THE
GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
51/1999/ND-CP
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Hanoi,
July 8, 1999
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DECREE
DETAILING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW NO. 03/1998/QH10 ON
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT PROMOTION (AMENDED)
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the
Government of September 9, 1992;
Pursuant to Law No. 03/1998/QH10 of May 20, 1998 on Domestic Investment
Promotion (amended);
At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of
regulation
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1. Investment in setting up new production and
business establishments of different economic sectors;
2. Investment in production lines, expansion of
production scale and renewal of technologies, including: investment in setting
up new workshops; installation of new production lines; installation of new
equipment and facilities to supplement the existing ones; installation of new
equipment and machinery to partially or fully replace equipment and machinery
of the existing production lines;
3. Investment in the improvement of environment
and ecology; relocation of production establishments out of the urban areas;
development of services in support of research and development, experimenting
establishments and laboratories in service of scientific research;
4. Purchase of shares from the equitized State
enterprises and joint-stock companies and contribution of capital to
enterprises of different economic sectors;
5. Investment in the forms of Build- Operate-
Transfer (BOT); Build- Transfer-Operate (BTO); and Build- Transfer (BT)
contracts.
Article 2.- Objects of
application
The Law on Domestic Investment Promotion shall
apply to:
1. Limited liability companies;
2. Joint-stock companies;
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4. Private enterprises;
5. Cooperatives, unions of cooperatives;
6. State enterprises;
7. Private, people-funded and semi-public
education and training establishments; private and people-funded medical
establishments; and national culture establishments, lawfully established and
operating;
8. Enterprises of political organizations,
socio-political organizations and occupational societies, which have registered
their business according to the provisions of law;
9. Individuals and business groups established
and operating under Decree No. 66-HDBT of March 2, 1992 of the Council of
Ministers (now the Government).
10. Vietnamese citizens, overseas Vietnamese and
foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam who buy shares from or contribute
capital to Vietnamese enterprises.
Article 3.- Laws
applicable to investment by overseas Vietnamese
1. The overseas Vietnamese making investment
under the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion include people with Vietnamese
nationality and people of Vietnamese origin, who permanently reside and earn
their living overseas.
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3. Enterprises set up by overseas Vietnamese,
enterprises set up jointly by Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese shall
comply with the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Cooperatives.
Article 4.- Laws
applicable to investment by foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam
1. Foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam
and investing in the country under the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion are
those with foreign citizenship and those without any nationality, who
permanently reside and earn their living in Vietnam.
2. Foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam
may select either the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam or the Law on
Domestic Investment Promotion for their investment projects, but each project
is only entitled to either of the two said laws.
3. Enterprises set up by foreigners permanently
residing in Vietnam, enterprises set up jointly by Vietnamese citizens and
foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam and enterprises set up jointly by
Vietnamese citizens, overseas Vietnamese and foreigners permanently residing in
Vietnam shall comply with the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Cooperatives.
Article 5.- Competence
to decide the share purchase and capital contribution by foreign investors
1. Foreigners may contribute capital or purchase
shares with a value of not more than 30% of the charter capital of concerned
Vietnamese enterprises in the branches, trades and domains on the list ratified
for each period by the Prime Minister, at the proposal of the Minister of
Planning and Investment.
2. The capital contribution and share purchase
by foreign investors with a value of not more than 30% of the charter capital
of concerned State enterprises on the list ratified by the Prime Minister are
stipulated as follows:
a/ For the centrally-run enterprises, the
Finance Minister shall decide;
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3. The capital contribution or share purchase by
foreign investors with a value of not more than 30% of the charter capital of
enterprises of other economic sectors, which belong to those branches, trades
and domains defined in the list already ratified by the Prime Minister shall be
effected under contracts signed between the foreign investors and concerned
enterprises. In this case, enterprises shall have to notify in writing to the
agencies that have granted them the business registration certificates within
15 days after contributing capital or purchasing shares.
Chapter II
INVESTMENT GUARANTY AND
SUPPORT
Article 6.- Public
announcement of land-use planning
The People’s Committees of the provinces and
centrally-run cities shall annually publicize the land-use planning which has
been ratified by the competent State agency; and publicize the unused land fund
and the lease land fund together with the list of the locally-run projects
called for investment, on the mass media and by publicly posting up at offices
of the provincial and district People’s Committees so that the investors having
a demand therefor may register the land renting or participate in bidding for
renting.
Article 7.- Investors’
rights in the use of land
Investors allocated or leased land by the State
or transferred with the land-use right by others shall enjoy the rights
provided for by the land legislation; be entitled to the land-use levy or
land-rent exemption or reduction as well as the land-use tax exemption,
according to the provisions of Articles 17, 18 and 19 of this Decree.
Article 8.- Support in
form of infrastructure development investment
1. On the basis of the development planning and
demand in each period in the regions meeting with socio-economic difficulties
and regions meeting with special socio-economic difficulties, the State shall
invest in the construction of small- and medium-sized industrial parks, ensuring
the technical infrastructure regarding electricity and water supply, water
drainage, communication and waste treatment so that the investors may use them
in service of their production and business with preferential terms.
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3. The State encourages and creates favorable
conditions for investors to set up production and business establishments in
industrial parks, export-processing zones and hi-tech parks or relocate the
production establishments from urban areas to industrial parks or export-processing
zones through the supportive policies on preferential investment loans and tax
preferences.
Article 9.- Capital
contribution and competence to decide capital contribution by the State
1. The State shall contribute capital to
enterprises with priority given to those located in the regions meeting with
socio-economic difficulties and regions meeting with special socio-economic
difficulties in order to implement investment projects in form of BOT, BTO or
BT contracts or other forms through the Development Support Fund and the
State-owned credit institutions, depending on the nature of each project in
each period.
2. The State’s capital contribution to BOT enterprises
shall be effected under the Regulation on investment in form of BOT contracts
applicable to domestic investment, issued together with the Government’s
Decree No. 77-CP of June 18, 1997.
Article 10.- Investment
support fund
1. The State shall set up and encourage the
setting up of investment support funds. Investment support funds set up with capital
jointly contributed by organizations and/or individuals shall operate under the
Law on Credit Institutions. The investment support funds shall provide medium-
and long-term loans with preferential interest rates or partial interest-rate
support for investment projects entitled to investment credit guaranty. The
Government shall effect the re-guaranty through Vietnam State Bank as for the
credits of the investment support funds.
