Legal Document Updates in English (35/2013)

ALLOWED TO CULTIVATE ANNUAL CROPS UPON THE EXPIRATION
OF THE LAND USE DURATION
 

On June 21, 2013, the National Assembly approves the Resolution No. 49/2013/QH13 on extension of the duration of use of land for cultivation of annual crops, aquaculture or salt making of households and individuals.

In accordance with this Resolution, Upon the expiration of the land use duration households and individuals directly engaged in agricultural production, aquaculture or salt

AMENDING INVESTMENT INCENTIVE POLICIES IN VIETNAM
 

On August 29, 2013, the Government issues the Resolution No. 103/NQ-CP on the orientation in increasing the efficiency in attracting, using and managing Foreign Direct Investment in the next time.

Within that, one of solutions that the Government wants to focus on is to amend investment incentive policies to ensure the systematic characteristic from tax preference (Law on Enterprise Income Tax, Law on Export Tax and Import Tax), financial preferences to non-financial preferences; unify between tax policy and investment policy aiming to contribute in increasing the competition with other countries in region regarding FDI attraction; to adjust objects enjoyed tax preferences according to direction of attaching the preferences based on the prioritized sectors and fields with preferences based on various territories in order to promote division of labor between localities; to perform the selective investment preference conforming to new orientation for FDI attraction; research, supplement preferences for investment projects in industrial parks.

THE PILOT APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL SINGLE-WINDOW CUSTOMS SYSTEM
 

On June 25, 2013, the Joint – Ministries of Finance, Industry and Trade and Transport issues the Joint Circular No. 84/2013/TTLT-BTC-BCT-BGTVT the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 48/2011/QD-TTg of August 31, 2011, on pilot application of the national single-window customs system.

At this Circular, the Joint-Ministries  provides a list of administrative procedures applying the national single-window customs system on a pilot basis (below referred to as single-window administrative procedures) including single-window administrative procedures of the Ministry of Finance; single-window administrative procedures of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; and single-window administrative procedures of the Ministry of Transport.

The Circular also explain clearly that the national single-window customs system is an integrated system consisting of the national single-window portal, the customs clearance system of the customs, licensing systems of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the communication system of the Ministry of Transport and other information technology systems (below referred to as specialized processing systems).

Within that, the single-window customs administrative procedures and the

INFORMATION IN NATURAL DISASTER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS
MUST BE IN VIETNAMESE
 

In accordance with the Law No. 33/2013/QH13 on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control approved by the National Assembly on June 19, 2013, information, communication and education about natural disaster prevention and control aim to provide knowledge about types of natural disasters, impacts of natural disasters, measures to prevent and control natural disasters, responsibilities of organizations and individuals in natural disaster prevention and control activities, and relevant laws.

Principal contents of a bulletin on natural disaster forecasts and warnings include a bulletin on meteorological, hydrographical and oceanographic forecasts and warnings about natural disasters must have information on the type of natural disaster, intensity and level of natural disaster risk, current location and coordinates, and forecast of natural disaster developments; and an bulletin on earthquakes and tsunami forecasts and warnings must have information on the location, intensity and level of risk of, and the extent of impacts caused by earthquakes; forecasts of the starting location, possibility, height, level of risk and direction of, and areas affected by, tsunamis.

CONCILIATORS MUST OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF MORE THAN 50%
OF THE HOUSEHOLD REPRESENTATIVES
 

On June 20, 2013, the XIII^th National Assembly formally approve the Law No. 35/2013/QH13 on Grassroots Conciliation provides the principles and the State’s policies on grassroots conciliation, conciliators and conciliation teams; grassroots conciliation activities; and responsibilities of agencies and organizations in grassroots conciliation activities (excluding Conciliation activities of courts and arbitrations, commercial conciliation, labor conciliation and conciliation at People’s Committees of communes, wards or townships).

Within that grassroots conciliation means the process whereby conciliators guide and assist the involved parties in reaching agreement on voluntary settlement between themselves of conflicts, disputes or law violations and persons elected to be conciliators must be Vietnamese citizens residing at the grassroots, voluntarily participate in grassroots conciliation activities and meet the criteria such as having good moral quality; having prestige in the residential communities and having capability to persuade and agitate people; having legal knowledge.

Heads of the Front Working Boards shall assume the prime responsibility for, and