THE
STATE BANK
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
24/2003/QD-NHNN
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Hanoi
, January 7, 2003
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DECISION
PROMULGATING
THE REGULATION ON OPENING AND TERMINATION OF OPERATION OF BRANCHES AND
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF NON-BANK CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
THE STATE BANK GOVERNOR
Pursuant to State Bank Law
No. 01/1997/QH10 and Credit Institution Law No. 02/1997/QH10 of December 12,
1997;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 86/2002/ND-CP of November 5, 2002
defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the
ministries and ministerial-level agencies;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 16/2001/ND-CP of May 2, 2001 on the
organization and operation of financial leasing companies;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 79/2002/ND-CP of October 4, 2002 on the
organization and operation of financial companies;
At the proposal of the director of the Department for Banks and Non-Bank Credit
Institutions,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To promulgate
together with this Decision the Regulation on opening and termination of
operation of branches and representatives offices of non-bank credit
institutions.
Article 2.- This Decision
takes effect 15 days after its signing.
Article 3.- The director
of the Office, the director of the Department for Banks and Non-Bank Credit
Institutions, the heads of the units, of the State Bank, the directors of the
State Bank's branches in the provinces or centrally-run cities, the Managing
Board chairmen and general directors (directors) of the non-bank credit
institutions shall have to implement this Decision.
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FOR
THE STATE BANK GOVERNOR
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
Tran Minh Tuan
REGULATION
ON
OPENING AND TERMINATION OF OPERATION OF BRANCHES AND REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF
NON-BANK CREDIT INSTITUTIONS?
(Promulgated together with the State Bank Governor's Decision No.
24/2003/QD-NHNN of January 7, 2003)
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.-
1. This Regulation shall apply
to the opening and the termination of operation of domestic branches and
representative offices of non-bank credit institutions established and
operating in Vietnam.
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Article 2.- In this
Regulation, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. Non-bank credit institutions
are financial leasing companies defined in the Government's Decree No.
16/2001/ND-CP of May 2, 2001 on the organization and operation of financial
leasing companies, or financial companies defined in the Government's Decree
No. 79/2002/ND-CP of October 4, 2002 on the organization and operation of
financial companies, and other non-bank credit institutions.
2. Branches of non-bank credit
institutions are their dependent units, which have their own seals and
operations compliant with the operation contents of parent non-bank credit
institutions under the latter's authorization.
3. Representative offices of
non-bank credit institutions are their dependent units, which have their own
seals and task of representing non-bank credit institutions under the latter's
authorization. Representative offices are not allowed to conduct business
activities.
Article 3.-
1. Non-bank credit institutions
wishing to open and terminate operation of their branches and/or representative
offices must obtain the State Bank's approvals.
2. After obtain written
approvals of the State Bank, non-bank credit institutions shall issue decisions
on:
a/ Opening of their branches in
geographical areas where exists the demand for the operation thereof, including
localities where they are headquartered;
b/ Opening of their
representative offices in geographical areas where exists the demand for the
operation thereof;
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Chapter II
OPENING OF BRANCHES AND REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES
Section I. CONDITIONS FOR
OPENING BRANCHES AND REPRESENTATIVE
OFFICES
Article 4.- Non-bank
credit institutions may open their branches and/or representative offices according
to the provisions in Article 3 of this Regulation when fully meeting the
following conditions:
1. Having operated for at least
2 years as from the date of commencing operation.
2. Having made profits in
business operations for the latest two years. The overdue debit rate at the end
of the preceding quarter is under 5%.
3. Having a charter capital at
least equal to the legal capital prescribed for non-bank credit institutions in
the Government's Decree No. 82/1998/ND-CP of October 3, 1998 promulgating the
list of legal capital levels of credit institutions.
4. Having an administration and
executive apparatus and an internal inspection system effectively operating.
5. Having an information system
which can meet the management requirements.
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a/ Cases where no loan or
financial lease is allowed to be provided or made;
b/ Restrictions on credit
provision;
c/ Limits of loan provision,
financial leasing, guarantee;
d/ Limits of capital
contribution and share purchase;
e/ Percentage for securing
safety;
f/ Reserve for risks.
7. Not violating other law
provisions.
Section II. DOSSIERS AND
PROCEDURES FOR OPENING BRANCHES AND REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES
Article 5.- A dossier
requesting the State Bank to approve the opening of a branch or representative
office of a non-bank credit institution includes:
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2. The Managing Board chairman's
letter of authorization (for case of authorization).
3. The Managing Board's
resolution on the opening of branch or representative office.
4. The scheme on opening a
branch or representative office, clearly stating the necessity and operation
demand, study of market in geographical area; tentative organizational
apparatus, operation contents and scope; and operation plan for the first three
years.
5. The non-bank credit
institution's financial report for the latest two years, enclosed with the
auditing report of an independent auditing organization. Such documents must be
the originals; if they are copies, they must be certified by the agencies that
have issued the originals thereof or notarized by the State notary public.
6. Document of the People's
Committee of the province or centrally-run city where the non-bank credit
institution intends to locate its branch office or representative office,
permitting the non-bank credit institution to locate its branch office or
representative office in its locality.
In cases where the
provincial/municipal People's Committee gives no comments or gives comments
only after the State Bank's written approval of branch or representative office
opening is obtained, the non-bank credit institution shall inscribe such on the
document of the Managing Board chairman for examination by the State Bank.
