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THE GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 70-CP
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Hanoi, June 12,
1997
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DECREE
ON COURT CHARGES AND FEES
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization
of the Government of September 30, 1992;
Pursuant to the Criminal Proceedings Code of August 26, 1988;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling Civil Lawsuits of
November 29, 1989;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on the Recognition and Enforcement in Vietnam of
Civil Verdicts and Decisions of Foreign Courts of April 17, 1993;
Pursuant to the Law on the Bankruptcy of Enterprises of December 30, 1993;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling Economic Lawsuits of
March 16, 1994;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling Labor Disputes of April
11, 1996;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling Administrative Lawsuits
of May 21, 1996;
At the proposal of the Minister of Justice and with the agreement of the
President of the Supreme Peoples Court,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.-
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- Criminal Court charges;
- Civil Court charges;
- Economic Court charges;
- Labor Court charges;
- Administrative Court charges.
2. The fees stipulated in this
Decree include the following:
- Fee for issuing copies of
excerpts from a verdict or a decision;
- Fee for issuing copies of a
verdict or a decision;
- Fee for issuing copies of a
certificate on cancellation of a verdict;
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- Fee for filing an application
requesting the Vietnam Court not to recognize a civil verdict or decision of a
foreign Court which does not request its enforcement in Vietnam;
- Fee for filing an application
requesting the Vietnam Court to recognize and enforce in Vietnam a decision of
a foreign Arbitrator;
- Fee for settling the
bankruptcy of an enterprise;
- Fee for filing an application
requesting the Court to declare a strike legal or illegal.
Article 2.-
1. All the
Court charges and fees collected must be remitted fully and promptly to the
State budget through the system of State treasuries.
2. The advance payments for
Court charges and fee shall be remitted to the authorized verdict-enforcement
agency to be deposited in a temporary account opened at the State Treasury and
drawn to enforce a verdict handed down by the Court.
3. In case the person who has
made an advance payment of Court charges and fees mentioned in Point 2 of this
Article is refunded part or all of his/her advance payment, the
verdict-enforcement agency which has collected the advance payment must apply
the procedure of refunding him/her. In case the person who has made an advance
payment for Court charges and fees must pay his/her Court charges, then right
after the verdict or decision of the Court becomes effective, the advance
payment collected must be remitted to the State budget.
4. When collecting an advance
payment of Court charges and Court charges, and an advance payment for fees and
fees, the Court and the verdict-enforcement agency must use the receipts issued
solely by the Ministry of Finance.
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CRIMINAL COURT CHARGES
Article 3.-
The Criminal Court charges include charges for the first-instance Criminal
Court, charges for the first-instance and last-instance Criminal Court, and
charges for the Criminal Court of Appeal.
The uniform charge for the
first-instance Criminal Court, the first-instance and last-instance Criminal
Court, and the Criminal Court of Appeal is 50,000 VND.
Article 4.-
The charges for the first-instance Criminal Court and the charges for the
first-instance and last-instance Criminal Court are stipulated as follows:
1. A convict must pay the charge
for the first-instance Court at the rate stipulated in Article 3 of this
Decree.
2. In case a lawsuit is started
at the request of the victim, and if the Court declares the accused not guilty,
then the victim who has started the lawsuit must pay the charge at the rate
stipulated in Article 3 of this Decree.
3. Concerning the civil
liability to compensate for damage in criminal lawsuits, the person who is
obliged to compensate must pay the charge of first-instance Court at the rate
stipulated in Article 7 and Article 11 of this Decree, unless he/she is
exempted from the Court charges as stipulated in Article 13 of this Decree.
Article 5.-
The charges for the Criminal Court of Appeal are stipulated as follows:
1. The appellant must pay the
charge for the Court of Appeal, if the Court of Appeal fully retains the
criminal decision of the verdict and the first-instance decision on him/her.
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3. If the appellant withdraws
his/her appeal before the opening of or during an appeal court hearing, he/she
shall not have to pay the Court of Appeal charges.
4. The Procuracy which protests
shall not have to pay the Court of Appeal charges.
5. Concerning the civil
liability to compensate for damage in criminal lawsuits, the appellant must pay
charges for the Civil Court of Appeal as stipulated in Article 8 and Article 12
of this Decree, unless he/she is exempted from Court charges as stipulated in
Article 13 of this Decree.
