Chương I Nghị định 10/2024/NĐ-CP: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope and regulated entities

1. This Decree provides for directions for construction of and schemes to develop hi-tech parks; establishment and expansion of hi-tech parks; operations at hi-tech parks; regulations, policies, and state management of hi-tech parks (including hi-tech parks prescribed in Article 31 of the Law on High Technologies and hi-tech application agricultural parks prescribed in Article 32 of the Law on High Technologies).

2. Regulated entities of this Decree include state management authorities, organizations, and individuals involved in the planning, establishment, construction investment, management, and operations of hi-tech parks.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

For the purpose of this Decree, the following terms shall be construed as follows:

1. Expansion of a hi-tech park means the increase in the scale of the area of the hi-tech park, in which the expanded area has neighboring or adjacent boundaries that may be connected and used together with the technical infrastructure system of the hi-tech park established previously.

2. Occupancy rate of a hi-tech park means the percentage (%) of the assigned or leased land area (including land with water surfaces) that the investor has used to implement an investment project in the hi-tech park on the total land area planned for assignment or lease according to the approved planning for subdivisions.

3. Technical infrastructure system of a hi-tech park means technical infrastructure works for environmental protection, firefighting and fire prevention, assurance of traffic safety and order and security in the hi-tech park, and information infrastructure facilities. The technical infrastructure system of the hi-tech park shall be planned, designed, and constructed in a modern, consistent, and environmentally friendly manner, providing smart management utilities.

Regarding hi-tech parks prescribed in Article 31 of the Law on High Technologies, the planning, design, and construction of technical infrastructure systems shall be oriented toward the standards of smart urban areas.

4. Social infrastructure work system for operations of a hi-tech park means the system of social infrastructure works according to construction laws, including works of education, health care, sports, culture, green trees, parks, trading, services, accommodation services, and housing areas (located outside of the boundaries of the hi-tech park) directly serving employees working in the hi-tech park.

5. Investment projects at a hi-tech park mean investment projects according to the Law on Investment and public investment projects according to the Law on Public Investment; investors shall be organizations and individuals implementing investment projects at the hi-tech park.