Review and complete Decrees regulating land

Delegates of Dien Bien province attended the online conference on reviewing, receiving and perfecting the Decrees on land.

Regarding the Decree Guiding the Implementation of the Land Law, based on the direction of the Deputy Prime Minister at the working session on June 11, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has absorbed and revised a number of contents in the draft, such as: Supplementing the provisions at Point a, Clause 4, Article 20 of the draft Decree; supplementing the provisions at Point a, Clause 6, Article 21 on making annual land use planning maps at the district level; at Clause 1, Article 44 on the basis for changing land use purposes and at Point c, Clause 1, Article 47 for land allocation and land lease for small and narrow plots of land managed by the State. Reviewing and revising the criteria for allocating land use quotas for rice-growing land, protective forest land, special-use forest land, production forest land that is natural forest, land for perennial crops, industrial park land in Clauses 2 and 3, Article 22 to ensure feasibility in implementation; revising the provisions on force majeure cases in Article 31; Adjustment in the direction of supplementing the authority to allocate land and lease land for underground construction is implemented according to the provisions of Article 123 of the Land Law... At the same time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment explains and clarifies a number of opinions of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and experts.

Regarding the Regulations on compensation and resettlement support when the State acquires land, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reports on the acceptance and explanation of the following contents: Regulations on Article 3 of the draft Decree on Compensation (on the order and procedures for establishing, appraising and approving compensation, support and resettlement plans); regarding the provisions on Clause 5, Article 14 of the draft Decree on Compensation (on the handling of houses and construction works on land after dismantling or demolition and having been compensated for damages according to the provisions in Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 102 of the Land Law).

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment accepted and justified 10 contents, and explained 12 contents in the draft Decree on regulations on basic land investigation; registration, granting of certificates of land use rights, ownership of assets attached to land and land information system.

Delegates of Dien Bien province attended the online conference to collect opinions on the Decree regulating rice-growing land.

The draft Decree regulating rice-growing land has 4 chapters and 18 articles, regulating: Management and use of rice-growing land; policies to support the protection and development of rice-growing land. Delegates and experts contributed their opinions to clarify the following contents: Regulations on conditions and criteria for converting the structure of crops and livestock on rice-growing land; construction of works on rice-growing land; policies to support the protection and development of rice-growing land; mechanisms and policies to support and invest in infrastructure construction, application of science and technology; regulations on the mechanism to protect rice-growing land, and restrictions on the conversion of rice-growing land use purposes. Some opinions suggested clarifying the procedures and authority to convert the structure of crops and livestock on rice-growing land; regulations on paying money to protect rice-growing land when converting perennial crop land to non-agricultural purposes; paying money in lieu of separating the topsoil layer to build works on land specialized for rice-growing land...

Concluding the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha proposed: Regarding the 3 Decrees related to land, on the principle that "the Decree only guides new points of the Land Law, not yet included in legal documents", the drafting agency will receive and synthesize the opinions of delegates at the conference, and at the same time coordinate with ministries, central and local authorities to study, revise and complete the Decrees to submit to the Government for consideration and promulgation according to regulations.

Regarding the Decree regulating rice-growing land, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development should study and promulgate more appropriate and practical policies to support farmers in using rice-growing land. In particular, clearly identify high-quality rice-growing land planning, infrastructure investment policies, and application of science and technology to the planning area. From there, consult ministries and branches to determine resources to implement policy mechanisms; study and build a fund to support rice-growing land users; and develop policies to help farmers increase product value and access markets.

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