On January 17, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued an announcement that the Law on Chemicals of Vietnam (No. 69/2025/QH15) officially came into effect on January 1, 2026. To facilitate the implementation of the Law on Chemicals, a series of relevant legal normative documents were officially promulgated and all entered into force on January 17, 2026.

Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP of the Government: Prescribing the Lists of Chemicals within the Scope of Regulation of the Law on Chemicals

The specific lists are issued in the form of annexes, including:

List of Basic Chemicals in Key Chemical Sectors (Decree No. 24/2026/ND-CP Annex I): Comprising 39 substances.

List of Chemicals Subject to Conditional Production and Business (Decree No. 24/2026/ND-CP Annex II): Comprising 786 substances and mixtures subject to conditional production and business. It is specified that mixtures subject to conditional production and business refer to mixtures containing at least one component from this list with a concentration (mass fraction) greater than 5%.

List of Chemicals Under Special Control (Decree No. 24/2026/ND-CP Annex III): Comprising 241 industrial precursors divided into 2 groups, as well as mixtures under special control.

List of Chemicals Requiring Accident Prevention and Response Plans (Decree No. 24/2026/ND-CP Annex IV): Covering 271 chemicals and 21 chemical groups.

ベトナム特別管理化学物質リストの更新（政令第24/2026/ND-CP付属書3）