. Exhaust gas/dust treatment work or equipment monitoring: exhaust gas/dust sample shall be measured and taken for analysis and assessment of efficiency in each waste treatment work or equipment included in the waste monitoring plan as follows:

a) The cluster sample shall be identified in one of the following two cases:

The cluster sample shall be identified as a single sample when it is taken by the continuous sampling method (isokinetic and other methods according to regulations on environmental monitoring techniques) in order to measure and analyze indices as per law.

When the cluster sample is measured by field rapid measuring equipment (digital measuring equipment), the measurement result is average value of at least 03 measurement results according to regulations at different 03 times in one day (morning, noon – afternoon, afternoon – evening) or at 03 different times (beginning, middle, end) of the production shift;”.

b) Clause 4 shall be amended as follows:

“4. With regard to dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision, industrial clusters, and investment projects/businesses specified in the Column 3 Appendix II enclosed with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, the waste shall be monitored as follows:

a) With regard to dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision, industrial clusters; investment projects/businesses specified in the Column 3 Appendix II enclosed with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, the waste shall be monitored in accordance with clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, except for point b of this clause;

b) With regard to investment projects/businesses specified in the Column 3 Appendix II enclosed with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, at least 03 single waste samples shall be monitored in 03 consecutive days of the stable operation stage (01 input wastewater sample and 03 output wastewater samples) for the following systems: domestic wastewater treatment system (excluding system for treating wastewater in combination with industrial wastewater); wastewater treatment system connected to centralized wastewater treatment system of a dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision or industrial cluster for continuation in treatment; wastewater and exhaust gas treatment system with additional stages for improvement of efficiency in treatment.”.

c) Clause 5 shall be amended as follows:

“5. With regard to investment projects/businesses other than those specified in clause 4 of this Article, the waste monitoring shall be decided by the owner of the investment project/business and at least 03 single samples shall be monitored in 03 consecutive days of the stable operation stage of each waste treatment work (01 input wastewater sample and 03 output wastewater samples; 03 output exhaust gas/dust samples).”.

d) Clause 6 shall be amended as follows:

“6. In case of re-operation of the wastewater/exhaust gas treatment work specified at point d clause 8 Article 31 or point c clause 7 Article 97 or point c clause 8 Article 98 of the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, the wastewater/exhaust gas shall be monitored as follows:

a) With regard to the business specified in the Column 3 Appendix II enclosed with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, the waste shall be monitored in accordance with point c clause 1 or point c clause 2 of this Article;

b) With regard to the business that is not regulated by the Column 3 Appendix II enclosed with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP, at least 03 single samples shall be monitored in 03 consecutive days of the stable operation stage of the waste treatment work (01 input wastewater sample and 03 output wastewater samples; 03 output exhaust gas/dust samples).”.

e) Clause 7 shall be added after clause 6 as follows:

“7. With regard to the investment project/business that has an exhaust gas treatment system with a design capacity of less than 3.000 m³/hour (capacity of each separate system) or a wastewater treatment system with a design capacity of less than 10.000 m³/day (capacity of each separate system), at least 01 single waste sample (01 output waste sample) shall be monitored.”.

9. Article 22 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 22. Environmental registration form

Environmental registration form shall be prepared by the owner of the project/business according to Form No. 47 Appendix II enclosed with this Circular.”.

10. Article 23 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 23. Environmental registration receipt

1. The commune-level People’s Committee shall receive environmental registration application that is sent by the owner of the investment project/business in person, by post or online.

2. The commune-level People’s Committee shall update data on environmental registration on the national environmental information and database system.”.

11.  Article 25a shall be added after Article 25 as follows:

 “Article 25a. Environmental self-auditing by businesses

1. Environmental self-auditing by businesses shall comply with clause 2 Article 74 of the Law on Environmental Protection.

2. Each business shall carry out environmental auditing by itself according to the following steps:

a) Making a plan and determining procedures and resources for environmental auditing;

b) Compiling a list of items that require environmental auditing;

c) Connecting and inspecting available legal documents and comparing them with the management system;

d) Reviewing items completed, assessing the performance of tasks, showing items that have not yet been completed and proposing solutions for management and settlement;

dd) Approving environmental auditing report.

