Vietnam Legal Document Updates -- December 2013 - May 2014
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Vietnam Legal Document Updates | December 2013 - May 2014
Agriculture and rural development
Agriculture and rural development
Circular No. 02/2014/TT-BNNPTNT dated January 24, 2014 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regulating the order and procedures for issuing and revoking the certificate of genetically modified plants eligible for use as food and feed.
Decree No. 210/2013/ND-CP of December 19, 2013 on incentive policies for enterprises investing in agriculture and rural areas.
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.
Decision No. 218/QD-TTg dated February 07, 2014 of the Prime Minister approving the strategy for management of special-use forests, marine protected areas and inland water protected areas in Vietnam until 2020 and vision to 2030.
Banking and financial sector
Banking and financial sector
Circular No. 01/2014/TT-NHNN dated January 06,2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam prescribing the delivery and receipt, preservation and transportation of cash, precious assets and valuable papers.
Circular No. 05/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 12, 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam guiding the open and use of indirect investment capital accounts for the implementation of foreign direct investment in Vietnam.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Circular No. 32/2013/TT-NHNN dated December 26th 2013 of the State Bank of Vietnam on guiding the implementation of regulations on restricting the use of foreign exchange within the territory of Vietnam.
Circular No. 33/2013/TT-NHNN dated December 26, 2013 of the Vietnam State Bank providing guidelines upon approval procedure for activities of export, import of foreign currency in cash of permitted banks.
Circular No. 209/2013/TT-BTC dated December 27, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance on guiding the financial regulations applicable to Vietnam Asset Management Company for credit institutions.
Circular No. 216/2013/TT-BTC dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance amending the Circular No. 38/2011/TT-BTC dated March 16, 2011 of the Ministry of Finance regulations of the rate, collection-payment regime, management and use of fees from securities operations applying with security service organizations.
Circular No. 217/2013/TT-BTC dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the administrative violations in securities and securities market.
Circular No. 220/2013/TT-BTC dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of the Decree No. 71/2013/ND-CP of July 11, 2013, on investment of state capital in enterprises and financial management of enterprises of which 100% charter capital is held by the State.
Decision No. 21/QD-NHNN dated January 02, 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam providing the interest rate of commercial bank applied in 2014 for loan’s outstanding balance for house assistance in accordance with the Circular No. 11/2013/TT-NHNN date May 15, 2013.
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. 01/2014/ND-CP dated January 3, 2014 of the Government on foreign investors’ share purchase from Vietnamese credit institutions.
Decree No. 04/2014/ND-CP January 17, 2014 dated January 17, 2014 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 51/2010/ND-CP of May 14, 2010, providing for goods sale and service provision invoices.
Decree No. 39/2014/ND-CP dated May 07, 2014 of the Government on operation of financial company and financial leasing company.
Decree No. 219/2013/ND-CP dated December 26, 2013 of the Government on management of enterprises’ borrowing of foreign loans and payment of foreign debts without government guarantee.
Decree No. 222/2013/ND-CP dated December 31, 2013 of the Government on cash payment.
Joint Circular No. 214/2013/TTLT-BTC-BCA dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Security detailing the implementation of some articles of the Decree No. 130/2006/ND-CP dated November 08, 2006 of the Government providing for the compulsory fire and explosion insurance regime.
Economic development
Economic development
Decision No. 03/2014/QD-TTg dated January 14, 2014 of the Prime Minister promulgating the regulation on State management for investment promotion activities.
Decision No. 04/2014/QD-TTg dated Hanoi, January 14, 2014 of the Prime Minister on promulgation of regulation on coordination in resolution of international investment disputes.
Decision No. 198/QD-TTg dated January 25, 2014 of the Prime Minister approving the master plan on socio-economic development of the northern key economic region through 2020, with a vision toward 2030.
Decision No. 245/QD-TTg dated February 12, 2014 of the Prime Minister approving the master plan on socio-economic development of the Mekong delta key economic region through 2020, with orientations toward 2030.
Circular No. 01/2014/TT-BKHDT dated January 09, 2014 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment guiding a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 38/2013/ND-CP of April 23, 2013, on management and use of official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans of donors.
Circular No. 218/2013/TT-BTC dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance providing the financial management of programs and projects funded with official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans of foreign donors.
Education and training
Education and training
Decision No. 2448/QD-TTg dated December 16, 2013 of the Prime Minister on approving the scheme for international integration with respect to education and vocational training by 2020.
Environment
Decision No. 45/QD-TTg dated January 08, 2014 of the Prime Minister on approving the master plan on nation-wide biodiversity conservation by 2020, with a vision to 2030.
Decision No. 2612/QD-TTg dated December 30, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the strategy for using clean technologies by 2020 with a vision to 2030.
