In order for businesses to grasp the legal regulations on the environment and be more proactive in their environmental management plans, Viet Environment Company sends to customers a summary of the most basic environmental procedures that the facility must carry out before and after the project goes into operation.
1. Legal bases on the environment
Law on Environmental Protection No. 55/2014/QH13 was passed by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on June 23, 2014, effective from January 1, 2015.
Law on Water Resources No. 17/2012/QH13 was passed by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on June 21, 2012, effective from January 1, 2013.
Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP dated February 14, 2015 of the Government regulating environmental planning, environmental impact assessment, and environmental protection plans.
Decree No. 201/2013/ND-CP of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Water Resources Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP dated February 14, 2015 of the Government regulating environmental planning, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection plans, effective from February 14, 2015.
Decree No. 179/2013/ND-CP dated November 14, 2013 of the Government regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the field of environmental protection
Decree No. 38/2015/ND-CP dated April 24, 2015 of the Government on Waste and Scrap Management
Circular No. 27/2014/TT-BTNMT dated May 30, 2014 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment regulating the registration of underground water exploitation, application form for granting, extending, adjusting, and re-granting water resource licenses.
Circular No. 26/2015/TT-BTNMT dated May 28, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment regulating detailed environmental protection plans and simple environmental protection plans, effective from July 15, 2015.
Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT dated May 29, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment detailing environmental protection planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan, effective from July 15, 2015.
Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BTNMT dated June 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment regulating hazardous waste management.
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ACTIVE PROJECTS |
ACTIVE PROJECTS |
TIMELINE |
NEW PROJECT |
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Project establishment phase |
Project construction phase |
Project Operation Phase |
Project closure phase |
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Object |
Project was operational before 01/01/2015
But no environmental records
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01/04/2015 |
Newly established projects that have not yet come into operation or projects with changes in scale, production technology, etc. corresponding to the subjects that must re-establish EIA according to the law |
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Documents required |
Detailed Environmental Protection Plan
or Simple Environmental Protection Plan
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) |
- Prepare a report on project completion and environmental protection measures before putting the project into official operation.
- Procedures for applying for a license to exploit underground water;
- Procedures for applying for a license to exploit surface water;
- Application for a license to discharge wastewater into water sources;
- Register the hazardous waste source owner's book;
- Prepare periodic environmental monitoring reports;
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- Prepare environmental improvement and restoration reports. - Prepare periodic environmental monitoring reports; |