Tiếng Việt| MINISTRY OF FINANCE | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
| No. 22/2020/TT-BTC | Hanoi, April 10, 2020 |
CIRCULAR
FEES FOR MINING AND USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND COLLECTION, TRANSFER, MANAGEMENT AND USE THEREOF
Pursuant to the Law on Fees and Charges dated November 25, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on Hydrometeorology dated November 23, 2015;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 on elaboration of some Articles of the Law on Fees and Charges;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 38/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 on elaboration of some Articles of the Hydrometeorology;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 73/2017/ND-CP dated June 14, 2017 on collection, management and use of data on natural resources and environment;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP dated July 26, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
At the request of the Director of the Department of Tax Policy;
The Minister of Finance hereby promulgates a Circular on fees for mining and use of environmental data and collection, transfer, management and use thereof.
Article 1. Scope
1. This Circular provides for fees for mining and use of environmental data and collection, transfer, management and use thereof.
2. This Circular does not govern the mining and use of environmental data by regulatory authorities for the purposes specified in Clause 5 Article 32 of the Law on Hydrometeorology and Article 23 of the Government’s Decree No. 38/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016.
Article 2. Regulated entities
1. Fee payers;
2. Fee collectors;
3. Other organizations and individuals related to mining and use of environmental data and fee collection and transfer.
Article 3. Fee collectors and fee payers
1. Fee collectors include:
a) Center for Environmental Information and Data affiliated to the Vietnam Environment Administration (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment);
b) Agencies assigned by Ministries and ministerial agencies to provide environmental information and data;
c) Departments of Natural Resources and Environment of provinces and central-affiliated cities.
2. Upon submitting applications for provision of environmental information and data to the agencies and units mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article, organizations and individuals are required to pay fees for mining and use of environmental data.
Article 4. Fees
1. Fees for mining and use of environmental data are provided in the Schedule of fees promulgated together with this Circular.
2. Fees for mining and use of environmental data that are effective from May 26, 2020 to December 21, 2020 inclusive are 70% of those specified in the Schedule of fees promulgated together with this Circular.
Article 5. Declaration and transfer of fees
1. Every fee payer shall transfer fees directly to the fee collector or to the fee collector’s designated state budget account which is opened at the State Treasury. If the fee collector collects fees using non-cash payment method, fees shall be transferred as notified by the fee collector.
2. By the 05th of every month, the fee collector shall transfer the collected in the previous month to the designated state budget account which is opened at the State Treasury.
3. Every collector shall declare and transfer collected fees on a monthly basis, and make statement of fees on an annual basis in accordance with regulations laid down in Clause 3 Article 19 and Clause 2 Article 26 of the Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013 of Minister of Finance.
Article 6. Management and use of fees
1. The fee collector that is a public service provider may retain 70% of the total amount of collected fees in order to cover its costs in accordance with regulations in Article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016. The remaining amount (30%) must be transferred to the state budget as prescribed.
2. The fee collector that is a regulatory agency shall transfer 100% of the collected fees to the state budget. Budget for data provision and fee collection shall be included in the fee collector's estimate according to the policies and limits on State budget expenditures.
Article 7. Implementation and implementation clause
1. This Circular comes into force from May 26, 2020.
2. Other contents related to the collection, transfer, management and use of fees, receipts and announcement of regulations on the fee collection, which are not provided for in this Circular, shall comply with the Law on Fees and Charges, the Government's Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016, the Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013 and Circular No. 303/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016 of the Minister of Finance.
3. In the cases where any of the legislative documents referred to in this Circular is amended or replaced, the newest one shall apply.
4. Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be reported to the Ministry of Finance for consideration./.
