Legal Document Updates in English (34/2014)

RETAIL RAW MATERIALS THAT CONTAIN ADDICTIVE INGREDIENTS
 

In accordance with the Circular No. 19/2014/TT-BYT dated June 02, 2014 of the Ministry of Health managing the addictive drugs, psychotropic drugs, and drug precursor substances. Drugstores must not buy, sell raw materials or semi-finished products that contain addictive ingredients, psychotropic ingredients, or drug precursor substances.

In accordance with this Circular, any drugstore that comply with GPP may retail commercial addictive drugs, commercial psychotropic drugs, commercial precursor drugs, commercial combined drugs that contain addictive ingredients, combined drugs that contain psychotropic ingredients, or combined drugs that contain drug precursor substances to outpatients. Every drugstore that sells commercial addictive drugs must apply for a registration. Owners of drugstores and persons in charge of expertise are responsible for management and retailing of commercial addictive drugs. Holders of associate degrees in pharmacy or higher may manage and retail commercial psychotropic drugs and precursor drugs.

At the same time, any of the drugstores may buy commercial addictive drugs, commercial psychotropic drugs, and commercial precursor drugs; commercial combined drugs that contain addictive ingredients, commercial combined drugs that contain psychotropic ingredients, or commercial combined drugs that contain

BIDDING PACKAGES FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES MAY SELECT ONLINE CONTRACTORS
 

In accordance with the Decree No. 63/2014/ND-CP issued by the Government on June 26, 2014 detailing a number of articles of the Bidding Law regarding contractor selection. Online selection of contractors applies to bidding packages for consultancy and non-consultancy services, procurement of goods, construction, installation and mixed bidding packages which select contractors through open bidding, restricted bidding, competitive offer, direct procurement or contractor appointment.

For online selection of contractors, the bid solicitor and contractors shall make registration once on the national bidding network. The bid solicitor shall distribute free dossiers of invitation for expression of interest, dossiers of invitation to prequalification, bidding dossiers or dossiers of requirements on the national bidding network. For each bidding package, contractors shall submit dossiers of expression of interest, dossiers for participation in prequalification, bid dossiers or dossiers of proposals once on the national bidding network.

The bid solicitor shall open bids on the national bidding network immediately after the time of bid closing. In case no contractor submits dossiers, the bid solicitor shall report such to the project owner for consideration and re-organization of online selection of contractors. In case fewer than 3 contractors submit dossiers, the bid solicitor

SUPPORTING TIME FOR PREFERRED LOANS IS A MAXIMUM OF 15 YEARS
 

In accordance with the Resolution No. 61/NQ-CP dated August 21, 2014 of the Government on amending, supplementing the Resolution No. 02/NQ-CP dated January 07, 2013 of the Government on promulgating solutions in removing difficulties for business and production, supporting market and handling bad debts, from August 21, customers being households, individuals with a maximum of 15 years instead of 10 years as before in order to rent, purchase-rent of social houses and to rent, purchase-rent of commercial houses in the projects approved by competent agencies.

At the same time, this Resolution also supplements some loan subjects, within that Cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces have low income but meet difficulties on houses when buying commercial houses in the house development projects, investment projects of urban area in the area approved by competent agencies with the total contract value (including houses and land) that don’t exceed 1.05 million dong. Cadres, civil servants,

CHANGE THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
 

On June 16, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 58/2014/ND-CP defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs replaces the Government’s Decree No. 61/2012/ND-CP of August 10, 2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Therefore, from August 05, 2014, there are 24 units under the Ministry of Home Affairs (add 01 units compared with current regulations), there are 18 administrative units assisting the Minister in performing the state management function; and 6 units are non-business units serving the Ministry’s state management function such as The National Academy of Public Administration; the State Organization Science Institute; Hanoi University of Home Affairs; the Cadres and Civil Servants Training School…

DESTROY PANGASIUS PRODUCTS ON THE USE OF ILLEGAL CHEMICALS, ADDITIVES
 

On July 29, 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the Circular No. 23/2014/TT-BNNPTNT guiding the implementation of the Decree No. 36/2014/ND-CP dated April 29, 2014 of the Government on raising, processing, and exporting pangasius.

Accordingly, the Circular focuses on Dealing with violations against regulations on quality of pangasius products. In particular, Inspectorate shall make the minutes of administrative violations and report Inspecting Authority. Depending on nature and seriousness of violations, inspecting authorities shall suspend the export of pangasius products that violate regulations on moisture, glazing ratio, and labeling and request the facility to destroy or change the purpose of pangasius products violating the regulations on the use of chemicals, additives.

Also in accordance with this Circular’s guidance, If the processing facility fails to submit a report or fails submit a