| THE GOVERNMENT ------------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness -------------- |
| No. 121/2004/ND-CP | Hanoi, May 12, 2004 |
DECREE
ON SANCTIONING OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the December 27, 1993 Law on Environmental Protection;
Pursuant to the July 2, 2002 Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations;
At the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Regulation scope
1. This Decree prescribes acts of administra-tive violation in the field of environmental protection, the sanctioning forms, levels, competence and procedures and the remedial measures.
2. Administrative violations in the field of environmental protection mean acts of violating the regulations on State administration in the field of environmental protection, intentionally or unintentionally committed by individuals or organizations, which are not crimes but must be administratively handled under the provisions of the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations and this Decree.
3. Administrative violations in the field of environmental protection, prescribed in this Decree, include:
