This KPMG Technical Update covers Decree 56/2023/ND-CP on conditions on security and order for a number of conditional business lines, and Decree 35/2023/ND-CP on State Management of the Ministry of Construction.
This update summarises the following key legislation: Law on Protection of Consumers' Rights 2023, Law on Electronic Transactions 2023, Law on Procurement 2023
On 18th September 2023, the Government promulgated Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP on foreign employees working in Vietnam and recruitment and management of Vietnamese employees working for foreign employers in Vietnam.
Although the requirement for investment supervision and assessment reports has existed since 2021, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has just issued the new report forms recently under Circular No. 05/2023/TT-BKHDT dated 30 June 2023 on investment supervision and assessment report forms.
On 23 August 2023, the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular No. 10 suspending the enforcement of certain provisions of Circular No. 39. The SBV has suspended the enforcement of clauses 8, 9, and 10 of article 8 of Circular 06 concerning non-eligible loan capital.
On 22 June 2023, the National Assembly issued a new Law on E-transactions, which will take effect from 1 July 2024 (LET 2023). This update covers the LET 2023 notable points.
In December 2022, the Prime Minister decided to establish VSDC by converting Vietnam Securities Depository Centre (VSD) being a Government agency under the State Securities Commission (SSC) into a single limited liability company under the Enterprise Law 2020.
On 29 September 2023, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued Prakas 283/23 on the Determination of Minimum Wage for Workers in the Garment, Textile, Footwear, Travel Product and Bag Sectors, to set a new minimum wage for 2024, which will be effective from 1 January 2024.
Following on from the new VSD Private Bond Regulations and the difficulties for current bond holders to enforce their rights, this legal update discusses some of the improvements which could be included in the terms and conditions of a new private corporate bond.
On September 15, 2023, the Thailand Revenue Department issued a bomb-shell Departmental Instruction that fundamentally changes a long-standing and well recognized rule of personal income tax regarding Thai taxation of offshore income.
This update discusses the suggestion that the Enterprise code (instead of names and addresses) of a manufacturer or importer should be mandatory labelling content for goods circulated in Vietnamese market.
In this update: 1, Guidance on electronic invoices ("E-invoices"), 2, Guidance on corporate income tax (“CIT”) Guidance on value added tax (“VAT”), 3, Guidance on Foreigner Contract Tax (“FCT”), 4, Guidance on Personal Income Tax (“PIT”).
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just completed a draft Circular on methods of developing a price frame for solar and wind power plants for comments.
on 18 September 2023, the long-awaited Decree No.70/2023/ND-CP, amending a number of articles of the Decree No.152/2020/ND-CP was issued. Changes in the regulations as guided in the amended Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP on conditions for work permit applications and procedures are expected to significantly impact on the recruitment and mobility policies of the businesses using foreign labours.
The Environmental and Natural Resources Code (the “Environmental Code”) was adopted on 29 June 2023 by Royal Kram № NS/RKM/0623/007. This article discusses the key takeaways and points.
In Vietnam, the decree for regulations on controlled testing mechanism for financial technology activities in the banking sector (Sandbox) has been considered since its first draft in 2020. The decree is expected to be enacted by Vietnam Government this year. This article highlights the key pros and cons and the opportunity costs, to help decide on parachuting under this pilot scheme.
On 5 September 2023, the Ministry of Commerce issued the E-commerce Guidelines and the Online Business Registration Order. E-commerce operators in Myanmar have anticipated these guidelines as they answer questions and serve as a comprehensive guide for a better understanding of the E-commerce ecosystem.
From 14 January 2019, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) became effective for Vietnam. This article discusses the negative list approach in the CPTPP.
The carbon market in Vietnam has been gradually heating up, especially after the Government issued on the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and protection of the ozone layer. This update provides an overview of the carbon credit and carbon market in Vietnam.
On September 15, 2023, the Thai Revenue Department issued a departmental instruction that fundamentally changes personal income tax regarding offshore income. The new position is that any foreign source income will be subject to Thai personal income tax regardless of when it is remitted into Thailand.
Important Vietnamese legal terms can be looked up, with the corresponding term in the other language presented (Vietnamese <-> English). Very helpful resource for those professionals working in both languages
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