THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence– Freedom – Happiness
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No. 04/2012/TT-BXD
Hanoi, September 20, 2012
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE EXPORT OF MINERALS AS BUILDING MATERIALS
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 17/2008/ND-CP dated February 04, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 15/2012/ND-CP dated March 09, 2012, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Mineral;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 105/2008/QD-TTg dated July 21, 2008, approving the Planning for the exploration, extraction, and use of minerals for cement production in Vietnam by 2020;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 152/2008/QD-TTg dated November 28, 2008, approving the Planning for the exploration, extraction, and use of mineral for building material production in Vietnam by 2020;
At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Building materials;
The Minister of Construction promulgates this Circular to guide the export of minerals for producing building materials.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. This Circular guide the activities related to the export of minerals for producing building materials, minerals for producing cement, and minerals for producing common building materials, (hereinafter referred to as minerals for producing building materials).
2. This Circular is applicable to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals eligible for participating in the export of minerals for producing building materials in Vietnam (except for minerals for producing building materials brought in non-tariff zones for building, repairing, or maintaining constructions in non-tariff zones).
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
The terms in this Circular are construed as follows:
1. State management agencies competent to issue mineral extraction licenses are the agencies prescribed in Article 82 of the Law on Mineral No. 60/2010/QH12.
2. Mineral processing is the classification and enrichment of minerals, or other activities to meet the norms of materials or products for various purposes:
3. Building sand is natural sand in mines, rivers, and streams, of which the SiO2 content < 85%="" (except="" for="" silicon="" white="" sand="" and="" salted="" sand)="" in="" the="" list="" of="" minerals="" for="" producing="" common="" building="" materials="" and="" sand="" from="" crushed="" stone="" used="" for="">
4. Building stone is natural stone in the list of minerals for producing common building materials that is crushed and classified by sized, and used as aggregate to make concrete, build embankments, foundations, walls, and roads.
5. Stone blocks are natural stone that is not processed into a finished products, of which the volume ≥ 0.5 m3 .