A. Trading

Type
Number
and signal
Issuing date
Issuing
Agencies
Contents
1. Law
Law   10/05/1997 National Assembly Commercial Law
2. Ordinances
Ordinance  08/2003/PL-UBTVQH11 25/02/2003 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on Commercial Arbitration
Ordinance  41/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 25/05/2002 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on Most Favoured Nation and Nation Treatment in International Trade.
Ordinance  40/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 26/04/2002 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on Price
Ordinance  39/2001/PL-UBTVQH10 16/11/2001 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on Advertisement
Ordinance  17/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 04/01/2000 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on the commercial papers.
Ordinance 18/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 24/12/1999 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on quality of goods.
Ordinance 06/10/1999 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on Measurement and Qualification.
Ordinance  No.13/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 27/04/1999  The Standing Committee of the National Assembly Ordinance on the Protection of Consumers' Interests.
3. Decrees
Decree  No.66/2003/ND-CP 12/06/2003 Government  Amending and supplementing a number of articles of bidding Regulation issued together with Decree No 88/1999/ND-CP and Decree No 14/2000/ND-CP.
Decree  No.24/2003/ND-CP 13/03/2003 Government  Detailing the implementation of the Ordinance on Advertisement
Decree  No.02/2003/ND-CP 14/01/2003 Government  Regarding the development and management over markets.
Decree  No.73/ND-CP 20/08/2002 Government  Adding goods and trade services to list I which includes goods banned from circulation and trade services banned from provision; and List 3 which includes goods and trade services subject to conditional provision, issued together with the government’s Decree No 11/1999/ND-CP dated 03/3/1999 of the Government.
Decree  No.06/ND-CP 14/01/2002 Government  Detailing the implementation of the Ordinance on Measurement and Qualification.
Decree  No.01/ND-CP 03/01/2002 Government  Amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No 01/CP dated 03/1/1996 of the Government on sanctioning Administrative violations in the field of Commercial
Decree  No.76/2001/ND-CP 22/10/2001 Government  Providing for the production and business activities of tobacco. 
Decree  No.69/2001ND-CP 02/10/2001 Government  Providing detailed implementation of the Ordinance on the Protection of Consumers' Interests.
Decree No.44/2001/ND-CP 02/08/2001 Government Amending and supplementing  a number of articles of Decree No.57/1998/ND-CP on providing detailed implementation of the commercial law on activities of exporting, importing, processing goods and agencies for purchase and sale of goods with foreign countries
Decree No.32/2001/ND-CP 05/07/2001 Government Detailing the implementation of the Ordinance on Payment order
Decree  No.45/2000/ND-CP 06/09/2000 Government Regarding the Stipulations on Vietnam-based representatives offices and branches of foreign traders and foreign tourist enterprises.
Decree No. 44/2000/ND -CP 01/09/2000 Government On sanctions of administrative violations in the field of price.
Decree No. 39/2000/ND -CP 24/08/2000 Government Providing for tourist residence.
Decree No.30/2000/ND -CP 11/08/2000 Government On annulling a number of permits and converting some others into business conditions.
Decree No. 14/2000/ND -CP 05/05/2000 Government Amending and supplementing some articles of the Bidding Regulation issued together with the Government's Decree No.88/1999/ND-CP of September 1st , 1999.
Decree No.88/1999/ND-CP 01/09/1999 Government Promulgating the biding regulation.
Decree No.48/1999/ND-CP 08/07/1999 Government On domestic and representative offices, braches of Vietnamese trader and tourist enterprises.
Decree No.32/1999/ND-CP 05/05/1999 Government On sale promotions, commercial advertisement, commercial fairs and exhibitions.
Decree No.25/1999/ND-CP 25/04/1999 Government Promulgating the regulation on goods selling and buying agency.
Decree No.20/1999/ND-CP 12/04/1999 Government On cargo inspection service.
Decree No. 11/1999/ND -CP 03/03/1999 Government On goods banned from circulation, commercial services banned from taking and goods limited under conditions

Already amended by Decree No. 73 dated 20/08/2002.

