3-Year schedule for National Technical Standards (QCVN) development on environmental management in Vietnam 
On November 25, 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam enacted the “Decision No. 2664/QD-BTNMT on approval of the plan to develop National Technical Regulation (QCVN) on the environment for the period 2020-2022”. According to this decision, 25 National Technical Regulations will be revised by 2021 and 6 National Technical Regulations will be newly established in 2022 in the environmental field. The original text of this decision can be downloaded from the following URL.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/Pages/quyet-dinh-so-2664qd-btnmt.aspx?cm=V%C4%83n%20b%E1%BA%A3n%20ch%E1%BB%89%20%C4%91%E1%BA%A1o%20%C4%91i%E1%BB%81u%20h%C3%A0nh
Plan for 2020
| No. | Name | Contents |
| 1 | National Technical Regulation on ambient air quality | To amend and supplement
QCVN 06:2009/BTNMT; |
| 2 | National Technical Regulation on surface water quality | To amend and supplement
QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT |
| 3 | National Technical Regulation on marine water quality | To amend and supplement
QCVN 10-MT:2015/BTNMT |
| 4 | National Technical Regulation on ground water quality | To amend and supplement
QCVN 09-MT:2015/BTNMT |
| 5 | National Technical Regulation on soil quality | To amend and supplement
QCVN 45:2012/BTNMT; |
| 6 | National Technical Regulation on industrial wastewater | To amend and supplement
QCVN 25:2009/BTNMT; |
| 7 | National Technical Regulation on industrial emissions | To amend and supplement
QCVN 19:2009/BTNMT; |
| 8 | National Technical Regulation on the effluent of livestock | To amend and supplement
QCVN 62-MT:2016/BTNMT |
| 9 | National Technical Regulation on environment for imported steel scraps for production | To amend and supplement
QCVN31:2018/BTNMT |
| 10 | National Technical Regulation on environment for imported plastic scraps for production | To amend and supplement
QCVN32:2018/BTNMT |
| 11 | National Technical Regulation on environment for imported paper scraps for production | To amend and supplement
QCVN33:2018/BTNMT |
| 12 | National Technical Regulation on environment for imported glass scrap for production | To amend and supplement
QCVN65:2018/BTNMT |
| 13 | National Technical Regulation on environment for imported non-ferrous metal scraps for production | To amend and supplement
QCVN66:2018/BTNMT |
| 14 | National Technical Regulation on environment for imported slag from iron or steel industry for production | To amend and supplement
QCVN67:2018/BTNMT |
Plan for 2021
| No. | Name | Contents |
| 1 | National Technical Regulation on noise | To amend and supplement
QCVN26:2010/BTNMT |
| 2 | National Technical Regulation on vibration | To amend and supplement
QCVN27:2010/BTNMT |
| 3 | National Technical Regulation on sediment quality | To amend and supplement
QCVN43:2017/BTNMT |
| 4 | National Technical Regulation on domestic wastewater | To amend and supplement
QCVN14:2008/BTNMT |
| 5 | National Technical Regulation on discharge of drilling fluids and drilling cuttings for offshore oil and gas facilities | To amend and supplement
QCVN36:2010/BTNMT |
| 6 | National Technical Regulation on discharged produced water for offshore oil and gas facilities | To amend and supplement
QCVN35:2010/BTNMT |
| 7 | National Technical Regulation on infectious healthcare waste autoclave | To amend and supplement
QCVN55:2013/BTNMT |
| 8 | National Technical Regulation on hazardous waste thresholds | To amend and supplement
QCVN07:2009/BTNMT |
| 9 | National Technical Regulation on co- processing of hazardous waste in cement kiln | To amend and supplement
QCVN41:2011/BTNMT |
| 10 | National Technical Regulation on hazardous thresholds for sludges from water treatment process | To amend and supplement
QCVN50:2013/BTNMT |
| 11 | National Technical Regulation on waste oil recycling | To amend and supplement
QCVN56:2013/BTNMT |
Plan for 2022
| No. | Name | Contents |
| 1 | National Technical Regulation on solid waste landfill | Scheduled to be newly established |
| 2 | National Technical Regulation on facilities for waste treatment and recycling | Scheduled to be newly established |
| 3 | National Technical Regulation on microplastics in products and goods | Scheduled to be newly established |
| 4 | National Technical Regulation on exhaust gas from transportation systems | Scheduled to be newly established |
| 5 | National Technical Regulation on allowable limits of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Persistent Toxic Substances (PTS) in raw materials, fuels, ingredients, products, goods and facilities | Scheduled to be newly established |
| 6 | National Technical Regulation on construction and facilities for on-site wastewater treatment | Scheduled to be newly established |
