Shareholding percentage of a foreign organization shall not exceed 15% of a Vietnamese credit institution’s charter capital

This is one of remarkable point in Decision No. 01/2014/ND-CP dated January 3, 2014 of the Government on foreign investors’ share purchase from Vietnamese credit institutions Accordingly, shareholding percentage of a foreign individual shall not exceed 5% of charter capital of a Vietnamese credit institution and shareholding percentage of a...
tobacco originated from asean

non-application of import tariff-rate quotas for unmanufactured tobacco originated from asean

This is the important content prescribed at the Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BCT dated May 12, 2015 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade prescribed the non-application of import tariff-rate quotas for un-manufactured tobacco originated from ASEAN. At this Circular, the Ministry of Industry and Trade emphasizes not to apply import tariff-rate...

From 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall in charge of management of milk price

This is an important content of Circular No. 233/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance amending, supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 56/2014/TT-BTC dated April 28, 2014 of the Minister of Finance guiding the Government’s Decree No. 177/2013/ND-CP of November 14, 2013, detailing...

Policies on protection and development of coastal forests

On August 23, 2016, the Government issued the Decree No. 119/2016/ND-CP on policies on sustainable management, protection and development of coastal forests to cope with climate change. This Decree takes effect on October 10, 2016. Organizations, enterprises, households and individuals making investment in protection, development and use of coastal forests...
tạm ngừng nhập khẩu gỗ

From december 8, suspend the teamporary import for re-export of log, sawn timber from laos and cambodia

On October 24, 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 37/2014/TT-BCT on suspension of temporary import for re-export of log and sawn timber from natural forests of Laos and Cambodia. At the same time, to suspend the temporary import of log and sawn timber from natural...

Applying special excise duty to beer products based on alcohol content

Based on viewpoints of developing beer – alcohol – beverage industry by balancing the production and consumption between regions nationwide in order to prevent overusing alcoholic beverages, the Minister of Industry and Trade signed the Decision No. 3690/QD-BCT dated September 12, 2016 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade...
Industrial park’s managing board

Industrial park’s managing board allowed to issue the work permit for foreigners

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No. 32/2014/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the authorization for performing a number of tasks of state management of labor in industrial parks, export processing zones, economic zones and hi-tech parks. Accordingly, district-level People’s Committees shall authorize industrial park management boards to...

To ban some HS codes of asbestos

On September 09, 2016, the Ministry of Construction issued the Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BXD promulgating the list and HS codes of asbestos in amphibole group banned from import. In accordance with the Circular, The list and HS codes of asbestos in amphibole group banned from import includes Crocidolite: Crocidolite (blue asbestos): fibrous,...
selection of investors

Incentives of 5% in selection of investors in ppp projects

On March 17, 2015, the Government issued the Decree No. 30/2015/ND-CP dated March 17, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of a number of Articles on investor selection of the Law on Bidding, within that, the important contents mention on incentives in selection of investors in PPP...

After March 01, 2018, close current account of household fail to complete the change of account forms

Takes effect on March 01, 2017, the Circular No. 32/2016/TT-NHNN dated December 26, 2016 of the State Bank on amending the Circular No. 23/2014/TT-NHNN dated August 19, 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam guiding the opening and use of payment accounts at payment service suppliers, before March 01,...