To inspect and penalize strictly the trafficking of ivory online
In order to prevent and fight effectively the organized crime of selling ivory, rhino horn and products made from endangered and rare wild animals, on September 17, 2016, the Prime Minister issued the Directive No. 28/CT-TTg on urgent solutions for preventing and fighting the violation of wild animals against...
Temporarily import for re-export frozen foods must pay a deposit of VND 10 billion
This is the content prescribed at the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 on amending and supplementing a number of provisions on investment and business conditions in the fields of international goods trading, chemicals, industrial explosives, fertilizers, gas trading, and food trading under the state management of the...
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,...
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...
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...
Guidelines on late payment interest for tax debts
On August 12, 2016, the Ministry of Finance promulgated the Circular No. 130/2016/TT-BTC guiding the Government Decree No. 100/2016/ND-CP on the implementation of the Law on amendments to certain articles of the Law on value added tax, the Law on special excise tax and the Law on tax administration...
Principles of managing and using fees and charges
On August 23, 2016, the Government promulgates the Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP on detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of Articles of the Law on Fees and Charges. Under this Decree, fees from public services provided by state agencies shall be paid to state budget, except for cases...
Ordinary duties on imports applied for many products
On September 01, 2016, the Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 36/2016/QD-TTg dated September 01, 2016 of the Prime Minister on application of ordinary import duties according to Point c Clause 3 Article 5 of the Law on Export and import duties.
Accordingly, ordinary import duty of 5% shall be...
Registration of civil status at overseas vietnamese consular offices
On June 30, 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice issued Joint Circular No. 02/2016/TTLT- BNG-BTP guiding the registration and management of civil status at overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions and consular offices.
In accordance with this Joint Circular, the representative mission in the consular region where...
Development of infrastructure
On September 06, 2016, the Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 1734/QD-TTg on granting approval for project “Policies on synchronous development of infrastructure in the country, linking domestic infrastructure development with regional infrastructure networks”.
At this project, the Prime Minister asked Ministries, Ministerial-level agencies and related agencies focus on the...
