Vietnam: Regulations that entities trading in and use of river bed sand and gravel should pay attention to

According to Article 12 of Decree No. 23/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, entities trading in and use of river bed sand and gravel shall pay attention to the following provisions:

- Sand and gravel to be traded must be of illegal origin as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 3 hereof.

- During the transport of sand and gravel, the vehicle owner shall carry invoices and documents proving their legal origin; information, data, books and documents concerning weight of sand and gravel that are being transported. The seller is required to issue invoices to the purchaser in accordance with regulations of law.

- Penalties shall be imposed on the trading in gravel and sand of illegal origin in accordance with regulations of law on minerals and other relevant regulations of law.

- It is not allowed to use river bed sand and gravel qualified to be used as construction sand and gravel for leveling and improvement purposes.

- The trading in, storage and transport of river bed sand and gravel shall comply with environmental safety requirements. Overloaded vehicles are prohibited from running on dikes.

Moreover, every vehicle used for transport gravel and sand on rivers shall satisfy the operating requirements in accordance with relevant regulations of law on inland waterway transport and regulations laid down in the mineral mining license.

View more details at Decree No. 23/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from April 10, 2020.

Thu Ba

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