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...
Prohibiting the advertising of milk for under-24 month infants
This is one of the contents regulated under the Decree No. 100/2014/ND-CP of the Government on the trading in and use of nutritious products for infants, feeding bottles and teats, replacing the Decree No. 21/2006/ND-CP dated February 27, 2006.
Specifically, the Government strictly prohibits the advertising of breast milk substitutes...
Principles in which a treaty is concluded
On April 09, 2016, the National Assembly passed the Law No. 108/2016/QH13 on treaties, emphasizes that conclusion and operation of treaties must compliance with the Constitution of Socialist Republic of Vietnam; respect for and observance of national independence, sovereignty, integrity, prohibition of the use or threat of force, non-interference...
Management of the balance of international payments of VIETNAM
In accordance with the Decree No. 16/2014/ND-CP dated March 03, 2014 of the Government On management of the balance of international payments of Vietnam, the Ministries of Planning and Investment; Finance; Industry and Trade[...]
Social insurance inspectors must have at least 1 year of experience
This is an important content specified at Decree No.21/2016/ND-CP dated March 31, 2016 of the Government on specialized inspection by social insurance agencies of contribution to social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance.
To conduct specialized inspection of contribution to social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance, inspector must have...
INCREASE THE DEPOSIT IN THE AUCTION TO 20%
Takes effect on July 01, 2017, the Law on property auction No. 01/2016/QH14 of the National Assembly prescribing that bidders must deposit 5% - 20% reserve price of the auctioned property instead of 1%-5% as in previous regulations.
Also from July 01, 2017, lawyers, public notaries, bailiff, property management officers...
Credit institutions are entitled to overdraft for compensate for the shortage of capital in the inter-bank electronic payment
Takes effect on March 25, 2017, the Circular No. 29/2016/TT-NHNN dated October 12, 2016 stipulating overdraft and overnight lending applicable in the inter-bank electronic payment, to allow credit institutions to make payment in excess of the credit balance in their Vietnamese dong clearance account opened at the Banking Operation...
Allowed to change the land use purpose from agricultural land to residential land for resettlement
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just issued the Circular No. 37/2014/TT-BTNMT dated June 30, 2014 detailing compensation, support and resettlement upon land recovery by the State.[...]
Conditions on issuance of license for establishment of representative offices in vietnam
The Decree No. 07/2016/ND-CP detailing the Trade Law on representative offices, branches of foreign businesses in Vietnam issued by the Government on January 25, 2016; within that, the most important content is that a foreign business can not establish more than one representative office or branch that has the...
subjects allowed to exit and entry the land border gater
On November 21, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 112/2014/ND-CP providing the management of land border gates and replaces the Government’s Decree No.32/2005/ND-CP of Marcy 14, 2005, on the Regulation on Land Border Gates; within that supplement the principles on the subjects allowed to exit and entry the...

