7. Document of the director of
the State Bank's branch in the province or centrally-run city where the
non-bank credit institution intends to locate its branch office or
representative office on the necessity and geographical area for operation of
such non-bank credit institution's branch or representative office, except for
cases where joint-stock non-bank credit institutions open their branches or
representative offices in the same province or centrally-run city with their
headquarters.
8. Written certification of the
rights to lawfully own or use the branch office or representative office.
Article 6.- The order and
procedures for requesting the State Bank to approve the opening of branches
and/or representative offices of non-bank credit institutions:
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Within 15 working days after
receiving complete dossiers, the State Bank's provincial/municipal branches
shall examine such dossiers and give written opinions on conditions and
dossiers of application for branch or representative office opening according to
the provisions in Articles 4 and 5 of this Regulation, then forward them to the
State Bank (the Department for Banks and Non-Bank Credit Institutions) enclosed
with one dossier set of the concerned joint-stock non-bank credit institutions.
2. State-run non-bank credit
institutions, non-bank credit institutions affiliated to credit institutions,
joint-venture non-bank credit institutions and non-bank credit institutions
with 100% of foreign capital shall send two dossier sets of application for
opening branches and/or representative offices to the State Bank (the
Department for Banks and Non-Bank Credit Institutions).
3. Within 30 working days after
receiving complete dossiers of State-run non-bank credit institutions, non-bank
credit institutions affiliated to credit institutions, joint-venture non-bank
credit institutions and non-bank credit institutions with 100% of foreign
capital, or 15 working days after receiving complete dossiers of joint-stock
non-bank credit institutions forwarded by the State Bank's provincial/municipal
branches, the State Bank shall examine and reply in writing whether it approves
or disapproves the opening of branches and/or representative offices of the
applying institutions. In cases of disapproval, the State Bank shall clearly
state the reasons therefor in writing.
Article 7.-
1. Within 6 months after the
State Bank issues written approvals, the non-bank credit institutions shall
have to issue decisions on opening of their branches and/or representative
offices and complete necessary procedures prescribed by law for putting such
branches and/or representative offices into operation.
2. Before their branches and/or
representative offices commence operation, the non-bank credit institutions
shall have to make registrations at the business registration agencies and
publish the operation commencement on the central or local newspapers according
to the provisions of law.
3. The non-bank credit
institutions shall send to the State Bank decisions on opening of branches and
representative offices, and written registrations granted by the business
registration agencies and relevant documents.
Chapter III
TERMINATION OF OPERATION OF BRANCHES AND
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES
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Article 9.- A dossier of
application for the State Bank's written approval of termination of the
operation of a non-bank credit institution's branch or representative office
includes:
1. Document of the Managing
Board or authorized person on the termination of operation of branch or
representative office, clearly stating the reason therefor, name and address of
the branch or representative office applying for operation termination.
2. Letter of authorization of
the Managing Board chairman (for case of authorization).
3. The Managing Board's
resolution on the termination of operation of branch or representative office.
4. Plan on settlement upon the termination
of operation of branch or representative office.
5. Document of the director of
the State Bank's branch in the province or centrally-run city where the branch
or representative office which intends to terminate its operation is located on
the termination of operation of such branch or representative office of the
non-bank credit institution, except for cases where a joint-stock non-bank
credit institution terminates the operation of its branch or representative
office, which is located in the same province or city with such institution's
headquarters.
Article 10.- The order
and procedures of applying for the State Bank's approvals of the termination of
operation of branches and/or representative offices of non-bank credit
institutions shall be as follows:
1. Joint-stock non-bank credit
institutions shall send two dossier sets for the termination of operation of
their branches and/or representative offices to the State Bank's branches in
the provinces or centrally-run cities where such institutions are
headquartered.
Within 15 working days after
receiving complete dossiers, the State Bank's provincial/municipal branches
shall examine the dossiers and give their written opinions on the requests for
operation termination of branches and/or representative offices of the
institutions which have submitted the applications and dossiers according to
Article 9 of this Regulation and send them to the State Bank (the Department
for Banks and Non-Bank Credit Institutions), enclosed with one dossier set of
the joint-stock non-bank credit institutions.
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3. Within 30 working days after
receiving complete dossiers of non-bank credit institutions mentioned in Clause
2 of this Article and 15 working days after receiving dossiers of joint-stock
non-bank credit institutions forwarded by the State Bank's provincial/municipal
branches, the State Bank shall consider and reply in writing whether it
approves or disapproves the operation termination of branches and/or
representative offices of the applying institutions. In case of disapproval,
the State Bank shall clearly state the reasons therefor in writing.
Article 11.-
1. Within 30 working days after
receiving written approvals of the State Bank, non-bank credit institutions
shall have to issue decisions and terminate the operation of their branches
and/or representative offices.
2. Operation termination
decisions must have the following principal contents:
a/ Names and addresses of to
be-operationally terminated branches and/or representative offices;
b/ Reasons for termination of
operation of branches and/or representative offices;
c/ Date of operation
termination;
d/ Liabilities of non-bank
credit institutions toward their creditors.
3. Decisions on operation
termination of branches and/or representative offices of non-bank credit
institutions must be sent to the State Bank, the business registration
agencies, creditors, persons with relevant rights, obligations and interests;
such decisions shall also be posted up at the headquarters of the non-bank
credit institutions and the offices of their operationally terminated branches
or representative offices, and published on central and local newspapers
according to the provisions of law.
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Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article 13.- The
amendment and/or supplementation to articles in this Regulation shall be
decided by the State Bank Governor.