THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE --------- No. 31/2020/TT-BTC | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ----------------- Hanoi, May 04, 2020 |
CIRCULAR
On amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC dated November 14, 2016 of the Minister of Finance on providing for rate, collection, remittance, management and use of industrial property fees and charges
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Pursuant to the Law on Charges and Fees dated November 25, 2015;
Pursuant to the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs;
Pursuant to 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;
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 promulgates the Circular on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC dated November 14, 2016 on providing for rate, collection, remittance, management and use of industrial property fees and charges.
Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of Articles of the Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC dated November 14, 2016
1. To amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 4 as follows:
“1. Charges and fees for industrial property shall be collected according to the industrial property charge and fee Schedule attached to this Circular. In case where international treaty to which Vietnam is a party contains provisions on industrial property fees different from this Circular (except for fees particularly applicable to international registration of marks according to the Madrid Agreement designating Vietnam in Point 6.4, Section B of the industrial property charge and fee Schedule attached to this Circular), such treaty provisions shall be applied”.
2. To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 6 as follows:
“2. Fee collector may retain 50% of the collected amount of fees to pay the costs serving its operation according to Article 5 of 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 and remit remaining 50% to the state budget under the current State Budget Index”.
3. To amend and supplement Point 6.4, Section B of the industrial property charge and fee Schedule attached to the Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC as follows:
No. | List of industrial property fees and charges | Rates (thousand VND) |
Inventions (including utility solutions) | Industrial design | Marks | Geographical indication | Layout designs of integrated circuits |
6.2 | Charge for international registration of a mark, industrial design (for each industrial design) having origin in Vietnam, excluding charges must be paid to the international office | | 2,000 | 2,000 | | |
Article 2. Organization of implementation
1. This Circular takes effect on July 01, 2020.
2. Any difficulty arising in the course of implementation of this Circular should be promptly reported to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and guidance./.
| FOR THE MINISTER THE DEPUTY MINISTER Vu Thi Mai |
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