Environmental Protection Law guidance under drafting
Thứ năm, 18/09/2014
The Environmental Protection Law 2014 will officially take effect on January 1, 2015. To bring the law to life so that it can have positive effects, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has concentrated on accelerating the drafting of legal documents guiding the enforcement of the law.
The Environmental Protection Law 2014 will officially take effect on January 1, 2015. To bring the law to life so that it can have positive effects, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has concentrated on accelerating the drafting of legal documents guiding the enforcement of the law.
Le Minh Anh, an official from the Department of Policy and Legislation under the Vietnam Environment Administration, said that as soon as the Environmental Protection Law 2014 was approved by the 13th National Assembly at a meeting on June 23, 2014 of its seventh session, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang presided over a meeting held to promote the drafting of legal documents providing detailed stipulations and instructions for enforcing the law.
Minister Nguyen Minh Quang requested organizations concerned to accelerate the drafting of decrees guiding the enforcement of the law, including a decree with detailed stipulations on the implementation of some articles of the Environmental Protection Law, a decree on waste management, a decree on environmental protection planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan. At the same time, it is necessary to check Decree 179/2013/ND-CP on administrative punishment imposed on violations in the field of environmental protection, Decree 113/2010/ND-CP regarding the assessment of environmental damages, Decree 27/2013/ND-CP stipulating conditions which environmental surveillance service providers must meet. If these decrees are found to have some points contrary to new stipulations in the Environmental Protection Law 2014, it will be necessary to make appropriate amendments. New decrees and amendments to existing decrees must be drafted and submitted to the government for approval this coming November.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has assigned functional units of the Vietnam Environment Administration to promptly check existing decrees and organize meetings to collect the constructive opinions of authorities concerned so that new decrees and amendments to existing decrees can be drafted as soon as possible. Decrees guiding the implementation of the Environmental Protection Law must consist of clear, feasible stipulations.
At a recent meeting between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and units which were assigned to draft these legal documents, these units said that they had established a drafting team and an editing team, collected the opinions of experts and posted necessary information on the websites of the government and the ministry. They will submit the drafts to the government for approval on October 15, 2014 so that they can be promulgated one month later, on November 15, 2014.
Along with accelerating the drafting of legal documents guiding the Environmental Protection Law, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has concentrated on providing guidance for implementing Governmental Resolution 35/NQ-CP regarding some urgent matters in the field of environmental protection; the National Target Program for Reducing Pollution and Improving the Environment in the 2011-2015 period; the National Strategy for Environmental Protection towards 2020 with a vision to 2030. The ministry will submit to the government a national action plan for air pollution control towards 2020. At the same time, it will make further efforts to improve the effectiveness of state management over biodiversity./.
Minister Nguyen Minh Quang requested organizations concerned to accelerate the drafting of decrees guiding the enforcement of the law, including a decree with detailed stipulations on the implementation of some articles of the Environmental Protection Law, a decree on waste management, a decree on environmental protection planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan. At the same time, it is necessary to check Decree 179/2013/ND-CP on administrative punishment imposed on violations in the field of environmental protection, Decree 113/2010/ND-CP regarding the assessment of environmental damages, Decree 27/2013/ND-CP stipulating conditions which environmental surveillance service providers must meet. If these decrees are found to have some points contrary to new stipulations in the Environmental Protection Law 2014, it will be necessary to make appropriate amendments. New decrees and amendments to existing decrees must be drafted and submitted to the government for approval this coming November.
At a recent meeting between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and units which were assigned to draft these legal documents, these units said that they had established a drafting team and an editing team, collected the opinions of experts and posted necessary information on the websites of the government and the ministry. They will submit the drafts to the government for approval on October 15, 2014 so that they can be promulgated one month later, on November 15, 2014.
Along with accelerating the drafting of legal documents guiding the Environmental Protection Law, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has concentrated on providing guidance for implementing Governmental Resolution 35/NQ-CP regarding some urgent matters in the field of environmental protection; the National Target Program for Reducing Pollution and Improving the Environment in the 2011-2015 period; the National Strategy for Environmental Protection towards 2020 with a vision to 2030. The ministry will submit to the government a national action plan for air pollution control towards 2020. At the same time, it will make further efforts to improve the effectiveness of state management over biodiversity./.
| The Environmental Protection Law was approved by the 13th National Assembly at a meeting on June 23, 2014 of its seventh session. The law consists of 20 chapters with 170 articles. It is an important legal instrument helping protect the environment for sustainable development. |