Vietnam: Investment project/business owners must make publicly available the environmental license

According to Article 47 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, rights and obligations of investment project/business owners issued with the environmental license are specified as follows:

1. Every investment project/business owner issued with the environmental license has the right to:

- perform the licensed tasks specified in the environmental license;

- apply for renewal, adjustment or re-issuance of the environmental license;

- Other rights prescribed by law.

2. Every investment project/business owner issued with the environmental license has the obligation to:

- correctly and fully comply with the environmental protection requirements specified in the issued environmental license. If any content of the issued environmental license is changed, notify the licensing authority for consideration;

- pay fees for issuance, re-issuance or adjustment of the environmental license;

- correctly comply with regulations on trial operation of waste treatment works of investment projects as prescribed in Article 46 of this Law;

- take responsibility for the accuracy and truthfulness of the application for issuance of the environmental license;

- make publicly available the environmental license, except for information classified as state secrets and enterprise’s secrets as prescribed by law;

- provide relevant information at the request of environmental protection authorities during the inspection;

- Other obligations 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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