Top global EHS regulatory changes – November 2024

By: Sydney Sybydlo

Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes in January 2025. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 30 countries and 400 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific regions, countries, or jurisdictions, we are happy to help. Please send us a request for more information here, and we will contact you shortly. Note that descriptions with an asterisk (*) were generated with artificial intelligence.

Canada – Federal
Canada – Prince Edward Island
Canada – Quebec
United States – Federal
United States – New York
United States – Maine
United States – Massachussetts
United States – Tennessee
European Union
Denmark
India
Norway
Poland
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
Sweden
United Kingdom
Vietnam

Canada – Federal

New Principal Document – Canada Offshore Renewable Energy Regulations

First Effective Date: 16 December 2024
Industry Sector: Utilities & Communications, Air Transportation, Water Transportation

This document applies to operators of offshore renewable energy projects and associated power lines. It outlines requirements for obtaining authorizations, safety and environmental protection plans, emergency management, design and operation of facilities, incident reporting, and record keeping. Operators must meet standards for safety, environmental protection, and project management throughout all phases.*

New Principal Document – Order Declaring that the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan, 2025

First Effective Date: 16 December 2024
Industry Sector: Oil & Gas Industry

This document applies to the upstream oil and gas sector in Saskatchewan, except for federal works or undertakings. It declares that federal regulations on methane and volatile organic compound emissions do not apply in Saskatchewan, due to an equivalency agreement with the provincial government.*

It replaces the Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan. The new document provides that the federal Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) do not apply in Saskatchewan “with the exception of federal works or undertakings” until 2030.

New Principal Document – Order Declaring that the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan, 2025

First Effective Date: 1 January 2025
Industry Sector: Utilities & Communications

This document applies to Saskatchewan. It declares that federal regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired electricity generation will not apply in Saskatchewan. This exemption is based on an agreement between the federal and provincial governments regarding equivalent emissions control measures.*

It replaces the previous Order Declaring that the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan. The new document provides that the federal Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-fired Generation of Electricity Regulations do not apply in Saskatchewan in 2025 and 2026.

Amended Document – Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act (formerly the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act)
Amending Document – Order Fixing January 31, 2025 as the Day on Which Certain Provisions of An Act to amend the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Come into Force

First Effective Date: 31 January 2025
Industry Sector: Oil & Gas Industry

According to the government, previously-announced changes that are part of a suite of amendments to rules governing resource extraction projects in the Atlantic Ocean are coming into force. According to the government, changes notably:

establish that the Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board is “the regulating bod[y] for offshore renewable energy projects,” and update the board’s names to reflect the change;
“establish a land tenure regime for the issuance of submerged land licences to carry out offshore renewable energy projects, as well as the revenues regime associated with those licences and projects;”
“expand the application of the safety and environmental protection regime and its enforcement powers to include offshore renewable energy projects;”
“provide that the Governor in Council may make regulations to prohibit the commencement or continuation of petroleum resource or renewable energy activities, or the issuance of interests, in respect of any portion of the offshore area that is located in an area that has been or may be identified as an area for environmental or wildlife conservation or protection;”
“establish the regulatory and liability regime for abandoned facilities relating to petroleum-related works or activities or offshore renewable energy projects;”
“expand the application of the occupational health and safety regime to offshore renewable energy projects;”
“allow new methods to demonstrate the existence of significant hydrocarbon accumulations in a geological feature and limit the duration of future significant discovery licences to 25 years;” and
“establish a new transboundary hydrocarbon management regime to regulate fields or pools that straddle domestic and international administrative boundaries, enabling the implementation of the Canada-France transboundary fields agreement”.

Canada – Prince Edward Island

Amended Document – Water Supply System and Wastewater Treatment System Regulations
Amending Document – Water Supply System and Wastewater Treatment System Regulations Amendment

First Effective Date: 25 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Building Management & Maintenance

According to the government, the changes to this document notably:

“provide for the renewal of the new simple industrial class of operator’s certificate”;
update the requirement “for semi-public systems from quarterly to annual collection and analysis of water quality samples”;
require owners of semi-public drinking water supplies to comply with Ministerial orders concerning water quality sample collection and analysis at certain times;
“establish a new simple industrial class of wastewater treatment facility” and related rules for operator’s certificates;
“add education requirements for the simple industrial class operator’s certificate”; and
“add a fee for the simple industrial class operators.”

