THE PRIME MINISTER
Decision No. 50/2013/QD-TTg of August 9, 2013, providing the retrieval and disposal of discarded products
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2005 Law on Environmental Protection;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 80/2006/ND-CP of August 9, 2006, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection;
At the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
The Prime Minister promulgates this Decision providing the retrieval and disposal of discarded products.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. Scope of regulation
This Decision prescribes the responsibility and right to retrieve and dispose of and the retrieval and disposal of discarded products in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
2. Subjects of application
This Decision applies to manufacturers, importers, consumers, and organizations and individuals engaged in the retrieval and disposal of discarded products in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Decision, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Discarded product means an expired product or a product discarded after being used.
2. Retrieval of discarded products means a manufacturer or importer recovers expired products or products discarded after being used.
3. Disposal of discarded products means a process of reuse, recycle and destruction of expired products or products discarded after being used.
4. Retrieval site means a place where discarded products are received in compliance with the law on environmental protection.
5. Discarded product collecting or disposing establishment means a business licensed to operate in compliance with the law on environmental protection.
Article 3. List of discarded products, time of retrieval and disposal
The list of discarded products and the time of retrieval and disposal are specified in the Appendix to this Decision.
Chapter II
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS OF MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, CONSUMERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND DISCARDED PRODUCT COLLECTING OR DISPOSING ESTABLISHMENTS
Article 4. Responsibilities of manufacturers or importers
1. To set up discarded product retrieval sites.
2. To receive discarded products sold by manufacturers or importers in the Vietnamese market.
3. To reach agreements with consumers on the methods of delivery and receipt of discarded products in retrieval sites.
4. To transport discarded products from retrieval sites to disposing establishments.
5. To dispose of discarded products.
6. To notify in writing discarded product retrieval sites and disposing establishments to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
7. To publicize information related to discarded product retrieval sites and disposing establishments on the websites of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and manufacturers or importers.
8. Annually, to report on the volume of manufactured or imported products sold in the Vietnamese market; and results of discarded product retrieval and disposal under the guidance of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
