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On the morning of June 17, 2026, in Hanoi, a delegation from the National Assembly Committee on National Defense, Security, and Foreign Affairs held a working session with the Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) to assess the implementation of policies and laws on the prevention and control of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), serving the process of finalizing the draft Law on Prevention and Control of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The meeting was co-chaired by Lieutenant General Trần Đức Thuận, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on National Defense, Security, and Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Lê Hoàng, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Chemical Group.

Participating in the delegation were National Assembly members Lê Hoàng Hải, Thái Mai Dung, Phạm Đức Hoài, along with representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. On Vinachem’s side were Mr. Nguyễn Tuấn Minh, Member of the Members’ Council; leaders of functional departments; and representatives from member units.

In his remarks, Lieutenant General Trần Đức Thuận emphasized that the development of the Law on Prevention and Control of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction aims to institutionalize the Party’s policies, ensure consistency within the legal system, address difficulties and obstacles encountered during the implementation of existing regulations, and meet the requirements of international integration and national defense in the new situation. On June 2, 2026, the National Assembly Standing Committee decided to include the draft Law in the legislative program for submission to the National Assembly at an extraordinary session.

According to the head of the survey delegation, direct engagement with enterprises and organizations affected by policy is an important basis for objectively assessing the effectiveness of law enforcement, identifying shortcomings in implementation, and incorporating practical recommendations, thereby improving the quality of review and finalizing the draft Law.

Reporting at the meeting, Mr. Lê Hoàng stated that Vinachem is currently active in many fields directly related to chemical management, such as fertilizer production and trading, plant protection products, basic chemicals, consumer chemicals, electrochemistry, rubber processing, and mineral mining. Through reviewing the activities of its member units, the Group has identified several groups of products and chemicals subject to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the 2025 Chemical Law, and regulations on the control of goods, materials, technology, and transactions at risk of being used for WMD proliferation.

In recent years, Vinachem and its member units have maintained close coordination with the Chemical Department and relevant state management agencies in implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention and regulations related to WMD proliferation prevention. Units have fully complied with reporting, declaration, and information provision requirements and strictly adhered to inspection demands from authorities. To date, there have been no recorded violations in this area across the Group.

However, Vinachem representatives noted that the production, trading, use, and import-export of chemicals are currently subject to multiple domestic legal regulations and various international agreements. Some lists of chemicals, dual-use goods, and controlled items are managed by several agencies, each with separate data systems, while interconnection and data sharing mechanisms are not fully synchronized. This requires enterprises to conduct multiple reviews and cross-checks, increasing administrative procedures, compliance costs, and processing times.

Additionally, implementing the 2025 Chemical Law and its guiding documents requires further improvement in corporate governance systems, enhanced internal control, workforce training, and technology investment to meet increasingly stringent management standards in the chemical sector.

From practical experience, Vinachem recommends that authorities continue to review and improve the policy and legal framework for chemical management, implement the Chemical Weapons Convention, control strategic trade, and prevent WMD proliferation in a coordinated, consistent, and transparent manner. The Group also proposes to accelerate the development of interconnected data-sharing mechanisms between chemical management systems, databases for the Chemical Weapons Convention, and other sectoral databases to minimize administrative procedures and facilitate compliance for enterprises.

The survey team commended Vinachem’s responsibility and proactivity in chemical management, noting that the Group’s operations are among those directly impacted by the new Law on Prevention and Control of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The delegation encouraged Vinachem to continue studying and contributing feedback on criteria for identifying controlled objects, risk management methods, and coordination mechanisms, thus providing practical input for the legislative process.

The working session not only contributed to improving policies and laws on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction but also enabled lawmakers to better understand the needs and realities of chemical production and business. This is an essential step toward building an effective legal framework that both ensures national defense and security and creates a favorable environment for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s chemical industry.