Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISION
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree stipulates the condition for environmental survey service activity; records and procedures for granting, extension and adjustment of the content, re-granting and temporary suspension of effect, revocation and cancellation of certificate of eligibility for environmental survey service operation.
Article 2. Subject of application
This Decree applies to environmental management agencies, environmental survey service activity organizations (hereafter referred to as organization) in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Article 3. Explanation of terms
In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. The environmental survey activity includes the field survey activity and environmental analysis activity.
2. The field survey activity includes the sampling, measurement, testing and analysis of parameters at the field or preservation and transfer of samples to be analyzed in the lab.
3. Environmental analysis activity includes sample processing and analysis of parameters in the lab.
4. Environmental survey service activity organization includes:
a) Enterprises established under the Enterprise Law;
b) Technology and science operation organizations established under the Law on science and technology;
c) Environmental non-business organizations established and operating under Decree No. 55/2012/ND-CP dated June 28, 2012 of the Government on the establishment, reorganization and dissolution of public non-business units.
Article 4. Prohibited acts
1. Environmental survey service activity without certificate of eligibility for environmental survey service activity or this Certificate has expired.
2. Erasing, forging, borrowing, hiring and exchanging the certificate of eligibility for environmental survey service activity.
3. Operating not in line with the scope and areas specified in the granted Certificate