Urban classification and standards for administrative unit arrangement.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has just signed Resolution No. 50/2024/UBTVQH15 of the National Assembly Standing Committee, stipulating a number of contents related to ensuring the requirements for urban classification and standards of administrative units for the rearrangement of district and commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2025 period.

The resolution stipulates several provisions related to ensuring urban classification requirements, reviewing urban classification criteria, and assessing the level of urban infrastructure development for the implementation of the reorganization of district and commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2025 period.

It also stipulates the requirements for meeting the standards of urban administrative units formed after reorganization in certain specific cases and some aspects of implementation.

The resolution also states that when reorganizing district and commune-level administrative units, it is necessary to classify urban areas, review urban classification criteria, and assess the level of urban infrastructure development for the administrative units formed after the reorganization.

Accordingly, the preparation and appraisal of urban classification schemes for cities within provinces (hereinafter referred to as cities), towns, and townships; the review report on urban classification criteria for cities and towns; and the assessment report on the level of urban infrastructure development for areas slated for the establishment of wards shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Articles 12 and 13 of the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on urban classification.

In cases where it is necessary to ensure the progress of reviewing and deciding on the rearrangement of district and commune-level administrative units, the following regulations may be applied:

In cases where a city or town is reorganized with all or part of an adjacent district-level administrative unit, and the reorganization scope is consistent with the approved general urban and surrounding area plan, that plan may be used to classify the urban area.

In cases where the formation of a town is anticipated during the administrative unit reorganization, the approved general urban planning task or the provincial planning document, provided that the planning document clearly defines the scope of the town to be formed after reorganization, may be used to review and evaluate the criteria for urban classification as a basis for preparing the administrative unit reorganization plan at the district and commune levels of the locality.

If the town proposed to be formed after the reorganization is located within the inner city area defined in the approved general urban plan for a type IV urban area, then that plan shall be used to classify the town proposed to be formed after the reorganization.

The resolution also stipulates the fulfillment of standards for urban administrative units formed after reorganization in certain specific cases; and regulations on surveys to serve the appraisal of reorganization plans for district and commune-level administrative units.

The resolution takes effect from August 29, 2024.

Agencies, organizations, and localities that have conducted reviews, assessments, and classifications of urban areas, and surveyed and appraised the plan for rearranging administrative units at the district and commune levels for the period 2023-2025 in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution, shall continue to use the results of the review, assessment, and classification of urban areas, and the results of the surveys and appraisals to supplement and finalize the plan dossier to be submitted to the competent authority as prescribed.

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