THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence- Freedom Happiness
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No. 30/2008/QD-NHNN
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Hanoi, October 16, 2008
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DECISION
ON THE AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT OF SEVERAL ARTICLES OF THE REGULATION
ON FACTORING ACTIVITY OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
DECISION NO. 1096/2004/QD-NHNN DATED 6 SEPTEMBER 2004 OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE BANK
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK
- Pursuant
to the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam issued in 1997 and the Law on the
amendment, supplement of several articles of the Law on the State Bank of
Vietnam issued in 2003;
- Pursuant to the Law on Credit Institutions issued in 1997; and the Law on the
amendment, supplement of several articles of the Law on Credit Institutions
issued in 2004;
- Pursuant to the Law on Enterprises in 2005;
- Pursuant to the Decree No. 16/2001/ND-CP dated 2 May 2001 of the Government
on organization and operation of finance leasing companies;
- Pursuant to the Decree No. 95/2008/ND-CP dated 25 August 2008 of the
Government on amendment, supplement of several articles of the Decree No.
16/2001/ND-CP dated 2 May 2001 on organizations and operation of finance
leasing companies;
- Pursuant to the Decree No. 96/2008/ND-CP dated 26 August 2008 of the
Government providing for functions, duties, authorities and organizational
structure of the State Bank of Vietnam;
- Upon the proposal of the Director of the Banks and Non-banking Credit
Institution Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To amend, supplement several articles of the Regulation on
factoring activity of credit institutions, issued in conjunction with the
Decision No. 1096/2004/QD-NHNN dated 6 September 2004 of the Governor of the
State Bank (hereinafter referred to as Regulation on factoring activity) as
follows:
1. Terms
provided for in the Regulation on factoring activity shall be amended as
follows:
- "Goods
purchase and sale contract" is changed into "Contract of goods
purchase, sale and services supply"
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- "Sale
document" is changed into "document on goods purchase, sale and
services supply"
- "Buying
party" is changed into "Goods buyer and services user"
- "Selling
party" is changed into "goods seller and services supplier"
2. Paragraph
2, Article 1 shall be amended, supplemented as follows:
"2.
Subjects of application
2.1. Credit
institutions which engage in factoring operation, include:
a. Credit
institutions established and operating in accordance with the Law on credit
institutions:
- State owned
commercial bank;
- Joint stock
commercial bank;
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- 100% foreign
owned bank;
- Finance
company;
- Finance
leasing company;
b. Foreign
banks authorized to open branch in Vietnam in accordance with the Law on credit
institutions
2.2. Customers
to which credit institutions provide factoring service shall be Vietnamese and
foreign economic organizations selling goods, supplying services (hereinafter
referred to as selling party) and being beneficiary of receivables arising from
the sale of goods, supply of services in accordance with the agreement made by
and between the selling party and goods buyer and services user (hereinafter
referred to as buying party) in the contract of goods purchase, sale and
services supply. Finance leasing company shall only be entitled to provide
factoring service to customers who are its lessees."
3. Article 7
shall be amended, supplemented as follows:
"b. Their
overdue debt at the end of each month in the latest 3 months is less than 5% of
the total outstanding loans; they do not violate any provision on prudential
ratios in banking operation"
"3.
Finance leasing company shall only be entitled to perform factoring activity
when its charter capital is equivalent to the legal capital as provided for
Finance Company."
4. Paragraph
3 shall be supplemented to Article 8 as follows:
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5. Article
10 shall be amended, supplemented as follows:
"2. Credit
institutions must submit issued editions of paper, copy of the business
registration certificate, notarized by competent agency and other related
documents.
3. Within a
period of 6 months since obtaining the written consent from the State Bank,
credit institution shall be obliged to carry out factoring activity. After
stipulated period, the written consent of the State Bank shall cease its
effectiveness if credit institution does not carry out factoring
activity."
