Archive for March 22nd, 2005
Fines proposed for smoking in public areas
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has come into effect since March 17, 2005 in Vietnam. Under a draft amending and supplementing Decree 46/ND-CP regulating [...]
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Regulation on veterinary ordinance
The government issued Decree 33/ND-CP dated March 15, 2005 regulating specifically the implementation of some clauses written in the Veterinary Ordinance. The above decree [...]
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70% cut in preferential import duties on electronic components
The Ministry of Finance issued Decision 15/2005/QD-BTC dated March 17, 2005 modifying preferential import duties policies applied to some electronic components and spare [...]
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Investment preferences at Dung Quat Special Economic Zone
The prime minister issued a statute on business activities in Dung Quat economic zone (Quang Ngai central province). Under the above statute, Overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu) [...]
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FIEs barred from import services
Official Letter 927/TCHQ-GSQL dated March 11, 2005 by the General Department of Customs regulates that foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) are not allowed to operate import [...]
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Prior approval for export of refined petroleum fuel
The General Department of Customs promulgates in Official Letter 974/TCHQ-GSQL dated March 16, 2005 that export of fuel petroleum such as diesel, lubricant and others is [...]
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Regulations on taxable prices for second-hand goods
Under Official Letter 977/TCHQ-KTTT dated March 16, 2005 by the General Department of Customs, the list of taxable prices regulates taxable prices for newly imported goods. [...]
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Conditions on transferring quotas among apparel categories exported to US
The trade ministry on March 14, 2005 issued Announcement 0321/TM-DM announcing the fourth list of traders being allowed to transfer quotas among apparel categorises exported [...]
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Pricing imported goods based on previous investigation
Official Letter 913/TCHQ-KTTT dated March 11, 2005 by the General Department of Customs defines that if a business importing goods with high prices has been investigated by a [...]
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Not deposit on cigarettes and second-hand vehicles in bonded warehouse
According to Official Letter 1007/TCHQ-GSQL dated March 18, 2005 by the General Department of Customs, cigarettes and second-hand automobiles are listed as goods being banned [...]
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Goods of Belarus origin entitled to GATT
Official Letter 2932 TC/CST dated March 15, 2005 by the General Department of Taxation promulgates that imported goods of Belarus origin are subjects to application of [...]
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Internal delivery orders required for internal transport of goods
When transporting goods among affiliated members of a business, such internal delivery is required to use value added tax (VAT) invoices or internal delivery orders issued by [...]
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Advertising commissions as tax deductible expenses
Under the recent instruction of the Ministry of Finance, if a business contracts with and pays advertising commissions for any intermediary business organisations and/or [...]
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Pm instructs speeding up of SOE equitisation
The prime minister issued Instruction 04/2005/CT-TTg dated March 17, 2005 speeding up rapidly and stably the equitisation of state owned enterprises (SOE). The government [...]
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Thua Thien Hue petitions over controversial Hue property development
The People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue central province submitted Official Letter 21/UB-BC to the prime minister reporting the permission of investment activities for the [...]
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