Resolution No. 712/2013/UBTVQH13 dated December 16, 2013 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on promulgating the Royal tariff.
Decision No. 182/QD-TTg dated January 23, 2014 of the Prime Minister approving the approving national action plan to raise the efficiency of management, protection and general use of water resources for the period 2014-2020.
Governance
Governance
Circular No. 35/2013/TT-NHNN dated January 01 of the State Bank of Vietnam guiding a number of provisions on anti-money laundering.
Decree No. 211/2013/ND-CP dated December 19, 2013 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 107/2006/ND-CP of September 22, 2006, defining responsibilities of heads of agencies, organizations and units for corruption occurring in their agencies, organizations or units.
Ordinance No. 09/2014/UBTVQH13 dated January 20, 2014 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the Order of, and Procedures for, Considering and Deciding on the Application of Administrative-Handling Measures at People’s Courts.
Health
Health
Circular No. 06/2014/TT-BYT dated February 14, 2014 of the Ministry of Health on the List of primary key indicators of health sector.
Circular No. 08/2014/TT-BTC dated January 15, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance providing the rates, regime of collecting and using the prophylactic medicines and medical quarantine charges.
Circular No. 08/2014/TT-BYT dated February 26, 2014 of the Ministry of Health February 26, 2014 providing for the support activities of clinical trial research in Vietnam.
Decision No. 244/QD-TTg dated February 12, 2014 of the Prime Minister on National Policy on preventing harms of abusing alcoholic beverages by 2020.
Circular No. 45/2013/TT-BYT dated December 26, 2013 of the Ministry of Health on issuing the Fourth List of Essential Western Medicines.
Decision No. 68/QD-TTg dated January 10, 2014 of the Prime Minister approving the National Strategy on Vietnam pharmaceutical industry’s development to 2020 and with the vision to 2030.
Official Dispatch No. 302/BYT-QLD dated January 22, 2014 of the Ministry of Health on drug manufacturers, drug importers, and applicants for drug registration.
Energy
Energy
Decision No. 09/2014/QD-TTg dated January 23, 2014 of the Prime Minister promulgating financial obligations of organizations with nuclear power plants, modes of financial management to ensure operation termination and dismantlement of nuclear power plants.
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.
Decision No. 2414/QD-TTg dated December 11, 2013 of the Prime Minister on adjusting list, schedule of several power projects and providing for a few of special regulations and policies for investment in high priority power works during 2013- 2020.
Notice No. 49/TB-VPCP dated January 25, 2014 of the Government’s Office on the conclusion opinion of the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the review conference in 2013 and the implementation of plan in 2014 of Vietnam Petroleum Group.
Infrastructure, urban development, transport
Infrastructure, urban development, transport
Joint Circular No. 210/2013/TTLT-BTC-BXD-BTTTT dated December 30, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Information and Communications guiding the mechanism and principle of controlling and method of determining rent rates of common technical infrastructure facilities.
Circular No. 03/2014/TT-BXD dated February 20, 2014 of the Ministry of Construction on amending the Article 21 of the Circular No. 16/2010/TT-BXD dated September 01, 2010 of the Ministry of Construction specifying and guiding some contents of the Government's Decree No. 71/2010/ND-CP dated June 23, 2010, detailing and guiding the Housing Law.
Circular No. 19/2014/TT-BTC dated February 11th 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 Viet Nam.
Circular No. 55/2013/TT-BGTVT dated December 26, 2013 of the Ministry of Transport prescribing the responsibilities and violation handling in organization and management of transport business activities by vehicles and road transport support services.
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. 30/2014/ND-CP dated April 14, 2014 of the Government on conditions for sea transportation and support service.
Information and communication
Information and communication
Decision No. 9428/QD-BCT dated December 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade approving the plan for developing the Nation-wide exhibition fair center system to 2020, with a vision to 2030.
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.
Labor
Labor
Circular No. 03/2014/TT-BLDTBXH dated January 20, 2014 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the implementation of some articles of the Decree No. 102/2013/ND-CP of September 5, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labor Code regarding foreign workers in Vietnam.
Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BLDTBXH dated February 12, 2014 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the implementation of regulations on personal protective equipment.
Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 6, 2014 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs promulgating list of machines, equipment and supplies having strict requirement on labor safety.
Circular No. 33/2013/TT-BLDTBXH of December 16, 2013, guiding region-based minimum wage levels for laborers working for enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals and labor-employing agencies and organizations.
Decree No. 03/2014/ND-CP dated January 16, 2014 detailing the implementation of a number of Articles of the Labor Code regarding employment.
Decree No. 27/2014/ND-CP dated April 07, 2014 of the Government guiding some regulations of the Labor Code on domestic servants.
Decision No. 144/QD-TTg dated February 01, 2014 of the Prime Minister on approving the scheme on formation and development of the voluntary pension program in Vietnam.
