II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK
2.1. Vietnamese Legislations:
The following Vietnamese Legislations are applicable to the sub-project:
- Environment Protection Law 52/2005/QH11 passed by the National Assembly dated on November 29th, 2005 regulating responsibilities of individuals and organizations regarding environment protection
- Law on Forest Development and Protection No.29/2004/QH11
- Law on Cultural Heritage No. 28/2001/QH10
- Law on Water Resources No. 08/1998/QH10 dated May 20th 1998
- Government Decree No. 80/2006/ND-CP dated August 9th , 2006 Vietnamese Government on detail regulations and guidance on the implementation of some Articles of the Environment Law
- Decree No. 29/2011/ND-CP dated April 18th, 2011 regarding regulations on strategic environmental assessment, environmental impacts assessment, and environmental protection commitments
- Circular No. 26/2011/TT-BTNMT dated July 18th , 2011 of the Ministry of Natural -Resources and Environment: regarding regulations on strategic environmental assessment, environmental impacts assessment, environmental protection commitments
- Decree 106/2005/ND-CP dated on August 17th, 2005 guiding the implementation of a number of articles under the Electricity Law regarding safety protection of high-voltage power grid
- Decree No. 81/2009/ND-CP dated on October 12th, 2009 of the Government, amending or supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No.106/2005/ND-CP of August 17th, 2005 which details and guide a number of articles of the Electricity Law regarding the safety protection of high-voltage power grid works
- Circular No. 12/2011/TT-BTNMT dated April 14th, 2011 regarding the management of hazardous wastes
- National Technical Regulations: QCVN01: 2009/BYT - National technical regulations on quality of drinking water ; QCVN 02:2009 / BYT - National technical regulations on quality of domestic water ; QCVN08: 2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on quality of surface water ; QCVN09: 2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on quality of ground-water ; QCVN 05:2009 / BTNMT - Air quality -Standards for ambient air quality; QCVN06: 2009/BTNMT - Air quality - Maximum allowable concentration of hazardous substances in the ambient air
- EVN Guidance No.2623/CV-EVN-KHCN dated May 28th, 2007 regarding the management and pollution prevention and exposure to PCBs