Decree No. 35/2022/ND-CP on management of industrial zones and economic zones

 DECREE

Regulations on management of industrial zones and economic zones

Pursuant toLaw on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015; Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Government Organization and the Law on Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;

On the basis of Investment Law dated June 17, 2020;

On the basis of The Government promulgates this Decree amending and supplementing certain articles and appendices of Decree No. 58/2021/NĐ-CP dated June 10, 2021 of the Government on the operation of credit information service provision (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 58/2021/NĐ-CP).

On the basis of Investment Law dated June 13, 2019;

On the basis of Law on Planning dated November 24, 2017; Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of 37 Laws Related to Planning dated November 20, 2018;

On the basis of Land Law dated November 29, 2013;

On the basis of Construction Law dated June 18, 2014; Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Construction Law dated June 17, 2020;

On the basis of Real Estate Business Law dated November 25, 2014;

On the basis of Environmental Protection Law dated November 17, 2020;

On the basis of Residence Law dated November 13, 2020;

On the basis of Law on Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Stay of Foreigners in Vietnam dated June 16, 2014; Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Stay of Foreigners in Vietnam dated November 25, 2019;

On the basis of Labor Code dated November 20, 2019;

On the basis of Law on Export Duties and Import Duties dated April 6, 2016;

At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment;

The Government issues this Decree to regulate the management of industrial zones and economic zones.

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

1. This Decree stipulates the direction for construction, development plans for the system of industrial zones and economic zones; investment in infrastructure, establishment, operation, development policies, and state management over industrial zones and economic zones.

2. This Decree applies to state agencies with competent authority, organizations, and individuals related to investment, production, and business activities in industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Decree, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. An industrial zone is a geographic area with defined boundaries, specialized in manufacturing industrial products and providing services for industrial production.

2. An export processing zone is an industrial zone specialized in manufacturing export goods, providing services for the production of export goods and export activities; it is separated from the outside area according to regulations applicable to non-tariff zones under laws on export duties and import duties.

3. A supporting industry industrial zone is an industrial zone specialized in manufacturing supporting industrial products and providing services for the production of supporting industrial products; at least 60% of the total industrial land area of the industrial zone must be used to attract investment projects producing supporting industrial products as prescribed by laws on the development of supporting industries.

4. A specialized industrial zone is an industrial zone specialized in manufacturing and providing services for the production of products belonging to a specific industry or profession; at least 60% of the industrial land area of the industrial zone must be used to attract investment projects in that industry or profession.

5. An ecological industrial zone is an industrial zone where enterprises within the zone participate in cleaner production activities and efficient resource use, engage in production cooperation to implement industrial symbiosis activities; meeting the criteria set forth in this Decree.

6. A high-tech industrial zone is an industrial zone attracting high-tech and information technology investment projects listed in the Special Preferential Investment Industries and Professions Catalogue as prescribed by investment laws, projects transferring technology listed in the Encouraged Technology Transfer Catalogue as prescribed by technology transfer laws, technology incubation facilities, science and technology enterprise incubation facilities as prescribed by high-tech laws and science and technology laws, creative start-up investment projects, innovation and creativity projects, research and development projects, education and training projects; at least 30% of the industrial land area of the industrial zone must be used to attract these investment projects.

7. Industrial symbiosis is cooperative activities between enterprises within an industrial zone or different industrial zones to optimize the use or reuse of input and output factors such as raw materials, materials, water, energy, waste, scrap, and other factors during production and business operations.

8. An ecological enterprise is an enterprise implementing simultaneously cleaner production solutions, efficient resource use, and industrial symbiosis activities within an ecological industrial zone; meeting the criteria set forth in this Decree.

9. An expanded industrial zone is an area formed through increasing the scale of an existing industrial zone's area, where the expanded area of the industrial zone has contiguous or adjacent boundaries and can connect and share technical infrastructure with the established industrial zone.

10. An industrial sub-zone is a part of an industrial zone with defined geographic boundaries, specialized in manufacturing and providing services for industrial production; it is determined in the industrial zone construction master plan approved by the competent state agency.

11. Infrastructure usage fee is a service fee for using technical infrastructure works and service works, including: transportation systems, power supply, water supply, drainage, telecommunications, wastewater treatment, waste treatment, and other public utility works.

12. An investment project for constructing and operating industrial zone infrastructure is an investment project using land to build a complete technical infrastructure system in an industrial zone and leasing land to investors for building factories, offices, warehouses, service works, public utilities, implementing investment projects, organizing production and business operations in accordance with the law.

13. An economic zone is a geographic area with defined boundaries, consisting of multiple functional areas, established to achieve the goals of attracting investment, developing socio-economic activities, and protecting national defense and security.

14. A coastal economic zone is an economic zone established in coastal areas and nearby regions.

15. A border economic zone is an economic zone established in border areas and nearby regions.

16. A special economic zone is an economic zone established in key economic regions, development corridors, driving force regions, or regions with similar roles identified in regional planning.

17. A non-tariff zone within an economic zone is a non-tariff zone determined in the overall economic zone construction master plan.

18. Industrial land area refers to the portion of land within an industrial zone allocated for investors to lease land or sublease land for constructing factories, offices, warehouses, implementing investment projects, organizing production and business activities; such areas are determined in the construction planning of the industrial zone approved by competent state authorities.

19. Service land area refers to the portion of land within an industrial zone allocated for investors to lease land or sublease land for constructing service facilities, public utilities, implementing investment projects; such areas are determined in the construction planning of the industrial zone approved by competent state authorities.

20. Export processing activity refers to specialized production of export goods, provision of services for the production of export goods, and export activities.

21. Export processing enterprise refers to an enterprise conducting export processing activities within an export processing zone, industrial zone, and economic zone.

22. Industrial zone occupancy rate refers to the ratio of the area of industrial land and service land that has been approved for investment orientation, granted investment registration certificates, implemented projects leasing land or subleasing land for constructing factories, offices, warehouses, service facilities, public utilities, implementing investment projects, organizing production and business activities according to the provisions of the law, over the total area of industrial land and service land in the industrial zone, calculated as a percentage (%).

23. Public service facilities for workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones refer to public works classified according to their functions as prescribed by laws on construction, including educational, training, research facilities; medical facilities; sports, cultural, park facilities; commercial facilities; accommodation facilities; service facilities, and other structural works constructed directly to serve workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones.

24. The national information system on industrial zones and economic zones as stipulated in point d, Clause 1, Article 71 of the Investment Law refers to the specialized professional information system on industrial zones and economic zones established and operated in accordance with this Decree for sending, receiving, storing, displaying, and performing other data-related tasks aimed at serving state management of industrial zones and economic zones.

25. Industry cluster within an industrial zone refers to a form of linkage between enterprises in the same industry and related enterprises and organizations operating within the industrial zone, collaborating and competing together.

Article 3. Orientation for Building Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

1. The orientation for building industrial zones and economic zones is a component of regional planning as stipulated in point d, Clause 2, Article 26 of the Planning Law.

2. The contents of the orientation for building industrial zones and economic zones include:

a) Objectives, directions, spatial allocation orientations, organizational implementation methods, and solutions for developing industrial zones and economic zones in the region during the planning period;

b) Estimated total area and types of industrial zones and economic zones in each province and centrally governed city within the region; identifying key economic zones with significant roles and driving forces for socio-economic development in the region.

Article 4. Plan for Developing Industrial Zones System

1. The plan for developing the industrial zones system is a component of the provincial planning as stipulated at Point d Clause 2 Article 27 of the Planning Law.

2. The contents of the plan for developing the industrial zones system include:

a) Objectives, orientations, implementation organization, and solutions regarding the development of the industrial zones system during the planning period;

b) List of industrial zones within the province and centrally-administered city;

c) Presentation of the plan for developing the industrial zones system on the planning map.

3. The contents of the list of industrial zones within the province and centrally-administered city include:

a) Name of the industrial zone;

b) Scale of area and proposed location of the industrial zone.

4. Establishing the list of industrial zones within the province and centrally-administered city must meet the following conditions:

a) Not to develop new industrial zones in the inner city areas of special-class cities, class-I cities under central administration, and class-I cities under provincial administration, except for high-tech industrial zones and eco-industrial zones;

b) Not to use land designated for special-purpose forests and protective forests (including: headwater protective forests, community water source protection forests, border protective forests);

c) Industrial zones must have the capacity to connect synchronously with the system of technical infrastructure and social infrastructure, and attract human resources and mobilize resources for the development of industrial zones;

d) To reserve a minimum land area equal to 2% of the total area of industrial zones listed in the list of industrial zones within the province and centrally-administered city for planning construction of housing, service facilities, and public utilities for workers in industrial zones;

đ) To comply with regulations on ensuring national defense, security, environmental protection, natural resource conservation, disaster prevention and mitigation, dike protection, coastal protection zones, land reclamation, climate change response, and cultural heritage and natural site preservation;

e) To be consistent with the orientation for building industrial zones.

5. The plan for developing the industrial zones system serves as the basis for organizing:

a) Preparing plans for constructing industrial zones and expanded industrial zones, and adjusting these plans;

b) Preparing and adjusting investment plans for developing the system of technical infrastructure and social infrastructure to serve the development of industrial zones and expanded industrial zones.

Article 5. Plan for Developing Economic Zones System

1. The plan for developing the economic zones system is a component of the provincial planning as stipulated at Point d Clause 2 Article 27 of the Planning Law.

2. The contents of the plan for developing the economic zones system include:

a) Objectives, orientations, implementation organization, and solutions regarding the development of the economic zones system during the planning period;

b) List of economic zones within the province and centrally-administered city;

c) Presentation of the plan for developing the economic zones system on the planning map.

3. The contents of the list of economic zones within the province and centrally-administered city include:

a) Name of the economic zone;

b) Scale of area and proposed location of the economic zone.

4. Establishing the list of economic zones within the province and centrally-administered city must meet the following conditions:

a) The proposed location for establishing an economic zone must be in an area with particularly important potential and advantages in terms of natural conditions, resources, and socio-economic factors compared to other regions nationwide to attract human resources, mobilize resources, and develop technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, production, and business; it should be connected to international airports or Class I seaports in cases where the economic zone is planned to be established along the coast; it should have an international border gate according to the laws on border gate management in cases where the economic zone is planned to be established as a border economic zone; it should have the ability to connect conveniently with regional and international economic corridors, easily access international markets, and develop into a large-scale industrial-city-service innovation center, promoting the particular potential of the region;

b) It must have an area scale of 10,000 hectares or more for coastal economic zones and border economic zones, and 5,000 hectares or more for specialized economic zones, meeting the requirements for comprehensive development of the economic zone;

c) It must have the capacity to attract large-scale, particularly important investment projects and constructions that significantly impact the socio-economic development of the region;

d) It must not have negative impacts on historical-cultural relics and natural heritage; it must be consistent with the arrangement of national defense and ensure national defense, security, sovereignty, and territory; it must have conditions to meet the requirements for environmental protection, natural resource conservation, disaster prevention and mitigation, sustainable development, and climate change response;

đ) It must be consistent with the orientation for building economic zones.

5. The plan for developing the economic zones system in provincial planning serves as the basis for:

a) Establishing and expanding economic zones;

b) Organizing the preparation of general plans for constructing economic zones and adjusting these plans;

c) Organizing the preparation and adjustment of investment plans for developing the system of technical infrastructure and social infrastructure to serve the development of economic zones.

Chapter II
INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, ESTABLISHMENT OF

INDUSTRIAL ZONES, ECONOMIC ZONES

Section 1

INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES

Article 6. Infrastructure investment and establishment of industrial zones

1. Industrial zones are invested in various forms, including: industrial zones, export processing zones, supporting industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, eco-industrial zones, and high-tech industrial zones (hereinafter referred to collectively as industrial zones).

2. Industrial zones within economic zones are integrated into the overall planning for construction of economic zones, submitted for approval in accordance with laws on construction. In cases where an industrial zone within an economic zone is adjusted, procedures for adjusting the overall planning for construction of the economic zone shall be carried out in accordance with laws on construction.

3. Conditions, procedures, and formalities for infrastructure investment and establishment of industrial zones are implemented in accordance with this Decree and other relevant laws.

4. Conditions, procedures, and formalities for infrastructure investment and expansion of industrial zones are implemented similarly to those for new industrial zones, except as provided for in Clause 8, Article 9 of this Decree.

5. Each industrial zone may have one or more infrastructure investors who undertake investment in construction and operation of the industrial zone's infrastructure.

6. An industrial zone is considered established from the date when the competent authority:

a) Approves the investment policy decision for the infrastructure project of the industrial zone using public investment funds in accordance with laws on public investment;

b) Approves the investment policy while approving the investor, or approves the investor or issues a Certificate of Investment Registration for implementing the project to invest in and operate the industrial zone's infrastructure in accordance with laws on investment.

Article 7. Planning m of industrial zones

1. Construction planning for industrial zones includes: general construction planning for industrial zones, district-level construction planning for industrial zones, and detailed construction planning for industrial zones (if necessary). Construction planning for industrial zones is prepared, reviewed, and approved in accordance with laws on construction and this Decree.

2. General construction planning for industrial zones and district-level construction planning for industrial zones, once approved, serve as the basis for:

a) Preparing detailed construction planning for industrial zones (if necessary);

b) Preparing feasibility study reports for infrastructure projects of industrial zones using public investment funds in accordance with laws on public investment; preparing project files for investment in construction and operation of industrial zone infrastructure in accordance with laws on investment;

c) Approving the investment policy decision for infrastructure projects of industrial zones using public investment funds in accordance with laws on public investment; approving the investment policy for projects to invest in and operate industrial zone infrastructure in accordance with laws on investment.

3. Based on the development plan for the system of industrial zones in the provincial planning, the People's Committee of the province organizes the preparation and approval of tasks and plans for general construction planning and district-level construction planning for industrial zones in accordance with laws on construction.

4. Cases where it is not necessary to prepare planning tasks:

a) When preparing district-level construction planning for industrial zones in areas that already have general construction planning or general construction planning for economic zones that have been approved, it is not necessary to prepare planning tasks;

b) When preparing detailed construction planning for industrial zones in areas that already have approved district-level construction planning, it is not necessary to prepare planning tasks;

c) When it is not necessary to prepare planning tasks as provided for in Clause 5 of this Article.

5. Competent state agencies must organize the preparation of general construction planning and district-level construction planning for the entire area covered by the planning in accordance with laws on construction for industrial zones with an area of 500 hectares or more, industrial zones - urban areas - services, or industrial zones with multiple infrastructure investors or investors undertaking investment in construction and operation of infrastructure according to each industrial district.

In cases where the industrial zones or industrial zones - urban areas - services specified in this clause are determined in the general urban planning or general construction planning for economic zones that have been approved, they can prepare plans for district-level construction planning for industrial zones without needing to prepare planning tasks.

6. Except in cases where construction planning for industrial zones is prepared in areas that already have approved general construction planning or industrial zones that comply with the general construction planning for economic zones that have been approved, the People's Committee of the province has the responsibility to seek written opinions on the general construction planning or district-level construction planning for industrial zones from the following agencies:

a) The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Construction for industrial zones with an area of 200 hectares or more;

b) The Ministry of Transport for industrial zones connected to national highways;

c) The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for industrial zones adjacent to historical-cultural relics, natural heritage sites, or national-level tourist areas;

d) The Ministry of Construction for industrial zones located within second-tier cities;

e) The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security for industrial zones on islands and border communes, wards, towns; coastal communes, wards, towns, or other areas affecting national defense and security in accordance with laws on national defense, security, and investment.

7. The People's Committee of the province decides to adjust the location or scale of the area for construction planning of industrial zones if the district administrative boundaries remain unchanged in the following cases:

a) Adjusting the location or scale of the area of the industrial zone but not exceeding 2% or 6 hectares compared to the scale of the area of the industrial zone already determined in the List of Industrial Zones in the province or centrally-administered city.

b) Adjust the location, adjust the scale of the area of the industrial park not falling under the cases stipulated in point a of this clause but not exceeding 10% and not more than 30 hectares compared to the scale of the area of the industrial park already determined in the List of Industrial Parks on the provincial and centrally governed city territory after receiving written opinions from the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

8. The People's Committee of the province assigns the selected investor to implement the project of constructing and operating infrastructure in the industrial park to organize the preparation of the detailed construction planning for the industrial park zone (if necessary) in the area that has been planned for the general construction planning of the industrial park.

