On October 2, 2023, the Minister of Justice issued Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BTP ("Circular 08") providing guidelines for apprenticeship in notarial practice, replacing Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BTP ("Circular 04"). According to the perspective of ATA Legal Services, Circular 08 has amended and supplemented…

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mo.10EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR OTHER AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTERPRISES SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN NOTARY PRACTICE
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mo.10OFFICIALS PROPOSING AND IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIONS MAY BE EXEMPT FROM LEGAL LIABILITY
06-10-2023 1294 0Innovation and creativity are two important foundations that create a driving force for the socio-economic development of our country. However, practice has proven that innovation and creativity need specific mechanisms and policies to encourage and promote their role. In order to achieve the above…

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mo.09EXPENDITURES FOR VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL ON COMPLETION SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
29-09-2023 1223 0On September 19, 2023, the Minister of Transport signed Decision 1182/QD-BGTVT promulgating the Regulation on expenditure for the verification and approval of the finalization of projects completed using public investment capital approved by the Minister of Transport ("Decision 1182"). Accordingly,…

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mo.09FROM 15 NOV 2023, DATA SEARCH ON SECURED TRANSACTION REGISTRATION SHALL BE CHARGED VND 10,000 FOR EACH BASIC SEARCH AND VND 2,000 FOR EACH ADVANCE TRANSACTION
29-09-2023 1744 0On September 28, 2023, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular 61/2023/TT-BTC ("Circular 61") regulating the collection rate, regime of collection, payment, management and use of fees in the field of registration of secured transactions to replace Circular 202/2016/TT-BTC dated November 9, 2016 ("Circular…

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mo.09IMPORTED DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A GMP CERTIFICATE OR LEGAL COMPLIANCE LETTER CONFIRMED BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE EXPORT COUNTRY
29-09-2023 1486 0Previously, Circular 18/2019/TT-BYT allowed, in case health protection foods produced by production facilities are not certified or certified by competent agencies of the importing country to meet GMP requirements, the Ministry of Health will establish an expert council to consider, determine conformity…

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mo.09HANOI SHALL NOT GRANT CONSTRUCTION PERMITS TO INVESTORS WHO VIOLATED WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS FOR THE RETURN OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
29-09-2023 1547 0In order to strengthen the management of construction and return of road transport infrastructure in Hanoi, the Hanoi People's Committee has issued Decision 24/2023/QD-UBND ("Decision 24") dated 25/09/2023 guiding investors in the implementation of works on road transport infrastructure (hereinafter…

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mo.09SIMPLIFYING CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES IN MANAGEMENT AND LICENSING FOR FOREIGNERS WORKING IN VIETNAM
22-09-2023 1291 0On September 18, 2023, the Government promulgated Decree 70/2023/ND-CP (“Decree 70”) amending a number of articles of Decree 152/2020/ND-CP (“Decree 152”) on foreign workers working in Vietnam and recruiting and managing Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam.…

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mo.09DEVELOPING RURAL INDUSTRIES IN A MODERNIZED DIRECTION AND INTEGRATING WITH ECOTOURISM
22-09-2023 1055 0On September 14, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1058/QD-TTg ("Decision 1058") approving the strategy for the development of rural industries until 2030, with a vision towards 2045 to unleash the potential of rural areas, enhance production and business efficiency, contribute to preserving…

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mo.09HANOI APPROVES MULTIPLE SUPPORT SOLUTIONS FOR COLLECTIVE ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS AND COOPERATIVES
15-09-2023 1609 0Based on the approved directives and strategies for supporting the development of collective economy and cooperatives for the period of 2021 – 2030 approved by the Prime Minister under Decision No. 1804/QD-TTg dated November 13, 2020, and Decision No. 340/QD-TTg dated March 12, 2021, on September 5,…
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mo.09REMOVING THE POLICY OF REDUCED LICENSING ASSESSMENT FEES IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR FROM OCTOBER 16, 2023
08-09-2023 1233 0In recent years, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the world economic crisis has seriously affected the socio-economic development in the country and people's lives. To be able to share some of the above difficulties, on June 29, 2023, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular 44/2023/TT-BTC on…
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mo.09THE NEW TEMPLATE OF POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTS MANY OBLIGATIONS OF ENTERPRISES SELLING ELECTRICITY
08-09-2023 1468 0On August 31, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 16/2023/TT-BCT ("Circular 16") guiding the power purchase contract for domestic purposes between electricity retailers (hereinafter referred to as "Electricity selling enterprises") and electricity users for domestic purposes…

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mo.09THE VIETNAM LABOR FEDERATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES FACING REDUCED WORKING HOURS AND JOB LOSS FROM APRIL 1, 2023, UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2023
08-09-2023 1675 0According to Conclusion No. 02/KL-ĐCT dated August 25, 2023, by the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, many businesses are currently facing difficulties due to reduced or canceled orders, resulting in a significant number of union members and laborers experiencing reduced working…
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mo.09USING THE EXISTING FOREST PROTECTION PLANS TO CONSIDER CHANGING FOREST USE PURPOSES WHEN THERE IS NO NATIONAL FORESTRY PLAN OR PROVINCIAL PLANNING
08-09-2023 1429 0Based on the provisions of Article 19 of the 2017 Forestry Law, one of the conditions for changing the purpose of forest land to another purpose is that it must be in line with national-level forestry planning and land use planning. Additionally, according to Resolution 61/2022/QH15 and Resolution 131/NQ-CP,…

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mo.08UNTIL 2030, PRIORITIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT SYSTEM CONNECTING MAJOR SEAPORTS IN HAI PHONG, HO CHI MINH CITY, AND BA RIA-VUNG TAU
25-08-2023 1473 0On August 22, 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision No. 979/QD-TTg approving the shallow-water port system development plan for 2021 - 2030, with a vision towards 2050 ("Decision 979"). Shallow-water ports are a part of the transportation infrastructure, serving as key hubs in the…

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mo.08REGULATIONS ON THE INSPECTION REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR IMPORTED CARS AND COMPONENTS UNDER EVFTA
25-08-2023 1643 0According to regulations, imported vehicles into Vietnam must undergo procedures for quality, safety, technical, and environmental certification. In relation to this matter, on August 16, 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 60/2023/ND-CP concerning the inspection and certification of the technical…