Free road use fee for the poor

Motorcycles of poor households will be exempt from road use fee as prescribed in Circular 197/2012/TT-BTC guiding Decree 18/2012/ND-CP. In addition, vehicles used for public purposes such as ambulances, fire… also free of charge. Owners, using means of transportation other than the above cases are required to pay fees from January 1st 2013, except for … Read More

Revised Anti-Corruption Law 2012

On November 23rd 2012, the National Assembly passed the Law on Anti-Corruption amended in 2012, thereby correcting some limitations of the old Law by forcing to public such information as: For procurement and construction: must public the list of projects specified bidding and reason; Category and reason of the limit bid project, bidders lists, results … Read More

Cooperative members can be foreigners

On November 20th, the National Assembly passed the Law on Cooperatives 2012. One of the interesting new points which is foreigners legally residing in Vietnam now can become a member of the cooperative. Accordingly, the Government shall stipulate the conditions and procedures for becoming a member of the cooperative for Vietnamese legal entities and foreign individuals … Read More

Standardized non-cash payment

From March 26th 2013, service providing organizations: intermediate payments, non-cash payments, users of those service when open and use the account have to involve in a contract. Service fee is still regulated and listed by the organizations, but in the case of unexpected developments, the Reserve Bank of Vietnam will determine this fee. Person aged … Read More

Guide for compensation in criminal proceedings

Prisoners who died in their custody or detention, imprisonment without their own fault or a force majeure event will be compensated with the mental damages at 360 months minimum wage. This is one of the contents are specified in detail in The Joint Circular 05/2012/TTLT-VKSNDTC-TANDTC-BCA-BTP-BQP-BTC-BNNPTNN guiding the implementation of the state to compensate in criminal proceedings. This … Read More

Illegal termination of the labor contract also receive unemployment insurance

Previously, when unilateral termination of labor contracts, employee must be certified by the employer that the termination is legal then he/she will be eligible for unemployment insurance (UI). However, from January 15th 2013, employee just need to be certified by the employer on the unilateral termination of the contract to complete the documents entitled to … Read More

No Refund for Mistaken Paid or Overpaid VAT

Mistaken paid or overpaid VAT on imported goods for custom authorities when discovered will be adjusted to the state budget and will not be refunded. The handling of the above VAT amount is done under the guidance at Point c, Clause 2, Article 131 of Circular194/2010/TT-BTC. Accordingly, the overpaid amount will not be refunded to … Read More

Reduce coal export tax to 10%

Coal, briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal in heading 27.01 are applied with the export tax reduction from 20% to 10%. These above contents are regulated by the Ministry of Finance in Circular  169/2012/TT-BTC on October 11th 2012 amending a part of Circular 157/2011/TT-BTC ‘s content . Other types of coal such as lignite (27.02), … Read More

Renewal of the application for label control

From January 1st 2013, Form 01 of Circular 05/2012/TT-BVHTTDL will no longer be used, ending six months of 15 days exists. Since this date, applications for control labels for sound recordings, video recordings of music will be applied with the Form 07 of Decree 79/2012/ND-CP. Some other forms are also changed: applications for license to bring Vietnamese candidates … Read More

National Assembly passed six important laws

National Assembly passed six important laws ANT Lawyers, Nov 23rd, 2012 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly undertook revision of Clause 1, Article 3 of the Draft Law as follows: “Cooperatives are the collective economic organizations with co-ownership and have legal status, established by at least seven members whom voluntarily provide assistance and cooperation … Read More

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