COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF DATA ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
At the Decree No. 73/2017/ND-CP dated June 14, 2017 of the Government on collection, management and use of data on natural resources and environment, the Government prescribes that An organization or individual must apply for the access right granted by the data-providing agency to access and use natural resources and environment data available on the website or the portal of such data-providing agency; having the access right must use correct user name and password to access the website or portal of the data-providing agency, and not reveal the granted user name and password.
Fees for using natural resources and environment data shall be paid in accordance with regulations of the Law on Fees and Charges. A user of natural resources and environment data shall have responsibility and rights such as comply with principles for using natural resources and environment data; not to provide natural resources and environment data to the third party for use, except the cases where it is agreed upon in the written agreement signed by and between the user and data-providing agency; not to falsify information and data obtained for use; pay fees for using natural resources and environment data; abide by regulations of the law on intellectual property; timely give notification to the data-providing agency of mistakes of provided data; make complaint or denunciation of actions against the user’s rights to use data…
Also in accordance with this Decree, organizations and individuals are encouraged by the Government to make investment in collection, establishment, provision and sharing of natural resources and environment data; organizations and individuals are encouraged to provide or donate natural resources and environment data to regulatory authorities in order to serve the protection of national sovereignty and common social benefits.
This Decree takes effect on August 01, 2017.
