This Decision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment stipulates the procedures for drafting and promulgating regulatory legal documents within its scope of state administration. It also includes detailed circulars related to various fields such as geology and minerals, climate change, surveying and mapping, remote sensing, etc., to ensure effective operations in each field.
Scope of application
Public service units under the natural resources and environment sector, organizations, and individuals involved in drafting and promulgating regulatory legal documents of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Key points
- Regulations on the procedures and formalities for drafting and promulgating regulatory legal documents.
- Specific details regarding fields such as geological minerals, climate change, surveying and mapping, remote sensing.
- Circulars amending and supplementing certain provisions of existing circulars.
- Detailed regulations on the Management Board in public service units under the natural resources and environment sector.
- List and deadlines for job position transfers for civil servants not holding leadership or managerial positions and staff members.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Enhance the effectiveness of state management in the natural resources and environment sector.
- Ensure the legality of scientific and technological activities of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
- Improve the quality of surveying and mapping services to serve economic and social development.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What effect does this Decision have on the management of natural resources and the environment?
This Decision enhances the effectiveness of state management in the natural resources and environment sector through clear regulations on the procedures and formalities for drafting and promulgating regulatory legal documents.
What should public service units under the natural resources and environment sector do to comply with the new regulations?
They need to update information on new regulations, participate in the process of drafting regulatory legal documents, and implement them according to the detailed guidelines in the Decision.
Which specific areas are mentioned in this Decision?
This Decision covers various fields such as geology and minerals, climate change, surveying and mapping, remote sensing, and other related issues.
Which circulars are amended in this Decision?
Circular No. 26/2018/TT-BTNMT on managing scientific and technological tasks of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is among the circulars amended and supplemented.
How does this Decision affect job position transfers?
The Decision provides a list and deadlines for job position transfers for civil servants not holding leadership or managerial positions and staff members in units under the natural resources and environment sector.
Full text
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MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
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Number: 2602/QD-BTNMT |
Hanoi, December 28, 2021 |
Pursuant to …;
APPROVING THE PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND ISSUANCE OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN 2022 UNDER THE SCOPE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Legislative Regulatory Documents dated June 22, 2015; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Legislative Regulatory Documents dated June 18, 2020;
Pursuant to Decree No. 34/2016/ND-CP dated May 14, 2016 of the Government detailing some provisions and implementing mechanisms of the Law on Issuing Legal Documents; Decree No. 154/2020/ND-CP dated December 31, 2020 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 34/2016/ND- CP dated May 14, 2016 of the Government detailing some provisions and implementing mechanisms of the Law on Issuing Legal Documents;Pursuant to Circular No. 32/2016/TT-BTNMT dated November 7, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating the development and issuance of legal documents under the scope of management of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;
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;
Article 1. Approves the Program on the Development and Issuance of Legal Documents in 2022 under the scope of management of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the Program), including:
At the proposal of the Director of the Legal Department.
DECISION:
1. The list of projects and draft legal documents submitted to the Government, detailed in Appendix 1 attached hereto
2. The list of draft legal documents within the authority of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment to issue, detailed in Appendix 2 attached heretoArticle 2. Responsibilities of the Minister, Deputy Ministers, and Heads of Units in implementing the Program 1. The Minister and Deputy Ministers shall directly direct the development and submission for approval or issuance within their authority of legal documents within their assigned areas of responsibility..
2. The Head of a unit entrusted by the Minister to take the lead in drafting legal documents shall be responsible for: a) Serving as the Head of the Drafting Team for Circulars drafted by the unit taking the lead..
b) Adhering to the procedures and processes for developing legal documents as prescribed by law; ensuring timely completion and submission for issuance, and guaranteeing the quality of the legal documents assigned to be developed;
c) Being personally accountable to the Minister for the progress and quality of the legal documents assigned to be developed; in case of difficulties during implementation, promptly reporting to the Minister or Deputy Minister in charge to resolve issues to ensure compliance with deadlines and quality requirements.
3. The Director of the Department of Planning and Finance shall take the lead, in coordination with the Director of the Legal Department, to prioritize funding at the highest level to ensure the implementation and completion of the Program. The Director of the Legal Department shall urge, monitor, inspect, and report to the Minister on the progress of implementing the Program.
4. The Directors of the Departments of Legal Affairs, Science and Technology, and Planning and Finance shall be responsible for providing opinions and reviewing draft legal documents according to the provisions of the law.
5. The Directors of Provincial Departments of Natural Resources and Environment shall actively participate in drafting and providing comments on draft legal documents; organize solicitation of opinions from relevant organizations and individuals, and submit comments on draft legal documents when requested by the Ministry.
2. The Minister, Deputy Ministers, Director of the Legal Department, and Heads of units under the Ministry; Directors of Provincial Departments of Natural Resources and Environment shall be responsible for enforcing this Decision./.
