Legal Updates

On March 21, 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued Circular No. 07/2017/TT-BNNPTNT introducing the national technical regulation on “fishery product - frozen Tra fish fillets”. Within that, frozen Tra fish fillet refers to the boneless flesh which has been cut from a Tra fish body by cutting...

In accordance with the Decision No. 16/2015/QD-TTg dated May 22, 2015 of the Prime Minister on regulations on recall and treatment of discarded products, from July 01, 2016, accumulators of all types, batteries of all types, compact light; fluorescent light, desktop or laptop; computer monitor; CPU (micro processor), printer;...

On May 12, 2015, the Government issued the Decree No. 46/2015/ND-CP on quality management and maintenance of construction works and takes effect on July 01, 2015, prescribed that construction contractors and equipment supply contractors shall take responsibility before project owners for providing warranty for the jobs they have carried...

This is a part of the Joint-Circular No. 24/2015/TTLT-BYT-BGTVT dated August 21, 2015 of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport on the Regulations on health standards for drivers, medical facilities for checking up driver’s health. Specifically, health standards for the driver driving vehicles of category A1 are...

On February 14, 2015, the Government issued the Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP prescribing environmental protection master plan, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan. Within that, the most important contents on registration of environmental protection plans, from April 01, 2015, Investment projects on construction, or expansion of...

The Decree No. 160/2016/ND-CP approved by the Government on conditions for sea transportation business, shipping agency services, and towage services. In accordance with this Decree, requirements pertaining to enterprises engaging in international sea transportation business, the regarding organizational structure must have a department in charge of safety in accordance with...

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...

On October 28,2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 174/2016/TT-BTC on amending and supplementing point a Clause 4 Article 6 of Circular No. 152/2015/TT-BTC dated October 02, 2015 by the Ministry of Finance providing guidance on resource royalty. Accordingly, from December 12, 2016, taxable price of natural water...

This is one of the contents prescribed at the Circular No. 146/2014/TT-BTC dated October 06, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the financial regime for securities companies and fund management companies, branches of foreign fund management companies licensed to be established and operate in Vietnam. Accordingly, securities companies and...

Takes effect on June 01, 2017, the Decree No. 44/2017/ND-CP dated April 14, 2017 of the Government on the rate of contribution to the occupational accident and disease insurance fund. In accordance with regulations in this Decree, employers shall monthly contribute to the occupation accident and disease insurance fund with...