9. The selected investor to implement the project of constructing and operating infrastructure in the industrial park organizes the preparation of the detailed construction planning for the industrial park (if necessary).

10. The People's Committee of the province approves the detailed construction planning project for the industrial park located within the administrative units of two or more districts.

11. The People's Committee of the province delegates the Management Board of the industrial park and economic zone to decide on partial adjustments to the detailed construction planning for the industrial park zone; the detailed construction planning for the industrial park located within the administrative units of two or more districts.

Article 8. Procedures and formalities for investment in industrial park infrastructure

1. The procedures and formalities for deciding and adjusting the investment policy for industrial park infrastructure projects using public investment capital shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on public investment and the following provisions:

a) The preliminary feasibility study report of the industrial park infrastructure project must include explanations regarding compliance with the conditions prescribed in Article 9 of this Decree;

b) The content of the review of the preliminary feasibility study report includes the contents prescribed by the laws on public investment and compliance with the corresponding conditions stipulated in Article 9 of this Decree.

2. The procedures and formalities for investing in projects to construct and operate industrial park infrastructure, including industrial parks within economic zones, which do not fall under the cases stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 10 of this Decree, shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on investment and the following provisions:

a) Proposals for investment projects or preliminary feasibility study reports in the application for approval of the investment policy must include explanations regarding compliance with the conditions prescribed in Article 9 of this Decree; explanations regarding compliance with the conditions prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 10 of this Decree (in the case of approving the investment policy and simultaneously approving the investor);

b) The content of the approval of the investment policy includes the contents prescribed by the laws on investment and compliance with the corresponding conditions stipulated in Article 9 and Clause 1 of Article 10 of this Decree (in the case of approving the investment policy and simultaneously approving the investor).

3. Opinions of the agencies prescribed in Clause 6 of Article 7 of this Decree shall continue to be used for reviewing the preliminary feasibility study report and approving the investment policy according to the provisions of Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article. The agency seeking opinions shall send the review opinion files of these agencies on the content of the review if the agency deems it necessary.

4. Industrial parks subject to phased investment as prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 9 of this Decree shall implement the procedures and formalities for deciding on the investment policy, approving the investment policy, and issuing the Investment Registration Certificate for each phase.

In the case where the industrial park uses public investment capital or the subsequent phase has the same investor as the previous phase, the decision on the investment policy, approval of the investment policy, and issuance of the Investment Registration Certificate shall be made after the previous phase achieves at least 60% occupancy rate or completes the construction of the infrastructure system according to the approved construction planning of the industrial park. In such cases, the investor of the previous phase shall be prioritized to implement the subsequent phase, except when the selection of investors must be conducted through auction or tendering as prescribed by law.

5. Industrial parks subject to the provisions of Clause 3 of Article 9 of this Decree shall implement the procedures and formalities for deciding on the investment policy, approving the investment policy, and issuing the Investment Registration Certificate for each phase and the following provisions:

a) The project dossier must include commitments regarding the progress of attracting investment projects to implement industry cluster projects as prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 9 of this Decree;

b) The Decision on Investment Policy, Decision on Approval of Investment Policy, and Investment Registration Certificate must specify the contents of the commitments in the project dossier. Violation handling shall be carried out according to the commitment contents, the provisions of the laws on investment, and other relevant laws;

c) In the case where the industrial park uses public investment capital or the subsequent phase has the same investor as the previous phase, the decision on the investment policy, approval of the investment policy, and issuance of the Investment Registration Certificate shall be made after the previous phase has been approved for the investment policy, issued the Investment Registration Certificate, implemented the land lease project, and completed the industry cluster project according to the provisions of Clause 3 of Article 9 of this Decree, while achieving at least 60% occupancy rate or completing the construction of the infrastructure system according to the approved construction planning of the industrial park. In such cases, the investor of the previous phase shall be prioritized to implement the subsequent phase, except when the selection of investors must be conducted through auction or tendering as prescribed by law.

c) In cases where an industrial park uses public investment capital or subsequent phases have the same investor as the previous phase, such phases shall be decided on the investment orientation, approved for investment orientation, and issued with an Investment Registration Certificate after the initial phase has been approved for investment orientation, issued with an Investment Registration Certificate, implemented the project to lease land or sublease land to implement an industry cluster in accordance with Clause 3, Article 9 of this Decree, while simultaneously achieving a minimum occupancy rate of 60%, or completing the construction of the infrastructure system according to the approved industrial park development plan. In this case, the investor of the previous phase shall be given priority to implement the subsequent phase, except when it is necessary to apply auction or bidding procedures to select investors in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Article 9. Conditions for investment in industrial zone infrastructure

1. In accordance with planning and the following planning contents:

a) Regional planning, provincial planning;

b) Included in the list of industrial zones within the province, centrally governed city or general planning for construction of economic zones approved by competent authorities for industrial zones located within the boundaries of economic zones;

c) In compliance with the planning for construction of industrial zones approved by competent authorities.

2. Industrial zones, except in cases provided for in Clause 3 of this Article, must be phased investment if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) Industrial zones with an area exceeding 500 hectares must be phased investment according to stages, each stage not exceeding 500 hectares;

b) Industrial zones requiring conversion of land use from two-crop rice cultivation with an area of rice cultivation land exceeding 200 hectares in the Red River Delta and Mekong Delta must be phased investment according to stages, each stage not converting land use from two-crop rice cultivation with an area of rice cultivation land exceeding 200 hectares;

c) Industrial zones requiring conversion of land use from two-crop rice cultivation with an area of rice cultivation land exceeding 150 hectares in the North Central Coast, Central Coast, and Southeast regions must be phased investment according to stages, each stage not converting land use from two-crop rice cultivation with an area of rice cultivation land exceeding 150 hectares;

d) Industrial zones requiring conversion of land use from two-crop rice cultivation with an area of rice cultivation land exceeding 100 hectares in the Northern Midlands and Mountains and Central Highlands must be phased investment according to stages, each stage not converting land use from two-crop rice cultivation with an area of rice cultivation land exceeding 100 hectares.

3. Industrial zones attracting investment projects implementing industry clusters with total investment capital of projects in the cluster at least equivalent to two billion US dollars or forty-five trillion VND shall be considered for initial phase investment with an area not exceeding 1,000 hectares. Subsequent phases (if any) shall be implemented in accordance with Clause 2 of this Article.

4. At least five hectares of industrial land or at least three percent of the total area of industrial land in the industrial zone (including factories, offices, warehouses) shall be allocated for small and medium-sized enterprises, supporting industry enterprises, innovative enterprises, investors entitled to preferential investment incentives as stipulated in point e and point g, Clause 2, Article 15 of the Investment Law, other enterprises eligible for priority and support in terms of production and business premises according to laws on land leasing and subleasing. In cases of ecological industrial zones, supporting industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, and high-tech industrial zones, the condition prescribed in this clause does not need to be implemented.

5. Possess the ability to meet conditions for land use conversion as prescribed by laws on land, forestry laws, and other relevant laws.

6. At the time of submitting a feasibility study report for industrial zone infrastructure projects in accordance with laws on public investment or submitting a valid application for approval of investment project proposals for construction and operation of industrial zone infrastructure in accordance with laws on investment, the average occupancy rate of established industrial zones in the province, centrally governed city must reach at least sixty percent, except for the following cases:

a) Investment in infrastructure of an established industrial zone that has ceased operations, had its investment registration certificate, investment certificate, business license, or equivalent legal document revoked according to laws on investment, or had its project canceled according to laws on public investment;

b) The total area of established industrial zones in the province, centrally governed city is up to 1,000 hectares;

c) The location of the industrial zone is in a district listed in the investment incentive areas according to laws on investment or within an established economic zone;

d) Investment in infrastructure of industrial zones in the forms of ecological industrial zones, supporting industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, and high-tech industrial zones as prescribed in this Decree;

đ) The case prescribed in Clause 8 of this Article.

7. There must be a planning for construction of residential areas and public service facilities for workers in the industrial zone or cluster of industrial zones approved by competent state agencies according to laws on housing and other relevant laws.

8. Investment in expansion of industrial zone infrastructure based on an existing industrial zone with the same investor implementing or using public investment funds must meet the following conditions:

a) The existing industrial zone has achieved a minimum occupancy rate of sixty percent and has invested in and put into operation environmental protection infrastructure according to laws on environmental protection or completed the construction of infrastructure systems according to the approved planning for construction of the industrial zone by competent authorities;

b) The expanded industrial zone has the capability to connect and share technical infrastructure with the existing industrial zone;

c) Residential areas and public service facilities for workers in the existing industrial zone or cluster of industrial zones have been constructed and put into use according to the planning approved by competent state agencies as prescribed in Clause 7 of this Article.

Article 10. Conditions for investors implementing projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure

1. Investors implementing projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure must meet the following conditions:

a) Business conditions for real estate business as prescribed by laws on real estate business;

b) Conditions for the State to allocate land, lease land, and change the purpose of land use to implement projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure as prescribed by laws on land, laws on forestry, and other relevant laws.

In cases where the investor implementing projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure is an economic organization planned to be established by foreign investors according to laws on investment and laws on enterprises, the planned economic organization must have the ability to meet the conditions for the State to allocate land, lease land, and permit the change of land use purpose as prescribed by laws on land, laws on forestry, and other relevant laws.

2. In cases where bidding is selected to choose investors, the criteria for evaluating and selecting investors to implement projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure include:

a) Criteria for assessing the capacity of investors based on the conditions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Criteria for assessing the experience of investors based on the scale of area, progress, and implementation situation of projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure or other real estate projects that the investor has implemented or contributed capital to implement projects; owners, members, founding shareholders of organizations of the investor who have implemented or contributed capital to implement projects;

c) Technical assessment criteria based on the content of the Decision approving the construction planning of the industrial zone and the Decision approving the investment project proposal to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure of the competent authority and other relevant laws;

d) Financial and commercial assessment criteria based on the content of the Decision approving the investment project proposal to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure of the competent authority and other relevant laws related to the selection of investors for investment projects using land.

Article 11. Adjustment of projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure

1. During the investment process, investors may adjust projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure.

2. The conditions, procedures, and formalities for adjusting projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure shall be carried out in accordance with laws on investment and the following provisions:

a) The document proposing adjustment of the investment project in accordance with laws on investment must contain explanations on compliance with the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article;

b) The content of the review and approval of the adjustment of the investment project proposal includes the contents prescribed by laws on investment and compliance with the conditions stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article (if applicable).

3. Projects to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure can be adjusted to reduce the area scale without having to adjust the development plan of the industrial zone system as prescribed by laws on planning if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) Land compensation and clearance work is prolonged, affecting the efficiency and progress of the industrial zone investment;

b) Adjusting the construction planning of the industrial zone to reserve part of the land area for housing and service facilities for workers in the industrial zone as prescribed in Clause 9 of Article 77 of the Investment Law;

c) Reducing the area scale of the industrial zone to limit the risk of environmental pollution and impact on the living environment of surrounding residents;

d) Due to adjustments in planning as prescribed by laws on planning.

Article 12. Renaming Industrial Zones

The People's Committee of the province decides on renaming industrial zones that have been listed in the Provincial Industrial Zone Directory based on the proposal of the Industrial Zone Management Board, Economic Zone Management Board, or the investor implementing the project to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure.

Article 13. Conversion of Industrial Zones to Urban and Service Areas

1. Conditions for converting industrial zones to urban and service areas include:

a) Compliance with provincial planning and urban planning within the province or centrally governed city;

b) The industrial zone is located within the inner city area of special-class cities, central-level first-class cities, and provincial-level first-class cities;

c) A minimum operational period from the date of establishment of the industrial zone to the date of considering conversion of at least fifteen years or half (1/2) of the operational term of the industrial zone;

d) Agreement from the investor implementing the project to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure and more than two-thirds (2/3) of enterprises in the industrial zone in the proposed conversion area, except in cases where the investment project has exceeded its operational term according to laws on investment; the investment project does not meet the conditions for lease extension according to laws on land and civil law; the investment project causes serious environmental pollution and must be relocated according to laws on environmental protection;

đ) Economic and social benefits, environmental impact.

2. Documents for proposing the conversion of industrial zones to urban and service areas include:

a) Proposal for converting industrial zones to urban and service areas including the following contents: legal basis and necessity of converting industrial zones to urban and service areas; evaluation and explanation of the ability to meet the conditions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article (accompanied by relevant documents); relocation plan, compensation, land clearance, and funding mobilization plan for implementation; recommendations for special solutions, mechanisms, and policies (if any) and organization of implementation;

b) Memorandum of the People's Committee of the province proposing the conversion of industrial zones to urban and service areas;

c) The dossier is prepared in ten sets, including at least two original sets (one original set submitted to the Prime Minister) and nine sets submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for review according to Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article.

3. Procedures and formalities for reviewing the conversion of industrial zones to urban and service areas:

a) Within three working days from the date of receiving complete documents as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article, the Ministry of Planning and Investment sends the dossier to seek opinions for review from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Construction, and related state agencies;

b) In case the dossier does not comply with the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article, the Ministry of Planning and Investment notifies in writing for the People's Committee of the province to supplement and amend the dossier. The time for supplementation and amendment of the dossier is not counted towards the review period;

c) Within fifteen days from the date of receiving the dossier for seeking opinions as stipulated in point a of this clause, the agency sought for opinion provides a review opinion on the content under its administrative management and sends it to the Ministry of Planning and Investment;

d) Within forty-five days from the date of receiving complete dossier, the Ministry of Planning and Investment organizes the review of the dossier and prepares a review report including the contents stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article, submitting to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision on the conversion of industrial zones to urban and service areas.

If necessary, the Ministry of Planning and Investment establishes a Review Council or convenes a meeting with related state agencies and the People's Committee of the province to clarify related issues.

4. Contents of the review of the conversion of industrial zones to urban and service areas include:

a) Legal basis and necessity of converting industrial zones to urban and service areas;

b) Evaluation of compliance with the conditions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article;

c) Evaluation of the feasibility of the relocation plan, compensation, land clearance, and funding mobilization plan for implementation;

d) Evaluation of special solutions, mechanisms, and policies (if any) and their implementation.

5. The conversion of industrial zones to urban and service areas as prescribed in this Article can be applied to part or all of the area of the industrial zone.

6. After the Prime Minister decides on the full or partial conversion of the area of the industrial zone to urban and service areas, the investor of the industrial zone infrastructure project and the investor implementing the project to construct and operate industrial zone infrastructure shall follow the procedures and formalities to adjust the project according to laws on public investment, laws on investment, and other relevant laws. The selection of investors for the urban and service area project is carried out according to laws on investment, laws on bidding, laws on land, laws on housing, laws on real estate business, and other relevant laws.

Section 2

ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT OF ECONOMIC ZONES

Article 14. Establishment of Economic Zones

1. Economic zones include coastal economic zones, border gate economic zones, and specialized economic zones (hereinafter referred to collectively as economic zones).

2. An economic zone shall be established if it meets the following conditions:

a) In accordance with regional planning, provincial planning; included in the list of economic zones on the provincial or centrally governed city territory;

b) Possessing the ability to mobilize resources for investment in building technical infrastructure, social infrastructure of the economic zone, and developing production and business activities;

c) Having socio-economic benefits;

d) Meeting environmental protection requirements as stipulated by laws on environmental protection;

đ) Ensuring national defense and security.

3. The dossier, procedures, and formalities for establishing economic zones shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of Articles 15 and 16 of this Decree.

