On 17 November 2020, the National Assembly approved Law No. 72/2020/QH14 on Environmental Protection (the “New LEP”), replacing the Law on Environmental Protection 2014 (the “Current LEP”). The New LEP will, with certain exceptions, take effect from 1 January 2022. In continuation of the article “Vietnam – Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (Part 1),” we address in this Part 2 matters relating to environmental permits, the cause-effect relationship in compensation for environmental damages, safe distance from residential areas, environmental audits, and ozone protection. The New LEP introduces an integrated environmental permit that combines the contents of, and replaces the individual environmental permits/licenses provided under, the Current LEP. This mechanism of a single integrated environmental permit allows enterprises to apply with only...To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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