Legal Updates

The Ministry of Industry and Trade issues the Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BCT on procedures for issuance and revocation of electricity licenses. According to the new Circular, at least 15 business days before its planned date of official operation, the organization engaging in the electricity industry must submit an application for electricity...

On November 19, 2018, the National Assembly promulgates the Law No. 33/2018/QH14 on Vietnam Coast Guard. Accordingly, Vietnam Coast Guard is a People’s armed force and a specialized force under the State management, Be put under the ultimate and direct leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam in all...

On December 05, 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 28/2016/TT-BCT providing for importation according to tariff quota of 2016 and 2017 with special preferential import duty rate of 0% applicable to goods of Cambodian origin. In particular, in 2017, The import tariff quota with the...

On November 24, 2014, the Ministry of Health issued the Circular No. 43/2014/TT-BYT on prescribing the functional foods management including supplemented foods, health protection foods, medical foods and foods used for special dietary uses; not apply to nutritional formula for children. At this Circular, the Ministry of Health requires...

According to Circular No. 41/2013/TT-BTNMT dated December 2, 2014 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, eco-label criteria applied for environment- friendly products [...]

On June 13, 2016, the Decree No. 52/2016/ND-CP issued by the Government providing for salary, remuneration and bonus payment to managers of single-member limited liability companies of which charter capital is wholly owned by the State. Accordingly, for economic corporation, the pay factors of full-time President of  the  Board of...

On December 30, 2016, the Ministry of Construction issued the Circular No. 30/2016/TT-BXD on guiding the engineering, procurement and construction contracts (EPC contract). In accordance with the regulations in this Circular, an EPC contract applies solely to construction projects and contract packages of which execution time is required to be...

On November 19, 2018, the National Assembly ratifies Law No. 30/2018/QH14 on Special amnesty, within that there are many detailed regulations on condition for being proposed for special amnesty with person who is convicted of offenses against human life, health, dignity and honor or illegal deal in narcotic substances… Besides...

Credit institutions coordinates with shareholders, groups of shareholder related to share ownership to set up remedial plans for owning excessive shares , to make sure that no later than December 31, 2015 the share ownership rate of shareholders, group of related shareholders in credit institutions shall comply with the...

Client has intention to engage a legal consultant on advising and implementing the marriage registration with foreign elements in accordance with current Vietnam’s Laws. In which the parties in marriage need to satisfy the following general conditions: +         The man has reached the age of twenty or over, the woman...