General conditions for seagoing ship building
On July 01, 2016, the Government issued the Decree No. 111/2016/ND-CP prescribing business conditions for provision of seagoing ship building, conversion and repair services.
In accordance with regulations, from July 01, 2016, a shipyard must have a technical division and a quality inspection division which are separate from each other...
Responsibility to assess, and claim compensation for environmental damage
On January 06, 2015, the Government issued the Decree No. 03/2015/ND-CP providing the assessment of environmental damage and replaces the Government’s Decree No. 113/2010/ND-CP of December 3, 2010, providing the assessment of environmental damage and takes effect on March 01, 2015.
Accordingly, organizations or individuals that pollute or degrade the...
06 forms for social enterprise registration
On May 17, 2016, the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued the Circular No. 04/2016/TT-BKHDT on the forms for social enterprise registration under the Government’s Decree No. 96/2015/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law on Enterprises
06 forms used in social enterprise registration includes Statement of commitments to...
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...
the application of the automatic import licensing regime to a number of fertilizer products
The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No.35/2014/TT-BCT dated October 15, 2014 prescribing the application of the automatic import licensing regime to a number of fertilizer products, including urea, whether or not
in aqueous solution; mineral or chemical fertilizers containing the three fertilizing elements, namely nitrogen, phosphorus and...
The Vietnam Enterprise Law 2005
This Law provides for the establishment, management organization and operation of limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, partnerships and private enterprises (hereinafter referred collectively to as enterprises) of all economic sectors; and groups of companies. [...]
Equitization of parent company – VN agricultural machinery corporation
On April 05, 2016, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 562/QD-TTg on approving plan for equitization of parent company – Viet Nam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM), combined transfer a portion of State- owned capital and issuance of new shares in order to increase the charter capital.
Accordingly, Viet Nam...
enterprise may make deductions for 10% of the income setting up its science and technology development fund
In accordance with the Decree No. 95/2014/ND-CP dated October 17, 2014 of the Government On investment in, and the financial mechanism applicable to, scientific and technological activities. A state enterprise shall annually deduct between 3% and 10% of the income liable to enterprise income tax to set up its...
Increase the export tax rates applicable to gold jewelry, goldsmiths’ wares by 2% from may 07, 2015
On March 23, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BTC dated March 23, 2015 amending the export tax rates applicable to gold jewelry, goldsmiths’ wares and other golden articles in subheadings 71.13, 71.14, 71.15 of export tax schedule.
Accordingly, from May 07, 2015, the export tax rates...
REGULATIONS ON DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
On March 16, 2017, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BTC dated March 16, 2017 of the Ministry of Finance on revising and supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 11/2016/TT-BTC dated January 19, 2016 on instructions for certain articles of the Government's Decree No....
