Legal Document Updates in English (34/2015)

CONDITIONS ON CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE CERTIFICATES
 

On June 18, 2015, the Government issued the Decree No. 59/2015/ND-CP on management of construction investment projects, within that the important regulations is that construction practice certificates shall be granted to Vietnamese citizens, overseas Vietnamese or foreigners who legally carry out construction activities in Vietnam for them to hold certain titles or perform tasks for certain title holders or work as independent practitioners as prescribed.

An individual shall be granted a construction practice certificate if he/she has full civil act capacity as prescribed by law; possessing a residence permit in Vietnam, for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese; and possesses trained qualifications and working time and experience relevant to the practice certificate applied for Class I: Possessing a bachelor’s degree in a relevant specialty and at least 7 (seven) years’ experience of work relevant to the practice certificate applied for; Class II: Possessing a bachelor’s degree in a relevant specialty and at least 5 (five) years’ experience of work relevant to the practice certificate applied for; and Class III: Possessing relevant professional qualifications and at least 3 (three) years’ experience of work relevant to the practice certificate applied for, for those who possess a bachelor’s degree; or at least 5 (five) years’ experience of work relevant to the practice certificate applied for, for those who possess a college or professional secondary school degree.

The construction practice certificate must be valid for 5 (five) years at most. When it expires, procedures shall be

THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES ARE THE AVIATION AUTHORITIES
 

At the Decree No. 66/2015/ND-CP dated August 12, 2015 on regulations on aviation authorities, the Government prescribed that the Civil Aviation Authorities of Viet Nam under the Ministry of Transport as aviation authorities, therefore when performing duties and powers, the aviation authorities shall use the seal of the Civil Aviation Authorities of Viet Nam and the international transaction name as “Civil Aviation Authorities of Vietnam”

Aviation authorities have duties and powers such as issuing directives and precepts to ensure the compliance with regulations on aviation safety, security and maintain synchronous operation of air transport lines; taking emergency measures, including deciding the suspension of flight activities at airport in case of necessity due to natural disaster or airport emergency; suspending the operation of aircraft operator and specialized aviation services; suspending flight and operation of aircraft, specialized

PUBLIC INFORMATION ON POSTAL PARCELS WITHOUT RECIPIENTS
 

Businesses shall publicly disclose information about undeliverable parcels at post offices at provincial and municipal level, and on the website of businesses within three months at the latest is the important content prescribed at the Joint Circular No. 18/2015/TTLT-BTTTT-BTC dated July 17, 2015 of the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Finance guiding the case of postal parcels without recipients.

Information to be disclosed shall include number sign of parcels (if any); date of acceptance of parcels (date stamp or information about time of acceptance of parcels as foundations for determination of acceptance date); post offices that accept parcels; full name and address of senders, recipients; weight of parcels (if any); reasons for being undeliverable and not returnable;

BY 2020, THANH HOA WILL BECOME AN INDUSTRIAL PROVINCE
 

To strive for fast socio-economic development, step by step create changes in the economy’s growth quality and competitiveness. By 2020, Thanh Hoa will become an industrial province with a rational economic structure and a synchronous and modern socio-economic infrastructure, on June 17, 2015, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 872/QD-TTg approving the adjusted master plan on socio-economic development of Thanh Hoa province through 2020, with orientations toward 2030.

At the Decision, the Prime Minister suggest  on regions prioritized for development, to develop motive-force economic regions, including the Nghi Son economic zone, Thanh Hoa city-Sam Son, Lam Son-Sao Vang, and Bim Son-Thach Thanh. In the 2016-2020 period, to focus investment on infrastructure of the Nghi Son economic zone and Thanh Hoa city-Sam Son, step by step invest in developing Bim Son-Thach Thanh region and the Lam Son-Sao Vang industrial park associated with the establishment of Lam Son-Sao Vang urban center. To attach importance to agriculture and rural development, especially in mountainous areas and poor districts, and focus on production development to reduce poverty sustainably and build new countryside.

FOREST ZONES WITH TOTAL AREA OF 3,000 HECTARES OR MORE
MUST ESTABLISH PROTECTION FOREST MANAGEMENT BOARDS
 

This is the main content prescribed at the Decision No. 17/2015/QD-TTg dated June 09, 2015 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Regulation on protection forest management.

In accordance with this Decision, provincial-level People’s Committees shall decide to establish protection forest management boards according to current regulations of the State when concentrated watershed protection forest zones have an area of 5,000 hectares or more; concentrated waterbreak and sea encroachment prevention forest zones or wind- and sand-breaking forest protection forest zones have a an area of 3,000 hectares or more; scattered but important watershed protection forest zones have a total area of 5,000 hectares or more within the administrative boundary of a province; scattered but important waterbreak and sea encroachment prevention, wind- and sand-breaking forest zones have a total area of 3,000 hectares or