Chương 3 Nghị định 104/2009/NĐ-CP: Đóng gói và dán nhãn hàng nguy hiểm

Chapter III

PACKING AND LABELING OF DANGEROUS GOODS

Article 7. Packing of dangerous goods for transport

1. Ministries and branches defined in Article 5 and Clause 2. Article 10 of this Decree shall publicize lists of dangerous goods which must be packed during transport.

2. The packing of dangerous goods in the Vietnamese territory must comply with relevant national technical regulations. For goods of classes and groups for which no national technical regulation has been formulated, regulations of line ministries apply.

Article 8. Packagings and tanks of dangerous goods

1. Line ministries defined in Clause 2, Article 10 of this Decree shall specify materials used to make packagings and tanks of dangerous goods on transport vehicles and technical standards on the use and testing of packagings and tanks corresponding to each class and each group of dangerous goods.

2. Only packagings and tanks which satisfy the standards prescribed by competent agencies may be used.

Article 9. Goods labels, danger symbols and danger signs

1. The labeling of dangerous goods complies with the Government's Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006. on goods labeling.

2. Each package or tank of dangerous goods must be stuck with a danger symbol on its outward side. Sizes, patterns and colors of the danger symbol are prescribed in Section 1, Appendix III to this Decree (not printed herein).

3. The danger placard has the shape of an orange rectangle with the UN number (United Nations code) at its center. The sizes of the danger placard are described in Section 2 of Appendix III to this Decree (not printed herein). The danger placard is stuck below the danger symbol.

Article 10. Modification and supplementation of lists of dangerous goods, packing specifications and package and tank standards

1. The proposal for modification and supplementation of lists of dangerous goods specified in Clause 1, Article 5 of this Decree shall be made by ministries defined in Clause 2, this Article to the Ministry of Transport for sum up and reporting to the Government under Article 6 of this Decree.

2. Packing specifications prescribed in Article 7 of this Decree, package and tank standards prescribed in Clause 1. Article 8 of this Decree and regulations on the sticking of the danger symbol prescribed in Clause 2, Article 9 of this Decree are publicized by the following ministries within 180 days after the effective date of this Decree:

a/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall elaborate and supplement regulations on plant protection drugs;

b/ The Ministry of Health shall elaborate and supplement regulations on toxic chemicals for medical use and pesticides and bactericides for household use;

c/ The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall elaborate and supplement regulations on petrol and oil. gases and dangerous chemicals used in industrial production;

d/ The Ministry of Science and Technology shall elaborate and supplement regulations on radioactive materials;

e/ The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall elaborate and supplement regulations on other dangerous toxic chemicals included in different classes and groups of dangerous goods.