Legal Document Updates in English (18/2019)

BASIC COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE
FOR OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE MISSIONS IS USD 650/PERSON/MONTH

Decree No. 08/2019/ND-CP on providing a number of regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions is issued by the Government on January 23, 2019.

Accordingly, regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions include:

- Cost-of-living allowance: the basic cost-of-living allowance level applicable to overseas Vietnamese missions is USD 650/person/month and may be adjusted when the consumer price index in the area where an overseas Vietnamese mission is based increases by 10% or more or depending on Vietnam’s socio-economic development conditions;

- Allowances: Ambassadors and heads of overseas Vietnamese missions who are assigned by competent authorities to perform part-time tasks in other countries or at international organizations in other countries are entitled to workplace-based part-time allowances. An allowance equal to 15% or 20% of the basic cost-of-living allowance level multiplied by the workplace coefficient shall apply to those performing part-time tasks in one or two countries or at one or two international organizations in other countries…

This Decree takes effect on March 11, 2019.

CONDITIONS FOR CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION
OR SHARE PURCHASE BY A CREDIT INSTITUTION 

On December 31, 2018, the State Bank of Vietnam issues the Circular No.  51/2018/TT-NHNN on prescribing the conditions, dossiers, order and procedures for approving capital contribution and share purchase by credit institutions.

Accordingly, Conditions for capital contribution or share purchase aimed to establish or acquire subsidiaries specified at Points a and c, Clause 1, Article 1 of this Circular (except subsidiaries operating in the field of debt management and asset exploitation) are:

- Capital contribution or share purchase is specified in the establishment and operation license of the credit institution;

BY 2025, 100% STAFFS OF TRANSPORT TRAVEL INDUSTRY
 HAVE APPROPRIATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS

On January 11, 2019, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No. 62/QD-TTg on approving the Scheme on control of transport service quality and assurance of traffic safety for tourists.

Accordingly, Specific objectives toward 2025 is:

- 100% road and inland waterways tourist vehicles will have sufficient equipment to ensure service quality and technical safety under regulations;

- 100% expressways will be managed and operated with smart transport technology…

In addition, this Decision also regulate on specific tasks and solution to achieve these above objectives and assign them for relevant agencies and organizations.

This Decision takes effect on January 11, 2019.

CONTENTS OF A REPORT
MAY CONSIST OF TEXTS OR DATA ONLY

This is the content approved by the Government in the Decree No. 09/2019/ND-CP prescribing reporting regimes applicable to state administrative agencies on January 24, 2019.

According to this Decree, the Government requires that:

- The title of a report must be clear and concise and reflect the required contents and scope of the report;

agencies and competent persons. On a case-by-case basis, required contents of a report may consist of texts or data only or may consist of both texts and data;

- A reporting regime must clearly define the report maker (state administrative agency, organization or individual), and name of the report recipient;

- A report shall be sent to its recipient(s) directly, by post, by fax or via email…

SIMULTANEOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF
02 INSPECTION PROCEDURES WITH IMPORTED ANIMAL FEEDS

On November 16, 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgates Circular No. 34/2018/TT-BNNPTNT on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Circular No. 33/2014/TT-BNNPTNT of October 30, 2014, and Circular No. 20/2017/TT-BNNPTNT of November 10, 2017.

Accordingly, for imported animal feeds subject to administrative procedures for both plant quarantine and state inspection of their quality. If the results of quality inspection are unsatisfactory, the designated inspection organization shall report on such results to the Plant Protection Department and concurrently send by post, fax

or email a written notice of such results to the establishment having its animal feeds inspected.

Within 7 working days after receiving the notice, if the establishment has no complaint about the inspection results, the Plant Protection Department shall handle violations in accordance with law.

In addition, this Circular also amends and supplements a number of Articles on competence and responsibilities to conduct state inspection of the quality of imported animal and aquatic feeds of plant origin…

This Circular takes effect on January 1, 2019.

TO INTEGRATE OF THE CPTPP’S CONTENTS
 IN TRAINING PROGRAMS OF ALL LEVELS 

Decision No. 121/QD-TTg on approving the Plan on implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is issues by the Prime Minister on January 24, 2019.

The Prime Minister requires Ministries hold the responsibility in implementing the CPTPP Agreement such as:

- The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall increase the provision of information to enterprises via the trade affair system, information centers, and trade promotion centers, on technical requirements, regulations, and the practical situation of import and export management and trade defense of the CPTPP partners in particular and other partners in general;