In accordance with the Decree No. 33/2017/ND-CP dated April 03, 2017 of the Government on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on water and mineral resources; the fines for discharging wastewater into water bodies without licenses are between VND 20 – 250 million.
In particular, a fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for discharge of wastewater containing toxic chemicals and/or radioactive substances into water bodies with a discharged wastewater volume of less than 5 m3/24 hours. A fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the violations such as discharge of wastewater into water bodies with a discharged wastewater volume of between 5 m3/24 hours and 50 m3/24 hours; discharge of aquaculture wastewater into water bodies with a discharged wastewater volume of between 10,000 m3/24 hours and 30,000 m3/24 hours; a fine ranging from VND 220,000,000 to VND 250,000,000 shall be imposed for discharging of aquaculture wastewater into water bodies with a discharged wastewater volume of 200,000 m3/24 hours or more…
A fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for transfer of right to extract water without the consent given by the licensing authority; Fines shall be imposed for transfer or receipt of transfer of mineral extraction rights without obtaining a written approval from the authorized licensing authority; a fine ranging from VND 120,000,000 to VND 150,000,000 shall be imposed for the extraction of minerals licensed by the Provincial-level People’s Committee; a fine ranging from VND 260,000,000 to VND 300,000,000 shall be imposed for the extraction of minerals licensed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Also in accordance with this Decree, fines shall be imposed for failure to carry out the registration of the commencement of mine fundamental construction; or failure to carry out the registration of the commencement of extraction activities with the licensing authority. A fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 if the license is issued by the Provincial-level People’s Committee; and a fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 if the license is issued by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
This Decree takes effect on May 20, 2017.
Source: http://english.luatvietnam.vn/default.aspx?tabid=720
