Vietnam Legal Document Updates -- July 2014

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Vietnam Legal Document Updates | July 2014

Forestry
Forestry

Circular No. 10/2014/TT-BNNPTNT dated March 26, 2014 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on criteria for defining buffer zones of special-use forests and protection belt of marine protected areas

Banking and financial sector
Banking and financial sector

Circular No. 09/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 18, 2014 of the Vietnam State Bank amending, supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 02/2013/TT-NHNN dated January 21, 2013 of the State Bank of Vietnam on classification of assets, levels and methods of setting up of risk provisions, and use of provisions against credit risk in the banking activity of credit institutions, foreign banks’ branches  
Integrated document No. 04/VBHN-NHNN dated April 28, 2014, on promulgating regulation on issue, payment, use and provision of bank card operation support services.

Circular No. 06/2014/TT-NHNN dated 17 March 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam providing for the maximum interest rate applicable to USD deposits of organizations, individuals at credit institutions.

Circular No. 07/2014/TT-NHNN dated 17 March 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam providing for the maximum interest rate applicable to VND deposits of entities, individuals at credit institutions  

Decision No. 1313/QD-BTC dated June 11, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance on defining functions, duties, power and organizational structure of the Department of Insurance Supervisory Authority  

Decree No. 68/2014/ND-CP dated July 09, 2014 of the Government on amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Decree No. 45/2007/ND-Cp dated March 27, 2007 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Insurance Business Law

Joint Circular No. 86/2014/TTLT-BTC-NHNN dated July 02, 2014 guiding operation of insurance agents of credit institutions, foreign banks’ branches for life insurance enterprises02/07/2014  

Circular No. 08/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 17, 2014 of the Vietnam State Bank promulgating the interest rate for VND short-term loans of the credit institutions for the customers to satisfy funds demand serving some economic areas and sectors  

Circular No. 11/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 28, 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam regulating on the carrying of gold by individuals on exit or entry

Circular No. 12/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 31, 2014 of the Vietnam State Bank regulating on conditions for foreign loans of enterprises without government guarantee

Decision No. 496/QD-NHNN dated 17 March 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam on refinancing interest rate, re-discount interest rate, interest rate applicable to overnight loan in the inter-bank electronic payment and applicable to the loan for making up capital deficiency in clearing payment of State Bank of Vietnam for banks

Decision No. 497/QD-NHNN dated 17 March 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam on the maximum interest rate applicable to USD deposits of entities, individuals at credit institutions, foreign bank branches under the Circular no. 06/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 17, 2014.

Decision No. 498/QD-NHNN dated 17 March 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam on the maximum interest rate applicable to VND deposits of entities, individuals at credit institutions, foreign bank branches under the Circular no. 07/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 17, 2014.

Decision No. 499/QD-NHNN dated 17 March 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam on the maximum interest rate applicable to VND deposits of entities, individuals at credit institutions, foreign bank branches under the Circular no. 08/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 17, 2014.

Decree No. 70/2014/ND-CP dated July 17, 2014 of the Government on detailing a number of articles of the Ordinance on foreign exchange and the Ordinance amending, supplementing a number of Articles of the Ordinance on foreign exchange

Media
Media

Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BTTTT dated March 19, 2014 of the Ministry of Information and Communications detailing and guiding a number of Articles of Decree No. 88/2012/ND-CP dated October 23, 2012 of the Government regulation on activities of information and press of foreign press, foreign representative agency and organizations in Vietnam  

Decree No. 55/2014/ND-CP dated May 30, 2014 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Voice of Vietnam

Economic development
Economic development

Decision No. 20/2014/QD-TTg dated March 11, 2014, on the establishment of Cao Bang province border-gate economic zone.

Decision No. 888/QD-TTg dated of the Prime Minister approving the Scheme on re-structuring Of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) for the period 2014-2015.

Resolution No. 01/2014/NQ-HDTP dated March 20, 2014, guiding the implementation of Law on Commercial arbitration.

Decree No. 49/2014/ND-CP dated May 20, 2014 of the Government providing the supervision, examination and inspection of state enterprises in the observance of law and owners’ decisions

Directive No. 11/CT-TTg dated May 21, 2014 of the Prime Minister on solving difficulties and recommendations of enterprises and promoting their production and business development, thus contributing to successfully implementing national socio-economic development tasks to 2015

Resolution No. 43/NQ-CP dated June 06, 2014 of the Government on a number of key tasks of reforming administrative procedures in the formation and implementation of land-using investment projects for improvement of the business environment

Decision No. 1168/QD-TTg dated July 16, 2014 of the Prime Minister approving the Strategy for development of Vietnam’s automobile industry through 2025, with a vision toward 2035.