- Deputy Ministers (for guidance);
- Ministry's Electronic Information Portal;
- Vietnam Natural Resources and Environment Newspaper;
Article 3. Effectiveness and Responsibility for Implementation
1. This Decision takes effect from the date of signature.
PROJECTS AND DRAFT LEGAL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT IN 2022
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THE MINISTER |
ANNEX 1
Units for
Comments
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No. |
Progress, Timeframe |
Submit to Ministry |
Send to Ministry Submit |
Land Law (Amended) |
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General Department of Land Management Director |
Water Resources Law (Amended) VIETNAMESE VALUATION STANDARDS |
Directorate of Water Resources Management At the proposal of |
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1 |
Decree Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of Decree No. 201/2013/ND-CP dated November 27, 2013 of the Government detailing the implementation of some provisions of the Water Resources Law |
Decree Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of Decree No. 40/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 of the Government detailing the implementation of some provisions of the Law on Natural Resources, Environment, Sea, and Islands and Decree No. 11/2021/ND-CP dated February 10, 2021 of the Government on the allocation of certain sea areas to organizations and individuals for exploitation and utilization of marine resources |
Legal Division |
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01/2022 |
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2 |
General Department of Seas and Islands of Vietnam |
DRAFT LEGAL DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT TO ISSUE IN 2020 |
Legal Division |
11/2022 |
11/2022 |
01/2023 |
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3 |
Reviewing Unit |
DRAFT LEGAL DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT TO ISSUE IN 2020 |
Legal Division |
10/2022 |
10/2022 |
11/2022 |
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4 |
Publish for Comments |
Send for Review |
Legal Division |
8/2022 |
08/2022 |
9/2022 |
ANNEX 2
LAND AREA
Comments
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No. |
Progress, Timeframe |
Submit to Ministry |
Circular stipulating economic and technical standards for land resource monitoring |
Land Law (Amended) |
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- Department of Planning and Finance; |
- Legal Department. |
Directorate of Water Resources Management Article 1. Amending and supplementing some articles of Circular No. 21/2023/TT-BTTTT dated December 31, 2023 of the Ministry of Information and Communications on functions and technical features of the Administrative Procedure Handling Information System at the ministerial and provincial levels (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 21/2023/TT-BTTTT) as follows: |
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I |
Before 3/2022 |
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1 |
Before May 20/2022 |
Decree Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of Decree No. 40/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 of the Government detailing the implementation of some provisions of the Law on Natural Resources, Environment, Sea, and Islands and Decree No. 11/2021/ND-CP dated February 10, 2021 of the Government on the allocation of certain sea areas to organizations and individuals for exploitation and utilization of marine resources |
Before June 20/2022 ENVIRONMENT |
Circular stipulating economic and technical standards for activities monitoring dioxin/furan parameters in wastewater and exhaust gas |
Environmental General Department |
Before August 8/2022 |
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II |
Before October 20/2022 |
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2 |
Before November 20/2022 |
Circular stipulating economic and technical standards for environmental monitoring activities |
Before June 20/2022 ENVIRONMENT |
METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
Meteorology and Hydrology General Department |
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3 |
Circular replacing Circular No. 44/2017/TT-BTNMT dated October 23, 2017 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating technical standards for weather radar and ultraviolet radiation monitoring |
Circular stipulating economic and technical standards for environmental monitoring activities |
Before June 20/2022 ENVIRONMENT |
METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
Meteorology and Hydrology General Department |
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III |
Before June 2022 |
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4 |
Before August 20/2022 |
Before September 20/2022 |
Legal Division |
METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
Meteorology and Hydrology General Department |
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5 |
Circular replacing Circular No. 06/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 16, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating types of bulletins and forecast/warning deadlines for meteorology and hydrology |
Before September 20/2022 |
Legal Division |
Circular replacing Circular No. 36/2016/TT-BTNMT dated December 8, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating economic and technical standards for operations of the meteorology and hydrology station network |
SEAS AND ISLANDS |
Before September 20, 2022 |
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6 |
This Circular replaces Circular No. 06/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 16, 2016, issued by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, concerning types of weather and hydrological forecasts and warnings |
Before September 20/2022 |
Legal Division |
Circular stipulating economic and technical standards for activities monitoring dioxin/furan parameters in wastewater and exhaust gas |
Environmental General Department |
Before August 8/2022 |
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7 |
This Circular replaces Circular No. 36/2016/TT-BTNMT dated December 8, 2016, issued by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, promulgating economic and technical standards for the operation of meteorological and hydrological station networks |
Before September 20/2022 |
Before June 20/2022 ENVIRONMENT |
METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
Meteorology and Hydrology General Department |
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IV |
MARINE AND ISLAND AREAS |
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8 |
