Vietnam: 08 acts strictly prohibited in marine resource exploitation and use

According to Decree No. 51/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the assignment of sea areas, marine resource exploitation and use are prohibited from conducting the following 08 acts:

- Abusing the use of sea areas to affect national defense or security, national interests, legitimate rights and interests of other organizations and individuals.

- Exploiting or using marine resources without being assigned sea areas by competent state management agencies or authorities.

- Using sea areas for improper purposes; encroaching upon, occupying the sea, destroying the marine environment.

- Violating the sea use master plans and plans already approved by competent authorities.

- Obstructing activities of basic surveys, scientific research of marine resources and environment; activities of marine navigation, lawful marine resource exploitation and use permitted by competent state management agencies in the assigned sea areas and other lawful activities on the sea as provided by law.

- Illegally providing information on sea areas.

- Obstructing investigation, inspection and supervision of competent state agencies in the course of using the sea areas.

- Other prohibited acts prescribed by law.

Decree No. 51/2014/NĐ-CP stipulates that organizations and individuals that are assigned sea areas for marine resource exploitation and use shall pay the sea area use levy under law. The sea area use levy is determined on the basis of the sea acreages permitted for use, the sea area use duration and types of marine resource allowed for exploitation or use.

View other provisions at Decree No. 51/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 15, 2014.

Thu Ba

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