Decree No. 09/2021/ND-CP the management of building materials

Encourage to use environment-friendly building materials

The Decree No. 09/2021/ND-CP on the management of building materials is promulgated by the Government on February 09, 2021.

For investment projects on construction of building material-producing works which are subject to investment policy approval under the law on investment, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall solicit opinions of a state management agency in charge of building materials before submitting the projects to a competent authority for investment policy approval. Contents put for solicitation of opinions: Evaluation of the conformity of sources of production materials of projects with the master plan on minerals used as building materials; Preliminary evaluation of socio-economic efficiency of projects based on criteria on material and energy consumption, environmental impacts; investment scale; and project implementation duration and schedule.

Besides, it is encouraged to use non-baked building materials, resource-saving, energy-efficient and environment-friendly building materials, and home-made building materials for construction works invested with other funding sources. It is only permitted to use asbestos of serpentine group with clear origin for the production of roofing sheets; Use of assorted fibers in replacement of asbestos fibers in the production of roofing sheets is encouraged. Regarding the environment in production areas, it is required to ensure that the density of asbestos fibers of serpentine group does not exceed 0.1 fiber/ml of air on average in 8 hours.

This Decree takes effect on the signing date.

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