Chapter
III
CIVIL COURT CHARGES
Article 6.-
The Civil Court charges include charges for the first-instance Civil Court,
charges for the first-instance and last-instance Civil Court, and charges for
the Civil Court of Appeal.
Article 7.-
1. The
charge for the first-instance Civil Court and for the first-instance and
last-instance Civil Court for unspecified civil lawsuits is 50,000 VND.
2. The charge for the
first-instance Civil Court and for the first-instance and last-instance Civil
Court for specified civil lawsuits is stipulated as follows:
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a/ 1,000,000 VND or less 50,000
VND
b/ From above 1,000,000 VND to
100,000,000 VND 5% of the value of the disputed property
c/ From above 100,000,000 VND to
200,000,000 VND 5,000,000 VND + 4% of the part of value of the disputed
property that exceeds 100,000,000 VND
d/ From above 200,000,000 VND to
500,000,000 VND 9,000,000 VND + 3% of the part of value of the disputed
property that exceeds 200,000,000 VND
e/ From above 500,000,000 VND to
1000,000,000 VND 18,000,000 VND + 2% of the part of value of the disputed
property that exceeds 500,000,000 VND
f/ Above 1,000,000,000 VND
28,000,000 VND + 0.1% of the part of value of the disputed property that
exceeds 1,000,000,000 VND
3. With regard to marriage and
family lawsuits involving a dispute in the division of the common property of
husband and wife, in addition to paying the Court charges stipulated in Point 1
of this Article, the persons concerned must also pay Court charges for the part
of the disputed property as ordinary civil lawsuits stipulated in Point 2 of
this Article in proportion to the value of the part of property they receive.
Article 8.-
The charge for the Civil Court of Appeal for all types of civil lawsuit is
50,000 VND.
Article 9.-
The obligation to make an advance payment for Civil Court charges is stipulated
as follows:
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2. The appellant under the
procedure of appeal must make an advance payment for charges to the Court of
Appeal within the time of appeal, at the rate stipulated in Article 8 of this
Decree, except he/she is exempted from paying in advance Court charge, or
exempted from paying Court charge as stipulated in Article 13 of this Decree.
Article
10.- In the following cases, the advance payment made for Court charge
shall be determined as follows:
1. If a person who has paid in
advance charge for a first-instance hearing or charge for an appeal court
hearing withdraws his/her lawsuit before the opening of the first-instance
hearing or his/her appeal before the opening of the appeal court hearing, he/she
shall be refunded 50% of the advance payment.
2. A person who has paid in
advance Court charge shall be fully refunded if the Court decides that he/she
is not liable to pay Court charge, or shall be refunded the difference if the
Court decides that he/she is obliged to pay less than the advance payment
he/she has already made.
3. If the settlement of a civil
lawsuit is suspended as stipulated in Points 1 and 3, Article 46, of the
Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling Civil Lawsuits, the advance payment for
Court charge shall be remitted to the State budget.
Article
11.- The liability to pay charge for the first-instance Civil Court is
stipulated as follows:
1. All concerned persons must
pay first-instance Civil Court charges for their request even if it is not
accepted by the Court, unless they are exempted from Court charges as
stipulated in Article 13 of this Decree.
If the persons concerned request
the Court to divide the common property which they themselves cannot divide,
they must pay first-instance Civil Court charges at the rates stipulated for
the specified civil lawsuits mentioned in Article 7 of this Decree
proportionally to the value of the part of property they receive.
2. If before opening a hearing,
the Court can reconcile the persons concerned in settling the dispute, these
persons must pay only 50% of the charge stipulated in Article 7 of this Decree.
The persons concerned can discuss and agree with each other on the amount each
side has to pay; if they fail to reach agreement, the Court shall give the
final decision.
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4. If the settlement of a
lawsuit is temporarily suspended, the Court charge shall be decided when it is
resumed.
5. If one of the persons
concerned is exempted from Court charge, the other person(s) must still pay
his/her share of the Court charge as provided for in Points 1, 2, 3 and 4 of
this Article.
Article
12.- The liability to pay charge to the Civil Court of Appeal is stipulated
as follows:
1. A person who appeals must pay
charge to the Civil Court of Appeal, even if the Court of Appeal decides to
fully retain the first-instance verdict or decision.