2. The Government shall set up the Development
Support Fund in order to provide the State’s development investment support in such
forms as investment loans; post-investment support; and investment credit
guaranty under the current law provisions on the State’s development investment credits. To annul
the Prime Minister’s
Decision No. 808/TTg of December 9, 1995 on the establishment of the National
Investment Support Fund and the earlier regulations which are contrary to the
Government’s
Decree on organization and operation of the Development Support Fund.
3. The functions, tasks and powers as well as
organizational structure and operation mechanism of the Development Support
Fund shall be specified in the Fund’s Charter to be ratified by the
Government.
Article 11.- Export
support fund
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2. The National Export Support Fund set up by
the Government is a non-bank credit institution operating under the Law on
Credit Institutions. The National Export Support Fund shall be created and
developed from the State budget capital sources and capital contributed by
credit institutions, enterprises, organizations and individuals inside and
outside the country on the principle of voluntariness.
The Ministry of Finance shall assume the prime
responsibility and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and
the Ministry of Trade in elaborating and submitting to the Prime Minister a
project on the setting up of the National Export Support Fund.
3. The National Export Support Fund shall
provide preferential export credits and export credit guaranty in order to
support enterprises producing export goods, conducting export business and
expanding the export market. The concrete preferential export credit limits and
export credit guaranty limits for export goods manufacturing and trading
projects are stipulated in Clause 2, Article 30 of this Decree.
4. The functions, tasks and powers as well as
organizational structure and operation mechanism of the National Export Support
Fund shall be specified in the Fund’s Charter to be ratified by the Prime
Minister.
Article 12.- National
Scientific and Technological Development Support Fund
1. The Government shall set up the National
Scientific and Technological Development Support Fund. The National Scientific
and Technological Development Support Fund is a non-bank credit institution
operating under the Law on Credit Institutions. The National Scientific and
Technological Development Support Fund shall be created and developed from the
State budget capital sources and capital jointly contributed by credit
institutions, enterprises, organizations and individuals inside and outside the
country on the principle of voluntariness.
The Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment shall coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and
the Ministry of Finance in elaborating and submitting the plan on the
establishment of the National Scientific and Technological Development Support
Fund.
2. The National Scientific and Technological
Development Support Fund shall provide credits with favorable conditions or
preferential interest rates, in order to support investors in studying and
applying scientific, technical and technological advances, technological
transfer and renewal.
3. The functions, tasks and powers as well as
organizational and managerial structure and operation mechanism of the National
Scientific and Technological Development Support Fund shall be stipulated in
the Fund’s
Charter to be ratified by the Prime Minister.
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Article 13.-
Encouragement and support for development of investment support services.
1. The Government shall encourage and assist
organizations, enterprises and individuals to set up organizations which
provide such investment support services for domestic investors, as:
a/ Investment consultancy, management
consultancy and technology transfer consultancy; vocational training, technical
and managerial skill training;
b/ Provision of market information,
scientific-technical and technological information;
c/ Intellectual property right and technology
transfer;
d/ Marketing, trade promotion;
e/ Establishment of production and business
branch, trade and export societies;
f/ Establishment of designing and experimenting
centers to support the development of medium- and small-sized enterprises.
2. The investment support service activities
mentioned in Points a, b, c and d, Clause 1 of this Article shall be classified
into the domains and business lines eligible for investment preferential
treatment as prescribed in List A of the Appendix issued together with this
Decree.
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Article 14.- Provisions
on the application of prices to investment projects under the Law on Domestic
Investment Promotion
1. Enterprises set up by overseas Vietnamese
directly investing in Vietnam, enterprises set up by foreigners permanently
residing and directly investing in Vietnam and enterprises set up jointly by
Vietnamese citizens, overseas Vietnamese and foreigners permanently residing in
Vietnam, that have investment projects under the Law on Domestic Investment
Promotion shall enjoy the same input prices regarding land, goods, raw
materials, fuels, materials, supplies and other services like the domestic
enterprises of the same category.
2. Investors being overseas Vietnamese or
foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam mentioned in Clause 1 of this
Article shall be entitled to apply prices and charges of services for their
daily life (travelling, accommodation, hotel, electricity, water, post and
telecommunication charges) like the Vietnamese residing in the country.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall
coordinate with the relevant agencies in issuing a Circular guiding the
provisions of this Article.
Chapter III
INVESTMENT PREFERENCES
Article 15.- Conditions
for investment preferences
An investment project that meets one of the
following conditions shall be entitled to investment preferences:
1. Investment in branches and trades defined in
List A of the Appendix issued together with this Decree.
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a/ In urban areas of categories 1 and 2: 100
laborers;
b/ In the areas defined in List B or C of the
Appendix issued together with this Decree: 20 laborers;
c/ In other areas: 50 laborers.
Article 16.- Regions
eligible for investment preferential treatment
Investment projects in the following regions
shall enjoy investment preferential treatment:
1. Regions meeting with socio-economic
difficulties defined in List B of the Appendix issued together with this
Decree;
2. Regions meeting with special socio-economic
difficulties defined in List C of the Appendix issued together with this
Decree.
Article 17.- Land-use
levy exemption/reduction
Investors assigned land by the State and paying
the land-use levy for their production and business activities shall enjoy the
following land-use levy preferences:
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2. 75% reduction of the land-use levy, if the
investment projects are executed in the regions defined in List B of the
Appendix issued together with this Decree;
3. Exemption of land-use levy in the following
cases:
a/ The investment projects fall into branches,
trades and domains defined in List A and executed in the regions defined in
List B of the Appendix issued together with this Decree;
b/ The investment projects are executed in the
regions defined in List C of the Appendix issued together with this Decree.
Article 18.- Land-rent
exemption/reduction
1. Investors having investment projects defined
in Article 15 of this Decree shall enjoy the land-rent exemption from the time
of signing the land-renting contracts as follows:
a/ 3-year exemption, for projects that meet one
of the conditions prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree;
b/ 6-year exemption, for projects that fully
meet two conditions prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree.
2. Investors having investment projects in the
regions defined in List B shall enjoy the land-rent exemption from the time of
signing the land-renting contracts as follows:
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b/ 10-year exemption, for projects in the
regions defined in Section I, List B;
3. Investors having investment projects in the
regions defined in List B, who at the same time satisfy the conditions
prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree shall enjoy the land-rent exemption
from the time of signing the land-renting contracts as follows:
a/ 11-year exemption, for List A- investment
projects;
b/ 13-year exemption, for projects that fully meet
two conditions prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 15 of this Decree.
4. Investors having investment projects in the
regions defined in List C shall enjoy the land-rent exemption from the time of
signing the land-renting contracts as follows:
a/ 11-year exemption, for projects in the
regions defined in Section II, List C;
b/ 15-year exemption, for projects in the
regions defined in Section I, List C;
5. The List-A investment projects which are implemented
in the regions defined in List C shall enjoy the land-rent exemption throughout
the duration of their implementation.