Circular amending and supplementing Circular No. 28/2019/TT-BTNMT dated December 31, 2019 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on technical guidelines for evaluating dredged materials for disposal at sea and determining areas for disposing of dredged materials in Vietnam's marine waters |
Send for Review |
- Science and Technology Department; ENVIRONMENT |
METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
Meteorology and Hydrology General Department |
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V |
FIELD OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALS |
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9 |
Circular replacing Circular No. 51/2015/TT-BTNMT dated November 26, 2015 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment guiding the content of specialized mineral inspection |
Vietnam Geological and Mineral Resources General Department |
Legal Division |
METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
Meteorology and Hydrology General Department |
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VI |
FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE |
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10 |
Circular stipulating technical guidelines for measuring, reporting, verifying greenhouse gas emission reductions and inventorying greenhouse gases in waste management |
Climate Change Department |
- Science and Technology Department; - Legal Affairs Department |
Before July 2022 |
Before September 20, 2022 |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
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VII |
FIELD OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING |
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11 |
Circular promulgating national technical standards for national topographic maps at scales of 1:50,000 and 1:100,000 |
Vietnam National Survey, Mapping and Geographical Information Center |
- Science and Technology Department; ENVIRONMENT |
Before May 2022 |
Before July 20, 2022 |
SEAS AND ISLANDS |
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12 |
Circular promulgating national technical standards for national geographic database at scales of 1:50,000 and 1:100,000 |
Vietnam National Survey, Mapping and Geographical Information Center |
- Science and Technology Department; ENVIRONMENT |
Circular stipulating economic and technical standards for activities monitoring dioxin/furan parameters in wastewater and exhaust gas |
Environmental General Department |
Before August 8/2022 |
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13 |
Circular promulgating economic and technical norms for acquiring and processing digital image data using unmanned aerial vehicles to serve the establishment of national geographic databases, national topographic maps at scales of 1:2,000 and 1:5,000, and topographic maps at scales of 1:500 and 1:1,000 |
Vietnam National Survey, Mapping and Geographical Information Center |
Before June 20/2022 ENVIRONMENT |
METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
Meteorology and Hydrology General Department |
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14 |
Circular promulgating a list of place names, topography, hydrography, and socio-economic features serving the preparation of maps of Hanoi city |
Vietnam National Survey, Mapping and Geographical Information Center |
Legal Division |
Circular replacing Circular No. 36/2016/TT-BTNMT dated December 8, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating economic and technical standards for operations of the meteorology and hydrology station network |
SEAS AND ISLANDS |
Before September 20, 2022 |
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VIII |
FIELD OF REMOTE SENSING |
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15 |
Circular promulgating economic and technical norms for establishing and updating the national remote sensing database |
National Remote Sensing Center |
Before June 20/2022 ENVIRONMENT |
Circular stipulating economic and technical standards for activities monitoring dioxin/furan parameters in wastewater and exhaust gas |
Environmental General Department |
Before August 8/2022 |
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16 |
Circular promulgating economic and technical norms for establishing surface water temperature maps and chlorophyll concentration maps at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000 using low-resolution optical remote sensing data |
National Remote Sensing Center |
Before June 20/2022 ENVIRONMENT |
Before July 2022 |
Before September 20, 2022 |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
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IX |
OTHER FIELDS |
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17 |
Circular stipulating the construction and issuance of regulatory legal documents within the scope of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's administrative management |
Legal Division |
Advisory Review Board |
Before July 2022 |
Before September 20, 2022 |
Circular replacing Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTNMT dated May 13, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating contents of meteorology and hydrology monitoring for stations belonging to the national meteorology and hydrology station network |
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18 |
Circular stipulating the Management Council in public service units under the natural resources and environment sector |
Department of Organization and Cadres |
Legal Division |
Before April 2022 |
Before August 8/2022 |
Before July 20, 2022 |
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19 |
Circular stipulating the list and periodic rotation periods for positions for civil servants not holding leadership or managerial positions and staff members; the list and periods during which individuals with authority may not establish, hold management or executive positions in private enterprises, limited liability companies, joint stock companies, partnerships, or cooperatives after leaving their positions in units under the natural resources and environment sector |
Department of Organization and Cadres |
Legal Division |
Circular replacing Circular No. 36/2016/TT-BTNMT dated December 8, 2016 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating economic and technical standards for operations of the meteorology and hydrology station network |
SEAS AND ISLANDS |
Before September 20, 2022 |
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20 |
Circular amending and supplementing some provisions of Circular No. 26/2018/TT-BTNMT dated December 14, 2018 on managing scientific and technological tasks of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
Science and Technology Department |
Legal Division |
Before May 2022 |
Before July 20, 2022 |
SEAS AND ISLANDS |
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