In Vietnam, the primary channels for medicine distribution are over-the-counter (OTC) and essential therapeutic care (ETC) drugs. According to Vietnam Credit's Overview of Vietnam's Pharmaceutical Industry, ETC channels constitute 70% of the medicine market, with OTC channels making up the remaining 30%.
At law, enterprises engaging in certain special business lines (e.g. labour outsourcing service, employment services, etc.) are required to place a security deposit at a licensed bank in Vietnam before conducting the relevant businesses. The Security Deposit is subject to strict control regulations.
In 2022 and 2023, due to the severe impact of COVID-19, the Vietnamese government issued Resolution 43/2022/QH15, to reduce the VAT rate from 10% to 8%. These adjustments had a notably positive impact on both consumers and businesses in the market. And on November 29, 2023, the National Assembly approved a 2% reduction in VAT for specified groups of goods and services from January 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024.
The National Assembly passed Resolution No. 107/2023/QH15 on the application of additional corporate income tax according to regulations to prevent global tax base erosion, according to which the global minimum taxpayer is a constituent unit of a multinational corporation with revenue in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate parent company for at least 02 of the 04 years immediately preceding the fiscal year equivalent to 750 million euros (EUR) or more, except in the following c
The 2020 Environmental Protection Law and its implementing Decree 08 introduced the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility. Although waste treatment responsibilities have been applicable from the effectiveness of Decree 08 in 2022, recycling responsibilities will now also apply according to a roadmap starting from 2024.
Representations and warranties constitute an important building block in a contract. Unfortunately, Vietnamese contract law does not have a separate regime on representations and warranties. Accordingly, this gives rise to various questions concerning representations and warranties under Vietnamese law.
KPMG would like to share the very recent updates Decree 77/2023/ND-CP governing the management of importing refurbished goods under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) which shall come into force starting from 01 January 2024.
In this newsletter: Decree 94/2023/ND-CP stipulating the VAT reduction policy for the first 06 months of 2024, Official Letter 5435/TCT-CS guiding where the VAT rate cannot be determined, Official Letter 3142/CTTPHCM-TTHT guiding regulations on offsetting overseas profit remittance, Official Letter 5081/CTBNI-TTHT on the timing of export revenue recognition, and Official Letter 5114/TCT-CST on the transfer of capital between companies within the same Group.
1 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No. 01/2024/TT-BCT Ha Noi, 15 January 2024 CIRCULAR ON AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 21/2016/TT-BCT DATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2016 OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE STIPULATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RULES OF ORIGIN IN THE FREE TRA
On 30 November 2023, the Ministry of Health promulgated Circular No. 23/2023/TT-BYT which becomes effective on 15 January 2024. This Circular introduces a number of noteworthy amendments to Circular No. 01/2018/TT-BYT regulating the labelling drugs.