THE STATE BANK
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence Freedom Happiness
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No.
351/2004/QD-NHNN
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Hanoi,
April 07th, 2004
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DECISION
ON THE ISSUANCE OF THE REGULATION ON MONEY BROKERAGE
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK
- Pursuant to the Law on the State Bank of
Vietnam No. 01/2997/QH10 dated 12 December, 1997 and the Law on the amendment,
supplement of several Articles of the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam No.
10/2003/QH11 dated 17 June, 2003;
- Pursuant to the Law on Credit Institutions No. 02/1997/QH10 dated 12
December, 1997;
- Pursuant to the Decree No. 86/2002/ND-CP dated 05 November, 2002 of the
Government providing for the function, authority and organizational structure
of the ministries and ministerial level agencies;
- Upon the proposal of the Director of Credit Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To issue in
conjunction with this Decision the Regulation on the money brokerage
Article 2. This Decision
shall be effective after 15 days from its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 3. The Director
of Administrative Department, the Director of Credit Department, Heads of
related units of the State Bank of Vietnam, General Managers of the State
Bank's branches in provinces, cities under the central Government's management,
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, General Directors (Directors) of Credit
Institutions shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.
THE GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE BANK
Le Duc Thuy
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ON MONEY BROKERAGE
(issued in conjunction with the Decision No. 351/2004/QD-NHNN dated 7
April, 2004 of The Governor of The State Bank)
Chapter I
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Article 1. Governing
scope
This Regulation shall govern the money brokerage
of Credit Institutions
Article 2. Subjects of
application
1. Money brokerage organization (referred to as
the Broker) shall include Credit Institutions set up and operating in Vietnam
in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions, which are granted with the
Licence for money brokerage activity by the State Bank
2. Customers provided with money brokerage
service shall include Credit Institutions, which are set up and operating in
Vietnam in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions and foreign financial
institutions.
Article 3. Definition
of money brokerage
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Article 4. Principles of
brokerage
1. Faithfulness, fair, and for customers' sake:
The broker must reflect truly, fully, faithfully information of prices,
transaction value and other information, which customers permit the broker to
provide with; Any price level that may cause the misunderstanding of market
price to customers shall not be permitted to provide; It is not permitted to
provide any preferential treatment to customers with whom the broker has close
relationship; It is not permitted to carry out any transaction, which may
affect customers' interests; The Broker must seek all possible measures and
have evidences proving that they have sought every measure to provide customers
with transactions with the most optimum price;
2. It is not permitted to disclose information
relating to name, business address and confidential information of customers
without their consent, except for the case where it is requested by the State
competent agencies.
3. Priority shall be given to the performance of
customers' order over that of their credit institutions.
Article 5. Application
of international treaties and rules in the event of a foreign party's
participation
1. In case where international treaties on
brokerage to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is signatory or has
acceded to contain provisions other than those in this Regulation, provisions
in those international treaties shall be applicable.
2. Parties may agree on the application of
international regulations, customs and rules on the brokerage if they are not
contrary to applicable laws of Vietnam.
Chapter II.
SPECIFIC
PROVISIONS
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The State Bank (Banks Department or branches of
the State Bank in provinces, cities) shall issue and revoke the License for
brokerage activity (hereinafter referred to as the License).
Article 7. Condition for
License issuance
The State Bank of Vietnam shall issue the
License to Credit Institutions, which satisfy basic conditions as follows:
1. There is a requirement for the brokerage
activity;
2. Having a department or a subsidiary in their
organization, which engages in the brokerage activity;
3. The administrator, manager of the brokerage
department or subsidiary (The Head, Deputy Heads of the Department, or the
Director, Deputy Directors) possess the professional expertise in economics,
finance, banking in line with the brokerage activity; the knowledge of and
experience in risk management;
4. Availability of feasible plan on the
brokerage performance;
5. Availability of the internal control system
in accordance with applicable provisions of the State Bank;
6. Availability of the material foundation,
system of informatics technique and means of communication (telephone,
recording devices, computers and other devices), which satisfy requirements of
brokerage activity.
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1. The application file for the License by the
State Bank shall include:
a. An application for the License;
b. Plan for the brokerage performance in the
first 3 years, which clearly state the organization method for the brokerage,
material foundation, equipment of the informatics technique system and means of
communication that ensure brokerage activity, the efficiency and economic
benefits to the Credit Institution;
c. List, CVs, qualification's certificates
(copies certified by the State public notary agency) proving the capacity and
professional level of the administrator, manager and staff of the department or
the subsidiary that engages in the brokerage activity.
