Chương VII Luật tài nguyên nước 2012: Quan hệ quốc tế về tài nguyên nước

Chapter VII

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP ON WATER RESOURCES

Article 66. Principle of applying in international relationship on water resources

The Vietnamese state applies the following principles in basic survey, protection, exploitation, use of inter-country water sources, prevention of, combat against and overcoming of harmful effects caused by water, international cooperation and solving disputes on inter-country water sources.

1. To respect independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and benefit of countries sharing water sources;

2. To ensure fair, reasonable and sustainable development in exploitation, use of inter-country water sources;

3. Without prejudice to rights and interests of countries having common Water sources in conformity with International treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member;

4. To obey provisions or Vietnamese law, international law and relevan International treaties.

Article 67. Duty to protect rights and interests of Vietnam for inter-coutry water sources

1. Organizations, individuals have duty to protect rights and interests of Vietnam relating to inter-coutry water sources as prescribed by this Law and other provisions of Vietnamese law.

2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall track, supervise, sum up situation on inter-country water sources, timely report, propose to Government, the Prime Minister to handle issues aiming to ensure rights and interests of Vietnam.

3. People’s Committees at all levels in border areas where inter-coutry water sources flow pass, when detect irregular issues on discharge, water level, quality of water sources in localities, they must report to People’s Committee at their directly higher level.  The provincial People’s Committees sum up and report to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Article 68. International cooperation in management and development of water resources

1. The Vietnamese state enlarges cooperation with countries, foreign organizations, international organizations in basic survey, protection, exploitation, use, development of water resources, training officers, scientific searching on water resources, prevention of, combat against and overcoming of harmful effects caused by water.

2. The Vietnamese state encourages, cooperate to exchange information relating to inter-coutry water sources; to coordinate to research and male master plan on protection, exploitation, use of inter-country water sources, coordinate in prevention of, combat against and overcoming of harmful effects caused by water, facilitate for management and implementation of projects related to inter-country water sources.

3. The Vietnamese state actively participates in international organizations of water resources and international river basin organizations relating to Vietnam aiming to boost cooperation, exploitation, use and sustainable development of inter-country water sources.

Article 69. Solving disputes, disagreements regarding inter-country water sources

When solve disputes, disagreements on inter-country water sources relating to countries in river basins, sea areas under sovereignty, apart from applying principles specified in Article 66 of this Law, must obey the following provisions:

1. All disputes, disagreements on sovereignty in basic survey, protection, exploitation, use of inter-country water sources, prevention of, combat against and overcoming of harmful effects caused by water, among countries sharing water sources, in which having Vietnam, shall be solved on basis of negotiation, in conformity with   international treaties of which Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member and international practices.

2. All disputes, disagreements on inter country water sources happening in river basins which have international river basin organization in which Socialist Republic of Vietnam participates shall be solved in framework of international river basin organization  as prescribed in  International treaties of which Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.