What are the fines for throwing or littering waste or pouring wastewater at undesignated locations or public areas in Vietnam?

What are the fines for throwing or littering waste or pouring wastewater at undesignated locations or public areas in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2.c Article 25 of the Decree 45/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating offences against regulations on environmental protection in public areas, urban areas and residential areas; transport of raw materials, materials and goods causing environmental pollution in Vietnam as follows:

1. A warning shall be imposed for failure to post regulations on environmental hygiene in public areas.

2. Penalties for collecting or discharging waste in contravention of regulations on environmental protection are as follows:

a) A fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 150,000 shall be imposed for throwing, littering or discarding cigarette butts, leftovers and ashes at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas;

b) A fine ranging from VND 150,000 to VND 250,000 shall be imposed for addressing personal sanitation needs (e.g. urination, defecation) at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas;

c) A fine ranging from VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 shall be imposed for throwing or littering waste or pouring wastewater at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas, except for the offence mentioned in point d of this clause;

d) A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for throwing or littering domestic waste on sidewalks, pavements or municipal sewerage systems or surface water drainage systems; for pouring wastewater at undesignated locations on road sidewalks or pavements; discharging domestic plastic waste into ponds, lakes, channels, rivers, streams or sea.

3. A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed for transporting raw materials or materials when they are not protected by covers or casings or if they leak into the environment whilst running on roads.

4. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to use specialized equipment or means of transport to ensure that raw materials or materials cannot leak into the environment during the transportation.

5. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following offences against regulations on management of parks, recreational areas, festivals, tourism areas, markets, train stations, bus stations, wharves, ports, ferries and other public areas:

a) Failure to have sufficient public conveniences, facilities and equipment for collecting waste in order to meet demand on keeping environmental hygiene as regulated;

b) Failure to collect waste within the scope of management as prescribed;

c) Failure to assign personnel to collect waste or clean the environment in places under their management; failure to have personnel or teams in charge of environmental protection for supervision and inspection purposes;

6. A fine ranging from VND 200,000,000 to VND 250,000,000 shall be imposed upon an investor in construction of an urban area or high density residential area for any of the following offences against environmental protection:

a) Failure to separate rainwater drainage network from wastewater drainage network; failure to have public conveniences satisfying environmental protection requirements;

b) Failure to have a synchronous system for collecting and treating wastewater in accordance with the approved planning;

c) Failure to make equipment, facilities or locations available for classifying at source, collecting or storing domestic waste in conformity with the quantity and type of waste generated from households or individuals in the high density residential area;

d) Failure to maintain an adequate ratio of green space, water surface space or open space in the urban area or high density residential area as prescribed.

7. Remedial measures:

a) Mandatory restoration to original condition; in case of causing environmental pollution, mandatory application of remedial measures against environmental pollution caused by the administrative offences specified in points c and d clause 2, clause 3 and clause 4 of this Article;

b) Mandatory construction or installation of an environmental protection work within the period regulated by the person having the power to impose penalties in the decision to impose penalties for the administrative offences prescribed in points a, b and c clause 6 of this Article;

c) Mandatory application of remedial measures against environmental pollution in accordance with regulations and mandatory submission of reports on result of completed remediation of consequences of offences within the period regulated by the person having the power to impose penalties in the decision to impose penalties for the offences prescribed in clauses 5 and 6 of this Article.

As regulations above, an violator, who throws or litters waste or pours wastewater at undesignated locations or public areas in Vietnam, shall be fined from from VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000. The fine imposed upon organizations shall be twice as much as the fine for individuals.

What are the fines for throwing or littering domestic waste on sidewalks, pavements or municipal sewerage systems in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2.d Article 25 of the Decree 45/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating offences against regulations on environmental protection in public areas, urban areas and residential areas; transport of raw materials, materials and goods causing environmental pollution in Vietnam as follows:

1. A warning shall be imposed for failure to post regulations on environmental hygiene in public areas.

2. Penalties for collecting or discharging waste in contravention of regulations on environmental protection are as follows:

a) A fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 150,000 shall be imposed for throwing, littering or discarding cigarette butts, leftovers and ashes at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas;

b) A fine ranging from VND 150,000 to VND 250,000 shall be imposed for addressing personal sanitation needs (e.g. urination, defecation) at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas;

c) A fine ranging from VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 shall be imposed for throwing or littering waste or pouring wastewater at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas, except for the offence mentioned in point d of this clause;

d) A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for throwing or littering domestic waste on sidewalks, pavements or municipal sewerage systems or surface water drainage systems; for pouring wastewater at undesignated locations on road sidewalks or pavements; discharging domestic plastic waste into ponds, lakes, channels, rivers, streams or sea.

3. A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed for transporting raw materials or materials when they are not protected by covers or casings or if they leak into the environment whilst running on roads.

4. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to use specialized equipment or means of transport to ensure that raw materials or materials cannot leak into the environment during the transportation.

5. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following offences against regulations on management of parks, recreational areas, festivals, tourism areas, markets, train stations, bus stations, wharves, ports, ferries and other public areas:

a) Failure to have sufficient public conveniences, facilities and equipment for collecting waste in order to meet demand on keeping environmental hygiene as regulated;

b) Failure to collect waste within the scope of management as prescribed;

c) Failure to assign personnel to collect waste or clean the environment in places under their management; failure to have personnel or teams in charge of environmental protection for supervision and inspection purposes;

6. A fine ranging from VND 200,000,000 to VND 250,000,000 shall be imposed upon an investor in construction of an urban area or high density residential area for any of the following offences against environmental protection:

a) Failure to separate rainwater drainage network from wastewater drainage network; failure to have public conveniences satisfying environmental protection requirements;

b) Failure to have a synchronous system for collecting and treating wastewater in accordance with the approved planning;

c) Failure to make equipment, facilities or locations available for classifying at source, collecting or storing domestic waste in conformity with the quantity and type of waste generated from households or individuals in the high density residential area;

d) Failure to maintain an adequate ratio of green space, water surface space or open space in the urban area or high density residential area as prescribed.

7. Remedial measures:

a) Mandatory restoration to original condition; in case of causing environmental pollution, mandatory application of remedial measures against environmental pollution caused by the administrative offences specified in points c and d clause 2, clause 3 and clause 4 of this Article;

b) Mandatory construction or installation of an environmental protection work within the period regulated by the person having the power to impose penalties in the decision to impose penalties for the administrative offences prescribed in points a, b and c clause 6 of this Article;

c) Mandatory application of remedial measures against environmental pollution in accordance with regulations and mandatory submission of reports on result of completed remediation of consequences of offences within the period regulated by the person having the power to impose penalties in the decision to impose penalties for the offences prescribed in clauses 5 and 6 of this Article.

As regulations above, an violator, who throws or litters domestic waste on sidewalks, pavements or municipal sewerage systems in Vietnam, shall be fined from from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000. The fine imposed upon organizations shall be twice as much as the fine for individuals.

What are the fines for addressing personal sanitation needs at undesignated locations in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2.b Article 25 of the Decree 45/2022/NĐ-CP stipulating offences against regulations on environmental protection in public areas, urban areas and residential areas; transport of raw materials, materials and goods causing environmental pollution in Vietnam as follows:

1. A warning shall be imposed for failure to post regulations on environmental hygiene in public areas.

2. Penalties for collecting or discharging waste in contravention of regulations on environmental protection are as follows:

a) A fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 150,000 shall be imposed for throwing, littering or discarding cigarette butts, leftovers and ashes at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas;

b) A fine ranging from VND 150,000 to VND 250,000 shall be imposed for addressing personal sanitation needs (e.g. urination, defecation) at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas;

c) A fine ranging from VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 shall be imposed for throwing or littering waste or pouring wastewater at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas, except for the offence mentioned in point d of this clause;

d) A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for throwing or littering domestic waste on sidewalks, pavements or municipal sewerage systems or surface water drainage systems; for pouring wastewater at undesignated locations on road sidewalks or pavements; discharging domestic plastic waste into ponds, lakes, channels, rivers, streams or sea.

3. A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed for transporting raw materials or materials when they are not protected by covers or casings or if they leak into the environment whilst running on roads.

4. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to use specialized equipment or means of transport to ensure that raw materials or materials cannot leak into the environment during the transportation.

5. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following offences against regulations on management of parks, recreational areas, festivals, tourism areas, markets, train stations, bus stations, wharves, ports, ferries and other public areas:

a) Failure to have sufficient public conveniences, facilities and equipment for collecting waste in order to meet demand on keeping environmental hygiene as regulated;

b) Failure to collect waste within the scope of management as prescribed;

c) Failure to assign personnel to collect waste or clean the environment in places under their management; failure to have personnel or teams in charge of environmental protection for supervision and inspection purposes;

6. A fine ranging from VND 200,000,000 to VND 250,000,000 shall be imposed upon an investor in construction of an urban area or high density residential area for any of the following offences against environmental protection:

a) Failure to separate rainwater drainage network from wastewater drainage network; failure to have public conveniences satisfying environmental protection requirements;

b) Failure to have a synchronous system for collecting and treating wastewater in accordance with the approved planning;

c) Failure to make equipment, facilities or locations available for classifying at source, collecting or storing domestic waste in conformity with the quantity and type of waste generated from households or individuals in the high density residential area;

d) Failure to maintain an adequate ratio of green space, water surface space or open space in the urban area or high density residential area as prescribed.

7. Remedial measures:

a) Mandatory restoration to original condition; in case of causing environmental pollution, mandatory application of remedial measures against environmental pollution caused by the administrative offences specified in points c and d clause 2, clause 3 and clause 4 of this Article;

b) Mandatory construction or installation of an environmental protection work within the period regulated by the person having the power to impose penalties in the decision to impose penalties for the administrative offences prescribed in points a, b and c clause 6 of this Article;

c) Mandatory application of remedial measures against environmental pollution in accordance with regulations and mandatory submission of reports on result of completed remediation of consequences of offences within the period regulated by the person having the power to impose penalties in the decision to impose penalties for the offences prescribed in clauses 5 and 6 of this Article.

As regulations above, an violator, who addresses personal sanitation needs (e.g. urination, defecation) at undesignated locations in apartment buildings, commercial, service or public areas in Vietnam, shall be fined from from VND 150,000 to VND 250,000. The fine imposed upon organizations shall be twice as much as the fine for individuals.

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