Law and legislation
Law and legislation
Circular No. 08/2014/TT-BTP dated February 26, 2014 of the Ministry of Justice on amending Circular No. 05/2011/TT-BTP guiding registration and provision of information on secured transaction, contract and notification of property distrait for judgment enforcement by direct method, post, fax, email in property transaction registration center of secured transaction registration department of the Ministry of Justice and Circular No. 22/2010/TT-BTP guiding the registration and provision of online information on secured transaction, contract and notification of property record for judgment enforcement.
Circular No. 34/2014/TT-BTC dated March 21, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance prescribing the levels and regime of collection, payment, management and use of judicial expertise charges in forensic medicine.
Order 02/2014/L-CTN On promulgation of ordinance on the Order of, and Procedures for, Considering and Deciding on the Application of Administrative-Handling Measures at People’s Courts.
Resolution No. 719/2014/UBTVQH13 dated January 06, 2014 if the Standing Committee of National Assembly on guiding the implementation of Clause 2, Article 2 of the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 64/2013/QH13 of November 28, 2013, on the implementation of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Customs
Customs
Circular No. 13/2014/TT-BTC dated January 24, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance prescribing customs procedures for goods processed with foreign traders.
Circular No. 15/2014/TT-BTC dated January 27, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance guiding to process goods left in the area of customs supervision.
Circular No. 190/2013/TT-BTC dated December 12, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance detailing the implementation of the Decree No. 190/2013/TT-BTC dated detailing the implementation of the Decree No. 127/2013/ND-CP dated October 15, 2013 of the Government stipulating the handling of the administrative violations and the coercive implementation of administrative decisions in customs.
Official Dispatch No. 139/TCHQ-GSQL dated January 07, 2014 of the General Department of Customs on guiding implementation of new regulation on C/O form D.
Official Dispatch No. 1767/BTC-TCHQ dated February 11, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance on enhancing management to prevent violations in taking advantage of e-customs.
Public finance - tax
Public finance - tax
Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTC dated January 06, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance promulgating the management and use of revenue from project management activities of investors, project management units of the state budget and Government’s bond-fund projects.
Circular No. 32/2014/TT-BTC dated March 11, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance amending and supplementing a number of the Circular No. 85/2011/TT-BTC dated June 17, 2011 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the process of organization and coordination in collection of state budget between the State Treasury – the General Department Of Taxation – the General Department of Customs and Commercial Banks.
Official Dispatch No. 336/TCT-TNCN dated January 24, 2014 of the General Department of Taxation guidng the personal income tax finalization in 2013.
Circular No. 201/2013/TT-BTC dated December 20, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the application of Advance Pricing Agreements to Tax Administration.
Circular No. 205/2013/TT-BTC dated December 24, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of the Agreement on double taxation avoidance and prevention of tax evasion to taxes and assets between Vietnam and other countries and territories taking effective in Vietnam.
Circular No. 219/2013/TT-BTC dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of the Law on Value-Added Tax and the Government’s Decree No. 209/2013/ND-CP of December 18, 2013, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Value-Added Tax.
Decree No. 209/2013/ND-CP dated December 18, 2013 of the Government on detailing and guiding implementation of several articles of Law on Value-Added Tax.
Decree No. 214/2013/ND-CP dated December 20, 2013 of the Government on amending and supplementing several articles of the Government’s Decree No. 103/2008/ND-CP dated September 16, 2008, on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.
Decree No. 218/2013/ND-CP of December 26, 2013 detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Enterprise Income Tax.
Science and technology
Science and technology
Decree No. 08/2014/ND-CP dated January 27, 2014 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Science and Technology.
Trade
Trade
Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade detailing the implementation of the Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international goods sale and purchase and goods sale, purchase, processing and transit agency activities with foreign countries.
Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BCT dated January 27, 2014 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade providing for temporary import and re-export, temporary export for re-import, border-gate transfer of goods.
Circular No. 33/2013/TT-BCT dated December 18, 2013 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade prescribing the import of raw material tobacco under 2014 quotas.
Circular No. 34/2013/TT-BCT dated of December 24, 2013 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade publicizing the roadmap for the trading of goods and activities directly related to the trading of goods by foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam.
Circular No. 37/2013/TT-BCT dated December 30, 2013 providing the import of cigarettes and cigar.
Decision No. 9990/QD-BCT dated December 25, 2013 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam on the application of temporary antidumping duties.
Official Dispatch No. 11495/BCT-XNK dated December 12, 2013 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade guiding grant of C/O form A for footwear exported to EU.
Joint Circular No. 01/2014/TTLT-BCA-BQP-BLDTBXH-BNG dated February 10,2014 guiding the order, procedures for and coordination in, the verification, identification, receipt and return of trafficked victims.
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