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Continuing the program of the 10th Session of the 15th National Assembly, on the morning of December 10, the National Assembly voted to pass the Resolution on Continuing to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of implementing policies and laws on environmental protection with 442/444 National Assembly delegates present voting in favor. The National Assembly passed a Resolution on continuing to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of implementing policies and laws on environmental protection. Reporting on the draft Resolution before passing it, General Secretary of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Manh - Deputy Head of the Supervision Team said that at the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly, on October 28, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the report on the results of thematic supervision of the implementation of policies and laws on environmental protection. environmental protection since the 2020 Environmental Protection Law took effect and the National Assemblys draft resolution on monitoring this topic. The National Assembly Standing Committee has directed the Supervision Team to coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and relevant agencies to study, absorb and fully explain the opinions of National Assembly delegates, and revise the draft resolution in report No. 1534 dated December 9. General Secretary of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Manh said, in response to the opinion that the process of appraisal of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and issuance of environmental permits (GPMT) The criteria for determining licensing authority between the ministerial and provincial levels still overlap; Decentralization to the commune level is still limited in terms of resources. The 2020 Environmental Protection Law has promoted the responsibility of businesses. The Government has promoted decentralization and decentralization, cutting 16% and decentralizing about 73% of administrative procedures (administrative procedures) on the environment in 2025. At the 10th Session, the Government submitted to the National Assembly to amend the Law on Environmental Protection to continue to reduce subjects and decentralize authority to localities to resolve nearly 90% of administrative procedures. The draft Resolution has content requiring the consolidation of the state management apparatus for environmental protection according to the 2-level local government model, associated with training and capacity building for grassroots officials. Regarding the opinion that regulations on subjects who must perform environmental obligations are not consistent, especially with projects to expand, increase capacity or projects to link production chains, the Government has submitted to the National Assembly to amend the Law on Environmental Protection to exempt environmental procedures in some cases. special cases (special investments, group III and IV minerals). Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP clearly stipulates new projects, expansion projects and simplifies procedures for granting environmental permits for small projects (group III). In addition, with the opinion that environmental licensing is still overlapping and inconsistent; Suggesting strong decentralization to provincial-level specialized agencies for group B and C projects, projects in industrial parks, small and medium-sized establishments, General Secretary of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Manh affirmed that the new environmental clearance regulation in the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 has integrated 6 administrative procedures into 01 environmental clearance, helping to reduce administrative procedures and costs. Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP has simplified documents (from 5 to 3 forms), appraisal procedures (removed the form of appraisal team). Strong decentralization has been implemented for localities for group B and C projects, small and medium-sized establishments. According to General Secretary of the National Assembly Le Quang Manh, with the opinion that the rate of budget expenditure for environmental protection is still low, the Environmental Protection Fund has limited operations, the private mobilization mechanism (PPP) is not effective, the draft Resolution has added the task of prioritizing resources from the budget and socialization, gradually increasing budget expenditure for environmental protection corresponding to the speed economic growth. Perfect economic tools (green bonds, green credit) and promote the role of the Environmental Protection Fund. Emphasizing the economicization of the environment, establishing a mechanism for pricing resources, paying for ecosystem services, and thoroughly applying the principle Those who benefit from the environment have the obligation to make financial contributions... polluters... must pay and compensate. Regarding the management of domestic solid waste, specific waste, and wastewater, there are opinions that domestic solid waste pollution has not been reduced, classification at source is difficult to implement due to lack of infrastructure, priority should be given to modern technology and reduction. buried. With this content, the draft Resolution has stated the content of amending the roadmap and application time for the policy on classifying domestic solid waste at households and individuals to suit actual requirements. Promote collection, classification, and conversion to advanced treatment technology, prioritizing recycling and waste treatment combined with energy recovery instead of landfilling. Targets to strive for by 2030: The rate of urban solid waste collected and processed will reach 95%, and 85% in rural areas; Direct landfill rate reduced below 50%; recover over 30% of generated plastic waste. There are also opinions that the rate of urban wastewater collected and treated is only about 18%, suggesting priority for public
