Decision No. 1440/QD-TTg approving the Planning on construction of solid waste treatment facilities in three northern, central and southern Viet Nam key economic regions up to 2020

28 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos Q1-o2!Odober 200B (COllY Bau 1Iu.s 577-Sr61OL1.ulJtR (9, lOOa) Part n. QTHER DOCUMENTS THE PRIME MINiSTER DECISION No.14401QD-TTg orocronsa 6, 2008,APPROVING THE PLANNING ON CONSTRUCTION OF SOLID WASTE TREATMENT FACILITII£S IN THREE NORTHERN, CENTRAL VIETNAM AND SOUTHERN KEY ECONOMIC REGIONS UP TO 2020 THE PRIME M1NISTER Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization oftheGovemmem: AttheproposaloftheMinister ofConstruction in Report No. 67/ITr-BXD of July 17, 2008, approving the planning on construction ofsolid wastetreatmentfadlitiesinthree northern, central Viet1UmJ and southern key economic regions up to 2020, DECIDES: Article ·1.- To approve the Planning on construction of solid waste treatment centers in three northern, central Vietnam andsouthern key economic regions upto2020. 1. Scope ofthePlanning Thearea under thePlanning on construction © VIETNAM LAW $. LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01-02IOetober 2008 (ClJng BaD 1lO~ 577-578/Ocft:J}J(J{ 19, 2008) OFFICIAL GAZETTE ofsolid waste treatment centers in three northern, central Vietnam and southern key economic zone encompasses the following provinces and cities: a/In the nortbemkey economic region: Hanoi, Vmh Phuc, Hat Uuong, Hung Yen, Hac N11lh, Quang NinhandHaiPhong. bIIn the Central Vietnam key economic region: D. Nang, ThuaThien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh. cJ In the southern key economic region: Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh, Binh Phuoc, Long An and Tien Giang provinces. 2. Target objects of the Planning Urban daily-life and industrial solid wastes. 3. Objectives of the Planning To build a network of regional solid waste treatment centers to thoroughly treat, recycle or reuse wastes, restrict waste landfill and increase the effectiveness in treatment of solid wastes, especially hazardous souc wastes. To socialize the work of solid waste management. To mobilize various resources for investment 10 solid waste management and treatment facilities. To improve the effectiveness of state management, raise the quality of solid waste treatment, improve the quality of the living environment to meet the increasing demand of the society, and create a finn foundation for the successful implementation of the Strategy on management of solid wastes in Vietnam's urban centers am..l industrial parks up to 2020. To contribute to ensuring the stable and sustainable development of urban centers and industrial parks in Vietnam. 4. Viewpoints of the Planning To formulate plannings on inter-provincial and provincial solid waste treatment centers in conformity with socio-economic deWopment plannings, construction plannings and other relevant plannings. To build cornmon-use single daily-life.solid waste treatment centers for adjoining urban centers. To formulate plannings on the construction of inter-provincial centers for treabnent ofhazardous industrial solid wesee, To encourage all economic sectors to invest in the construction of treatment centers and the management of solid waste collection and treatment activities. • Tn prioritize tht- ;;tppl1r~tic:'" (If accredited domestic technologies to recycle or MIse solid wastes, restricting waste landfill, with a view to thoroughly treating environmental pclluzion and increasing land use efficiency. 5.Contents of thePlanning: aISolid waste treatmenttechnologes Technologies for treatment of urban $OIid wastes: On the basis of local practical conditions, to select and apply appropriate solid waste treatment technologies: + Accredited locally developed technologies or foreign technologies. + Hygienic Iandflll: To be applied to treat © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nosOHI2IOctober 2008 (COn. Baa nos 577-57B!Od.rJIIfIf 19. 2008) mixed garbage containinga negligibleamount of hazardous components in regionswithlargeland areas. +Processingcompost: Tobe applied inregions with limited land areas and a large volume of organicsolidwastes. + Recycling: To be applied to garbage which canbe u~Llc after being technically precessed. +InciMation: To be applied to flammalile and hazardousgarbage of low moisture. Technologies fortreatmentof industrial solid wastes: In order to thoroughly treat industrial solid wastes, especially hazardouswastes,it isnecessary tocombinedifferent technologicalprocesses such as incineration, hygienic landfill and other supportingtechnologies. hi Planning onregionalsolid waste treatment centers inthree kev economic regions ThePlanningonregionalsolidwastetreabnent centersin three key economicregions identifies seven inter-provincial solid waste treatment centersas follows: No. Name of Location Area Scope of service treatment center 1 Northern key economic zone 1 NamSon NamSon 140-160 • Industrial solid wastes of treatment facility commune, Soc hectares Hanoi city and Vinh Phuc, Bac Son district, Ninh and Hung Yen provinces Hanoi - Daily-life solid wastes of Hanoi city region 2 Son Duong Son Duong 100 - Industrial solid wastes of treatment facility commune, hectares Quang Ninh province, Hai HoanhBo Phong city and Hai Duong district, Qunng province Ninh province - Daily-life solid wastes of Quang Ninh province n Central Vietnam hoy economic r",giQn 1 HuongVan Huang Van 40 • Industrial solid wastes of treatment facility commune, hectares Thua Thien-Hue province and HuongTra Da Nang city; district, Thua - Daily-life solid wastes of Thien-Hue Thua Thien-Hue city province 2 Dinh Nguyen Binh Nguyen 70 - Industrial solid wastes of treabnent facility commune, Binh hectares Quang Nam and Quang Ngai Son district, provinces; Quang Ngai - Daily-life solid wastes of province Quang Ngai province region © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 