Vietnam: Procedures for calculating charge for granting water right

1. An application for calculating charge for granting water right, including Declaration on information for calculating charge for grant of water right made according to regulations in the Appendix III enclosed herewith, includes the following contents: 

- Quality of water source;

- Type of water source, conditions of exploitation, scale of exploitation, duration of exploitation, time period to calculate charge, the volume of exploited water for each purpose, price to calculate charge, collection rate of charge for each purpose;

- Calculation of charge for each purpose, total amount of charges for granting water right, method of payment and written evidence.

2. Approving authority

- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Provincial-level People’s Committee;

- Department of Water Resources Management affiliated to Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

- Provincial Departments of Natural Resources and Environment.

3. Procedures for receiving, appraising and approving charge for granting water right

- An application for calculating charge for granting water right shall be received and considered at the same time when an application for issuance, renewal, modification or re-issuance of water resources license is received.

- When submitting an application for license to exploit and use water resources, the application-receiving authority must also submit the draft decision on approval for charge for granting water right made according to regulations in the Appendix V enclosed with Decree No. 82/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government;

- Within 05 working days from the receipt of the decision on approval for charge for granting water right, the application-receiving authority shall send notice enclosed with such approval decision to the license holder and the Department of Taxation of province or city where the water exploitation work is located.

View details at Decree No. 82/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from September 01, 2017.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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