No. | Tasks | Responsible agencies | Coordinating agencies |
I | List of designated contact points for implementation of Chapters of the RCEP Agreement |
1 | - Chapter 1 - Initial Provisions and General Definitions; - Chapter 3 - Rules of Origin; - Chapter 7 - Trade Remedies; - Chapter 8 - Trade in Services; - Chapter 13 - Competition; - Chapter 15 - Economic and Technical Cooperation; - Chapter 18 - Institutional Provisions; - Chapter 20 - Final Provisions Annex II - Schedules of Specific Commitments for Services | The Ministry of Industry and Trade | Related ministries and sectors |
2 | Chapter 2 - Trade in Goods | - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (for provisions on import duties of member countries of the RCEP Agreement, general provisions, and provisions on import and export management) - The Ministry of Finance (for provisions on Vietnam’s import duty) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (for provisions related to agricultural products) | Related ministries and sectors |
3 | Chapter 4 - Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation | The Ministry of Finance (the General Department of Vietnam Customs) | Related ministries and sectors |
4 | Chapter 5 - Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures | The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (the Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point) | Related ministries and sectors |
5 | Chapter 6 - Standards, Technical Regulations, and Conformity Assessment Procedures | The Ministry of Science and Technology (the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality and the International Cooperation Department) | Related ministries and sectors |
6 | Chapter 9 - Temporary Movement of Natural Persons Annex IV - Schedules of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons | - The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (for provisions related to the subjects stated in the Schedules of Specific Commitments on Temporary Movement of Natural Persons) - The Ministry of Public Security (for provisions related to licensing and processing of applications for entry) | Related ministries and sectors |
7 | Chapter 10 - Investment; Chapter 14 - Small and Medium enterprises Chapter 16 - Government Procurement Annex III - Schedules of Reservations and Non- Conforming Measures for Services and Investment | The Ministry of Planning and Investment | Related ministries and sectors |
8 | Chapter 11 - Intellectual Property | - The Ministry of Science and Technology (for general issues, provisions related to industrial property and enforcement of intellectual property rights) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (for provisions related to copyright and related rights) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (for provisions related to rights to plant varieties) | Related ministries and sectors |
9 | Chapter 12 - Electronic Commerce | - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (for general issues; provisions on electronic transactions, paperless trading, online consumer protection, and cooperation activities) - The Ministry of Information and Communications (for provisions on personal data, server system, electronic authentication and electronic signature, and cyber security | Related ministries and sectors |
10 | Chapter 17 - General Provisions and Exceptions | The Ministry of Industry and Trade (for general issues) | - The Ministry of Finance (for taxation measures); - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (for screening regime and dispute settlement); - The Ministry of Science and Technology (for the Convention on Biological Diversity); - The State Bank of Vietnam (for measures to safeguard the balance of payments); - Related ministries and sectors |
11 | Chapter 19 - Dispute Settlement | - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (for provisions of the Chapter) - Ministry of Justice (for provisions on settlement of disputes between Parties) | Related ministries and sectors |
12 | Annex I - Schedules of Tariff Commitments | The Ministry of Finance | The Ministry of Industry and Trade and related ministries and sectors |
II | List of designated contact points for receiving and exchanging information, and contact points for contacting with partner countries |
13 | Chapter 3, Article 3.33 - Contact Point for information related to “Rules of Origin” | The Ministry of Industry and Trade (the Agency of Foreign Trade) | Related ministries and sectors |
14 | Chapter 4, Article 4.20 - Contact Point for information related to “Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation” | The Ministry of Finance (the General Department of Vietnam Customs) | Related ministries and sectors |
15 | Chapter 5, Article 5.15 - Contact Point for “Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures” | The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point) | Related ministries and sectors |
16 | Chapter 6, Article 6.12 12 - Contact Points for “Standards, Technical Regulations, and Conformity Assessment Procedures” | The Ministry of Science and Technology (the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, and the International Cooperation Department) | Related ministries and sectors |
17 | Chapter 8, Article 8.14 - Contact Point for “Trade in Services” | The Ministry of Industry and Trade (the Multilateral Trade Policy Department) | Related ministries and sectors |
18 | Chapter 14, Article 14.4 - Contact Point for “Small and Medium Enterprises” | The Ministry of Planning and Investment (the Agency for Enterprise Development) | Related ministries and sectors |
19 | Chapter 16, Article 16.7 - Contact Point for “Government Procurement” | The Ministry of Planning and Investment (The Public Procurement Agency) | Related ministries and sectors |
20 | Chapter 19, Article 19.20 - Contact Points for “Dispute Settlement” | - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (the Legal Department); - The Ministry of Justice (the Department of International Law) | Related ministries and sectors |
21 | Chapter 18, Article 18.8 - Contact Point for the effective implementation of the RCEP Agreement | The Ministry of Industry and Trade (the Multilateral Trade Policy Department) | Related ministries and sectors |
III | List of designated contact points for participating in Committees for implementation of the RCEP Agreement |
22 | The RCEP Joint Committee | The Ministry of Industry and Trade | Related ministries and sectors |
23 | The Committee on Goods | The Ministry of Industry and Trade | The Ministry of Finance and related ministries and sectors |
24 | The Committee on Services and Investment | - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (for provisions on trade in services ) - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (for investment-related provisions) | Related ministries and sectors |
25 | The Committee on Sustainable Development | - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (for provisions on economic and technical cooperation) - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (for provisions on small and medium enterprises) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (for provisions on sustainable development and environment) | Related ministries and sectors |
26 | The Committee on the Business Environment | - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (for provisions on electronic commerce and competition) - The Ministry of Science and Technology (for provisions on intellectual property) - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (for provisions on government procurement) | Related ministries and sectors |
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