GOVERNMENT
Decree No. 25/2013/ND-CP dated March 29, 2013 of the Government on charge for environmental protection of waste water
Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on Environment protection dated November 29, 2005;
Pursuant to the Law on water resources dated June 21, 2012;
Pursuant to the Ordinance of charges and fees dated August 28, 2001;
At the proposal of The Minister of Finance;
The Government issues the Decree on charge for environmental protection of waste water
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree prescribes on charge for environmental protection of waste water; the regime of collection, remittance, management and use of the environmental protection charges for waste water.
Article 2. Subject to the charges
1. Subject liable to the environmental protection charges for waste water prescribed in this Decree are industrial waste water and daily-life waste water.
2. Industrial waste water means water discharged into the environment from production establishments and agricultural, forestry and aquatic product processing establishments.
3. Daily-life waste water means water discharged into the environment from households and organizations other than the subjects prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.
Article 3. Payer for charges
1. Organizations and individuals discharging waste water prescribed in Article 2 of this Decree are liable to pay the environmental protection charges.
2. In case organizations and individuals discharging waste water into the drainage system and having paid drainage charges, unit managing and operating the drainage system shall be liable to pay the environmental protection charges for waste water received and discharged into environment.
3. For production establishments and agricultural, forestry and aquatic product processing establishments specified in clause 2 Article 2 of this Decree, if they use water sources from units providing clean waters for production and processing operation, they shall be liable to pay the environmental protection charges for industrial waste water (not required to pay the environmental protection charges for daily-life waste water).
