Circular No. 78/2015/TT-BTNMT dated December 31, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on amending a number of Circulars of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment with respect to regulations on submitting copies of documents in administrative procedures

THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

Circular No.78/2015/TT-BTNMT dated December 31, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on amending a number of Circulars of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment with respect to regulations on submitting copies of documents in administrative procedures

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 21/2013/ND-CP dated March 04, 2013 defining functions, duties, powers and apparatus of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 23/2015/ND-CP dated February 16, 2015 regarding the issuance of copies from the master registers, certification of true copies from the originals, authentication of signatures and contracts;

At the request of the Director General of the Legal Affairs Department;

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment promulgates a Circular providing for amendments to the circulars of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment with respect to regulations on submitting copies of documents in administrative procedures.

Article 1. To amend point c and point d Clause 2 Section III of the Circular No. 11/2007/TT-BTNMT dated December 25, 2007 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment providing for guidance on issuing operation permits to specialized hydro-meteorological works

 “c) Copies from the master registers or certified copies or copies enclosed with their originals for comparison (if the application is directly submitted) of professional diplomas and certificates of the technician or the applicant;

d) Copies from the master registers or certified copies or copies enclosed with their originals for comparison (if the application is directly submitted) of the land use right certificate or the land lease for the work construction;”.

Article 2. To amend the Circular No. 52/2013/TT-BTNMT dated December 27, 2013 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment providing fortransport of dangerous goods which include hazardous substances or infectious substances

1.To amend Point c and point d Clause 1 Article 13 as follows:

“c) Copies from the master register or certified copies or copies enclosed with their originals for comparison (if the application is directly submitted) of the unexpired driving license of the operator of means of transport, vehicle registration certificate and certificate of verification on technical safety and environmental protection of means of transport granted by the competent agencies;

d) Copies from the master register or certified copies or copies enclosed with their originals for comparison (if the application is directly submitted) of unexpired certificates of need of operators of means of transport and escorts of dangerous goods as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 10 of this Circular;”.

2.To amendPoint c Clause 2 Article 15 as follows:

“c) Copy of License for transport of dangerous goods."

3.To amend Point c Clause 2 Article 16 as follows:

“c) Copy of License for transport of dangerous goods."

Article 3. To amend a number of clauses of Article 9 of the Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BTNMT dated March 24, 2014 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment stipulating the formulation and issuance of letter of endorsement and letter of approval for projects under the clean development mechanism within the framework of Kyoto Protocol

1.To amend Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Copies from the master register or certified copies or copies enclosed with their originals for comparison (if the application is directly submitted) of letters of evaluation of the relevant parties who incur direct impact of the project’s operations using the forms regulated in Annex 3 enclosed to this Circular.".

2.To amend Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Copies from the master register or certified copies or copies enclosed with their originals for comparison (if the application is directly submitted) of Decision on approval on environmental impact assessment reports or certificate of registration of environmental protection plans and environmental impact assessment reports or environmental protection plans.”

3.To amend Clause 6 as follows:

“6. Copies from the master register or certified copies or copies enclosed with their originals for comparison (if the application is directly submitted) of licenses and other necessary documents related to professional operation of the project in accordance with prevailing regulations."

Article 4. Implementation effect and responsibilities

1.This Circular takes effect on February 15, 2016.

2.Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities, Heads of ministerial-affiliated units, Directors of Services of Natural Resources and Environment of provinces and central-affiliated cities and relevant organizations and individuals shall implement this Circular.

3.Any difficulties arising in the course of implementation should be promptly reported to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for study and resolution./.

The Minister

Nguyen Minh Quang