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Task and mandates (cont.)
1. Be the focal point to assist the National Committee
for Damage Mitigation of Toxic Chemicals used by
the US in the Vietnam War;
2. Manage and use, in an effective manner, the
assets and budgets allocated to the Agency and its
affiliated divisions;
3. Maintain a good organisational and personnel
management, provide relevant professional
training to the staff of the Agency;
4. Inventorise and prepare periodical and unperiodical
reports on the implementation of the
tasks assigned;
5. Undertake other tasks assigned by the Minister.
Activities undertaken to implement
<strong>Convention</strong> in Vietnam
In order to prepare for Vietnam to comply with
obligations of the <strong>Convention</strong> when it enters into
force, MONRE organises series of activities, as
follows:
• Participate in meetings of the Intergovernmental
negotiating committee (INC) to
discuss issues related to the implementation of
the <strong>Convention</strong>.
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Organization struture
• The units assisting the Director comprise:
1. The Office of the Agency
2. The Pollution Control Division;
3. The Nature Conservation Division;
4. The <strong>Environment</strong> Improvement;
5. The Technology Application Division;
6. The Integrated Coastal Zone Management Division;
7. The Information and Data Division;
8. The Community Awareness Raising Division;
9. The <strong>Environment</strong>al Inspection Division;
10. The <strong>Environment</strong> Protection Magazine;
11. The <strong>Environment</strong> Consultancy and Training Centre;
12. The Regional <strong>Environment</strong> Protection Branches of the Agency
in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Can Tho.
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Activities undertaken to implement the
<strong>Convention</strong> (cont.)
• MoNRE/VEPA collaborates with other
Ministries to develop legal framework for
management of POPs (e.g. Directive
29/1998/CT-TTg).
• Developed and issued Procedures for
technological options to collect and treat
obsolete organic phosphate and organic
chlorinated pesticides.
• Issued Decision No 60/2002/QD -BKHCNMT
dated 07/8/2002 by Minister of MOSTE on
technical guidelines on land-filling of
hazardous wastes.
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Implementation of the <strong>Stockholm</strong>
<strong>Convention</strong>
Competent authority and focal point
• Vietnam ratified <strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> on 22/7/2002,
becoming 13 th member among parties and signatories to
the <strong>Convention</strong>.
• Ministry of NatualResources and <strong>Environment</strong> (MoNRE)
assisted by VEPA acts as Interim focal point of Vietnam
to the <strong>Convention</strong>.
• The competent authority and the focal point are assisted
on daily basic by Pollution Control Division within VEPA.
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Activity to be undertaken to
implement to <strong>Convention</strong> (cont.)
• VEPA is implementing GEF/UNDP funded
enabling activity project on development of
National Implementation Plan to implement
<strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> when it enters into
force.
• Promote other co-operation activities with
other international organisations and donor
agencies, including UNEP Chemicals, USAEP,
NORAD, SDC in the field of POPs
management and eliminations.
• Promote regional co-operation, especially
within ASEAN, in the field of dealing with
POPs management, implementation and
enforcement of MEAs.
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