Circular No. 16/2017/TT-BTNMT Issuing Technical Regulations and Economic-Tech Standards for Investigation and Assessment of Current Water Resource Exploitation and Utilization

CIRCULAR

ISSUING TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND ECONOMIC-TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR INVESTIGATING AND ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATUS OF WATER RESOURCES EXPLOITATION AND USE

REGARDING THE PROPOSALS OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THE HEAD OF THE PLANNING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE HEAD OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AND THE HEAD OF THE LEGAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT;

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Pursuant to the Law on Water Resources No. 17/2012/QH13 dated June 21, 2012;

On the basis of Decision No. 36/2017/NĐ-CP dated April 4, 2017, of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES THIS CIRCULAR ON TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND ECONOMIC-TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR INVESTIGATING AND ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATUS OF WATER RESOURCES EXPLOITATION AND USE.

ATTACHED TO THIS CIRCULAR ARE TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND ECONOMIC-TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR INVESTIGATING AND ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATUS OF WATER RESOURCES EXPLOITATION AND USE.

Article 1. THIS CIRCULAR SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 AND REPLACE THE CIRCULAR NO. 20/2009/TT-BTNMT OF NOVEMBER 5, 2009 OF THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT ON ECONOMIC-TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR INVESTIGATING AND ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATUS OF WATER RESOURCES EXPLOITATION AND USE.

Article 2. THE MINISTER, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CHAIRMEN OF PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES AND CITY PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, DIRECTOR OF THE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AGENCY, HEADS OF MINISTRY UNITS, AND ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS RELATED THERETO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS CIRCULAR.

Article 3. The Minister, Heads of agencies at the ministerial level, agencies under the Government, Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities, Director of the Water Resources Management Department, Heads of units under the Ministry, and relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

ANY DIFFICULTIES OR OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CIRCULAR SHALL BE REPORTED PROMPTLY TO THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT FOR REVIEW AND RESOLUTION./.