What are the procedures for certification for eco-businesses in Vietnam?
What are the criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 37 of Decree 35/2022/ND-CP stipulating the criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks in Vietnam as follows:
- An investor executing an investment project on construction and business of infrastructure facilities of an industrial park must satisfy the following criteria:
+ Comply with regulatory provisions of law on investment, law on enterprises, law on construction, law on land, law on environmental protection and law on labor within 03 years before the date of registration for certification of the eco-industrial park;
+ Provide all basic services needed to be in place at industrial parks under law, including essential basic amenities (e.g., electricity, water, information, fire prevention and control, wastewater treatment, others), relevant services and services intended to support enterprises inside industrial parks in carrying out the industrial symbiosis;
+ Formulate and carry out the mechanism for cooperation on input and output supervision related to use of ingredients, materials, water, energy, chemicals, waste and by-products at the industrial park; prepare the annual review report on results achieved during the process of efficient consumption of resources, cleaner production and supervision of emissions of the industrial park for submission to the industrial park and economic zone authority;
+ Every year, submit the report on conformance to regulations on environmental protection and social corporate responsibility to surrounding communities for submission to the industrial park and economic zone authority and publish it on websites of enterprises at the industrial park.
- Enterprises operating at an industrial park must meet the following criteria:
+ Comply with regulatory provisions of law on investment, law on enterprises, law on construction, law on land, law on environmental protection and law on labor within 03 years before the date of registration for certification of the eco-industrial park;
+ Perform at least one industrial symbiosis in which participating enterprises at the industrial park must apply production and environment management system according to corresponding ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards;
+ At least 20% of enterprises at the industrial park that apply resource efficiency and cleaner production solutions show their achievements in the efficient use of ingredients, materials, water, energy, chemicals, waste or by-products and reduction of environmental emissions.
- The industrial park must meet the following criteria:
+ Total area of land intended for tree planting, traffic and development of public technical utilities and social infrastructure must account for at least 25% of that as expected according to the planning scheme for construction of industrial parks approved by the competent regulatory authority according to the national technical regulations for construction planning;
+ Solutions to providing dwellings, public services and utilities for employees working in the industrial parks must be available in use.
What are the procedures for certification for eco-businesses in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What are the procedures for certification for eco-businesses in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 42 of Decree 35/2022/ND-CP stipulating the procedures for certification for eco-businesses as follows:
- Each enterprise located at an eco-industrial park prepares 05 application packages for certification for the eco-business to the industrial park and economic zone authority.
- Within 03 working days of receipt of the sufficient application package, the industrial park and economic zone authority files written consultation request documents to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Industry and Trade, and the Department of Construction of the province where the applicant enterprise is operating.
- Within 07 working days of full receipt of the submitted documents, the consulted agency makes their comments on conformance to the criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks stated in clause 2 Article 37 of Decree 35/2022/ND-CP.
- Within 20 working days of full receipt of the submitted documents, the industrial park and economic zone authority conducts the review of these submitted documents and makes their assessment report on conformance to the criteria for identification of eco-businesses stated in clause 2 Article 37 of Decree 35/2022/ND-CP.
- Upon receipt of the satisfactory assessment results, the industrial park and economic zone authority grants the Certificate of eco-business to the applicant enterprise.
- Upon receipt of the unsatisfactory assessment results, within 03 working days after such receipt, the industrial park or economic zone authority shall be responsible for notifying these results in writing to the applicant enterprise and giving clear explanations for such results.
What is included in the application for certification for eco-businesses in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 42 of Decree 35/2022/ND-CP, the application for certification for eco-businesses includes:
- Registration form for certification for an eco-business;
- Report on performance of an enterprise entering in the eco-industrial park;
- Assessment and interpretation of capabilities of satisfying the criteria for identification of an eco-business specified in clause 2 Article 37 of Decree 35/2022/ND-CP (enclosing relevant documents);
- Other documents related to corporate environmental and social responsibility (if any).
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