Registration of detailed environment protection plan
01. Conditions for application
1. Establishments that have been put into operation of which scale and nature are similar to entities that are required to prepare the report on environmental impact assessment and do not have one of the following documents: Decision on approval of report on environmental impact assessment, decision on approval of report on additional environmental impact assessment, decision on approval of environmental protection project.
2. Establishments that have been renovated and expanded, increased the capacity subject to preparing the report on additional environmental impact assessment (as defined previously) or subject to preparing the report on environmental impact assessment again, but do not have one of the following documents:
a) Decision on approval of the report on environmental impact assessment;
b) Decision on approval of the report on additional environmental impact assessment;
c) Decision on approval of environmental protection project
02. Applicable laws
1. Decree No. 18/2015/NĐ-CP
2. Circular No. 26/2015/TT-BTNMT
3. Decree No. 40/2019/NĐ-CP
03. Procedure
Step 1: Prepare a set of the following documents
1. One (01) written request for assessment and approval of the detailed project
2. Seven (07) copies of the detailed project
3. One (01) CD recording contents of the detailed project.
Step 2: Submit the file to one of the following authorities
1. the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall assess and approve the detailed project of the establishment of which scale and nature are similar to the entities that are required to make reports on environmental impact assessment ; except for establishments having the factors of security and national defense secret.
2. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense shall assess the detailed project of other establishments having the factors of security and national defense secret and the establishment under their decision and approval powers;
3. Ministries, Ministerial-level agencies shall assess the detailed project of establishments under their decision and approval powers;
4. People’s Committee of central-affiliated cities and provinces (hereinafter referred to as provincial People’s Committees) shall assess and approve the detailed projects of establishments in their administrative area;
Step 3: The authority shall, within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the file, consider the validity of the file. If the file is not valid, the authority shall notify the applicant in writing.
Step 4: An inspection team shall conduct an on-site inspection on environment protection activities and make the assessment.
Step 5: If the project is not accepted, the establishment must re-prepare the plan.
Step 6: If the project is required to be amended or supplemented, the establishment must amend, supplement the project and send 03 detailed environment protection plans together with 01 CD bản, 01 explanation statement about the amendment or supplementation. The time for supplementation and amendment is 30 working days from the date of notification by the authority.
Step 7: If the project is accepted, 03 detailed projects shall be stamped and sent to the authority. Then the authority shall accept and send back 01 project to the establishment.