Khanh Hoa has directed authorities to review, promulgate procedure catalogs and operational workflows to receive greenhouse gas mitigation dossiers.
The People's Committee of Khanh Hoa Province recently issued Official Dispatch No. 13465/UBND-KT deploying the Government’s Decree No. 396/2026/ND-CP on mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and protecting the ozone layer.
Khanh Hoa is implementing greenhouse gas mitigation regulations across the province. Photo: KS.Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment issues user accounts on the National Registry System to facilities allocated GHG emission quotas, as well as agencies and organizations participating in programs, projects, or forest carbon projects spanning forest territories across two or more provincial-level administrative units. Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees issue accounts to agencies and organizations engaging in projects under the mechanism stipulated in Article 20 of the Decree. Registration dossiers may be submitted directly, via postal services to provincial Public Administrative Service Centers, or online via the National Public Service Portal and the National Identification Application.
The Decree specifies detailed workflows for project registration, registration adjustments, modifications of participating stakeholders, project cancellations, and the issuance of carbon credits under domestic carbon exchange and offsetting mechanisms.
Regarding project registration, dossiers are submitted to the provincial Public Administrative Service Center; following validity verification, the Chairperson of the provincial People's Committee publishes the dossier on their agency's electronic portal for broad public consultation within 22 working days, concurrently soliciting consensus opinions from provincial People's Committees across relevant project project sites. Following appraisal, the Chairperson of the provincial People's Committee approves the project registration and publishes the outcome on the National Registry System. Decisions regarding the issuance of carbon credits are made within 10 working days from the date of receiving feedback from provincial People's Committees in project areas and relevant agencies and organizations. Administrative procedures governing forest carbon projects are executed in compliance with Decree No. 180/2026/ND-CP.
Decree No. 396/2026/ND-CP enters into force on December 12, 2026. The Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee assigned the Khanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Environment to preside over and coordinate with line departments, agencies, and the People’s Committees of communes, wards, and special zones to thoroughly disseminate, instruct, and ensure compliance.
Concurrently, the Department must closely track guidance from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to urgently review and advise the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee on publishing administrative procedure catalogs and approving internal handling procedures for decentralized workflows. T
he Department of Agriculture and Environment serves as the focal agency to receive, examine, coordinate public dossier postings for broad feedback, and advise the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee on adjudicating the aforementioned administrative procedures in a rigorous manner, adhering strictly to timelines, operational order, and standard templates set forth under Decree No. 396/2026/ND-CP.
Dossiers received by sectoral line agencies before August 1, 2026, shall continue to be processed under the regulations in force at the time of intake, without requiring resubmission.