Chương 5 Quyết định 18/2013/QĐ-TTg: Trách nhiệm của các cơ quan quản lý và các đơn vị

Chapter 5.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNING AUTHORITIES AND UNITS

Article 14. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

1. Cooperate with other Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and provincial People’s Committees in providing guidance and inspecting the implementation of this Decision.

2. Formulate and issue legislative documents and instructions on environmental remediation and environmental remediation deposits in mineral extraction.

3. Grant approval for projects and supplementary projects, verify and certify the completion of environmental remediation within their competence.

4. Formulate and issue legislative documents on environment protection and environmental remediation in mineral extraction and joint-mining as prescribed.

5. Cooperate with other Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and provincial People’s Committees in identifying the areas impacted by the extraction of hazardous minerals that contain radioactive materials; assess the impact of extraction of hazardous minerals that contain radioactive materials on the environment and human.

6. Inspect the environment protection, environmental remediation, and deposit payment annually within their competence.

Article 15. Responsibilities of other Ministries, ministerial agencies, and Governmental agencies

1. Grant approval for projects and supplementary projects, verify and certify the completion of environmental remediation within their competence.

2. Provide instruction and inspect the environmental remediation and environmental remediation deposit payments of organizations and individuals engaged in mineral extraction within their competence.

3. Penalize violations against the laws on environmental remediation and environmental remediation deposit payment within their competence.

4. Report the environmental remediation result and environmental remediation deposit payment to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before December 31^st every year.

Article 16. Provincial People’s Committees

1. Grant approval, verify and certify the completion of environmental remediation according to project or supplementary project within their competence.

2. Make plans for land use after mineral extraction; plans for remediation or the environment in local joint-mining areas.

3. Provide instructions inspect the environmental remediation and environmental remediation deposit payments of organizations and individuals engaged in mineral extraction within their competence.

4. Report the environmental remediation result and environmental remediation deposit payment; the management and use of deposits and environment protection fees to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before December 31^st every year.

Article 17. Responsibilities of environment protection funds

1. Receive deposits from organizations and individuals engaged in mineral extraction.

2. Certify the deposits and request competent authorities to approve projects or supplementary projects.

3. Refund the deposits and pay interests on deposits to organizations and individuals as prescribed.

4. Take responsibility for the management and use of deposits in accordance with law. Report the management, use, and refund of deposits to provincial People’s Committees and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment every year.

5. Remind organizations and individuals engaged in mineral extraction to pays deposits punctually. Request competent authorities to penalize violations against regulations on deposit payment.

Article 18. Responsibilities of organizations and individuals engaged in mineral extraction.

1. Make and submit projects and supplementary projects to competent authorities for approval.

2. Provide the contents of approved projects and supplementary projects to the public via commune-level People’s Committees and Fatherland Front Committees.

3. Complete all environmental remediation works and pay deposits in accordance with approved projects and supplementary projects.

4. Pay fees for assessment, inspection, and certification of the completion of projects and supplementary projects as prescribed.

5. Report the environmental remediation results and environmental remediation deposit payment to the authorities that approved projects or supplementary projects and local environment protection agencies before December 31^st every year.