Regulations on environmental registration of cosmetic stores according to Vietnamese law

Is it necessary to carry out environmental registration for a cosmetic store business project?

1. Does a cosmetic store business project need to register for the environment?

According to Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 49 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, the regulations on environmental registration are as follows:

* Subjects required to register for the environment include:

– Investment projects that generate waste are not subject to must have an environmental permit;

– Production, business, and service establishments operating before the effective date of this Law that generate waste are not subject to having an environmental permit.

* Subjects specified in Clause 1 of this Article are exempt from environmental registration including:

– Investment projects and facilities that are state secrets for national defense, security;

– Investment projects when put into operation and production, business, and service establishments do not generate waste or only generate waste in small quantities, are treated by on-site treatment works or are managed according to local government regulations;

– Other subjects.

In addition, in Clause 3 of this Article there is a regulation Decree:

– Commune-level People’s Committees are responsible for receiving directly, by post or receiving electronic copies through the online public service system of environmental registration of subjects specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

– For investment projects and facilities in the area of 02 or more commune-level administrative units, the owner of the investment project or facility has the right to choose the Commune-level People’s Committee. to register the environment.

2. What does the content of environmental registration include and when is the registration time?

In clause 4, clause 6, Article 49 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, it is stipulated:

About the content of environmental registration

– General information about investment projects and facilities;

– Type production, business and service models; technology, capacity, products; raw materials, fuel, chemicals used (if any);

– Type and volume of waste generated;

– Plan for collecting, managing and treating waste according to regulations;

– Commitment to implementing environmental protection work.

About the time of environmental registration

– Investment projects specified in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article and subject to environmental impact assessment must register for the environment before official operation;

– Investment projects specified in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article but not subject to environmental impact assessment must register for the environment before the competent authority issues a construction permit in cases where a construction permit is required. according to the provisions of the law on construction or before discharging waste into the environment in cases where a construction permit is not required according to the provisions of the law on construction;

– Production, business and service establishments specified in Point b, Clause 1 of this Article must register for the environment within 24 months from the effective date of this Law.

– During operation, if the first project If the investment project or facility has a change in the registered content, the investment project owner or facility is responsible for re-registering the environment before implementing those changes.

In case of a change in the scale or nature of the investment project or facility that is subject to environmental impact assessment or must have an environmental permit, the investment project owner or facility is responsible for implementing regulations on environmental impact assessment and environmental license according to regulations. provisions of this Law.

3. Which agency is responsible for receiving environmental registration?

According to Clause 7, Article 49 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, the commune-level People’s Committee has the following responsibilities:

– Receiving environmental registration;

– Check and handle violations of the law on environmental protection by organizations and individuals registering for the environment according to the provisions of law;

– Guide and resolve petitions on environmental protection for content that has been registered by organizations and individuals for the environment;

– The Government stipulates in detail points b and c, Clause 2 of this Article.

– The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment regulates the environmental registration form and guides the receipt of environmental registration.