THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Official Dispatch No. 3016/BKHCN-DTG dated September 24, 2013 of the Ministry of Science and Technology o n coordination in implementing the Directive No. 17/CT-TTg dated August 09, 2013, of the Prime Minister
Respectfully to: The General Department of Customs
To replying official dispatches No. 5268/TCHQ-GSQL dated September 06, 2013 and No. 5363/TCHQ-GSQL dated September 11, 2013, of the General Department of Customs, on giving some contents in the course of carrying out implementation of the Directive 17/CT-TTg dated August 09, 2013, of the Prime Minister, on strengthening management and control over the import of technologies, machinery and equipment by enterprises, the Ministry of Science and Technology has opinion as follows:
1. At section 6, Directive No. 17/CT-TTg, dated August 09, 2013, of the Prime Minister, on strengthening management and control over the import of technologies, machinery and equipment by enterprises, the relevant Ministries and sectors have been assigned duty to carry out implementation of this Directive. So that, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science and Technology, relevant Ministries and sectors shall carry out the assigned missions in the Directive No. 17/CT-TTg.
2. For import of the used machinery, equipment: In the course of contributing opinions to elaborate Decree amending the Government’s Decree No. 12/2006/ND-CP dated January 23, 2006, detailing provisions for implementation of the commercial law with respect to international purchases and sales of goods; and agents for sale and purchase, processing and transit of goods involving foreign parties, for management of import of the used machinery and equipment, the Ministry of Science and Technology has unified in promulgating a Circular guiding management of import of the used machinery and equipment. However, now the Government has not yet promulgated Decree amending Decree No. 12/2006/ND-CP.
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