Canada – Quebec

Amended Document – Mining Act
Amending Document – An Act to amend the Mining Act and other provisions

First Effective Date: 29 November 2024
Industry Sector: Mining & Minerals Industry, Forestry & Logging

According to the Government of Quebec, the changes to the document notably—

“[provide that the] issue of mining operation rights [is conditional to the issuance] of the authorizations required under the Environment Quality Act;
“[provide] that all new mining projects are subject to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure;”
“[update] the obligations and process for rehabilitating and restoring mining sites […] to introduce, among other things, an obligation for the holder of the mining lease to perform monitoring and maintenance to ensure follow-up to the holder’s rehabilitation and restoration work;” and
“[provide] for the cases where compensation is payable for harm caused to the environment by mining activities.”

New Principal Document – Regulation prescribing certain prohibitions as regards motor vehicles and internal combustion engines

First Effective Date: 1 January 2034
Industry Sector: General Industry

This document applies to individuals and businesses in Quebec. It prohibits the sale, lease, and exhibition of non-electric motor vehicles and internal combustion engines, with some exceptions. Violations can result in monetary penalties and fines for both individuals and businesses.*

United States – Federal

Amended Document – 26 CFR 1 Income Taxes
Amending Document – Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen and Energy Credit

First Effective Date: 10 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

According to the government, the change to the document establishes “the credit for production of clean hydrogen and certain provisions of the energy credit. [It provides] rules for: determining lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions rates resulting from hydrogen production processes; petitioning for provisional emissions rates; verifying production and sale or use of clean hydrogen; modifying or retrofitting existing qualified clean hydrogen production facilities; using electricity from certain renewable or zero-emissions sources to produce qualified clean hydrogen; and electing to treat part of a specified clean hydrogen production facility instead as property eligible for the energy credit.

“[It applies to] all taxpayers who produce qualified clean hydrogen and claim the clean hydrogen production credit, elect to treat part of a specified clean hydrogen production facility as property eligible for the energy credit, or produce electricity from certain renewable or zero-emissions sources used by taxpayers or related persons to produce qualified clean hydrogen.”

Amended Document – 26 CFR 1 Income Taxes
Amending Document – Guidance on Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Amount Program

First Effective Date: 13 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

According to the government, the change to the document establishes “final regulations concerning the program to allocate clean electricity low-income communities bonus credit amounts […] for calendar years 2025 and succeeding years. [It provides that applicants] investing in certain clean electricity generation facilities that produce electricity without combustion and gasification may apply for an allocation of capacity limitation to increase the amount of the clean electricity investment credit for the taxable year in which the facility is placed in service. [It] provides definitions and requirements that are applicable for the program [and affects] taxpayers seeking allocations of capacity limitation to claim an increased clean electricity investment credit.”

Amended Document – 26 CFR 1 Income Taxes
Amending Document – Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit

First Effective Date: 15 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

According to the government, the change to the document establishes “final regulations regarding the clean electricity production credit and the clean electricity investment credit [which] provide rules for determining greenhouse gas emissions rates resulting from the production of electricity; petitioning for provisional emissions rates; and determining eligibility for these credits in various circumstances. [It affects] all taxpayers that claim the clean electricity production credit with respect to a qualified facility or the clean electricity investment credit with respect to a qualified facility or energy storage technology, as applicable, that is placed in service after 2024.”

Amended Document – 40 CFR 59 National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer and Commercial Products
Amending Document – National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings Amendments

First Effective Date: 17 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry

According to the government, the changes to the document notably “[revise] national emission standards for the aerosol coatings (aerosol spray paints) category under the Clean Air Act (CAA), which requires control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from certain categories of consumer and commercial products for purposes of reducing VOC emissions contributing to ozone formation and ozone nonattainment. [They] updat[e] coating category product-weighted reactivity (PWR) limits, [add] new compounds and reactivity factors, updat[e] existing reactivity factors, revis[e] the rule’s default reactivity factor, [amend] thresholds for VOC regulated by the rule, [amend] reporting requirements, updat[e] test methods to reflect more recent versions, [add] a new compliance date, and mak[e] clarifying edits.

