Chương VII Luật tài nguyên, môi trường biển và hải đảo 2015: Quan trắc, giám sát tổng hợp và hệ thống thông tin, cơ sở dữ liệu về tài nguyên, môi trường biển và hải đảo

Chapter VII

GENERAL MONITORING AND SUPERVISION, INFORMATION AND DATABASE SYSTEM ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF SEA AND ISLANDS

Section 1: GENERAL MONITORING AND SUPERVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF SEA AND ISLANDS

Article 64: Requirements for general monitoring and supervision of natural resources and environment of sea and islands

1. General monitoring and supervision of natural resources and environment of sea and islands must be regularly and comprehensively conducted to serve management of natural resources and environment of sea and islands, to foster socio-economic development and ensure National defense and security.

2. General monitoring and supervision system to be set up must be synchronous and state of the art to ensure adequate and timely collection of information and data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands.

3. Ensure connection with activities of monitoring and supervision of natural resources and sea and islands in the region and the world;

Article 65: Establishment of general monitoring and supervision system for natural resources and environment of sea and islands (hereinafter referred to as the general monitoring system)

1. The general monitoring system is established on the basis of connection with monitoring systems of ministries, sectors and localities.

2. The general monitoring system is an open system that connects and shares information throughout from central to local government.

3. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall preside over and cooperate with relevant ministries, ministerial-level agencies and People’s committees of central-affiliated coastal cities and provinces in formulating and submitting the general monitoring system to the Prime Minister for approval.

Article 66. Joining sea and ocean monitoring system of the region and the world

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plays a key role in joining the sea and ocean monitoring system of the region and the world; takes responsibility for managing, announcing, sharing and providing information and data collected from participating in the monitoring system according to law provisions.

Section 2: SYSTEM OF INFORMATION AND DATABASE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF SEA AND ISLANDS

Article 67: System of information on natural resources and environment of sea and islands (hereinafter referred to as the information system)

1. The information system is designed and constructed as a whole and uniform system across the country serving multiple of targets in accordance with national and international technical regulations and standards recognized in Vietnam.

2. The information system includes:

a) Technical infrastructure of information technology for natural resources and environment of sea and islands;

b) Operating softwares, system and application softwares;

c) Database on natural resources and environment of sea and islands;

3. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, relevant ministries, sectors and People’s committees of central-affiliated coastal cities and provinces shall construct the information system.

Article 68. Construction of database on natural resources and environment of sea and islands (hereinafter referred to as the database system)

1. The database system includes:

a) Data on shoreline areas, topography of seabed;

b) Data on sea meteorology and hydrology;

c) Data on sea geology, geophysics, minerals, oil, gas; data on physical and physiochemical properties of sea water;

d) Data on sea ecosystem, biodiversity and aquatic resources; natural resources and wonders of sea ecosystem;

dd) Data about sea environment, sea dumping;

e) Data on islands;

g) Data on sea-use planning, plans; general planning for exploitation and sustainable use of natural resources in littoral zones; program for general management of natural resources in littoral zones;

h) Data on exploitation and use of natural resources of sea and islands;

i) Result of settlement of disputes, complaints, denunciations on natural resources and environment of sea and islands executed by competent state agencies;

k) Result of performance of programs, projects, topics and tasks of management, fundamental investigation, scientific research for natural resources and environment of sea and islands;

l) Result of statistical reporting on natural resources and environment of sea and island;

m) Legislative documents, technical regulations and standards, economic and technical norms on natural resources and environment of sea and islands;

n) Other data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands;

2. The database system is a whole and uniform collection of data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands across the country standardized according to national standards, and digitalized for updating, management and exploitation via information technology.

3. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall regulate construction of the database system.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall preside over and cooperate with ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and People’s committees of central-affiliated coastal cities and provinces shall construct the database system.

Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and People’s committees of central-affiliated coastal cities and provinces, within their duties and powers, shall be responsible for investigating and collecting data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands to construct the database system for ministries, sectors and localities; providing data to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for construction of national database system.

Article 69. Storage, exploitation and use of natural resources and environment of sea and islands

1. Storage of data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands is instructed in accordance with the Archives Law. All collected data shall be classified, assessed and processed to ensure appropriate and safe storage and preservation.

2. Data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands must be made public according to law provisions; Organizations and individuals that exploit and use natural resources and environment of sea and islands must ensure right purposes and efficiency and pay fees as prescribed.

3. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall regulate exploitation and use of natural resources and environment of sea and islands.

Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, People’s committees of central-affiliated coastal cities and provinces shall regulate scope of supply, level and entities permitted to exploit and use of data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands within management as prescribed.

4. The Minister of Finance shall instruct collection and payment of fees, charges for exploitation and use of data.

Article 70. Incorporating, exchanging and sharing data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands

1. The database system must be standardized according to national standards on the basis of database on natural resources and environment of sea and islands incorporated from ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and People’s committees of central-affiliated coastal cities and provinces shall construct the database system.

2. Data on natural resources and environment of sea and islands shall be exchanged and shared between ministries, ministerial-level agencies and People’s committees of central-affiliated coastal cities and provinces in the following principles:

a) Ensure quick access to data serving assessment, forecasting and planning of strategy, policies, construction of planning, increasing effectiveness and efficiency in state management tasks meeting demands for socio-economic development and assurance of National defense and security.

b) Conform to functions and duties of each agency, organization; ensure no duplication or overlap between relevant agencies and organizations and ensure close coordination in collection and management of data;

c) Ensure data are adequately, accurately and systematically collected in agreement with the collected, updated and managed data;

d) Ensure smooth and timely exchange and provision of data; requirements for information safety and state secrecy;

dd) Ensure effective and feasible collection, management, updating, exploitation of data;