Article 15. Dossier for Establishing Economic Zones

1. The proposal for establishing an economic zone by the People's Committee of the province includes the following contents:

a) Legal basis and necessity for establishing the economic zone;

b) Evaluation of current status, factors, and conditions regarding geographical location, natural resources, economic and social aspects, limitations, and comparative advantages of the area proposed to establish the economic zone compared to other areas nationwide;

c) Evaluation and explanation of the ability to meet the conditions for establishing an economic zone as prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 14 of this Decree (accompanied by related documents);

d) Proposed development orientation of the economic zone including: development goals, area scale, nature, and function of the economic zone; development direction of industries and fields; spatial development orientation, functional zones within the economic zone; plans and timelines for investment construction and development of the economic zone;

đ) Recommendations for solutions and implementation organization;

e) Presentation of the plan for establishing the economic zone on a map at a scale of 1:10,000 - 1:25,000.

2. The request to the Prime Minister of the People's Committee of the province proposing the establishment of the economic zone.

3. The dossier shall be prepared in ten sets, including at least two original sets (one original set submitted to the Prime Minister) and nine sets submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for review in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of this Decree.

Article 16. Procedures and Formalities for Establishing Economic Zones

1. Within three working days from the date of receiving the complete dossier as prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall send the dossier to seek opinions for review from relevant state agencies.

2. If the dossier does not meet the requirements stipulated in Article 15 of this Decree, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall notify in writing for the People's Committee of the province to supplement and amend the dossier. The time for supplementation and amendment of the dossier shall not be counted towards the review period.

3. Within twenty days from the date of receiving the dossier for seeking opinions for review as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, the agency sought for opinion shall provide a review opinion on the content within its scope of state management and submit it to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

4. Within forty-five days from the date of receiving the complete dossier, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall prepare a review report including the contents as prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article and submit it to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision on the establishment of the economic zone.

In case of necessity, the Ministry of Planning and Investment may establish a Review Board or organize a meeting with relevant state agencies and the People's Committee of the province to clarify related issues.

5. Contents of the review for establishing an economic zone include:

a) Legal basis and necessity for establishing the economic zone;

b) Evaluation of the fulfillment of the conditions for establishing an economic zone as prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 14 of this Decree;

c) Evaluation of the development orientation of the economic zone;

d) Evaluation of the solutions and implementation organization.

Article 17. Expansion of Economic Zones

1. The expansion of an economic zone is the increase in the area of an established economic zone, wherein the expanded area of the economic zone has contiguous or adjacent boundaries and can be connected to and share technical infrastructure with the previously established economic zone to enhance its development potential and impact.

2. An economic zone may be expanded if it meets the following conditions:

a) Conditions as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 14 of this Decree;

b) A complete system of infrastructure for the economic zone has been invested according to the general planning for construction of the economic zone approved by the competent authority;

c) At least 70% of the land area of functional zones within the economic zone has been assigned or leased to organizations or individuals to implement investment projects.

3. Documents for expanding an economic zone include:

a) The proposal for expanding the economic zone including the following contents: legal basis, necessity, and content of the expansion of the economic zone; evaluation of current status, geographical, natural, resource, socio-economic factors, limitations, and comparative advantages of the proposed expansion area compared to other areas nationwide; assessment and explanation of the ability to meet the conditions specified in Clause 2 of this Article (attached with relevant documents); projected development direction of the economic zone after expansion including development goals, area size, nature, and function of the economic zone; development directions for industries and sectors; spatial development orientation and functional zones within the economic zone; investment and development plans and timelines; recommendations on solutions and implementation organization; representation of the economic zone expansion plan on a map at a scale of 1:10,000 to 1:25,000;

b) The report to the Prime Minister by the Provincial People's Committee proposing the expansion of the economic zone;

c) The documents are prepared in ten sets, including at least two original sets (one original set submitted to the Prime Minister) and nine sets submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for review as prescribed in Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article.

4. Procedures and formalities for expanding an economic zone:

a) Within three working days from the date of receiving all documents as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article, the Ministry of Planning and Investment sends the documents to related state agencies for review comments;

b) If the documents do not meet the requirements as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article, the Ministry of Planning and Investment notifies the Provincial People's Committee in writing to supplement and amend the documents. The time for supplementation and amendment of the documents does not count towards the review period;

c) Within twenty days from the date of receipt of the documents for review comments as prescribed in point a of this clause, the agency providing comments issues review comments on matters within its administrative management scope and sends them to the Ministry of Planning and Investment;

d) Within forty-five days from the date of receipt of all documents, the Ministry of Planning and Investment prepares a review report including the contents as prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article and submits it to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision on the expansion of the economic zone.

In case of necessity, the Ministry of Planning and Investment may establish a Review Board or organize a meeting with relevant state agencies and the People's Committee of the province to clarify related issues.

5. Contents of the review of the expansion of an economic zone include:

a) Legal basis and necessity of the expansion of the economic zone;

b) Evaluation of compliance with the conditions for expanding the economic zone as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article;

c) Evaluation of the development direction of the economic zone after expansion;

d) Evaluation of the solutions and implementation organization.

Article 18. Adjustment of Economic Zone Boundaries

1. Adjustment of economic zone boundaries means adjusting the geographical boundaries of an established economic zone within the same commune level administrative unit or from the administrative units of these communes to other communes at the same district level, but the total area scale of the economic zone does not change more than 10% and does not change the district-level administrative units.

2. The adjustment of economic zone boundaries shall be carried out if it falls under one of the following cases:

a) Due to changes in national-level planning, regional planning, provincial planning, or related planning that affect the development orientation of the economic zone;

b) Reducing the area scale of the economic zone compared to the area scale of the established economic zone;

c) Increasing the area scale of the economic zone compared to the area scale of the established economic zone, but not exceeding 10%, to ensure development space and the spillover effect of priority industries and sectors of the economic zone.

Article 19. Documents for Adjusting Economic Zone Boundaries

1. The adjustment plan for the economic zone boundary of the Provincial People's Committee includes the following contents:

a) Legal basis, necessity, and content of the adjustment of the economic zone boundary;

b) Evaluation of the current construction and development status of the established economic zone;

c) Evaluation and explanation of the ability to meet the conditions stipulated in points b, c, d, and e of Clause 2 of Article 14 and Article 18 of this Decree (attached with relevant documents);

d) Proposed development direction of the economic zone after adjusting the boundary including: development goals, area scale, nature, and function of the economic zone; development direction of industries and sectors; spatial development orientation, functional zones within the economic zone; investment and development plans and timelines;

đ) Recommendations for solutions and implementation organization;

e) Presentation of the boundary adjustment plan on a map at a scale of 1:10,000 - 1:25,000.

2. The request for adjustment of the economic zone boundary submitted by the Provincial People's Committee to the Prime Minister.

3. The documents are prepared in ten sets, including at least two original sets (one original set submitted to the Prime Minister) and nine sets submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for review in accordance with Article 20 of this Decree.

Article 20. Procedures and Formalities for Adjusting Economic Zone Boundaries

1. Within three working days from the date of receiving complete documents for adjusting the economic zone boundary as stipulated in Article 19 of this Decree, the Ministry of Planning and Investment sends the documents to relevant state agencies for comments.

2. If the documents do not comply with the provisions of Article 19 of this Decree, the Ministry of Planning and Investment notifies in writing for the Provincial People's Committee to supplement and amend the documents. The time for supplementation and amendment of the documents is not counted towards the review period.

3. Within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the documents for comments, the agency providing comments issues its review opinion on the content within its scope of state management and sends it to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

4. Within forty days from the date of receiving all documents, the Ministry of Planning and Investment prepares a review report including the contents stipulated in Clause 5 of this Article and submits it to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

In case of necessity, the Ministry of Planning and Investment may establish a Review Board or organize a meeting with relevant state agencies and the People's Committee of the province to clarify related issues.

5. The content of the review of the adjustment of economic zone boundaries includes:

a) Legal basis and necessity of the adjustment of the economic zone boundary;

b) Evaluation of compliance with the conditions stipulated in points b, c, d, and e of Clause 2 of Article 14 and Article 18 of this Decree;

c) Evaluation of the development direction of the economic zone after adjusting the boundary;

d) Evaluation of the solutions and implementation organization.

Article 21. Competence to establish, expand, and adjust the boundaries of economic zones

1. The Prime Minister decides on the establishment, expansion, and adjustment of the boundaries of economic zones.

2. Economic zones are organized into functional areas. The scale of area, location, and nature of each functional area are determined in the general planning for construction of the economic zone approved by the Prime Minister in accordance with the laws on construction.

3. In cases where the area of the economic zone differs by no more than 1% and not exceeding 200 hectares from the scale of the area of the established economic zone, the Prime Minister approves the general planning for construction of the economic zone without having to adjust the boundaries of the economic zone. The scale of area, boundaries, and location of the economic zone shall be implemented according to the general planning for construction of the economic zone approved by the Prime Minister.

Chapter III
POLICIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND ECONOMIC ZONES

Article 22. Investment incentives for industrial zones and economic zones

1. Industrial zones are investment-preferential areas and enjoy investment incentives applicable to areas with difficult socio-economic conditions as provided by the laws on investment.

Investment incentives for industrial zones as prescribed by the laws on investment shall apply from the date the industrial zone is established.

2. Economic zones are investment-preferential areas and enjoy investment incentives applicable to areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions as provided by the laws on investment.

Investment incentives for economic zones as prescribed by the laws on investment shall apply from the date the economic zone is established.

3. Specific levels of incentives for projects investing in and operating infrastructure in industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones, and for projects investing in industrial zones and economic zones shall be applied in accordance with the laws on taxation, land, credit, accounting, and other relevant laws.

4. Costs for constructing, operating, purchasing, leasing, or leasing-purchasing housing and public service facilities for workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones, technical infrastructure projects connecting to industrial zones and functional areas carried out by investors implementing projects to invest in and operate infrastructure in industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones, and investors implementing projects in industrial zones and economic zones are deductible expenses when determining taxable income under the laws on corporate income tax.

5. Projects to construct housing and public service facilities for workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones shall enjoy incentives as provided by the laws on social housing construction and other relevant laws.

6. Investors with projects in industrial zones and economic zones shall be supported by competent state agencies in handling administrative procedures related to investment, business registration, land, construction, environment, labor, trade through a "one-stop" mechanism, and assistance in recruitment of labor and other related issues during the implementation of the project.

Article 23. Methods for Mobilizing Capital Sources for Investment and Supporting Investment in Construction of Industrial Zone and Economic Zone Infrastructure

1. Based on the state budget balance capacity, the urgency of the project, and its alignment with relevant planning, the People's Committee of the province may decide to invest or support investment and entrust competent agencies or organizations with experience and management capability to be the main investors in projects for constructing technical infrastructure and social infrastructure inside and outside the industrial zone boundary, and within the economic zone, to serve the operation of the industrial zone and economic zone, in accordance with laws on public investment.

The acceptance of completion and management and use of the works after construction shall be carried out in accordance with regulations applicable to projects using state budget capital under laws on public investment, laws on the management and use of state assets, and other relevant legal provisions.

2. The use of development investment capital from the state budget to develop a comprehensive system of technical infrastructure and social infrastructure inside and outside the industrial zone boundary, and within the economic zone, shall be implemented in accordance with laws on public investment, laws on the state budget, and other relevant legal provisions.

3. Large-scale projects for constructing technical infrastructure and social infrastructure that play a key role in the development of the economic zone may mobilize capital through the issuance of local government bonds in accordance with the law.

4. Economic zones listed in the priority economic zone directory shall be prioritized for investment from the state budget and other lawful funds to construct technical infrastructure and social infrastructure within the economic zone, in accordance with laws on public investment, laws on the state budget, and other relevant legal provisions.

5. Criteria for identifying priority economic zones include: location, role, and contribution of the economic zone to the socio-economic development of the province, centrally-run city, and region; connectivity of the economic zone with domestic and international markets; results of attracting and implementing investment projects; and other related criteria.

6. Technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, service facilities, and public utilities for workers employed in the industrial zone and economic zone may utilize official development assistance (ODA) capital, preferential credit, and other technical assistance in accordance with the law.

7. Attracting investment through public-private partnership methods in accordance with laws on public-private partnership and other forms prescribed by law to construct technical infrastructure and social infrastructure inside and outside the industrial zone boundary, and within the economic zone.

8. Projects for developing technical infrastructure and social infrastructure serving the common needs in the economic zone may mobilize capital from the land development fund in accordance with laws on land.

Article 24. Financial Provisions for Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

1. Domestic and foreign tourists visiting duty-free areas within economic zones shall enjoy tax benefits when purchasing imported goods to bring back to domestic areas in accordance with the laws on taxation applicable to duty-free areas within economic zones.

2. Organizations and individuals who have achieved success in mobilizing ODA funds, preferential credit funds, and other technical support, and in attracting investors to implement investment projects in industrial zones and economic zones shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with the Regulations issued by the Provincial People's Committee.

Article 25. Temporary Residence in Industrial Zones

1. There shall be no permanent residence in industrial zones as defined by the laws on residence.

2. Experts and workers are permitted to temporarily reside at accommodation facilities within industrial zones to serve production and business activities of enterprises and must comply with the following provisions:

a) For Vietnamese experts and workers, temporary residence shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on residence.

b) For foreign experts and workers, temporary residence shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

3. Accommodation facilities may be constructed on the service area land of industrial zones; they must ensure safe environmental distances as prescribed by the laws on construction and other relevant laws; they must also ensure security and public order and not affect the production and business activities of enterprises within the industrial zone.

4. In cases of force majeure directly caused by natural disasters, environmental disasters, fires, epidemics, wars, demonstrations, riots, or other emergency situations, experts and workers are permitted to reside at enterprises within industrial zones according to the following provisions:

a) For Vietnamese experts and workers, temporary residence at enterprises within industrial zones shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on residence.

b) For foreign experts and workers, they are allowed to stay at enterprises within industrial zones for less than 30 days and must comply with the temporary residence declaration requirements as stipulated by the laws on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

Article 26. Special Provisions Applicable to Export Processing Zones and Export-Oriented Enterprises

1. Documents, Procedures, and Formalities for Establishing Export-Oriented Enterprises:

a) In cases where an export-oriented enterprise is established simultaneously with the procedures for obtaining an Investment Registration Certificate, the investor shall submit a commitment regarding their ability to meet the conditions for customs inspection and supervision as prescribed by the laws on export duties and import duties together with the application for an Investment Registration Certificate in accordance with the laws on investment. The Investment Registration Authority shall record the establishment of an export-oriented enterprise as the investment objective on the Investment Registration Certificate when issuing it.

b) In cases where an export-oriented enterprise is established without simultaneously carrying out the procedures for obtaining an Investment Registration Certificate, the investor shall submit one set of documents to the Investment Registration Authority where the export-oriented enterprise is located, including project investment documents as prescribed by the laws on investment and a commitment regarding their ability to meet the conditions for customs inspection and supervision as prescribed by the laws on export duties and import duties. The Investment Registration Authority shall issue a confirmation of registration for an export-oriented enterprise to the investor within three working days from the date of receiving complete documents as stipulated herein for investment projects that do not require an Investment Registration Certificate under the laws on investment.

c) In cases where the investor's investment project requires approval of the investment proposal under the laws on investment, the investor shall submit a commitment regarding their ability to meet the conditions for customs inspection and supervision as prescribed by the laws on export duties and import duties together with the application for approval of the investment project proposal in accordance with the laws on investment.

The Investment Registration Authority shall issue a confirmation of registration for an export-oriented enterprise to the investor within three working days from the date of receiving the approval document for the investment proposal for investment projects that do not require an Investment Registration Certificate, or record the establishment of an export-oriented enterprise as the investment objective on the Investment Registration Certificate when issuing it under the laws on investment.

2. Within industrial zones, there may be specialized industrial zones for export-oriented enterprises. Export processing zones, export-oriented enterprises, and specialized industrial zones for export-oriented enterprises shall be separated from the outside territory by a fence system with gates and entrances/exits, ensuring conditions for customs inspection, supervision, and control by customs authorities and related competent agencies as prescribed for duty-free areas under the laws on export duties and import duties.

3. Export-oriented enterprises shall enjoy investment incentives and tax policies for duty-free areas from the time the investment objective of establishing an export-oriented enterprise is recorded on the Investment Registration Certificate, the amended Investment Registration Certificate, or the confirmation of registration for an export-oriented enterprise by the competent Investment Registration Authority. After completing the construction process, the export-oriented enterprise must be confirmed by the competent customs authority to meet the conditions for customs inspection and supervision as prescribed by the laws on export duties and import duties before officially commencing operations. If the export-oriented enterprise does not meet the conditions for customs inspection and supervision, it will not be eligible for tax policies applicable to duty-free areas. The inspection, confirmation, and completion of conditions for customs inspection and supervision of export-oriented enterprises shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on export duties and import duties.