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| PP. THE MINISTER |
SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR MINING AND USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
(promulgated together with the Circular No. 22/2020/TT-BTC dated April 10, 2020 of the Minister of Finance)
| No. | Type of document | Unit | Fee * (dong) |
| I | Environmental documents and reports |
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| 1 | Documents on: environmental quality management; waste management and environmental improvement; biodiversity conservation; environmental communication; management of river basin, coastal and marine environment | Report | 800,000 |
| 2 | Reports (period/year) on monitoring of: ambient air; surface water (rivers, lakes); coastal water; rainwater; underground water; sediments (river, seawater); soil environment | Report | 800,000 |
| II | Maps |
|
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| 1 | Monitoring networks maps (surface water, air, soil) |
|
|
| a | Monitoring networks map at 1:250,000 scale | Piece | 4,000,000 |
| b | Monitoring networks map at 1:100,000 scale | Piece | 2,290,000 |
| c | Monitoring networks map at 1/50,000 scale | Piece | 1,090,000 |
| d | Monitoring networks map at 1/25,000 scale | Piece | 870,000 |
| 2 | Environmental status maps (surface water, air, soil) |
|
|
| a | Environmental status map at 1/250,000 scale | Piece | 4,000,000 |
| b | Environmental status map at 1/100,000 scale | Piece | 2,290,000 |
| c | Environmental status map at 1/50,000 scale | Piece | 1,090,000 |
| d | Environmental status map at 1/25,000 scale | Piece | 870,000 |
| 3 | Environmental sensitivity maps of key locations and areas of Vietnam |
|
|
| a | Environmental sensitivity map at 1/250,000 scale | Piece | 4,000,000 |
| b | Environmental sensitivity map at 1/100,000 scale | Piece | 2,290,000 |
| c | Environmental sensitivity map at 1/50,000 scale | Piece | 1,090,000 |
| d | Environmental sensitivity map at 1/25,000 scale | Piece | 870,000 |
| 4 | Maps of Vietnam’s protected areas prescribed by the Law on Biodiversity |
|
|
| a | Map of Vietnam’s protected areas at 1/250,000 scale | Piece | 4,000,000 |
| b | Map of Vietnam’s protected areas at 1/100,000 scale | Piece | 2,290,000 |
| c | Map of Vietnam’s protected areas at 1/50,000 scale | Piece | 1,090,000 |
| d | Map of Vietnam’s protected areas at 1/25,000 scale | Piece | 870,000 |
| 5 | Maps of nationwide biodiversity changes |
|
|
| a | Map of biodiversity changes at 1/250,000 scale | Piece | 4,000,000 |
| b | Map of biodiversity changes at 1/100,000 scale | Piece | 2,290,000 |
| c | Map of biodiversity changes at 1/50,000 scale | Piece | 1,090,000 |
| d | Map of biodiversity changes at 1/25,000 scale | Piece | 870,000 |
| 6 | Vegetation cover maps |
|
|
| a | Vegetation cover map at 1/250,000 scale | Piece | 4,000,000 |
| b | Vegetation cover map at 1/100,000 scale | Piece | 2,290,000 |
| c | Vegetation cover map at 1/50,000 scale | Piece | 1,090,000 |
| d | Vegetation cover map at 1/25,000 scale | Piece | 870,000 |
| III | Database |
|
|
| 1 | Environmental database at 1/250,000; 1/500,000; 1/1,000,000 scale | Piece | 9,145,000 |
| 2 | Environmental database at 1/25,000; 1/50,000; 1/100,000 scale | Piece | 1,715,000 |
| 3 | Environmental database at 1/10,000 scale | Piece | 975,000 |
| 4 | Environmental database at 1/5,000 scale | Piece | 575,000 |
| 5 | Environmental database at ½,000 scale | Piece | 460,000 |
| IV | Environmental monitoring data |
|
|
| 1 | Data on results of monitoring and analysis of outdoor air |
|
|
| a | Data on results of monitoring of field air, noise, vibration | Parameter | 21,000 |
| b | Data on results of analysis of indoor air parameters |
|
|
| - | Dust | Parameter | 18,000 |
| - | Metal dust | Parameter | 39,000 |
| - | Inorganic gas | Parameter | 30,000 |
| - | Organic gas | Parameter | 91,000 |
| 2 | Data on results of monitoring and analysis of inland surface water |
|
|
| a | Data on results of field monitoring of inland surface water | Parameter | 17,000 |
| b | Data on results of laboratory analysis of inland surface water |
|
|
| - | Physicochemical parameters | Parameter | 30,000 |
| - | Biodegradable organic substance parameters/ Nutrient parameter | Parameter | 24,000 |
| - | Biodegradable heavy metal | Parameter | 48,000 |
| - | Total oil and grease/Microbiology | Parameter | 55,000 |
| - | Total organic carbon and organochlorine/organophosphorus agrochemicals | Parameter | 234,000 |
| - | Surfactant | Parameter | 68,000 |
| 3 | Data on results of soil environment monitoring |
|
|
| a | Analysis of anions/cations | Parameter | 25,000 |
| b | Heavy metal | Parameter | 48,000 |
| c | Organochlorine/ organophosphorus agrochemicals/ pyrethroid/ PCBs agrochemicals | Parameter | 203,000 |
| 4 | Data on results of underground water monitoring |
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| a | Data on results of sampling and quick field monitoring of underground water | Parameter | 17,000 |
| b | Data on results of laboratory analysis of underground water |
|
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| - | Physicochemical parameters/Total P/N/Hardness | Parameter | 25,000 |
| - | Heavy metal | Parameter | 40,000 |
| - | Microbiology | Parameter | 50,000 |
| - | Organochlorine/organophosphorus agrochemicals | Parameter | 211,000 |
| 5 | Data on results of rainwater monitoring |
|
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| a | Data on results of field rainwater monitoring | Parameter | 16,000 |
| b | Data on results of laboratory analysis of underground water |
|
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| - | Physicochemical parameters/Analysis of anions/cations | Parameter | 29,000 |
| - | Heavy metal | Parameter | 40,000 |
| 6 | Data on results of seawater monitoring |