Article 19.- Land-use
tax exemption/reduction
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a/ 50% reduction of the land-use tax for 7 years
for investment projects specified in Section II, List A;
b/ Exemption of the land-use tax throughout the
duration of the implementation of projects, for projects prescribed in Section
I, List A.
2. Investors having investment projects
prescribed in List B shall enjoy the land-use tax exemption after being
allocated land as follows:
a/ 7-year exemption, for projects in the areas
defined in Section II, List B;
b/ 10-year exemption, for projects in the
regions defined in Section I, List B.
3. Investors having investment projects in the
regions defined in List B, who at the same time satisfy the conditions
prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree shall enjoy the land-use tax exemption
after being allocated land as follows:
a/ 11-year exemption, for List A- investment
projects;
b/ 15-year exemption, for projects that fully
meet two conditions prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 15 of this Decree.
4. Investors having investment projects in the
regions defined in List C shall enjoy the land-use tax exemption after being
allocated land as follows:
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b/ 15-year exemption, for projects in the
regions defined in Section I, List C;
5. List-A investment projects which are
implemented in the regions defined in List C shall enjoy the land-use tax
exemption throughout the whole duration of their implementation.
Article 20.- Enterprise
income tax rate preferences
Investors having investment projects on List A
or implemented in the regions defined in List B or C shall enjoy enterprise
income tax rate preferences as follows:
1. The tax rate of 25% for List A-investment
projects;
2. The tax rate of 25% for List B-investment
projects;
3. The tax rate of 20% for List A-investment
projects which are implemented in the regions defined in List B;
4. The tax rate of 20% for List C-investment
projects;
5. The tax rate of 15% for List A-investment
projects which are implemented in the regions defined in List C.
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Investors having projects on the establishment
of production/business establishments, which satisfy the conditions prescribed
in Articles 15 and 16 of this Decree shall enjoy enterprise income tax
exemption/reduction from the time the taxable income is generated as follows:
1. 2-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for two subsequent years, for projects that meet one of the
conditions prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree;
2. 2-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for four subsequent years, for projects that fully meet two
conditions prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree;
3. 3-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for five subsequent years, for List A-projects which are
implemented in the regions defined in List B of this Decree;
4. 3-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for seven subsequent years, for projects which fully meet
two conditions prescribed in Article 15 and which are implemented in the
regions defined in List B, this Decree;
5. 4-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for seven subsequent years, for List A-projects which are
implemented in the regions defined in List C, this Decree;
6. 4-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for nine subsequent years, for investment projects which
fully meet two conditions prescribed in Article 15 and are implemented in the
regions defined in List C, this Decree;
Article 22.- Enterprise
income tax exemption/reduction for BOT and BTO projects
Investors having projects in form of Build-
Operate-Transfer (BOT) or Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) contracts shall be
exempt from enterprise income tax for the first four years after the taxable
income is generated and be entitled to a 50% reduction of the payable enterprise
income tax amount for nine subsequent years.
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Investors having business expansion and
intensive investment projects defined in List A attached to this Decree shall
enjoy enterprise income tax exemption/reduction for the income amount arising
from this investment as follows:
1. 1-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for four subsequent years;
2. 3-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for five subsequent years, for investment projects
implemented in the regions defined in List B;
3. 4-year exemption and 50% reduction of the
payable tax amount for seven subsequent years, for investment projects implemented
in the regions defined in List C.
Article 24.- Exemption
of additional income tax
Investors having investment projects prescribed
in Clause 1, Article 15 or Article 16 of this Decree shall not have to pay
additional income tax as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 10 of the Law on
Enterprise Income Tax.
Article 25.- Exemption
of personal income tax
1. Investors being individuals shall be exempt
from income tax on the income amounts earned from the contribution of capital
to and/or purchase of shares from enterprises, investment support funds, export
support funds or the National Scientific and Technological Development Support
Fund for five years after they have to pay such tax according to the provisions
of the legislation on personal income tax;
2. Investors being individuals shall be exempt
from income tax on the income amounts earned from the contribution of capital
to or purchase of shares from enterprises in the regions defined in Article 16
of this Decree for ten years after they have to pay such tax according to the
provisions of the legislation on personal income tax;
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Article 26.- Exemption
of import tax on equipment and machinery imported to create fixed assets
1. Investors having investment projects defined
in List A or implemented in the regions prescribed in List B or C shall be
exempt from import tax on the following goods which cannot be produced in the
country or may be produced in the country but fail to meet the quality
requirements:
a/ The specialized equipment, machinery and
transport means (included in the technological lines) which are imported to
create fixed assets of enterprises or expand their investment scales or renew
technologies;
b/ The specialized transport means for carrying
workers.
2. To be exempt from import tax, the specialized
equipment, machinery and transport means mentioned in this Article must be
approved by the agency competent to decide the investment preferences and be
registered with the border-gate customs offices.
Article 27.- Additional
tax preferences for investors producing and/or dealing in export goods
In addition to the enterprise income tax
preferences stipulated in this Decree, investors that produce and/or deal in
export goods shall also be entitled to the following additional enterprise
income tax preferences:
1. 50% reduction of the payable tax amount on
the income generated in the following cases:
a/ Export in the first year is conducted by mode
of direct export;
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c/ Export to the new overseas markets or new
territories other than the former markets.
2. 50% reduction of the payable income tax
amount on the additional income amount arising from export in a fiscal year,
for investors whose export turnover of the current year is higher than that of
the previous year;
3. 20% reduction of the payable income tax
amount on the income earned from export in a fiscal year in the following cases
where:
a/ The export turnover accounts for more than
50% of the total turnover;
b/ The export markets are stable in term of the
volume or value of export goods for the three previous consecutive years.
4. The additional 25% reduction of the payable tax
amount on the income earned from export in a fiscal year, for investors
mentioned in Clause 1, 2 or 3, this Article, who implement their investment
projects in the regions defined in List B.
5. Full exemption of the enterprise income tax
amount payable on the income earned from export in a fiscal year, for investors
mentioned in Clause 1, 2 or 3, this Article, who implement their investment
projects in the regions defined in List C.
Article 28.- Tax on the
transfer of income abroad
When transferring their lawful income abroad,
investors being overseas Vietnamese, foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam
and foreigners contributing capital or buying shares as prescribed in this
Decree shall pay a tax amount equal to 5% of the income transferred abroad.