Decree No.57/1999/ND -CP 31/07/1999 Government Providing detailed implementation of the commercial law on activities of exporting, importing, processing goods and agencies for purchase and sale of goods with foreign countries.

Already amended by Decree No.44/2001 dated 02/08/2001.

Decree No. 20/1998/ND -CP 31/03/1998 Government On the development of trade in mountains, sea island and ethnic groups’ areas.
Decree  No.57/CP Government On administrative sanctioning violations in the field of measurement and goods quality.

Having a new Ordinance on this issue but there is no new Decree available.

Decree No 86/CP 19/12/1996 Government Promulgating regulations on auctioning of assets.
Decree No.25/1996/ND-CP 25/04/1996 Government Promulgating Regulations on agents for purchasing and selling of goods.
Decree No.01/1996/ND-CP 03/01/1996 Government Sanctioning administrative violations in the field of commercial.
Decree No.86/1995/ND-CP 8/12/1995 Government Assignment of state management     responsibilities for   the    quality   of goods. 
Decree No.02/CP 05/01/1995 Government Providing Regulations on commodities and services banned from commercial business and commodities and services allowed for commercial business under certain condition on the domestic market.

Amended by Decree No. 73/2002 and 11/1999

4. Circulars
Circular No.43/2003/TT-BVHTT 16/07/2003 Ministry of Culture and Information Guiding the implementation of Decree No 24/2003/ND-CP dated 13/03/2003 of the Government on detailing the implementation of Ordinance on Advertisement.
Circular No.57/2003/TT-BTC  13/06/2003 Ministry of Finance Guiding the payment regime by of goods and services for Republic of Russia 

Replaces for Circular No.10/2001/TT-BTC dated 30/01/2001 of the Ministry of Finance.

Circular No 03/2002/TT-BTS 31/12/2002 Ministry of Aquatic Resources  Guiding the implementation of Decree No 73/2002/ND-CP dated 20/8/2002 of the Government on adding goods and trade services to list I which includes goods banned from circulation and trade services banned from provision; and List 3 which includes goods and trade services subject to conditional provision.
Circular No 12/2002/TT-BYT 23/8/2002  Ministry of Health Guiding the advertisement of vaccines and immunize chemicals used for people.
Circular No 07/2002/TT-BYT 30/05/2002 Ministry of Health Guiding the circulation registration for medicine equipments.
Circular No 20/2001/TT-BTM 17/08/2001 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of Decree No 44/2001/ND-CP dated 02/8/2001 of the Government on supplementing and amending a number of articles of Decree No 57/1998/ND-CP dated 31/7/1998 of the Government detailing the implementation of Law on trade regarding import, export, processing activities and good purchasing agent for foreigners.
Circular No 61/2001/TT-BTC 01/08/2001 Ministry of Finance Guiding the expenditure for the trade promotion and market development activities
Circular No 19/2001/TT-BTM 20/07/2001 Ministry of Trade Amending and supplementing item 2.3 of the Circular No 11/2001/TT-BTM dated 18/4/2001
Circular  No.17/2001/TT-BTM 12/07/2001 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of  sale promotion activities stipulated at Decree No.32/1999/ND-CP dated 05/05/1999 of the Government on sale promotions, commercial advertisement, commercial fairs and exhibitions.
Circular

No. 18/2001/TT-BTM

12/17/2001 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of  commercial fairs and exhibitions activities stipulated at Decree No.32/1999/ND-CP dated 05/05/1999 of the Government on sale promotions, commercial advertisement, commercial fairs and exhibitions.
Circular

No.05/2001/TT-BTM 

23/02/2001 Ministry of Trade Guiding the ban on importation of vehicles and means using lead petrol according to the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 24/2000/CT-TTg of November 23,2000 on the use of non-lead petrol in Vietnam
Circular No 37/2001/TT/BTC 28/05/2001 Ministry of Finance Supplementing a number of articles of Circular No 42/1999/TT/BTC dated 20/4/1999 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of finance and accounting regime applicable for duty free shops in Vietnam.
Circular No 11/2001/TT-BTM 18/04/2001 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of Decision No 46/2001/QD-TTg dated 04/4/2001 of PM on the management of import, export activities in the period 2001-2005
Circular

No.04/2001/TT-BTM

22/02/2001 Ministry of Trade

No.04/2001/TT-BTM  guiding the implementation of the Prime  Minister’s DirectiveNo.28/2000/CT-TTg  of December 27,2000 on the implementation of the Regulation on goods labeling, issued together with Decision No.178/1999/QD-TTg of August 30,1999

Circular No.22/2000/TT-BTM 15/12/2000 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of the Decree No.24/2000/ND-CP of July 31,2000 detailing the implementation of the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam regarding import, export and other trading activities of foreign-invested enterprises.

