Time and period of reporting on environmental protection in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 19/2016/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, time and period of reporting on environmental protection are prescribed as follows:

- Every People’s Committee of communes shall submit an environmental protection report to the People’s Council at the same rank and People’s Committee of the district by December 15th of every year.

- Every People’s Committee of district shall submit an environmental protection report to the People’s Council at the same rank and People’s Committee of the province by January 01 of every year.

- Every People’s Committee of province shall submit an environmental protection report to the People’s Council at the same rank and the Vietnam Environment Administration - Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment by January 15th of every year.

- Management boards of economic zones, export processing zones, hi-tech parks and industrial zones shall submit environmental protection reports to the People’s Committees of provinces by December 31 of every year.

- Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall submit environmental reports to the Vietnam Environment Administration - Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment by January 15th of every year for aggregation.

- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall submit an aggregate environmental protection report to the Government, National Assembly by January 31 of every year.

- The figures and information included in environmental protection reports specified from clauses 1 through 6 of this Article are those gathered and calculated from 1st of January to December 31 of every year.

View details at Circular No. 19/2016/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, effective from October 10, 2016.

-Thao Uyen-

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