Recently, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 05/2021/ND-CP on management and operation of airports and aerodromes. In addition to setting regulations on management and operation, the Decree also provides regulations on the formulation and appraisal of airport and aerodrome planning to replace the old regulations in Decree 102/2015/ND-CP .
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Vietnam: Procedures for appraising airport/aerodrome planning (Illustration)
The planning agency shall submit 01 set of documents to the appraisal council to conduct the appraisal of the airport or aerodrome planning before deciding or approving the planning. An application for appraisal of the airport/aerodrome planning comprises the following main documents:
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An application form;
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A planning report;
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A draft decision on approval of the planning;
- A consolidated report on organizations and individuals’ opinions about the planning; copies of written opinions of authorities concerned; a report on responses to opinions about the planning;
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A strategic environmental assessment report;
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Planning map, diagram and database.
The Appraisal Council shall carry out appraisal only when a sufficient application is received. Where necessary, the Appraisal Council is entitled to request the planning authority to provide additional information and provide explanation for relevant contents
Within 10 working days from the receipt of the application for appraisal of planning, if the application is satisfactory, the Appraisal Council shall send enquiries to its members. Within 15 working days from the receipt of the application for appraisal of planning, the members shall send their written opinions to the Appraisal Council’s standing body for consolidation.
Where necessary, the Appraisal Council shall seek opinions of experts, socio-professional organizations and other organizations concerned; decide to select an independent inspection consultancy to review one or some contents of the planning. Within 30 working days from the receipt of the application for review of planning, the reviewers shall send their written opinions to the Appraisal Council’s standing body for consolidation.
Within 15 working days from the receipt of opinions contributed by members of the Appraisal Council, the Appraisal Council shall consolidate and send such opinions to the Chair for organization of a meeting. An appraisal meeting shall be held if it is attended by at least two thirds (2/3) of Appraisal Council’s members; or representatives of the authority organizing formulation of the planning, planning authority and planning consultancy.
If the planning is eligible to be submitted for decision or approval and no revision is required, within 15 working days from the end of the planning appraisal meeting, the Chair of the Appraisal Council shall approve the report on results of planning appraisal and send it to the planning authority for completing the application for approval of the planning.
If the planning is eligible to be submitted for approval but revisions are required:
- Within 10 working days from the end of the planning appraisal meeting, the Appraisal Council shall send the conclusion to the planning authority;
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Within 20 working days, the planning authority shall revise the planning according to the conclusion and send the revised planning enclosed with a written explanation for responses to the Appraisal Council’s opinions to the Appraisal Council;
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The Appraisal Council shall receive the revised planning project dossier, review the revisions and send the dossier to members of the Council (if necessary) for seeking opinions;
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If the planning is eligible to be submitted for approval, the Appraisal Council shall prepare a planning appraisal report and submit it to the Chair for approval, and to the planning authority for completing the application for approval of the planning;
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If the planning fails to be revised as requested by the Appraisal Council, the Appraisal Council shall issue a document providing guidance on the revision to the planning authority within 10 working days from receipt of the revised planning dossier.
If the planning is ineligible to be submitted for approval, within 10 working days from the end of the planning appraisal meeting, the Appraisal Council shall send its conclusion to the planning authority.
More details can be found in Vietnam's Decree 05/2021/ND-CP effective from March 10, 2021.
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- Decree 05/2021/ND-CP of Vietnam
