Environmental Permit Application Services in Binh Duong

Hello, I own a workshop that manufactures all kinds of packaging in Song Than 1 Industrial Park, Binh Duong Province, and it generates wastewater and exhaust gas. In 2021 the workshop's environmental impact assessment was approved by the Industrial Zones Management Board. I understand that since 2022 companies that generate waste must obtain an environmental permit, but I am not sure whether my workshop needs an environmental permit in Binh Duong. If so, what do I need to prepare and where do I submit it? Thank you very much!

(Vo Thi Hong Hanh, Di An City, Binh Duong Province)

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1. What is an environmental permit?

First introduced in Law on Environmental Protection No. 72/2020/QH14, the environmental permit is a document issued by a competent state authority to projects that discharge waste into the environment. It is a tool that allows authorities to supervise and inspect the environmental protection activities of businesses.

Also under the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, the 7 former component environmental licenses (permit to discharge wastewater into water sources, permit to discharge wastewater into irrigation works, certificate of completion of environmental protection works, certificate of eligibility for environmental protection in importing scrap as production material, industrial emission discharge permit, hazardous waste generator registration book, and hazardous waste treatment permit) have been integrated into a single permit: the Environmental Permit.

Learn more about: the environmental permit 2022

2. Who needs to apply for an environmental permit in Binh Duong?

Pursuant to Article 39 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020:

- Group I, Group II and Group III investment projects that generate wastewater, dust or exhaust gas discharged into the environment that must be treated, or generate hazardous waste that must be managed under waste management regulations, when they enter official operation.

- Investment projects, facilities, concentrated production, business and service zones, and industrial clusters operating before 01/01/2022 that meet the same environmental criteria as Group I, Group II and Group III investment projects generating wastewater, dust or exhaust gas that must be treated, or hazardous waste that must be managed;

- Entities specified in Clause 1 of this Article that are urgent public investment projects under public investment law are exempt from the environmental permit.

In addition, to determine whether your project is required to obtain an environmental permit, your business needs to consider factors such as:

- Does the investment project involve environmentally sensitive factors?

- Is the project located inside or outside an industrial park?

- Has the project started operation?

- Does it have waste/wastewater treatment works?

- Has the investment project's environmental impact assessment (EIA) appraisal result been approved?

3. Reviewing Ms. Hanh's case

Business line: Manufacturing of all kinds of packaging;

Waste generated: Wastewater, exhaust gas;

Considered by project scale.

- The project has been granted an EIA approval decision by the Binh Duong Industrial Zones Management Board.

- Under the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, a project whose EIA was approved at the Management Board level -> must obtain its environmental permit from the Industrial Zones Management Board before the project enters trial operation and operation.

It can therefore be concluded that Ms. Hanh's project is required to obtain an environmental permit in Binh Duong, under the licensing authority of the Binh Duong Industrial Zones Management Board.

4. What does the environmental permit application procedure in Binh Duong involve?

(Clause 1, Article 43 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020)

- The application dossier for a ministry-level environmental permit includes:

- An application letter for the environmental permit;

- The environmental permit application report;

- Other legal and technical documents of the investment project, facility, concentrated production, business and service zone, or industrial cluster. 

The other legal and technical documents are specified as follows:

a) For investment projects not subject to an EIA: a copy of the feasibility study report, or an equivalent document, of the investment project in accordance with the laws on investment, public investment, public-private partnership investment and construction;

b) For investment projects and facilities not covered by Point a of this Clause: the project owner or facility is not required to submit other legal and technical documents in the environmental permit application dossier.

In Ms. Hanh's case, since she already has an EIA approval decision, she can submit it together with the other documents.

5. Authority to issue environmental permits

(Under Clause 2, Article 41 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020)

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Entities specified in Article 39 of the Law on Environmental Protection whose EIA report appraisal results have been approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

Entities specified in Article 39 of this Law located in 2 or more provinces, or in sea areas where the administrative management responsibility of a provincial People's Committee has not been determined; facilities importing scrap from abroad as production material; and facilities providing hazardous waste treatment services.

Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Public Security: For investment projects and facilities classified as state secrets on national defence and security.

Provincial People's Committee

For the following cases:

• Group II investment projects specified in Article 39 of this Law;
• Group III investment projects specified in Article 39 of this Law located in 2 or more districts;
• Entities specified in Clause 2, Article 39 of this Law whose EIA report appraisal results have been approved by the provincial People's Committee or by a ministry or ministerial-level agency.

District People's Committee

For all remaining entities not under the authority of the 3 agencies above. 

Applying this to Ms. Hanh's specific case: the EIA report appraisal results for her investment project were approved by the Binh Duong Industrial Zones Management Board, so she will submit her environmental permit application under the licensing authority of the Binh Duong Industrial Zones Management Board. 

In addition, the project owner needs to prepare other related legal documents such as: the business registration certificate, the investment certificate, the EIA approval decision, the environmental protection reports for the last 2 years, etc.

5. Reliable, fast environmental permit services in Binh Duong

If your business operates a production or business facility that generates waste and you are looking for a company specializing in environmental permits in Binh Duong, United Construction and Environment Technology Joint Stock Company (Hop Nhat) is the best choice because:

We are one of the leading environmental companies with more than 10 years of experience and have prepared environmental compliance documents for many industries, such as: 

• Animal feed manufacturers;
• Livestock farms;
• Manufacturers of agricultural supplies, fertilizers and farming technology;
• Wood processing companies;
• Agricultural and forestry product processing companies;
• Food and beverage processing companies;
• Packaging, textile and dyeing, printing and garment companies;
• See details of environmental compliance projects completed by Hop Nhat HERE

Besides Binh Duong, Hop Nhat also handles environmental permits in many other localities, helping project owners overcome administrative hurdles. Moreover, we work directly with the authorities on behalf of businesses, saving them time and effort.

With a team of experienced legal experts, Hop Nhat provides thorough advice on the issues businesses face, and is committed to completing your environmental permit as quickly as possible at the most reasonable cost.

If your business needs an environmental permit in Binh Duong, contact us via Hotline: 0938.857.768 or leave your request in the form below and Hop Nhat will get back to you promptly!

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