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The law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 15 laws in the field of agriculture and environment was passed by the National Assembly this morning (December 11) with 424/431 delegates voting in favor. Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang presented the Report explaining, absorbing and revising the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 15 laws in the field of agriculture and environment. The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 15 laws in the field of agriculture and environment, including 17 articles, was approved at the meeting with the majority of participating delegates voting in favor, showing high consensus. The law was promulgated for the purpose of institutionalization to promptly implement the Partys policy on innovating and arranging the organizational structure and organization of 2-level government; decentralization, decentralization; simplify administrative procedures, reduce business investment conditions; promptly handle inadequacies and bottlenecks due to legal regulations and issues arising from state management practices in the field of agriculture and environment, in accordance with practical requirements, freeing resources for socio-economic development. Report explaining, absorbing and revising the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 15 laws in the field of agriculture and environment at the National Assembly, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang said, the construction of the project This law only focuses on adjusting and addressing three main groups of content on organizational structure, reform of administrative procedures, investment and business conditions and handling of established and obvious bottlenecks. With other problems and shortcomings, the Government finds that it takes time to summarize practice, fully assess the impact and will propose amendments in the period 2026 - 2030. According to the plan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will propose additional amendments. There are a total of 14 bills in the 16th National Assembly term, period 2026 - 2030. Among them, amending the Law on Environmental Protection and the Law on Natural Resources and Environment of Sea and Islands right in 2026. Some delegates proposed to consider removing the environmentally sensitive element for the criteria for land specializing in wet rice cultivation for 2 or more crops and resettlement migrants in the Law on Environmental Protection. The Government has accepted delegates opinions in the next direction. continue to maintain the criteria for immigration and resettlement as prescribed in the current Law on Environmental Protection. Regarding the criteria for land specializing in growing rice for 2 crops or more, the Government believes that it is not necessary to stipulate in the Law on Environmental Protection. The removal of this criterion in the draft Law aims to handle problems and strongly reform administrative procedures but does not affect food security and does not create contradictions or lack of synchronization with relevant laws. Regarding the issue of protection and use of topsoil of land specialized for wet rice cultivation in the Law on Crop Production, some opinions suggest considering the abolition of Article 57 on the use of topsoil of land specialized for wet rice cultivation. The Minister said that in recent times, the implementation of regulations on the use of topsoil of land specialized for wet rice cultivation has encountered many difficulties and obstacles, especially in implementing projects. From the above practice, 30/34 localities proposed to remove Article 57 of the Law on Crop Production. The abolition of regulations on the use of topsoil of land specialized for wet rice cultivation does not affect the protection of rice land. The protection of rice land has been strictly regulated in the Land Law, the Investment Law and other relevant laws. There is no need to carry out the order or procedures for converting the forest use purpose to another purpose specified in the Forestry Law. Some delegates proposed to consider regulations that do not have to carry out the order and procedures for converting forests to other purposes, but must pay for replacement afforestation for the planted forest area after white exploitation. The Minister emphasized that according to regulations, the area of planted forests after white exploitation or planted forests that do not meet the criteria to become forests are not counted in the current forest status but are counted similarly to types of vacant land planned for agricultural land. Therefore, this area is currently not subject to a decision to change the forest use purpose, but only a decision to change the agricultural land use purpose to another purpose. However, to increase the responsibility of the investor, the draft Law stipulates that it is mandatory to carry out the obligation to pay for replacement afforestation to ensure resources to continue maintaining the forest area, forest cover rate, to replace the agricultural land area that has been converted to other purposes. In addition, the Government has reviewed the draft Law, ensure the unity and synchronization of the legal system, especially the laws and resolutions considered by the National Assembly at this session. Nguyen Hoang
