Chương VI Luật khí tượng thủy văn 2015: Hoạt động phục vụ, dịch vụ khí tượng thủy văn

Chapter VI

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

Article 38. Subject matters of hydrometeorological services

1. Hydrometeorological services are public services not for profits, including:

a) Supplying hydrometeorological information, data, climate change monitoring, climate change scenarios, hydrometeorological forecasting and warning bulletins to state agencies and organizations serving the establishment of the strategy, planning and plan for socio-economic development, guaranteeing national security and defense;

b) Supplying hydrometeorological forecasting and warning information serving natural disaster prevention and combat, search and rescue operation;

c) Supplying hydrometeorological forecasting and warning bulletins to media agencies serving the communities not for profits;

d) Supplying hydrometeorological information, data, forecasting and warning bulletins to other countries, international organizations according to the international agreements to which Vietnam is a signatory;

dd) Other hydrometeorological activities at the request of competent state agencies;

2. Hydrometeorological services are paid activities on the basis of an agreement between the service supplier and service user, including:

a) Supplying hydrometeorological, climate change monitoring information, data, hydrometeorological bulletins on request outside the cases as prescribed in Clause 1, this Article;

b) Construct and supply products of information and communications about hydrometeorology and climate change;

c) Providing instructions on use of information and data, and application of findings of scientific and technological research about hydrometeorological and climate change monitoring;

d) Transferring findings of scientific and technological research (not using state budget) about hydrometeorological, climate change monitoring;

dd) Construct, install and instruct operation of hydrometeorological works, measuring instruments; 

e) Construct and supply technical infrastructure system about hydrometeorological forecasting, warning, communications;

g) Inspect, calibrate, install and repair hydrometeorological measuring instruments;

h) Consulting services on hydrometeorological, climate change monitoring;

i) Train human resources for hydrometeorological and climate change monitoring;

k) Other activities related to hydrometeorological and climate change monitoring at the request of agencies, organizations, and individuals;

Article 39. Agencies, organizations, and individuals performing hydrometeorological services

1. Public hydrometeorological service providers, agencies shall perform hydrometeorological activities as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 38 hereof.

2. Public hydrometeorological service providers shall provide hydrometeorological services within functions and duties stipulated by competent state agencies in accordance with this Law and other relevant law provisions; eligible for implementing investment projects in the form of public-private partnership in the area of hydrometeorology, exploiting hydrometeorological products or services provided by other organizations, individuals on the basis of order placement or agreement according to laws.

Other organizations and individuals may provide hydrometeorological services according to this Law and relevant law provisions.

Article 40. Rights and obligations of public hydrometeorological service providers, other organizations or individuals providing hydrometeorological services

1. Public hydrometeorological service providers, other organizations or individuals providing hydrometeorological services shall have following rights:

a) Be eligible for provision of hydrometeorological services;

b) Exploit information and data from national hydrometeorological database;

c) Contract, partner or associate with organizations, individuals at home or abroad for the provision of hydrometeorological services;

d) Take part in bidding for the implementation of scientific research project on hydrometeorology using state budget capital;

dd) Organizations and individuals may fix prices for hydrometeorological products and services produced by themselves and other expenses according to laws;

e) Other rights;

2. Public hydrometeorological service providers, other organizations or individuals providing hydrometeorological services shall have following obligations:

a) Responsible for quality of hydrometeorological services provided;

b) Be subject to management by relevant regulatory agencies;

c) Liable for taxes, fees and charges according to laws;

d) Implement requirements of competent state agencies for reporting, inspecting, investigating and handling violations in activities of providing hydrometeorological services according to laws;