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Decree No. 163/2017/ND-CP on provision of logistics services issued by the Government on 30th December 2017 has replaced Decree No. 140/2007/ND-CP providing detailed regulations on the Commercial Law regarding conditions for engaging in logistic services business, and limitations on liability of logistic services business traders
Notable points of new Decree 09/2018/ND-CP replacing Decree 23/2007/ND-CP regarding the activities of goods trading and direct related activities of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam
Article 292 of Criminal Code to be removed
Organization involved in conditional construction activities will be granted certificate of capacity
Time for making complaint on audit report will be 30 days from the date of receipt of the report
New Law on Import, Export Tax comes into effect
New regulation on money brokerage
Amendment on regulation on operation of lending, borrowing; sale, purchase of valuable papers with term among credit institutions, branches of foreign banks
New regulation on registration of mortgage of land-use rights and on-land assets
New regulation guiding implementation of some contents of the Law on Housing and the Decree No. 99/2015/ND-CP guiding a number of articles of the Law on Housing
New Circular 10/2016/TT-NHNN guiding offshore portfolio investment
New Circular guiding implementation of investment incentives in the Law on Investment No. 67/2014/QH13 and Decree No. 118/2015/ND-CP
Several new content of the Civil Code 2015
New Decree on representative offices and branches of foreign companies
Security companies will "cut off" the margin trading for foreign investors from 1 July 2016
New regulation on foreign loans
Postponement of the new Penal Code 2015
Financial obligations of employers and employees in favor of employees
New Law on Enterprise and Law on Investment – New favorable conditions for businesses
New Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence Foreigners – a closer step for Vietnam’s integration into the world
Vietnam opened more Market to FDI in Logistics Business
Vietnam is about to issue a more liberated housing regulation to foreigners
The use of foreign currencies in contract and transaction in Vietnam
“Golden” share in Shareholding Company (JSC)

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Ms. Thuy Anh, A-PAC executive director, delivers speech at the seminar on practical issues occurred during civil proceedings

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Picture taken after the discussion on cooperation between members of Aichi Law Association (Japan) with A-PAC

Le Phan Thuy Anh, executive director, in discussion with Tran Hong Lan (standing), member, in charge of financial&banking sector

Celebration in Sofitel Metropole Hotel (Hanoi) on the occasion of publication of legal article by Noguchi Shingo at Japanese Business Association

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Organization involved in conditional construction activities will be granted certificate of capacity

From 01 September 2016, according to the new Circular No. 17/2016/TT-BXD providing instruction on capacity of organizations and individuals issued by the Ministry of Construction ("Circular 17"), organizations must obtain capacity certificates when engaging in following activities:

a) Construction survey including to pographical survey; geological and hydrogeological survey;

b) Formulation of construction planning

c) Construction designs and design verifications includes architectural design; structural designs; electrical and mechanical designs; water supply and drainage designs; ventilation – heat supply and release designs; communications network designs; fire safety designs.

d) Formulation and verification of construction investment projects

dd) Construction investment project management

e) Construction work

g) Construction supervision includes supervision of civil work construction, installation of equipment and technological equipment of works;

h) Construction inspection.

i) Construction cost management and verification.

Circular 17 also provides regulation on Practice Certificate Exam and procedure for obtaining Practice Certificate and Capacity Certificate.

Circular 17 takes effect from 01 September 2016 and replaces a series of circulars, which are Circular No. 12/2009/TT-BXD dated June 24, 2009, Circular No. 05/2010/TT-BXD dated May 26, 2010, Circular No. 22/2009/TT-BXD dated July 06, 2009, Circular No. 25/2009/TT-BXD and Circular No. 11/2014/TT-BXD