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| a | Data on results of sampling and quick monitoring of coastal water |
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| a.1 | Data on results of field monitoring | Parameter | 21,000 |
| a.2 | Data on results of analysis of coastal water samples |
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| - | Biodegradable organic substance parameters/Physicochemical parameters/Microbiology | Parameter | 18,000 |
| - | Sea sediments | Parameter | 37,000 |
| - | Marine species | Parameter | 47,000 |
| b | Data on results of offshore water monitoring |
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| b.1 | Data on results of field monitoring | Parameter | 30,000 |
| b.2 | Data on results of analysis of offshore water samples |
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| - | Physicochemical parameters/Biodegradable organic substance parameters/Microbiology | Parameter | 21,000 |
| - | Sea sediments | Parameter | 52,000 |
| c | Data on results of laboratory analysis of seawater |
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| - | Physicochemical parameters/Nutrient parameters | Parameter | 34,000 |
| - | Biodegradable organic substance parameters/ Phytoplankton/ Zooplankton/ Zoobenthos | Parameter | 23,000 |
| - | Bacterial parameters | Parameter | 43,000 |
| - | Heavy metal | Parameter | 53,000 |
| - | Total mineral oil and grease | Parameter | 77,000 |
| - | Organochlorine/organophosphorus agrochemicals | Parameter | 223,000 |
| 7 | Data on results of monitoring of radiological environmental (in laboratory) | Parameter | 128,000 |
| 8 | Data on results of emission monitoring |
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| a | Data on results of field gas emission monitoring |
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| - | Data on results of meteorological parameterals | Parameter | 13,000 |
| - | Data on results of emission parameterals | Parameter | 62,000 |
| - | Data on results of characteristics of emission sources | Parameter | 37,000 |
| b | Data on results of laboratory analysis of emissions |
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| - | Dust/Inorganic gases | Parameter | 32,000 |
| - | Metal gases | Parameter | 56,000 |
| - | Organic compound gases | Parameter | 66,000 |
| 9 | Data on results of wastewater monitoring |
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| a | Data on results of field wastewater monitoring | Parameter | 15,000 |
| b | Data on results of laboratory analysis of wastewater |
|
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| - | Physicochemical parameters/Nutrient parameter/Biodegradable organic substance parameters | Parameter | 27,000 |
| - | Heavy metal | Parameter | 41,000 |
| - | Total oil and grease/Surfactant | Parameter | 63,000 |
| - | Microbiology | Parameter | 51,000 |
| - | Total organic carbon and organochlorine/organophosphorus agrochemicals | Parameter | 239,000 |
| 10 | Data on results of laboratory analysis of sediments |
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| - | Physicochemical parameters/Heavy metal | Parameter | 52,000 |
| - | Oil and grease | Parameter | 61,000 |
| - | Nutrient parameters | Parameter | 34,000 |
| - | Total organic carbon and organochlorine/organophosphorus/pyrethroid/polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon/PCBs agrochemicals | Parameter | 160,000 |
| 11 | Data on results of waste monitoring |
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| a | Data on results of field waste monitoring | Parameter | 16,000 |
| b | Data on results of laboratory analysis of waste |
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| - | Physicochemical parameters/Heavy metal | Parameter | 47,000 |
| - | Oil and grease | Parameter | 78,000 |
| - | Total organic carbon and organochlorine/organophosphorus/pyrethroid/polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon/PCBs/PAH agrochemicals | Parameter | 263,000 |
| 12 | Data on results of automatic and continuous monitoring of air |
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| a | Data on air monitoring results given by automatic and continuous monitoring stations |
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| - | Meteorological parameters | Parameter | 12,000 |
| - | Dust parameters/Toxic gas monitoring | Parameter | 27,000 |
| b | Data on air monitoring results given by automatic and continuous monitoring stations |
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| - | Meteorological parameters | Parameter | 15,000 |
| - | Dust parameters/Toxic gas monitoring | Parameter | 30,000 |
| 13 | Data on automatic, stationary and continuous monitoring of surface water | Parameter | 28,000 |
(*) The fee specified in the abovementioned Schedule is an amount required to obtain 01 parameter from 01 monitoring carried out at the same monitoring site with regard to monitoring data and an amount required for 1 request for data with regard to other environmental data.
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- 1 Decree No. 73/2017/ND-CP dated June 14, 2017, collection, management and use of data on natural resources and environment
- 2 Circular No. 303/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016, guiding the printing, issuance, management and use of documents for the collection of charges and fees belonging to the state budget
- 3 Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016,
- 4 Decree No. 38/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016,
- 5 Law No. 97/2015/QH13 dated November 25, 2015, fees and charges
- 6 Law No. 90/2015/QH13 dated November 23, 2015, Hydrometeorology
- 7 Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013, guidance Law on Tax administration, Law on the amendments to The Law on Tax administration, and Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP
- 8 Law No. 20/2008/QH12 of November 13, 2008, on biodiversity