Regulations on secured loan of credit guarantee fund

Regulations on secured loan of credit guarantee fund

On May 04, 2015, the State Bank of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 05/2015/TT-NHNN guiding credit institutions to collaborate with credit guarantee fund in offering secured loan of credit guarantee fund as stipulated under Decision No. 58/2013/QD-TTg dated October 15, 2013 of the Prime Minister. Also in accordance with this...
The ratio of equity of an investor’s public-private partnership

The ratio of equity of an investor’s public-private partnership

In accordance with the Decree No. 15/2015/ND-CP dated February 14, 2015 of the Government On investment in the form of public-private partnership. The ratio of equity of an investor must not be lower than 15% of the total investment capital. For a project capitalized at over VND 1,500 billion,...
Gold jewelry with gold content of under 95% having export tax at 0%

Gold jewelry with gold content of under 95% having export tax at 0%

The Ministry of Finance has issued the Decision No. 788/QD-BTC dated April 27, 2015 on promulgating new administrative procedures on export of gold jewelry, goldsmiths’ wares and other golden articles in subheadings 71.13, 71.14, 71.15 of export tax schedule in the field of customs under the authority of Ministry...
Conditions for food safety assurance for production establishments

Conditions for food safety assurance for production establishments

On December 18, 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 54/2014/TT-BCT prescribing the conditions for food safety assurance for processed milk production and trading establishments. Accordingly, processed milk production establishments must have the production site to be built under the current master plan approved by a...
perform altruistic gestational surrogacy

03 establishments permitted to perform al truistic gestational surrogacy

In accordance with the Decree No. 10/2015/ND-CP dated January 28, 2015 of the Government on giving birth through in vitro fertilization and conditions for altruistic gestational surrogacy, The National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Hue Central General Hospital and Ho Chi Minh City Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital are allow...
Import duty exemption for 5 years for assemble medical equipment

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...
increase the import tax for petroleum

From january 07. increase the import tax for petroleum to 35%

The Ministry of Finance issued the Circular 03/2015/TT-BTC dated January 6, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance amending the preferential import tax rate for some petroleum commodities in the Heading 27.10 in the Preferential Import Tariff, decided to increase the preferential import tax of leaded motor spirit or unleaded...
real estate transfer

The tax rate applicable to incomes from real estate transfer is 2% of the tranfer value

From January 01, 2015, The tax rate applicable to incomes from real estate transfer is 2% of the transfer value and from securities transfer is 0.1% of the securities selling price of each transfer are the important contents in the Decree No. 12/2015/ND-CP dated February 12, 2015 of the...
claim compensation for damage

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...
wastewater treatment

Decentralized wastewater treatment technologies

On April 03, 2015, the Ministry of Construction issued the Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BXD dated April 03, 2015 of the Ministry of Construction guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Decree No. 80/2014/ND-CP dated August 06, 2014 of the Government on the waste water drainage and treatment. Within...