| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------ |
| No: 109/2003/ND-CP | Hanoi, September 23, 2003 |
DECREE
SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SUBMERGED AREAS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the December 27, 1993 Law on Protection of Environment;
Pursuant to the July 14, 1993 Land Law, the December 2, 1998 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Land Law; and the June 29, 2001 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Land Law;
Pursuant to the May 20, 1998 Law on Water Resources;
Pursuant to the August 19, 1991 Law on Forest Protection and Development
Pursuant to the April 25, 1989 Ordinance on Protection and Development of Aquatic Resources;
At the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Submerged land
Submerged land prescribed in this Decree includes submerged areas which possess peculiar ecological systems and high bio-diversity, have the function of maintaining water sources and ecological balances and are of international or national importance.
