VIGA Vietnam Industrial Gases Association
The industrial gas is a HIGHLY RISKY industry, and if incidents or accidents happen, it will result in extremely serious losses.
Therefore, the Industrial Gases Association in the many countries in the world was born, and the foreign industrial gases companies operating legally in Vietnam is also wishing to establish it in Vietnam with the purpose:
- Operate as a NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
- Promoting AWARENESS OF SAFETY, health and the environment.
- Advising, providing information, warning about Safety.
- Sharing lessons learned from accidents and incidents to MINIMIZE THE HAZARD AND RISK.
- Provides standards and technical information in the industrial gas industry as a data source in the creating of standard that align with international standards in the gas industry for local governments.
The 1st meetings for VIGA establishment
1st Meeting – Sep 22nd , 2010
AIGA, ALV, Linde, Sovigaz, NSVN
- Discussion on the establishment of VIGA
- All participants had agreed to establish VIGA
2nd Meeting – Sep 22nd , 2012
Have not a record
Have not a record
3rd Meeting – Oct 15th, 2015
NSVN, ALV, Linde, Messer
- Procedures to grant of an operation certificate for VIGA
- New potential member of VIGA
- Tentative conclusion & things to do
Law
Regulated:
- Foreign – Owned Organization have not been yet established association in VN based on the current Law
- Foreign-Owned Organizations can join the association in Vietnam which have been established and being operation as the honorary members or the associate members.
Law reference:
The Degree No. 45/2010/NĐ-CP, the Degree No. 33/2012/NĐ-CP, the Circular No. 03/2013/TT-BNV; Article 9, Form No. 9, Annex 1 of the Circular No. 03/2013/TT-BNV dated Apr 16, 2013; and item 3, Article 17, Chapter 3 of the Degree No. 45/2010/NĐ-CP
Oct 30th , 2017 – Meeting with Dept. of Non-Governmental Organization under Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA)
The office of the Ministry of Home Affairs (8 Ton That Thuyet, Hanoi)
1 – Nippon Sanso Vietnam (NSVN) – on behalf of AIGA
2 – Dept. of Non-Governmental Organization. (DNGO)
Nippon Sanso Vietnam JSC:
- Briefly introduction about the industrial gas industry
- Explain the purpose to establish Vietnam Industrial Gases Association
- Get the confirm of legal regulations on the establishment of associations of foreign organizations in Vietnam
DNGO Confirmed officially
- Vietnam’s current law has not regulated yet for foreign-Owned Organizations to establish associations in Vietnam
- Foreign-Owned Organizations can join the Vietnam association which have been established and being operation as the honorary members or the associate members.
As the stipulation of the current laws, we had decided to cancel establishing VIGA (Vietnam Industrial Gases Association)
Switch to establish AIGA VN – as a Representative Office of AIGA in Vietnam
Mr. HARUHIKO YASUGA
Play as the Founder
Mr. HARUHIKO YASUGA (Japanese)
The 4th General Director (From 2010 ~ 2019) of Nippon Sanso Vietnam Joint – Stock Company (“NSVN”)
A subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
He had suggested and called up the Foreign Industrial Gases companies in Vietnam to establish the Rep. Office of AIGA in Vietnam in stead of VIGA with the same mission. And he played as a key roles on establishing it
AIGA Asia Industrial Gases Association in Vietnam
4th Meeting – Jun 26, 2018 (PM), HCMC
TOMOE, NSVN, LINDE, AIR LIQUIDE, MESSER, SIG
- The reason of stopping VIGA establishment
- Proposal for establishing for AIGA Rep. Office in Vietnam – and call AIGA VN
- Consider for structure for AIGA VN
- NSVN takes responsibility to learn more information of AIGA Rep. Office establishment process and also in charge of implement it accordingly
5th Meeting – Oct 9, 2018 (AM), Ha Noi
TOMOE, NSVN, LINDE, AIR LIQUIDE, MESSER, SIG
- NSVN reports the procedure of application
- All agreed with AIGA VN’s proposed structures and suggest NSVN to carry out the works of AIGA VN application
6th Meeting – Mar 25th , 2019 (PM), HCMC
AIGA, TOMOE, NSVN, LINDE, AIR LIQUIDE, MESSER, SIG, AW
- On be haft of AIGA, Mr. Milan – General Secretary guide and advice how to organize AIGA VN
- To report on submitting the application of AIGA in Vietnam establishment to the Authority
- To structure and create the resource includes Human and Finance of AIGA VN
Certificate
AIGA VN – Cert. No. 452/CNV-HĐ dated Aug 15, 2019
Submit the application of AIGA VN establishment to the Authority
The certificate of operation registration has issued by the Dept. of Foreign Affairs under Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Operation location : Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi city
- Operation Field : Support to improve the awareness about safety, health, environment and security in producing and using the
industrial gases
The issued Certificate has been adjusted due to the change of the Chief Rep.,
The adjusted CERTIFICATE has been issued
AIGA VN is officially going to carry its activities
PACCOM - Direct Management Agency
AIGA (Asia Industrial Gases Association) is certificated to operate in Vietnam and called AIGA VN under the management directly, guidance and support of the People’s Aid Coordinating Committee (“PACCOM”), the specialized and functional body of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (“VUFO”), was established on 10 June 1989.
PACCOM is working in four desks (Administration, Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific). And AIGA VN is belong to Asia – Pacific Desk.
PACCOM is responsible for relations with International Non-Government Organizations (“INGOs”) and for mobilizing aid. PACCOM works closely with INGOs both at the central level and in all 63 provinces and centrally administered cities to facilitate foreign NGOs’ activities in Vietnam.
AIGA VN has to take responsibility to consult, report to PACCOM for all activities
Ref. in detail at http://vufo.org.vn/The-Peoples-Aid-Co-ordinating-Committee-PACCOM