THE GOVERNMENT
Decree No. 11/2013/ND-CP of January 14, 2013, on management of urban development investment
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Law on Construction; June 19, 2009 Law No. 38/2009/QH12 Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Laws Concerning Capital Construction Investment;
Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Real Estate Business;
Pursuant to the June 17, 2009 Law on Urban Planning;
At the proposal of the Minister of Construction,
The Government promulgates the Decree on management of urban development investment.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. Scope of regulation
This Decree regulates activities related to urban development investment, including urban planning; formulation and publication of plans on urban development areas; construction investment, operation and transfer of urban development investment projects.
2. Subjects of application
This Decree applies to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals involved in activities related to urban development investment.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Decree, the terms and expressions below are construed as follows:
1. Urban development area means an area demarcated for urban development investment in a given period. Urban development areas include new urban development areas, expanded urban development areas, urban renovation areas, urban conservation areas, urban reconstruction areas and areas with particular functions.
An urban development area may include one or more than one urban functional zone. An urban development area may lie within the administrative boundaries of one or more than one province or city. An urban development area may consist of one or more than one urban development investment project.
2. New urban development area means an area in which a new urban center is expected to be built in the future under an urban master plan approved by a competent authority and investment to be made to build synchronous new urban infrastructure.
3. Expanded urban development area means an urban development area embracing an existing urban center and a new urban center which have their urban infrastructure synchronously connected.
