Resolution No. 60/NQ-CP 2020 regulations on the export of medical masks

RESOLUTION

On the export of medical masks amid the COVID-19 prevention and control period

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THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management dated June 12, 2017;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 138/2016/ND-CP dated October 10, 2016 on promulgating the Working Regulation of the Government;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018 on guidelines of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 36/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 on medical equipment management; the Government’s Decree No. 169/2018/ND-CP dated December 31, 2018 on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Decree No. 36/2016/ND-CP on medical equipment management;

At the proposal of the Minister of Health,

RESOLVES:

1. To abolish the regulation on applying the export licensing regime to medical masks according to the Government’s Resolution No. 20/NQ-CP dated February 28, 2020.

2. Based on the pandemic evolution and the needs of medical masks in the country, the Ministry of Health reports the Prime Minister to consider and decide appropriate management measures to ensure sufficient supply for the domestic pandemic prevention and control as prescribed by law.

3. The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Industry and Trade are assigned to publicize the list of medical mask producers and their production capacity. The Ministry of Finance is assigned to publicize the list of mask exporters and their export volumes.

4. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is assigned to strengthen inspection, prevention and strictly handle establishments with unreasonable price increases in material prices, speculation in the hoarding of masks and manufacture of non-compliant medical masks.

5. The People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities are assigned to direct Department of Health and relevant units to inspect establishments producing medical masks in areas to ensure the medical mask quality as prescribed by law.

6. The exporting businesses shall bear all responsibilities for the quality of their products and commit to selling medical masks to health establishments upon request./.