What are methods of sending environmental protection reports in Vietnam? What is the time of sending environmental protection reports in Vietnam?

What are methods of sending environmental protection reports in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 65 of the Circular 02/2022/TT-BTNMT stipulating forms and methods of sending environmental protection reports:

Forms and methods of sending environmental protection reports

1. An environmental protection report shall be presented in one of the following forms:

a) Physical report with signature of the authorized person and stamp of the unit and electronic report (file.doc). The datasheets attached to the report shall be borne the overlapping seal. The written reports shall be sent by methods specified at Points c, d, dd, and e, Clause 2 of this Article.

b) Electronic report in the format that is prescribed by the competent state agency or digitized from written report with electronic signature of the competent person and electronic stamp of the unit. The electronic reports shall be sent by methods specified at Points a and b, Clause 2 of this Article.

2. The reports shall be sent to the receiving agency by:

a) National documentation system

b) Information and reporting system of the local authorities and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

c) In person;

d) Post

dd) Fax;

e) Email;

g) Other methods according to regulations.

As regulated above, the reports shall be sent to the receiving agency by:

- National documentation system

- Information and reporting system of the local authorities and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

- In person;

- Post

- Fax;

- Email;

- Other methods according to regulations.

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What is the time of sending environmental protection reports in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 66 of the Circular 02/2022/TT-BTNMT (amended by Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 1 of the Decision 3323/QD-BTNMT in 2022) stipulating contents, forms and time of sending environmental protection reports in production, trade and service activities:

Contents, forms and time of sending environmental protection reports in production, trade and service activities

1. Contents of environmental protection reports:

a) The contents of an environmental protection report of the owner of investment project or production, trade and service establishment subject to environmental license shall comply with regulations of Form No. 05.A, Appendix VI issued together with this Circular;

b) The contents of an environmental protection report of the owner of investment project or production, trade and service establishment subject to environmental registration shall comply with regulations of Form No. 05.B, Appendix VI issued together with this Circular; The owner of investment project or production, trade and service establishment subject to exemption from environmental registration specified in Article 32 of Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP shall not make an environmental protection report;

c) The contents of an environmental protection report of the investor of project on infrastructure construction and trade in concentrated production, trade, service zone or industrial cluster shall comply with regulations of Form No. 06, Appendix VI issued together with this Circular;

2. The time for sending environmental protection reports: the owner of project or production, trade and service establishment shall annually report environmental protection to the agencies specified in Clause 5 of this Article (from January 1 to the end of December 31) before January 15 of the following year. The investor of project on infrastructure construction and trade in concentrated production, trade, service zone or industrial cluster shall annually report environmental protection to the agencies specified in Clause 5 of this Article (from January 1 to the end of December 31) before January 20 of the following year.

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As regulated above, the time for sending environmental protection reports is stipulated as follows:

[1] The owner of project or production, trade and service establishment shall:

- Annually report environmental protection to the agencies before January 15 of the following year.

- The report is from January 1 to the end of December 31.

[2] The investor of project on infrastructure construction and trade in concentrated production, trade, service zone or industrial cluster shall:

- Annually report environmental protection to the agencies before January 20 of the following year.

- The report is from January 1 to the end of December 31.

What are main contents of an environmental protection report in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 118 of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020 stipulating main contents of an environmental protection report in Vietnam:

- State of soil, water and air and changes in soil, water and air quality; natural heritage site and biodiversity;

- General socio-economic context and impacts on the environment;

- Results of performance of environmental protection activities including:

+ Control of pollution sources;

+ Solid and hazardous waste management;

+ Management of soil, water and air quality;

+ Pollution remediation, environmental quality improvement;

+ Environmental emergency prevention and response;

+ Environmental protection of natural heritage sites and biodiversity;

- Environmental monitoring and warning system;

- Formulation of policies and law, handling of administrative procedures, supervision, inspection and handling of violations against the law, handling of complaints and denunciations about the environment;

- Conditions and resources for environmental protection;

- Results of compilation of environmental statistical indicators;

- General assessment;

- Orientations, tasks and solutions for environmental protection in the coming time.

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