3. The business is encouraged to carry out environmental auditing by itself as follows:

a) Collect and consolidate information and data on use of raw materials, fuels, materials, scrap (scrap type, HS code, and weight of scrap expected to be imported), electric power, chemicals used, and electricity and water supply of the business;

b) Assess efficiency and consumption of input raw materials, fuels, materials, energy and sources of each kind of output wastes;

c) Assess compliance with regulations on pollution control and waste management (results of completion of environmental protection works, environmental incident response plans); volume of each kind of wastes produced; accompanying waste treatment measures; issues that have not met pollution control and waste management requirements;

d) Propose action plans: action plans to minimize losses and wastefulness of input materials and fuels and reduce waste discharged; action plan to strictly comply with regulations on pollution control and waste management.”.

12.  Article 26a shall be added after Article 26 as follows:

 “Article 26a. Classification of other domestic solid waste

On the basis of technical infrastructure and socio-economic conditions for domestic solid waste treatment and development orientation of each local area, the provincial People’s Committee may choose other domestic solid wastes as prescribed in point c, clause 1, Article 75 of the Law on Environmental Protection for classification as follows:

1. Bulk wastes;

2. Hazardous wastes;

3. Other remaining wastes.”.

13. Clause 3 Article 29 shall be amended as follows:

“3. The provincial People’s Committee shall give direction to set and appraise prices for collection, transport and treatment of domestic solid waste in accordance with regulations of the law on prices.

14. Point b and point dd clause 2 Article 30 shall be amended as follows:

a) Point b clause 2 shall be amended as follows:

“b) Packaging containing different types of domestic solid waste shall have different colors. To be specific: green packaging shall be used to contain food waste and grey packaging shall be used to contain other remaining domestic solid waste specified in clause 3 Article 26a of this Circular or domestic solid waste not classified as per law). If necessary, the provincial People’s Committee may prescribe other colors to ensure uniformity and synchronization in the province;

b) Point dd clause 2 shall be amended as follows:

“dd) If a local authority prescribes that domestic solid waste must be classified into many different categories according to regulations in Article 26a of this Circular and point c, clause 1, Article 75 of the Law on Environmental Protection, the materials of packaging containing domestic solid waste shall be transparent materials in order to see the kind of waste inside (such regulations do not apply to bulk wastes and other remaining domestic solid wastes).”.

15. Article 31 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 31. Method of valuation of domestic solid waste treatment services applied to investors and domestic solid waste treatment service providers

The method of valuation of domestic solid waste treatment services shall comply with regulations the Circular No. 45/2024/TT-BTC dated July 01, 2024 of the Minister of Finance.”.

16.  Article 39a shall be added after Article 39 as follows:

 “Article 39a. Environmental management plan prepared by hazardous waste treatment service provider

1. The owner of the hazardous waste treatment service provider shall prepare an environmental management plan, containing contents specified in point g clause 3 Article 84 of the Law on Environmental Protection and the following contents:

a) Pollution control and waste management: list of waste treatment systems and equipment; list and volume of waste allowed to be collected and treated; waste produced from operations; identification and classification of produced waste for implementation of appropriate management measures; water consumption and discharge balance diagram; products recycled and recovered from  treatment;

b) Occupational safety and hygiene: measures for protection of health and safety for employees according to the labor law; annual health check-up plans according to the labor law;

c) Prevention of and response to environmental incidents: works, equipment, and tools for prevention and response to waste incidents; summary waste incident response procedure diagrams; development, promulgation, and public announcement of waste incident response plans;

d) Annual training and refresher training: training schedule and contents; trainees;

dd) Environmental monitoring program: time, parameters, waste monitoring/supervision frequency according to regulations; management and control of quality of automatic and continuous wastewater/exhaust gas monitoring system as per law;

e) Hazardous waste treatment efficiency assessment: plan and contents of assessment of the suitability and efficiency in hazardous waste treatment of waste treatment system/work/equipment;

g) Environmental improvement and remediation plan after completion of operations: measures for prevention and minimization of environmental impacts during demolition; scope and plan for environmental improvement and remediation.