2. The appellant shall not have
to pay charge to an appeal court if the Court of Appeal decides to alter the
first-instance verdict or decision, or annul part or the whole of the first-instance
verdict or decision.
Article
13.-
1. The
following cases shall not have to make advance payment of Court charges and
shall be exempted from paying Court charges:
a) A person who requests the
granting of living allowances for, or who requests the identification of the
father and mother of, an illegitimate juvenile;
b) Cases involving the loss of
lives, or damage to health;
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d) A person who complains about
the list of voters.
2. The Procuracy which starts a
prosecution, or a social organization which starts a legal action for public
interests shall not have to make an advance payment of Court charges or to pay
Court charges.
3. Those persons who are in
financial difficulty and who are certified as such by the Peoples Committee of
the commune, ward, township, public agency or social organization where they
reside or work can be exempted by the Court from paying in advance part or all
of the Court charges, and can be exempted by the Court from part or all of the
Court charge.
Chapter IV
ECONOMIC COURT CHARGES
Article
14.- The Economic Court charges include charges for the first-instance
Economic Court and charges for the Economic Court of Appeal.
Article
15.-
1. The
charge rate of the first-instance Economic Court for unspecified economic
lawsuits is 500,000 VND.
2. The charge rates of the
first-instance Economic Court for specified economic lawsuits are stipulated as
followed:
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a) 10,000,000 VND or less
500,000 VND
b) From above 10,000,000 VND to
100,000,000 VND 5% of the value of the economic dispute
c) From above 100,000,000 VND to
200,000,000 VND 5,000,000 VND + 4% of the part of the disputed value that
exceeds 100,000,000 VND
d) From above 200,000,000 VND to
500,000,000 VND 9,000,000 VND + 3% of the part of the disputed value that
exceeds 200,000,000 VND
e) From above 500,000,000 VND to
1,000,000,000 VND 18,000,000 VND + 2% of the part of the disputed value that
exceeds 500,000,000 VND
f) From above 1,000,000,000 VND
28,000,000 VND + 0.1% of the part of the disputed value that exceeds
1,000,000,000 VND
Article
16.- The charge rate of the Economic Court of Appeal for all economic
lawsuits is 200,000 VND.
Article
17.- The liability to make an advance payment for Economic Court charges is
stipulated as follows:
1. The plaintiff or the
defendant who has an independent claim to the plaintiff, and the person with
concerned interest and obligation who has an independent claim in economic
lawsuits must pay in advance first-instance Court charges equal to 50% of the
charge notified by the Court.
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Article
18.- In the following cases, the advance payment of Economic Court charges
shall be handled as follows:
1. If the person who has paid in
advance charges to the First-instance Court or charges to an Appeal Court
withdraws his/her application before the opening of the First-Instance hearing
or his/her appeal before the opening of the Appeal Court hearing, he/she shall
be refunded 50% of the advance payment.
2. The person who has paid
advance Court charges shall be fully refunded if the Court decides that he/she
is not obliged to pay Court charges, or refunded the difference if the Court
decides that he/she is obliged to pay less than the advance payment he/she has
already made.
3. If the settlement of an
economic lawsuit is suspended as stipulated in Items a, c, d, and e, Point 1,
Article 39, of the Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling Economic Lawsuits,
the advance payment made to the Court shall be remitted to the State budget.
Article
19.- The liability to pay charges for the first-instance Economic Court is
stipulated as follows:
1. The persons who lose in a
lawsuit must all pay first-instance Court charges even if their request is
refused by the Court. Considering the charge rates specified in Article 15 of
this Decree, the Court shall decide the charges the persons concerned are liable
to pay.
2. If before opening a hearing,
the Court can reconcile the persons concerned in settling the dispute, these
persons must pay 50% of the charge rate specified in Article 15 of this Decree.
The persons concerned can discuss and agree on the amount each side has to pay;
if they fail to reach agreement, the Court shall give the final decision.
3. If the settlement of a
lawsuit is temporarily suspended, the charges shall be decided when it is
resumed.
Article
20.- The liability to pay charges to the Economic Court of Appeal is
stipulated as follows:
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2. The person who appeals shall
not have to pay Court charges for his/her appeal if the Court of Appeal decides
to alter the first-instance verdict or decision, or annul part or all of the
first-instance verdict or decision.
