CIRCULAR

PROVIDING FOR THE FEES FOR ACQUIRING AND USING NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING DATA, THE COLLECTION, TRANSFER, EXEMPTION AND MANAGEMENT THEREOF

Pursuant to the Law on fees and charges dated November 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on state budget dated June 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on fees and charges;

Pursuant to the Decision No. 81/2010/QD-TTg dated December 13, 2010; Decision 76/2014/QD-TTg dated December 24, 2014 by the Prime Minister providing for the collection, storage, handling, acquisition and use of national remote sensing data;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 215/2013/ND-CP dated December 23, 2013 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Ministry of Finance;

At the request of the Director of the Tax Policy Department,

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Article 1. Scope and regulated entities

1. This Circular provides for the fees for acquiring and using national remote sensing data, the collection, transfer, exemption and management thereof.

2. This Circular applies to authorities, organizations and individuals that get involved in the management, acquisition and use of the national remote sensing data, and collection of fees thereof.

Article 2. Payers and collectors

1. Any authorities, organizations or individuals that apply for provision of the national remote sensing data must pay fees in compliance with regulations herein.

2. Collectors include the Central Ground Segment of Remote Sensing (CGSR) and the Remote Sensing Data and Information Center affiliated to Department of National Remote Sensing – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and authorities designated to provide the national remote sensing data in accordance with applicable laws.

Article 3. Fees and fee exemption

1. The fees for acquiring and using the national remote sensing data are specified in the Fee Schedules enclosed herein. The fees for acquiring and using the national remote sensing data for national defense or security purposes or in emergency cases shall be equal to 60% of corresponding fees in the Fee Schedules enclosed herein.

2. The national remote sensing data shall be provided free of charge upon the requests of leaders of the Communist Party and of the Government.

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1. Not later than the 05^th day of every month, each collector must transfer the fees collected in the previous month into the designated state budget account which is opened at the State Treasury.

2. The collectors must declare and transfer collected fees on a monthly basis, and make statement of fees on an annual basis in accordance with regulations in Clause 3 Article 19 and Clause 2 Article 26 of the Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013 by Minister of Finance providing guidance on a number of articles of the Law on tax management; the Law on amendments to the Law on tax management and the Government's Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP dated July 22, 2013. The collectors shall transfer collected fees according to the percentage set forth in Article 5 herein to state budget according to corresponding chapter, section and sub-section in the list of state budget entries.

Article 5. Management and use of fees

1. Each collector may retain 60% of the sum of collected fees to cover its expenditures for service provision and fee collection, and transfer the remains (40%) to the state budget, except for cases regulated in Clause 2 of this Article. The retained amount shall be managed and used in accordance with regulations in Article 5 of the Government's Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on fees and charges.

2. The collector that is a state authority and not allowed to retain collected fees to cover its operating expenditures as regulated in Clause 1 Article 4 of the Government's Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on fees and charges must transfer 100% of the collected fees to state budget. The funding for covering expenditures for service provision and fee collection shall be covered by funding from state budget included in that collector’s estimate under policies and levels of state budget expenditures as regulated by laws.

Article 6. Implementary organization and provision

1. This Circular shall take effect as of January 01, 2017 and supersede the Circular No. 70/2012/TT-BTC dated May 03, 2012 by Minister of Finance providing for fees for acquiring and using the national remote sensing data, the collection, management and transfer thereof.

2. Other contents related to the fee collection, transfer, management, use, receipts and announcement of regulations on fee collection, which are not provided for in this Circular, shall be performed in conformity with regulations of the Law on fees and charges, the Government's Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on fees and charges, the Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013 by Minister of Finance providing guidance on a number of articles of the Law on tax management, the Law on amendments to the Law on tax management and the Government's Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP dated July 22, 2013, and the Circular No. 153/2012/TT-BTC dated September 17, 2012 by Minister of Finance providing for the printing, issuance, management and use of receipts of fees and charges under the government revenues and other documents on amendments and supplements thereof (if any).

3. Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be promptly reported to Ministry of Finance for consideration./.

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PP MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Vu Thi Mai

SCHEDULES OF FEES FOR ACQUIRING AND USING THE NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING DATA

(Enclosed to the Circular No. 187/2016/TT-BTC dated November 08, 2016 by Minister of Finance)

1. Fees for using original satellite images – level 1A processing

Schedule 1:

Unit: VND/Scene

No.