2. The environmental management plan prepared by the hazardous waste treatment service provider shall be approved by the owner and enclosed with the application for issuance/re-issuance of the environmental license as per law (the plan is only prepared once at the same time when the application for issuance/re-issuance of the environmental license is submitted).  The owner shall assume responsibility for contents of the environmental management plan and update the plan when there is any change.

3. According to the environmental management plan, the owner shall take responsibility or assign environmental personnel to take his/her responsibility  for provision of hazardous waste treatment services and other responsibilities as per law.

4. The owner of the hazardous waste treatment service provider shall make self-decision on the frequency, period and methods for training (self-training or refresher training at the provider or decide to appoint personnel to participate in training courses offered by other units) as prescribed in point d, clause 1 of this Article.

5. The owner is encouraged to make periodic assessments of efficiency in treatment of hazardous wastes specified in point e clause 1 of this Article in order to monitor and supervise suitability and effectiveness of waste treatment system/work/equipment.

6. The environmental improvement and remediation plan prescribed in point g, clause 1 of this Article may be selected upon closure of the entire provider or upon completion of each stage of certain hazardous waste treatment zones and waste transfer stations.

7. The environmental management plan prepared by the hazardous waste treatment service provider shall be made according to Form No.06a Appendix III enclosed with this Circular.”.

17. Clause 6 shall be added after clause 5 Article 42 as follows:

“6. Medical facilities shall present medical waste disposal logbooks specified in the Circular No. 20/2021/TT-BYT dated November 26, 2021 of the Minister of Health or hazardous waste manifests upon transfer of hazardous waste for treatment.”.

18. Point a clause 2 Article 64 shall be amended as follows:

a) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall provide a set of indices and guiding documents on the assessment of the result of environmental protection by the provincial People’s Committee according to environmental protection requirements and state management tasks in environmental protection in each period.

The people’s satisfaction with the quality of the living environment is one of the indices used to assess environmental protection by the provincial People’s Committee;”.

19. Clause 2 and point a clause 3 Article 66 shall be amended as follows:

a) Clause 2 shall be amended as follows:

“2. Time for submission of environmental protection reports: the owner of investment project/business shall submit annual environmental protection reports to the authorities specified in clause 5 of this Article (the reporting period lasts from January 1 to the end of December 31) before January 15 of the following year. The investor in construction and commercial operation of infrastructure of a dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision or an industrial cluster shall submit annual environmental protection reports to the authorities specified in clause 5 of this Article (the reporting period lasts from January 1 to the end of December 31) before January 20 of the following year.

b) Point a clause 3 shall be amended as follows:

“3. Forms of an environmental protection report: An environmental protection report shall be presented in one of the following forms:

a) Physical report with signature of the authorized person and stamp of the unit.  Datasheets attached to the report shall be fan-stamped.  Physical reports shall be sent by the methods specified in points b, c and d clause 4 of this Article;”.

20. Article 78 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 78. Responsibility of producer/importer for recycling of packaging/products

1. A reasonable and valid norm of recycling cost for a unit of weight of the product or packaging(Fs) is provided for in Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular.

2. Forms related to responsibility for recycling of packaging/products:

a) Registration of plan for recycling of products/packaging according to Form No. 01, Appendix IX issued together with this Circular;

b) Report on result of recycling products/packaging (prepared by the producer/importer) according to Form No. 02; report on result of organizing recycling of products/packaging as authorized (prepared by the authorized party) according to Form No. 02a; report on result of self-recycling of products/packaging or result of recycling products/packaging under a contract (prepared by the producer/importer that recycles products/packaging  by itself and the recycler) according to Form No. 02b Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular;

Units recycling products/packaging and units hired to recycle products/packaging under contracts shall update progress in recycling products/packaging on a monthly basis on the national EPR information system according to Form No. 02c Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular.  The progress shall be updated before 20^th of the next month;

c) Written declaration of contributions to recycling of products/packaging according to Form No. 03, Appendix IX issued together with this Circular;

d) Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market according to section I Form No. 05, Appendix IX issued together with this Circular;

dd) Written declaration of specifications of recycling products/packaging to be recycled according to Form No. 06, Appendix IX issued together with this Circular.  This written declaration shall be submitted together with Form No. 01 and Form No.03 Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular.