4. The exchange relationship between export processing enterprises and other areas on the territory of Vietnam, which are not duty-free zones, shall be considered as export and import relationships, except for the cases specified in point c of this clause and the cases that are exempted from customs procedures under the provisions of the Law on Customs.

a) Customs procedures, customs inspection and supervision, export duties, and import duties for goods exported and imported at export processing enterprises shall be carried out according to the regulations applicable to special customs zones and duty-free zones, excluding specific regulations applicable to duty-free zones within economic zones.

b) Construction materials, office supplies, foodstuffs, and consumer goods from the domestic market of Vietnam for construction projects, administrative office operations, and the daily life of workers employed at export processing enterprises are exempted from customs procedures, customs inspection and supervision, export duties, and import duties applicable to goods exported and imported under the provisions of the law. Export processing enterprises and sellers may choose whether or not to carry out export and import procedures for construction materials, office supplies, foodstuffs, and consumer goods from the domestic market of Vietnam.

c) Export processing enterprises are permitted to sell or liquidate used assets and goods in accordance with the laws on investment and other relevant laws into the domestic market. At the time of sale or liquidation into the domestic market, the management policy for exported and imported goods shall not apply, except for goods subject to conditions, standards, and specialized inspections that have not been conducted upon import; goods managed by permits must obtain written approval from the competent authority issuing the import permit.

5. Workers employed at export processing enterprises are not required to declare customs when bringing foreign currency from the domestic market of Vietnam into these enterprises and vice versa.

6. Export processing enterprises are allowed to engage in other business activities in accordance with the laws on investment, the Law on Enterprises, and other relevant laws, provided they meet the following conditions:

a) The area for storing goods serving export processing activities must be separated from the area for storing goods serving other production and business activities.

b) Separate accounting for revenues and expenses related to export processing activities and other business activities.

c) They may not use assets and machinery and equipment benefiting from tax incentives applicable to export processing enterprises to serve other production and business activities. If such assets and machinery and equipment are used for other business activities, they must repay the tax incentives already granted according to the provisions of the Tax Law.

7. Export processing enterprises are allowed to establish branches in accordance with the laws on investment and the Law on Enterprises to conduct export processing activities. Branches of export processing enterprises shall be subject to the mechanisms for export processing enterprises stipulated in this Article if they operate in export processing zones, industrial parks, economic zones, and meet the conditions set forth in Clause 2 of this Article.

8. In industrial parks and economic zones where there are export processing enterprises and which apply the mechanisms for export processing enterprises, provided they meet the conditions stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article.

9. In export processing zones, there are enterprises specializing in manufacturing and providing services for industrial production.

10. In cases where there is insufficient land to allocate storage facilities for export processing enterprises' activities in export processing zones, industrial parks, and economic zones, export processing enterprises may lease land outside industrial parks and economic zones to store goods if they meet the conditions stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article. Storage facilities outside industrial parks and economic zones can be put into use from the date they are confirmed by the competent customs authority to meet the conditions for customs inspection and supervision as prescribed by the laws on taxes and customs.

Within five working days from the date of permission to put into use by the competent customs authority, the export processing enterprise must notify the investment registration agency about the allocation of storage facilities outside the export processing zone, industrial park, and economic zone for storing goods and adjust the investment project (if necessary) in accordance with the laws on investment.

11. Export processing enterprises are allowed to sell goods into the domestic market. Goods imported from export processing enterprises and export processing zones into the domestic market are subject to taxes as prescribed by the laws on export and import taxes.

12. Only investors, workers employed in export processing enterprises, and persons having work relations with export processing enterprises are allowed to enter and exit export processing enterprises.

Article 27. Rights and Obligations of Investors Implementing Investment Projects in Industrial Zones, Economic Zones, and Investors Implementing Investment Projects for Construction and Operation of Industrial Zone Infrastructure in Economic Zones

1. In addition to the general rights and obligations of investors and businesses under the laws on investment, laws on enterprises, this Decree, and other relevant laws, investors implementing investment projects in industrial zones, economic zones, and investors implementing investment projects for construction and operation of industrial zone infrastructure in economic zones shall have the following rights and obligations:

a) Comply with regulations on security, public order, safety, labor hygiene, quality of works, environmental protection, and fire prevention and explosion control;

b) Coordinate with police forces and competent state agencies to develop plans for fire prevention and explosion control, ensuring security, public order, and social safety in the area;

c) Report to the investment registration agency and the competent state management agency at the local level on the implementation of investment projects according to the laws on investment;

2. In addition to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article, investors implementing investment projects for construction and operation of industrial zone infrastructure in economic zones shall have the following rights and obligations:

a) Lease, negotiate, or cooperate with other investors to invest in constructing, maintaining, repairing, and operating industrial zone infrastructure works in economic zones, or share such infrastructure works inside and outside the industrial zone boundaries according to civil law and other relevant laws;

b) Register or re-register industries and occupations attracting investment in each type of supporting industrial zone, specialized industrial zone, high-tech industrial zone, and eco-industrial zone (if applicable) with the management board of the industrial zone, economic zone;

c) For the land area designated for the cases specified in Clause 4, Article 9 of this Decree, the rent price for land, the rent price for land already built with technical infrastructure, and other types of fees for using infrastructure shall not exceed 70% of the actual prices and fees for using infrastructure at the time of leasing or subleasing;

3. The construction, maintenance, repair, and operation of industrial zone infrastructure works in economic zones must meet the following requirements:

a) Be consistent with the approved construction planning and design;

b) Ensure the integration of industrial zone infrastructure works in economic zones;

c) Ensure the operations of businesses within industrial zones and functional zones in economic zones;

4. In case the price framework and types of fees for using infrastructure increase by more than 10% compared to the registered price framework and types of fees for using infrastructure with the management board of the industrial zone, economic zone, the following measures regarding pricing shall be implemented:

a) Based on assessing the impact on the business environment in the area, the management board of the industrial zone, economic zone shall request investors implementing investment projects for construction and operation of industrial zone infrastructure in economic zones to re-register the price framework and types of fees for using infrastructure before the deadline and explain the changes in the price framework and types of fees for using infrastructure;

b) If necessary, the management board of the industrial zone, economic zone shall organize an assessment of the price framework and types of fees for using infrastructure registered by investors implementing investment projects for construction and operation of industrial zone infrastructure in economic zones;

5. Leasing, subleasing factories, offices, warehouses, and other constructed facilities to serve production and business activities of investors implementing investment projects in industrial zones, economic zones must comply with the laws on land, laws on real estate business, and other relevant laws.

Article 28. Management, use, and disposal of state assets formed from state budget funds in industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones

1. For assets formed from state budget funds in industrial zones and economic zones that are determined to be state assets, their management, use, and disposal shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on the management and use of state assets.

2. Investors implementing projects for the construction and operation of infrastructure in industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones, which are supported by the state budget for infrastructure works or other components within such zones, shall be responsible for maintaining, servicing, and operating those infrastructure works or components to serve the investment and production activities of investors, organizations, and individuals within the industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones.

In this case, the investor shall not include the value of state assets in the total investment capital of the project for the construction and operation of infrastructure in industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones, nor shall they include costs in calculating land rental fees, sub-rental fees, and infrastructure usage fees for investment projects within industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones.

3. The investor may include the cost of repayment to the state budget in the total investment capital of the project for the construction and operation of infrastructure in industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones, and in the calculation of land rental fees, sub-rental fees, and infrastructure usage fees for investment projects within industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones, if the State recovers the amount of state budget support previously provided for the industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones.

4. In cases where state-owned enterprises undergo shareholding reform, the disposal of assets formed from state budget support for the construction of industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on the management and use of state capital invested in production and business operations at enterprises and shareholding reform.

5. In cases of transferring investment projects or other forms of changing investors, the plan for disposing of state assets (if any) must be approved by the competent authority before proceeding with the procedures to change the investor in accordance with the law.

Article 29. Development of Housing and Public Service Facilities for Workers in Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

1. The State encourages organizations and individuals to invest in building housing for workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones to lease, purchase, or lease-purchase; housing and public service facilities for workers in industrial zones and economic zones must meet the standards and regulations on construction, area, quality of buildings, aesthetics, safety, and environment as stipulated by law.

2. People's Committees at all levels shall create favorable conditions for workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones to use health, education, social, cultural, and sports services in their locality. Provincial People's Committees shall be responsible for developing plans for housing and public service facilities for workers in industrial zones and economic zones, linked to plans for developing industrial zones and economic zones in provincial master plans, and ensuring land reserves to implement these plans.

3. It is encouraged for investors implementing projects for the construction and operation of infrastructure in industrial zones and functional areas within economic zones, and investors implementing projects within industrial zones and economic zones to purchase, lease, or lease-purchase housing for workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones to use, lease back, or purchase back.

4. Ensuring land reserves for constructing housing and public service facilities for workers employed in industrial zones and economic zones shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on social housing and the provisions of this Decree.

5. In cases where the land for developing housing and public service facilities for workers employed in industrial zones is adjacent to the industrial zone, the Provincial People's Committee shall approve the planning for the construction of the industrial zone linked to the planning for the construction of housing and public service facilities for workers employed in the industrial zone.

Article 30. Activities of the Free Trade Zone within the Economic Zone

The Free Trade Zone within the Economic Zone shall carry out commercial, investment, production, business, and service activities such as temporary import for re-export or temporary export for re-import, transit, transshipment, warehousing, and related services to export and import activities; tax-free goods trading, reduced-price tax-free goods trading; logistics services; production, processing, recycling, assembly, sorting, packaging of export and import goods, and provision of related services, and other goods and service trading activities as prescribed by law.

Chapter IV
SOME TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND URBAN-SERVICE INDUSTRIAL ZONES

Section 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 31. Development of Support Industrial Zones, Specialized Industrial Zones, Eco-industrial Zones, and High-tech Industrial Zones

1. The State encourages and implements measures to support organizations and individuals in investing newly or converting existing industrial zones entirely or partially into support industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, eco-industrial zones, and high-tech industrial zones as prescribed in this Decree.

2. Investment projects for constructing and operating infrastructure and investment projects within support industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, eco-industrial zones, and high-tech industrial zones shall enjoy incentives applied according to location and industry, and incentives applicable to investment projects in industrial zones as prescribed by laws on investment and other relevant laws, and shall be supported by competent state agencies in administrative procedures, technical consultancy, investment promotion, and provision of information on joint ventures as prescribed in this Decree.

Section 2

SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL ZONES, SPECIALIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIAL ZONES

INDUSTRIAL-Urban-SERVICE ZONES

Article 32. Policies Encouraging the Development of Support Industrial Zones, Specialized Industrial Zones, and High-tech Industrial Zones

1. For investment projects for constructing and operating infrastructure in support industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, and high-tech industrial zones including sub-zones for support industries, specialized industries, and high-tech industries:

a) They shall be exempted or granted reductions in land rental fees as prescribed by laws on land.

b) They shall be prioritized for state credit investment loans and may implement lawful capital-raising methods as prescribed by laws on enterprises, laws on credit, and other relevant laws.

c) They shall be included in the list of investment attraction projects.

2. For investment projects producing support industrial products and investment projects eligible for investment incentives as prescribed by laws on investment within support industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, and high-tech industrial zones:

a) They shall enjoy income tax, export tax, import tax incentives, and other supports as prescribed by laws on taxes, laws on support industry development, laws on high technology, and other relevant laws.

b) In cases where they produce products listed in the priority support industry product catalog as prescribed by laws on support industry development, they shall be supported by competent state agencies in confirming incentives within a maximum period of thirty days.

c) They shall be prioritized to participate in training programs, human resource development programs, startup support programs, small and medium enterprise support programs, and other programs implemented by competent state agencies.

3. Investment projects for constructing and operating infrastructure in industrial zones as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article must meet the following conditions:

a) The investor implementing the project for constructing and operating infrastructure in the industrial zone must register the industries and trades attracting investment for each type of support industrial zone, specialized industrial zone, and high-tech industrial zone.

b) The ratio of industrial land area allocated to investment projects in the industries and trades attracting investment in the industrial zone must comply with the provisions corresponding to each type of industrial zone as stipulated in Points a, b, and c of Clause 3, Clause 4, and Clause 6 of Article 2 of this Decree.

c) The contents stipulated in Points a and b of this Clause and each type of support industrial zone, specialized industrial zone, and high-tech industrial zone must be specifically committed by the investor in the project investment construction and operation infrastructure dossier.

4. Competent authorities shall specify each type of support industrial zone, specialized industrial zone, and high-tech industrial zone in the Decision on Investment Orientation and Investment Registration Certificate as prescribed by laws on investment to serve as the basis for inspection, audit, and supervision.

Section 3

INDUSTRIAL-Urban-SERVICE ZONES

Article 33. Development of Industrial - Urban - Service Zones

1. An Industrial - Urban - Service Zone includes industrial, urban, and service functional areas. Among them, the industrial area has the main function, while the urban and service areas have supporting functions, providing services and public social utilities for the industrial area.

2. The urban and service area includes: residential buildings, educational, training, research facilities; medical facilities; sports, cultural, park facilities; commercial facilities; service facilities, and other structural works.

3. An Industrial - Urban - Service Zone must be invested in and constructed with a synchronized technical infrastructure and social infrastructure to ensure effective and sustainable economic, social, and environmental development.

4. Investment incentives for Industrial - Urban - Service Zones shall be implemented according to the following principles:

a) Investors implementing projects to invest in and operate the infrastructure of Industrial - Urban - Service Zones must independently account for the production and business activities of each functional area.

b) Each functional area shall enjoy investment incentives related to corporate income tax, export tax, import tax, land rent reduction, and other investment incentives as prescribed by relevant laws on taxation, land, and other related laws corresponding to the type of functional area.

c) Investors producing and operating within the industrial area of an Industrial - Urban - Service Zone shall enjoy investment incentives for industrial zones as stipulated in this Decree and other relevant laws. Investors producing and operating in other functional areas of an Industrial - Urban - Service Zone shall enjoy investment incentives as prescribed by relevant laws corresponding to the type of functional area.

Article 34. Conditions for Investing in Industrial - Urban - Service Zones

1. Meeting the conditions for considering and approving the investment orientation for projects to invest in and operate the infrastructure of industrial zones as prescribed in Articles 9 and 10 of this Decree.

2. The proposed area for constructing urban and service zones must meet the following conditions:

a) Compliance with provincial planning and urban planning within the province or centrally governed city;

b) The scale of the area must be appropriate to the demand for public services and utilities of the industrial zone and must not exceed one-third (1/3) of the scale of the industrial zone.

3. Proposed investment projects attracting investments into the industrial zone must not belong to Level I and Level II of the List of Production, Business, and Service Activities with Environmental Pollution Risks as prescribed by environmental protection laws.

Article 35. Procedures for Investing in Industrial - Urban - Service Zones

1. The procedures for investing in projects to invest in and operate the infrastructure of Industrial - Urban - Service Zones shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on investment and other relevant laws.

2. In cases where projects to invest in and operate the infrastructure of Industrial - Urban - Service Zones are implemented separately for each functional area, investors of each functional area shall follow the investment procedures applicable to their respective projects as prescribed by the laws on investment and other relevant laws.

3. Investors who have been approved by competent authorities to implement projects to invest in and operate the infrastructure of industrial zones within Industrial - Urban - Service Zones, having received investment approval decisions, investment registration certificates, investment certificates, investment licenses, or equivalent legal documents as prescribed by the laws on investment, shall be prioritized as investors for projects to develop urban and service zones if they are assessed as meeting the requirements regarding capacity and experience during the investor selection process.

4. After completing the investment procedures as prescribed by the laws on investment and this Decree, the implementation of construction and management of functional areas within Industrial - Urban - Service Zones shall be carried out in accordance with the laws corresponding to each functional area.