Circular No. 05/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 12, 2014, guiding the opening and use of indirectly- invested capital accounts for implementation of foreign indirect investment activities in Vietnam.

Education
Education

Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP dated June 09, 2014 of the Government promulgation of action program of the Government in furtherance of Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW on radical changes in education and training to meet requirements of industrialization and modernization in a socialist-oriented market economy in course of international integration.

Energy
Energy

Decision No. 24/2014/QD-TTg dated March 24, 2014 of the Prime Minister on support mechanism for biomass power project’s development in Vietnam.

Decision No. 31/2014/QD-TTg dated May 05, 2014 of the Prime Minister on supporting mechanism for development of power generation projects using solid waste in Vietnam

Environment
Environment

Circular No. 27/2014/TT-BTNMT dated May 30, 2014 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on the registration for groundwater extraction, dossier form for issue, extension, modification, re-issue of water resource permit

Decision No. 609/QD-TTg dated April 25, 2014 of the Prime Minister approving the master plan on solid waste disposal of Hanoi Capital to 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Decree No. 51/2014/ND-CP dated May 21, 2014 of the Government providing the assignment of given sea areas to organizations and individuals for marine resource exploitation and use

Governance
Governance

Law No. 47/2014/QH13 dated June 16, 2014 of the National Assembly on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

Official Telegram No. 697/CD-TTg dated May 15, 2014, on order and security assurance.

Land – Housing
Land – Housing

Decree No. 43/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government on detailing a number of articles of the Land Law

Decree No. 44/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government on land prices  

Decree No. 45/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government providing the collection of land use levy  

Decree No. 46/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government on collection of land rental and water surface rental

Decree No. 47/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government on compensation, support and resettlement upon land recovery by the State

Joint Circular No. 01/2014/TTLT-NHNN-BXD-BTP-BTNMT dated April 25, 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Natural Resouces and Environment guiding procedures for mortgage of houses to be formed in the future under the Government’s Decree No. 71/2010/ND-CP of June 23, 2010, detailing and guiding the implementation of the Housing Law

Circular No. 07/2014/TT-BXD dated May 20, 2014 of the Ministry of Construction guiding a number of contents of the Government’s Decree No. 84/2013/ND-CP of July 25, 2013, providing the development and management of resettlement houses.

Health
Health

Law No. 46/2014/QH13 dated June 13, 2014, amendments to the Law on Health insurance.

Transportation
Transportation

Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BCA dated April 04,2014, regulating the vehicle registration.

Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BGTVT dated May 13, 2014, guiding the routes for transportation of goods in transit through the Vietnamese territory.

Decision No. 601/QD-BTC of the Ministry of Finance on correcting a number of Articles of the Circular No. 19/2014/TT-BTC dated February 11, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance on the procedures for temporary import, re-export, destruction and transfer of cars and motorcycles for entities being entitled to diplomatic privileges and immunities in Vietnam

Decree No. 56/2014/ND-CP dated May 30, 2014 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 18/2012/ND-CP of March 13, 2012, on road maintenance funds  

Directive No.1095/CT-TCDBVN dated March 21, 2014, on simultaneous implementation of vehicle load inspection on major highways.

Labor
Labor

Decision No. 269/QD-TLD dated March 07, 2014, on promulgation of regulation on financial management of trade unions.

Decree No. 53/2014/ND-CP dated May 26, 2014 of the Government providing the consultation by state management agencies with organizations representing employees and employers in the formulation of labor policies and law and industrial relation issues.

State budget – Taxation
State budget – Taxation

Circular No. 32/2014/TT-BTC dated March 11, 2014, amending Circular No. 85/2011/TT-BTC dated June 17, 2011, guiding the process for organizing and coordinating in collection of state budget among the state treasury – the general department of tax – the general department of customs and commercial banks.

Official Dispatch No. 1381/TCT-TNCN dated April 24, 2014 on the General List of allowances and subsidies issued by the competent state authorities as a basis for determining the income subject to personal income tax from salary and remuneration

Official Dispatch No. 7879/BTC-TCHQ dated June 13, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance on Petroleum import tax in self-propelled vehicles

Official Dispatch No. 7924/BTC-TCHQ dated June 16, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance on using of invoice when performing the procedures for export and tax finalization  

Other issues

Circular No. 20/2014/TT-BKHCN dated July 15, 2014, regulations on the importation of used machinery, equipment and production line.

Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BKHCN dated April 08, 2014, guiding the evaluation of production technology level.




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