Vietnam: River bed sand and gravel mining at night is not allowed from April 10, 2020

Specifically, according to Clause 1 Article 9 of Decree No. 23/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government: “Permissible daily mining time: from 7am to 5pm, mining at night is not allowed; regulations on mining time periods during a year”. This is one of the mandatory contents of the river bed sand and gravel mining license. Moreover, this license must contain contents specified in Clause 1 Article 54 of the Mineral Law of Vietnam and contents on responsibilities of organizations and individuals licensed for mining as follows:

- Determining boundary of the mining area; planting markers at corner points of the mining area;

- Names and types of vehicles and equipment used for mining and transport of sand and gravel and requirements for registration thereof in accordance with regulations of the Law on Inland Waterway Transport and relevant regulations of law; installation of tracking units and storage of data and information about location and course of such vehicle and equipment;

- Requirements for the signature of transport contracts with vehicle owners eligible for transport if organizations or individuals mining sand and gravel do not directly transport sand and gravel after mining;

- Requirements for putting up signboards on river banks within the mining area to publish information about the mining license and mining project: coordinates, area and maps of the mining area; mining time; name of vehicles and equipment used for sand and gravel mining;

- Exercising duties and responsibilities for natural disaster management in accordance with regulations of law.

Note: If the sand and gravel mining license has been issued before the effective date of Decree No. 23/2020/NĐ-CP, it is required to comply with the regulations laid down in Clause 1 Article 9 of this Decree.

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

Thu Ba

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