Seeking opinions about regional planning in Vietnam
What are current regulations on seeking opinions about regional planning in Vietnam? Please get back to me.
Seeking opinions about regional planning in Vietnam (Image from the Internet)
Pursuant to Article 31 of Decree 37/2019/ND-CP regulating seeking opinions about regional planning:
1. The enquired entities include the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front; Ministries and relevant ministerial agencies; People’s Committees of provinces in the region, provinces adjacent to the region and provinces located in river basin mentioned in the regional planning; residential communities, organizations and individuals related to the regional planning.
2. If the planning involves borders, islands or strategic defense and security positions, the planning authority shall agree with the Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security about contents of the planning before seeking opinions.
3. Contents of the draft planning about which opinions are sought, except contents classified as state secrets in accordance with regulations of law shall be published on the planning authority’s website within at least 30 days from the date of sending the enquiry about the planning as specified in Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article.
4. Opinions from the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Ministries, ministerial agencies and People’s Committees of provinces related to planning shall be sought as follows:
a) The planning authority shall send an enquiry together with a planning report, strategic environmental assessment report, diagram and map showing the planning scheme;
b) The enquired authorities shall give a written response within 30 days from the receipt of the enquiry;
c) The planning authority shall consolidate and respond to opinions before submitting the planning for appraisal.
5. Opinions from the residential community, organizations and individuals related to planning shall be sought as follows:
a) The People’s Committee of the province shall notify the People’s Committees of the district of the seeking of opinions;
b) The People’s Committee of the district shall notify the People’s Committee of the commune and organizations located within the district;
c) The People’s Committee of the commune shall notify the residential community and individuals involved of the seeking of opinions;
d) The residential community, organizations and individuals shall contribute their opinions directly on the planning authority’s website or send written opinions to the planning authority. Where necessary, the planning authority may seek opinions about planning by posting it at public places, organizing conferences or workshops, delivering questionnaires or interviewing representatives of organizations, residential community and individuals;
dd) The planning authority shall consolidate and respond to opinions and publish them on its website before submitting the planning for appraisal.
Above is the consulting content.
