Circular No. 80/2019/TT-BCA guiding the implementation of Article 7 and Article 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Environmental Police Ordinance

CIRCULAR
Guidelines for implementing Article 7 and Article 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP
dated October 20, 2015 of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Environmental Police Ordinance
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Pursuant to the Law on Handling Administrative Violations"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations dated November 13, 2020;June 2024;2004;12;

Pursuant to the Environmental Police Ordinance dated December 23, 2014;

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The Minister of Public Security issues this Circular guiding the implementation of Article 7 and Article 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Environmental Police Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP), including: Procedures, formalities, powers to inspect compliance with laws on the environment, natural resources, food safety related to the environment (hereinafter referred to as environment, natural resources, food safety); procedures, formalities, powers to inspect means, objects, locations related to environmental crimes and administrative violations concerning the environment, natural resources, food safety.i tiết thực hiện một sNo. điều của Pháp lệnh Cảnh sát môi trường.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Circular specifies the detailed implementation of Article 7 and Article 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Environmental Police Ordinance, including: Procedures, formalities, powers to inspect compliance with laws on the environment, natural resources, food safety; procedures, formalities, powers to inspect means, objects, locations related to environmental crimes and administrative violations concerning the environment, natural resources, food safety.

Article 2. Applicability

This Circular applies to units, police officers in the People's Public Security force and relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals involved in enforcing laws on environmental protection, natural resources, and food safety.

2. Industrial emission testing must ensure timeliness, accuracy, objectivity, compliance with procedures, and adherence to legal provisions.

1. Adhere to the provisions of the Environmental Police Ordinance, Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP, and other relevant laws.

2. Ensure the purpose and requirements of work in preventing and combating crime and other law violations; respect and protect the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals.

3. Conduct inspections of compliance with laws on the environment, natural resources, and food safety; inspect means, objects, locations related to environmental crimes and administrative violations concerning the environment, natural resources, and food safety only when there is sufficient basis and a decision from an authorized person as prescribed in Article 7, Article 8, and Article 10 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP.

Article 4. Responsibilities of agencies and officials conducting inspections

1. Implement the provisions of this Circular and other relevant laws. Proactively identify and promptly propose and recommend to competent authorities and functional agencies measures for state management and rectify weaknesses and deficiencies that are causes or conditions for the emergence of criminal activities or exploitation by offenders; comply with regulations on information reporting within the People's Public Security force, not provide information or documents related to inspection activities to unauthorized persons; actively assess situations and promptly report and propose solutions to emerging issues during implementation and follow decisions and directives from agencies and authorized persons; refrain from arbitrarily expanding the scope, content, or range of inspections or using inspections for harassment, personal gain, or causing difficulties for production and business operations or infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals; explain to inspected entities, owners, and managers of inspected objects to ensure they understand and comply with relevant laws regarding inspections when requested; effectively perform inspection duties to enhance proactivity and effectiveness in prevention, combat, and handling of environmental crimes and violations.

2. The person deciding on inspections must consider all legal bases and conditions necessary for the execution of the inspection decision when issuing it; bear responsibility for their decision before the law and superiors.

3. The person executing the inspection decision must fulfill their assigned responsibilities and the content of the inspection decision; comply with regulations on information reporting within the People's Public Security force, not provide information or documents related to inspection activities to unauthorized persons; proactively assess situations and promptly report and propose solutions to emerging issues during implementation and follow decisions and directives from agencies and authorized persons; refrain from arbitrarily expanding the scope, content, or range of inspections or using inspections for harassment, personal gain, or causing difficulties for production and business operations or infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals; explain to inspected entities, owners, and managers of inspected objects to ensure they understand and comply with relevant laws regarding inspections when requested; effectively perform inspection duties to enhance proactivity and effectiveness in prevention, combat, and handling of environmental crimes and violations.

4. In the course of implementing the inspection decision, if the position or job responsibilities of the person issuing the inspection decision (as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP) change such that they no longer have the authority as prescribed, the person replacing them (based on the appointment, transfer decision, or work assignment document of the competent authority and the handover record in cases requiring handover according to regulations) shall be responsible for continuing to direct the implementation of the inspection decision; if the person issuing the inspection decision falls under Article 10 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP, then the head of their unit shall be responsible for continuing to direct the implementation of the inspection decision.

