Responsibility for organizing and directing inspection of environmental protection in Vietnam

According to Clause 1, Article 160 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (Effective from 01/01/2022), regulations on inspection of environmental inspection and environmental auditing in Vietnam, in which:

1. Responsibility for organizing and directing inspection of environmental protection:

a) The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall organize the inspection of environmental protection nationwide;

b) The Minister of National Defense shall organize the inspection of environmental protection by investment projects and businesses classified as state secrets in the field of national defense;

c) The Minister of Public Security shall organize the inspection of environmental protection by investment projects and businesses classified as state secrets in the field of security; direct the Environmental Police to inspect the implementation of the law on environmental protection;

d) Presidents of Provincial People’s Committees shall organize the inspection of environmental protection within their provinces; direct the cooperation in inspecting environmental protection in the case specified in Point a of this Clause or at the request of competent authorities;

dd) Presidents of district-level People’s Committees shall organize the inspection of environmental protection within their districts; direct the cooperation in inspecting environmental protection in the case specified in Point d of this Clause or at the request of competent authorities;

e) Presidents of communal People’s Committees shall organize the inspection of environmental protection by households, individuals and entities required to carry out environmental registration within their communes; direct the cooperation in inspecting environmental protection in the case specified in Point dd of this Clause or at the request of competent authorities.

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