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Promulgation of Resolution No. 17/2026/NQ-CP on Reduction, Decentralization, and Simplification of Administrative Procedures and Business Conditions under the Management Scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Promulgation of Resolution No. 17/2026/NQ-CP on Reduction, Decentralization, and Simplification of Administrative Procedures and Business Conditions under the Management Scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
On 29 April 2026, the Government promulgated Resolution No. 17/2026/NQ-CP on the reduction, decentralization, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions under the management scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. This Resolution takes effect from the signing date until 01 March 2027.
Based on the principles of reducing, decentralizing, and simplifying administrative procedures and business conditions, several notable changes are introduced as follows:
1. Sectors Subject to Administrative Procedure Simplification
The Resolution applies to various state management sectors, including:
- Fisheries and fisheries surveillance;
- Forestry and forest protection;
- Nature conservation and biodiversity;
- Surveying, mapping, and remote sensing;
- Land administration;
- Irrigation;
- Water resources;
- Environment;
- Integrated management of seas and islands;
- Geology and minerals;
- Agricultural extension;
- Climate change;
- Cultivation and plant protection;
- Livestock and veterinary services;
- Hydrometeorology.
-> Detailed contents are provided in Appendices I – XV of the Resolution.
2. Simplification of Administrative Procedures in the Environmental Sector
Abolition of certification procedures for conformity assessment organizations regarding imported scrap materials
Under the Resolution, the procedure for certification and recognition of conformity assessment organizations for imported scrap materials in accordance with QCVN is abolished (as prescribed in Clause 10, Article 45 of Decree No. 08/2022/NĐ-CP).
Conditions for Conformity Assessment Organization
Organizations assessing conformity with national technical regulations (QCVN) for imported scrap materials used as production materials must:
- Possess a Certificate of Registration for inspection activities in the field of standards and technical regulations; and
- Have the scope covering conformity assessment of imported scrap materials in accordance with Article 47 of Decree No. 22/2026/NĐ-CP.
Amendments to Decree No. 08/2022/NĐ-CP
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will amend:
- Point a, Clause 7; and
- Clause 10, Article 45 of Decree No. 08/2022/NĐ-CP
To ensure consistency with the new Resolution.
3. Abolition of CDM Conversion Approval Procedure
- The Resolution abolishes the procedure for approval of conversion registration from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects/programs to the Article 6.4 mechanism under the Paris Agreement, as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 20a of Decree No. 06/2022/NĐ-CP.
- Several authorities previously assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment or sectoral ministries are decentralized to provincial-level People’s Committees. Provincial authorities will implement these procedures from 01 August 2026, including:
+ Decentralization of the authority to grant accounts on the National Registration System for greenhouse gas emission quotas and carbon credits;
+ Decentralization of the authority of the Minister managing the relevant sector to approve the registration/adjustment of projects under the domestic carbon credit exchange and offset mechanism as prescribed in Clause 6, Article 20 of Decree No. 06/2022/NĐ-CP (as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 119/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 83/2026/NĐ-CP).
+ Decentralization of the authority of the Minister managing the relevant sector to approve changes in project participants as prescribed in Clause 7, Article 20 of Decree No. 06/2022/NĐ-CP (as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 119/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 83/2026/NĐ-CP)
+ Decentralization of the authority of the Minister managing the relevant sector to approve the cancellation of project registration as prescribed in Clause 8, Article 20 of Decree No. 06/2022/NĐ-CP (as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 119/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 83/2026/NĐ-CP)
+ Decentralization of the authority of the Minister managing the relevant sector to issue carbon credits under the domestic carbon credit exchange and offset mechanism as prescribed in Clause 9, Article 20 of Decree No. 06/2022/NĐ-CP (as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 119/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 83/2026/NĐ-CP)
+ Applicable forms and templates are supplemented in the Appendices of the Resolution.
- Accordingly, Articles 18 and 20 of Decree No. 06/2022/NĐ-CP on greenhouse gas emission mitigation and ozone layer protection, amended by Decree No. 119/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 83/2026/NĐ-CP, will also be revised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Conclusion
Enterprises involved in the above administrative procedures should pay attention to and apply the new guidance introduced under Resolution No. 17/2026/NQ-CP.
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