PROHIBITED ACTIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD

According to: 

– Law on enviromental protection No. 55/2014/QH13

– Law on enviromental protection No. 72/2020/QH14

 

I. PROHIBITED ACTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACTIVITIES (FROM 01/01/2015 TO 01/01/2022)

  1. Ruin and illegally extract natural resources.
  2. Obtain biotic resources by means of mass-killing equipment, devices and methods; carry out such production process in wrong seasons and in breach of legal regulations on the permitted productivity.
  3. Obtain, trade and consume wild plants and animals identified in the list of preferentially-protected endangered, precious and scarce species, regulated by the competent authority.
  4. Transport and bury poisons, radioactive substances, wastes and other hazardous substances in violation of technical process of the environmental protection.
  5. Get rid of untreated wastes or sewage to meet the rigorous standards stipulated in technical regulations on environment; spread toxics, radioactive substances and other hazardous substances out to the land, water and air.
  6. Discharge hazardous wastewater, waste substances and microorganisms and other poisonous agents which can impose risks to human beings and creatures into water sources.
  7. Discharge smoke, dirt and gas containing toxic agents or smells into the air; emit the radiation, discharge the radioactivity and get substances to be exposed to the ionization, which exceeds the acceptable level stipulated in the technical regulations on environment.
  8. Generate noises and vibrations in excess of the acceptable level stipulated in the technical regulations on environment.
  9. Import and transit waste substances from overseas countries in any form.
  10. Import and transit untested animals, plants, and microorganisms that are not identified in the list of permitted species.
  11. Manufacture and trade products likely to pose risks to human beings, creatures and ecology; manufacture and utilize raw materials and building materials containing toxic agents in excess of the acceptable level prescribed in the technical regulations on environment.
  12. Sabotage or infringe upon natural heritage sites and wildlife sanctuaries.
  13. Wreck structures, equipment and facilities used for environmental protection activities.
  14. Carry out illegal operations and live in areas defined as banned areas by the competent authority due to their seriously dangerous environment for human beings.
  15. Conceal acts of environmental depletion as well as interfere with the environmental protection and misrepresent the information that can cause bad effects on the environment.
  16. Abuse the power or authority, or overuse powers or lack responsibilities of the competent entities to infringe upon the regulations on environmental management.

 

 

II. PROHIBITED ACTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACTIVITIES (FROM 01/01/2022)

  1. Failure to transport, bury, discharge and burn solid and hazardous waste in accordance with technical process and regulations of law on environmental protection.
  2. Discharging wastewater and exhaust gases that have yet to be treated according to technical regulations on environment into the environment.
  3. Dispersing and releasing into the environment hazardous substances and harmful viruses capable of infecting humans and animals, untested microorganisms, dead bodies of animals dying of epidemics and other agents harmful to human health, creatures and nature.
  4. Generating noise and vibration in excess of the permissible level stipulated in technical regulations on environment; discharging smokes, dusts and noxious gases into the air.
  5. Executing investment projects or discharging waste in case of failure to satisfy all conditions prescribed by the Law on Environmental Protection.
  6. Importing, temporarily importing, re-exporting and transiting waste from foreign countries in any shape or form.
  7. Illegally importing used vehicles, machinery and equipment for the purposes of dismantling or recycling.
  8. Failure to operate works or take measures to prevent and respond to environmental emergencies in accordance with regulations of law on environmental protection and other regulations of law.
  9. Concealing acts of polluting the environment, obstructing and falsifying information concerning environmental protection activities, thereby resulting in adverse effects on the environment.
  10. Manufacturing and trading products harmful to humans, creatures and nature; manufacturing and using raw materials and building materials containing toxic factors in excess of the permissible level prescribed in technical regulations on environment.
  11. Manufacturing, importing, temporarily importing, re-exporting and selling ozone depleting substances prescribed in the international treaty on substances that deplete the ozone layer to which Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.
  12. Sabotaging or infringing upon natural heritage sites.
  13. Sabotaging or infringing upon structures, equipment and facilities serving environmental protection activities.
  14. Abusing positions or powers to commit violations against regulations of law on environmental protection.