Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT on strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, and environmental protection plans.

This Circular, consisting of 38 articles divided into seven Chapters, details Point c, Clause 1, Article 32 of the 2014 Law on Environmental Protection; Clause 5, Article 8; Clause 7, Article 12; Clauses 4 and 6, Article 14; Clause 2, Article 16; Clause 4, Article 17; Clause 5, Article 19; and Clause 4, Article 21 of the Government’s Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP of 14 February 2015, providing environmental protection master plans, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, and environmental protection plans. This Circular applies to agencies, organizations and individuals engaged in strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, and environmental protection planning. The Circular is divided as follows: General Provisions (Chap. I); Strategic Environmental Assessment (Chap. II); Environmental Impact Assessment (Chap. III); Inspection and Certification of Environmental Protection Works Serving the Project Operation (Chap. IV); Appraisal Councils for Strategic Environmental Assessment Reports and Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (Chap. V); Environmental Protection Plans (Chap. VI); Organization of Implementation and Implementation Provisions (Chap. VII).