Vietnam: Inspection of petroleum activities

07:49, 01/01/1996

The inspection of petroleum activities is the specialized inspection aiming to ensure the observance of provisions of the Law on Petroleum 1993 of Vietnam, rules, technical process and regulations, to protect petroleum resources, protect environment, to ensure technical safety and the fulfillment of obligations towards the Vietnamese State by organizations and individuals conducting petroleum activities.

According to the Law on Petroleum 1993 of Vietnam, the petroleum-State management agencies shall organize the performance of the function of inspecting petroleum activities.

When conducting inspection of petroleum activities, the inspection teams shall have the powers:

- To request relevant organizations and individuals to supply documents and give answers on matters necessary for the inspection;

- To apply measures of technical examination on the field;

- To suspend or propose competent State agencies to suspend petroleum activities threatening to cause accidents or serious loss of human lives, property or petroleum resources and environmental pollution;

- To handle according to competence or propose competent State agencies to handle violations.

Organizations and individuals conducting petroleum activities must create favorable conditions for inspection teams to perform their tasks and must strictly abide by all decisions of the inspection teams.

Organizations and individuals are entitled to complain about decisions of the inspection teams according to the provisions of Vietnamese laws.

These contents are specified in Articles 41 and 42 of the Law on Petroleum 1993 of Vietnam, effective from September 01, 1993.

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