6. Point d,
dd, e, Paragraph 1 of Article 13 shall be amended as follows:
"d. The
selling party shall give a written notice of factoring contract to the buying
party and related parties, which clearly states the fact that the selling party
has transferred its right to claim the debt to the factoring unit and provides
the buying party with guidance on making payment to the factoring unit;
dd. The buying
party shall send the selling party and the factoring unit a written
confirmation of its receipt of the notice and commitment on the performance of
its payment obligation to the factoring unit. Where the buying party does not
make written commitment on the performance of its payment obligation to the
factoring unit, then the two parties shall decide on the continuous performance
of the factoring activity between the selling party and the factoring unit and
take self-responsibilities for any potential risk.
e. The selling
party shall hand over the list together with the original of the contract of
goods purchase, sale and services supply, documents on goods purchase, sale and
services supply and other documents concerning receivables to the factoring
unit. In case of copies of the above mentioned documents, notarized by
competent agency, the selling party and factoring unit shall agree upon and
take self-responsibilities for their decision upon arising any risk;"
7. Paragraph
8 and Paragraph 9 shall be supplemented to Article 19 as follows:
"8.
Receivables arising from the contract of services supply in construction area;
finance- banking area in accordance with the attached appendix;
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8. Article
23 shall be amended and supplemented as follows:
- To amend
Point b, Paragraph 1: "Entitled to request the selling party to hand over
the entire list together with the originals or copies, notarized by competent
agency, of contract of goods purchase, sale and services supply, documents on
goods purchase, sale and services supply, rights, interests and documents
related to the receivable to be factored;"
- To repeal
Point a, Paragraph 2, Article 23;
9. Point d,
Paragraph 2 of Article 24 shall be amended, supplemented as follows:
"d. To
fully and timely hand over the entire list together with the originals (or
copies notarized by competent agency) of the contract of goods purchase, sale
and services supply, documents on goods purchase, sale and services supply;
rights, interests and other documents relating to the receivable to be factored
to the factoring unit in accordance with agreements stated in the factoring
contract;
Article 2. This Decision shall be effective after 15 days since its
publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 3. The Director of Administrative Department, Director of Banks and
Non-banking Credit Institutions Department, Heads of units of the State Bank,
General Managers of State Bank branches in provinces, cities under the central
Government's management, Chairman and members of Board of Directors, Chief and
members of Board of Controllers and General Directors (Directors) of credit
institutions shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.
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APPENDIX:
LIST OF FINANCE- BANKING SERVICES (*)
A. INSURANCE
SERVICE AND INSURANCE RELATED SERVICES
1. Direct
insurance (including co-insurance)
- Life
insurance
- Non-life
insurance
2. Re-insurance
and reinsurance cession;
3. Insurance
intermediary such as broker and agent;
4. Additional
insurance services such as: consultancy, service of probability and risk
assessment and claim settlement service.
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1. Receiving
deposit or advance deposit and other payable amounts from public
2. Providing
loan in different forms, including consumer credit, mortgage credit, loan
underwriting and commercial transactions financing;
3. Financial
hire-purchase;
4. Every
service of payment and money remittance, including credit card, payment card
and debit advice, traveler's cheque and bank draft
5. Guarantee
and commitment
6. Trading in
their account and account of customers at operation department and OTC market
or other transactions concerning
- Monetary
market instrument (including cheque, deposit certificate)
- Foreign
exchange
- Derivative
financial products, including but unlimited to futures or options
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- Negotiable
securities
- Other
negotiable instruments in financial assets, including precious metal
7. Taking part
in the issuance of securities of different types, including underwriting and
offering for sale as agent (publicly or under separate agreement) and providing
services related to that issuance.
8. Providing
monetary brokerage service
9. Managing
assets such as cash or portfolio management, forms of collective investment
management, pension fund management, service of preservation, maintenance and
entrustment.
10. Providing
services of payment and settlement of financial assets, including securities,
derivative financial products and other payment instruments;
11. Providing
services of consultancy, brokerage intermediary and other additional financial
services related to activities as stated from point (1) to point (10),
including credit reference and analysis, study, providing advices on investment
and portfolio, providing advices on acquisition and enterprise's restructuring
or strategy.
(*) Source:
Based on basic legal documents issued by World Trade Organization (WTO) in
2007- from USAID and National Committee of international economic cooperation
(page 245)