Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular details a number of provisions on the compensation, support and resettlement and order of and procedures for land recovery, allocation and lease under the following decrees:
1. The Government's Decree No. 197/2004/ND-CP of December 3, 2004, on compensation, support and resettlement in case of land recovery by the State (below referred to as Decree No. 197/2004/ND-CP);
2. The Government's Decree No. 17/2006/ND-CP of January 27, 2006, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the decrees guiding the Land Law and Decree No. 187/2004/ND-CP on transformation of state companies into joint-stock companies (below referred to as Decree No. 17/2006/ND-CP);
3. The Government's Decree No. 84/2007/ND-CP of May 25, 2007. additionally providing for the issuance of land use right certificates, land recovery, exercise of land use rights, order of and procedures for compensation, support and resettlement in case of land recovery by the State, and settlement of land-related complaints (below referred to as Decree No. 84/2007/ND-CP);
4. The Government's Decree No. 69/2009/ND-CP of August 13, 2009, additionally providing for land use planning, land prices, land recovery, compensation, support and resettlement (below referred to as Decree No. 69/2009/ND-CP).
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. State management agencies, specialized agencies in charge of natural resources and environment, planning and investment, construction, and finance, and other concerned agencies; and cadastral officers in communes, wards and townships.
2. Domestic organizations, population communities, religious establishments, households and individuals; overseas Vietnamese, and foreign organizations and individuals having land recovered by the State for defense and security purposes, national and public interests or economic development (below collectively referred to as persons having land recovered).
3. Organizations and individuals implementing investment projects and other concerned organizations and individuals.