3. Information about receipt of registration of plan to recycle products/packaging or report on result of recycling products/packaging; written declaration of contributions to recycling of products/packaging and accounts for receipt of such contributions;

a) The registration of the plan to recycle products/packaging or report on result of recycling products/packaging; written declaration of contributions to recycling of products/packaging shall be sent to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in the online form via the national EPR information system ;

b) The Vietnam Environment Protection Fund shall provide information about the account for receipt of contributions to recycling of products/packaging  and payment description as per law;

c) Contributions to recycling of products/packaging  that have not yet been disbursed shall be deposited at commercial banks where they are protected and promptly disbursed to cover the costs of recycling products/packaging. The Vietnam Environment Protection Fund shall make self-decision on and take responsibility for selection of commercial banks to deposit contributions.”.

21. Article 79 shall be amended as follows:

“Article 79. Responsibility of producer/importer for collection/treatment of waste

1. Forms related to responsibility for collection/treatment of waste:

a) Written declaration of contribution to treatment of waste according to Form No. 04, Appendix IX issued together with this Circular.

b) Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market according to section II Form No. 05, Appendix IX issued together with this Circular;

2. Information about receipt of written declaration of contribution to treatment of waste and accounts for receipt of such contributions:

a) The written declaration of contribution to treatment of waste shall be sent to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in the online form via the national EPR information system ;

b) The Vietnam Environment Protection Fund shall provide information about the account for receipt of contribution to treatment of waste and payment description as per law;

c) The contribution to treatment of waste that has not yet been disbursed shall be deposited at commercial banks where it is protected and promptly disbursed to cover the cost of treatment of waste.  The Vietnam Environment Protection Fund shall make self-decision on and take responsibility for selection of commercial banks to deposit the contribution as per law.”.

Article 2. Amendments to some forms in Appendices of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT

1. Form No. 04 and Form No. 10 Appendix I of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be amended by section 1 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

2. Forms No. 04, 02, 03, 04, 04a, 06, 09, 09a, 10, 22, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44a and . 47 Appendix II of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be amended by section 2 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

3. At waste code “12 08 – Waste generated from mechanical processing of waste at the place of generation or transit” Section C Form No. 01 Appendix III: Code “12 09 09” shall be changed to code “12 08 09”; code “12 09 10” shall be changed to code “12 08 10”; code “12 09 11” shall be changed to code “12 08 11”; code “12 09 12” shall be changed  to code “12 08 12”.

4. Forms No. 04, 06a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 Appendix III of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be amended by section 3 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

5. Form No. 07 Appendix IV of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be amended by section 4 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

6. Forms No. 01, 03, 05A and 05B Appendix VI of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be amended by section 5 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

7. Form No. 02 Appendix VII of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be amended by section 6 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

8. The Appendix IX of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be replaced by the Appendix IX in section 7 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

9. The Appendix IXa shall be added to section 8 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

10. Forms No. 01, 02 and 03 Appendix X of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be amended by section 9 of the Appendix enclosed with this Circular.

Article 3. Annulment of some regulations of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT

1. Point c clause 2 Article 64 shall be annulled.

2. Forms No. 23, 25 and 34 in the Appendix II enclosed with the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT shall be annulled.

Article 4. Transition clauses

Complete and valid applications received by competent state agencies to be processed before the effective date of this Circular shall be processed in accordance with regulations of law at the time of receipt, unless the organization or individual wishes to apply this Circular.

Article 5. Effect

1. This Circular takes effect from the date on which it is signed.

2. From the effective date of this Circular, the following documents shall cease to be effective:

a) Circular No. 04/2023/TT-BTNMT dated July 06, 2023 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment

b) Decision No. 3323/QD-BTNMT dated December 01, 2022 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

3. Relevant agencies, organizations and individuals should report difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for study, guidance and amendments./.

 

 

7. Replacing the Appendix IX of the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT by this Appendix:

APPENDIX IX.

FORM OF FULFILLMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECYCLING OF PACKAGING/PRODUCTS AND COLLECTION AND TREATMENT OF WASTE

Form No. 01. Registration of plan for recycling of products/packaging

 

REGISTRATION

PLAN FOR RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING IN… (YEAR)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer:…………………………………………………….

