1. The entire area of land and water surface reserved for investment in building and developing industrial parks, export processing areas and the non-tariff zone already determined in the general planning of the Hon La Economic Zone approved by the Prime Minister and the detailed planning for building functional zones in the Hon La Economic Zone approved by the People’s Committee of Quang Binh province shall be allocated once to the Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone for organization of the building and development.

The People’s Committee of Quang Binh province shall direct the recovery of land with regard to land and water surface areas already planned for the building of functional zones in the Hon La Economic Zone.

2. The People’s Committee of Quang Binh province shall direct the recovery of land and water surface areas according to the approved detailed land use plans for use for remaining functional zones and for other purposes in the Hon La Economic Zone and allocate them to the Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone according to the approved detailed land use plans for the latter to organize the building and development of the Hon La Economic Zone.

3. The People’s Committee of Quang Binh province shall direct the People’s Committees of Quang Trach district, in coordination with the Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone, to pay compensations and conduct ground clearance with regard to land areas recovered by competent authorities, then allocate such land areas to the Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone for re-allocation or lease to those who have demands for land use and for resettlement of households whose land has been recovered according to relevant provisions of land law.

The Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone shall manage and efficiently use the allocated fund of land and water surface for proper use purposes and in line with the general planning of the Hon La Economic Zone already approved by the Prime Minister and the detailed land use planning and plan already approved by the People’s Committee of Quang Binh province.

4. For cases of re-allocation of land or lease of land not through auction for land use rights or bidding for projects involving land use: on the basis of land prices and land use levy exemption or reduction levels; land rent exemption or reduction levels set by the People’s Committee of Quang Binh province, and relevant provisions of law on investment and land, the Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone shall decide on the levels of land and water surface use levies or land and water surface rents; land use levy or land rent exemption and reduction levels for each investment project with a view to encouraging investment.

5. For cases of re-allocation of land with collection of land use levy or lease of land in the form of auction for land use rights or bidding for projects involving land use: on the basis of the financial plan and land prices approved by the People’s Committee of Quang Binh province, the Management Board of the Quang Binh Economic Zone shall decide to re-allocate and lease land for which compensations have been paid and ground clearance has been completed to those who have demands for use according to the provisions of land law.

6. Investors referred to as domestic organizations and individuals, overseas Vietnamese may be allocated or leased land; investors referred to as foreign organizations and individuals may be leased land for execution of investment projects in the Hon La Economic Zone, and have the rights and obligations corresponding to the forms of land allocation or lease as provided for by the land law.

7. The State shall provide supports for investment in building technical infrastructure works within the fences of functional zones in the Hon La Economic Zone; for compensation and clearance of grounds in functional zones, and resettlement for households whose land is recovered; for investment in building concentrated facilities for treatment of waste water and waste discharged from functional zones according to national target programs on investment support.

8. Investors before building works in service of production and business, infrastructure works in functional zones, technical infrastructure works, service facilities and public utilities in the Hon La Economic Zone, must submit dossiers of application for permission to the Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone according to the provisions of construction law. The time limit for consideration and decision by the Management Board of the Hon La Economic Zone is 7 working days, as from the date of receipt of complete and valid dossiers.

In the implementation period, if historical and cultural relics are discovered, they will be solved according to the provisions of Law on cultural heritage.

9. The management of construction of works in service of production and business, infrastructure works in functional zones, technical infrastructure works, service facilities and public utilities in the Hon La Economic Zone shall comply with the provisions of Construction Law.

By N.Y