Section 4

ECOLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE

Article 36. Policy on Support and Cooperation for the Development of Eco-Industrial Zones

1. Provincial People's Committees shall issue policies:

a) Supporting investment in the construction of new, upgrading, renovation, and repair of technical infrastructure and social infrastructure projects both inside and outside the existing industrial zone boundaries to connect and support enterprises within the industrial zone in implementing industrial symbiosis and transitioning to eco-industrial zones;

b) Supporting investment in the construction of new eco-industrial zones and attracting investment into such zones;

c) Supporting science, technology, and technology transfer to enable enterprises within the industrial zone to improve management and operation processes, innovate production technologies to reduce pollution sources, reuse raw materials, materials, water, energy, waste, and scrap, and use resources efficiently.

2. Cooperation in Building Eco-Industrial Zones

a) Enterprises within the industrial zone shall cooperate with each other to share technical infrastructure, social infrastructure, services, raw materials, materials, and other inputs serving production; reuse their own and other enterprises' excess raw materials, materials, water, energy, waste, and scrap within the industrial zone to reduce costs, enhance operational efficiency, and competitiveness;

b) Enterprises within the industrial zone may cooperate with third parties to implement industrial symbiosis. Third parties include investors implementing infrastructure development and business projects in the industrial zone and other enterprises through providing infrastructure works or supporting services for the implementation and deployment of industrial symbiosis;

c) The forms of cooperation and sharing of benefits and costs among participating parties shall be agreed upon according to civil law regulations.

3. The Industrial Zone Management Board, Economic Zone Management Board shall entrust a public service unit under its management or a suitable unit to perform functions related to building and providing information, databases on efficient resource use and cleaner production; proposing solutions and connecting enterprises to implement industrial symbiosis; providing support services for the conversion or establishment of new eco-industrial zones.

4. Agencies, organizations, and investors are encouraged to build and provide information, databases on efficient resource use and cleaner production in industrial zones to support and connect enterprises in implementing industrial symbiosis activities.

5. The Industrial Zone Management Board, Economic Zone Management Board shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies to build and provide information, databases on efficient resource use and cleaner production in the area to certify, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the effectiveness of eco-industrial zones and eco-enterprises; update all relevant information promptly, accurately into the information system of industrial zones and economic zones in the area and the national information system on industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 37. Criteria for Determining Eco-Industrial Zones

1. Investors implementing infrastructure development and business projects in industrial zones must meet the following criteria:

a) Comply with laws on investment, businesses, construction, land, environmental protection, and labor for three years prior to the date of applying for certification of eco-industrial zones;

b) Ensure basic services in the industrial zone as prescribed by law, including essential infrastructure services (electricity, water, telecommunications, fire prevention and control, wastewater treatment, and other essential infrastructure services) and related services that support enterprises within the industrial zone in implementing industrial symbiosis;

c) Establish and implement mechanisms for monitoring input and output regarding the use of raw materials, materials, water, energy, chemicals, waste, and scrap within the industrial zone; prepare annual reports on achievements in efficient resource use, cleaner production, and emissions monitoring of the industrial zone, and report to the Industrial Zone Management Board, Economic Zone Management Board;

d) Annually publish environmental protection and social responsibility reports towards surrounding communities, submit them to the Industrial Zone Management Board, Economic Zone Management Board, and post them on the enterprise's website.

2. Enterprises within the industrial zone must meet the following criteria:

a) Comply with laws on investment, businesses, construction, land, environmental protection, and labor for three years prior to the date of applying for certification of eco-industrial zones;

b) Implement at least one industrial symbiosis and enterprises participating in industrial symbiosis within the industrial zone apply production and environmental management systems according to ISO standards;

c) At least 20% of enterprises within the industrial zone apply resource-efficient and cleaner production solutions achieving results in saving raw materials, materials, water, energy, chemicals, waste, and scrap and reducing emissions to the environment.

3. The industrial zone must meet the following criteria:

a) The minimum proportion of total land area allocated for greenery, traffic, technical areas, and shared social infrastructure in the industrial zone planning approved by competent state authorities according to national technical standards for urban planning reaches 25%;

b) Measures ensuring housing, service facilities, and public utilities for workers employed in the industrial zone.

Article 38. Construction of new eco-industrial parks

1. The Government encourages investment in new eco-industrial parks through planning and reasonable design of functional zones and orientation to attract investment projects with similar industries and trades to support industrial symbiosis.

2. Projects for constructing and operating infrastructure in eco-industrial parks must meet the following conditions:

a) The investor of the project for constructing and operating infrastructure in eco-industrial parks must register the industries and trades to attract investment in the park; estimate the emission levels for each industry and trade; propose an industrial symbiosis plan within the park, a plan for establishing and implementing an input and output monitoring mechanism regarding raw materials, materials, water, energy, chemicals, waste, and scrap, and a plan to fulfill social responsibility towards surrounding communities in the project's investment construction and business infrastructure documentation; commit to meeting the criteria for eco-industrial parks as stipulated in Article 37 of this Decree within eight years from the date the industrial park is established and clearly define the implementation roadmap;

b) Be granted by the competent authority to specify the type of eco-industrial park in the Decision on Investment Orientation, Investment Registration Certificate according to the laws on investment as a basis for inspection, audit, and supervision.

Article 39. Incentives for eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses

1. Projects for constructing and operating infrastructure in eco-industrial parks shall enjoy preferential policies as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 32 of this Decree.

2. Investors implementing projects for constructing and operating infrastructure in eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses shall be prioritized for concessional loans from the Vietnam Environment Protection Fund, the Vietnam Development Bank, the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund, and other domestic and international funds and sponsors; be provided green credit at credit institutions, foreign bank branches in Vietnam according to the laws on environmental protection and other relevant laws; issue green bonds according to the laws on bond issuance and environmental protection laws to build technical infrastructure in eco-industrial parks, implement cleaner production measures, efficiently utilize resources, and achieve industrial symbiosis.

3. Investors implementing projects for constructing and operating infrastructure in eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses shall be prioritized to participate in technical assistance programs and investment promotion programs organized and managed by state agencies.

4. Businesses in eco-industrial parks shall be prioritized to receive information related to technology markets and cooperation capabilities to implement industrial symbiosis in their production and business activities.

5. Eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses shall enjoy incentives as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article and other relevant laws from the date they are recognized as eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses by the competent state authorities.

Article 40. Certification of Eco-industrial Zones and Eco-enterprises

1. Industrial zones that meet the criteria specified in Article 37 of this Decree shall be granted an Eco-industrial Zone Certificate by the People's Committee of the province.

2. Enterprises within eco-industrial zones participating in activities and meeting the criteria specified in Clause 2 of Article 37 of this Decree shall be granted an Eco-enterprise Certificate by the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone.

3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall provide guidance on the forms of documents prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 41, Clause 2 of Article 42, Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 43, the form of the Eco-industrial Zone Certificate, and the Eco-enterprise Certificate.

Article 41. Procedures, formalities, and application dossier for certification of eco-industrial zones

1. Investors implementing projects to construct and operate infrastructure in industrial zones shall prepare six sets of application dossiers for eco-industrial zone certification and submit them to the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone.

2. The application dossier for eco-industrial zone certification includes:

a) A registration document for eco-industrial zone certification;

b) A report on the operation status and investment attraction of the industrial zone;

c) An assessment and explanation of the ability to meet the criteria for determining eco-industrial zones as stipulated in Article 37 of this Decree (accompanied by relevant documents);

d) Other relevant documents related to the industrial zone (if any).

3. Within three working days from the date of receipt of all documents, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall send the dossier to seek opinions from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Construction.

4. Within fifteen days from the date of receipt of all documents, the agencies sought for opinions shall provide their opinions on the fulfillment of the criteria for determining eco-industrial zones as stipulated in Article 37 of this Decree.

5. Within forty days from the date of receipt of all documents, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall organize the evaluation of the dossier and prepare a report on the assessment of the fulfillment of the criteria for determining eco-industrial zones as stipulated in Article 37 of this Decree.

During the organization of the evaluation process, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone may refer to the opinions of organizations or units with functions and tasks, meeting the conditions for providing consulting, evaluation, and confirmation services regarding efficient resource utilization and cleaner production as prescribed by law.

6. In cases where the evaluation results meet the requirements, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall report to the People's Committee of the province to grant an Eco-industrial Zone Certificate to the investor implementing the project to construct and operate infrastructure in the industrial zone.

7. In cases where the evaluation results do not meet the requirements, within three working days from the date of receiving the evaluation results, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall have the responsibility to notify the enterprise in writing of the reasons for non-compliance.

Article 42. Procedures, formalities, and application dossier for certification of eco-enterprises

1. Enterprises within eco-industrial zones shall prepare five sets of application dossiers for eco-enterprise certification and submit them to the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone.

2. The application dossier for eco-enterprise certification includes:

a) A registration document for eco-enterprise certification;

b) A report on the operational status of enterprises within eco-industrial zones;

c) An assessment and explanation of the ability to meet the criteria for determining eco-enterprises as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 37 of this Decree (accompanied by relevant documents);

d) Other relevant documents related to the implementation of environmental and social responsibilities by the enterprise (if any).

3. Within three working days from the date of receipt of all documents, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall send the dossier to seek opinions from the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Technology, Industry and Trade, and Construction.

4. Within seven working days from the date of receipt of all documents, the agencies sought for opinions shall provide their opinions on the fulfillment of the criteria for determining eco-enterprises as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 37 of this Decree.

5. Within twenty days from the date of receipt of all documents, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall organize the evaluation of the dossier and prepare a report on the assessment of the fulfillment of the criteria for determining eco-enterprises as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 37 of this Decree.

6. In cases where the evaluation results meet the requirements, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall issue an Eco-enterprise Certificate to the enterprise.

7. In cases where the evaluation results do not meet the requirements, within three working days from the date of receiving the evaluation results, the Management Board of the industrial zone or economic zone shall have the responsibility to notify the enterprise in writing of the reasons for non-compliance.

Article 43. Monitoring, Supervision, and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Eco-industrial Parks and Eco-businesses

1. Annually, the investor implementing the project to construct and operate infrastructure for eco-industrial parks shall prepare a report on the implementation status of the eco-industrial park and submit it to the Management Board of the industrial park or economic zone for monitoring and supervising the following contents:

a) The situation regarding the implementation and maintenance of efficient resource use and cleaner production activities by businesses within the industrial park and the benefits achieved;

b) The situation regarding the implementation of industrial symbiosis, the benefits achieved, and new businesses joining the symbiotic network (if any);

c) The results of material, raw material, water, energy, chemical savings, and reduction in environmental emissions from the industrial park.

2. Annually, eco-businesses shall report on the implementation and maintenance of efficient resource use and cleaner production activities; the implementation of industrial symbiosis; the results of material, raw material, water, energy, chemical savings, and reduction in environmental emissions to the investor implementing the project to construct and operate infrastructure for the eco-industrial park and the Management Board of the industrial park or economic zone for monitoring and supervision.

3. The results of monitoring, supervision, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation of eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses serve as the basis for the People's Committee at the provincial level, the Management Board of the industrial park or economic zone to consider renewing, revoking, or terminating the validity of the Certificate of Eco-industrial Park and the Certificate of Eco-Business.

4. The assessment of the economic, social, and environmental benefits achieved by eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses is carried out through information and databases of the national information system on industrial parks and economic zones as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 47 of this Decree.

Article 44. Termination of Effectiveness and Revocation of the Certificate of Eco-industrial Park and the Certificate of Eco-Business

1. The Certificate of Eco-industrial Park and the Certificate of Eco-Business shall be terminated and revoked if they fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) The eco-industrial park or eco-business violates laws on investment, construction, land, environment, and other relevant laws applicable to industrial parks and businesses within industrial parks;

b) The eco-industrial park or eco-business does not meet the criteria for eco-industrial parks and eco-businesses as prescribed in Article 37 of this Decree based on the opinions of the Management Board of the industrial park or economic zone;

c) At the request in writing of the investor implementing the project to construct and operate infrastructure for the eco-industrial park or eco-business, the termination of the validity of the Certificate of Eco-industrial Park and the Certificate of Eco-Business.

2. The competent state agency issuing the Certificate of Eco-industrial Park and the Certificate of Eco-Business shall notify in writing the investor implementing the project to construct and operate infrastructure for the eco-industrial park, the certified business, and related agencies about the termination of effectiveness and revocation of the Certificate of Eco-industrial Park and the Certificate of Eco-Business in cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 45. Re-certification of Eco-industrial Zones and Eco-businesses

1. The certificate for eco-industrial zones and eco-businesses shall be reissued after five years if the industrial zone and business continue to meet the criteria for eco-industrial zones and eco-businesses as stipulated in Article 37 of this Decree.

2. The application dossier for re-certification of eco-industrial zones and eco-businesses shall be carried out according to the relevant provisions in Clause 2 of Article 41 and Clause 2 of Article 42 of this Decree.

3. The provincial People's Committee shall conduct the re-certification of eco-industrial zones based on the application dossier for re-certification of eco-industrial zones, annual monitoring reports, and evaluations of the implementation of eco-industrial zones, and the fulfillment of the criteria for eco-industrial zones at the time of re-certification without having to seek opinions from related agencies as provided in Clause 3 of Article 41 of this Decree.

The procedures for re-certifying eco-industrial zones shall be implemented according to the provisions in Clause 5 and Clause 6 of Article 41 of this Decree.

4. The management boards of industrial zones and economic zones shall conduct the re-certification of eco-businesses based on the application dossier for re-certification of eco-businesses, annual monitoring reports, and evaluations of eco-businesses, and the fulfillment of the criteria for eco-businesses at the time of re-certification without having to seek opinions from related agencies as provided in Clause 3 of Article 41 of this Decree.

The procedures for re-certifying eco-industrial zones shall be implemented according to the provisions in Clause 5 and Clause 6 of Article 42 of this Decree.

Chapter V
NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

ON INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND ECONOMIC ZONES

Article 46. Requirements for the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

The collection, updating, processing, sending, receiving, storing, preserving, managing, exploiting, using, and publishing information and databases of the national information system on industrial zones and economic zones must ensure the following requirements:

1. Accuracy, completeness, timeliness, scientificity, objectivity, and continuity.

2. Integration, with the ability to connect and exchange data with other related systems.

3. Regular updates; long-term storage and preservation.

4. Application of information technology; systematic organization for convenient exploitation and use; timely service for government and competent state agency guidance, management, and state administration work, and information needs of agencies, organizations, and individuals regarding industrial zones and economic zones.

5. Public disclosure and ensuring the right of agencies, organizations, and individuals to access and use information for legitimate purposes as prescribed by law.

6. Compliance with legal regulations on protecting state secrets and intellectual property rights.

Article 47. Construction of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

1. The national information system on industrial zones and economic zones shall be constructed centrally and uniformly in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, ensuring connectivity between related agencies and organizations on a network environment to serve state management work and provide information on industrial zones and economic zones.

2. The information and databases of the national information system on industrial zones and economic zones are digitized information and databases connected to the national information system on investment.

3. The information and databases of the national information system on industrial zones and economic zones include:

a) A group of economic indicators including indicators assessing the effectiveness of attracting investment, land use efficiency of industrial zones and economic zones; contributions of industrial zones and economic zones to socio-economic development, state budget revenue, and other contents;

b) A group of social indicators including indicators assessing employment resolution, housing, service facilities, and public utilities for workers in industrial zones and economic zones;

c) A group of environmental indicators including indicators assessing environmental treatment and protection; efficient resource use, cleaner production, and industrial symbiosis;

d) Other relevant indicators related to industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 48. Costs of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

1. The costs for constructing, upgrading, maintaining, managing, and operating the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones shall be sourced from regular expenditure funds, investment development funds, ODA funds, preferential loans from foreign sponsors, socialized capital mobilization, and other lawful sources in accordance with laws on state budget, public investment, and other relevant laws.

2. The costs for managing, operating, collecting information, databases, and updating information and databases into the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones on the internet shall be sourced from regular expenditure funds in accordance with laws on state budget and other lawful sources.

3. Annually, the relevant state management agencies shall prepare the state budget estimate for activities stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article to send to the financial agency at the same level for consolidation and allocation according to regulations on state budget decentralization.

Article 49. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Planning and Investment

Issuing regulations on the content of information and databases of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones; guiding the collection, updating, processing, sending, receiving, storing, preserving, managing, exploiting, using, and publishing information and databases of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones in accordance with Clause 3 of Article 47 of this Decree.

Article 50. Responsibilities of Provincial People's Committees

1. Organizing regular updates, long-term storage, and preservation of the contents of information and databases of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones within their management responsibility; connecting, sharing, and providing information and databases within their management scope into the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones in accordance with regulations.

2. Ensuring the accuracy of the content of information and databases of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones within their provision, update, and management responsibilities.

3. Ensuring the security of administrative accounts for the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones provided.

4. Cooperating with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in ensuring the security, connection, sharing, and extraction of information and databases of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones.

5. Directing the Management Board of Industrial Zones and Economic Zones to take the lead and coordinate with related agencies and organizations to perform the following tasks:

a) Organizing the collection, updating, processing, sending, receiving, storing, preserving, managing, exploiting, using, and publishing information and databases about industrial zones and economic zones in their jurisdiction through the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones in compliance with the requirements set forth in Article 46 of this Decree and the guidance of the Ministry of Planning and Investment stipulated in Article 49 of this Decree;

b) Requiring investors implementing projects to construct and operate infrastructure in industrial zones and functional areas in economic zones and investors implementing projects in industrial zones and economic zones to report periodically on the implementation of investment projects in accordance with laws on investment, laws on enterprises, and other relevant laws;

c) Organizing the collection and updating of information about industrial zones and economic zones in their jurisdiction in accordance with the guidance of the Ministry of Planning and Investment during the construction of the National Information System on Industrial Zones and Economic Zones.

Chapter VI
STATE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES

AND ECONOMIC ZONES

Article 51. Contents of State Management over Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

1. Building and directing the implementation of policies and directions for establishing industrial zones and economic zones within regional planning and development schemes for systems of industrial zones and economic zones within provincial planning.

2. Issuing, guiding, disseminating, and organizing the implementation of policies, laws, and technical standards and norms related to the establishment, investment, planning, construction, land, environmental protection, fire prevention, development, and management of activities in industrial zones and economic zones; building and managing the national information system on industrial zones and economic zones; organizing promotional activities for investment in industrial zones and economic zones.

3. Issuing, adjusting, revoking Investment Registration Certificates, Investment Policy Decisions, Business Registration Certificates, various licenses, certificates, and certifications; organizing the implementation of administrative procedures and supporting services related to investment and production and business activities of investors, organizations, and individuals in industrial zones and economic zones.

4. Organizing the administrative apparatus, training, and professional development for state management agencies over industrial zones and economic zones.

5. International cooperation for the development of industrial zones and economic zones; guiding, supporting, evaluating the effectiveness of investments, inspecting, auditing, supervising, resolving complaints and denunciations, rewarding, handling violations, and addressing issues arising during the development of industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 52. Authorities and Responsibilities of State Management over Industrial Zones and Economic Zones

1. The Government uniformly manages state affairs concerning industrial zones and economic zones throughout the country based on specific assignments of tasks and authorities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial People's Committees, and Industrial Zone and Economic Zone Management Boards as stipulated in this Decree; directing the construction and implementation of directions for establishing industrial zones and economic zones within regional planning and development schemes for systems of industrial zones and economic zones within provincial planning and issuing policies and legal normative documents on industrial zones and economic zones.

2. The Prime Minister has the authority and responsibility:

a) Directing ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial People's Committees, and Industrial Zone and Economic Zone Management Boards to implement policies and laws on industrial zones and economic zones;

b) Approving investment policies for projects under their jurisdiction; deciding on the establishment, expansion, and boundary adjustment of economic zones; approving and adjusting general construction plans for economic zones;

c) Directing the resolution of issues arising during investment, establishment, and management of activities in industrial zones and economic zones that exceed the jurisdiction of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial People's Committees, and Industrial Zone and Economic Zone Management Boards.

3. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial People's Committees within the scope of their functions, tasks, and assigned authorities have the responsibility:

a) Implementing state management functions over industries and sectors and territorial administration in industrial zones and economic zones;

b) Guiding, specifying, and implementing the delegation of authority to Industrial Zone and Economic Zone Management Boards to perform certain state management tasks within their jurisdiction and those of specialized state management agencies in industries such as investment, enterprises, construction, labor, industry, trade, natural resources and environment, science and technology, tourism, and other sectors as stipulated in this Decree and other relevant laws;

The provisions of this clause shall be implemented based on work requirements, implementation capacity, and conditions and circumstances of industrial zone and economic zone development in the province or centrally-administered city;

c) Inspecting, auditing, supervising, and handling violations within their state management authority regarding: Industrial Zone and Economic Zone Management Boards in performing delegated tasks and powers as stipulated in this Decree and other relevant laws; investors implementing investment projects in industrial zones and economic zones and investors implementing construction and operation projects of infrastructure in industrial zones and functional zones within economic zones in complying with the provisions of this Decree and other relevant laws.

Article 53. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in state management

1. To take the lead in assisting the Government to exercise unified state management over industrial zones and economic zones.

2. To take the lead and coordinate with ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial People's Committees, management boards of industrial zones and economic zones, and related organizations:

a) To draft legal normative documents and policies on the management and development of industrial zones and economic zones for submission to competent authorities for promulgation or promulgation within their authority;

b) To guide the establishment of eco-industrial zones, support industrial zones, specialized industrial zones, high-tech industrial zones, and industrial-town-service zones;

c) To organize the review of investment proposal files for projects under the authority of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister to approve investment orientation according to the laws on investment; infrastructure projects in industrial zones using public investment capital under the authority of the Prime Minister to decide on investment orientation according to the laws on public investment;

d) To develop and implement plans and programs for national investment promotion in industrial zones and economic zones;

đ) To establish and operate a national information system on industrial zones and economic zones; issue periodic reporting forms; provide information on industrial zones and economic zones to relevant government agencies; guide the establishment of criteria for evaluating economic and social outcomes of industrial zones and economic zones;

e) To compile a list of key economic zones and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval during each period;

g) To guide, train, and enhance the skills of management boards of industrial zones and economic zones;

h) To evaluate the results and economic and social effectiveness of industrial zones and economic zones.

3. To take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and other relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies to develop mechanisms for mobilizing funds for the development of infrastructure in industrial zones and economic zones; propose the use of state budget funds and other lawful sources of capital for the construction of infrastructure in industrial zones and special functions within economic zones that are important for industry and sector development, technical infrastructure, and social infrastructure in key economic zones according to the laws on public investment, state budget, and other relevant laws.

4. To coordinate with the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, and other relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies to guide the implementation of decentralization and delegation of powers to management boards of industrial zones and economic zones.

5. To take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs to guide the implementation of the functions, tasks, and organizational structure of management boards of industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 54. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Home Affairs in state management

To review the Project on the establishment and restructuring of management boards of industrial zones and economic zones and submit it to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

Article 55. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance in state management

To guide the implementation of Clause 4, Article 22 of this Decree.

Article 56. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Construction for state management

1. Issuing guidelines for the Management Board of industrial zones and economic zones to implement state management tasks related to planning for industrial zones and economic zones, construction of technical infrastructure projects and buildings within industrial zones and economic zones; housing construction and development, service and public utility facilities for workers in industrial zones and economic zones; urban management and development tasks in industrial zone-town-service areas and economic zones.

2. Organizing the review of tasks and general planning schemes for construction in economic zones, submitting them to the Prime Minister for approval in accordance with laws on construction.

Article 57. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for state management

1. Implementing state management over industry, import-export activities, and trade in industrial zones and economic zones; guiding and directing the development of industries in these zones according to approved regional and territorial industrial development orientations and strategies.

2. Delegating authority to the Management Board of industrial zones and economic zones to issue certificates of origin for goods produced in these zones when they meet the conditions for delegation.

3. Guiding the issuance of licenses and equivalent documents for businesses operating under the specialized management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

4. Guiding the implementation of commodity trading activities and other activities directly related to such trading for economic organizations with foreign investment capital and foreign investors headquartered in industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 58. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for state management

1. Drafting, submitting to competent authorities for promulgation, or promulgating within its jurisdiction normative legal documents, technical regulations, technical guidance, and environmental standards related to environmental protection work in industrial zones and economic zones in accordance with environmental protection laws.

2. Guiding the treatment, recycling, and reuse of waste and scrap materials in eco-industrial zones in accordance with environmental protection laws.

3. Guiding and implementing the decentralization and delegation of tasks specified in Point d, Clause 3, Article 68 of this Decree based on considering proposals from provincial People's Committees and assessing the capacity of each Management Board of industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 59. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology for state management

Guiding the Management Board of industrial zones and economic zones to implement state management tasks related to science and technology in industrial zones and economic zones.

Article 60. Powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs for state management

1. Guiding the decentralization and delegation of authority to the Management Board of industrial zones and economic zones to perform labor management tasks specified in Point c, Clause 3, Article 68 of this Decree and other relevant laws.

2. Hướng dẫn Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện nhiệm vụ theo quy định tại điểm đ khoản 2 Điều 68 của Nghị định này.

Điều 61. Quyền hạn, trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước của Bộ Công an

1. Thực hiện chức năng quản lý nhà nước về an ninh, trật tự, phòng cháy và chữa cháy trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; về nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, quá cảnh, cư trú của người nước ngoài trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

2. Phối hợp với các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh trong thực hiện chức năng quản lý nhà nước về thực hiện kết hợp an ninh với phát triển kinh tế - xã hội.

Điều 62. Quyền hạn, trách nhiệm của Bộ Quốc phòng

1. Phối hợp với các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh trong thực hiện chức năng quản lý nhà nước về thực hiện kết hợp quốc phòng với phát triển kinh tế - xã hội.

2. Phối hợp với Bộ Công an, cơ quan có liên quan và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh trong hướng dẫn và tổ chức thực hiện quy định của pháp luật về nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, quá cảnh, cư trú của người nước ngoài trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

3. Chỉ đạo các cơ quan, đơn vị thuộc Bộ Quốc phòng trong triển khai thực hiện việc kiểm soát, kiểm tra nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, quá cảnh, cư trú, chứng nhận tạm trú và xử lý các vi phạm đối với người, phương tiện ra, vào, hoạt động tại khu kinh tế cửa khẩu và cửa khẩu cảng biển thuộc khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật.

Điều 63. Quyền hạn, trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước của Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch

1. Hướng dẫn Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện công tác quản lý nhà nước về hoạt động du lịch trong khu kinh tế.

2. Hướng dẫn Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế cấp, cấp lại, sửa đổi, bổ sung và gia hạn Giấy phép thành lập văn phòng đại diện, chi nhánh trong khu kinh tế đối với doanh nghiệp du lịch nước ngoài.

Điều 64. Quyền hạn, trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước của Thanh tra Chính phủ

Chủ trì, phối hợp với các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ có liên quan hướng dẫn về hoạt động thanh tra, giải quyết khiếu nại, tố cáo và phòng chống tham nhũng trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật.

Điều 65. Quyền hạn, trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước của các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ

Các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ ngoài phạm vi nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn nêu tại Điều 53, Điều 54, Điều 55, Điều 56, Điều 57, Điều 58, Điều 59, Điều 60, Điều 61, Điều 62, Điều 63 và Điều 64 của Nghị định này còn có quyền hạn, trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước về ngành, lĩnh vực đối với khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế sau đây:

1. Có ý kiến bằng văn bản về các dự án đầu tư thuộc thẩm quyền chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư của Quốc hội, Thủ tướng Chính phủ và dự án thuộc lĩnh vực đầu tư có điều kiện và các dự án khác thực hiện trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về đầu tư và quy định khác của pháp luật có liên quan.

2. Hướng dẫn việc tái sử dụng chất thải, phế liệu, nước và năng lượng dư thừa trong khu công nghiệp sinh thái thuộc quyền hạn, trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước của cơ quan mình.

Điều 66. Quyền hạn, trách nhiệm quản lý nhà nước của Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh

1. Chủ trì xây dựng và chỉ đạo thực hiện phương án phát triển hệ thống khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế trên địa bàn tỉnh, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương.

2. Tổ chức lập, điều chỉnh nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch chung xây dựng khu kinh tế; tổ chức lập, phê duyệt nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch chung xây dựng, quy hoạch phân khu xây dựng, nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch điều chỉnh tổng thể các quy hoạch này đối với khu công nghiệp, khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế; quyết định sử dụng vốn ngân sách nhà nước để đầu tư hoặc hỗ trợ đầu tư hệ thống kết cấu hạ tầng kỹ thuật trong và ngoài hàng rào khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

3. Chỉ đạo thực hiện thủ tục đầu tư đối với dự án đầu tư xây dựng và kinh doanh kết cấu hạ tầng khu công nghiệp, khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế trong thời gian chưa thành lập Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về đầu tư.

4. Ban hành các chính sách ưu đãi và khuyến khích cụ thể phù hợp với quy định của pháp luật đối với việc ưu tiên tuyển dụng và sử dụng lao động tại chỗ, lao động có chuyên môn cao, tay nghề giỏi; hỗ trợ đào tạo nghề đối với người lao động làm việc trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; ban hành điều kiện và tiêu chí đối với các doanh nghiệp, nhà đầu tư được ưu tiên thuê đất, thuê lại đất quy định tại khoản 4 Điều 9 của Nghị định này.

5. Quy hoạch đất xây dựng khu tái định cư, khu nhà ở, công trình dịch vụ, tiện ích công cộng cho người lao động làm việc trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; đầu tư hoặc hỗ trợ đầu tư xây dựng nhà ở, khu tái định cư, công trình kết cấu hạ tầng kỹ thuật, hạ tầng xã hội theo quy định của pháp luật; hỗ trợ xúc tiến đầu tư, thương mại, du lịch; hỗ trợ bồi thường, giải phóng mặt bằng để đẩy nhanh quá trình đầu tư và phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

6. Chỉ đạo thực hiện việc thu hồi diện tích đất, mặt nước, bồi thường, giải phóng mặt bằng và tái định canh, tái định cư và thực hiện các thủ tục cho thuê hoặc giao đất trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về đất đai và quy định khác của pháp luật có liên quan.

7. Chỉ đạo các tổ chức có liên quan lập kế hoạch đầu tư và tổ chức xây dựng hệ thống kết cấu hạ tầng kỹ thuật và hạ tầng xã hội ngoài hàng rào khu công nghiệp, khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế như: đường giao thông, hệ thống cung cấp điện, cấp thoát nước, thông tin liên lạc, các điểm đấu nối kỹ thuật với các công trình kết cấu hạ tầng trong hàng rào khu công nghiệp, khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế; nhà ở, công trình văn hóa, thể thao, cơ sở khám chữa bệnh, cơ sở đào tạo nghề, trường học và các công trình công cộng khác đáp ứng nhu cầu phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

8. Chủ trì xây dựng kế hoạch và cân đối vốn để đầu tư hoặc hỗ trợ đầu tư hệ thống kết cấu hạ tầng kỹ thuật trong hàng rào khu công nghiệp, hệ thống kết cấu hạ tầng kỹ thuật, hạ tầng xã hội của khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về đầu tư công, pháp luật về ngân sách nhà nước và quy định tại Nghị định này.

9. Ban hành và giám sát thực hiện Quy chế phối hợp giữa Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế với các cơ quan thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh; hướng dẫn, quy định phân cấp, ủy quyền cho Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện một số nhiệm vụ quản lý nhà nước về các lĩnh vực theo quy định tại Nghị định này.

10. Chỉ đạo thực hiện quy định về xây dựng, lao động, bảo vệ môi trường, phòng chống cháy nổ, an toàn thực phẩm, an ninh trật tự trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

11. Tổ chức và phối hợp tổ chức các cơ sở đào tạo nghề tại địa phương để đáp ứng nhu cầu lao động cho khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

12. Chủ trì, phối hợp với các cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền thực hiện nhiệm vụ kiểm tra, thanh tra và giám sát việc giải quyết các vấn đề phát sinh trong quá trình phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật; đối với những vấn đề vượt quá thẩm quyền thì phối hợp với các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ giải quyết hoặc trình Thủ tướng Chính phủ xem xét, quyết định.

