Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Law provides for severance tax-liable objects, severance tax payers, severance tax bases, and severance tax declaration, payment, exemption and reduction.
Article 2. Severance tax-liable objects
1. Metallic minerals.
2. Non-metallic minerals.
3. Crude oil.
4. Natural gas, coal gas.
5. Natural forest products, other than animals.
6. Natural aquatic products, including marine animals and plants.
7. Natural water, including surface water and groundwater.
8. Natural swallow's nests.
9. Other resources prescribed by the National Assembly Standing Committee.
Article 3. Severance tax payers
1. Severance tax payers include organizations and individuals that exploit severance tax-liable natural resources.
2. In some cases, severance tax payers shall be defined as follows:
a/ For a mining enterprise established on the basis of joint venture, the joint-venture enterprise shall pay severance tax:
b/ For Vietnamese and foreign parties to a business cooperation contract to exploit natural resources, the parties' liability to pay severance tax must be specified in such contract:
c/ In case an exploiter conducts small-scale exploitation of natural resources and sells them to a principal purchaser that has a written commitment or an approval to declare and pay severance tax on the exploiter's behalf, the principal purchaser shall pay severance tax.