Chương I Nghị định 127/2014/NĐ-CP: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Governing scope

This Decree regulates the requirements for environmental monitoring service activities; required documents and procedure for the issuance, validity extension, business scope amendment, re-issuance, temporary validity suspension, revocation and cancellation of the Environmental Monitoring Services Certificate.

Article 2. Applicable subjects

This Decree is applicable to environmental management agencies, companies organizing environmental monitoring services (hereafter referred to as “organizations”) in the territory of S.R. Vietnam.

Article 3. Definition of terminology

The terms herein and hereunder are interpreted as follows:

1. Environmental monitoring activities include field/ site monitoring activities and environmental analyses.

2. Field/ site monitoring activities include sampling, measurement, testing and parameter analyses right on the site or sample protection and transportation to laboratories for analyses.

3. Environmental analysis activities include sample processing and parameter analyses in laboratories.

4. Organization of environmental monitoring services include the following:

a) Company establishment in accordance with the Corporate Law;

b) Scientific and technological organizations established under the Law on Science and Technology;

c) Non-income generating environmental organizations will be established and operated in conformity with governmental Decree No. 55/2012/ND-CP dated 28 June 2012 which regulates the establishment, re-structuring and/or dissolution of non-income generating public units.