Legal Document Updates in English (08/2018)

ISSUANCE OF GUEST WORKER PROGRAM LICENSES VIA NETWORK

On December 29, 2017, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Circular No.  35/2017/TT-BLDTBXH on management, operation and ultilization of the database of guest worker program.

According to this Circular, an enterprise shall log in the database at address csdl.dolab.gov.vn using its account, access the tab “New permit” to fill information in the application for permit; upload an application for guest worker program license.

Within 5 working days from the date on which the application for licensing through database, the licensing agency shall reply whether the application is satisfactory or unsatisfactory with laws and regulations at website csdl.dolab.gov.vn; if the application is rejected, the licensing

TO ANNUL THE REGULATIONS ON FEES FOR REPAIR OF
SUBMARINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE LINES

On January 12, 2018, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BTC on amending a number of Articles of the Circular No. 273/2016/TT-BTC   on fees for telecommunications operations and charges for issuance of license for telecommunications services and license for telecommunications operations and collection, waiver, transfer, management and use thereof.

NEW PROVISIONS ABOUT DETERMINING COST OF URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES

At the Circular No. 14/2017/TT-BXD dated December 28, 2017, the Ministry of Construction has guidance the determination and management of costs of urban public services, including costs of collecting and transporting municipal solid waste; Maintaining urban lighting system; Maintaining and developing urban green spaces and trees.

The cost estimate of urban public services includes direct costs (material cost, labor cost, and costs of vehicles, machinery and equipment), general administration cost, profit target and VAT (if any). Within that, General administration cost includes expenses in general for managing or executive board of an enterprise, indirect managing costs, costs of worker services (including labor safety cost and costs of working tools and devices), payments of loan interests to banks and other credit institutions, social expenses payable by the employer

PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 72 MONTHS
MUST SPECIFY THEIR PARENT’S INFORMATION

According to Circular No. 52/2017/TT-BYT dated December 29, 2017 of the Ministry of Health providing for prescription of modern drugs and bio-logical in outpatient treatment, prescribed a prescription shall be valid for buying/receiving drugs within 05 days from the prescription date.

With regards to patient is a child aged under 72 months, the prescription must specify the child’s months of age, full name and ID or Citizen Identity Card’s number of the child's parent or guardian. Prescription contents must exactly specify the patient's permanent or temporary address, including house number, street, residential group or hamlet/village, commune/ward/town, district, province/city.

NOT ISSUING BUSINESS LICENSE FOR A FOREIGN INVESTOR
THAT INCUR OVERDUE TAX

This is provisions in Decree No. 09/2018/ND-CP dated   January 15, 2018 of the Government guiding the Law on Commerce and the law on Foreign Trade Management regarding sale of goods and other activities directly related to sale of goods of foreign investors and foreign-invested business entities in Vietnam.

According to this Decree, business license shall be issued for foreign investor from a country or territory which has acceded to a treaty to which Vietnam is a signatory and under which Vietnam has committed to open its market for sale of goods that meet these conditions: Incur no overdue tax in a case where it has been established in Vietnam for at least 1 year; Acquire a financial plan deemed qualified to apply for a business license…