What is the purpose of deposits on environmental protection in Vietnam?

What is the purpose of deposits on environmental protection in Vietnam?

According to the latest regulations of the Law, What is the purpose of deposits on environmental protection in Vietnam? Thank you!

Answer:

Pursuant Clause 1 and 2, Article 137 of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2022 stipulating payment of deposits on environmental protection in Vietnam as follows:

1. The payment of deposits on environmental protection aims to ensure that entities take responsibility for remediating environment and manage risks of environmental pollution caused by the activities specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. Entities that carry out the activities below must pay deposits on environmental protection:

a) Mineral mining;

b) Waste burial;

c) Import of scrap from foreign countries as production materials.

Is it necessary to have environmental protection departments in hi-tech zones in Vietnam?

In the upcoming time, is it necessary to have environmental protection departments in hi-tech zones of provinces and central-affiliated cities in Vietnam?

Answer:

Pursuant Clause 2, Article 51 of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2022 stipulating environmental protection in dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision in Vietnam as follows:

Management boards of industrial parks, export-processing zones and hi-tech zones of provinces and central-affiliated cities must have an environmental protection department and personnel in charge of environmental protection majoring in environment or field suitable for their assigned tasks.

As regulations above, it is compulsory to have environmental protection departments and personnel in charge of environmental protection majoring in environment or field suitable for their assigned tasks.

What are the contents of environmental protection reports in Vietnam?

What are the contents of environmental protection reports in Vietnam? Thank you!

Answer:

Pursuant Clause 2, Article 118 of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2022 stipulating as follows:

Main contents of an environmental protection report:

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

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

c) 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;

d) Environmental monitoring and warning system;

dd) 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;

e) Conditions and resources for environmental protection;

g) Results of compilation of environmental statistical indicators;

h) General assessment;

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

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