Legal Document Updates in English (15/2015)

TO REDUCE THE IMPORT TAX OF MOTOR SPRINT BY 20% FROM APRIL 14, 2015
 

On April 13, 2015, the Ministry of  Finance issued the Circular No. 48/2015/TT-BTC amending the preferential import tax rates applicable to a number of items in subheading 27.10 of preferential import tariff.

Accordingly, from April 14m 2015, the preferential import tax for a number of items of biogasoline and biodiesel from 10 – 15% to 20% for RON 97, RON 90 , White spirit, diesel

COLLECTION RATE OF ROAD USE TOLL OF THE PHAP VAN - CAU GIE ROAD
 

The Ministry of Finance has just issued the Circular 45/2015/TT-BTC providing for the collection rate, regime, management and use of road use toll of the Phap Van - Cau Gie road, Hanoi city.

Accoringly, from March 25, 2015, the fee of road use toll of the Phap Van - Cau Gie road, Hanoi shall be divided into each road and type of transportation from VND 10,000 – VND 180,000. At the entry station: the driver shall stop at the cabin at the entry lane. The collector shall give the driver the entrance card (smart cards; E-tickets). At the exit station: when driving to the exit lane, the driver shall have to stop at the exit cabin at the exit lane, give the card to the collector, pay the toll and receive voucher of collection of toll…

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR BAGS ARE EXEMPT
FROM CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
 

On April 14, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 49/2015/TT-BTC providing for customs procedures for mails, postal matters and parcels, imports and exports sent via postal services of designated enterprises.

According to this Circular, Imported  or  exported  mails  sent  via  postal services  are  subject  to customs supervision  in  the  form  of  affixing  customs seals  to the enterprise’s special-use packing or vehicles for international mailing. When being imported or exported, diplomatic and consular bags are exempt from customs procedures  (including  exemption from  customs declaration and customs inspection). When  there  are  grounds  to  affirm

that  diplomatic  or  consular  bags violate regulations on privileges and immunities, the General Director of Customs shall decide on the inspection and handling of these bags.

The enterprise shall apply the declaration method by work shift of the enterprise, customs declaration shall be made aggregately on one declaration form, enclosed with a detailed list of duty- or tax-free imports or exports for packages, parcels that are subject to the list of tax exemption goods or under the list of tax free imports/exports.

This Circular takes effect on May 29, 2015 and annuls the Circular No. 99/2010/TT-BTC dated July 09, 2010.

REGULATIONS ON THE CONSTRUCTION COST MANAGEMENT
 

The Government issued the Decree No. 32/2015/ND-CP dated March 25, 2015 on the construction cost management including total construction investment, construction estimate, construction contract estimate, construction norms, construction prices, construction price indexes, project management and construction consultancy cost, payment for and finalization of construction contracts; reimbursement and statement of construction capital….

In accordance with regulations in this Decree, construction prices include specific construction unit costs that are the basis for determining the construction estimate; overall construction prices of groups, types of works, structure units, or construction parts that are Unit the basis for determining the construction estimate and total construction investment. Specific construction unit prices are determined according to construction norms, prices for materials, structures, labor costs, equipment cost per shift, and other costs that are suitable with market prices in the same area

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISE HOLDING THE ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTS
MUST APPLY FOR MODEL CONNECTIVITY AGREEMENT
 

In accordance with the Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BTTTT dated March 24, 2015 of the Ministry of Information and Communications on telecommunication connectivity, within 30 working days from the day on which a telecommunications enterprise is determined to be the one holding the essential instruments, such enterprise shall prepare, submit directly or by post to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority an application for model connection agreement. Others may draw up and promulgate model connectivity agreement without registration to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority.

The negotiation of connectivity agreement shall include at least the information such as requirements and principles of connection; procedures for connection; type of network and connection service; feasible place of connection on the network; shared use of connecting place; capacity of connection; technical regulations and standards of connecting devices, connecting interface, signals, counter, etc. connection quality norms (network congestion, effectiveness of connection, etc); method, time limit for