What are details of Official Decree 112 2024 on policies for assistance in the protection of rice cultivation land? When does Decree 112/2024/ND-CP take effect in Vietnam?
What are details of Official Decree 112 2024 on policies for assistance in the protection of rice cultivation land in Vietnam?
On September 11, 2024, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 12/2024/ND-CP detailing the regulations on rice cultivation land. This includes clear policies for assistance in the protection of rice cultivation land, investment support, infrastructure investment, application of modern science and technology for high-yield and quality rice cultivation areas.
Decree 112 of 2024 regarding policies for assistance in the protection of rice cultivation land is as follows:
Article 14 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP stipulates state budget support for rice production as follows:
(1) The state budget supports rice production as follows:
- 1,500,000 VND/ha/year for specialized rice cultivation land;- 750,000 VND/ha/year for remaining rice cultivation land, excluding spontaneously expanded rice land not according to plan;- Additional support of 1,500,000 VND/ha/year for specialized rice cultivation land in planned high-yield, quality rice areas.
(2) The area of rice cultivation land supported under points a and b of Clause 1 Decree 12/2024/ND-CP is determined per the land statistics of provinces and centrally-run cities published by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for the year preceding the first year of the stable budget period. Particularly for the funding allocated for 2025, it is based on 2023 land statistics.
(3) The supported area of rice cultivation land under point c, Clause 1, Article 14 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP is determined by the provincial People's Committee according to Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP and published for the year preceding the first year of the stable budget period.
(4) For years within the stable budget period, the central budget's support mechanism for local budgets for the policies stipulated in Clause 1, Article 14 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP adopts the principle of central budget support for local budgets for implementing social welfare policies prescribed by the central government for each period.
(5) The provincial People's Committee is responsible for managing and allocating the budget.
The above regulation provides information on "Decree 112 of 2024 regarding policies for assistance in the protection of rice cultivation land"
What are details of Official Decree 112 2024 on policies for assistance in the protection of rice cultivation land in Vietnam? (Internet image)
Decree 112/2024/ND-CP on the use of assistance funds in Vietnam?
Article 15 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP regulates the use of assistance funds as follows:
(1) The use of funds by those assigned land, leased land by the state for non-agricultural purposes from specialized rice cultivation land must comply with Clause 1, Article 12, and the state budget support for rice production within the local budget balance per Clause 1, Article 14 of this Decree. The provincial People's Committee submits these to the same-level People's Council based on the local actual conditions to specifically decide the principle, scope, support norms, and use of assistance funds for activities in Clause 2, Article 15 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP.
(2) The funds under Clause 1 of this Article are used for the following activities:
- Support users of rice cultivation land: using legal rice varieties for production; applying production procedures, technical advances, technology recognized by competent state agencies; building demonstration models; extension activities; organizing training, workshops, linked production, product consumption;
- Improving and enhancing the quality of rice cultivation land;
- Evaluating physical, chemical properties; constructing agrochemical maps of specialized rice cultivation land every 5 years;
- Repairing, maintaining infrastructure for agriculture and rural areas;
- Supporting the purchase of copyrights for protected rice varieties.
When will Decree 112/2024/ND-CP take effect in Vietnam?
Article 18 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP stipulates the effective date as follows:
Effective Date
1. This Decree shall take effect from the date of signing.
2. The following regulations and Decrees shall cease to be effective from the date this Decree takes effect:
a) Decree No. 35/2015/ND-CP dated April 13, 2015, of the Government on the management and use of rice cultivation land;
b) Decree No. 62/2019/ND-CP dated July 11, 2019, of the Government amending and supplementing several articles of Decree No. 35/2015/ND-CP dated April 13, 2015, of the Government on the management and use of rice cultivation land;
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Article 18 of Decree 12/2024/ND-CP becomes effective from September 11, 2024.
The following regulations and Decrees shall cease to be effective in Vietnam from the date this Decree takes effect:
- Decree 35/2015/ND-CP- Decree 62/2019/ND-CP
- Articles 13 and 14 of Decree 94/2019/ND-CP
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