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………..

(Name of the producer/importer) registers a plan for recycling of products and packaging in…(year) (enclosed herewith) and commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such recycling plan registration./.

 

 

PLAN FOR RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING IN… (YEAR)

(Enclosed with Registration of plan for recycling of products and packaging in… (year))

Note:

– Column (2): The producer/importer must fully declare information, including symbol and name according to the list of products and packaging specified in Column 3 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP. For example: A.1.1 Paper packaging and carton packaging;

– Column (4): Declare mandatory recycling rate according to Column 4 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP;

– Column (7):

+ In case the reserved weight of recycled products/packaging in previous years is greater than or equal to the mandatory recycling weight ((6) ≥ (5)), (7) = (5);

+ In case the reserved weight of recycled products/packaging in previous years is lower than the mandatory recycling weight ((6) < (5)), (7) = (6);

– Column (10): Declare recycling methods as specified in clause 2 Article 79 of the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP;

– Column (11): Declare name and TIN of the recycling service provider/the authorized party (in case of self-recycling, declare name and TIN of the producer/importer);

– Column (12): Declare selected recycling solutions according to Column 5 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP;

– In case there are multiple methods for recycling a type of product/packaging or a method for recycling the product/packaging is adopted by multiple parties authorized or multiple recycling service providers hired, name and TIN of each party/provider must be clearly stated in Column (11) corresponding to recycling solutions in Column (12) and the actual weight in Column (13);

– During the year of recycling, if there is any change in the party/provider in Column (11) or the weight in Column (13), the producer/importer must update the information within 10 days from the date of change.

Enclosed documents:

– Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market (following Form No. 05 in the Appendix ĨX enclosed with this Circular);

– Written declaration of specifications of recycling products/packaging to be recycled (following Form No. 06 in the Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular).

 

Form No.02. Report on result of recycling products/packaging (intended for the producer/importer)

 

REPORT

RESULT OF RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING  

YEAR…

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer:…………………………………………………….

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………..

(Name of the producer/importer) reports result of recycling products/packing in… (year) (enclosed herewith) and commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such report./.

 

 

RESULT OF RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING IN…(YEAR)

(Enclosed with report on result of recycling products/packing in… (year))

RESULT OF RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING

Note:

– Column (2): The producer/importer must fully declare information, including symbol and name according to the list of products and packaging specified in Column 3 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP. For example: A.1.1 Paper packaging and carton packaging;

– Column (10): Unfulfilled recycling obligation (kg);

+ In case the weight of recycled products/packaging is greater than or equal to the weight of products/packaging to be recycled ((8) ≥ (7)), (10) = (0);

+ In case the weight of recycled products/packaging is lower than the weight of products/packaging to be recycled ((8) < (7)), (10) = (7) – (8);

– Column (11): Reserved excess recycling weight;

+ In case the weight of recycled products/packaging is greater than or equal to the weight of products/packaging to be recycled ((8) ≥ (7)), (11) = (8) – (7);

+ In case the weight of recycled products/packaging is lower than the weight of products/packaging to be recycled ((8) < (7)), (11) = 0.

II. INFORMATION ON RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING

Enclosed documents:

– Copies of contract, invoice and record of acceptance of the weight of recycled products/packaging between the producer/importer and the recycling service provider/the authorized party in case the hired recycling service provider/authorized party takes responsibility for recycling;

– In case of self-recycling, the producer/importer shall send the result of recycling of products/packaging enclosed with the report, according to Form No. 02b in the Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular.

 

Form No.02a. Report on result of organization of recycling products/packaging by authorization (intended for the authorized party)

 

REPORT

RESULT OF ORGANIZATION OF RECYCLING PRODUCT/PACKAGING BY AUTHORIZATION

IN…( YEAR)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the authorized party: …………………………………………………………

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………..

(Name of the authorized party) reports result of organization of recycling products/packing by authorization in… (year) (enclosed herewith) and commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such report./.