 Circular

 No.04/2000/TT-BVGCP

15/11/2000 Governmental Commodities & Price Committee Guiding the implementation Decree No.44/2000/ND-CP of September 1, 2000 on sanctioning administrative violations in the field of price.
Circular

No.07/TT-TCHQ

02/11/2000 The General Department of Customs Guiding implementation of chapter III of Decree No.57/1998 dated 31/07/1998 of Government providing detailed implementation of commercial law on activities of exporting, importing, processing goods and agencies for purchase and sale of goods with foreign countries.
Circular

No.20/2000/TTLT-BTM-TCDL

20/10/2000 Ministry of Trade and The General Department of Tourist. Guiding implementation of Decree No.45/2000/ND-CP providing for Vietnam-based representative offices and branches of foreign traders and foreign tourist enterprises.
Joint-Circular No.09/2000/TTLT-BTM-TCHQ 17/04/2000 Ministry of Trade, General Custom Department. Defining and checking the origin of goods.
Joint-Circular No.36/2000/TTLT-BTM-BTCCP 27/01/2000 Ministry of Trade and Government department of Human resources. Guiding the implementation of functions, powers and duties of local bodies in trade management
Joint-Circular

No.10/2000/ TTLT-BTM-BCA-BKHCNMT

27/04/2000 Ministry of trade, Police, Science, technology and Environment Guiding the implementation of the Prime Minister's Directive no.31/1999/CT-TTg of October 27th, 1999 on the combat against production and trading of fake goods .
Circular No.01/2000/TT-BTM 17/01/2000 Ministry of Trade Supplementing circular 26/1999/TT-BTM dated 19/08/1999 of Ministry of Trade on ordering of processing goods abroad.
Circular No.34/1999/TT-BTM 15/12/1999 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of Decision No.178/1999/QD-TTg dated 30 August 1999 of the Prime Minister on Regulation on labeling local circulating goods and exported-imported goods.
Circular

No. 33/TT-BTM

18/11/1999 Ministry of Trade Guiding implementation of Decree No 20 dated 12.04.1999 of Government on cargo inspection services.
Circular No.26/1999/TT-BTM 19/08/1999 Ministry of Trade Supplementing the circular No 18/1998 dated 28/8/1998 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of Decree No 57/1998/ND-CP dated 31/7/1998 on detailing the implementation of Law on trade regarding import, export, processing activities and good purchasing agent for abroad.
Circular

No. 85/TT- BVHTT

19/06/1999 Ministry of Culture and Information Guiding implementation of advertisement activities provided on Decree 194/CP dated 31/12/1994, Decree 87/CP dated 12/12/1995, Decree 32/CP dated 05/05/1993
Circular No.13/TT-BTM 19/05/1999 Ministry of Trade Guiding pawn service business.
Circular No.15/TT-BTM 19/05/1999 Ministry of Trade Guiding liquefied gas business.
Circular No.12/TT-BTM 19/05/1999 Ministry of Trade Guiding implementation of alcoholic drinks business.
Circular No.17/TT-BTM 19/05/1999 Ministry of Trade Guiding implementation of gem trading.
Circular No.21/TT-BTM 24/12/1998 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of Regulation on duty-free shops.
Circular No. 06/TT-TCHQ 03/09/1998 The General Department of Customs Guiding implementation of registry, management and usage of enterprise code to conduct export, import activities.
Circular No.04/TT-TCHQ 29/08/1998 The General Department of Customs Guiding implementation of chapter II and IV of Decree No.57/1998 dated 31.07.1998 of Government providing detailed implementation of the commercial law on customs formalities in respect of exports, imports and agencies for goods sale and purchase with foreign countries.
Circular No. 18/TT-BTM 28/08/1998 Ministry of Trade Guiding implementation of the commercial law on activities of exporting, importing, processing goods and agencies for purchase and sale of goods with foreign countries.
Joint- Circular

