What are urban lighting management principles and development policies in Vietnam?

What are urban lighting management principles and development policies in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 3 of the Decree 79/2009/NĐ-CP stipulating urban lighting management principles and development policies in Vietnam as follows:

1. Urban lighting constitutes a specialized urban technical infrastructure uniformly managed with specific assignment and decentralization of responsibilities and powers under law.

2. Urban lighting must ensure economical, efficient and safe use of electricity, environmental protection and comply with technical standards.

3. Urban lighting must be planned; urban lighting development and investment must comply with approved urban planning or urban lighting planning.

4. The State shall formulate strategies for urban lighting development, aiming to invest in construction and unceasingly raise the operation efficiency of urban lighting works, ensuring the quality of urban lighting and incrementally modernizing and developing urban centers in a sustainable manner.

5. The State encourages domestic and foreign organizations and individuals of all economic sectors to invest in, produce arid use high-efficacy and electricity-saving lighting products.

6. Upon repair, replacement and installation of lighting sources and equipment at construction works and urban lighting facilities funded with state budget capital, lighting sources and equipment with certificates of energy-saving products issued by or bearing energy-saving stamps affixed by competent agencies under law must be used.

What are general requirements on designing, construction and maintenance of urban lighting in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decree 79/2009/NĐ-CP stipulating general requirements on designing, construction and maintenance of urban lighting in Vietnam as follows:

1. Urban lighting designing:

a/ To comply with technical standards on urban lighting for each type of work or each lighted area;

b/ To ensure decoration and appearance requirements and to suit the functions of works or lighted areas;

c/ To adopt solutions to the use of high-efficacy and electricity-saving lighting sources and equipment in designing each work or each lighted area.

2. The construction and installation of urban lighting works must strictly comply with approved designs; the construction thereof must ensure safety and convenience and comply with regulations on work construction management.

3. The maintenance must ensure that urban lighting systems operate stably; reach high lighting efficacy, save electricity and ensure safety for managers, operators and users.

What are standards and technical regulations on urban lighting in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Decree 79/2009/NĐ-CP stipulating standards and technical regulations on urban lighting in Vietnam as follows:

1. The Ministry of Construction shall formulate national standards and promulgate technical regulations on urban lighting.

2. Ministries and branches shall, within the ambit of their functions and tasks assigned by the Government, study and propose national standards and promulgate technical regulations related to urban lighting.

3. Organizations and individuals involved in urban lighting activities shall apply national standards and comply with technical regulations on urban lighting, which are promulgated by competent state agencies.

What are prohibited acts in management of urban lighting in Vietnam?

1. Designing or constructing urban lighting works in contravention of urban planning or urban lighting planning and designs approved by competent authorities.

2. Organizing urban lighting in contravention of regulations.

3. Using electricity sources supplied for urban lighting systems for other purposes.

4. Stealing urban lighting equipment.

5. Abusing lighting to cause bad impacts on the environment, human health and urban safety and beauty.

6. Manufacturing or importing lighting sources and lighting equipment at variance with technical regulations.

7. Managing and operating urban public-lighting systems in contravention of regulations.

8. Other acts of violation prescribed by law.

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