Conditions for granting topography and cartography licenses in Vietnam

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1. Conditions for granting topography and cartography licenses in Vietnam

Conditions for granting topography and cartography licenses in Vietnam according to Article 52 of the Law on topography and cartography 2018 are as follows:

- An organization may be licensed for topography and cartography when fully satisfying the following conditions:

+ Being an enterprise or a service provider performing topography and cartography tasks;

+ Having a topographic and cartographic technician who holds a tertiary or higher degree in topography and cartography and has at least 5-year-experience in the subject that is consistent with at least one matter included in topographic and cartographic activities or gains a first-class topography and cartography practicing certificate prescribed in Article 53 of the Law on topography and cartography 2018 and must not be in charge of topographic and cartographic techniques in other organizations at the same time;

+ Having the number of topographic and cartographic technicians meeting requirement for performing activities requiring license in accordance with the Government regulations;

+ Having topographic and cartographic instruments, equipments and technologies conformable to regulations in economic-technical restrictions on topography and cartography for the purpose of creating one topographic and cartographic product included in the activities requiring the license.

- A foreign contractor may be licensed for topography and cartography by the specialized supervisory agency of topography and cartography affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment when fully satisfying the following conditions:

+ Receiving the bid winner decision or contractor selection by the investor in which topographic and cartographic activities are included; and

+ Having topographic and cartographic technicians, instruments, equipments and technologies conformable to the winning bid or selected bid

2. Regulations on topography and cartography practicing certificate in Vietnam

Regulations on topography and cartography practicing certificate in Vietnam according to Article 53 of the Law on topography and cartography 2018 are as follows:

- Topography and cartography practicing certificate means a document verifying the practicing capacity granted by competent authorities to eligible individual prescribed in clause 3 in Article 53 of the Law on topography and cartography 2018 and is valid nationwide.

- Each issued topography and cartography practicing certificate is applied to one or more than one activity in the list of topography and cartography practice; any Vietnamese citizen solely practicing topography and cartography must possess a practicing certificate suitable to the job performed and each certificate is valid for at least 5 years and may be extended.

- A topography and cartography practicing certificate may be issued if a person:

+ has legal capacity in accordance with the law provisions; and

+ has professional qualifications and experience of the job conformable to the one requiring practicing certificate; and

+ has sat an examination on professional experience and law concerning the job requiring practicing certificate.

- Topography and cartography practicing license are divided into the two following class:

+ First-class honor shall be conferred to the person possessing a tertiary or higher degree and having participated in topographic and cartographic activities for at least 5 consecutive years as well as fully meeting requirements prescribed in clause 3 in Article 53 of the Law on topography and cartography 2018;

+ Second-class honor shall be conferred to the person possessing a tertiary or higher degree and having participated in topographic and cartographic activities for at least 2 consecutive years and the person possessing a vocational diploma of intermediate or college level who has at least 3-year-experience of topography and cartography and fully satisfy requirements prescribed in clause 3 in Article 53 of the Law on topography and cartography 2018.

- The authority to hold examination, issue, re-issue and revoke the topography and cartography practicing certificate:

+ Specialized supervisory agencies of topography and cartography affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment may hold the examination, issue, re-issue and revoke first-class topography and cartography practicing certificates.

+ Specialized agencies of natural resources and environment affiliated to People's Committees of provinces may hold the examination, issue, extend, re-issue and revoke second-class topography and cartography practicing certificates.

- Confirmation of topography and cartography practicing certificates between Vietnam and other countries shall comply with provisions in international contracts or international agreements to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

- A topography and cartography practicing certificate may be re-issued if being lost, torn or damaged or when the person receiving such certificate requires adjustments to information stated in the certificate.

- A topography and cartography practicing certificate shall be revoked in case the person receiving such certificate commits prohibited acts in topographic and cartographic activities prescribed in Article 6 of the Law on topography and cartography 2018.

- The Government shall issue the list of topography and cartography practice and regulations on examination on professional experience and laws as well as regulations on time, application, order and procedure for issuing, extending, re-issuing and revoking the topography and cartography practicing certificate.

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