No.5/TTLT-BTC-BTM-BNV-TCBD

26/7/1997 General Department of Post and Telecommunication, Ministries of Finance, Trade and Interior Guiding the survey and handling of cargo which are sent through domestic posts
Circular No 399/PLDSKT 07/04/1997 Making detailed provisions on auction of property
Circular No. 55/TC-TCT 16/09/1996 Ministry of Finance Guiding the implementation of Decision No 195/TTg dated 8 April 1996 of the Prime Minister promulgating Regulations on duty free shops.
5. Decisions
Decision No.141/2003/QD-TTg 14/07/2003 Prime Minister Approving the Trade agreement between The socialist republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Namibia.
Decision No.0842/2003/QD-BTM 09/07/2003 Ministry of Trade Approving for Binh Hiep (Long An) border gate to deal with procedures of  goods exported and/or imported under commercial contracts through former way. 
Decision No.123/2003/QD-TTg 12/06/2003 Prime Minister Approving the charter of Vietnam Chamber of Commercial and Industry.
Decision No.54/2003/QD-BTC 16/04/2003 Ministry of Finance Stipulating the custom management over goods selling at duty free shops.
Decision No.104/2003/QD-BTM 24/01/2003 Ministry of Trade Promulgating the regulation on building and managing the key national trade promotion program
Decision No 41/2002/QD-BVHTT 31/12/2002 Ministry of Culture and Information. Promulgating the regulation on exhibition activities.
Decision No 108/2002/QD-UB 25/09/2002 People's Committee of HCM city  Promulgating the regulation on advertisement activities in HCM city.
Decision No. 1361/2000/ QD-BTM 29/09/2000 Ministry of Trade Announcing the list of conditional business lines and traders and permits in trading activities.
Decision No. 458/2000/ QD-TCHQ. 05/10/2000 The General Department of Customs. Amending and supplying minimum price for goods which are not under State management.
Decision No.1108/2000/QD-BTM 08/08/2000 Ministry of Trade Adjusting the detailed list of goods banned from circulation, commercial services banned from provision; goods and services subject to restricted business or conditional business issued together with Decision No.88/QD-BTM.
Decision No.88/2000/QD-BTM 18/01/2000 Ministry of Trade Promulgating the detailed list of goods banned from circulation, commercial services banned from provision; goods and services subject to restricted business or conditional business.
Decision No. 212/TTg 02/11/1998 Prime of Minister Promulgating regulation bonded warehouses.
Decision No 570/1997QD-BTS 25/11/1997 Ministry of Aquatic Resources Promulgating maritime products of which qualities must be registered in 1998
Decision No. 1626/1997/ QD-BKHCNMT 23/10/1997 Ministry of Science, Technology and environment. Promulgating temporary Regulations on the management of quality of bottled mineral water and other bottled drinking water.
Decision No. 1606/ QD-TDC 21/10/1997 Ministry of Science, Technology and environment. Promulgating the list of goods of which qualities must be registered .
Decision No 14/QD-KHCN 9/1/1997. Ministry of Aquatic Resources Issuing the Regulations on registration of quality of specialised aquatic product service
Decision No 2063/BYT-QD 04/11/1996 Ministry of Public Health Promulgating the List of cosmetics of which qualities have to be registered .

B. Inward Investment

Type
Number
and signal
Issuing
date
Issuing
Agencies
Contents
1. Foreign Investment
Law
No.18/2000/ QH-10
09/06/2000
National Assembly Law on amendment of and supplement to several articles of the Law on foreign investment of Vietnam.
Decree No.38/2003/ND-CP 15/04/2003 Government On transforming a number of foreign-invested enterprises to operate in the form of joint-stock company.
Decree No.27/2003/ND-CP 19/03/2003 Government Amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No.24/2000/ND-CP dated 31/07/2000
Decree No.71/2001/ND-CP 05/10/2001 Government  
Decree
No.24/2000/ ND-CP
31/07/2000
Government Detailing the implementation of the Law on Foreign Investment of Vietnam.

