| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------ |
| No: 67/2003/ND-CP | Hanoi, June 13, 2003 |
DECREE
ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CHARGES FOR WASTE WATER
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to the Law on Environmental Protection of December 27, 1993;
Pursuant to the Law on Water Resource of May 20, 1998;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Charges and Fees of August 28, 2001;
In order to limit the environmental pollution caused by waste water, to economically use clean water and create the funding source for the Environmental Protection Fund in protecting the environment and addressing the environmental pollution,
At the proposal of the Finance Minister,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.-This Decree prescribes the environ-mental protection charges for waste water; the regime of collection, remittance, management and use of the environmental protection charges for waste water.
Article 2.-
1. Subject 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 industrial production establishments and agricultural, forestry and aquatic product processing establishments.
