Decree No. 197/2004/ND-CP on compensation, support and resettlement when land is recovered by the State. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo No. 08, 8 December 2004, pp. 4-24. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Expropriation Land valuation Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes The Decree enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Decree consists of 51 articles divided into 7 Chapters. It provides for the compensation, support and resettlement when land is recovered by the State for defence and security purposes, for national interests, public interests and economic development purposes. The Decree provides for compensation for different types of land use (agricultural land, residential land, etc.) and defines the cases in which land is recovered without compensation. It also provides for compensation for property (this includes also churches, historical relics, pagodas, cultivated plants and reared animals, etc.). The Decree prescribes relocation support and resettlement arrangements. International agreements which Viet Nam has signed will apply even if the provisions contained are different from those of this Decree. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Order No. 23/2003/L-CTN on the promulgation of Land Law No.13/2003/QH11. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2003 Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Right of use, Lease, Survey/mapping, Land valuation, Expropriation, Cadastre/land registration, Dispute settlement, Land-use planning, Classification/declassification, Agricultural land, Use restrictions, Subdivision of land, Tax/levy, Registration, Urban land, Foreign land tenure, Transfer, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Traditional rights/customary rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 181/2004/ND-CP on the implementation of the Land Law. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2004 Keyword: Land tenure, Expropriation, Right of use, Public land, Agricultural land, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Land valuation, Lease, Cadastre/land registration, Survey/mapping, Land-use planning, Tax/levy, Dispute settlement, Court/tribunal, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Circular No. 14/2009/TT-BTNMT detailing the compensation, support and resettlement and order of and procedures for land recovery, allocation and lease. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2009 Keyword: Land tenure, Expropriation, Land valuation, Subsidy/incentive, Soil rehabilitation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Circular No. 116/2004/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of the Government's Decree No. 197/2004/ND-CP on compensation, support and resettlement when land is recovered by the State. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2004 Keyword: Land tenure, Expropriation, Land valuation, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 17/2006/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decrees guiding the implementation of the Land Law and Decree No. 187/2004/ND-CP on transformation of state companies into joint-stock companies. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2006 Keyword: Land tenure, Lease, Tax/levy, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 84/2007/ND-CP additionally stipulating the grant of land use right certificates, recovery of land, exercise of land use rights, order and procedures for compensation, support and resettlement upon land recovery by the State, and settlement of land related complaints. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2007 Keyword: Land tenure, Certification, Liability/compensation, Ownership, Right of use Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 88/2009/ND-CP on grant of certificates of land use rights and house and land-attached asset ownership. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2009 Keyword: Land tenure, Right of use, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 69/2009/ND-CP additionally providing for land use planning, land prices, land recovery, compensation, support and resettlement. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2009 Keyword: Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Lease, Public land, Right of use, Urban land, Agricultural land, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No. 47/2014/ND-CP on compensation, support and resettlement upon land recovery by the State. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2014 Keyword: Land tenure, Expropriation, Land valuation, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX