Decree No. 134/2004/ND-CP encouraging the development of rural industry. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo No. 28, 20 June 2004, pp. 3-10. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Energy, Fisheries, Land & soil Keyword Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Agricultural land Agro-forestry Capacity building Community management Education Farming Hydropower generation Renewable energy Energy conservation/energy production Aquaculture Equipment Fish products Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Research Special fund Concession Land reform Land tenure Land-use planning Right of use Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes 15 days after being published. Abstract This Decree provides for the promotion, economical support and international participation to initiatives aimed at the improvement of the so called rural industrial production by mean of policies and financial interventions in the rural communities. Particularly, the activities that shall be supported, funded and encouraged shall be those related to the agricultural, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture industries; the construction of new facilities; the processing of new or raw materials and the production of goods destined to international trade; the production of hydro-electric power and the energy recycling. New facilities or old ones with a history of environmental pollution that must be levelled off and rebuilt according to the policies on environment protection shall be entitled to preferential land policies and fiscal exemptions. Full text English