Simplification of Administrative Procedures for Production and Business Activities in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

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Vietnam's Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has signed a decision approving the plan to cut and simplify administrative regulations and procedures related to production and business activities under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. The plan aims to reduce and simplify administrative procedures in 13 areas, including nature conservation and biodiversity, climate change, and forestry and forest protection. Additionally, 36 conditional business lines related to the Investment Law will have their business investment conditions reduced and simplified.

Key Takeaways:

  • The plan aims to reduce and simplify administrative procedures in 13 areas, including nature conservation and biodiversity, climate change, and forestry and forest protection.
  • 36 conditional business lines related to the Investment Law, such as aquatic trading, service of food and food testing services, and animal feed trading, will have their business investment conditions reduced and simplified.
  • The plan will abolish many administrative procedures, including registration of genetic resource access, confirmation of contracts to access genetic resources, and recognition of genetically modified organisms.
  • The conditions for organizations and individuals to be granted a license to access genetic resources will be removed.
  • The plan will grant and re-issue aquaculture licenses at sea to Vietnamese organizations and foreign investors without wasting resources of state administrative agencies and compliance costs for people.

Statistics:

  • 13 areas will have their administrative procedures reduced and simplified, including nature conservation and biodiversity, climate change, and forestry and forest protection.
  • 36 conditional business lines related to the Investment Law will have their business investment conditions reduced and simplified.
  • 205 administrative procedures will be abolished, including registration of genetic resource access, confirmation of contracts to access genetic resources, and recognition of genetically modified organisms.
  • The conditions for organizations and individuals to be granted a license to access genetic resources will be removed.
  • The plan will grant and re-issue aquaculture licenses at sea to Vietnamese organizations and individuals, foreign investors.

Sources:

  • Decision No. 5/8/2025 of the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh approving the plan to cut and simplify administrative regulations and procedures related to production and business activities under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
  • "Simplification of Administrative Procedures for Production and Business Activities in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment" (Contify.com, 2025)