THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE -------------------- No. 25/2020/TT-BTC | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ----------------------------- Hanoi, April 14, 2020 |
CIRCULAR
On amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 291/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016 on prescribing the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of charge for appraisal of postal operation conditions
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Pursuant to the Law on Charges and Fees dated November 25, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on Post dated June 17, 2010;
Pursuant to the Government s Decree No. 47/2011/ND-CP dated June 17, 2010 on detailing a number of Articles of the Law on Post;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 150/2018/ND-CP dated November 07, 2018 on amending a number of Article of the Decrees on investment and business requirements, and administrative procedures in the information and communications sector;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree’s No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 on detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of Articles of the Law on Charges and Fees;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP dated July 26, 2017, on defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
At the proposal of the Director of the Tax Policy Department;
The Minister of Finance hereby promulgate the Circular on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 291/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016 on prescribing the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of charge for appraisal of postal operation conditions.
Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of Articles of the Circular No. 291/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016
1. To amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 1 as follows:
“1. Scope of regulation
This Circular prescribes the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of charge for appraisal of postal operation conditions, including: Appraising conditions for granting postal licenses and written certifications of postal operation notices.”
2. To amend and supplement Article 3 as follows:
“Article 3. Charge collector
The Ministry of Information and Communications and Department of Information and Communications shall be in charge of collecting charges for appraisal of postal operation conditions according to this Circular.”
3. To amend and supplement Article 4 as follows:
“Article 4. Charge rates
The charge rates for appraisal of postal operation conditions are prescribed in the Table of charges for appraisal of postal operation conditions attached to this Circular.”
4. To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 5 as follows:
“2. Other matters related to the declaration, collection, remittance, management and use of charges, charge receipts, and publicity of the regulations on charge fee collection which are not mentioned in this Circular must comply with the Law on Charge and Fees; the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016, on detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of Articles of the Law on Charges and Fees; the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013, on guiding the implementation of a number of Articles of the Law on Tax Administration, the Law on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Law on Tax Administration, and the Government’s Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP dated July 22, 2013; the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 303/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016, on guiding the printing, issuance, management and use of different types of receipts of charges and fees belonging to the state budget.”
Article 2. Implementation organization
1. This Circular takes effect on June 01, 2020.
2. To repeal the Table of charges for appraisal of postal operation conditions attached to the Circular No. 291/2016/TT-BTC of the Minister of Finance on prescribing the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of charge for appraisal of postal operation conditions.
3. During the implementation of this Circular, if the legislative documents referred to in this Circular are amended or replaced, the new ones shall prevail.
4. Any difficulties arising in the course of implementation of this Circular should be reported to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and guidance./.
| FOR THE MINISTER THE DEPUTY MINISTER Vu Thi Mai |
TABLE
OF CHARGES FOR APPRAISAL OF POSTAL OPERATION CONDITIONS
(Issued together with the Finance Minister’s Circular No. 25/2020/TT-BTC dated April 14, 2020)
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Ordinal number | Appraisal content | Charge rates (VND 1,000/time) |
I | For appraisal activities carried out by the Ministry of Information and Communications | |
1 | Appraising conditions for granting postal licenses | |
1.1 | a) Initial appraisal | |
- Inter-provincial scope | 21,500 |
- International scope | |
+ International incoming call | 29,500 |
+ International outgoing call | 34,500 |
+ International incoming and outgoing call | 39,500 |
b) Appraisal upon expiry | Equal to 50% of the first-time appraisal charge as prescribed in Sub-point a of this Point. |
1.2 | Appraisal in cases of transfer of the entire enterprise due to acquisition or merge | |
| - Inter-provincial scope - International scope + International incoming call + International outgoing call + International incoming and outgoing call | 8,500 10,500 11,500 12,500 |
1.3 | Appraisal for amendment and supplement | |
a | Appraisal for extending the scope of service provision | |
| - Inter-provincial scope - International scope + International incoming call + International outgoing call + International incoming and outgoing call | 5,500 6,500 7,500 8,500 |
b | Appraisal for changing other contents in the license | 1,500 |
1.4 | Appraisal for re-grant of the postal license in case of a license is lost or damaged | 1,000 |
2 | Appraisal of conditions for granting written certifications of postal operation notices | |
2.1 | Application for granting for the first time | |
a | In case of self-service supply | |
| - Inter-provincial scope - International scope + International incoming call + International outgoing call + International incoming and outgoing call | 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 |
b | In case of acting as an agent for a foreign postal service provider, receiving a franchise in the field of postal services from abroad into Vietnam and acting as a representative for a foreign postal service provider | |
| - Inter-provincial scope - International scope + International incoming call + International outgoing call + International incoming and outgoing call | 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 |
c | In case of acting as a representative office of a foreign postal service provider | 2,000 |
2.2 | In case of transferring entire enterprises due to acquisition or merger | 2,500 |
2.3 | Appraisal for re-granting in case of a notice is lost or damaged | 1,000 |
II | For appraisal activities carried out by the Department of Information and Communications | |
1 | Appraising conditions for granting a postal license (appraisal for initial grant, re-grant, amendment, supplement and change the content of a license) and granting a written certification of a postal operation notice (appraisal for initial grant, re-grant and change the content of a notice) within a province | Equal to 50% of the charge for appraisal of conditions for granting a postal license and a written certification of a postal operation notice as prescribed in Section I of this Table |
2 | Appraisal for granting a written certification of postal operation notice for branches and representative offices of a postal service provider established under Vietnamese law. - Granting for the first time - Re-granting in case a notice is lost or damaged | 1,000 500 |
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