Joint Circular No. 1646/2000/TTLT-TCDC-TGCP guiding the granting of land use right certificates for land areas being used by religious establishments. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Miscellaneous Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo No. 45, 8 December 2000, pp. 11-12. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Concession Land-use planning Ownership Prescription/adverse possession Vested rights/existing rights Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Abstract Religious establishment (not defined) shall be assigned by the State land areas that they are currently using without any "readjustment thereof". Land includes agricultural and forestry land. Local authorities shall grant land use right certificates for the land on which religious buildings are constructed. Establishments receiving such certificates shall appoint legal representatives who shall be held responsible versus the State for the use of the land allocated to their organizations. Existing land disputes shall be settled prior to the granting of the certificate. Remaining provisions outline the rights and obligations of religious establishments regarding land use rights, the settlement of cases in which previously land has been assigned or exchanged, and some matters of administration. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Decision No. 187/1999/QD-TTg on renewal of the organization and managerial mechanism at the state forestry farms. Legislation | Viet Nam | 1999 Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Timber extraction/logging, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protection forest, Right of use Source: FAO, FAOLEX