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Fee

1

Spot 2, 4

Panchromatic image (10-m resolution); Multispectral image (20-m resolution)

7,289,000

Fused image with 10-m resolution

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2

Spot 5

Panchromatic image (5-m resolution); Multispectral image (10-m resolution)

15,189,000

Panchromatic image with 2.5-m resolution

25,307,000

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Fused image with 5-m resolution

30,379,000

Fused image with 2.5-m resolution

40,497,000

3

EnvisatAsar: Narrow Swath image with 30-m resolution; Wide Swath image with 150-m resolution

5,312,000

4

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2,662,000

2. Fees for satellite images georeferenced, spectrally analyzed and converted into user coordinates

Schedule 2: Level 2A georeferenced images

Unit: VND/Scene

No.

Type/mode of image

Fee

1

Spot 2, 4, 5 - Level 2A georeferenced images

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Panchromatic image (10-m resolution); Multispectral image (20-m resolution)

10,018,000

Panchromatic image (5-m resolution); Multispectral image (10-m resolution)

17,918,000

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m

28,036,000

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Envisat Asar 2A: Panchromatic image with a resolution of 30m; with a resolution of 150m

8,041,000

3

Meris 2A: Multispectral image with a resolution of 300m; with a resolution of 1200m

5,319,000

Schedule 3: Spot 2, 4, 5 - Level 3B georeferenced images of topographical map

Unit: VND/Piece

No.

Mode of image

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Paper topographical map

Digital topographical map

1

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:10,000

3,799,000

3,649,000

2

Fused image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:10,000

4,035,000

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3

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5-5m, scale: 1:25,000

9,024,000

8,874,000

4

Fused image with a resolution of 5m, scale: 1:25,000

9,713,000

9,563,000

5

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10,345,000

10,195,000

6

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:50,000

12,406,000

12,256,000

7

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5-5m, scale: 1:50,000

15,648,000

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8

Multispectral image with a resolution of 20m, scale 1:50,000

11,144,000

10,994,000

9

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:50,000

13,119,000

12,969,000

10

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13,951,000

13,801,000

11

Fused image with a resolution of 5m, scale: 1:50,000

16,891,000

16,741,000

12

Fused image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:50,000

19,421,000

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13

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:100,000

15,799,000

15,649,000

14

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m or 20m, scale 1:100,000

15,799,000

15,649,000

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40,959,000

40,809,000

16

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m or 20m, scale 1:250,000

40,959,000

40,809,000

3. Fees for using VNREDSat-1 images

Schedule 4:

No.

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Unit

Fee
(VND)

1

Level 1A VNREDSat-1 images

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m

Scene

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Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m

Scene

5,599,000

2

Level 2A VNREDSat-1 images

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Scene

6,019,000

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m

Scene

7,707,000

Fused image with a resolution of 2.5m

Scene

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3

Level 3A VNREDSat-1 images

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m

Scene

6,730,000

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Scene

8,760,000

Fused image with a resolution of 2.5m

Scene

15,472,000

4

Level 3B VNREDSat-1 images (Digital topographical maps)

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Fused image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:10,000

Piece

3,885,000

Fused image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:25,000

Piece

10,195,000

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Piece

12,969,000

4. Remote-sensing images with equivalent technical characteristics received by ground receiving stations of foreign partners

Schedule 5:

No.

Type/mode of image

Unit

Fee
(VND)

1

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Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m

Scene

3,886,000

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m

Scene

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2

Level 2A remote-sensing images

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m

Scene

6,019,000

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Scene

7,707,000

Fused image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m

Scene

13,665,000

3

Level 3A remote-sensing images

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Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m

Scene

6,730,000

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m

Scene

8,760,000

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Scene

15,472,000

4

Level 3B remote-sensing images (Digital topographical maps)

Fused image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m, scale: 1:10,000

Piece

3,885,000

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Piece

10,195,000

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m, scale 1:50,000

Piece

12,969,000

5. Fees for Spot 6, Spot 7 images

Schedule 6: Spot 6, 7 - Level 3B georeferenced images of topographical map

Unit: VND/Piece

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Mode of image

Fee

Paper topographical map

Digital topographical map

1

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 1.5m, scale: 1:10,000

4,558,800

4,378,800

2

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4,842,000

4,662,000

3

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 1.5m, scale: 1:25,000

10,828,800

10,648,800

4

Fused image with a resolution of 1.5m, scale: 1:25,000

12,414,000

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5

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:50,000

18,777,600

18,597,600

6

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:50,000

15,742,800

15,562,800

7

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23,305,200

23,125,200

8

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:100,000

18,958,800

18,778,800

9

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:100,000

18,958,800

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10

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:250,000

49,150,800

48,970,800

11

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:250,000

49,150,800

48,970,800

Note: “Fused” image referred to in the said schedules includes a pair of Panchromatic and Multispectral image.