Decree No. 143/2004/ND-CP dated July 12, 2004 of the Government amending and supplementing Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 175/CP dated October 18, 1994 which guides the implementation of the Law on environmental protection

THE GOVERNMENT ------------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness --------------
No. 143/2004/ND-CP	Hanoi, July 12, 2004

DECREE

AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 14 OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 175/CP OF OCTOBER 18, 1994 WHICH GUIDES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW ON 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;

At the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,

DECREES:

Article 1.- To amend and supplement Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 175/CP of October 18, 1994 guiding the implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection as follows:

"Article 14.- Competence to evaluate and approve environmental impact assessment reports

1. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall evaluate and approve environmental impact assessment reports for the following projects:

a/ Projects which use part or whole of the land areas of national parks or nature conservation zones, already approved by the Prime Minister, or the historical-cultural relics zones and scenic places already ranked; projects which use the land areas within 2 or more provinces or centrally-run cities;

b/ Projects on building infrastructures of urban centers of class 3 or higher (with a population of 100,000 people or more each); projects on building infrastructures of industrial parks and hi-tech parks of 150 ha or more each; projects on building infrastructures of economic and trade zones of 1,000 ha or more each;

c/ Projects on building permanent bridges of 1,000 m in length or more each, seaports for vessels with a tonnage of 50,000 DWT or more each, airports, and aerodromes; projects on shipyards for building and repairing ships of a tonnage of 10,000 DWT or more each; projects on petrol and oil depots with a capacity of 50,000 m3 or more each;