 

 

RESULT OF ORGANIZATION OF RECYCLING PRODUCTS/PACKAGING BY AUTHORIZATION IN…(YEAR)

(Enclosed with report on result of organization of recycling products/packaging by authorization in…(year))

I. RESULT OF ORGANIZATION OF RECYCLING PRODUCTS/PACKAGING BY AUTHORIZATION OF PRODUCER/IMPORTER

Note:

Column (2): The producer/importer must fully declare information, including symbol and name according to the list of products and packaging specified in Column 3 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP.

II. PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZATION OF RECYCLING PRODUCTS/PACKAGING BY THE AUTHORIZED PARTY

A. WEIGHT OF COLLECTED PRODUCTS/PACKAGING

Note:

– Column (5): Declare name and TIN of the organizational collector; in case the authorized party makes self-collection of or collects products/packaging from an individual, declare name and TIN of the authorized party;

– If the authorized party hires a recycling service provider to collect products/packaging used as recycled materials to fulfill responsibilities of the producer/importer, the weight of collected products/packaging must be monitored by a separate document; the authorized party must make acceptance and confirm the weight of collected products/packaging.

B. WEIGHT OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS/PACKING

Enclosed documents:

– Copies of contract, invoice and record of acceptance of the weight of recycled products/packaging between the authorized party and the recycling service provider;

– Copies of contract, invoice and record of acceptance of the weight of collected products/packaging between the authorized party and the organizational collector; copy of record of acceptance of the weight in case the authorized party hires a recycling service provider to collect products/packaging used as recycled materials to fulfill responsibilities of the producer/importer;

– Copy of statistical table of documents on collection/purchase of recycled products/packaging for fulfillment of responsibilities of the producer/importer in case the authorized party collects and purchases products/packaging from an individual. The statistical table must contain document date; document number; address of the collector/purchaser; person in charge of collection/purchase; name of product and packaging.

 

Form No. 02b. Report on result of self-recycling of products/packaging/result of recycling of products/packaging under contract (intended for the producer/importer self-recycling products/packaging and the recycling service provider)

 

REPORT

RESULT OF SELF-RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING/RESULT OF RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING UNDER CONTRACT

IN…( YEAR)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer(self-recycling)/the recycling service provider: ……………..

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Address of the recycling factory: ……………………………………………….

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………………

(The producer/importer(self-recycling)/the recycling service provider) reports result of self-recycling of products/packing/result of recycling products/packing under contract in…(year) (enclosed herewith) and commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such report. To be specific:

– Take full responsibility to the law for the honesty and accuracy of the declared data;

– Make a commitment that the weight of recycled products/packaging meets regulations for inclusion in the mandatory recycling rate set by the producer/importer;

– Make a commitment that the weight of recycled products/packaging declared in this report excludes the weight approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for recycling support and only covers the weight included in the mandatory recycling rate set by the producer/importer;

– Make a commitment that products/packaging recycled are not imported materials; packaging is waste generated from industrial production; or defective products discarded during the production./.

 

 

RESULT OF SELF-RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING/RESULT OF RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING UNDER CONTRACT

IN…( YEAR)

(Enclosed with report on result of self-recycling of products/packaging/result of recycling of products/packaging under contract in…year)

1. Result of recycling of products/packaging in…(year)

a) Intended for the producer/importer to report self-recycling

Note:

– Column (2): Fully declare information on product/packaging (including symbol, list and name as specified in Column 3 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP);

– Column (3): Declare the actual weight of recycled products/packaging that meets regulations for inclusion in the mandatory recycling rate set by the producer/importer;

– Column (4): Declare selected recycling solutions to products/packaging stated in column (2).

b) Intended for the recycling service provider to report recycling to the producer/importer/the authorized party

2. Explanation of recycling of products/packaging

– Present a diagram and explain, in a detailed manner, internal procedures for recycling each type of products/packaging to identify the responsibility of the product/importer, and list names of the corresponding documents from the input collection stage to the recycling stage to demonstrate procedures for recycling the correct type of products/packaging;

– Present a diagram (enclosed with pictures if any) and explain technological procedures for recycling each type of products/packaging to be recycled and assess the conformity with the selected recycling solution according to mandatory recycling specifications.

Enclosed documents:

Copies of contract, invoice and record of acceptance of the weight of recycled products/packaging between the recycling service provider and the producer/importer/ authorized party.

