THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ------------- No. 22/2020/TT-BTC | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------------- Hanoi, April 10, 2020 |
CIRCULAR
Prescribing the rates and the collection, remittance, management and use of charges for exploiting and using data on environment
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Pursuant to the Law on Charges and Fees dated November 25, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on Hydro-meteorology dated November 23, 2015;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of Articles of the Law on Charges and Fees;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 38/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 on detailing a number of Articles of the Law on Hydro-meteorology;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 73/2017/ND-CP dated June 14, 2017 on collection, management and use of data on natural resources and environment;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP dated July 26, 2017 on defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Tax Policy;
The Minister of Finance hereby promulgates the Circular on prescribing the rates and the collection, remittance, management and use of charges for exploiting and using data on environment.
Article 1. Scope of regulation
1. This Circular prescribes the rates and the collection, remittance, management and use of charges for exploiting and using data on environment.
2. This Circular does not regulate the exploitation and use of data on environment of the state agencies for the purposes as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 32 of the Law on Hydro-meteorology, Article 23 of the Government's Decree No. 38/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 on detailing a number of Articles of the Law on Hydro-meteorology.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. Charge payers that are agencies, organizations and individuals;
2. Charge collectors;
3. Other agencies, organizations and individuals related to the exploitation and use of data on environment and the collection, remittance of charges.
Article 3. Charge collectors and charge payers
1. Charge collectors include:
a) Centre for Environmental Information and Data of Vietnam Environment Administration (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment);
b) Agencies assigned to provide information and data on environment by Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;
c) The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of provinces and centrally-run cities.
2. Agencies, organizations and individuals submitting dossiers of request for providing information and data on environment at agencies and units as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article must pay charges for exploitation and use of data on environment.
Article 4. Charge rates
1. Charge rates for exploiting and using data on environment are prescribed in the Tariff attached to this Circular.
2. The charge rate for exploiting and using data on environment which is equal 70% of the rate prescribed in the Tariff issued together with this Circular, shall be applied from May 26, 2020 to the end of December 31, 2020.
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