In order to ensure consistency with the new provisions of the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection, the Government issued Decree No. 45/2022/NĐ-CP regulating penalties for administrative violations in the field of environmental protection.
This Decree replaces:
- Decree No. 155/2016/NĐ-CP dated November 18, 2016 of the Government on penalties for administrative violations in the field of environmental protection;
- Decree No. 55/2021/NĐ-CP dated May 24, 2021 of the Government.
Document Title: Decree No. 45/2022/NĐ-CP on penalties for administrative violations in the field of environmental protection
Document Type: Decree
Field/Sector: Natural Resources – Environment
Reference No.: 45/2022/NĐ-CP
Issuing Authority: Government
Signatory: Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành
Date of Issuance: July 7, 2022
Effective Date: August 25, 2022
Status: In effect
Summary of Content: Provides regulations on penalties for administrative violations in the field of environmental protection.
Decree No. 45/2022/NĐ-CP- Decree No. 48/2026/NĐ-CP-Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of Decree No. 08/2022/NĐ-CP dated 10 January 2022
- Circular No. 17/2022/TT-BTNMT dated November 15, 2022 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment providing technical regulations on measurement, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emission mitigation and greenhouse gas inventory in the waste management sector
- Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT detailing a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection.
- Circular No. 38/2023/TT-BCT dated December 27, 2023 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade providing technical regulations on measurement, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emission mitigation and greenhouse gas inventory in the industry and trade sector
- Circular No. 07/2025/TT-BNNMT dated June 16, 2025 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on Decentralization and Allocation of State Management Authority in the Fields of Environment and Climate Change
