On April 16, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 42/2024/NĐ-CP regarding coastal encroachment activities to provide detailed guidance on the provisions of Article 190 of the Land Law 2024. This Decree specifies the following:
- Definition of coastal encroachment behavior
- Coastal encroachment activities serving national defense, security purposes not within the scope regulated by this Decree
- Land allocation, land lease, allocation of coastal areas for coastal encroachment
- For coastal investment projects or investment projects with coastal encroachment components funded by public investment capital, the land allocation and land lease procedures shall be carried out in accordance with Article 68(3) of Decree No. 43/2014/NĐ-CP.
- For coastal investment projects or investment projects with coastal encroachment components funded by foreign investment capital and other sources, the land allocation and land lease procedures shall be based on Article 7(2) of this Decree.
- The provincial People's Committee shall decide on land allocation, land lease concurrently with the allocation of coastal areas for coastal encroachment. Investors of coastal investment projects or investment projects with coastal encroachment components are not required to pay for the use of coastal areas to conduct coastal encroachment activities.
