Government Decree on providing Guidance for the Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Environmental planning Pollution control Waste disposal EIA Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Community management Education Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This text contains rules to implement the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act recently approved by the National Assembly. It spells out tasks of various authorities including the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, which is responsible for the integrated State management on environmental protection and for organization of direct activities of environmental protection, the People's Committees of provinces and cities under Central Government, and state offices and "mass associations of people". The Decree also provides for assessment of environmental impact. Article 10 defines the scope for assessing environmental impact. Article 13 prescribes the contents of a dossier for appraising a report of assessment on environmental impact. In case of necessity, an Appraising Council shall be set up at the central level by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment and by the chairmen of the People's Committees of the provinces and cities under Central Government for Appraising Councils at the provincial level. Remaining articles regulate various matters including the import and export of discharged substances containing toxic elements or pathogenic microbes possibly causing environmental pollution are prohibited. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Environment Protection Act of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. Legislation | Viet Nam | 1993 Keyword: Basic legislation, Subsidy/incentive, Environmental fees/charges, Ecosystem preservation, Inspection, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Biodiversity, Genetic resources, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Management/conservation, Policy/planning, Protected area, Protection forest, Use restrictions, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Instruction for guiding Environmental Impact Assessment to Operating Units. Legislation | Viet Nam | 1994 Keyword: EIA, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Decree No. 143/2004/NS-CP amending and supplementing Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 175/CP 1994 which guides the Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2004 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Hydropower generation, Oil, Policy/planning, EIA, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental standards, Land-use planning, Liability/compensation, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Use restrictions, Standards, Protection of environment, Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Decree No. 80/2006/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on environmental Protection. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2006 Keyword: Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Waste management, EIA, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX