RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/VNM/5/Add.1
24 August 1998
(98-3291)
Working Party on the
Accession of VietnamOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF VIETNAM
Information on the Existing Regime in the Area of Services
Addendum
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has submitted the following
information on services subject to pricing management measures of the Government, with the request
that it be circulated to members of the Working Party.
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Page 2SERVICES SUBJECT TO PRICING MANAGEMENT MEASURES OF THE GOVERNMENT
No CPC Services Description Decision Making Level Management Measures
1 Electricity Prime Minister Average prices determined by the Prime Minister.
Governmental Pricing Committee and Ministry of Industry
determine specific prices
2 Gaseous fuels Prime Minister Specific prices determined by Prime Minister
75 Post-Telecommunication
* International Post and Telecommunicat ion: Department General of Post and
Telecommunication(DGPT)- Standard fees determined by DGPT.
- Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Corp.
determines specific fees under particular agreement.
3 Telephone installation  ditto ditto
4 Telephone fees ditto ditto
5 Telex, telegraph ditto ditto
6 Facsimile fees ditto ditto
7 Maritime communication ditto ditto
8 Rental costs of television broadcast
transmission by cable and satellite services.
Rental cost of international channel.ditto ditto
9 Data transmission fees ditto ditto
10 Fixed costs for equipment maintenance services ditto ditto
* Internal Post and Telecommunication:
11 Post: Costs of letter-delivery services Prime Minister - Standard costs determined by the Prime Minister.
- DGPT and Vietnam Post and Telecommunication
Corp. determine all specific costs.
12 Telecommunication: Telephone and Telegraph
costsditto ditto
13 Remittance fees DGPT ditto
14 EMS costs DGPT DGPT determines standard costs. Vietnam Post and
Telecommunication Corp. determines specific costs under
particular agreement.
15 GSM mobile telephone costs ditto ditto
16 Telephone installation ditto DGPT determines structure of costs.  Municipal and provincial
post-offices determine specific costs
72 / 74 Maritime transportation
17 * External seaport charges:  Including: Governmental Pricing Committee Governmental Pricing Committee determines specific charg es
18 - Freight capacity charges ditto dittoWT/ACC/VNM/5/Add.1
Page 3No CPC Services Description Decision Making Level Management Measures
19 - Safety-related affair charges ditto ditto
20 - Pilotage charges ditto ditto
21 - Fastening and lessening towing-line
with supporting boats chargesditto ditto
22 - Cargo-handling services
(loading/unloading, container, storage
and warehousing, labour and
equipment charges).
- Berthing costs (cleaning, disinfecting,
vermin control, fresh-water supplyingditto ditto
23 * Internal seaport charges (freight capacity,
safety-related affair, pilotage and procedure
charges)Governmental Pricing Committee - Governmental Pricing Committee determines  specific
charges for the said 4 services.
- Department of Maritime determines charges for other
services.
24 - Freight and surcharge for sea
transportation.Prime Minister The Government authorizes Governmental Pricing Committee
to determine charges for sea transportation of rice from South
to North and fertilisers from North to South.
25 711 Railway transportation freight ditto ditto
73 Airway freight
26 - Structure of freight for air transport. Prime Minister The Prime Minister determines the maximum freights for
standard flights and other internal lines
27 - Charges for approach, landing and
take-off control servicesGovernmental Pricing Committee Governmental Pricing Committee determines specific charges.
28 - Charges passenger services at
passenger airportditto ditto
 29 - Rental costs of aircraft paid to State
budgetditto ditto
30 - Charges for other services: hanger,
security check.Vietnam Civil Aviation
DepartmentVietnam Civil Aviation Department determines specific
charges.
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