 

Form No. 02c. Monthly update on progress in self-recycling of products/packaging/recycling of products/packaging under contract (intended for the producer/importer self-recycling products/packaging and the recycling service provider)

 

UPDATE

PROGRESS IN SELF-RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING/RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING UNDER CONTRACT IN ….(MONTH)….(YEAR)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer(self-recycling)/recycling service provider: ……………..

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Address of the recycling factory: ……………………………………………….

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………………

(The producer/importer(self-recycling)/recycling service provider) updates progress in self-recycling of products/packaging/recycling of products/packaging under contract in ….(month)….(year) as follows:

1. Update on the weight of collected products and packaging during the period

UPDATE ON THE WEIGHT OF COLLECTED PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING

Note:

– Column (5): Declare name and TIN of the organizational collector; in case of self-collection or collection of products/packaging from an individual, declare name and TIN of the producer/importer(self-recycling)/recycling service provider.

2. Recycling process update during the period

RECYCLING PROCESS UPDATE

3. Update on fulfillment of responsibilities for recycling for the producer/importer/the authorized party (intended for the recycling service provider under contract)

UPDATE ON FULFILLMENT OF RESPONSIBILIES FOR RECYCLING FOR THE PRODUCER/IMPORTER/THE AUTHORIZED PARTY

(The producer/importer(self-recycling)/the recycling service provider) commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such update./.

 

 

Form No. 03. Declaration of financial contributions to support for recycling of products/packaging

 

DECLARATION
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT FOR RECYCLING OF PRODUCTS/PACKAGING IN…(YEAR)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer: ……………………………………………………………………………….

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Position: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Address of the head office: ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Phone number ………………………………..Email: …………………………………………………………..

Note:

– Column (2): The producer/importer must fully declare information, including symbol and name according to the list of products and packaging specified in Column 3 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP. For example: A.1.1 Paper packaging and carton packaging…;

– Column (3): Declare the weight according to Form No. 07 in the Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular;

Enclosed documents:

– Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market (following Form No. 05 in the Appendix ĨX enclosed with this Circular);

– Written declaration of specifications of recycling products/packaging to be recycled (following Form No. 06 in the Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular).

(Name of the producer/importer) commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such declaration./.

 

 

Form No. 04. Declaration of financial contributions to support for treatment of waste

 

DECLARATION

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE

IN…( YEAR)

(Intended for pesticide packaging)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer: …………………………………………………………………………………

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Position: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Phone number: ………………………………..

Email: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Note:

– Column (3) and column (4): Declare information corresponding to that in Column (3) and column (4) of Form No. 05 in the Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular;

– Column (5): Declare quantity of packaging per a product/good;

– Column (7), (8), (9): Declare information corresponding to that in column (3), (4), (5)  of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP.

Enclosed documents:

Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market (following Form No. 05 in the Appendix ĨX enclosed with this Circular);

(Name of the producer/importer) commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such declaration./.

 

 

 

DECLARATION

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE

IN…( YEAR)

(Intended for disposable batteries of all kinds; disposable napkins, diapers, tampons and wet wipes; chewing gum)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer:…………………………………………………….

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………..

Note:

– Column (3): Declare net revenue from each produced/imported product/good put into market;

– Column (4): Declare information corresponding to that in Column (5) of the Appendix XXIII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP.

Enclosed documents:

Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market (following Form No. 05 in the Appendix ĨX enclosed with this Circular);

(Name of the producer/importer) commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such declaration./.

 

 

 

DECLARATION
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE
IN…YEAR

(Intended for tobacco)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer:…………………………………………………….

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………..

Note:

– Column (3) and column (4): Declare information corresponding to that in Column (3) and column (4) of Form No. 05 in the Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular;

– Column (5): Declare quantity of tobacco cigarettes;

– Column (7): Declare information corresponding to that in Column (5) of the Appendix XXIII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP.

Enclosed documents:

– Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market (following Form No. 05 in the Appendix ĨX enclosed with this Circular);

– Copy of declaration of excise tax arising in the responsibility year.

(Name of the producer/importer) commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such declaration./.