Article 5. Responsibilities and rights of agencies, organizations, enterprises, and individuals related to the implementation of inspection regulations under Articles 7 and 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP Article 7, Article 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP

Agencies, organizations, enterprises, and individuals related to the implementation of inspection regulations under Articles 7 and 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP shall strictly comply with decisions of competent authorities as stipulated in Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP and this Circular; they have the right to make recommendations, complaints, and reports according to the law regarding decisions and actions of agencies and authorized persons during the process of applying preventive measures and combating crimes and other violations of environmental, natural resource, food safety laws, if there is evidence that such decisions or actions are contrary to the law.

Chapter II

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Article 6. Procedures, formalities, powers for inspecting compliance with environmental, natural resource, and food safety laws

1. When one of the grounds specified in Clause 1 of Article 7 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP exists, the person authorized as provided in Clause 2 of Article 7 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP or the person delegated pursuant to Article 10 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP (hereinafter referred to collectively as the authorized decision-making inspector) shall examine and decide to inspect compliance with environmental, natural resource, and food safety laws for agencies, organizations, enterprises, and individuals (the inspected entities).

The decision to inspect compliance with environmental, natural resource, and food safety laws (hereinafter referred to as the inspection decision) must be issued in writing, clearly stating: Basis, object, content of the inspection; time or deadline for conducting the inspection; person(s) conducting the inspection; name, position, signature of the decision maker and stamp of the issuing agency. Among which:

a) Regarding the basis for inspection: Record the basis for issuing the inspection decision as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 7 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP and other relevant legal bases.

b) Regarding the object of inspection: Record information necessary to clearly identify the inspected entity (for individuals, it is information on identity cards/residence cards/passports; for agencies, organizations, and enterprises, it is information on establishment decisions/business registration certificates/business licenses; other necessary information).

c) Regarding the content of inspection: The authorized decision-making inspector shall consider the basis for issuing the inspection decision and principles, purposes, requirements of the inspection to determine the content of the inspection and record it in the inspection decision.

d) Regarding the person(s) conducting the inspection: Depending on the content, scope, nature of the inspection, the decision maker shall establish an inspection team or group; clearly state the name, rank, position, workplace of each member of the team (group); specifically assign the leader of the team (group).

đ) Regarding the inspection time and deadline:

The decision must clearly specify the start and end times of the inspection or the latest deadline for completing the inspection. Each inspection conducted based on one inspection decision shall be carried out within a maximum period of seven working days from the date of announcing the inspection decision. In case of necessity to extend the inspection time, the team (group) leader shall report and propose in writing to the decision maker (or substitute) at least two days before the end of the inspection deadline, specifying the reasons for the proposal; the extension must be recorded in writing at least one day before the end of the inspection deadline, specifying the reasons; the extended period shall not exceed seven working days from the end date of the inspection deadline stated in the inspection decision.

For inspections based on points b) and c) of Clause 1 of Article 7 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP, determining the inspection time and deadline must ensure compliance with legal provisions and Ministry of Public Security regulations on deadlines for handling reports of criminal offenses and administrative violations, and deadlines for handling complaints and reports.

2. After issuing the inspection decision, the procedures, formalities, and powers for inspection shall be implemented as follows:

a) Based on the inspection decision, the team (group) leader organizes to grasp the situation, plan the program, methods, and steps for conducting the inspection to ensure its safety and effectiveness; assigns tasks to team (group) members; prepares conditions to ensure the inspection; proactively forecasts possible unexpected situations and plans solutions; anticipates units and forces to cooperate when necessary; contacts and requests competent agencies to dispatch responsible persons or related parties to participate in the inspection based on legal provisions and the actual needs of the inspection.

b) During the inspection, the team (group) directly announces the inspection decision to the inspected entity and immediately conducts the inspection according to the content recorded in the inspection decision. When announcing the inspection decision to inspected entities that are agencies, organizations, or enterprises, representatives of leadership or legally authorized representatives of the inspected entities (hereinafter collectively referred to as the legally authorized representatives of the inspected entities) must be present.

During the inspection, the team (group) requests the inspected entity to provide information, documents, and items related to the inspection content; inspects the implementation of environmental protection laws; directly inspects places related to the inspection content; collects samples for analysis and evaluation of compliance with environmental, natural resource, and food safety laws; collects documents and evidence related to law violations; directly interviews people involved to clarify issues within the inspection content; receives opinions or explanatory documents from the inspected entity.

