THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence– Freedom – Happiness
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No. 08/2012/TT-BYT
Hanoi, May 17, 2012
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR BY ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES
 
Pursuant to the Law on Road Traffic, of November 13, 2008;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.188/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Public Health;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 22/2010/ND-CP of March 9, 2010, amending and supplementing Article 3 of the Government's Decree No.188/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Public Health;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.104/2009/ND-CP of November 9, 2009, providing the list of dangerous goods and the transport of dangerous goods by road motor vehicles;
At the proposal of the director of the Health Environment Management Administration, the Minister of Public Health guides the transport of dangerous goods in the health sector by road motor vehicles as follows:
Section I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of adjustment
1. This Circular guides the transport of dangerous goods being chemicals, insecticidal preparations and germicidal preparations used in domestic and medical field (hereinafter referred to as chemicals) by road motor vehicles in the territory of Vietnam, including:
a/ Conditions of transport of chemicals;
b/ Competence, dossiers of and procedures for licensing transport of chemicals.
2. This Circular does not adjust the transport of chemicals being mosquito repellent coils; mosquito repellent creams or lotion; mosquito repellent mats; baits to kill ant, cockroach and fly; and the chemicals specified in Clauses 2, 3 and 4, Article 2 of the Government's Decree No. 104/ 2009/ND-CP, providing the list of dangerous goods and the transport of dangerous goods by road motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as the Decree No. 104/ 2009/ND-CP).
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Consignor is an organization or an individual that consigns dangerous goods under name of such organization or individual by road motor vehicles.
2. Chemical safety data sheet is a document made by a manufacturer or an importer, indicating information on chemical identification; substance composition; identification of dangerous properties of the chemical; medical first aid measures; fire-fighting measures; prevention and response measures when having incident; storage requirements; impacts on human and requirements on personal protection equipment; physical and chemical properties of the chemical; stability and reactivity of the chemical; ecological information; requirements on elimination and other necessary information.
Section II: CONDITIONS FOR TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS BY ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES

Article 3. Principles of transport of chemicals