 

 

 

DECLARATION

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE

IN…( YEAR)

(Intended for products with synthetic resins)

To: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Name of the producer/importer:…………………………………………………….

Legal representative: ……………………………………………………

Position: ………………………………………………………………………….

TIN: ……………………………………………………………………….

Address of the head office: ………………………………………………………………

Phone number: ……………………………….. Email: …………………………………..

Note:

– Column (3) and column (4): Declare information corresponding to that in Column (3) and column (4) of Form No. 05 in the Appendix IX enclosed with this Circular;

– Column (5): Weight of product/packaging, rounded to the nearest thousandth. For example: 1.12305kg rounded to the nearest thousandth is 1.123 kg;

– Column (7): Declare information corresponding to that in Column (5) of the Appendix XXIII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP.

Enclosed documents:

Written declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market (following Form No. 05 in the Appendix ĨX enclosed with this Circular);

(Name of the producer/importer) commits to take responsibility to the law for information included in such declaration./.

 

 

Form No. 05: Declaration of list of produced/imported products/goods put into market

 

DECLARATION OF LIST OF PRODUCED/IMPORTED PRODUCTS/GOODS PUT INTO MARKET IN…(YEAR)

I. PRODUCTS/PACKAGING TO BE RECYCLED

II. PRODUCTS/PACKAGING TO BE RECYCLED

Note:

– Column (2): Declare trade name of product/good;

– Column (3) and column (4): Declare unit and quantity of products and goods sold during the declaration period;

– Column (5): Declare net revenue from each produced/imported product/good put into domestic market.

 

Form No. 06. Written declaration of specifications of recycling products/packaging to be recycled

 

WRITTEN DECLARATION OF SPECIFICATIONS OF RECYCLING PRODUCTS/PACKAGING TO BE RECYCLED

IN…( YEAR)

Note:

– Column (2): The producer/importer must fully declare name of product/good according to Column (2) section I Form No. 05 Appendix IX issued together with this Circular. List a, b, c, etc. must contain symbol and name according to the list of products and packaging specified in Column 3 of the Appendix XXII issued together with the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP amended by the Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP. For example: A.1.1 Paper packaging and carton packaging;

– Column (5):

+ In the line “Name of product/good label…”, declare information according to the quantity in column (4) Form No. 05 Appendix IX issued together with this Circular;

+ In the line “List a, b,c, etc.”, declare the actual quantity of products put into market corresponding to their unit and specifications.

– Column (6): Weight of product/packaging, rounded to the nearest thousandth. For example: 1.12305kg rounded to the nearest thousandth is 1.123 kg;

– Regarding packaging, materials shall be declared as follows:

Method 1: The producer/importer shall declare the weight of 01 material that makes up the most of the packaging;

Method 2: The producer/importer shall declare, in a detailed manner, materials and the quantity of materials must not exceed more than 03 materials that make up the most of the packaging;

The declared packaging weight is the total weight of materials that make up the packaging (including undeclared materials). In case of combination of materials for general declaration, the weight of the material that makes up the most of the packaging must be declared.

For example:

The direct packaging of a bottled water 350ml label A is made of rigid PET packaging (for bottle body) with weight of 0,03 kg (maximum weight), rigid PP plastic (for bottle cap) with weight of 0,01 kg, flexible multi-material packaging (for label) with weight of 0,01 kg. If the total packaging weight is 0,05 kg, the producer/importer can declare the direct packaging of bottled water 350ml label A by one of the following methods:

Method 1:

1. Bottled water 350ml label A, packaging weight: 0,05 kg

1.1 Direct packaging:

A.3.1 Rigid PET packaging, weight: 0,05 kg.

Method 2:

1. Bottled water 350ml label A, packaging weight: 0,05 kg

1.1 Direct packaging:

A.3.1 Rigid PET packaging, weight: 0,03 kg; A.3.2 Rigid PP packaging, weight:0,01 kg; A.3.4 Flexible plastic packaging, weight:0,01 kg.

Method 3:

1. Bottled water 350ml label A, packaging weight: 0,05 kg

1.1 Direct packaging:

A.3.1 Rigid PET packaging, weight: 0,04 kg; A.3.2 Rigid PP packaging, weight:0,01 kg.