CIRCULAR NO. 09/2007/TT-BTM OF JULY 17, 2007
Guiding implementation of trading and distribution activities by enterprises with foreign owned capital in Vietnam.
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| No. 09-2007-TT-BTM | Independence - Freedom - Happiness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanoi, 17 July 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CIRCULAR Pursuant to Decree 29-2004-ND-CP of the Government dated 16 January 2004 on functions, duties and powers of the Ministry of Trade; The Ministry of Trade hereby provides the following guidelines on Decree 23-2007-ND-CP: I. General Guidelines 1. Investment in order to conduct trading activities and activities directly related to trading: A foreign investor or an enterprise with foreign owned capital in Vietnam which satisfies the conditions stipulated in article 4.1(a) of Decree 23 shall have the right to invest in order to conduct trading activities and activities directly related to trading in the investment forms and pursuant to the schedules for implementation stipulated in Appendix 1 of Decision 10-2007-QD-BTM of the Minister of Trade dated 21 May 2007 announcing the schedule for implementation for trading activities and distribution activities (hereinafter referred to as Decision 10). 2. Exercise of export rights: 2.1 An enterprise with foreign owned capital in Vietnam which has been licensed to exercise export rights shall be permitted to exercise export rights as follows: (a) To export lines of goods not on the list of goods the export of which is prohibited (Section 1 of Appendix 1 of Decree 12), not on the list of goods (if any) the export of which has been temporarily suspended, and not on the list of goods not permitted to be exported (Clause A of Section II of Appendix 2 of Decision 10). (b) With respect to lines of goods on the list of goods permitted to be exported pursuant to a schedule (Clause B of Section II of Appendix 2 of Decision 10), an enterprise with foreign owned capital shall be permitted to conduct export in accordance with the schedule which has been stipulated. (c) To directly purchase goods from business entities which have business registration for purchase and sale of, or which have the right to distribute such goods in order to export them. (d) To directly conduct export procedures with the customs office in accordance with the law of Vietnam. 2.2 An enterprise with foreign owned capital which has been licensed to exercise export rights shall not be permitted to set up an establishment in order to store goods for export. 3. Exercise of import rights: 3.1 An enterprise with foreign owned capital in Vietnam which has been licensed to conduct import rights shall be permitted to exercise import rights as follows: (a) To import lines of goods not on the list of goods the import of which is prohibited (Section II of Appendix 1 of Decree 12), not on the list of goods (if any) the import of which has been temporarily suspended, and not on the list of goods not permitted to be imported (Clause A of Section II of Appendix 3 of Decision 10). (b) With respect to lines of goods on the list of goods permitted to be imported pursuant to a schedule (Clause B of Section II of Appendix 3 of Decision 10), an enterprise with foreign owned capital shall be permitted to conduct import in accordance with the schedule which has been stipulated. (c) To directly conduct import procedures with the customs office in accordance with the law of Vietnam. (d) To sell each group of imported goods to one business entity with business registration to trade or with the right to distribute such group of goods. An enterprise with foreign owned capital shall have the right to make its own selection of this business entity and to register it with the competent licence-issuing body. Each group of goods comprises the lines of goods in one chapter of the Import Tariff List. 3.2 An enterprise with foreign owned capital which has been licensed to exercise import rights shall not be permitted to set up an establishment in order to distribute imported goods. 4. Exercise of distribution rights: 4.1 An enterprise with foreign owned capital which has been licensed to conduct distribution rights shall be permitted to exercise distribution rights as follows: (a) To conduct wholesaling, retailing, franchising and agency for trading goods manufactured in Vietnam and goods imported into Vietnam, except for goods on the list of goods not permitted to be distributed (Clause A of Section II of Appendix 4 of Decision 10). (b) With respect to lines of goods on the list of goods permitted to be distributed pursuant to a schedule (Clause B of Section II of Appendix 4 of Decision 10), an enterprise with foreign owned capital shall be permitted to conduct wholesaling, retailing, franchising and agency for trading of goods in accordance with the schedule as stipulated. 4.2 An enterprise with foreign owned capital which has been licensed for wholesaling [and] retailing shall be permitted to conduct wholesaling [and] retailing activities correctly as stipulated in clauses 7 and 8 of article 1 of Decree 23. An enterprise with foreign owned capital which has been licensed to establish a retail sales outlet (also including a first retail sales outlet) shall not be permitted to conduct retailing outside [or in addition to] the retail sales outlet which has been licensed. 4.3 Establishment of retail sales outlets outside [in addition to] the first retail sales outlet: (a) The establishment of retail sales outlets in addition to the first retail sales outlet shall be considered on a case by case basis and shall depend on the number of retail sales outlets, market stability, population density in the province or city where the retail sales outlet is to be set up, and consistency of the investment project with the master plan of such province or city. (b) Any enterprise with foreign owned capital which has already been granted an investment licence [or] investment certificate with items stipulating the establishment of retail sales outlet/s in addition to the first retail sales outlet but which has not yet been granted a licence to establish a retail sales outlet in accordance with Decree 23 must conduct procedures for the issuance of a licence to establish a retail sales outlet in accordance with the guidelines in clause 4(d) of Section II of this Circular.
