Decree No. 143/2004/NS-CP amending and supplementing Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 175/CP 1994 which guides the Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection

1. The Ministry of Natural Resources and output of 1,000;000 products/year or more each; Environment shall evaluate and approve projects on storage battery plants with an output of environmental impact assessment reports for the 300,000 KWh/year or mo re each; projects on textile following projects: and dyeing plants with an output of 30,000,000 m a/ Projects which use part or whole of the land of fabrics/yearor·more each; areas of national parks or nature conservation fl Projects on alcohol-and liquor-manufacturing zones, already approved by the Prime Minister, or plants with an output of 1,000,000 liters of products/ the historical-cultural relics zones and scenic places year or more each; projects on beer- and beverage- already ranked; projects which use the land areas manufacturing plants with an output of 10,000,000 within 2 or more provfnces or centraffy-run cities; ffters of products/year or more each; b/ Projects on building infrastructures of urban g/ Projects on petrol and oil exploitation; projects centers of class 3 or higher (with a population of on exploiting solid minerals (without using 100,000 people or more each); projects on building chemicals) with an output of 500,000 m3/year or infrastructures of industrial parks and hi-tech parks more each; projects on exploiting solid minerals of 150 ha or more each; projects on building containing toxic substances or using toxic infrastructures of economic and trade zones of chem/c:a/s; projects on exploiting underground . t,000 ha or more each; water with an output of 50,000 m3 of waler/day and cl Projects on building permanent bridges of night or more each; projects on exploiting surface 1,000 m in length or more each, seaports for water witt1 an output of 500,000 rn 3 of water/day vessels with a tonnage of 50,000 DWT or more and night or more each; each, airports, and aerodromes; projects on h/ Projects on building plants an output of shipyards for bui!ciin9 and repairing shipt.> of a 300,000 tom; of products/yea, or nion,, ead'1; OFFICIAL. GJ~ZETI E Nos 31-32 (19-7-2004) projects on cement production plants with an output 01 o co mp e ten ce of the pro vi n ci a I/mun ic i pa I of 1,000,000 tons of cement/year or more each: People's Committees and the projects authorized projects on paper- and paper pulp-manufacturing to the ministries and/or branches for elaboration plants with an output of 50,000 tons of products/ and cvaluatton. year or more each; The ministers, the heads of the ministerial"level i/ Projects on building sites for burying industrial agencies, the heads of the Government-attached wastes and hazardous wastes; projects on building agencies and the oresidents_of ~he provincial/ the concentrated industrial waste-water treatment municipal Pe.cn,,te s Committees shall have to system with the capacity of 5,000 m 3 of was10- ·tmpfement tnis uecree water/day and night or more. On the basis of-considerint ....: oy case at the On behalf of the Government proposals of project-managing ministries or Prime Minister branches, the Ministry of Natural Resour~es and 'PHAN VAN °KHAI Env1rc.mmeht may authorize the rninistrie, /mct/or branches ta' eva.tuate and .approve envirOnmental impact assessment reports for the projects prescribed in Clfluse 1 ofthis Article.

2. The pttNinclal/rr'luriicipal Services of 1'-iffl.1ural Resources· and Envi roh rne nt shall e',t6:luate and submit to the provincial/munu::1pal People's · Committees for approval the:.environmental impact assessment reports for tj,ie·projedts not.defined in Clause 1 of thlsA.rltete.

3. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment sha·u have to ·submit to the Government for consideration the Issue of envinmmental protection of the projects of national imJ1□ rtance with investment therein being decided by the National Assembly." Article 2.- Implementation effect This Decree takes effect 1Ii days after its publication in the Official Gatette and replaces Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 175/ CP o1 October 18, 1994 gUlding the implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection. Article 3.- Implementation oryanization The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall have to guide in detail the elaboration and cvnluation of environmental impact assessment reports fm tho projects faHinrJ under