01o{1210ctober 2008 OFFICIAL GAZETTE (elmO RRO M<: rm..ri7f1!OctrJhAr 19, ?OOR) 3 CatNhoD CatNhon 70 - Industrial solid wastes of treatment facility commune,Phu hectares Binh Dinh provinces and some Cat district, Binh provinces south and west of Dinh province Binb Dinh province Daily-life solid wastes of Binh Dinh province III Southern key economic region 1 Tan Thanh Tan Thanh 1,760 Daily-life solid wastes and treatment complex commune, Thu hectares industrial solid wastes of Long Thus district, An province and Ho Chi Minh Long An city province 2 Northwest Cu Chi Cu Chi district, 100 - Hazardous industrial solid hazardous Ha Chi Minh city hectares wastes ot Ho Chi Minh city industrial solid and BinhDuong and Tay Ninh waste treatment provinces facility 6. Investment expense estimates million. ill Invesunem capital demands: The total investment capital demand in the construction of 7 inter-provincial solid waste treatment facilities is VND 9,6S3 billion (equivalent to USD598million). The investment capital demand for the constructionofeachregional solidwastetreatment facility is specified as follows: Nam Son treatment facility: USD 160 million. Son Duong treatment facility: USD 68 million. Huong Van treatment facility: USD 30.5 million. Dinh Nguyen treatment facility: usn 65.5 million. CatNhon treatment facility: USD55million. Tan Thanh treatment facility: USD 190 Nonhwestern CUali ueaunent fadlily: USD 29 million. (Calculated at the exchange rate in October 2(XJ/: one us dollar =16,200 Vietnam-dong) hi Investment capital sources: Investmentcapital sources fortheconstruction of solid waste treatment facilities and auxiliary include: Central budget; Local budget; Foreign aid; Long-term loans; Other lawful sources. Article 2.- Mechanisms and policies In order to make coordinated investment in regionalsolidwastetreatmentcentersand eJ\S\.I£e conformity withenvironmental hygiene standards, © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 01.()2fQctober 2008 (COng Bao nos Sn-578!Odcber 18, 2008) the following incentive and supportive :mechanisms and policies shall be applied: Exemption from land use levy; Provision of financial supports by the State for ground clearance and construction ofprojects' outside-fence facilities. Application of thehighestpreferential(value cu.1&kLI. Lusluess lucoiue, eu..) l.dA lales under currentregulations to enterprises andinvestors; Provision ofconcessionalloansby the Bank tor Development of VIetnam to enterprises with ..-formed underprojects as loanguaranty; Payment of solidwaste treatment expenses to enterprises and investors so as to help them to recover and repay loans, pay management and operation expenses, accumulate capital for development re-investment and acquire reasonable profits. Adicle 3.- Organization of implementation 1.TheMinistry ofConstruction To manage the Planning on construction of solid WilSie treatment facilities in three key economic regionsalreadyapprovedby the Prime M'mildP.r To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry ofNatural Resources andEnvironmentand the Ministry ofScience and Technology in,assessing and accrediting locally developed solid waste treatment technologies. To Issue documents on the management and construction ofsolid waste treatment facilities. To guide localities in scrutinizing and revising provincial construction plarminge and specialized plannings related to solid waste treatment to comply with the approved Planning on construction ofsolid waste treatment facilities in three key economic regions. To assume the prime responsibility for selectinginvestors for projectson theconstruction of inter-provincial solid waste treatment facilities anddirect theprojects' implementation. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with relevant agencies in, guiding localities in three key economic regions in implementing programs oninvestment in garbage treatment plants that apply accredited locally developed technologies. 2.The Ministry ofPlanning and Investment To allocate budget capital for approved investment projects on the construction of inter provincial solid waste treatment centers. 3. The Ministry ofFinance To coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in allocating budget capital for approved investment projects on theconstruction of inter-provincial solid waste treatment centers. 4. The Ministry ofScience and technology To coordinate with the Ministry of Construction in evaluating and accrediting new locally developed solid waste treatment technologies. 5. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment To coordinate with the Ministry of Construction in evaluating and certifying new locally developed solid waste treatment © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos Of.02IOetober2008 (GOng BaD nos 577-5781October 19, 2(08) OFFICIAL GAZETTE technologies. To supervise, examine and evaluate the conformity with prescribed environmental standards of builtsolid wastetreatmentfacilities. 6. People's Committees of provinces and centrally ron cities in key economic regions: To scrutinize and revise plannings on construction of urbancenters and ruralresidential quarters and specialized COTISlIUCtion plannings in linewith thePlanningonconstruction of solid waste treatment facilities in three key economic regions appcuvcd by the P1LulC; MjHj~Lcl. To direct the implementation of projectson theconstructionofsolid waste treatment facilities in metr localities in accordance with current regulations. Article 4.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after the date of itssigning. The Minister of Construction, concerned ministers, presidents of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities in three key economic regions, and heads of concerned agenciesshall implementthisDecision. Forthe Prime Minister Deputy Prim« Mirw,Lfff HOANG TRUNG HAl © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM