Legal Document Updates in English (26/2021)

TO REDUCE 50% OF THE FEE RATE
FOR GRANT OF CITIZEN’S IDENTITY CARD UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER 31

The Ministry of Finance issues the Circular No. 47/2021/TT-BTC providing a number of charge and fee rates to support and remove difficulties for subjects affected by the COVID-19 pandemic on June 24, 2021.

Accordingly, from July 01, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021, to reduce 50% of the following charge and fee rates: Fee rates for issuance of license for establishment and operation of banks; Fee rates for grant of construction capacity certificates to organizations; Charge rates for registration for using foreign numeral code and barcode; Fee rates for grant of citizen’s identity cards, etc.

108,000 TONS OF IMPORT TARIFF QUOTA FOR SUGAR ARE PUT FOR PILOT AUCTION IN 2021

Guidance on the pilot auction of import tariff quota on sugar in 2021 is provided in the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BCT dated June 11, 2021.

To be specific, the volume of import tariff quota for sugar put for pilot auction in 2021 is 108,000 tons. The principles, order and procedures for property auction must comply with the law on property auction as suitable to the characteristics of property put up for auction. The Ministry of Industry and

ENTERPRISES EXPORTING MINERALS MUST SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS
BEFORE JANUARY 15 EVERY YEAR

On June 30, 2021, the Ministry of Construction issues the Circular No. 04/2021/TT-BXD prescribing guidelines for exporting minerals for use as building materials.

Accordingly, minerals used as building materials for export having legal origins include minerals mined under a License for mining, a License to fully exploit minerals or an enclosed Decision on mining minerals issued by a competent state agency which is still effective in accordance with law regulations on minerals.

Mineral exporting enterprises must make annual reports (or irregular reports at the request of competent agencies) and submit them to the Departments of Construction to report to provincial-level People's Committees (where such

HCMC: IMPOSE 15-DAY SOCIAL DISTANCING UNDER THE DIRECTIVE 16/CT-TTG FROM JULY 09

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) issues the Official Dispatch No. 2279/UBND-VX on implementing measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 16/CT-TTg dated March 31, 2020.

Accordingly, the People’s Committee of HCMC shall impose social distancing measures in the entire City under the Directive No. 16/CT-TTg within 15 days from 00:00 on July 09, 2021, according to the principle that all families, residential groups - people’s groups, neighborhoods - hamlets, communes - wards - townships, urban - rural districts and Thu Duc City shall be isolated from one another.

All citizens shall be requested to stay at home, except the cases of absolute necessity such as: Going out to purchase foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and other essential goods and services; Medical emergencies, medical examination and

PEOPLE RETURNING FROM HCMC MUST BE QUARANTINED AT HOME FOR 7 DAYS

This content is prescribed by the Ministry of Health in the Official Dispatch No. 5389/BYT-MT dated July 07, 2021 regarding the receipt of people returning from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

Due to the complicated and unpredictable developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in HCMC which continues spreading rapidly to some neighboring localities in recent days, it is necessary to take drastic actions to timely repel and control the pandemic.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Health requests:

- All people returning from HCMC (except for those who travel from other provinces and cities and pass through HCMC but do not stop or park) shall be considered as people in close contact with close contacts of the confirmed case and must be quarantined at home for 07 days from the date of return to their localities, and continue to self-monitor their health for the next 07 days.

FOREIGN INVESTORS' TRADING REPRESENTATIVES
MUST NOT DIRECTLY MAKE INVESTMENT DECISIONS UNTIL RECEIVING TRADING ORDERS

The Circular No. 51/2021/TT-BTC guiding obligations of organizations and individuals in the foreign investment activities on Vietnam securities market is promulgated by the Ministry of Finance on June 30, 2021.

According to the Circular, foreign investors, their trading representatives must ensure that investment transactions in the Vietnam’s securities market and transactions conducted by affiliated persons and groups of affiliated foreign investors are not aimed at creating sham supply or demand, manipulating securities prices and other prohibited trading acts prescribed by law regulations.

When conducting transactions for foreign investors, trading representatives of such foreign investors shall strictly follow trading and payment directions of foreign

SUPPORTING CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES HAVING TO STOP WORKING DUE TO COVID-19

The Decision No. 23/2021/QD-TTg providing regulations on the implementation of policies to support employees and employers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic is promulgated by the Prime Minister on July 07, 2021.

Accordingly, employees who have their labor contracts terminated but are not eligible for unemployment benefits shall be entitled to support if they are participating the compulsory social insurance in the month preceding the time of terminating their labor contracts and have their labor contracts terminated during the period of between May 01, 2021 and the end of December 31, 2021, but are not eligible for unemployment benefits, except for the cases: Employees unilaterally terminate their labor contracts in contravention of

AN EMPLOYEE TAKING UNPAID LEAVE DUE TO COVID-19 IS SUPPORTED UP TO VND 3.71 MILLION

On July 01, the Government issues the Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP on policies to support COVID-19-hit employees and employers.

Accordingly, employers are entitled to pay 0% of the salary fund, which serves as the basis for paying social insurance premiums, to the Insurance Fund for Labor Accidents and Occupational Diseases for 12 months (from July 01, 2021 to the end of June 30, 2022) for the employees who are subject to labor accident and occupational disease insurance (except for some specific cases). The employers shall use all amounts obtained from the reduction above-mentioned to support their employees in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

For employees who work at enterprises, cooperatives, public non-business units covering their own recurrent expenditures or their own investment and recurrent expenditures, people-founded and private preschools, kindergartens, primary schools, lower secondary high schools, upper secondary high schools and vocational schools which are temporarily suspended at the request of competent State agencies for the COVID-19 pandemic