3. The Procuracy which protests
in accordance with the procedure of appeal shall not have to pay Court charges
for its appeal.
Chapter V
LABOR COURT CHARGES
Article
21.-
1. The
Labor Court charges include charges for the First-Instance Labor Court and
charges for the Labor Court of Appeal.
2. The charge rate of the first-instance
Labor Court for unspecified lawsuits is 50,000 VND.
3. The charge rates of the
First-Instance Labor Court for specified labor lawsuits is stipulated as
follows:
The value of labor dispute
Charge rates
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b) From above 1,000,000 VND to
100,000,000 VND 3% of the value of the dispute, but not less than 50,000 VND
c) From above 100,000,000 VND to
1,000,000,000 VND 3,000,000 VND + 2% of the part of value of the dispute that
exceeds 100,000,000 VND
d) From above 1,000,000,000 VND
21,000,000 VND + 0.1% of the part of value of the dispute that exceeds
1,000,000,000 VND
Article
22.- The charge rate of the Labor Court of Appeal for all labor lawsuits is
50,000 VND.
Article
23.- The liability to make an advance payment for Labor Court charge is
stipulated as follows:
1. The plaintiff or the
defendant who has a claim to the plaintiff, the person with concerned interest
and obligation who has an independent claim in unspecified labor lawsuits or in
specified labor lawsuits worth 1,000,000 VND or less must advance 50,000 VND as
first-instance Court charges; in labor lawsuits described in Items b, c, and d,
Point 3, Article 21, of this Decree, they must make an advance payment for
first-instance Labor Court charge equal to 50% of the charge of the
first-instance Court estimated by the Court based on the value of the labor
dispute, unless they are exempted from paying in advance Court charge, or
exempted from paying Court charge as stipulated in Article 26 of this Decree.
2. The appellant under the
procedure of appeal must pay in advance charges to the Court of Appeal within
the time of appeal as stipulated in Article 22 of this Decree, unless they are
exempted from paying in advance Court charges, or exempted from paying Court charges
as stipulated in Article 26 of this Decree.
Article
24.- In the following cases, the advance payment made for Labor Court
charge shall be handled as follows:
1. The person who has made
advance payment for first-instance Court charge or Appeal Court charge shall be
refunded 50% of the advance payment if he/she withdraws his/her application
before the opening of the First-Instance hearing or his/her appeal before the
opening of the Appeal Court hearing.
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3. The person who has paid
advance Court charge shall be fully refunded if the Court decides that he/she
is not obliged to pay Court charges, or refunded the difference if the Court
decides that he/she is obliged to pay less than the advance payment.
4. If the settlement of a labor
lawsuit is temporarily suspended, the Court charges shall be decided when it is
resumed. If the settlement of a labor lawsuit is suspended as stipulated in
Items a, c, d, and e, Point 1, Article 41, of the Ordinance on the Procedure of
Settling Labor Disputes, the advance Court charge shall be remitted to the
State budget.
Article
25.- The liability to pay charge for the First-Instance Labor Court and
charge for the Labor Court of Appeal is stipulated as follows:
1. All persons concerned must
pay first-instance Court charges if their request is not accepted by the Court,
unless they are exempted from Court charges as stipulated in Article 26 of this
Decree.
2. If one of the persons
concerned is exempted from paying Court charges, the other person(s) must still
pay his/her share of the Court charges at the rates stipulated in Article 21 of
this Decree.
3. The person who appeals must
pay charges for the Labor Court of Appeal, if the Court of Appeal fully retains
the first-instance verdict or decision. The person who appeals shall not have
to pay charges for the Labor Court of Appeal if the Court of Appeal alters the
first-instance verdict or decision, or annuls part or the whole of the
first-instance verdict or decision.
Article
26.-
1. The
following cases shall not have to make advance payment or to pay Labor Court
charges:
a) Laborers who demand wage
payment, social insurance, or compensation for labor accidents or occupational
diseases;
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c) Trade unions at grass-roots
level which sue or appeal for the interests of the labor collective;
d) Trade unions at provincial
level and trade unions of a branch which sue or appeal;
e) The Procuracy which starts a
prosecution or protests.