13. Xây dựng đề án thành lập, tổ chức lại các Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế để đảm bảo nguyên tắc mỗi tỉnh, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương có một Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, trừ trường hợp có quy định đặc thù khác; quyết định việc bổ nhiệm nhân sự giữ chức danh Trưởng ban và Phó trưởng ban Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

14. Bảo đảm điều kiện về tài chính, nguồn nhân lực và các điều kiện cần thiết khác cho Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế phù hợp với tình hình phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; cấp kinh phí hoạt động hành chính, sự nghiệp và vốn đầu tư phát triển cho Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về đầu tư công và pháp luật về ngân sách nhà nước; phê duyệt kế hoạch, cấp kinh phí và tổ chức vận động xúc tiến đầu tư, thương mại, du lịch để phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

15. Chỉ đạo các cơ quan chuyên môn, chuyên ngành ở địa phương về thương mại, tài chính, hải quan, ngân hàng, công an và các cơ quan có liên quan khác bố trí đại diện đủ thẩm quyền để giải quyết công việc liên quan tại từng khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế khi cần thiết.

16. Thực hiện các nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn quản lý nhà nước khác về khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định tại Nghị định này và quy định của pháp luật.

Chương VII
CHỨC NĂNG, NHIỆM VỤ, QUYỀN HẠN

VÀ CƠ CẤU TỔ CHỨC CỦA BAN QUẢN LÝ KHU CÔNG NGHIỆP,

KHU CHẾ XUẤT, KHU KINH TẾ

Điều 67. Chức năng của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu chế xuất, khu kinh tế

1. Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu chế xuất, khu kinh tế là cơ quan trực thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh thực hiện chức năng quản lý nhà nước trực tiếp đối với khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế trên địa bàn tỉnh hoặc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương theo quy định tại Nghị định này và quy định khác của pháp luật có liên quan; quản lý và tổ chức thực hiện chức năng cung ứng dịch vụ hành chính công và dịch vụ hỗ trợ khác có liên quan đến hoạt động đầu tư và sản xuất, kinh doanh cho doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

Tại Nghị định này gọi chung là Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, trừ trường hợp có quy định riêng đối với Ban quản lý khu kinh tế.

2. Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế do Thủ tướng Chính phủ quyết định thành lập; chịu sự chỉ đạo và quản lý về tổ chức, biên chế, chương trình kế hoạch công tác và kinh phí hoạt động của Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh; chịu sự chỉ đạo, hướng dẫn và kiểm tra về chuyên môn, nghiệp vụ của các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ quản lý về ngành, lĩnh vực có liên quan; có trách nhiệm phối hợp chặt chẽ với các cơ quan chuyên môn thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh trong công tác quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; làm nhiệm vụ của cơ quan chuyên môn của Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh khi được phân cấp, ủy quyền; thực hiện nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn của cơ quan chuyên môn thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh theo quy định tại Nghị định này và quy định khác của pháp luật có liên quan.

3. Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế có tư cách pháp nhân; tài khoản và con dấu mang hình quốc huy; kinh phí quản lý hành chính nhà nước, kinh phí hoạt động sự nghiệp và vốn đầu tư phát triển do ngân sách nhà nước cấp theo kế hoạch hằng năm và nguồn kinh phí khác theo quy định của cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền.

4. Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn theo phân cấp, ủy quyền của cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền quy định tại Nghị định này và quy định khác của pháp luật có liên quan.

Điều 68. Nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế

1. Tham gia ý kiến, xây dựng và trình các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh phê duyệt và tổ chức thực hiện các công việc sau đây:

a) Tham gia ý kiến với các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh trong việc xây dựng các văn bản quy phạm pháp luật, chính sách, phương án phát triển hệ thống có liên quan đến khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

b) Chủ trì, phối hợp với các cơ quan có liên quan xây dựng Quy chế phối hợp làm việc với các cơ quan chuyên môn thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh hoặc các cơ quan có liên quan để thực hiện các nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn được giao theo cơ chế một cửa và một cửa liên thông, trình Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh phê duyệt;

c) Chủ trì, phối hợp với các cơ quan, tổ chức có liên quan lập nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch chung xây dựng, quy hoạch phân khu xây dựng khu công nghiệp, nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch điều chỉnh tổng thể các quy hoạch này, trình Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh phê duyệt;

d) Xây dựng chương trình, kế hoạch về xúc tiến đầu tư phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế trình Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh phê duyệt;

đ) Tổng hợp, đánh giá nhu cầu sử dụng lao động làm việc trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, phối hợp với các cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền cung ứng lao động cho các doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

e) Dự toán ngân sách, kinh phí hoạt động sự nghiệp và vốn đầu tư phát triển hằng năm và nguồn kinh phí khác (nếu có) của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế trình cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền phê duyệt theo quy định của pháp luật về ngân sách nhà nước, pháp luật về đầu tư công và quy định khác của pháp luật có liên quan;

g) Phối hợp với các cơ quan có liên quan tổ chức thẩm định công nghệ của dự án đầu tư, đánh giá trình độ và năng lực công nghệ của doanh nghiệp; kiểm tra, kiểm soát công nghệ và chuyển giao công nghệ trong dự án đầu tư, hoạt động nghiên cứu phát triển và ứng dụng công nghệ của doanh nghiệp.

2. Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện các nhiệm vụ sau đây:

a) Quản lý, phổ biến, hướng dẫn, kiểm tra, giám sát việc thực hiện quy định, phương án phát triển hệ thống, quy hoạch xây dựng, kế hoạch có liên quan tới khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế đã được cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền phê duyệt;

b) Thực hiện các nhiệm vụ của cơ quan đăng ký đầu tư, Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu chế xuất, khu công nghệ cao, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về đầu tư đối với dự án đầu tư trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thuộc thẩm quyền của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; giám sát, đánh giá việc thu hút đầu tư vào từng loại hình khu công nghiệp hỗ trợ, khu công nghiệp chuyên ngành, khu công nghiệp công nghệ cao, khu công nghiệp sinh thái theo các ngành, nghề thu hút đầu tư đã đăng ký quy định tại điểm a khoản 3 Điều 32 và điểm a khoản 2 Điều 38 của Nghị định này; giám sát, đánh giá việc thực hiện quy định tại khoản 5 Điều 8, khoản 3 Điều 9 và điểm c khoản 2 Điều 27 của Nghị định này;

c) Thực hiện thẩm định dự án và thiết kế, dự toán xây dựng đối với dự án, công trình xây dựng trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; kiểm tra các loại công trình xây dựng trên địa bàn thuộc trách nhiệm quản lý và thực hiện các nhiệm vụ khác của cơ quan chuyên môn về xây dựng theo quy định của pháp luật về xây dựng đối với dự án, công trình xây dựng trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

d) Cấp, cấp lại, điều chỉnh, gia hạn, thu hồi Giấy phép thành lập văn phòng đại diện và chấm dứt hoạt động của Văn phòng đại diện của tổ chức, thương nhân nước ngoài đặt trụ sở tại khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về thương mại;

Thực hiện một số nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn của cơ quan chuyên môn về lao động thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh đối với lao động làm việc trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, bao gồm: tổ chức thực hiện đăng ký nội quy lao động; báo cáo tình hình sử dụng lao động; tiếp nhận báo cáo tình hình sử dụng người lao động nước ngoài, báo cáo tình hình thay đổi lao động qua Cổng dịch vụ công quốc gia; tiếp nhận và xử lý hồ sơ đăng ký thực hiện hợp đồng nhận lao động thực tập của doanh nghiệp, hoạt động đưa người lao động đi thực tập ở nước ngoài dưới 90 ngày cho doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; nhận báo cáo về việc cho thuê lại lao động, kết quả đào tạo, bồi dưỡng nâng cao trình độ kỹ năng nghề hằng năm; thông báo tổ chức làm thêm từ trên 200 giờ đến 300 giờ trong một năm của doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

e) Thực hiện trách nhiệm về bảo vệ môi trường của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu chế xuất, khu công nghệ cao theo quy định của pháp luật về bảo vệ môi trường;

g) Tiếp nhận đăng ký khung giá và các loại phí sử dụng hạ tầng của nhà đầu tư thực hiện dự án đầu tư xây dựng và kinh doanh kết cấu hạ tầng khu công nghiệp, khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế;

h) Kiểm tra, giám sát, đánh giá việc thực hiện mục tiêu đầu tư quy định tại Quyết định chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư, Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư, tiến độ góp vốn và triển khai dự án đầu tư; việc thực hiện các điều khoản cam kết đối với các dự án được hưởng ưu đãi đầu tư và việc chấp hành quy định của pháp luật về xây dựng, lao động, tiền lương, bảo hiểm xã hội đối với người lao động, bảo vệ quyền lợi hợp pháp của người lao động và người sử dụng lao động, bảo đảm an toàn, vệ sinh lao động, phòng chống cháy nổ, an ninh, trật tự, bảo vệ môi trường đối với các dự án tại khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

i) Phối hợp với các đơn vị công an và các cơ quan, đơn vị có thẩm quyền khác trong việc kiểm tra công tác giữ gìn an ninh, trật tự, phòng chống cháy nổ, bảo vệ môi trường, xây dựng và đề xuất những biện pháp thực hiện công tác bảo đảm an ninh, trật tự, tổ chức lực lượng bảo vệ, lực lượng phòng cháy, chữa cháy trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

k) Giải quyết các khó khăn, vướng mắc của nhà đầu tư tại khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế và kiến nghị Thủ tướng Chính phủ, các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ có liên quan và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh giải quyết những vấn đề vượt thẩm quyền;

l) Nhận báo cáo thống kê, báo cáo tài chính của doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; đánh giá hiệu quả kinh tế - xã hội của khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; trực tiếp quản lý và vận hành hệ thống thông tin về khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

m) Phối hợp với Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư trong việc xây dựng và quản lý hệ thống thông tin quốc gia về khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thuộc thẩm quyền quản lý;

n) Báo cáo định kỳ hằng quý, hằng năm với Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh về tình hình: xây dựng và phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; tiếp nhận, cấp, điều chỉnh, thu hồi Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư, Quyết định chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư; hoạt động của dự án đầu tư; thực hiện các nghĩa vụ đối với Nhà nước; thực hiện các quy định của pháp luật về lao động và các biện pháp bảo vệ môi trường trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

o) Hỗ trợ, cung cấp thông tin để các doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế liên kết, hợp tác với nhau thực hiện cộng sinh công nghiệp, các biện pháp sản xuất sạch hơn, chuyển đổi thành khu công nghiệp sinh thái;

p) Tổ chức phong trào thi đua và khen thưởng cho doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

q) Kiểm tra, giải quyết khiếu nại, tố cáo, phòng, chống tham nhũng, lãng phí, tiêu cực và xử lý theo thẩm quyền hoặc kiến nghị cấp có thẩm quyền xử lý các hành vi vi phạm hành chính trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế trên các lĩnh vực thuộc chức năng quản lý nhà nước trực tiếp của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; phối hợp với các cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền thực hiện nhiệm vụ thanh tra, kiểm tra theo quy định của pháp luật;

r) Thực hiện các nhiệm vụ theo quy định của pháp luật và quy định của Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh về quản lý tài chính, tài sản, ngân sách được giao; thu và quản lý sử dụng các loại phí, lệ phí; nghiên cứu khoa học, ứng dụng tiến bộ khoa học, công nghệ; hợp tác với các tổ chức, cá nhân trong nước và nước ngoài về các lĩnh vực có liên quan đến đầu tư xây dựng và phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế; quản lý tổ chức bộ máy, biên chế, công chức, viên chức và đào tạo, bồi dưỡng về chuyên môn, nghiệp vụ cho công chức, viên chức của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

s) Thực hiện nhiệm vụ đầu mối tham mưu giúp Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh xây dựng kế hoạch, quản lý, hỗ trợ chuyển đổi, phát triển loại hình khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế mới;

t) Thực hiện các nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn khác theo quy định tại Nghị định này, quy định khác của pháp luật có liên quan và do Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh giao.

3. Các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ, Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh và cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền phân cấp, ủy quyền cho Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện các nhiệm vụ sau đây:

a) Cấp các loại Giấy chứng nhận xuất xứ hàng hóa cho hàng hóa sản xuất tại khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế và các giấy phép, chứng chỉ, chứng nhận khác trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

b) Điều chỉnh cục bộ quy hoạch xây dựng khu công nghiệp, các khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế đã được phê duyệt; phê duyệt nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch chi tiết xây dựng dự án đầu tư trong khu công nghiệp, khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế thuộc diện phải lập quy hoạch chi tiết xây dựng theo quy định của pháp luật về xây dựng; cấp, điều chỉnh, gia hạn, cấp lại, thu hồi, hủy Giấy phép xây dựng đối với dự án, công trình xây dựng phải có Giấy phép xây dựng theo quy định của pháp luật về xây dựng; thực hiện công tác quản lý chất lượng công trình đối với dự án, công trình xây dựng trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

d) Tổ chức, thực hiện thẩm định, phê duyệt kết quả thẩm định báo cáo đánh giá tác động môi trường; cấp, cấp đổi, điều chỉnh, cấp lại, thu hồi giấy phép môi trường đối với dự án đầu tư trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

4. Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế là cơ quan đầu mối quản lý hoạt động đầu tư trong các khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế trên địa bàn. Các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ, cơ quan quản lý nhà nước ở địa phương khi triển khai các nhiệm vụ chuyên môn tại các khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế có trách nhiệm phối hợp và lấy ý kiến tham gia của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, đảm bảo cho hoạt động quản lý nhà nước đối với khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thống nhất, tránh chồng chéo và tạo điều kiện thuận lợi cho doanh nghiệp hoạt động theo quy định của pháp luật.

Điều 69. Nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn của Ban quản lý khu kinh tế

Ngoài nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế quy định tại Điều 68 của Nghị định này, Ban quản lý khu kinh tế còn có nhiệm vụ và quyền hạn sau đây:

1. Tổ chức lập, báo cáo Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh trình cấp có thẩm quyền phê duyệt:

a) Đề án mở rộng, điều chỉnh ranh giới khu kinh tế;

b) Lập, điều chỉnh nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch chung xây dựng khu kinh tế;

c) Đề án phát hành trái phiếu chính quyền địa phương; phương án huy động các nguồn vốn khác để đầu tư phát triển hệ thống kết cấu hạ tầng kỹ thuật và hạ tầng xã hội quan trọng trong khu kinh tế.

2. Xây dựng và trình các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh phê duyệt và tổ chức thực hiện:

a) Phối hợp với các cơ quan, tổ chức có liên quan lập, điều chỉnh quy hoạch, kế hoạch sử dụng đất trong khu kinh tế;

b) Lập nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch phân khu xây dựng khu chức năng trong khu kinh tế, nhiệm vụ và đồ án quy hoạch điều chỉnh tổng thể quy hoạch này phù hợp với quy hoạch chung xây dựng khu kinh tế đã được phê duyệt, trình Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh phê duyệt;

c) Kế hoạch hằng năm và 5 năm về phát triển khu kinh tế trình Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh và các cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền phê duyệt;

d) Danh mục các dự án đầu tư và kế hoạch vốn đầu tư phát triển hằng năm và 5 năm trình cơ quan nhà nước nhà nước có thẩm quyền phê duyệt hoặc tự phê duyệt theo thẩm quyền;

đ) Xây dựng các khung giá và mức phí, lệ phí áp dụng tại khu kinh tế trình cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền ban hành theo quy định của pháp luật.