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The principals and interests of loans,
investment capital, as well as lawful money and assets of investors being
overseas Vietnamese and foreigners who contribute capital or buy shares as
prescribed in Article 34 of the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion (amended),
which have been lawfully transferred into Vietnam, and other lawful incomes of
such investors arising in Vietnam shall be converted into foreign currency(ies)
for overseas transfer after the investors have fulfilled their financial
obligations under the provisions of Vietnamese law.
Article 30.- Cases of
preferential treatment, forms and levels of investment support
1. Investors having investment projects eligible
for preferences prescribed in this Decree shall be considered by the competent
State agencies for investment support under the legislation on development
investment.
2. Investors having investment projects eligible
for preferences prescribed in this Decree, if directly engaged in export
activities, shall not only enjoy the respective support from the Development
Support Fund but also be considered by the National Export Support Fund for
export credit loans with preferential interest rates to meet the demand for up
to 70% of the total credits to be used for the performance of their respective
signed export contracts or shall be considered by this Fund for the guaranty of
up to 80% of the total credits needed for the performance of such contracts.
Article 31.- Exit-entry
visas for investors
Investors being overseas Vietnamese and
foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam who make investment under the Law on
Domestic Investment Promotion shall be granted multiple entry/exit visas during
the period of preparation for, construction and management of their production
and business establishments.
Article 32.- Hiring of
foreign specialists and technicians
Where the domestic specialists and technicians
fail to meet the professional requirements, the investors having projects
eligible for investment preferences may hire specialists and technicians, who
are foreigners, overseas Vietnamese and/or foreigners permanently residing in
Vietnam according to their production and business demand, shall pay
remunerations on the basis of the labor contracts and have to fully abide by
the provisions of the labor legislation on labor safety and insurance for
laborers.
Specialists and technicians, who are foreigners,
foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam or overseas Vietnamese, working for
the domestic production and business establishments may transfer abroad their
lawful incomes and convert such incomes into foreign currencies at the banks
licensed to trade in foreign currencies, after paying the income tax under the
provisions of Vietnamese law.
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In case of a change of investors, the new
investor shall only have to fill the procedures for assignment of assets as
prescribed by law at the competent State agency and register the change of the
investor’s
names at the agency that has decided to grant them the investment preferences.
The new investor shall continue enjoying preferences and have to fulfill the
obligations already committed in the remaining duration of the project.
Article 34.-
Adjustment, addition and termination of investment preferences ahead of time
1. In the course of executing their investment
projects, if the investors also satisfy conditions for preferential treatment
stipulated in Article 15 or 16 of this Decree, they shall be entitled to
request the agency that has decided the granting of investment preferences to
adjust and/or add new preferences for such projects. The adjustment and/or
addition of investment preferences shall be made annually;
2. Where the investors fail to meet conditions
to enjoy preferences due to objective or subjective reasons, they shall have to
notify in writing the agency that has decided the granting of investment
preferences thereof within 30 days, from the time the projects no longer meet
the investment preference conditions as prescribed;
Within 7 days after receiving the above-said
notice, the agency that has decided the granting of investment preferences
shall consider and decide the adjustment of part or whole of the already
approved preferences;
3. In cases where the investors, upon the expiry
of the time-limit stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article, fail to report on the
changes in conditions to enjoy investment preferences, they shall have to
compensate for damage incurred, to reimburse the preferences they have enjoyed
during the period the projects are no longer eligible for investment
preferences and shall, depending on the seriousness of their violations, be
administratively sanctioned or examined for penal liability as prescribed by
law.
Chapter IV
STATE MANAGEMENT OVER
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT PROMOTION
Article 35.- Competence
of the Government
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Article 36.- The
Ministry of Planning and Investment
The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall
perform the function of State management over domestic investment promotion,
and have the following tasks and powers:
1. To assume the prime responsibility and coordinate
with the relevant ministries, branches and localities in working out and
submitting to the Government for decision the documents on supplements and/or
alterations to the lists of branches, trades and regions eligible for
investment preferences;
2. To popularize, guide, supervise and inspect
the implementation of supportive measures and investment preferences;
3. To prescribe the order, procedures and model
application for investment preference registration and form of investment
preference certificates unified application in the whole country;
4. To grant or refuse to grant investment
preference certificates to enterprises set up by decision of the Prime
Minister; enterprises set up by decisions of the ministers under the Prime
Minister’s
authorization, within 20 days after receiving the applications for preferences
registration; to propose to the Prime Minister investment preferential measures
for new enterprises set up by decision of the Prime Minister; to reach unity of
mind on the investment preferential measures with the ministers who are
authorized by the Prime Minister or assigned the responsibility to decide the
establishment of new enterprises. The investment preferential measures shall,
at the same time, be written in the business registration certificates.
Article 37.- The
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance shall provide guidance
on tax exemption and reduction as provided for in this Decree.
Basing itself on the investment preference
certificates or investment preferential measures as well as the investment
preference levels inscribed in the business registration certificates granted
to the investors, the tax agency directly managing tax payment by the
enterprises eligible for investment preferences shall have to make the tax, land-use
levy or land-rent exemption/reduction for such enterprises as provided for in
this Decree. The official amounts of land-use levy or land-rent
exemption/reduction for investors shall be determined after the projects have
been implemented and put into operation.
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The People’s Committees of the provinces and
centrally-run cities (hereafter collectively referred to as the provincial
People’s
Committees) shall perform the function of State management over the investment
promotion in their respective localities and have the following
responsibilities and powers:
1. To supervise and inspect the application of
measures to support and promote the domestic investment in their respective
localities;
2. To grant or refuse to grant investment
preferences to production and business establishments in their respective
localities.
Article 39.-
Responsibilities of the provincial Planning and Investment Services
The Planning and Investment Services of the
provinces and centrally-run cities (hereafter collectively referred to as the
provincial Planning and Investment Services) shall assist their respective
provincial People’s
Committees in performing the function of State management over the investment
in the localities and have the following responsibilities:
1. To receive and consider dossiers of
application for investment preferences from the investors mentioned in Clause
1, Article 41 of this Decree; to consider and submit to the presidents of the
provincial People’s
Committees for decision the granting of investment preferences according to the
Law on Domestic Investment Promotion (amended);
2. To report once every six months to the
Planning and Investment Ministry on the situation of implementation of the Law
on Domestic Investment Promotion (amended) in their respective localities.
Article 40.- The
district-level People’s
Committees
The People’s Committees of the rural and urban
districts and provincial towns (hereafter referred collectively to as the
district People’s
Committees) shall perform the function of State management over investment in
their respective localities and have the following responsibilities:
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2. To report once every six months to the
provincial People’s
Committees on the situation of implementation of the Law on Domestic Investment
Promotion (amended) in their respective localities.