2. The persons concerned who are
laborers and who start a legal action requesting the Court to settle labor
disputes which do not fall into the cases stipulated in Items a and b, Point 1,
of this Article, may be exempted by the Court from making an advance payment of
Court charges, or exempted from paying part or all of the Court charges, if
they are in financial difficulty and are so certified by the Peoples Committee
of the commune, ward or township where they reside.
Chapter VI
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
CHARGES
Article
27.- The Administrative Court charges include charges for First-Instance
Administrative Court, charges for the First-Instance and Last-instance
Administrative Court, and charges for the Administrative Court of Appeal.
The charges for all types of
administrative lawsuit is set at a single rate of 50,000 VND.
Article
28.- The person who starts an administrative lawsuit, or the person who
appeals to an appeal court against the first-instance administrative verdict or
decision, must advance 50,000 VND in Court charges, unless he/she is exempted
from such advance payment or exempted from Court charges as stipulated in
Article 31 of this Decree.
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1. If the
person who has paid in advance First-Instance Court charges or Appeal Court
charges withdraws his/her application before the opening of the First-Instance
hearing or his/her appeal before the opening of the Appeal Court hearing,
he/she shall be refunded 50% of the advance payment.
2. The person who has paid in
advance Court charges shall be fully refunded if the Court decides that he/she
is not obliged to pay Court charges, or shall be refunded the difference if the
Court decides that he/she is obliged to pay less than the advance payment.
3. If the settlement of an
administrative lawsuit is temporarily suspended, the Court charges shall be
decided when it is resumed. If the settlement of an administrative lawsuit is
suspended as stipulated in Items a and c, Point 1, Article 41, of the Ordinance
on the Procedure of Settling Administrative Lawsuits, the advance payment shall
be remitted to the State budget.
Article
30.- The liability to pay charges for the First-Instance Administrative
Court, charges for the First-Instance and Last-Instance Administrative Court,
and charges for the Administrative Court of Appeal is stipulated as follows:
1. The party who is sued against
his/her administrative decision or administrative action must pay charges for
the First-Instance Administrative Court, and charges for the First-Instance and
Last-Instance Administrative Court, if the verdict or decision of the Court
declares such administrative decision or administrative action unlawful. If the
sued administrative decision or administrative action is fully retained by the
Court, the person who starts the lawsuit must pay charges for the
First-Instance Administrative Court, and charges for the First-Instance and
Last-Instance Administrative Court, unless he/she is exempted from paying Court
charges as stipulated in Article 31 of this Decree.
2. The person who appeals must
pay charges for the Administrative Court of Appeal, if the Court of Appeal
fully retains the first-instance verdict or decision.
3. The appellant shall not have
to pay charges for the Administrative Court of Appeal, if the Court of Appeal
alters the first-instance verdict or decision, or annuls part or the whole of
the first-instance verdict or decision.
4. Regarding the civil liability
to compensate for damage in administrative lawsuits, the person who is obliged
to compensate must pay charges for the first-instance Civil Court as stipulated
in Article 7 and Article 11; the appellant must pay charges for the
Administrative Court of Appeal as stipulated in Article 8 and Article 12 of
this Decree, unless he/she is exempted from Court charges as stipulated in
Article 13 of this Decree.
Article
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a) Disabled soldiers, parents of
fallen soldiers, and persons credited with services to the revolution who take
a legal action against administrative decisions or administrative actions as
stipulated in Article 11 of the Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling
Administrative Lawsuits shall be exempted from paying Court charges.
b) The Procuracy which starts an
administrative lawsuit, protests against a first-instance administrative
verdict or decision shall not be liable to make an advance payment of Court
charges, or to pay Court charges.
c) The other persons concerned
shall be exempted from Court charges when they start a legal action against
administrative decisions stipulated in Points 3 and 5, Article 11, of the
Ordinance on the Procedure of Settling Administrative Lawsuits.
2. Persons in financial
difficulty and certified as such by the Peoples Committee of the commune, ward
or township where they reside take a legal action against administrative
decisions or administrative actions stipulated in Article 11 of the Ordinance
on the Procedure of Settling Administrative Lawsuits, may be exempted by the
Court from part or all of the Court charges.
