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Legal news in November 2017 in Viet Nam

1.Addition to the list of countries whose citizens can be granted with e-visa by Vietnam On 29 November 2017, the Government has issued Resolution No. 124/NQ-CP on addition to the list of countries whose citizens are pilot granted with e-visa. Pursuant to this Resolution, there will be 06 additional countries whose citizens are pilot-granted with e-visa as stipulated in Article 9.1 of Decree No. 07/2017/ND-CP, including: Australia, United Arab Emirates, Canada, India, Netherlands, and New Zealand. Thus, such 06 country addition to the list of 40 existing countries like Korea South, Germany, etc., as stipulated in Decree No. 07/2017/ND-CP will make a total...

03 November

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Legal news in October 2017 in Viet Nam

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Strengthening supervision of transactions on the stock market On 25 October 2017, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular No.115/2017/TT-BTC, providing guidelines for supervision of trading on the stock market ("Circular 115"). Whereby: Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) will become another supervisory entity, apart from two existing entities, including the State Securities Commission (SSC) and the Stock Exchange (SE). VSD plays a major role in monitoring the rate of use of deposit as collateral assets per each account of investor and member of the clearing house; and monitoring the limit of position of investor during participation in trading derivative securities. At...

03 October

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Legal news September 2017 in Viet Nam

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1.Guidelines for conversion of investment costs for construction of building works On 20 September 2017, the Ministry of Construction issued Decision No.964/QD-BXD, providing guidelines for conversion of investment costs for construction of building works. Whereby: (a) Conversion of investment costs for construction of building works shall be conversion of items of investment costs already finalized in term of the price level at the time of hand-over for putting into use. The conversion is intended to determine the newly increased value of assets formed by investment and shall be taken as the basis for finalization of the completed project. (b) Conversion will be...

05 September

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Legal news August 2017 in Viet Nam

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1.Term of licenses for receiving and paying in foreign currency in prize-winning electronic gaming business This is the highlighted content of Circular No. 11/2017/TT-NHNN dated 30 August 2017 of Vietnam State Bank on foreign exchange control in business activities of prize-winning electronic games for foreigners (“Circular 11”). This Circular provides new regulations on term of license for receiving and paying in foreign currency and other activities in foreign currency, under which the term is equal to the remaining term of one of the following documents: (a) Certificate of satisfaction of regulatory conditions for business of prize-winning electronic gaming; (b) Certificate of investment registration...

19 July

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Geographical indication protection of “Quản Bạ” for seedless persimmon

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A Geographical Indication in Viet nam (GI) is a name or sign which identifies goods as having a specific geographical origin, and possessing qualities, reputation, or characteristics that are essentially attributable to products from that place of origin. GIs have been recognised in Vietnam since the promulgation of the Vietnam IP Law in 2005. Per Article 4.22 of the Vietnam IP Law in 2005, “A geographical indication means a sign which identifies a product as originating from a specific region, locality, territory or country”. Vietnam has over fifteen years of experience in GI protection, and GIs are considered an important...

25 May

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Ministry Launches Online Platform For Trademark Registration in Cambodia

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A new online trademark registration gateway allowing individuals and companies to register trademarks in Cambodia was launched yesterday by the Ministry of Commerce....

05 April

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Legal News March 2017 in Viet Nam

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1. Practice in construction of product-by-process claim in Vietnam A product-by-process claim is understood worldwide as a patent claim in which a product claimed by defining the process by which the product is made, and this claim type is at present permitted in many jurisdictions. In Vietnam, such a product-byprocess claim format is also permitted, however it is allowed under certain special circumstances only. As stated in the Guidelines for Patent Examination issued by the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “the NOIP’s Guidelines”) dated 31 March 2010, in the case that a product whose structure is...

05 March

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Legal News February 2017 in Viet Nam

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1. Commercial conciliation On 24th February 2017, the Government issued Decree No. 22/2017/ND-CP, providing for principles, policies, requirements, and procedures to resolve disputes by commercial conciliation. The Decree requires that the resolution of disputes by commercial conciliation must follow the principle that disputing parties voluntarily participate in the conciliation and are equal in rights and obligations. Information related to the conciliation must be kept confidential, unless otherwise agreed by parties or stipulated by laws. The content of conciliation agreements must not breach prohibitions specified by law, not contravene social ethics, not avoid obligations, not violate the rights of the third parties. Disputes are...

05 February

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Legal News January 2017 in Viet Nam.

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1. Government Guarantee on investment projects On 16th January 2017, the Government issued Decree No. 04/2017/ND-CP, on the issuance and management of Government guarantees, which shall take effect on 1st March 2017. Accordingly, the Government shall guarantee for the principals of loans or bonds issued for an investment project or program not exceeding 70% of total investment capital of that project or program. With respect to projects of which investment policies are approved by the National Assembly or the Government, or projects to be urgently deployed, the guarantee amount shall be the principal of loan or issued bond, provided that it shall not...