Article 41.- Reception
of dossiers of application for investment preferences in localities
1. The provincial Planning and Investment
Services shall receive and consider dossiers of application for investment
preferences for projects to be executed in the localities, including the
investment projects in industrial parks, export-processing zones and hi-tech
parks, provided that the investors are:
a/ Private enterprises;
b/ Limited liability companies;
c/ Joint-stock companies;
d/ Partnerships;
e/ Unions of cooperatives and cooperatives
engaged in business lines defined in Article 13 of the Government’s
Decree No. 16/CP of February 21, 1997 on the transformation and registration of
cooperatives and organization of operation of the unions of cooperatives;
f/ The locally-run State enterprises;
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h/ Educational, medical and cultural
establishments that have operation registration certificates;
i/ Enterprises set up by overseas Vietnamese
under the Vietnamese law;
j/ Enterprises established by foreigners
permanently residing in Vietnam under the Vietnamese law;
k/ Enterprises established jointly by Vietnamese
citizens and overseas Vietnamese under the Vietnamese law;
l/ Enterprises established jointly by Vietnamese
citizens and foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam under the Vietnamese
law;
2. The district People’s Committees shall receive and consider
dossiers of application for investment preferences for projects carried to be
executed in their respective localities, provided that the investors are:
a/ Cooperatives (except for cases mentioned in
Points e, Clause 1 of this Article);
b/ Individuals and business groups operating
under Decree No. 66/HDBT of March 2, 1992 of the Council of Ministers (now the
Government);
Article 42.- Procedures
for consideration and granting of investment preferences to enterprises
established by decisions of the central-level agencies
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1. The investors send dossiers of investment
preference registration to the Ministry of Planning and Investment according to
the following stipulations:
a/ For investment in the establishment of new
enterprises, investment in production/business expansion and/or intensive
investment, a dossier of registration for investment preferences shall include:
- The application of registration for investment
preferences, made according to the set form;
- The valid copy of the decision on the
establishment of the enterprise or the business registration certificate or the
operation registration certificate;
- The investment project attached with the valid
copy of the investment decision;
- The list of machinery, equipment and
specialized transport means which must be imported (if any) for the execution
of the investment project.
b/ In case of the addition of investment
preferences to projects which have been granted the investment preferences
certificates under the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion (1994), the dossier
of registration for investment preferences shall include:
- The application of registration for additional
investment preferences, made according to the set form;
- The report on the results of execution of the
investment project, the preference level and the duration of preferences
already enjoyed.
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c/ For underway investment projects which meet
the investment preference conditions prescribed in Article 15 or 16 of this
Decree but have not been granted the investment preferences yet, the dossier
shall include:
- The application of registration for investment
preferences, made according to the set form;
- The valid copy of the business registration
certificate or the valid copy of the operation registration certificate;
- The ratified investment project and valid copy
of the investment decision;
- The report on the results of execution of the
investment project.
2. Within 30 days after receiving a complete and
valid dossier, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall have to consider
and decide to grant or not to grant the investment preference certificate. In
case of refusal to grant the investment preference certificate, the reasons
therefor must be clearly stated. To decide to grant or not to grant the
investment preferential treatment certificate, the Ministry of Planning and
Investment may consult the concerned ministries if deeming it necessary. The
consulted agencies shall give their replies in writing within 10 days after
receiving the written request therefor; past this time-limit, if a reply is not
given, this shall be considered the consent.
Article 43.- Procedures
for consideration and granting of investment preferences for investors in
localities
The procedures for consideration and granting of
investment preferences to investors mentioned in Clause 1, Article 41 of this
Decree shall be carried out as follows:
1. The investors shall send the dossiers of
registration for investment preferences to the provincial Planning and
Investment Services.
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- The dossier of registration for the establishment
of the enterprise as prescribed by law;
- The application of registration for investment
preferences, made according to the set form;
- The investment project or business plan;
- The valid copy of the investment decision, for
projects using State budget capital;
- The list of machinery, equipment and
specialized transport means which must be imported (if any) for the execution
of the investment project.
b/ For projects on production/business expansion
or intensive investment prescribed in Clause 2, Article 1 of this Decree, the
dossier of registration for investment preferences shall include:
- The application of registration for investment
preferences, made according to the set form;
- The valid copy of the business registration
certificate or the valid copy of the operation registration certificate;
- The investment project or investment plan;
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- The list of machinery, equipment and
specialized transport means which must be imported (if any) for execution of
the investment project.
c/ In case of the addition of investment
preferences for projects which have been granted investment preference
certificates under the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion (1994), the dossier
of registration for investment preferences shall include:
- The application of registration for additional
investment preferences, made according to the set form;
- The report on the results of execution of the
investment project, the duration and actual preference level enjoyed by the
project.
Where the agency that grants additional
investment preferences is not the one that has issued the investment
preferential preferences, the investor shall have to additionally send the
valid copy of his/her investment preferences certificate, the investment
project and the valid copy of the investment decision for a project using State
budget capital.
d/ For underway investment projects which meet
the investment preference conditions prescribed in Article 15 or 16 of this
Decree but have not been registered for investment preferences, the dossier of
registration for investment preferences shall include:
- The application of registration for investment
preferences, made according to set form;
- The investment project or investment plan;
- The valid copy of the investment decision, for
projects using State budget capital;
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e/ For investment projects of overseas
Vietnamese, addition to the corresponding papers prescribed in Point a, b, c or
d of this Clause, the dossier of registration for investment preferences must
also include a valid copy of the investor’s Vietnamese passport, after producing
such passport or a paper of certification of his/her Vietnamese origin, issued
by the overseas Vietnamese diplomatic representation or consulate or by the
Committee for Overseas Vietnamese or a foreign competent body;
f/ For projects of foreigners permanently
residing in Vietnam, in addition to the corresponding papers defined in Point
a, b, c or d of this Clause, the dossier of registration for investment
preferences must also include copies of the investor’s passport and certificate of his/her
permanent residence, granted by the Vietnamese entry/exit management agency.
2. Within 20 days after the provincial Planning
and Investment Service has received a complete and valid dossier, the president
of the provincial People’s
Committee shall have to decide to grant or refuse to grant investment
preferences at the proposal of the Planning and Investment Service. For the
establishment of a new enterprise, if the investor so requests, the president
of the provincial People’s
Committee may issue a separate investment preferences certificate for the
concerned project (instead of inscribing the investment preferences in the
business registration certificate).
