What are criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks applied for investors executing an investment project on construction and business of infrastructure facilities in Vietnam?

What are criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks applied for investors executing an investment project on construction and business of infrastructure facilities in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 37 of the Decree 35/2022/NĐ-CP (takes effect from 15/07/2022) stipulating criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks applied for investors executing an investment project on construction and business of infrastructure facilities in Vietnam as follows:

1. An investor executing an investment project on construction and business of infrastructure facilities of an industrial park must satisfy the following criteria:

a) 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;

b) 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;

c) 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;

d) 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.

What are criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks applied for enterprises operating at an industrial park in Vietnam? 

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 37 of the Decree 35/2022/NĐ-CP (takes effect from 15/07/2022) stipulating criteria for identification of eco-industrial parks applied for enterprises operating at an industrial park in Vietnam as follows:

2. Enterprises operating at an industrial park must meet the following criteria:

a) 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;

b) 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;

c) 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.

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