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Regulation on requiring licenses for exports of medical masks abolished
VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 29 signed a resolution on the exports of medical masks amid the COVID-19 prevention and control period, in which he allowed the abolition of the regulation on applying the export licensing regime to medical masks.
According to the resolution, the Government assigned the Ministry of Health (MOH) to report to the PM for consideration and decision of appropriate measures to manage the export of medical masks to ensure sufficient supply for the domestic fight against the disease.
The MOH and the Ministry of Industry and Trade were asked to publicize the list of medical mask producers and their production capacity, while the Ministry of Finance was tasked with publicizing the list of mask exporters and their export volumes.
The exporting businesses shall bear all responsibilities for the quality of their products and sell masks to domestic health establishments upon request, the resolution said. /.
By Hoang Ha