Legal Document Updates in English (30/2020)

SUPPORT FOR JOB CHANGE TRAINING EXPENSES FOR VICTIMS OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS

On July 28, 2020, the Government issues the Decree No. 88/2020/ND-CP on detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health regarding compulsory occupational accident and disease insurance.

Accordingly, an employer may receive support for expenses of job change training for employees if the employee fully meets the following conditions: suffering a working capacity decrease of at least 31% due to the occupational accident, disease; having been assigned by the employer with a new job under the employer’s management suitable to his/her health; participating in occupational accident, disease insurance in accordance with law provisions.

Besides, an employee shall be supported in taking an occupational disease examination if he/she fully meets the following conditions: have paid occupational accident and

PROJECT OWNER MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO APPRAISE CONSTRUCTION SURVEY COST ESTIMATES

This is a new contents in the Circular No. 02/2020/TT-BXD dated July 20, 2020 of the Ministry of Construction amending and supplementing a number of articles of 4 Circulars concerning management of construction investment costs.

According to regulations on the competence to appraise and approve construction cost estimates: For turnkey bidding packages and mixed bidding packages, cost estimates shall be appraised and approved by investment deciders before selecting contractors. When necessary, the investment decider may authorize the project owner to appraise and approve construction survey cost estimates together with survey tasks.

Cost estimates for preparation for formulation of technical designs and construction drawing designs which are determined in percentage (%) or by estimation method and included in the appraised and approved total construction

TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES SERVICE PRICES UNTIL JUNE 30, 2021

On July 17, 2020, the Ministry of Finance issues the Circular No. 70/2020/TT-BTC on extending the implementation validity period of the Circular No. 14/2020/TT-BTC dated March 18, 2020 on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 127/2018/TT-BTC dated December 27, 2018 of the Minister of Finance on prescribing prices of services in the field of securities applicable to the Stock Exchanges and Vietnam Securities Depository to support relevant organizations and individuals affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.

Accordingly, the implementation validity period of Clause 1, Article 2 of the Circular No. 14/2020/TT-BTC dated March 18, 2020 on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Circular No. 127/2018/TT-BTC dated December 27, 2018

TO SETTLE TEMPORARY CESSATION OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE RETIREMENT FUND
FOR 12 MONTHS MAXIMUM

On July 14, 2020, the Government promulgates the Resolution No. 105/NQ-CP on the teleconference between the Government and localities and the Government’s regular meeting on June 2020.

Accordingly, the Government requests agencies, ministries, sectors and localities to focus on performing the following contents:

Firstly, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the prime responsibility for and coordinate with the concerned ministries and agencies in formulating the growth scenarios for the third and fourth quarters of 2020 by sectors, domains and of the whole country; promptly adjust the plan of public investment in the central budget in 2020 among ministries, central agencies and provinces; etc.

LATEST GUIDANCE ON ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES

This content is promulgated by the Government in the Decree No. 30/2020/ND-CP dated March 05, 2020 on clerical work.

Accordingly, an administrative document shall be presented in an A4 paper size (210 mm x 297mm), using times New Roman font, Unicode code according to the Vietnamese National Standard TCVN 6909:2001 with black color. The page number starts from 1, in Arabic, size 13 - 14, with regular font style and center alignment on the top edge of a document, and page number shall not be presented on the first page.

Besides, the issuing date of such document shall be fully stated; number indicating date, month and year must be in Arabic; for date of 01 – 9 and January and February, there must be “0” before such number.

TO NOTIFY THE CONCLUSION OF LAW IMPLEMENTATION INSPECTION WITHIN 15 DAYS

On March 05, 2020, the Government issues the Decree No. 32/2020/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 59/2012/ND-CP of July 23, 2012, on law implementation monitoring.

Accordingly, within 15 days after finishing the inspection, the head of the interdisciplinary inspection team shall send a notice of inspection conclusions to the agencies, organizations and individuals subject to inspection. Inspection conclusions must have the following principal contents: remarks on and assessments of achievements; shortcomings and limitations of law implementation and their causes; proposal of measures to raise the effectiveness of