Vietnam: Craft villages must have self-managed organizations on environmental protection and environmental protection infrastructure

According to the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, every craft village must have an environmental protection plan, an autonomous environmental protection organization and environmental protection infrastructure. Environmental protection infrastructure of a craft village includes:

+ A wastewater and rainwater collection system which meets the craft village’s needs for water drainage;

+ A centralized wastewater collection, drainage and treatment system (if any) which ensures that treated wastewater satisfies environmental protection requirements;

+ A solid waste aggregation point which satisfies technical requirements for environmental protection; a solid waste treatment facility (if any) which complies with regulations on solid waste management or a scheme to transport solid waste to a solid waste treatment facility outside the craft village.

- Manufacturing establishments and households in a craft village must seek and implement environmental protection measures as prescribed by law; implement measures for noise, vibration, light, dusts, heat radiation, emissions and wastewater reduction and in situ pollution remediation; collect, classify, store and treat solid waste as prescribed by law.

- Manufacturing establishments and households involved in industries and business lines that are not recommended in craft villages shall comply with the regulations and adhere to the plans for relocation or industry and business line conversion made by competent authorities.

Besides, communal People’s Committees shall:

+ prepare and implement environmental protection plans for craft villages within their communes;

+ provide guidance on operation of autonomous environmental protection organizations in craft villages.

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

Ty Na

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