In cases where the inspection time is extended, the team (group) must notify the legally authorized representative of the inspected entity, or the individual inspected entity, at least one day before the deadline for completing the inspection stated in the inspection decision.

In cases where the inspected object engages in non-cooperative behavior, obstructing the announcement of the inspection decision, leading to the inspection not being carried out or being interrupted, encountering difficulties, a record shall be made to note the incident, inviting representatives from the police or local authorities or witnesses to confirm on the record, and promptly reporting and proposing solutions to the person issuing the inspection decision (or their substitute) or reporting and requesting instructions from those with authority to direct and coordinate in resolving the issue.

d) During the inspection process, if the inspection team discovers violations of laws not covered by the content of the inspection decision; violations of laws exceeding the administrative violation handling authority of the person issuing the inspection decision, the inspection team shall make a record noting the incident, report to the person issuing the inspection decision (or their substitute), and request those with authority to direct and resolve the matter according to the law. If there is a basis under the law for temporarily seizing, confiscating documents, items, means related to crimes and administrative violations, they shall propose that those with authority decide and implement according to the written decision of those with authority. If clear signs of criminal activity are discovered, they shall act in accordance with the provisions of criminal law, criminal procedure law, and other relevant laws.

đ) Based on the results of the inspection, the inspection team shall prepare an inspection record, an administrative violation record (if applicable), a temporary seizure and confiscation record of documents, items, means related to crimes and administrative violations (if applicable). The inspection record must clearly state: Time, members of the inspection team, inspected object, content, results of the inspection; environmental samples, resources, food safety materials collected (if applicable); documents, evidence related to violations of the law collected (if applicable); name, position, signature of the head of the inspection team; name, position, signature of the legal representative of the inspected object, stamped (if the inspected object is an agency, organization, enterprise); name, ID number (or citizen identification card/passport), place of residence or workplace, signature of the inspected object (if the inspected object is an individual).

The inspection record is prepared in two copies, the inspection team retains one copy and hands over one copy to the inspected object. In cases where the legal representative of the inspected object or the individual inspected intentionally absents themselves or refuses to sign the record or does not accept the inspection record, a record noting the incident and the reason shall be made, and representatives from the police or local authorities or witnesses shall be invited to confirm on the inspection record.

The administrative violation record (if applicable), the temporary seizure and confiscation record of documents, items, means related to crimes and administrative violations (if applicable) shall be prepared in accordance with current laws.

e) Within three working days from the end of the inspection, the inspection team shall report the results in writing to the person issuing the inspection decision (or their substitute). Within fifteen working days from receiving the inspection result report, the person issuing the inspection decision (or their substitute) shall issue a conclusion on the inspection. If necessary for inspection certification, examination, verification, responding to proposals, and supplementary inspection conclusions (if applicable), the deadline for issuing the inspection conclusion may be extended up to two times, each time not exceeding fifteen working days.

The inspection conclusion document shall be sent to the inspected object and reported to the superior management agency's chief; the inspection conclusion of the authority at the provincial police level shall also be sent to the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Bureau for monitoring.

Based on the inspection conclusion, if there is a basis to determine a violation of the law, it shall be handled within the authority or referred to the competent agency or person to handle according to the law.

Article 7. Procedures, formalities, and authority for inspecting means, objects, and locations related to criminal offenses and administrative violations concerning the environment, natural resources, and food safety

1. When there is one of the bases prescribed in Clause 5, Article 7 of the Environmental Police Ordinance, the person authorized under Clause 2, Article 8 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP or the person authorized according to Article 10 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP (hereinafter referred to collectively as the authorized decision-making inspector) shall consider and decide to inspect means, objects, and locations related to criminal offenses and administrative violations concerning the environment, natural resources, and food safety (the inspection object).

The decision to inspect means, objects, and locations (hereinafter referred to as the inspection decision) must be issued in writing, clearly stating: Basis, object, and content of the inspection; time or deadline for conducting the inspection; person conducting the inspection; name, position, signature of the decision maker, and stamp of the issuing agency. Among these:

a) Regarding the basis for inspection: Record the basis for issuing the inspection decision as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 7 of the Environmental Police Ordinance and other relevant legal bases.

b) Regarding the object of inspection: Record necessary information and characteristics to identify the inspection object. In cases where the inspected location is a place of residence, request the Chairman of the People's Committee of the district where the location is situated to consider, decide, and implement according to the laws on handling administrative violations.

c) Regarding the content of inspection: The authorized decision-making inspector shall consider the basis for issuing the inspection decision and principles, purposes, requirements of the inspection to determine the content of the inspection and record it in the inspection decision.

d) Regarding the person conducting the inspection: In the inspection decision, the decision maker establishes an inspection team; clearly record the name, rank, position, and working unit of each team member; role of each member, including the team leader.