New Principal Document – 7 CFR 2100 Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks

First Effective Date: 17 January 2025
Industry Sector: Agricultural Industry, Utilities & Communications

This document applies to entities in the biofuel supply chain, from farms to refiners. It outlines technical guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas emissions associated with biofuel feedstock crop production. Key requirements include implementing climate-smart agriculture practices, maintaining detailed records, and undergoing third-party audits.*

Amended Document – 40 CFR 372 Subpart D Specific Toxic Chemical Listings
Amending Document – Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Beginning With Reporting Year 2025

First Effective Date: 5 February 2025
Industry Sector: Chemical Industry

According to the government, the change to the document “identif[ies] nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)” that are “subject to toxic chemical release reporting” rules.

Amended Document – 33 CFR 101 Maritime Security: General
Amending Document – Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System

First Effective Date: 16 July 2025
Industry Sector: Water Transportation

According to the government, the change to the document “establish[es] minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf facilities, and facilities subject to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 regulations. [It] addresses current and emerging cybersecurity threats in the marine transportation system by adding minimum cybersecurity requirements to help detect risks and respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents. These include requirements to develop and maintain a Cybersecurity Plan, designate a Cybersecurity Officer, and take various measures to maintain cybersecurity within the marine transportation system. The Coast Guard is also seeking comments on a potential delay for the implementation periods for U.S.-flagged vessels.”

United States – New York

Amended Document – NYCL Article EXC-18 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act
Amending Document – AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring new construction that includes dedicated off-street parking to provide electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces

First Effective Date: 1 April 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

According to the government, the change to this document “[r]equires new construction that includes dedicated off-street parking to provide electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces.”

New Principal Document – NYCL Article LAB-36 New York State Fashion Workers Act

First Effective Date: 19 June 2025
Industry Sector: Office Spaces, Other

This document applies to model management companies and clients in New York State. It outlines registration requirements, duties, and prohibitions for model management companies. Key points include fiduciary duty to models, fair compensation practices, and protection of models’ rights. The document also specifies responsibilities for clients hiring models.*

United States – Maine

New Principal Document – CMR Chapter 06-096-428 Stewardship Program for Packaging

First Effective Date: 25 December 2024
Industry Sector: Printing and Pulp and Paper Industry, Chemical Industry

This document applies to producers of packaging material sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Maine. It outlines requirements for a stewardship program, including producer registration, reporting, and fee payments. The program aims to reduce municipal burden in managing packaging waste and improve packaging design. Key elements include municipal reimbursements, investments in recycling infrastructure, and incentives for using recycled content.*

United States – Massachusetts

Amended Document – CMR 540-3 Annual safety and combined safety and emissions inspection of all motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and converter dollies
Amending Document – CMR 540-4 Annual safety and combined safety and emissions inspection of all motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and converter dollies 2025-01-03 Amendments

First Effective Date: 3 January 2025
Industry Sector: Road Transportation

According to the government, the change to this document “provides that a motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or semi-trailer unit classified as a class 3 or above by the Federal Highway Administration, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, that is leased or purchased by the commonwealth on or after January 1, 2023, or operated under a contract with the commonwealth on or after January 1, 2025, shall be equipped with lateral protective devices, convex mirrors, crossover mirrors and backup cameras.”

United States – Tennessee

New Principal Document – R Chapter 1660-01-37 Rules and Regulations Governing the Possession and Use of Raptors

First Effective Date: 8 April 2025
Industry Sector: Animal Production & Aquaculture

This document applies to falconers and those who use raptors in Tennessee. It outlines regulations for falconry permits, taking and possessing raptors, housing requirements, and reporting procedures. Key requirements include obtaining proper permits, following federal and state regulations on raptor acquisition and care, and submitting required reports.*

European Union

New Principal Document – Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 laying down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

First Effective Date: 7 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Building Management & Maintenance

This document applies to manufacturers and other economic operators dealing with construction products. It establishes harmonized rules for expressing the environmental and safety performance of construction products, including life cycle assessment, as well as environmental, functional, and safety product requirements. It outlines obligations for economic operators and other actors involved in the manufacturing and commercialization of construction products.*

Denmark

New Principal Document – Act on working hours for mobile employees on inland waterway vessels

First Effective Date: 1 January 2025
Industry Sector: Water Transportation

This document applies to mobile employees on vessels transporting goods or passengers on inland waterways. It outlines regulations for working hours, rest periods, and health checks for these employees. Key requirements include limits on daily and weekly work hours, minimum rest periods, and mandatory annual health examinations.*

New Principal Document – Executive Order on Pesticides

First Effective Date: 1 January 2025
Industry Sector: Agriculture Industry, Chemical Industry

