Which agency is competent to appraise environmental impact assessment reports in Vietnam?
In Vietnam, which agency appraises the environmental impact assessment report? Dossier of application for appraisal of an environmental impact assessment report includes what? My company has a project that requires an environmental impact assessment report, I want to know which agency is competent to appraise the environmental impact assessment report?
<subquestion>In Vietnam, which agency appraises the environmental impact assessment report?</subquestion>
Pursuant to Article 35 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, the competence to appraise environmental impact assessment reports is as follows:
1. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall organize appraisal of EIARs for the following investment projects, except for the investment projects specified in Clause 2 of this Article:
a) Group I investment projects mentioned in Clause 3 Article 28 of this Law;
b) Group II investment projects in Points c, d, dd and e Clause 4 Article 28 of this Law subject to investment guideline decision or approval by the National Assembly and Prime Minister; investment projects involving 02 provinces or more; investment projects located within territorial waters to which responsibility of the provincial People’s Committee for administrative management are yet to be assigned; investment projects subject to issuance of the mineral mining license, license to extract and use water resources, ocean dumping permit and marine area transfer decision by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
2. The Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security shall organize appraisal of EIARs for investment projects classified as state secrets in the field of national defense and security.
3. Provincial People’s Committees shall organize appraisal of EIARs for investment projects within their provinces, except for the investment projects in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article. Ministries and ministerial agencies shall cooperate with provincial People’s Committees shall appraise EIARs for investment projects subject to investment guideline and decision by such provincial People’s Committees.
Thus, according to the above provisions, the competent authority to appraise the environmental impact assessment report is the agency as above, depending on the investment project of your company, there will be a competent authority. corresponding appraisal of the environmental impact assessment report.
<subquestion>Dossier of application for appraisal of an environmental impact assessment report includes what?</subquestion>
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 34 of this Law, a dossier of request for appraisal of an environmental impact assessment report includes:
1. An application for EIAR appraisal consists of:
a) An application form EIAR appraisal;
b) The EIAR;
c) A feasibility study report of the investment project or equivalent document.
