NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2018
New Law on export/import management On 12th June 2017, the National Assembly approved Foreign Trade Management Law No. 05/2017/QH14, which gives some new guidance on the management of foreign trade via import and export licenses (license-based management) and via conditions for import/export (condition-based management). The Law comes into force from 1st January 2018. Decree No. 09/2018/ND-CP (Decree 09): change of licensing requirements for trading activities conducted by foreign investors and foreign invested enterprises The government issued Decree 09, replacing Decree No. 23/2007/ND- CP (Decree 23) dated 12th February 2009, which came into force from 15th January 2018, with following main...