Amended and supplemented by Decree No. 27/2003/ND-CP dated 19/03/2003

Circular No.43/2003/TT-BTC  13/05/2003 Ministry of Finance Prescribing the regime of collection, remittance and use management of the fee for granting consultancy and construction-contracting permits to foreign contractors and the fee for granting construction work-designing practice certificates.
Circular 

No.13/2001/TT-BTC 

08/03/2001 Ministry of Finance Guiding the implementation of tax provisions for various investment under the law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam
Circular

No.22/2000/TT-BTM 

15/12/2000 Ministry of Trade Guiding the implementation of the Decree No.24/2000/ND-CP of July 31,2000 detailing the implementation of the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam regarding import, export and other trading activities of foreign-invested enterprises
Circular

No.16/2000/TT-BXD

11/12/2000 Ministry of Construction Guiding the construction management of foreign investment activities and the management of foreign contractors undertaking the construction or consultancy on construction of projects in Vietnam
Circular
No.12/2000/ TT-BKH
15/09/2000
Ministry of Planning and Investment Guiding the implementation of investment activities in Vietnam.
Joint-Circular
No.10/2000/ TTLT/BKH-BTP-BNG-BCA
15/08/2000
Ministry of Planning and Investment, Justice, Foreign Affairs, Public Security. Guiding the investment by over-seas Vietnamese and foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam under the Government's Decree No.51/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999 detailing the implementation of domestic investment promotion law ( amended) No.03/1998/QH10
Circular
No.11/2000/TT-BKH
11/09/2000
Ministry of Planning and Investment. Guiding the amendments of and supplements to a number of contents of Circular No.06/1999/TT-BKH dated November 24, 1999 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment guiding the contents of total investment, dossiers on investment project evaluation and investment reports.
Decree
No.02/1999/CP
27/11/1999
Government Amending and supplementing a number of Regulations of investment in relation with BOT, BTO, BT contracts applicable to foreign investment in Vietnam.
Circular
No.06/1999/TT-BKH
24/11/1999
Ministry of Planning and Investment Guiding the contents of total investment, dossiers on investment project evaluation and investment reports
Decision No.146/QD-TTg 17/07/2003 Prime Minister Prescribing the percentage rate of foreign partner to participate in Vietnam Stock Market.
Decree
No.36/CP
24/04/1997
Government Issuing the Regulation on Industrial Zones, Export Processing Zones and Hi-Tech Zones.
2. Representative offices, branches:
Decree
No.45/2000/ ND-CP
06/09/2000
Government Providing for Vietnam-based representative offices and branches of foreign traders and foreign tourist enterprises.
Decree
No. 48/1999/ ND - CP
08/07/1999
Government Prescribing domestic and overseas representative offices, branches of Vietnamese trader and tourist enterprises.
Circular
No.20/2000/ TTLT-BTM-TCDL
20/10/2000
Government Guiding implementation of Decree No.45/2000/ND-CP providing for Vietnam-based representative offices and branches of foreign traders and foreign tourist enterprises.
Decree
No.13/1999/ ND-CP
17/03/1999
Government Providing for structure, operation of foreign credit institutions, representative offices of foreign credit organisations in Vietnam.

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 C. Insurance

Type
Number
and signal
Issuing
date
Issuing
Agencies
Contents
1. General Insurance
Law

No.24/2000/QH10

09/12/2000

National Assembly

Law on Insurance Business.
Law

28/10/1995

National Assembly

Civil Code ( Section 11)
Decree  No.43/2001/ND-CP 02/08/2001 Government  Promulgating the Regulation on financial regime applicable to insurance enterprises and insurance broker enterprises.
Decree No.42/2001/ND-CP 01/08/2001 Government  Making detailed provisions for implementing  a number of  articles of  the Law on insurance business.
Decree

No.89/1999/ND-CP

01/09/1999

Government

On deposit insurance.
Circular