Chemical licences and certificates: who issues them and for how long

Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15 reorganises the whole paperwork system around three chemical groups (conditional / requiring special control / banned) and three activities (production / trading / storage service).

Summary

Document	Issuing authority — validity
Certificate of eligibility to produce conditional chemicals clause 2 of Article 10	Provincial People’s Committee — 5 years
Licence to produce chemicals requiring special control clause 3 of Article 10	Ministry or ministerial-level agency — 5 years
Licence to produce banned chemicals clause 4 of Article 10	Competent authority — 12 months
Certificate of eligibility to trade in conditional chemicals clause 2 of Article 11	Provincial People’s Committee — 5 years
Licence to trade in chemicals requiring special control clause 3 of Article 11	Ministry or ministerial-level agency — 5 years
Certificate of eligibility for chemical storage service clauses 5 and 6 of Article 14	Competent authority — 5 years this provision takes effect on 1 July 2026

Conditions common to production and trading

• Established in accordance with the law;
• Adequate legal documents, safety documents, technical facilities and professional capability;
• Meeting Article 33 (safety and security in chemical activities). Production must also meet Article 35 (safe distance) — see point c clause 1 of Article 10.

Revocation and exemption

• Article 18 sets out the cases exempt from the certificate of eligibility for chemical production and trading;
• Article 19 governs revocation of that certificate.

How long the old papers last

• A licence issued before the Law took effect: valid until the expiry date shown on it (clause 2 of Article 48);
• A certificate of eligibility for production or trading issued before: valid until 31 December 2027 (clause 3 of Article 48).

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