This document outlines requirements for businesses and individuals involved in the production, import, sale, possession, and use of pesticides and biocidal products in Denmark. It specifies general rules for approval, packaging, labeling, storage, and application of these products, as well as specific requirements for toxic, highly toxic, and long-term hazardous pesticides and biocidal products.*

It replaces the previous Executive Order on pesticides. The new document notably:

updates and adds certain definitions, such as the definition of “recreational grasslands with public access”, “spray liquid”, “highly permeable areas”, and “spray tank”;
requires the registration and reporting of information on the use of mouse control agents;
specifies that highly toxic pesticides are generally banned in private and public outdoor spaces, but licensed professionals can use them specifically for controlling certain rodents (rats, water voles, and moles);
clarifies that only low-risk plant protection products that are approved for use in certain areas according to the label text or instructions for use may be used in recreational grassland areas with public access; and
updates the relevant fees and payment requirements.

New Principal Document – Executive Order on Waste

First Effective Date: 1 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

This document applies to businesses and individuals handling waste in Denmark. It sets out general requirements for the classification, collection, treatment, and disposal of various waste streams, including household waste, hazardous waste, and waste from construction and demolition activities. It outlines the responsibilities of municipalities in establishing waste management plans and collection schemes, as well as the obligations of waste producers to properly sort and handle different types of waste.*

It replaces the previous Executive Order on waste. The new document notably:

updates certain definitions, such as defining the waste loaded (“Affaldslæs”) as the waste delivered to a waste treatment facility by vehicle and updating the scope of the definition of “packaging” to include extended producer responsibility and waste management;
updates the waste classification;<li>updates the rules for determining a ship as waste;
introduces requirements for waste reception control at waste incineration facilities;
removes the explicit deadline by which waste-producing companies had to implement certain sorting and labelling requirements;
requires waste-producing companies to use clear plastic bags when delivering packaged commercial waste to be incinerated in waste incineration plants as of July 1, 2025;
requires waste-producing companies to sort out asbestos-containing waste from their construction and demolition waste; and
specifies certain waste fractions that cannot be exempted from the requirement to be sorted on-site.

India

New Principal Document – Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024

First Effective Date: 1 October 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Building Management & Maintenance, Other

This document applies to urban and rural local bodies, as well as entities within their jurisdictions.

It outlines rules for environmentally sound solid waste management, including:
– Segregation, collection, and processing of different waste streams
– Duties of waste generators, bulk generators, and waste processors
– Establishment of waste processing facilities and sanitary landfills
– Monitoring and reporting requirements
– Environmental compensation for non-compliance

The rules aim to implement circular economy principles and improve environmental quality across India.*

Norway

Amended Document – Regulations on restrictions on the use of chemicals and other products hazardous to health and the environment (the product regulations)
Amending Document – Regulations amending the Product Regulations, Chapter 2b

First Effective Date: 20 December 2024
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

The changes to the document notably:

require single-use beverage containers that are made fully or partially of plastic (up to 3 litres) to have caps/lids that remain attached during the entire intended use period;
require polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles (up to 3 litres) to contain at least 25% recycled plastic from January 1, 2025, and all plastic beverage bottles to contain at least 30% recycled plastic from January 1, 2030; and
introduce penalty provisions for breaching the requirements above.

Poland

Amended Document – The Act of 10 April 1997 – Energy Law
Amending Document – Act of November 21, 2024 amending the Energy Law and certain other acts

First Effective Date: 19 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

The change to the document notably updates and amends various provisions to incorporate hydrogen into the existing energy framework.

Serbia

New Principal Document – Regulation on the content of reports on the arrangement of construction sites and work sites

First Effective Date: 23 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Building Management & Maintenance

This document applies to employers and employees in construction and forestry work sites. It outlines requirements for preparing safety plans for construction sites and logging areas. Key elements include site layouts, work descriptions, and safety measures to prevent accidents and protect workers’ health.*

New Principal Document – Rulebook on the method of keeping and retention periods of records in the field of occupational safety and health

First Effective Date: 25 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

This document applies to employers in Serbia. It outlines requirements for maintaining workplace safety records, including high-risk jobs, workplace injuries, occupational diseases, employee training, and safety equipment. Employers must keep detailed logs on various safety aspects and retain records for specified periods, ranging from 6 to 40 years.*

Singapore

Amended Document – Sewerage and Drainage Act
Amending Document – Sewerage and Drainage (Amendment) Act 2024

Publication Date: 13 December 2024
Industry Sector: General Industry, Building Management & Maintenance

The change to this document notably increases the penalties for unauthorized discharge of harmful waste into sewers to a minimum fine of $40,000 and a maximum fine of $400,000, and a maximum fine of $100,000 for repeat offenders; and allows for tracking devices to be installed on piling and soil investigation rigs so that authorities can be made aware if a rig is set up near sewers.