đ) Regarding the inspection time and deadline: The decision must clearly specify the start and end times of the inspection or the latest deadline for completing the inspection. Each inspection conducted based on one inspection decision must be carried out within no more than seven working days from the date of announcing the inspection decision. In case of necessity to extend the inspection period, the team leader reports and proposes in writing to the decision maker (or substitute) at least two days before the inspection deadline, clearly stating the reasons for the proposal; the extension must be recorded in writing at least one day before the deadline, specifying the reasons; the extended period cannot exceed seven working days from the end date of the inspection period stated in the inspection decision.

For inspections based on points b) and c) of Clause 1 of Article 7 of Decree No. 105/2015/NĐ-CP, determining the inspection time and deadline must ensure compliance with legal provisions and Ministry of Public Security regulations on deadlines for handling reports of criminal offenses and administrative violations, and deadlines for handling complaints and reports.

2. After issuing the inspection decision, the procedures, formalities, and powers for inspection shall be implemented as follows:

a) Based on the inspection decision, the team leader plans the program, measures, and steps for conducting the inspection; assigns tasks to team members; prepares conditions to ensure the inspection; proactively forecasts possible unexpected situations and plans solutions; anticipates units and forces to cooperate if necessary; contacts and requests competent agencies to dispatch responsible persons or related parties to participate in the inspection based on legal provisions and actual requirements of the inspection.

b) During the inspection, the inspection team directly announces the inspection decision to the owner or manager, or controller of the inspection object and conducts the inspection according to the content stated in the inspection decision. For means or objects that are the inspection targets and are in circulation or participating in traffic and need to be inspected immediately to ensure compliance with legal regulations, the inspection team requests the owner, manager, or suggests the competent force to cooperate to stop the means or objects to ensure the inspection.

c) During the inspection process, the inspection team requests the owner or manager, or controller of the inspection object to provide information, documents, or objects related to the inspection content; checks the implementation of legal provisions on environmental protection, natural resources, and food safety; directly inspects the actual location, means, or objects that are the inspection targets; collects samples, documents, and evidence related to illegal acts; directly works with related individuals to clarify inspection contents; receives opinions or explanatory documents from the owner, manager, or controller of the inspection object.

In cases of extending the inspection period, the inspection team must notify the owner or manager of the inspection object at least one day before the inspection deadline stated in the inspection decision.

If the owner or manager, or controller of the inspection object engages in non-cooperative or obstructive behavior towards the announcement of the inspection decision or the inspection activities, leading to the inspection not being carried out or interrupted, causing difficulties, then a record of the incident is made, representatives of the police or local authorities or witnesses are invited to confirm the record, and timely report and propose to the decision maker (or substitute) for resolution or report and request the competent authority to direct and coordinate in resolving the issue.

d) During the inspection process, if the inspection team discovers illegal acts not covered by the content of the inspection decision; illegal acts exceeding the administrative violation handling authority of the decision maker, the inspection team records the incident, reports to the decision maker (or substitute), and requests the competent authority to direct and resolve the matter according to the law. If there is a basis for temporarily seizing or confiscating documents, objects, or means related to criminal offenses and administrative violations as prescribed by law, request the competent authority to decide and implement according to their written decision. If clear signs of criminal offenses are discovered, follow the provisions of criminal law, criminal procedure law, and other relevant laws.

d) Based on the inspection results, the inspection team shall prepare an inspection record, administrative violation record (if any), temporary detention and confiscation record of materials, items, means related to criminal offenses and administrative violations (if any). The inspection record must clearly state: time, members of the inspection team, inspected object, content, inspection results; environmental samples, resources, food safety materials collected (if any); evidence related to law-violating acts collected (if any); last name, first name, position, signature of the head of the inspection team; last name, first name, position, national identity card number (or citizen identification card/passport), place of residence or workplace and signature of the owner or manager of the inspected object.