The provincial Planning and Investment Service
may consult the relevant services, branches and departments, if necessary,
before submitting a dossier to the president of the provincial People’s
Committee for decision. The consulted agencies shall give their replies in
writing within 10 days after receiving the written request therefor; past this
time-limit, if no reply is received, this shall be considered their consent.
Article 44.- Procedures
for consideration and granting of investment preferences to investors being
cooperatives; individuals and business groups under the provisions of Decree
No. 66/HDBT of March 2, 1992
The procedures for consideration and granting of
investment preferences to for investors mentioned in Clause 2, Article 41 of
this Decree shall be carried out as follows:
1. The investors send the dossiers of
registration for investment preferences to the bureaus functioned to grant
business registration certificates of the district People’s
Committees.
a/ For investment projects on the setting up of
new production/business establishments, the dossier of registration for
investment preferences shall include:
- The business registration dossier as
prescribed by law;
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- The investment plan or business plan;
- The list of machinery, equipment and specialized
transport means which must be imported (if any) for execution of the investment
plan or business plan.
b/ For projects on production/business expansion
or intensive investment prescribed in Clause 2, Article 1 of this Decree, the
dossier of registration for investment preferences shall include:
- The application of registration for investment
preferences, made according to the set form;
- The valid copy of the business registration
certificate or the valid copy of the operation registration certificate;
- The investment plan;
- The list of machinery, equipment and
specialized transport means which must be imported (if any) for execution of
the investment plan.
c/ For underway investment projects that fall in
the domains eligible for investment preferences prescribed in Article 15 or 16
of this Decree but have not been registered for investment preferences, the
dossier of registration for investment preferences shall include:
- The application of registration for investment
preferences;
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- The report on the results of execution of the
investment project or investment plan.
2. Within 20 days after the district People’s
Committee receives a complete and valid dossier, the president of the
provincial People’s
Committee shall have to decide to grant or not to grant investment preferences
at the proposal of the president of the district People’s Committee.
The president of the district People’s
Committee may consult the provincial Planning and Investment Service and the
relevant services, branches and departments before submitting the dossier to
the president of the provincial People’s Committee for decision. The consulted
agencies shall have to give their replies in writing within 10 days after
receiving a written request therefor; past this time-limit, if no reply is
received, this shall be considered their consent.
Article 45.-
Examination, inspection by the competent State agencies of activities of
production/business establishments
Activities of production/business establishments
eligible for investment promotion shall be subject to examination and
inspection by the competent State agencies as provided for in the Government’s
Decree No. 61/1998/ND-CP of June 15, 1998.
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article 46.-
Implementation effect
1. This Decree takes effect 15 days after its
promulgation and replaces the Government’s Decree No. 07/1998/ND-CP of January 15,
1998 guiding the implementation of the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion.
The earlier stipulations which are contrary to this Decree are all now
annulled.
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3. For projects, which have been granted
investment preferences certificates under the Law on Domestic Investment
Promotion before June 22, 1994 or under the Government’s Decree No.07/1998/ND-CP of January 15,
1998 detailing the implementation of the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion
and which are eligible for additional preferences in term of land-use tax
exemption/reduction, land-use levy and land-rent exemption/reduction as well as
in term of enterprise income tax, import tax exemption, investment credits,
export credits, investment credit guaranty and export credit guaranty provided
for in this Decree, the agencies that have issued such investment preference
certificates shall, according to their competence, adjust or add preferences
for the remaining preferential duration, after this Decree takes effect.
4. For production and business establishments
which are operating and eligible for investment support and preferences but
have not yet applied for the investment preference certificates, if they submit
the dossiers of application for investment preference certificates, they shall
be considered and granted the investment preference certificates by the
agencies competent therefor so as to enjoy the support and preferences
throughout the remaining execution duration of the projects, counted from the
date the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion (amended) takes effect.
5. For investment preference certificates
granted under the Government’s Official Dispatch No.109/CP-CN of
February 2, 1999 providing the provisional guidance applicable in the period of
transition to the application of Law No.03/1998/QH10 on Domestic Investment
Promotion (amended), if the preference levels are inscribed only with the
entitlement duration, the investors shall send official dispatches to the
agencies that have issued them the investment preferences certificates,
requesting the latter to make adjustments in accordance with this Decree.
Article 47.- Dealing
with tax amounts already paid and remaining problems
1. The State shall not reimburse taxes and other
payments made under financial obligations by the investors during the time
before the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion (amended) takes effect.
2. Where changes in the provisions of the Law on
Domestic Investment Promotion (amended) cause damage to the interests of
investors who have investment projects eligible for investment preferences
under the Law on Domestic Investment Promotion, the agencies which grant the
investment preferences shall consider to let the investors to continue enjoying
the prescribed preferences for the remaining period after this Decree takes
effect or shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the
relevant agencies in satisfactorily settling the investors’
interests.
Article 48.-
Responsibilities of the State agencies in the implementation of the Decree.
1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall
have to monitor and urge the implementation of this Decree and shall once every
six months have to submit to the Government a sum-up report on the implementation
of the Decree as well as the newly-arising problems for handling.
2. The ministers, the heads of the
ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the
Government and the presidents of the People’s Committees of the provinces and
centrally-run cities shall have to implement this Decree.
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Phan Van Khai
APPENDIX
ISSUED TOGETHER WITH DECREE NO.51/1999/ND-CP OF
JULY 8, 1999 OF THE GOVERNMENT DETAILING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW ON
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT PROMOTION (AMENDED).
LIST A
BRANCHES AND TRADES
ELIGIBLE FOR INVESTMENT PREFERENCES
Investment projects in branches and trades of
the following domains shall be eligible for preferences:
I. Afforestation and zoning for
forest regeneration; planting of perennial trees on unused land, waste land or
bare hills; virgin land reclamation; salt-making; aquaculture in unexploited
water areas
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2. Planting perennial trees (industrial trees,
fruit trees, pharmaceutical plants and other plants) on newly reclaimed or
reused land and bare hills;
3. Making salt from sea water, exploiting
rock-salt and producing industrial salt;
4. Raising aquatic animals in natural water
areas which have not been transformed and used yet;
5. Land reclamation, making full use of unused land
for agricultural, forestry and fishery production.
II. Infrastructure construction,
development of public transportation; development of education and training,
health care and national culture
1. Construction of technical infrastructure:
- Building, renovating or expanding electric
power plants; developing power networks, building establishments operated by
solar energy, wind power or bio-gas;
- Building, improving, upgrading and modernizing
bridges, roads, airports, harbors, railway and bus stations; building new
railways;
- Improving and developing information and
communication networks;
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- Building technical infrastructure in densely
populated areas (in the localities defined in List B or C).
