Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP on Environmental Protection Planning, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Protection Plans.

This Decree promulgates environmental protection planning (EPP), strategic environmental assessment (SEA), environmental impact assessment (EIA) and/or environmental protection plans of the Law on Environment Protection.
The EPP shall be formulated in conformity with socio-economic development planning in the 2021 - 2030 period, oriented to 2040 including national EPP and provincial EPP. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall provide guidance on process of draft formulation and approval for EPP. Entities required to register the environment protection plans include: a) New investment projects, project for extension of scope or capacity of business facilities other than entities prescribed in Appendix II of this Decree; b) Plans for business investment, projects for extension of scope or capacity of business facilities other than entities prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article and not included in Appendix II of this Decree. Entities required to conduct EIA are listed in Appendix II of this Decree. The advisory organization in charge of EIA shall take responsibility to the project owner and take legal responsibility for the EIA results and information or figures in the EIA report.