Five new decrees coming into force in early June

1. Abolishment of the road use charge on motorcycles

As of June 05, 2016, the Decree No. 28/2016/ND-CP shall take effect and amend the Decree No. 56/2014/ND-CP and Decree No. 18/2012/ND-CP on road maintenance fund.

Regulations concerning "imposition of road use charge per vehicle on two-wheeled and three-wheeled motorcycles, motorized vehicles and similar types" shall be abolished.

2. New benefits for kindred of servicepersons

Circular No. 27/2016/ND-CP , in effect as of June 01, 2016, regulates new benefits for kindred of non-commissioned officers and soldiers on active service, as follows:

-  An aid of VND 3,000,000 per incident is granted when an accident, fire or natural disaster leads to house destruction, displacement or severe damage to assets (02 aids per year at most for a non-commissioned officer or soldier).

-  An aid of VND 500,000 per person is granted when a related person suffers from illness in 1 month or more or receives treatment from a hospital in 7 days or more (02 aids per year for each related person of a non-commissioned officer or soldier).

- An aid of VND 2,000,000 per person is granted when a related person of a non-commissioned officer or soldier on active service is killed on duty, passes away or goes missing.

3. New formal dress code for police officers

Decree No. 29/2016/ND-CP , in effect as of June 06, 2016, regulates the following formal dress code for police officers:

- Color: champagne pink hat and clothes for spring-summer or fall-winter periods.

- Kepi: Golden strap; with golden pine branches on the visor of a general’s kepi

- Spring-summer wear:

+ Clothes: suit-like jacket, K-shaped collar, short sleeves, 4 patch pockets on the front of male jacket and 2 on female jacket; aiguillette passing through the right shoulder strap.

+ Golden buttons. While national emblem is engraved on buttons of a general's jacket, 5-pointed star between two rice branches with two letters "CA” underneath are engraved on buttons for officers at company and field grade.

- Fall-winter wear

+ Clothes: suit-like jacket, K-shaped collar, long sleeves, undervest, 4 patch pockets on the front of male jacket and 2 on female jacket; white long-sleeve shirt with ends, black tie, aiguillette passing through the right shoulder strap.

+ Buttons: similar to those for spring-summer clothes.

- Shoes and socks: Black leather low-cut shoes, green grass socks.

4. New regulation on duration during which job-based allowance is not granted

Decree No. 26/2016/ND-CP , in effect as of June 01, 2016, shall define aids and allowances for state employees and workers who are working in public facilities for drug addicts, detoxified addicts and social welfare.

The duration during which job-based allowance is not granted shall be:

- The duration of an overseas trip for work or training, during which 40% of the salary is paid as per Section 4, Article 8, Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP. />
- The duration of a local trip for training in more than 3 continuous months, during which the state employee does not carry out professional assignments in a direct manner.

- The duration of an interrupted unpaid leave that lasts in 1 month or more.

- The duration of a leave during which no contribution to social insurance is made as per legal regulations on social insurance.

- The duration of detention or suspension from all or professional tasks for 1 month or more.

- The duration of a business trip as decided by a competent agency, during which the person concerned does not carry out professional tasks in 1 month or more.

5. Guideline for insurance inspection

Decree No. 21/2016/ND-CP , in effect as of June 01, 2016, shall regulate the specialized inspection by social insurance agencies of contributions to social insurance, medical insurance and unemployment insurance. As follows:

- General department of Social Insurance and provincial departments of social insurance shall conduct specialized inspections of insurance contributions.

- Such inspections shall verify contributors, level and method of contribution to social insurance.