Chương XIII Luật bảo vệ môi trường 2020: Trách nhiệm của mặt trận tổ quốc Việt Nam, tổ chức chính trị- xã hội , tổ chứ chính trị xã hội- nghề nghiệp, tổ chức xã hội - nghề nghiệp và cộng đồng dân cư trong bảo vệ môi trường

Chapter XIII

RESPONSIBILITIES OF VIETNAMESE FATHERLAND FRONT, SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIO-POLITICAL-PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIO-PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Article 157. Responsibilities and entitlements of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front shall, within its jurisdiction, encourage its member organizations and the people to participate in environmental protection activities.

2. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front shall offer consultation and criticism about and supervise the implementation of policies and law on environmental protection as prescribed by law. Regulatory bodies at all levels shall enable the Vietnamese Fatherland Front to participate in environmental protection.

Article 158. Responsibilities and entitlements of socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations and socio-professional organizations

1. Socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations and socio-professional organizations have the responsibility to:

a) comply with the law on environmental protection;

b) engage in environmental protection activities.

2. Socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations and socio-professional organizations are entitled to:

a) be provided with and request information about environmental protection as prescribed by law;

b) provide counseling on investment projects related to their functions, tasks and entitlements;

c) offer consultation and criticism about environmental protection to regulatory bodies and investment project/business owners concerned as prescribed by law;

d) participate in inspecting environmental protection by investment projects, businesses, dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision and industrial clusters in relation to their functions, tasks and entitlements;

dd) request competent authorities to take actions against violations of law on environmental protection.

3. Environmental protection authorities at all levels shall enable socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations and socio-professional organizations to exercise the entitlements mentioned in Clause 2 of this Article.

4. The Government shall elaborate on Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 159. Entitlements and obligations of residential communities

1. Representatives of residential communities in areas under environmental impacts made by investment projects, businesses, dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision and industrial clusters are entitled to request investment project/business owners to provide information about environmental protection through face-to-face meetings or in writing; shall conduct fact-finding visits to collect information about environmental protection by investment projects, businesses and dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision and industrial clusters; collect and provide information to competent authorities and take responsibility for the information provided.

2. Representatives of residential communities in areas under environmental impacts made by investment projects, businesses, dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision and industrial clusters are entitled to request relevant regulatory bodies to provide results of inspection and handling of such investment projects, businesses, dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision and industrial clusters, except for the case these results are classified as state secrets or enterprises' secrets as prescribed by law.

3. Representatives of residential communities are entitled to participate in assessing results of environmental protection by investment projects, businesses, dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision and industrial clusters; take measures to protect rights and interests of residential communities as prescribed by law.

4. Investment project/business owners shall comply with requests from representatives of residential communities as prescribed by law.

5. Environmental protection authorities at all levels shall establish an online system to receive, handle and respond to comments and feedback of entities and residential communities on environmental protection.