06 CASES ALLOWED IMPORTING UNDER THE LIST OF IMPORT PROHIBITION

On May 06, 2016, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 18/2016/QD-TTg on circumstances that enable importation of used information technology products under import prohibition; takes effect on July 01, 2016. Circumstances that enable importation of products under the import prohibition list  such as used information technology goods are imported...
increase the export taxes on manioc to 5%

From june 20, increase the export taxes on manioc to 5%

This is the content prescribed at the Circular No. 63/2015/TT-BTC issued by the Ministry of Finance on May 06, 2015 amending the export taxes on the manioc commodities in the Heading 07.14 at the Export Tariff issued with the Circular No. 164/2013/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2013 of the Minister...

Guides on declaration of value-added tax and incentives for projects manufacturing supporting industry products

On February 05, 2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 21/2016/TT-BTC guiding on declaration of value added tax and priorities of enterprise income tax as stipulated under the Decree No. 111/2015/ND-CP dated November 03, 2015 on development of supporting industries. Accordingly, for tax payers being organizations manufacturing supporting...

By 2020, 30% of the population makes online purchase

This is the target specified in master plan for e-commerce development in 2016 - 2020 period that been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1563/QD-TTg dated August 08, 2016. Specifically, by the year of 2020, there will be 30% of the population make online purchase with the total...

To regulate the grant charge of mineral exploitation right

According to Decree No. 203/2013/ND-CP dated November 28, 2013 of the Government on defining the method of calculation and grant charge of mineral exploitation right on which the grant charge of the mineral exploitation right (R) is defined according to group, kind of minerals valued at between 1% and...

TIME LIMIT OF AN AUDIT DOES NOT EXCEED 60 DAYS

Audit process issued by the State Audit Office of Vietnam on December 23, 2016 is attached with the Decision No. 08/2016/QD-KTNN, prescribing that the audit process comprises 4 steps such as Preparation; Performance; Making and sending audit reports; Oversight of performance of audit conclusions and audit requests. In accordance with...
Legal Updates

FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES BE PROHIBITED FROM USING RAISED CAPITAL FOR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

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...

VALIDITY DURATION OF INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMITS IS 3 YEARS

The Ministry of Transport issued the Circular No. 29/2015/TT-BGTVT dated July 06, 2015 providing the issuance and use of international driving permits for Vietnamese and foreigners having permanence residence cards granted by Vietnam, who have obtained Vietnam’s domestic driving permits which are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and remain...

Conditions for manufacture of cosmetic products

On July 01, 2016, the Government issued the Decree No. 93/2016/ND-CP providing for conditions for manufacture of cosmetic products, within that, the manufacture of cosmetic products    must  have  a  cosmetic  manufacturer must  be established under the law; and have obtained a Certificate of eligibility for cosmetic manufacturing. A cosmetic manufacturer...

TEACHERS OF COLLEGE LEVEL MUST HAVE TEACHING TIME AT LEAST FROM 01 YEAR

In accordance with the Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 10, 2017 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on standards in qualifications of vocational education teachers; teachers of college level  must have at least 12-month teaching experience; obtain at least a certificate of vocational pedagogy at...