Legal Updates & Publications

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: 1. New Circular guiding the restrictions on the use of foreign exchange in Vietnam; 2. New Circular implementing Decree 63 on Public Private Partnerships; 3. Draft amendment to the Decree on management, provision and utilization of radio and television services; 4. New Circular regulating lending in foreign currencies to borrowers; 5. Proposed new laws which are going to be considered and/or enacted by the May session of the National Assembly; and 6. Draft Law amending provisions of the Law on Insurance Business and the Law on Intellectual Property.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on: 1. New Circular on capital contribution or share purchase of credit institutions; 2. New Circular on development of rooftop solar power projects in Vietnam; and 3. Draft Law amending certain provisions of the Law on Investment and Law on Enterprises.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) Notification on registration of a trademark license; (ii) Draft Decision on the encouragement mechanism for the development of solar power projects in Vietnam; and (iii) New circular on enterprise registration.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) Legislative Programme of the National Assembly for 2019; (ii) Directive on the implementation of equitisation of and divestment from state-owned enterprises and enterprises having state-invested capital; (iii) Amendment of the Decision providing for the encouragement mechanism for solar power projects; (iv) Circular on wind power projects and wind power purchase agreements; and (v) Circular on self-inspection of compliance with the labour law performed by enterprises.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) New Decree providing for region-based minimum wage levels for employees working under labour contracts; (ii) Official Announcement on the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership; (iii) New Decree No. 163/2018/ND-CP on the issuance of corporate bonds; (iv) Draft Circular amending Circular No. 19/2014/TT-NHNN dated 11 August 2014 guiding the foreign exchange management for foreign direct investment in Vietnam; and (v) Draft Circular implementing the new Decree No. 63/2018/ND-CP on public private partnerships.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) Draft Law on Securities; (ii) New Decree on compulsory social insurance applicable to foreign employees working in Vietnam; (iii) New Decree implementing the Labour Code; (iv) New Decree on the confidentiality of information of credit institutions and branches of foreign banks; (v) New Decree on the use of electronic invoices (e-invoices) for the sale of goods and services; and (vi) Vietnam’s ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP-TPP).

Frasers’ Legal Alert on the New Decision on Wind Power Projects is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Alert.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) New Law on Competition (and Draft Decision on the Implementation Schedule and Plan for the new Law on Competition); (ii) New Decision on Vietnam standard industrial classification; (iii) New Decree on business registration; and (iv) New Official Letter on wholesale and retail activities;

Frasers’ Legal Alert on the New Law on Cybersecurity is now available.

Frasers’ Legal Alert on the New Decree on Education is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Alert.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) New Decree on investment in the form of public-private partnerships; (ii) New Decree on state capital investment in enterprises; (iii) New Draft Circular regulating information confidentiality in the banking sector; (iv) Update on the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units of Van Don, Bac Van Phong, and Phu Quoc (proposing to extend the land lease term up to 99 years); and (v) New Circular guiding Decree 146/2017/ND-CP on several taxes.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on the following: (i) New Decree amending decrees on business conditions under the authority of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; (ii) Draft Decree amending Decree No. 78/2015/ND-CP on enterprise registration; (iii) Draft Decree on the confidentiality of, and supply of customer information of credit institutions and branches of foreign banks; and (iv) New Decree guiding the Law on Food Safety.

In this edition of our newsletter we report on: (i) Several decrees introducing new import duty rates effective from 1 January 2018 for products imported from various countries having free trade agreements with Vietnam; (ii) New decree regulating region-based minimum wage levels applicable to labourers who work under labour contracts; (iii) Approval of certain equitisation plans for state-owned enterprises (PVPower, PVOil, EVN Genco 3); (iv) New decree on trading activities and businesses directly related to the trading activities of foreign investors and foreign invested companies; and (v) New decree applicable to logistics businesses.

Frasers’ Legal Alert on Equitisation of Vietnam oil and gas, and energy sectors SOEs is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Alert.

Frasers’ Legal Alert on social insurance contributions for foreign employees working in Vietnam is now available. Please click on the link below to read this Legal Alert.