2. Developing public transportation;
3. Developing education and training, health
care and national culture:
- Opening people-funded schools and private
schools at different levels: pre-school education, primary education, junior
and senior high education, professional secondary education, college and
tertiary education;
- Setting up vocational training establishments
and establishments for raising workers�
skills; fostering and raising their managerial skills and business knowledge;
- Setting up people-funded and private medical
establishments for medical examination and treatment, health care for the
elderly and disabled people;
- Setting up houses of national culture and art
troupes; preserving, developing and popularizing national culture; making
national musical instruments.
4. Investment projects in the forms of
Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT); Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO); and Build-Transfer
(BT) contracts.
5. Investment in the construction of trade
areas, departments stores and dwelling houses to meet the urban population’s
demand.
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Producing and trading in export goods and/or
services with a value exceeding 30% of that of the goods and services produced
and/or traded in by the enterprises in a fiscal year.
IV. Offshore fishing; processing
of agricultural, forest and aquatic products; technical services directly for
agricultural, forestry and fishery production.
1. Offshore fishing;
2. Processing of agricultural, forest and
aquatic products;
3. Technical services directly for agricultural
production: soil preparation, watering and flood water drainage, cultivation,
harvesting, protection and preservation of agricultural products;
4. Technical services directly for forestry:
soil preparation, supply of seeds, saplings, watering and forest protection;
5. Technical services directly for fishery:
stores for the preservation of aquatic products and salvage of offshore fishing
ships and boats;
6. Other services on plant and animal
protection; hybridization and multiplication of new strains and breeds; storage
and preservation of agricultural, forest and marine products.
V. Scientific, technological
research and development as well as services; consultancy on legal matters,
investment, business, business administration, intellectual property right
protection and technology transfer
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2. Construction and exploitation of research
institutions: laboratories, experimental stations and farms, aimed at applying
new technologies to production;
3. Applying and developing high technologies;
producing and processing materials from domestic raw material sources:
- Information technology: creating computer software
for use in different domains of the economy;
- Biological technologies, applied on industrial
scale to the production of plant varieties, animal breeds, curative medicines
for men, animals and plants, food for men and fodder for domestic animals, reproduction
stimulants and biological fertilizers that meet the advanced economic-technical
criteria;
- Technologies for the production of new
materials with special properties;
- Technologies using solid, liquid and gas
wastes;
- Manufacturing technologies which consume less
fuels, raw materials, materials or energy, or discharge less waste per product
unit; technologies which create those products, that, when operating consume
less energy, fuels, materials and raw materials, than other products of the same
type;
- Clean technologies, technologies that consume
or produce equipment consuming wind power, solar, earth, tide or biological
energy;
- Technologies for the production of
electronics, semiconductors and laser products.
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- Consultancy on investment, management and
technology transfer; vocational training, training of technical and managerial
skills;
- Supply of market information, scientific,
technical and technological information;
- Intellectual property right and technology
transfer;
- Marketing and trade promotion.
VI. Investment in the
establishment of production chains, business/production expansion and
technology renovation; ecological and environmental improvement and sanitation
in urban areas; relocation of production establishments out of urban areas;
diversification of branches, trades and products
1. Investment in the procurement of equipment in
service of the construction of projects, investment in the construction of
trade areas, department stores and dwelling houses to meet the urban population’s
demand.
2. Investment in the establishment of new
workshops, installation of new production chains, addition of more machinery to
the existing production chains and installation of new machinery and equipment
in replacement of all machinery and equipment of the existing production lines;
application of new technologies to production;
3. Investment in ecological and environmental
improvement; urban sanitation;
4. Investment in the relocation of production
establishments from urban areas;
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VII. Other branches and trades
which need to be developed with priority
1. Concentrated livestock and poultry breeding
on an industrial scale; processing of feed for livestock and aquatic animals;
2. Mechanical engineering for manufacturing and
repairing farm machines and machines for the production of textiles, leathers,
high-quality plastics, learning and teaching aids, children�s toys and other
products made of natural rubber;
3. Manufacturing, assembling and repairing
machinery and equipment for the production and processing of agricultural,
forest and aquatic products, measuring equipment for laboratories;
manufacturing construction and mining equipment and means; building river and
sea-going ships; manufacturing locomotives and carriages; manufacturing
equipment for power transmission lines and transformer stations; manufacturing
electronic components and computer software;
4. Production of raw materials, fuels and
materials; production of veterinary medicines, plant seeds and animal breeds;
oil and gas prospection, exploitation and refinery; coal exploitation and
processing; steel refining and rolling; production of non-ferrous metals and
construction materials; production of fertilizers and basic chemicals;
5. Traditional crafts: carving, mother-of-pearl
inlaying, lacquer ware, intaglio, wickerwork, carpet making, pottery, ceramics,
silk weaving, bronze casting and hammering;
Investment in the construction and business of
infrastructure of industrial parks, export-processing zones and hi-tech parks;
as well as in the production and services therein.
LIST B
REGIONS MEETING WITH
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES
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1. Bac Kan province
1. Bac Kan provincial capital
2. Cao Bang province
1. Cao Bang provincial capital
3. Ha Giang province
1. Bac Quang district
2. Ha Giang provincial capital
4. Lai Chau province
1. Dien Bien Phu provincial town
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3. Lai Chau provincial capital
