Legal Document Updates in English (18/2018)

THE PILOT E-DECLARATION AND PAYMENT OF AUTOMOBILE AND MOTORCYCLE
 

At the Circular No. 05/2018/TT-BTC dated January 22, 2018, the Ministry of Finance has detailed guidance on the pilot e-declaration and payment of automobile and motorcycle registration fees at Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Firstly, organizations and individuals that are managed by tax offices and have brand-new automobiles or motorcycles (excluding those inherited or given as gifts), including also organizations making declarations on others’ behalf, shall make and submit declaration dossiers at the e-portal of the General Department of Taxation. A registration fee payer shall fill in the serial number of the certificate of conformity from technical safety quality and environmental protection inspection or serial number of the type approval certificate and relevant information in registration fee declaration. The e-portal of the General Department of Taxation will assign by itself codes to registration fee declaration dossiers.

INSPECTION OF FOREIGN SHIPS OPERATING IN THE SEAPORT WATERS OF VIETNAM
 

In accordance with the Circular No. 07/2018/TT-BGTVT dated February 07, 2018 of the Ministry of Transport on prescribing the inspection of seagoing ships.

When having clear ground when a ship having a serious damaged structure or hull or a deficiency causing danger to its watertight integrity or stability; a ship having a deficiency of equipment, thus affecting maritime safety, maritime security, maritime labor or environmental pollution prevention…the foreign ships shall have inspection before operating in the seaport waters of Vietnam.

When boarding a ship to conduct inspection, a port state control officer shall produce his/her port state control officer’s card to the ship master or watchkeeping seafarer.

TO SUPPORT VND 8 BILLIONS FOR FISHING SHIPS
 

In accordance with the Decree No. 17/2018/ND-CP of the Government on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 67/2014/ND-CP of July 7, 2014, on a number of fisheries development policies.

For fishing ships with a total main engine capacity of between 800 CV and under 1,000 CV, ship owners are entitled to a support accounting for 35% of the ship building cost but not exceeding VND 6.7 billions per ship; for fishing ships with a total main engine capacity of 1,000 CV or higher, ship owners are entitled to a support accounting for 35% of the ship building cost but not exceeding VND 8 billions/ship.

CALCULATION OF THE VOLUME OF NARCOTICS IN THE 2015 PENAL CODE
 

On February 02, 2018, the Government issued the Decree No. 19/2018/ND-CP prescribing the calculation of the aggregate weight or volume of narcotics referred to in a number of articles of the 2015 Penal Code.

Weight or volume of a narcotic prescribed in this Decree is the weight or volume of a narcotic which is seized or proven in the process of investigation, prosecution or adjudication. The weight of opium in dross opium, diluted opium solutions or opium mixtures shall be determined on the basis of converting into

TO ISSUE THE RESOLUTION ON EARLY RELEASE OF PRISONERS
 

On April 24, 2018, the Judicial Council of the Supreme People’s Court issues the Resolution No. 01/2018/NQ-HDTP guiding the application of Articles 66 and 106 of the Penal Code on conditional early release of prisoners.

One of the contents that are guided at this Resolution is the condition for shortening the probation period of prisoners. Accordingly, a prisoner entitled to conditional early release may have his/her probation period shortened when fully satisfying the following conditions: Having served at least half of the probation period; Showing improvements during the probation period such as: Having actively learned and worked, corrected his/her errors, recorded merits in labor… and been commended and rewarded by an agency at the provincial or higher level.