Vietnam – Environment
I. GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES
2. Objectives
a) Overall objectives
Raising awareness and building capacity; reviewing and improving policies and laws and improving the effectiveness of the implementation of policies and laws (including improving efficiency and promoting access to remedies) in order to promote RBP in Viet Nam for the period of 2023-2027 to enhance the positive impacts and minimize the negative ones of economic and business development activities on society and the environment (focusing on investment and environment …
II. TASKS AND ACTIONS
2. Policy and law improvement
d) In environment protection
Studying, reviewing legislation and proposing the amendments, supplements or promulgation of legal normative documents on natural resources and environment to promote RBP
– Lead agency: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
– Coordinating agencies: ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Supreme People’s Court, proceeding agencies, agencies and organizations participating in judicial support, other relevant socio-political and social organizations
– Outputs: Research reports and related proposals and recommendations (if any) submitted to competent authorities
– Deadline: 2025
e) Other related fields
– Studying and reviewing the law on handling of administrative violations in the fields of investment, labor, environmental protection, protection of vulnerable groups, and consumer protection to promote RBP
+ Lead agency: Ministry of Justice
+ Coordinating agencies: Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Industry and Trade and other relevant agencies and organizations
+ Outputs: Report on Studying and reviewing of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations, decrees on sanctioning of administrative violations in the fields of investment, labor, environmental protection, vulnerable group protection, consumer protection and related documents, suggestions and recommendations (if any)
+ Deadline: 2027
3. Improving the efficiency of law and policy implementation
d) In environmental protection
Completing and integrating mechanisms for receiving and processing complaints from people and businesses at state management agencies (such as hotlines, reception mailboxes, dialogues, etc.) for RBP in the field of environment; stepping up the collection of data and establishment of databases on RBP in the field of environment associated with the circular economy
– Lead agency: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
– Coordinating agencies: Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, relevant agencies.
– Outputs: Hotlines, reception mailboxes, dialogues; a database on RBP in the field of environment associated with the circular economy – Deadline: 2027