Legal Document Updates in English (27/2014)

THE RESIDENTIAL LAND PRICE HIGHER NOT MORE THAN 30%
OF THE SAME TYPE OF LAND
 

On May 15, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 44/2014/ND-CP on land prices, within that every type of land shall apply its corresponding land price bracket under the regulations.

With regard to residential land in urban areas, commercial land in urban areas, the non-agricultural land other than commercial land in urban areas which are profitable and suitable to be used as business premises, the People’s Committee of the province shall impose a higher price but not more than 30% of the maximum price of the same type of land in the land price bracket depending on the local market. If the land price imposed is higher than 30%, it is required to send a report to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for consideration.

MINIMUM TRAINING DURATION IS THREE HOURS/QUARTER FOR STAFF
OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS PERFORMING INSURANCE AGENCY ACTIVITIES
 

This is the content prescribed at the Joint Circular No. 86/2014/TTLT-BTC-NHNNVN dated July 02, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Vietnam guiding operation of insurance agents of credit institutions, foreign banks’ branches for life insurance enterprises.

Accordingly, enterprises of credit institutions, foreign banks’ branches must be permitted for performing insurance agency activities as specified in the establishment and operation license; sign insurance agency contract with life insurance enterprises; Staff performing insurance agency activities of credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches must be trained and granted the insurance agency certificate.

Also in accordance with this Circular, life insurance enterprise must set up the training program, coordinating

NEW REGULATIONS ON EVALUATING STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
 

On April 29, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 35/2014/ND-CP amending and supplementing some articles of the Decree No. 29/2011/ND-CP dated April 18, 2011 of the Government providing strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection commitment.

The concentrated areas of production, business, services or the facilities of production, business and services by June 5, 2011 have come into operation but have no decision on approving the report on environmental impact assessment, decision on approving the additional report on environmental impact assessment, the registration of

THE MASTER PLAN ON SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL OF HANOI CAPITAL
 

With the planning to project the total volume of generated solid waste and solid waste disposal demands, to determine modes of solid waste collection, transportation and disposal; to identify locations and sizes of solid waste transfer stations and disposal complexes in Hanoi capital; provide a basis for the implementation of investment projects to build, upgrade, improve or expand the collection and transportation systems and solid waste transfer stations and disposal complexes in Hanoi capital..on April 25, 2014, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 609/QD-TTg approving the master plan on solid waste disposal of Hanoi Capital to 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Scope of study and planning is the entire administrative territory of Hanoi capital with a total area of 3,344.6 km2. Based on current standards and regulations, a number of basic planning targets as: solid waste collection targets for daily-life solid waste: The collection rate will reach 85-100%

OFFICE OF A PROVINCIAL-LEVEL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE MUST HAVE A PORTAL
 

In accordance with the Decree No. 24/2014/ND-CP providing the organization of specialized agencies under People’s Committees of provinces or centrally run cities, the organizational structure of a provincial-level department consists of the Office; the Inspectorate; specialized divisions; branches and public non-business units. Within that, provincial-level departments do not necessarily have all the organizations. Particularly, the Office of a provincial-level People’s Committee must have a portal.

Besides, the Decree also details the conditions to establish the Foreign Affairs Departments and Ethnic Affairs Committees. The Foreign Affairs Departments shall advise and assist provincial-level People’s Committees in performing the state management of foreign affairs and national border and territory affairs (for provinces having borders). A Foreign Affairs Department shall be established when having land borderlines and international or national border gates, a province having no land borderlines when having an industrial park, an export-processing zone, a hi-