2. The application file for the License of
credit institutions shall be made in 2 sets in Vietnamese. Credit Institutions
(except for joint stock credit institutions) shall submit the application file
for the License to the State Bank (Banks Department). Joint stock Credit
Institutions shall submit their application file for the License to the State
Bank's branches in provinces, cities (where the Head offices of joint stock
credit institutions are located);
3. Within a period of 30 business days from the
date of full receipt of the application file for the License from credit
institutions, the State Bank (Banks Department or the State Bank's branches in
provinces, cities) shall issue or refuse to issue the License. In case of
refusal, the State Bank (Banks Department or the State Bank's branches in
provinces, cities) shall clearly state reasons thereof in writing. In case of
any amendment, supplement, the time for the amendment, supplement of the file
shall not be counted to the time limit for the License processing.
4. The State Bank shall provide in details for
the operations, which credit institutions are permitted to carry out as the
broker. Credit Institutions shall only carry out operations stated in the
License. The falsification, erasure, assignment, leasing, lending of the
License are strictly forbidden.
5. In case where operations stated in the
License are to be supplemented or amended, the Credit Institutions shall
proceed with procedures for the issuance of a new License or a supplemented
License.
6. Licensed Credit Institutions shall publish in
a central, local newspaper the contents stipulated in the License in accordance
with provisions of applicable laws.
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Licensed Credit Institutions may be revoked
their License in the event of one of following cases:
1. Availability of evidences proving that the application
file for the License has contained information, which have been intentionally
falsified.
2. The credit institution applies for a
voluntary termination of the brokerage activity, the dissolution or bankruptcy;
3. Having operated in contrary to their
purposes;
4. Not being able to fully satisfy conditions
for the License in accordance with provisions stated in this Regulation
In case of the License revocation, the State
Bank shall give written notice to Credit institutions of the License revocation
within a period of 14 days.
Article 10. Brokerage
scope
Credit Institutions shall be entitled to provide
brokerage service in respect of one or several of following operations:
1. Borrowing, lending;
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3. Depositing, deposit taking;
4. Purchase, sale of valuable paper;
5. Spot foreign exchange transaction;
6. Forward foreign exchange transaction;
7. Swap foreign exchange, interest rate
transaction;
8. Foreign exchange option transaction;
9. Other operations in accordance with
applicable provisions of the State Bank
Article 11. Forms of
brokerage performance
1. The Broker may perform the brokerage in a
direct transaction or an indirect transaction through the computer network
and/or the telephone with customers, or in other forms agreed upon by the
parties.
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Article 12. Brokerage
fee
The brokerage fee shall be agreed upon by the
parties to the brokerage, but it shall not be permitted to exceed 0.02% of each
transaction's value at the maximum.
Article 13. Sequential
procedure for the brokerage performance
1. Prior to the provision of the brokerage
service to a new customer, the broker and the customer shall enter into a
contract, which clearly states the interests and obligations of the parties in
the brokerage performance. Contents of the contract shall be agreed upon by the
parties themselves;
2. On business days, the Broker shall gather
information provided by the Customer of the interest rates, exchange rate,
transaction value, duration, conditions for the performance and other
information relating to operations, which are stipulated in Article 10 of this
Regulation.
3. The Broker shall, on the basis of gathered
information, give notice to the Customer of the possibility of the transaction
performance. In case where the Customers accepts the transaction proposed for
the brokerage, the Broker shall inform the names, contact addresses of
customers to one another so that customers can carry out necessary procedures
to complete their transaction.
4. After each brokerage is performed (or
periodically after consolidation of transactions performed in the period), the
Broker shall draw a written Confirmation of the performed brokerage
(hereinafter referred to as the Confirmation) to send to customers per fax or
telex, or through the computer network, or other means for their confirming
signature and return to the Broker. The Confirmation shall consist of following
main contents: Name, address of the parties; Name of the staff who has
performed the transaction; the content of the operation, value, prices of
transactions made through the brokerage; Brokerage fee; Mode of payment: Rights
and obligations of the parties; Effective term and other related contents. The
Confirmation with the customer's signature shall be used as a basis for the
payment of the brokerage fee between the Broker and Customer.
5. In case where the customer does not agree to
carry out the transaction with another customer after the Broker has informed
of the latter's name and business address, the Broker shall give notice of that
refusal to the customer, who has been refused. The Broker and the customer may
agree on the continuous seeking of other partner for him. If the transaction
requested for the brokerage does not bring any result, the broker and the
customer may, depending on each specific case, agree on whether or not to use
the right to claim for the damage compensation or brokerage fee or other
related reasonable expenses.
Article 14. Rights and
obligations of the Broker
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a. To comply with brokerage principles as
provided for in Article 4 of this Regulation;
b. To make compensation for damages caused by
him to the customer;
c. To possess recording device or other devices
for the preservation of transaction's evidences for case where there is some
difference in information relating to transactions or a dispute occurs between
participating parties;
d. To maintain transaction recording tape,
documents relating to the transaction and other necessary evidences under
applicable provisions. The transaction recording tape shall include the name of
partners, transaction instruments, transaction time, the name of the staff who
has perform the transaction, payment date and other related information;
2. Rights of the Broker
The Broker shall have the right to request the
customer:
1. To pay the brokerage fee;
2. To pay reasonable expenses relating to the
brokerage under the agreement;
3. To pay fine in case where the customer fails
to perform transactions requested for brokerage.
