Production and business projects with a scale specified in Appendix II of Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP dated February 14, 2015 of the Government regulating environmental planning, environmental impact assessment, and environmental protection plans.

Construction and operation have not yet commenced.

The project has had its environmental impact assessment report approved, but during the implementation process, there is one of the following changes in scale, capacity, technology, or other changes that result in environmental protection works being unable to resolve increasing environmental issues;

Legal basis

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.

Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP dated February 14, 2015 of the Government regulating environmental planning, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection plans.

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 plans, effective from July 15, 2015, resolving increasing environmental issues.

Business registration certificate/Investment license.

Construction site agreement.

Land use right certificate/Land lease contract.

Investment report/Technical economic explanation/Pre-feasibility study report.

Project location diagram.

General plan, rainwater drainage, wastewater.

Drawings of environmental treatment systems (if any).

The application dossier for appraisal includes:

One (01) written request for appraisal of the environmental impact assessment report made according to the form prescribed in Appendix 2.1 of Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT.

Seven (07) copies of the environmental impact assessment report of the project. In case the number of appraisal council members is more than seven (07), the project owner must provide an additional number of environmental impact assessment reports. The form of the cover page, sub-cover page and requirements on the structure and content of the environmental impact assessment report are made according to the corresponding forms prescribed in Appendixes 2.2 and 2.3 of Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT.

One (01) copy of the feasibility study report or investment project report or other equivalent documents.

The maximum appraisal period is thirty (30) working days from the date of receipt of a complete and valid dossier. In case the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within a maximum period of five (05) working days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the appraisal agency shall issue a written notice to the project owner. The appraisal period for the environmental impact assessment report does not include the time for the project owner to complete the environmental impact assessment report as required by the appraisal agency.

The maximum approval period for the environmental impact assessment report is twenty (20) working days from the date of receipt of a complete and valid dossier.

Depending on the scale and location of the project, the receiving and appraising agency is one of the following agencies:

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Other ministries.

Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Industrial Park Management Board.

Economic Zone Management Board.

Depending on the scale, the licensing authority is one of the following agencies:

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Other ministries.

Provincial People's Committee

Industrial Park Management Board

Economic Zone Management Board.

A fine of VND 200,000,000 to VND 250,000,000 for the act of not having an approved Environmental Impact Assessment Report as prescribed.

A fine of VND 180,000,000 to VND 200,000,000 for the act of not re-establishing an Environmental Impact Assessment Report.

Detailed penalty provisions are in Articles 9 and 12, Decree 179/2013/ND-CP dated November 14, 2013 of the Government regulating administrative sanctions in the field of environmental protection.

Projects that Viet Environment has prepared EIA:

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Investment in upgrading, renovating and constructing a new 5-star resort Dinh I"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "3-4 star hotel resort and eco-tourism"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Dredging Chien Thang Lake"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Van Hung Phat Livestock Farm"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Pacorini Phu Hoi Wet Coffee Processing Factory"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "High-quality export green coffee processing factory"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Bel Ga Farm"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Intimex Bao Loc Coffee Processing Factory"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Cao Nguyen Xanh Microbial Fertilizer Processing Factory"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Investment in expanding and increasing capacity plastic packaging factory"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Cuong Thinh Phu Wood Processing Factory"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Stone Processing Station and Hot Asphalt Mixing Station with a capacity of 250 tons/hour"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Bao Loc City Solid Waste Treatment Plant"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Bao Dai Waterfall Tourist Area - Tuyen Lam Lake Tourist Area"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Silk Spinning Plant II"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Investment in construction of the Trade Center of Le Thanh - Gia Lai Border Gate Economic Zone"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Mercefe Phu Hoi Coffee Processing Plant"

Environmental impact assessment for the project "Nicotex Biofertilizer Processing Plant"