II. Issuance of Licences in Order to Conduct Trading Activities and Activities Directly Related to Trading 1. Cases of investment only in order to exercise export rights [and/or] import rights but not to conduct distribution business or activities directly related to trading: (a) A foreign investor investing in Vietnam for the first time only in order to exercise export rights [and/or] import rights must conduct procedures for the issuance of an investment certificate. An enterprise with foreign owned capital currently operating in Vietnam which only wishes to add exercise of export rights [and/or] import rights must conduct procedures to supplement its investment certificate. An application file shall comprise: - Request for issuance of or addition to an investment certificate in accordance with the law on investment; (b) The competent licence-issuing body shall rely on the provisions in Decision 10 to issue or supplement the investment certificate without requiring approval from the Ministry of Trade. 2. Cases of investment for the first time in order to conduct trading activities and activities directly related to trading: (a) A foreign investor investing in Vietnam for the first time who invests in trading activities and activities directly related to trading must conduct procedures for the issuance of an investment certificate. An application file shall comprise: - Request for the issuance of an investment certificate in accordance with the law on investment; (b) The competent licence-issuing body shall issue an investment certificate after obtaining approval from the Ministry of Trade. 3. Cases of addition in order to conduct trading activities and activities directly related to trading: An enterprise with foreign owned capital which has already been granted an investment licence [or] investment certificate which wishes to add conduct of trading activities and activities directly related to trading must conduct procedures for the issuance of a business licence. (a) Issuance of a business licence: - An application file shall comprise: (b) Amendment of or addition to a business licence: - An application file shall comprise: (c) Re-issuance of a business licence: - An application file shall comprise: 4. Cases of establishment of a retail sales outlet in addition to the first retail sales outlet: An enterprise with foreign owned capital which wishes to establish a retail sales outlet in addition to its first retail sales outlet must conduct procedures for the issuance of a licence to set up a retail sales outlet. (a) Issuance of a licence to set up a retail sales outlet: - An application file shall comprise: (b) Amendment of or addition to a licence to set up a retail sales outlet: - An application file shall comprise: (c) Re-issuance of a licence to set up a retail sales outlet shall be conducted the same as stipulated in clause 3(c) above. (d) Issuance of a licence to set up a retail sales outlet for an outlet in addition to the first retail sales outlet which was established pursuant to law but which has not been granted a licence to set up pursuant to Decree 23: - An application file shall comprise: III. Revocation of Business Licences and Licences to Set Up a Retail Sales Outlet The competent licence-issuing body shall revoke a business licence [and] a licence to set up a retail sales outlet in the following cases: 1. An enterprise with foreign owned capital operating in the sector of trading and activities directly related to trading commits a breach of law for which the law stipulates that the business licence [and] licence to set up a retail sales outlet must be revoked. 2. The project investing in trading and activities directly related to trading terminates operation as stipulated by law. 3. The competent licence-issuing body revokes the investment certificate [or] investment licence. IV. Reporting Regime 1. Enterprises with foreign owned capital operating in the sector of trading and activities directly related to trading must comply with the regime on financial and statistical reporting stipulated by the law of Vietnam. 2. Every quarter, prior to the 15th day of the first month of the next quarter, competent licence-issuing bodies shall report to the Ministry of Trade on the status of issuance, re-issuance, amendment and revocation of licences to projects investing in trading and activities directly related to trading on standard Form BC issued with this Circular. V. Implementing Provisions 1. This Circular shall be of full force and effect after 15 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Any difficulties during implementation of this Circular should be reported to the Ministry of Trade for resolution.
The Minister of Trade Deputy Minister LE DANH VINH
Appendix MD-1
Name of enterprise SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF BUSINESS LICENCE
1. Name of Enterprise: (print in capital letters): ................................................................................... Investment Certificate/Investment Licence No. …. issued by …………….date of issuance …………..…... Head office address: (complete in full the number of the house and street, ward, district and city or province) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Telephone number: ..……….. Fax: ………….. Email: ……………………. Website if any) ………….……..
2. Legal representative of the enterprise: Full name: …………………………………………………………………………………… Male/Female ……… Position: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… People's identity card number: ………………………………………………… Date issued: ……...………….. Issuing Body: …………………....... Other personal legal identification (if no people's identity card) (specify the type of certificate, its number, place of issuance and date of issuance) …………………………………………………………………………. Place of registration of residential address: ……………………………………………………………………… Current address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Requests issuance of a business licence with the following contents:
I. ……………… II. ……………...
(Record the trading activities and activities directly related to trading in accordance with Article 3.1 of Decree 23. In the case of a request to establish an initial retail sales outlet, record the following additional items: III. Establishment of a retail sales outlet: ………………………………………………………………………. 1. Name of the retail sales outlet (print in capital letters): ………………………………………………… 2. Address (complete in full the number of the house and street, ward, district and city or province) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Telephone number: ..……….. Fax: ………….. Email: ……………………. Website if any) ………… …….. 3. Person to be head of the retail sales outlet: Full name (print in capital letters): ……………………………………………. Male/Female: ………………… People's identity card number: ………………………………………………… Date issued: ……...………….. Issuing Body: …………………....... Other personal legal identification (if no people's identity card) (specify the type of document, its number, place of issuance and date of issuance) …………………………………………………………………………. Place of registration of residential address: ……………………………………………………………………… Current address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Operational items of the retail sales outlet: ……………………………………………………………….. I and other members undertake to be wholly responsible before the law for the legality, accuracy and truthfulness of the items in this application for issuance of a business licence.
Date: …………………………………… LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTERPRISE (Full name, signature and seal)
Documents enclosed: 1. ……………………………………… 2. ……………………………………….
Appendix BC
Name of licence-issuing body SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness
To: The Ministry of Trade
STATUS OF ISSUANCE, AMENDMENT, ADDITION AND WITHDRAWAL OF LICENCES FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN ACTIVITIES OF TRADING AND ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO TRADING (From ……………… date until …………………date) 1. Status of issuance of licences
2. Status of amendments of and additions to licences
3. Status of withdrawal of licences
4. Operational status of enterprises which have already been licensed. 5. Proposals and recommendations Person preparing the report: ……………………………… Contact telephone number: ………………………………… HEAD OF LICENCE-ISSUING BODY (Print full name and sign and seal) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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