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1. Obligations of Customers
a. To honestly, accurately inform of its
brokerage demand
b. To correctly perform transactions provided
with the brokerage
c. To pay brokerage fee and expenses relating to
the brokerage;
d. To compensate for damages (if any) to the
Broker.
2. Rights of the customer
a. To agree on relevant contents in the Contract
and the Confirmation of the brokerage performance;
b. To refuse to perform transactions informed by
the Broke, if those transactions do not satisfy customer's demand or the
counter-partner does not possess full prestige;
c. To request the Broker to amend the contents
stated in the Confirmation of the brokerage performance or to re-check the
recording tape or other documents when those contents are not appropriate with
transaction's contents;
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Article 16. Inspection,
examination
Credit Institutions shall be subject to the
inspection, examination and supervision of the State Bank under current
provisions.
Article 17. Dealing
with violation
Disputes arising due to the incorrect and
inadequate compliance with obligations by credit institutions in accordance
with this Regulation shall be dealt with under current provisions.
Chapter III
IMPLEMENTING
PROVISIONS
Article 18.
Responsibilities of units of the State Bank
1. Banks Department
a. To appraise the application file for the
License by Credit Institutions (except for joint stock credit institutions)
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c. To receive the report on the issuance,
revocation of the License in respect of joint stock Credit Institutions from
the State Bank's branches in provinces, cities;
d. To inform the Credit Department of the list
of credit institutions, which are licensed or revoked of the license;
2. Credit Department
a. To coordinate with Banks Department, the
State Bank's branches in provinces, cities and the State Bank's Inspector in
the issuance, revocation of the License and inspection, examination for the
brokerage activity of Credit Institutions
b. To provide guidance to Credit Institutions
during process of brokerage performance and submit to the Governor for the
amendment, supplement of the Regulation, where necessary.
c. To receive the report on the performance of
brokerage by Licensed Credit Institutions.
3. The State Bank's Inspector
To inspect, examine the brokerage performance of
Credit Institutions
4. The Banking Informatics Technology Department
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b. To set up provisions, information collection
software, data on brokerage activity through the computer networks.
5. Branches of the State Bank in provinces,
cities (where joint stock credit institutions locate their head office)
a. To appraise the application file of joint
stock credit institutions for the License;
b. To consider, decide on the issuance,
revocation of the License in respect of joint stock credit institutions;
c. To consolidate the brokerage performance of
the licensed joint stock credit institutions in the locality to send to the
Credit Department
d. To report Banks Department on the issuance,
revocation of the License in respect of joint stock credit institutions.
Article 19.
Responsibilities of Credit Institutions licensed by the State Bank
1. To report the State Bank (Credit Department)
on the brokerage performance (under the form attached to this Regulation) on
monthly basis; Licensed joint stock credit institutions shall submit the
reports to the State Bank's branches in provinces, cities (where their head
office is located).
2. To issue documents guiding the performance of
money brokerage in line with conditions, features and charters of each credit
institution on the basis of this Regulation and applicable provisions of
related legal documents,
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The replacement, amendment of, supplement to
this Regulation shall be decided upon by the State Bank's Governor.
REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF
MONEY BROKERAGE
Month......... Year..............
Note: - Report receiver:
+ Credit Department of the State Bank
+ Branches of the State Bank in provinces,
cities: receive reports of joint stock credit institutions
- Reporting subjects: + Credit Institutions
which are granted with the License for money brokerage activity by the State
Bank
+ Branches of the State Bank in provinces,
cities (where licensed joint stock credit institutions locate their head
office) shall consolidate data
- Reporting time limit: + Credit Institutions
(CIs) (except for joint stock CIs) shall submit their report to the Credit
Department of SBV prior to the 15th of following month
+ Joint stock CIs shall submit their report to
SBV's branches in provinces, cities prior to the 10th of following
month
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- Column (4): Turnover in VND of each operation
provided with the brokerage service
- Column (5): Turnover in USD of each operation
provided with the brokerage service (other foreign currencies shall be
converted into USD)
- Column (6): Interest rate calculated under
arithmetic average method (% per annum). Interest rates applicable to the
borrowing/lending, depositing/deposit taking shall be calculated under arithmetic
average method of each term: overnight, 1 week, 2 weeks., 1 month, 3 months, 6
months, 6 months, 12 months, over 12 months.
* The operations of borrowing/ lending,
depositing/deposit taking (row 1 and 3) classified under each specific term: overnight,
1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and over 12 months
Drawer
Controller
General Director (Director)
(Sign, seal)