What is the latest fee for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services in Vietnam in 2023?
- How much is the fee for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services according to the new regulations?
- What is the formula for calculating fees for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services in Vietnam?
- What is the effective date of the new regulations on fee rates for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services in Vietnam?
How much is the fee for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services according to the new regulations?
Payers and collectors are determined according to Article 2 of Circular No. 34/2023/TT-BTC as follows:
- Payers are organizations applying for issuance or modification of Certificate.
- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment or regulatory authorities affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and tasked with appraising applications for issuance or modification of Certificate as prescribed by laws are collectors of fees as prescribed in this Circular.
Based on Article 3 of Circular No. 34/2023/TT-BTC, the fees for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services are specified as follows:
According to that, the above fees are the fees for appraisal of applications for issuance or modification of the certificate of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services.
Payers shall pay fees according to the appraisal fee collection notice of the collector; Fees shall be paid in the form specified in Circular No. 74/2022/TT-BTC.
What is the latest fee for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services in Vietnam in 2023?
What is the formula for calculating fees for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions in Clause 1, Article 3 of Circular No. 34/2023/TT-BTC, fees for appraisal of applications for issuance or modification of Certificate are calculated adopting the following formula:
Fee payable = Appraisal cost x K x M
Where:
- Appraisal cost: VND 42.000.000 (the minimum cost of processing the application, conducting physical inspection at the applicant’s premises and holding meeting of the appraisal council to appraise certain applications for issuance or modification of Certificate).
- K: Geographic position factor for the region of the applicant for issuance of modification of Certificate:
No. | Geographic region | Provinces/ cities in the region | K factor |
1 | Red River Delta (consisting of 10 provinces/cities) | Bac Ninh, Ha Nam, Ha Noi, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thai Binh, Vinh Phuc. | 1,0 |
2 | Northern midland and mountainous region (consisting of 15 provinces/cities) | Ha Giang, Bac Giang, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen. | 1,1 |
3 | North central coast and south central coast (consisting of 14 provinces/cities) | Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan. | 1,2 |
4 | Central highlands (consisting of 5 provinces/cities) | Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong. | 1,3 |
5 | Southern Vietnam (consisting of 19 provinces/cities) | Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City, Long An, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, An Giang, Ben Tre, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Can Tho. | 1,4 |
- M: Indexing factor for environmental parameters to be covered by the Certificate.
What is the effective date of the new regulations on fee rates for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 6 of Circular No. 34/2023/TT-BTC on terms of implementation as follows:
Implementation
1. This Circular comes into force from July 15, 2023.
2. The following regulations are abrogated:
a) The Circular No. 185/2016/TT-BTC dated November 08, 2016 of the Minister of Finance of Vietnam prescribing fees for appraisal of applications for certificate of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services, collection, transfer, management and use thereof.
b) Article 1 of the Circular No. 55/2018/TT-BTC dated June 25, 2018 of the Minister of Finance of Vietnam providing amendments to 07 Circulars prescribing collection of fees in natural resources and environment sector.
3. Other contents concerning the collection, transfer, management and use of fees for appraisal of applications for Certificates, receipts, and disclosure of fee collection regimes which are not mentioned in this Circular shall comply with regulations of the Law on fees and charges, the Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP, the Law on Tax Administration, the Decree No. 126/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020, the Government’s Decree No. 91/2022/ND-CP dated October 30, 2022, the Government’s Decree No. 11/2020/ND-CP dated January 20, 2020, the Government’s Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020, the Circular No. 78/2021/TT-BTC dated September 17, 2021 of the Minister of Finance, and the Government’s Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020.
4. If any documents referred to in this Circular are amended, supplemented or superseded, the new ones shall apply.
5. Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be promptly reported to the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam for consideration./.
Thus, according to the above content, the new regulations on the fee rates for appraisal of eligibility to provide environmental monitoring services apply from July 15, 2023.
Circular No. 34/2023/TT-BTC takes effect from July 15, 2023.
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