South Africa

Amended Document – Carbon Tax Act, 2019
Amending Document – Rates and Monetary Amounts Amendment Act 45 of 2024 (English / Afrikaans)

First Effective Date: 24 December 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Building Management & Maintenance

The change to this document amends the carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions at an amount of R190 per ton carbon dioxide equivalent of the green house gas emissions of a taxpayer.

Sweden

New Principal Document – The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency’s regulations on the transport of dangerous goods by road and off-road

First Effective Date: 1 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry

This document applies to those transporting dangerous goods by road in Sweden, both nationally and internationally. It outlines regulations for the safe transport of dangerous goods, including requirements for classification, packaging, vehicle specifications, driver training, and documentation. Specific provisions for national transport in Sweden are also covered.*

It replaces The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency regulations on the transport of dangerous goods by road and in terrain. According to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, “the regulations mainly introduce changes to the international provisions in Annex A […] One of the biggest innovations [in this document] is that regulations are being introduced so that electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and hydrogen vehicles can be approved as authorized tank (AT) vehicles and flammable liquid (FL) vehicles and thus used for tank transport. Certain changes have also been made to the provisions that only apply to national transport, Annex S. In particular, mention can be made of changes to Chapter 13.1 of [this document] concerning ‘Transport between industrial or airport areas’ and that a new chapter is introduced through 21.7 ‘Flammability of shock-absorbing materials’.”

United Kingdom

New Principal Document – The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

First Effective Date: 12 December 2024
Industry Sector: General Industry

This document applies to producers of packaging in the UK. It establishes requirements for packaging producers, including registration, data reporting, recycling obligations, and payment of fees to cover disposal costs. It also regulates compliance schemes, reprocessors, and exporters of packaging waste.*

It replaces The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007. The new document, according to the Government of the United Kingdom, introduces extensive changes with regard to the producer’s responsibilities, such as:

placing “new requirements on reprocessors who recycle packaging waste at reprocessing sites in the UK, and exporters who export packaging waste to be recycled at overseas reprocessing sites, to register with a regulator (the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency) and submit data on a regular basis in relation to that waste”;
requiring accredited reprocessors and exporters to report data monthly instead of quarterly;
placing the “responsibility for the costs of managing household packaging on the producers who use and supply this packaging”;
requiring “producers to assess packaging to determine its recyclability”;
updating “the definition of producers and the obligations on producers”;
removing “the principle of shared responsibility (where costs are shared throughout the supply chain, rather than sitting with a single producer)”, so that the responsibility falls to a single producer;
updating the relevant administrative rules, such as setting up the Scheme Administrator and changing the duties of the environmental regulators; and
introducing specific reporting requirements for both large producers and small producers.

New Principal Document – The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025

First Effective Date: 24 January 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry

This document applies to businesses and individuals involved in a deposit scheme for drink containers in England and Northern Ireland. It outlines requirements for producers, retailers, and consumers participating in the scheme, including registration, labeling, return points, and recycling. Key aspects include deposit charges, refunds, and collection targets.*

New Principal Document – The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024

First Effective Date: 1 June 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry, Office Spaces, Building Management & Maintenance

This document applies to businesses and individuals in Wales. It outlines regulations prohibiting the supply of single-use vapes, including penalties for non-compliance. Key requirements include:
– Ban on supplying single-use vapes
– Enforcement powers for local authorities
– Civil sanctions and criminal offenses for violations
– Appeals process for enforcement actions*

Vietnam

New Principal Document – Circular 63/2024/TT-BGTVT Technical regulations on measurement, reporting, appraisal of greenhouse gas emission reduction and greenhouse gas inventory in the transport sector

First Effective Date: 15 February 2025
Industry Sector: General Industry

This document applies to organizations and individuals involved in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions measurement, reporting, and verification in the transportation sector. It outlines technical requirements for GHG inventory and emission reduction activities at both sector and facility levels. Key aspects include data collection, calculation methods, quality control, and reporting procedures for transportation-related GHG emissions.*

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