Vietnam: 13 responsibilities of investor in construction and commercial operation of infrastructure of a dedicated area for production, business operation

According to the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, every investor in construction and commercial operation of infrastructure of a dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision shall:

1. Satisfy the requirement that a dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision must have environmental protection infrastructure, including:

- A rainwater collection and drainage system; centralized wastewater collection, drainage and treatment system which ensures that treated wastewater satisfies environmental protection requirements;

- Works and equipment serving environmental emergency prevention and response for wastewater as prescribed by law;

- An automatic and continuous wastewater monitoring system for the centralized wastewater treatment system as prescribed by this Law;

- Green space with the ratio prescribed by the law on construction.

2. Arrange dedicated areas and types of production, business and services in conformity with environmental protection requirements;

3. Construct a rainwater collection and drainage system separately from the centralized wastewater collection, drainage and treatment system;

4. Collect and connect wastewater of facilities in the dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision to the centralized water collection, drainage and treatment system;

5. Request facilities discharging treated wastewater into the rainwater collection and drainage system to halt discharge of treated wastewater into the rainwater collection and drainage system within 24 months from the effective date of this Law;

6. Provide personnel in charge of environmental protection majoring in environment or field suitable for their assigned tasks;

7. Cooperate with an environmental protection authority, management board of an industrial park, export-processing zone, hi-tech zone or economic zone of a province or central-affiliated city in environmental protection; cooperate in organizing inspection of environmental protection by facilities in the dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision as prescribed by law;

8. Organize the inspection of fulfillment of environmental commitments by the investment project/business owner upon registering investment in the dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision;

9. Promptly discover violations against the law on environmental protection committed by entities and propose penalties therefor as prescribed by law;

10. Promulgate environmental protection regulations of the dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision in conformity with environmental protection requirements as prescribed by law;

11. Carry out environmental monitoring as prescribed by law;

12. Prepare a report on environmental protection in the dedicated area for production, business operation and service provision and send it to the provincial specialized environmental protection authority, licensing authority and management board of the industrial park, export-processing zone, hi-tech zone or economic zone of the province or central-affiliated city as prescribed by law;

13. Assume other responsibilities prescribed by law.

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

Ty Na

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