Vietnam: 07 cases of exemption of environmental protection fees on wastewater

08:43, 06/05/2020

On May 05, 2020, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 53/2020/NĐ-CP on environmental protection fees on wastewater.

According to Decree No. 53/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, environmental protection fees on wastewater shall not be charged upon:

- Water that is discharged from hydropower plants.

- Seawater that is discharged after being used for salt production.

- Domestic wastewater that is generated by: organizations, households and individuals in communes; organizations, households and individuals in wards and towns where a clean water supply system is not available; non-business households and individuals in wards and towns where a clean water supply system is available that extract water themselves.

- Cooling water (prescribed by the environmental protection law) that is not in direct contact with any contaminant and is discharged through a separate conduit.

- Wastewater from rainwater runoff.

- Wastewater from fishing vessels.

- Wastewater from centralized wastewater treatment systems in urban areas that has been treated in accordance with standards and technical regulations on environment prior to its discharge into water bodies.

View details at Decree No. 53/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2020.

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