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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/VNM/8
16 July 1999
(99-2957)
Working Party on the
Accession of VietnamOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF VIETNAM
Legislation
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has submitted the following
information on legislation, with the request that th ey be circulated to the members of the Working
Party.
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Newly Issued Legal Documents
Number Name of documents Year of
Issuance
1 Law on the State Bank of Vietnam 1998
2 Law on Credit Organizations 1998
3 Law on Amendment of and Addition to a Number of Articles of the Law
on Import and Export duties1998
4 Law on Special Consumption Tax (Excise Tax) 1998
5 Law on Amendment of and Addition to a Number of Articles of the Law
on State Budget1998
6 Law on the Encouragement of Domestic Investment 1998
7 Law on Amendment of and Addition to a Number of Articles of the Land
Law1998
8 Law on Enterprises 1999
9 Ordinance on the Protection of Consumer’s Right 1999
10 Ordinance on Amendment of and Addition to a Number of Articles of the
Ordinance on the Procedures of Se ttlement of Administrative Cases1999WT/ACC/VNM/8
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Tentative Legislative Programme
for New or Revised Legal Documents in the period of 1999-2002
Name of documents Description Note
1 Law on State-Owned
EnterprisesStipulating in detail the rights and obligations of the
owner, assignee and user of properties; creating equal
legal conditions for production and business activities;
step by step removing the  privileges given to State-owned enterprises; exerting Government’s control of the
activities of these enterprises.(*)
2 Ordinance on Commercial
ArbitrationStipulating the scope of activities, responsibilities,
competence, procedures for establishment,organizational structure of non-governmental
commercial arbitration centres; the Ordinance will be in
compliance with generally accepted international norms,
such as those provided for in the New York Convention
of 1958, Standard Regulations of UNCITRAL etc.(**)
3 Ordinance on Most-
Favoured Nation,National Treatment and
Safeguards to rectify
unfair practices in
international trade of the
S.R. Vietnam.Providing for criteria, procedures, and the authority to
decide for the application of MFN, NT and safeguardmeasures, which would enable Vietnam to extend MFN
treatment, create a fair, non-discriminatory environment
and eliminate the WTO-inconsistent measures in some
areas.(**)
4 Ordinance on Entry, Exit,
Residence and Travelling
of Foreigners in VietnamThe amendment of this Ordinance is aimed at stipulating
more clearly the rights and obligations of foreigners in
Vietnam, simplifying entry and exit procedures for
foreigners doing business and investing in Vietnam.(*)
5 Civil Procedures Code Stipulating procedures for civil cases; the authority of
the courts; rights and obligations of the judge, thedefendants and other persons concerned.(**)
6 Law on Customs Stipulating the customs procedures; the methods of
customs valuation; and the mechanisms through which
effected persons can resort to administrative proceduresto claim against customs authorities.(**)
7 Ordinance on amendment
of and addition to a
number of articles of the
Ordinance on the
Enforcement of Civil
RulingsThe amendment of this Ordinance is aimed at stipulating
tasks, competence and responsibilities of law-enforcing
authorities; and the procedures for the enforcement of
civil rulings.(**)
(*) Amendment and addition to an already existing law.
(**) A completely new law.
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