On December 30, 2024, Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued Circular 45/2024/TT-BTNMT, establishing QCVN 19:2024/BTNMT on the National Technical Standard for Industrial Emission. This new standard replaces the following previous regulations:
- QCVN 19:2009/BTNMT: National technical standard on emissions of inorganic substances and particulate matter from industrial activities
- QCVN 20:2009/BTNMT: National technical standard on emissions of organic substances from industrial activities
- QCVN 21:2009/BTNMT: National technical standard on emissions from chemical fertilizer manufacturing
- QCVN 22:2009/BTNMT: National technical standard on emissions from thermal power plants
- QCVN 23:2009/BTNMT: National technical standard on emissions from cement manufacturing
- QCVN 34:2010/BTNMT: National technical standard on emissions of inorganic substances and particulate matter from petroleum refining and petrochemical industries
- QCVN 51:2017/BTNMT: National technical standard on emissions from the steel industry