Chapter
VII
FEES
Article
32.- If the accused, the convict or other persons concerned who have been
issued a copy of excerpts from the verdict or decision, or a full copy of the
verdict or decision, ask for more copies of excerpts from the verdict or
decision, or full copies of the verdict or decision, or copies of a certificate
of acquittal, they shall have to pay a fee of 1,000 VND for a page.
Article
33.-
1. A
person or organization that sends an application requesting the Vietnam Court
to recognize and enforce in Vietnam a civil verdict or decision of a foreign
Court; a person or organization that sends an application requesting the
Vietnam Court not to recognize a civil verdict or decision of a foreign Court
which does not request its enforcement in Vietnam; a person or organization
that sends an application requesting the Vietnam Court to recognize and enforce
in Vietnam a decision of a foreign Arbitrator, must all pay fees at the following
rates:
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- 1,000,000 VND for a person not
residing permanently in Vietnam, or an organization having no main office in
Vietnam.
2. The fees must be paid fully
in a lump sum at the agency which receives the application together with the
application and related papers.
3. When sending a dossier to the
Court, the agency which receives the application from the person concerned must
also enclose a fee collection receipt (a carbon copy).
Article
34.-
1. When
sending an application requesting the Court to declare the bankruptcy of an
enterprise, those creditors who have no guarantee and those creditors who have
partial guarantee must advance 300,000 VND as fee for the settlement of the
bankruptcy. This advance payment for fee shall be refunded by the indebted
enterprise to the creditors in case the Court declares the enterprise bankrupt
or the Court issues a decision suspending the settlement of the application for
declaring the enterprise bankrupt because the enterprise is no longer in the
state of bankruptcy.
2. If the owner of the
enterprise or its legitimate representative files an application requesting the
declaration of the bankruptcy of the enterprise, he/she must advance 500,000
VND as fee for settling the bankruptcy.
3. The representative of a trade
union who files an application requesting the declaration of the bankruptcy of
the enterprise shall not have to make an advance payment as fee for settling
the bankruptcy.
4. An enterprise which is
declared bankrupt must pay a fee for settling its bankruptcy. The rate of fee
for settling the bankruptcy of an enterprise is 1,000,000 VND. This fee shall
be collected when the remaining assets of the enterprise which has been
declared bankrupt are divided.
5. In case the Court issues a
decision temporarily suspending or suspending the settlement of the application
for declaring the bankruptcy of an enterprise, this enterprise must pay only
50% of the fee stipulated in Point 4 of this Article.
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Article
35.-
1. The
liability to pay fee in sending an application requesting the Court to declare
whether a strike is legal or illegal is stipulated as follows:
An employer who sends an
application requesting the Court to declare a strike illegal must pay a fee of
1,000,000 VND; he/she must advance 50% of this fee.
2. The following cases are not
liable to pay fees:
a) The executive committee of a
trade union at grass-roots level which requests the Court to declare a strike
legal;
b) The provincial Confederation
of Labor which requests the Court to declare a strike legal or illegal;
c) The provincial labor
organization which requests the Court to declare a strike legal or illegal;
d) The Peoples Procuracy which
starts a prosecution requesting the Court to declare a strike illegal.
Article
36.- In the following cases, the advance payment of fee requesting the
Court to declare a strike illegal shall be handled as follows:
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2. If before opening a hearing,
the Court can reconcile the parties concerned in settling the strike, the
employer shall be refunded 50% of the advance payment of the fee.
Chapter
VIII
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article
37.- If the accused or person concerned is a foreigner, he/she must pay
Court charges and fees as stipulated in this Decree, unless otherwise provided
for by an international treaty which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has
signed or acceded to.
Article
38.- When the price index on the market fluctuates 20% or more, the
Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance shall cooperate with the
Supreme Peoples Court in adjusting the rates of Court charges and fees
specified in this Decree.
Article
39.- This Decree takes effect 15 days after the date of its signing.
This Decree replaces Decree
No.117-CP of September 7, 1994 on Court charges and fees.
All stipulations made earlier on
Court charges and fees are now annulled.
Article
40.- The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice shall cooperate
with the Supreme Peoples Court in giving detailed guidance on the collection,
remittance, use and management of Court charges and fees stipulated in this
Decree.
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ON
BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Phan Van Khai