Proposal to amend and supplement a number of laws in the fields of agriculture and environment

Comrade Le Trong Yen, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee chaired at Lam Dong bridge point.

Attending were leaders of the Ministries of Agriculture , Environment, Justice, Finance, Home Affairs, Construction, National Defense, and Public Security.

At Lam Dong bridge, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Le Trong Yen chaired. Leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment; representatives of units under the Department attended.

Leaders of departments and branches attended the online conference at Lam Dong bridge on the afternoon of July 16.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment , the Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Laws in the fields of agriculture and environment, including 16 draft Laws: Law on Environmental Protection; Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine; Law on Animal Husbandry; Law on Biodiversity; Law on Dikes; Law on Geology and Minerals; Law on Measurement and Mapping; Law on Hydrometeorology; Law on Forestry; Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control; Law on Water Resources; Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment; Law on Veterinary Medicine; Law on Irrigation; Law on Fisheries; Law on Cultivation applies to agencies, organizations, communities, households and individuals related to the fields of agriculture and environment.

The draft Law amends and supplements 3 groups of contents on organizational arrangement; cutting down on investment and business conditions, administrative procedures; arising from practical difficulties. Specifically, at Point c, Clause 1, Article 28, Law on Environmental Protection 2020, investment projects requiring the conversion of land use purposes for rice cultivation from 2 crops or more must prepare an environmental impact assessment report. In reality, there are a number of projects for building rural roads, schools, cultural houses, commune police headquarters, etc. that use very little land for 2 crops of rice, but still have to assess the environmental impact, which prolongs the time and increases the cost of project implementation. At Clause 1, Article 31, Law on Environmental Protection 2020 stipulates that environmental impact assessment is carried out by the investment project owner himself or through a qualified consulting unit. However, the 2020 Investment Law does not stipulate that environmental impact assessment report consulting is a conditional business investment sector. Practice shows that regulations on the conditions of consulting units are necessary, helping investors to speed up the progress of preparing environmental impact assessment reports and submitting them to competent authorities for approval of appraisal results. The above inconsistent regulations lead to difficulties in the process of preparing environmental impact assessment reports...

Delegates attending the online bridge point of Lam Dong province on the afternoon of July 16

Lam Dong province has a document commenting on the draft amendment to the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine, proposing to add regulations on the management of registration, production and trading of beneficial organisms used in the control of plant pests. The reason is that in Lam Dong province, there are currently a number of enterprises producing, breeding and supplying beneficial natural enemies for farmers to use in the management of plant pests, however, the provisions of the law are not clear on the management of the trading of this product to ensure quality and effectiveness.

For the draft amendment to the Law on Geology and Minerals, it is necessary to fully supplement the content of Clause 12, Article 111 of the Law on Geology and Minerals as follows: "For mineral areas that have implemented the process of auctioning mineral exploitation rights and have been listed and publicly announced, the organization of auctions of mineral exploitation rights shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law and decrees guiding the implementation of the Law at the time of listing and public announcement". For the draft amendment to the Law on Irrigation, in Clause 15, Article 14 of the draft proposes to amend as follows: "Organize the development, submit to competent authorities for approval of plans and organize the implementation of natural disaster response plans and plans to protect irrigation works according to regulations". The reason is that the draft Law has not clarified in which cases the exploitation of irrigation works can be self-approved and in which cases it must be submitted to competent authorities for approval. Keeping the phrase "approve the plan or submit" can easily lead to misunderstanding and inconsistent application.

After listening to the provinces and cities' comments on the draft Law amending 16 Laws, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha acknowledged and agreed with the opinions on unifying decentralization, delegation of power, and organization of the state apparatus of two-level local governments; emphasizing that the draft Law needs to be amended and supplemented to reflect the contents of removing bottlenecks, enhancing green transformation, digital transformation, decentralization and the role of two-level local governments in state management of agriculture, food safety and hygiene, irrigation, forest protection, animal husbandry, and protection of aquatic resources for stable, sustainable, and long-term implementation.

In July 2027, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will be assigned to synthesize and consult on opinions on amendments and supplements to the Draft Law, and forecast the impacts of the law in practical application...

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