All citizens are treated equal in exercising their right of access to information
Takes effect on July 01, 2018, the Law No. 104/2016/QH13 on information access passed on April 06, 2016 prescribes that all citizens are treated equal and not discriminated in exercising their right of access to information, the Government grants favorable opportunities for the disabled and those who reside in...
Shipmaster’s and chief engineer’s certificates of competency are valid for 5 year
The Law No. 48/2014/QH13 Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Inland Waterway Navigation was passed on June 17, 2014, by the XIIIth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 7th session.[...]
Digital certificates that are used in financial operations
This is the new content of Decree No. 156/2016/ND-CP dated November 21, 2016 of the Government on amending the Decree No. 27/2007/ND-CP dated February 23, 2007 of the Government on e-transactions in financial activities.
In particular, digital certificates that are used in digital signatures in financial operations between organizations, individuals...
Import duty exemption for 5 years for assemble medical equipment
On December 8, 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 10/2015/TT-BTC Detailing the implementation of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 54/2014/QD-TTg of September 19, 2014, on import duty exemption for components imported to produce or assemble medical equipment prioritized for research and manufacture.
Domestically unavailable components...
To reduce the import tax of motor sprint by 20% from april 14, 2015
On April 13, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 48/2015/TT-BTC amending the preferential import tax rates applicable to a number of items in subheading 27.10 of preferential import tariff.
Accordingly, from April 14m 2015, the preferential import tax for a number of items of biogasoline and...
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...
From October 29, interest rate applicable to USD deposits
On October 28, 2014, the Governor of State Bank issued the Decision No. 2172/QD-NHNN dated October 28, 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam providing for the maximum interest rate applicable to USD deposits of organizations, individuals at credit institutions in accordance with the Circular No. 06/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 17, 2014.[...]
Charter capital of deposit insurance of vietnam is VND 5 trillion
On November 24, 2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 312/2016/TT-BTC defining financial regulations with respect to deposit insurance of Vietnam, a financial institution that is operating in the form of a single-member limited liability company of which 100% charter capital is held by the State, having...
Prohibit selling a drug at a price higher than its declared or posted price
From January 01, 2017, to prohibit to sell a drug at a price higher than its declared or posted price; Manufacturing, preparing or selling traditional drugs combined with pharmaceutical ingredients without permission of a competent state management agency, providing information, advertising, marketing, making prescriptions for, providing consultations on, labeling...
Female workers is prohibited to install high-voltage electric pylons
On October 18, 2013, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No. 26/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the list of jobs in which the employment of female workers is prohibited[...]
