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Vietnam: The exploration of minerals shall be conducted upon the approval given by Prime Minister

11:50, 20/07/2016

This content is specified in Decree No. 40/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government detailing the implementation of certain articles of the Law on resources and environment of sea and islands, replacing Decision No. 23/2013/QĐ-TTG.

According to Decree No. 40/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, within coastal protection corridor, the land reclamation and the exploration of minerals, and oil and gas shall be conducted upon the approval given by the Prime Minister.

Moreover, the following activities within coastal protection corridor shall be limited, to be specific:

- The extraction of underground water shall be conducted in an emergency for the purpose of disaster and fire prevention and control, response to environmental emergencies or for serving extraction purposes in cases where there is no source of water available for extraction.

- The renovation of a constructed work shall be executed provided that it shall make no change of using purpose, structure, depth or height of that constructed work or that renovation shall make positive effect on the maintenance and protection of coastal protection corridor.

- The production, trading and service provision likely to degrade the coastal ecosystem, the value of ecosystem services and natural landscapes shall be carried out if there are solutions to assure that requirements and objectives of the establishment of coastal protection corridor are not influenced.

View details at Decree No. 40/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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