Circular No. 03/2023/TT-BTNMT Issuing National Technical Regulations on National Topographic Maps at Scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000

CIRCULAR

Issuing national technical standards for national topographic maps at scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000

Pursuant to the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations dated June 29, 2006;

Pursuant to the Law on Surveying and Mapping dated June 14, 2018;

Pursuant to Decree No. 127/2007/NĐ-CP dated August 1, 2007 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations; Decree No. 67/2009/NĐ-CP dated August 3, 2009 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 127/2007/NĐ-CP dated August 1, 2007 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations; Decree No. 78/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 16, 2018 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 127/2007/NĐ-CP dated August 1, 2007 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations;

Pursuant to Decree No. 27/2019/NĐ-CP dated March 13, 2019 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Surveying and Mapping; Decree No. 136/2021/NĐ-CP dated December 31, 2021 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 27/2019/NĐ-CP dated March 13, 2019 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Surveying and Mapping;

Pursuant to Decree No. 22/2023/NĐ-CP dated May 12, 2023 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of related decrees concerning business activities in the natural resources and environment sector;

Pursuant to Decree No. 68/2022/NĐ-CP dated September 22, 2022 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

At the proposal of the Director of the Vietnam National Survey, Mapping and Geographical Information Center, the Head of the Science and Technology Department, and the Head of the Legal Affairs Department;

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment issues this Circular on national technical standards for national topographic maps at scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000.

Article 1. Attached to this Circular are national technical standards for national topographic maps at scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000, code QCVN 72:2023/BTNMT.

Article 2. Effectiveness

1. This Circular shall take effect from December 29, 2023.

Circular No. 19/2019/TT-BTNMT dated November 8, 2019 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment detailing technical requirements for the content and symbols of national topographic maps at scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000 shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect.

Article 3. Implementation

1. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government, People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities, and relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

2. The Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation shall be responsible for organizing the dissemination and inspection of the implementation of this Circular.

3. IN CASE OF ANY DIFFICULTIES OR OBSTACLES DURING IMPLEMENTATION, THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS SHALL PROMPTLY REPORT TO THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT FOR REVIEW AND DECISION./.