The inspection record shall be prepared in two copies, with the inspection team retaining one copy and delivering one copy to the owner or manager of the inspected object. In cases where the owner or manager of the inspected object intentionally absents themselves or refuses to sign the record or does not accept the inspection record, a record noting the incident and the reason shall be made, and representatives from the local police or authorities or witnesses shall confirm this in the record.

The administrative violation record (if applicable), the temporary seizure and confiscation record of documents, items, means related to crimes and administrative violations (if applicable) shall be prepared in accordance with current laws.

e) Within three working days from the end of the inspection, the inspection team shall report the results in writing to the person who issued the inspection decision (or their substitute). Within fifteen working days from receiving the inspection result report, the person who issued the inspection decision (or their substitute) shall issue an inspection conclusion. If necessary for inspection, examination, verification, responding to recommendations, and issuing supplementary inspection conclusions (if any), the deadline for issuing the inspection conclusion may be extended up to two times, each extension not exceeding fifteen working days.

The inspection conclusion shall be sent to the owner or manager of the inspected object and reported to the superior supervisory agency's head; the inspection conclusion of the authorized person at the provincial Public Security Department shall also be forwarded to the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Police Bureau for monitoring.

Based on the inspection conclusion, if there is a basis to determine a violation of the law, it shall be handled within the authority or referred to the competent agency or person to handle according to the law.

Article 8. Handling of collected samples; temporarily detained and confiscated documents, items, means during the inspection process

1. Environmental, resource, and food safety samples collected and on-site environmental measurement results during the inspection process as stipulated in this Circular shall be sealed appropriately and transferred to the competent authority or unit for storage, testing, and examination in accordance with current regulations to serve the inspection conclusion and legal violation handling.

2. During the inspection process, if there is temporary detention or confiscation of documents, items, means based on the decision of the authorized person, management or transfer of these documents, items, means to the competent authority or unit in accordance with current regulations for management, preservation, and service of legal violation handling shall be carried out. In cases of difficulties or obstacles in managing, preserving, or handling temporarily detained or confiscated documents, items, means, coordination with relevant authorities or units shall be conducted to report and propose solutions to the competent authority or person with authority to resolve and handle in accordance with legal provisions and actual circumstances.

Article 9. Forms

1. Along with this Circular, 12 forms are issued for use in activities to inspect compliance with laws on the environment, natural resources, food safety for agencies, organizations, enterprises, and individuals; inspect means, objects, and locations related to crimes and administrative violations concerning the environment, natural resources, and food safety, including:

a) Authorization Form;

b) Inspection Decision on Compliance with Laws on the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

c) Inspection Record on Compliance with Laws on the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

d) Inspection Decision on Means Related to Crimes and Administrative Violations Concerning the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

đ) Inspection Record on Means Related to Crimes and Administrative Violations Concerning the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

e) Inspection Decision on Objects Related to Crimes and Administrative Violations Concerning the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

g) Inspection Record on Objects Related to Crimes and Administrative Violations Concerning the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

h) Inspection Decision on Locations Related to Crimes and Administrative Violations Concerning the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

i) Inspection Record on Locations Related to Crimes and Administrative Violations Concerning the Environment/Natural Resources/Food Safety;

k) Extension Request Form;

Extension Decision Form;

Inspection Conclusion Form.

2. For contents carried out during inspections according to the provisions of this Circular but not covered by the forms specified in Clause 1 of this Article, appropriate forms from the system of forms on management, inspection, handling, and penalizing violations of laws shall be used in accordance with current laws and regulations of the Ministry of Public Security.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 10. Effective Date

This Circular takes effect from February 15, 2020. Previous regulations of the Ministry of Public Security regarding procedures, formalities, powers for inspecting compliance with laws on the environment, natural resources, and food safety; inspecting means, objects, and locations related to crimes and administrative violations concerning the environment, natural resources, and food safety that conflict with this Circular are hereby abolished.

Article 11. Responsibility for Implementation

1. Heads of units under the Ministry, Provincial Police Directors, and Municipal Police Directors directly under the Central Government are responsible for organizing the implementation of this Circular.

2. The Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Police Department is responsible for leading and coordinating with relevant units to monitor, inspect, and guide the implementation of this Circular.

During the implementation process, if there are any difficulties, local police units shall report to the Ministry of Public Security (through the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Police Department) for guidance./.