3. Ban quản lý khu kinh tế chỉ đạo hoặc tổ chức thực hiện các nhiệm vụ:

a) Cấp, cấp lại, sửa đổi, bổ sung và gia hạn Giấy phép thành lập văn phòng đại diện, chi nhánh trong khu kinh tế đối với doanh nghiệp du lịch nước ngoài theo quy định của pháp luật và theo hướng dẫn hoặc ủy quyền của các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ và Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh;

b) Thuê tư vấn trong nước, tư vấn nước ngoài thực hiện dịch vụ tư vấn xúc tiến đầu tư, tư vấn chiến lược đầu tư xây dựng và phát triển khu kinh tế;

c) Quyết định đầu tư đối với các dự án nhóm B, C sử dụng vốn đầu tư công tại khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo ủy quyền của Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh; quản lý vốn ODA và vốn vay ưu đãi nước ngoài tại khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế do Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh giao;

d) Đề xuất danh mục dự án, tổ chức lựa chọn nhà đầu tư, ký hợp đồng với nhà đầu tư theo quy định của pháp luật và ủy quyền của Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh;

đ) Quản lý và sử dụng các nguồn vốn đầu tư phát triển khu kinh tế thuộc thẩm quyền; quản lý đầu tư, xây dựng, đấu thầu đối với các dự án đầu tư bằng vốn đầu tư phát triển từ ngân sách nhà nước tại khu kinh tế thuộc thẩm quyền; quản lý và thực hiện việc thu, chi hành chính, sự nghiệp, các chương trình mục tiêu và các nguồn vốn khác được giao theo quy định của pháp luật;

e) Chủ trì, phối hợp với các cơ quan có liên quan thực hiện việc duy tu, bảo dưỡng hệ thống công trình kết cấu hạ tầng kỹ thuật, hạ tầng xã hội, công trình dịch vụ, tiện ích công cộng được đầu tư từ ngân sách nhà nước trong khu kinh tế;

g) Thực hiện trách nhiệm về bảo vệ môi trường của Ban quản lý khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về bảo vệ môi trường;

h) Quản lý và sử dụng có hiệu quả quỹ đất, mặt nước chuyên dùng đã được giao sau khi đã hoàn thành công tác bồi thường, giải phóng mặt bằng theo đúng mục đích sử dụng và phù hợp với quy hoạch chung xây dựng khu kinh tế, quy hoạch phân khu xây dựng khu chức năng, quy hoạch, kế hoạch sử dụng đất đã được cấp có thẩm quyền phê duyệt;

i) Xác định tiền sử dụng đất, tiền thuê đất, tiền thuê mặt nước đối với nhà đầu tư được Nhà nước giao đất, cho thuê đất để thực hiện dự án đầu tư trong khu kinh tế; xác định tiền bồi thường giải phóng mặt bằng được khấu trừ vào tiền sử dụng đất, tiền thuê đất trong khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về thu tiền sử dụng đất, thu tiền thuê đất, thuê mặt nước trong khu kinh tế;

k) Phối hợp với tổ chức làm nhiệm vụ bồi thường, giải phóng mặt bằng để thực hiện việc bồi thường, hỗ trợ, tái định cư; giao lại đất có thu tiền sử dụng đất, giao lại đất không thu tiền sử dụng đất, cho thuê đất cho người có nhu cầu sử dụng đất trong các khu chức năng của khu kinh tế và thực hiện các nhiệm vụ khác về quản lý đất đai trong khu kinh tế theo quy định của pháp luật về đất đai;

l) Phối hợp với chính quyền địa phương và các cơ quan có liên quan bảo đảm hoạt động trong khu kinh tế phù hợp quy hoạch xây dựng, kế hoạch phát triển khu kinh tế đã được cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền phê duyệt và các quy định có liên quan.

Điều 70. Cơ cấu tổ chức bộ máy và biên chế của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế

1. Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế gồm Trưởng ban, không quá 03 Phó Trưởng ban; bộ máy giúp việc.

Trưởng ban do Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh bổ nhiệm, miễn nhiệm. Phó Trưởng ban do Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh bổ nhiệm, miễn nhiệm theo đề nghị của Trưởng ban.

2. Trưởng ban có trách nhiệm điều hành mọi hoạt động của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, chịu trách nhiệm trước Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh, Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh và pháp luật về hoạt động của khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế.

3. Cơ cấu tổ chức của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế bao gồm: bộ máy giúp việc (Văn phòng, các phòng chuyên môn, nghiệp vụ và đại diện Ban quản lý tại khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế); các đơn vị sự nghiệp trực thuộc thực hiện nhiệm vụ công ích, công cộng, dịch vụ hỗ trợ đầu tư, kinh doanh cho doanh nghiệp trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế và các tổ chức khác phù hợp với tình hình phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế và nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn của từng loại Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế theo quy định hướng dẫn của cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền và quy định của pháp luật.

4. Việc thành lập bộ máy giúp việc phải bảo đảm phù hợp với các điều kiện, tiêu chí sau đây:

a) Tổ chức phòng quản lý đa ngành, đa lĩnh vực; các ngành, lĩnh vực công tác do phòng phụ trách phải có quy trình quản lý hoặc đối tượng quản lý rõ ràng, phù hợp với nhiệm vụ quyền hạn của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

b) Khối lượng công việc yêu cầu bố trí tối thiểu từ 07 biên chế công chức đối với phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của thành phố Hà Nội và Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; tối thiểu 06 biên chế công chức đối với phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của cấp tỉnh loại I; tối thiểu 05 biên chế công chức đối với phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của cấp tỉnh loại II và loại III;

c) Được bố trí 01 Phó Trưởng phòng đối với phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của thành phố Hà Nội và thành phố Hồ Chí Minh có dưới 10 biên chế công chức, phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của cấp tỉnh loại I có dưới 09 biên chế công chức và phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của cấp tỉnh loại II và loại III có dưới 08 biên chế công chức;

d) Được bố trí không quá 02 Phó Trưởng phòng đối với phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của thành phố Hà Nội và Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh có từ 10 đến 14 biên chế công chức, phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của cấp tỉnh loại I có từ 09 đến 14 biên chế công chức và phòng thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế của cấp tỉnh loại II và loại III có từ 08 đến 14 biên chế công chức;

đ) Số lượng cấp phó của Văn phòng Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, Văn phòng đại diện tại khu công nghiệp thực hiện như đối với phòng chuyên môn, nghiệp vụ.

5. Việc thành lập, tổ chức bộ máy của đơn vị sự nghiệp công lập thuộc Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện theo quy định của pháp luật về thành lập, tổ chức lại, giải thể đơn vị sự nghiệp công lập. Biên chế công chức và số lượng người làm việc trong các đơn vị sự nghiệp công lập của Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế được giao trên cơ sở vị trí việc làm, gắn với chức năng, nhiệm vụ, phạm vi hoạt động và nằm trong tổng số biên chế công chức, số lượng người làm việc trong các cơ quan, tổ chức hành chính, đơn vị sự nghiệp công lập của tỉnh, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương được cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền giao hoặc phê duyệt.

Chương VIII
ĐIỀU KHOẢN THI HÀNH

Điều 71. Bổ sung Nghị định số 31/2021/NĐ-CP ngày 26 tháng 3 năm 2021 của Chính phủ quy định chi tiết và hướng dẫn thi hành một số điều của Luật Đầu tư như sau:

Bổ sung khoản 1a vào sau khoản 1 Điều 131 như sau:

“1a. Phụ lục II và Phụ lục III của Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành từ ngày 01 tháng 01 năm 2021”.

Điều 72. Bổ sung Nghị định số 152/2020/NĐ-CP ngày 30 tháng 12 năm 2020 của Chính phủ quy định về người lao động nước ngoài làm việc tại Việt Nam và tuyển dụng, quản lý người lao động Việt Nam làm việc cho tổ chức, cá nhân nước ngoài tại Việt Nam như sau:

Bổ sung khoản 6a vào sau khoản 6 Điều 30 như sau:

“6a. Đối với lao động làm việc trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế thực hiện các trách nhiệm sau đây:

a) Cấp, cấp lại, gia hạn, thu hồi Giấy phép lao động và xác nhận người lao động nước ngoài không thuộc diện cấp giấy phép lao động cho người nước ngoài làm việc trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế;

b) Tổ chức thực hiện đăng ký nội quy lao động;

c) Nhận báo cáo về việc kết quả đào tạo, bồi dưỡng nâng cao trình độ kỹ năng nghề hằng năm;

d) Nhận thông báo tổ chức làm thêm từ trên 200 giờ đến 300 giờ trong một năm của doanh nghiệp”.

Điều 73. Sửa đổi, bổ sung Nghị định số 145/2020/NĐ-CP ngày 14 tháng 12 năm 2020 của Chính phủ quy định chi tiết và hướng dẫn thi hành một số điều của Bộ luật Lao động về điều kiện lao động và quan hệ lao động như sau:

1. Sửa đổi, bổ sung khoản 2 Điều 4 như sau:

“Định kỳ 06 tháng (trước ngày 05 tháng 6) và hằng năm (trước ngày 05 tháng 12), người sử dụng lao động phải báo cáo tình hình thay đổi lao động đến Sở Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội thông qua Cổng Dịch vụ công Quốc gia theo Mẫu số 01/PLI Phụ lục I ban hành kèm theo Nghị định này và thông báo đến cơ quan bảo hiểm xã hội cấp huyện nơi đặt trụ sở, chi nhánh, văn phòng đại diện. Trường hợp người sử dụng lao động không thể báo cáo tình hình thay đổi lao động thông qua Cổng Dịch vụ công Quốc gia thì gửi báo cáo bằng bản giấy theo Mẫu số 01/PLI Phụ lục I ban hành kèm theo Nghị định này đến Sở Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội và thông báo đến cơ quan bảo hiểm xã hội cấp huyện nơi đặt trụ sở, chi nhánh, văn phòng đại diện. Đối với lao động làm việc trong khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế, người sử dụng lao động phải báo cáo tình hình thay đổi lao động đến Sở Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội, cơ quan bảo hiểm xã hội cấp huyện nơi đặt trụ sở, chi nhánh, văn phòng đại diện và Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế để theo dõi.

Sở Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội có trách nhiệm tổng hợp tình hình thay đổi về lao động trong trường hợp người sử dụng lao động gửi báo cáo bằng bản giấy để cập nhật đầy đủ thông tin theo Mẫu số 02/PLI Phụ lục I ban hành kèm theo Nghị định này”.

2. Sửa đổi, bổ sung khoản 2 Điều 31 như sau:

“Định kỳ 06 tháng và hằng năm, báo cáo tình hình hoạt động cho thuê lại lao động theo Mẫu số 09/PLIII Phụ lục III ban hành kèm theo Nghị định này, gửi Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh, Sở Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội và Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế nơi doanh nghiệp đặt trụ sở chính; đồng thời báo cáo Sở Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội và Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế nơi doanh nghiệp đến hoạt động cho thuê lại lao động về tình hình hoạt động cho thuê lại lao động trên địa bàn đó đối với trường hợp doanh nghiệp cho thuê lại sang địa bàn cấp tỉnh khác hoạt động. Báo cáo 06 tháng gửi trước ngày 20 tháng 6 và báo cáo năm gửi trước ngày 20 tháng 12”.

Điều 74. Điều khoản chuyển tiếp

1. Các khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế đã hoàn thành các thủ tục đầu tư, thành lập, chuyển đổi theo quy định của pháp luật có liên quan trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì không phải thực hiện thêm thủ tục tương ứng theo quy định của Nghị định này.

2. Các nội dung quy định tại Nghị định này đã được các bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ hướng dẫn hoặc quy định tại các văn bản quy phạm pháp luật khác về đầu tư, doanh nghiệp, xây dựng, lao động, công nghiệp, thương mại, tài nguyên và môi trường, khoa học và công nghệ, du lịch, thuế có liên quan thì không phải ban hành văn bản để hướng dẫn thực hiện theo Nghị định này, trừ trường hợp nội dung của văn bản hướng dẫn chưa phù hợp với quy định tại Nghị định này.

3. Trường hợp quy hoạch vùng, quy hoạch tỉnh chưa được quyết định hoặc phê duyệt theo quy định của Luật Quy hoạch thì thực hiện như sau:

a) Việc điều chỉnh, bổ sung quy hoạch phát triển khu công nghiệp, khu kinh tế tiếp tục được áp dụng theo quy định tại Nghị quyết số 751/2019/UBTVQH14 ngày 16 tháng 8 năm 2019 của Ủy ban Thường vụ Quốc hội về giải thích một số điều của Luật Quy hoạch và khoản 11 Điều 2, Điều 3, khoản 1 Điều 4, Điều 5, Điều 6, Điều 7, Điều 8, Điều 9, Điều 10, khoản 1 và khoản 2 Điều 11, Điều 14, khoản 1 Điều 15, Điều 16, Điều 17, Điều 18 của Nghị định số 82/2018/NĐ-CP ngày 22 tháng 5 năm 2018 của Chính phủ quy định về quản lý khu công nghiệp và khu kinh tế;

b) Việc đánh giá sự phù hợp của dự án đầu tư xây dựng và kinh doanh kết cấu hạ tầng khu công nghiệp, khu công nghiệp mở rộng với quy hoạch vùng, quy hoạch tỉnh được thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định của Chính phủ quy định chi tiết và hướng dẫn thi hành một số điều của Luật đầu tư.

4. Dự án đầu tư xây dựng và kinh doanh kết cấu hạ tầng khu công nghiệp có hồ sơ hợp lệ đã được tiếp nhận trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành nhưng chưa được quyết định chủ trương đầu tư, chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư, cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư (đối với dự án thuộc diện cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư) thì thực hiện như sau:

a) Cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền tiếp tục thực hiện theo quy định của Nghị định số 82/2018/NĐ-CP ngày 22 tháng 5 năm 2018 của Chính phủ quy định về quản lý khu công nghiệp và khu kinh tế để thẩm định, quyết định chủ trương đầu tư, chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư, cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư, trừ trường hợp nhà đầu tư đề nghị thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này;

b) Cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền được tiếp tục sử dụng các ý kiến, nội dung đã được thẩm định trước đó để lập báo cáo thẩm định, quyết định chủ trương đầu tư, chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư, cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư;

c) Khu công nghiệp có quy mô diện tích trên 500 ha thực hiện theo quy định tại điểm a, điểm b khoản này và quy định tại khoản 4, khoản 5 Điều 8, điểm a khoản 2, khoản 3 Điều 9 của Nghị định này.

5. Các khu công nghiệp đã được cấp có thẩm quyền chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư, quyết định chủ trương đầu tư, cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư, Giấy chứng nhận đầu tư, Giấy phép đầu tư hoặc giấy tờ có giá trị pháp lý tương đương theo quy định của pháp luật về đầu tư trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành được xác định thành lập theo quy định của pháp luật có liên quan từ thời điểm chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư, quyết định chủ trương đầu tư, cấp Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký đầu tư, Giấy chứng nhận đầu tư, Giấy phép đầu tư hoặc giấy tờ có giá trị pháp lý tương đương.

Các khu công nghiệp phải thực hiện thủ tục thành lập theo quy định tại Nghị định số 82/2018/NĐ-CP ngày 22 tháng 5 năm 2018 của Chính phủ quy định về quản lý khu công nghiệp và khu kinh tế nhưng chưa hoàn thành thủ tục thành lập thì không phải thực hiện thủ tục thành lập theo quy định của Nghị định số 82/2018/NĐ-CP.

Điều 75. Hiệu lực thi hành

1. Nghị định này có hiệu lực từ ngày 15 tháng 7 năm 2022.

2. Nghị định số 82/2018/NĐ-CP ngày 22 tháng 5 năm 2018 của Chính phủ quy định về quản lý khu công nghiệp và khu kinh tế hết hiệu lực kể từ ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực, trừ trường hợp quy định tại điểm a khoản 3 và khoản 4 Điều 74 của Nghị định này.

Điều 76. Tổ chức thực hiện

Các Bộ trưởng, Thủ trưởng cơ quan ngang bộ, Thủ trưởng cơ quan thuộc Chính phủ, Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân tỉnh, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương, Trưởng Ban quản lý khu công nghiệp, khu chế xuất, khu kinh tế và các tổ chức, cá nhân có liên quan chịu trách nhiệm thi hành Nghị định này.