Quyết định 24/2025/QĐ-TTg sửa đổi Quy chế hoạt động ứng phó sự cố tràn dầu kèm theo Quyết định 12/2021/QĐ-TTg do Thủ tướng Chính phủ ban hành

DECISION

PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS ON OIL SPILL RESPONSE ENCLOSED WITH DECISION NO. 12/2021/QD-TTG DATED MARCH 24, 2021 OF THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Governments No. 72/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law of Sea of Vietnam No. 18/2012/QH13;

Pursuant to the Law on Inland Waterway Transport No. 23/2004/QH13 as amended by the Law No. 48/2014/QH13;

Pursuant to the Law on Natural Resources and Environment of Sea and Islands No. 82/2015/QH13;

Pursuant to the Maritime Code of Vietnam No. 95/2015/QH13;

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Pursuant to the Law on Civil Defence No. 18/2023/QH15;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP dated January 10, 2022 elaborating some Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection; the Government’s Decree No. 05/2025/ND-CP dated January 06, 2025 providing amendments to the Government’s Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP dated January 10, 2022 elaborating some Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection;

At the request of the Minister of National Defence of Vietnam;

The Prime Minister of Vietnam hereby issues a Decision providing amendments to Regulations on oil spill response enclosed with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 12/2021/QD-TTG dated March 24, 2021.

Article 1. Amendments to Regulations on oil spill response enclosed with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 12/2021/QD-TTG dated March 24, 2021

1. Clause 7 Article 7 is amended as follows:

“7. Petrol and oil trading establishments/petrol filling stations on land, in rivers or at sea should develop oil spill response plans and submit them to the commune-level People's Committees for their appraisal and approval; Vietnam National Petroleum Group or Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group shall take charge of appraisal and approval of oil spill response plans developed by petrol filling stations under their ownership or management. After they are approved by the said Groups, these plans shall be notified to the commune-level/provincial-level People’s Committees for their cooperation in execution of these plans.”.

2. Point c clause 3 Article 8 is amended as follows:

“c) For the plan put under the approval authority of the commune-level People’s Committee, within 07 working days from the date of receipt of a complete and valid dossier, the commune-level People's Committee shall be responsible for appraising and issuing the decision on whether the oil spill response plan is approved.”.

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“OUTLINE OF COMMUNE-LEVEL AND GRASSROOTS-LEVEL OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN”

Article 2. Responsibility for implementation 

1. The National Steering Committee for Civil Defence shall play the leading role and cooperate with relevant Ministries, central-government authorities and local governments in organizing the implementation of Regulations on oil spill response in an effective manner. The Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam acts as the Standing Agency in charge of assisting the National Steering Committee for Civil Defence in monitoring, expediting and providing instructions on the organization of implementation of these Regulations by such Ministries, central-government authorities and local governments.

2. The National Steering Committee for Civil Defence shall, annually or on ad hoc basis, organize review of plans, monitor and assess the risk of oil spill nationwide; Civil Defence Commands of Ministries, central-government authorities and local governments shall review and assess the implementation of plans and modifications thereto, and prepare and submit consolidated reports on such implementation of plans to the Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam for further consolidation and reporting to the Government.

Article 3. Effect

1. This Decision comes into force from July 16, 2025.

2. The oil spill response plans which have been appraised and approved by district-level People's Committees shall continue to be implemented until the expiry dates specified thereon without following procedures for re-approving such plans.

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