| THE MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
| No. 19/2008/TT-BXD | Hanoi, November 20, 2008 |
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE ELABORATION, EVALUATION, APPROVAL AND MANAGEMENT OF PLANNINGS ON CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND ECONOMIC ZONES
Pursuant 10 the Governments Decree No. 17/2008/ND-CP of February 4, 2008, defining the functions tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Construction;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 08/2005/ND-CP of January 24, 2005, on construction plannings;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 29/2008/ND-CP of March 14, 2008, on industrial parks, export-processing zones and economic zones,
The Ministry of Construction guides the elaboration, evaluation, approval and management of plannings on construction of industrial parks and economic zones as follows:
Part 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. This Circular guides the elaboration, evaluation, approval and management of plannings on construction of industrial parks. The elaboration, evaluation and approval of general plannings on construction of economic zones and detailed plannings on construction of functional sub-zones in economic zones, and the management of plannings on construction of economic zones comply with the Construction Ministrys Circular No. 07/2008/TT-BXD of April 7, 2008, guiding the formulation, evaluation, approval and management of construction plannings.
2. Industrial-park construction plannings must be in line with the national master plan on development of industrial parks, regional construction plannings and general urban construction plannings approved by competent state agencies.
3. Criteria used in the elaboration of an industrial-park construction planning must comply with regulations on construction planning. The application of foreign construction standards must be approved by the Ministry of Construction.
4. A detailed planning on construction of an industrial park shall be elaborated in one step, on a 1:2,000- or 1:500-scale map, without requiring to prepare a planning task.
Elaboration of a detailed planning: For an industrial park larger than 200 ha, a detailed construction planning shall be made on a 1:2,000-scale topographic map. For an industrial park not exceeding 200 ha, a detailed construction planning shall be made on a 1:500-scale map.
5. Provincial-level Construction Services or Planning-Architecture Services (for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities) shall establish requirements on architecture-planning details and criteria as a basis for elaborating detailed plannings on construction of industrial parks.
6. For industrial parks associated with urban areas or other consolidated business areas, general urban construction plannings must be elaborated under the Construction Ministrys Circular No. 07/2008TT-BXD of April 7, 2008, guiding the elaboration, evaluation, approval and management of construction plannings.
7. The format of a construction plan dossier must comply with the Construction Ministers Decision No. 21/2005/QD-BXD of July 22, 2005.
8. Industrial-park construction plannings must be elaborated by capable consultancy organizations under regulations.
9. When elaborating a detailed planning on construction of an industrial park, the consultancy organization shall gather functional agencies written opinions on outbound transport; security and defense; sources of energy supply; water supply; wastewater; environment; fire and explosion prevention and fighting; and conservation and embellishment of relics or beauty spots before the planning project is evaluated.
10. An industrial-park construction planning dossier comprises explanations and drawings, enclosed with the approval decision affixed with a stamp of the planning project-evaluating agency.
Part 2
ELABORATION, EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF PLANNINGS ON CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS
1. Elaboration of general plannings on construction of industrial parks:
1.1. Provincial-level Peoples Committees shall direct provincial-level Construction Services or Planning-Architecture Services (for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities) to elaborate general plannings on construction of industrial parks associated with urban areas or other business areas.
1.2. Provincial-level Peoples Committees shall direct provincial-level Construction Services or Planning-Architecture Services (for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities) or industrial-park management boards in localities where industrial parks are located, to coordinate with investors in selecting consultants to formulate general plannings on construction of industrial parks in which many investors participate in building and commercially operating their infrastructure.
2. Elaboration of detailed plannings on construction of industrial parks:
2.1. For an industrial park for which an infrastructure construction and commercial operation investor has not yet been identified, the provincial-level Peoples Committee shall direct the provincial-level Construction Service or Planning-Architecture Service (for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities) or the industrial-park Management Board in the locality where the industrial park is located, to elaborate a detailed planning on construction of the industrial park as a basis for investment attraction.
2.2. For an industrial park with a single infrastructure construction and commercial operation investor, that investor shall formulate a detailed planning on construction of the industrial park.
2.3. For an industrial park with many infrastructure construction and commercial operation investors, the provincial-level Peoples Committee shall direct the provincial-level Construction Service or Planning-Architecture Service (for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities) or the industrial-park Management Board in the locality where the industrial park is located to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with investors in, selecting a consultancy unit to elaborate a detailed planning on construction of the industrial park.
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