The provincial People’s Committee submits report to the People's Council of the province and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam before February 15

According to Article 118 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, on an annual basis, the environmental protection carried out in the previous year shall be reported as follows:

- The district-level People’s Committee shall submit a report to the district-level People's Council and provincial People’s Committee before January 31;

- The industrial park, export-processing zone, hi-tech zone or economic zone management board shall submit a report to the provincial People’s Committee before January 31;

- The provincial People’s Committee shall submit a report to the People's Council of the province and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before February 15;

- The Ministry or ministerial agency shall submit a report on performance of its environmental protection tasks to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before February 15;

- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall prepare a report on environmental protection nationwide and submit it to the Government for reporting to the National Assembly at its first session of the year.

Concurrently, main contents of an environmental protection report include:

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

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

- 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;

- Environmental monitoring and warning system;

- 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;

- Conditions and resources for environmental protection;

- Results of compilation of environmental statistical indicators;

- General assessment;

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

The environmental protection reporting period begins from January 01 to December 31 inclusive of the reporting year.

View more details at the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2022.

Ty Na

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