Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
This Decree provides for gas business and requirements for gas trading in Vietnam.
Article 2. Regulated entities
1. Traders prescribed in the Law on Commerce
2. Other organizations and individuals engaged in gas business
Article 3. Definition
For the purpose of this Decree, the terms below shall be construed as follows:
1. Gas herein refers to liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas.
2. Liquefied petroleum gas (hereinafter referred to as “LPG”) means a mixture of hydrocarbon gases derived from petroleum containing two major compositions called propane (C3H8) or butane (C4H10) or the mixture of both propane and butane. At the normal temperature and pressure, LPG presents in a vapor form but may turn into liquid at a limited temperature and pressure.
3. Liquefied natural gas (hereinafter referred to as “LNG”) means a liquid hydrocarbon product derived from natural gases, mainly containing methane (CH4) and presents in a vapor form at the normal temperature and pressure but may turn into liquid at a limited temperature and pressure.
4. Compressed natural gas (hereinafter referred to as “CNG”) means a vapor hydrocarbon product made by compressing natural gases at a high pressure (from 200 to 250 bar) that mainly contains methane (CH4 ).
5. Gas business means the continual performance of at least one of the following activities; gas producing, processing, export, import, trading, filling, distribution; gases for temporary import for re-export; lease of tanks or bottles, bottled LPG warehouse, wharves; delivery or transport of gases for the purpose of making profits.
6. Gas producing and processing means a process in which associated gases and natural gases are treated and converted into gas products.
7. Gas blending means a process of mixing gases and semi-finished gas products with additives and other preparations for making gas products.
8. Gas filling station means any station using dedicated equipments and instruments to fill up vehicles; tank trucks or LPG bottles.
9. Gas distribution means any station using dedicated equipments and instruments to distribute gases to its customers through gas pipeline from fixed gas tanks or a system of LPG bottles.
10. LPG bottle means any high-pressure gas bottle that is made in accordance with national technical regulations for storing and refilling LPG, known as the standard gas bottle.
11. Bottled LPG means LPG that is pumped into LPG bottle at a limited volume in accordance with applicable standards.
12. Mini-sized LPG bottle means any high-pressure gas bottle that is made in accordance with national technical regulations for storing LPG with the maximum capacity of 1.000 milliliters per bottle.
13. LPG bottle owner means any trader engaged in LPG business who is entitled to own, use and dispose LPG bottles in accordance with provisions of laws.
14. Bottled LPG retail store means any store that sell types of bottled LPG and LPG auxiliary equipments to customers.
15. LPG auxiliary equipments include LPG cookers, LPG pipes, LPG bottle valves and LPG pressure regulators.
16. Gas business facilities include traders producing or processing gases; gas importers and exporters; traders engaged in gas business, lease of ports for gas import and export, tanks, bottled LPG warehouses and vehicles carrying gases; filling and distribution stations; bottled LPG retail stores; traders producing and repairing LPG bottles or producing mini-sized LPG bottles.
17. LPG storage warehouse means any place used for storing bottled LPG with total number of bottled LPG weighing at least 70 kilograms.
18. CNG compressing station means any station using dedicated compressors to compress CNG into CNG tanks.
19. A copy means a photo of the original or typewritten document containing full and accurate contents stated in the original one.
Article 4. Application of international agreements and relevant law provisions
Traders engaged in gas business in Vietnam have to comply with both regulations hereof and other relevant provisions of laws; if any difference between provisions of international agreements and regulations hereof is found, provisions of international agreements will prevail.
Article 5. Management of gas measurement and gas quality
1. Traders may only import, circulate and consume gases of which quality is consistent with national technical regulations and applicable standard announced.
2. Traders engaged in gas business must comply with regulations on management of gas measurement and gas quality during gas business.
3. With regard to gases not subject to any national technical regulations, gas importers; traders producing and processing gases must assure the gas quality is consistent with applicable standards announced such as facility standards, national standards or international standards.
4. Blended gas products must meet the quality standard announced by the trader.
Tìm kiếm
Nghị định 87/2018/NĐ-CP (Bản Word)
Nghị định 87/2018/NĐ-CP (Bản Pdf)