Legal Update 09/2022

In This Update

Labor – Salary

Official Dispatch No. 5249/VPCP-KGVX dated August 16, 2022 of the Government Office regarding the settlement of the leave under the social insurance regime for employees with confirmed COVID-19

Investment

7 losses ineligible for indemnification in construction investment activities

By the end of 2025, 100% of State corporations will apply governance on a digital platform

Medical – Health

Passengers on public vehicles must wear face masks

Industry

Annul regulations on expenses for training organization and grant of electricity safety cards

Organizational Structure

Change the organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport

Restructure the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs

Transport

Change in dossiers for certificates of eligibility for provision of training for crewmen

List of products, goods subject to certification before customs clearance under the Ministry of Transport’s management

Amend Decrees regulating business activities in civil aviation

Shorten the duration for grant of certificates of eligibility for commercial operation of seaports

Finance – Banking

Plan for classification of financial autonomy of public non-business units in 2022

Increase the refinancing interest rate by 1% per annum

From September 22, to increase the maximum interest rate applicable to VND deposits

Shorten the time limit for disclosing information about results of the private placement of bonds

By 2025, all large-scale enterprises and units will have their financial statements audited

From May 19, raise the loan level applicable to a student to VND 4 million/month

Tax – Fee – Charge

Notice No. 8625/TB-CTTPHCM dated June 01, 2022 of Ho Chi Minh Tax Department on guiding the registration, use and provision of e-invoice information in a number of cases specified in Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP and Circular No. 78/2021/TT-BTC

From October 01 to the end of 2022, to reduce 50% of railway infrastructure charges

Pilot the online public justice service of collection of legal costs and court fees

Foreign Affair

Prohibited acts for foreign non-governmental organization

Information – Communications

Change in organizational structure of the Vietnam Television

Electronic identification accounts shall be granted free of charge for Vietnamese citizens

Natural Resources – Environment

Eradicate marketplaces for illegal trading in wild birds

Program on overall survey and assessment of fisheries resources and habitats of aquatic species

National Action Plan on Green Growth for the 2021-2030 period

Public Order

Resolutely recover forests from forest owners failing to fulfill their forest protection obligations

Science – Technology

By 2025, there will be 25-30 regionally and internationally ranked science and technology organizations

Administration

4 prohibited acts on the national database on reception of citizens

Insurance

Official Dispatch No. 4887/BHXH-CNTT dated August 27, 2022 of Ho Chi Minh City Social Security regarding the additional update of citizen’s identity card numbers/personal identification numbers of insurance participants in the database managed by the Vietnam Social Security, and installation and use of VSSID

Culture – Sports – Tourism

Use frequent expenditure for formulation, appraisal of master plans on relic conservation

Official Dispatch No. 3432/BVHTTDL-VHCS dated September 09, 2022 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on strengthening the state management of karaoke and discotheque service provision

Export – Import

By 2030, the percentage of customs declarations subject to dossier examination will not exceed 30%

Agriculture – Forestry

By 2025, inspect 100% of domestic wild-caught seafood being unloaded at fishing ports

Land – Housing

Unify the draft report on reducing land rentals for subjects affected by Covid-19

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