5. Lao Cai province
1. Bao Thang district
2. Cam Duong provincial town
3. Lao Cai provincial capital
6. Son La province
1. Mai Son district
2. Son La provincial capital
3. Yen Chau district.
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1. Bac Giang province
1. Luc Ngan district
2. Luc Nam district
3. Yen The district
2. Hoa Binh province
1. Kim Boi district
2. Ky Son district
3. Lac Son district
4. Luong Son district
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6. Tan Lac district
7. Yen Thuy district
3. Lang Son province
1. Bac Son district
2. Cao Loc district
3. Chi Lang district
4. Huu Lung district
5. Loc Binh district
6. Trang Dinh district
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8. Van Quan district
4. Phu Tho province
1. Doan Hung district
2. Ha Hoa district
3. Song Thao district
4. Thanh Ba district
5. Tam Thanh district
5. Quang Ninh province
1. Hoanh Bo district
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3. Quang Ha district
4. Tien Yen district
5. Van Don district
6. Tuyen Quang province
1. Ham Yen district
2. Son Duong district
3. Yen Son district
7. Thai Nguyen province
1. Dong Hy district
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3. Dinh Hoa district
4. Phu Luong district
8. Yen Bai province
1. Tran Yen district
2. Van Yen district
3. Van Chan district
4. Yen Binh district
9. Binh Phuoc province
1. Dong Phu district
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3. Phuoc Long district
4. Binh Long district
10. Dak Lak province
1. Buon Don district
2. Cu Jut district
3. Cu M’gar district
4. Dak R’Lap district
5. Dak Mil district
6. Ea H’leo district
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8. Ea Sup district
9. Krong Pac district
10. Krong Buk district
11. Krong Bong district
12. Krong Ana district
13. Krong Nang district
14. Lak district
15. M’ Drak district
11. Gia Lai province
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2. Ayun Pa district
3. Chu Se district
4. Chu Prong district
5. Chu Pah district
6. Ia Grai district
12. Kon Tum province
1. Dak Ha district
2. Kon Tum provincial capital
3. Ngoc Hoi district
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1. Bao Lam district
2. Cat Tien district
3. Di Linh district
4. Da Teh district
5. Don Duong district
6. Duc Trong district
7. Da Huoai district
8. Lam Ha district
14. Binh Thuan province
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2. Duc Linh district
3. Ham Thuan Bac district
4. Tanh Linh district
15. Binh Dinh province
1. Hoai An district
16. Hai Duong province
1. Chi Linh district
17. Ha Tinh province
1. Huong Khe district
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18. Ninh Binh province
1. Tam Diep district
2. Nho Quan district
19. Nghe An province
1. Anh Son district
2. Nghia Dan district
3. Tan Ky district
4. Thanh Chuong district
20. Ninh Thuan province
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21. Phu Yen province
1. Dong Xuan district
2. Song Hinh district
22. Quang Tri province
1. Dak Rong district
23. Quang Nam province
1. Hiep Duc district
2. Tien Phuoc district
24. Quang Ngai province
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25. Thanh Hoa province
1. Cam Thuy district
2. Nhu Thanh district
3. Ngoc Lac district
4. Thach Thanh district
26. Thua Thien Hue province
1. Nam Dong district
27. An Giang province
1. An Phu district
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3. Tinh Bien district
28. Bac Lieu province
1. Bac Lieu provincial capital
2. Vinh Loi district
29. Ca Mau province
1. Thoi Binh district
2. Tran Van Thoi district
30. Dong Nai province
1. Dinh Quan district
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3. Xuan Loc district
4. Long Khanh district
31. Kien Giang province
1. Chau Thanh district
2. Hon Dat district
32. Khanh Hoa province
1. Van Ninh district
2. Cam Ranh district
33. Soc Trang province
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2. My Xuyen district
3. Soc Trang provincial capital
34. Tra Vinh province
1. Cau Ngang district
2. Cau Ke district
3. Tieu Can district
LIST C
REGIONS MEETING WITH
SPECIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES
I. Districts of high-land and island provinces
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1. Ba Be district
2. Bach Thong district
3. Cho Moi district
4. Cho Don district
5. Ngan Son district
6. Na Ri district
2. Cao Bang province
1. Bao Lac district
2. Ha Lang district
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4. Hoa An district
5. Nguyen Binh district
6. Quang Hoa district
7. Thong Nong district
8. Tra Linh district
9. Thach An district
10. Trung Khanh district
3. Ha Giang province
1. Bac Me district
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3. Hoang Su Phi district
4. Meo Vac district
5. Quan Ba district
6. Vi Xuyen district
7. Xin Man district
8. Yen Minh district
4. Lai Chau province
1. Muong Lay district
2. Muong Te district
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4. Tua Chua district
5. Tuan Giao district
6. Sin Ho district
7. Dien Bien Dong district
5. Lao Cai province
1. Bac Ha district
2. Bat Sat district
3. Muong Khuong district
4. Than Uyen district
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6. Sa Pa district
7. Bao Yen district
6. Son La province
1. Bac Yen district
2. Moc Chau district
3. Muong La district
4. Quynh Nhai district
5. Thuan Chau district
6. Song Ma district
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7. Binh Thuan province
1. Phu Quy district
8. Ba Ria- Vung Tau province
1. Con Dao district
9. Da Nang city
1. Hoang Sa island district
10. Hai Phong city
1. Bach Long Vi district
2. Cat Hai district
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1. Truong Sa district
12. Kien Giang province
1. Kien Hai district
2. Phu Quoc district
13. Quang Ninh province
1. Co To district
14. Quang Ngai province
1. Ly Son district
II. Districts of mountain provinces and delta
ethnic minority regions
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1. Son Dong district
2. Hoa Binh province
1. Da Bac district
2. Mai Chau district
3. Lang Son province
1. Binh Gia district
2. Dinh Lap district
4. Phu Tho province
1. Thanh Son district
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5. Quang Ninh province
1. Ba Che district
2. Binh Lieu district
6. Tuyen Quang province
1. Chiem Hoa district
2. Na Hang district
7. Thai Nguyen province
1. Vo Nhai district
8. Yen Bai province
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2. Mu Cang Chai district
3. Tram Tau district
9. Yen Bai province
1. Dak Nong district
2. Krong No district
10. Gia Lai province
1. Duc Co district
2. K’Bang district
3. Krong Pa district
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5. Mang Yang district
11. Kon Tum province
1. Dak To district
2. Dak Glei district
3. Kon Plong district
4. Sa Thay district
12. Lam Dong province
1. Lac Duong district
13. Kien Giang province
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2. Go Quao district
3. Vinh Thuan district
14. Soc Trang province
1. My Tu district
2. Thanh Tri district
3. Vinh Chau district
15. Tra Vinh province
1. Chau Thanh district
2. Tra Cu district
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1. An Lao district
2. Vinh Thanh district
3. Van Canh district
17. Khanh Hoa province
1. Khanh Vinh district
2. Khanh Son district
18. Ninh Thuan province
1. Ninh Son district
19. Ba Ria- Vung Tau province
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20. Bac Lieu province
1. Hong Dan district
21. Binh Phuoc province
1. Bu Dang district
22. Ca Mau province
1. U Minh district
23. Thanh Hoa province
1. Quan Hoa district
2. Ba Thuoc district
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4. Thuong Xuan district
5. Quan Son district
6. Muong Lat district
7. Nhu Xuan district
24. Nghe An province
1. Ky Son district
2. Tuong Duong district
3. Con Cuong district
4. Que Phong district
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6. Quy Chau district
25. Quang Binh province
1. Minh Hoa district
2. Tuyen Hoa district
26. Quang Tri province
1. Huong Hoa district
27. Thua Thien- Hue province
1. A Luoi district
28. Quang Nam province
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2. Giang district
3. Phuoc Son district
4. Tra My district
29. Quang Ngai province
1. Ba To district
2. Tra Bong district
3. Son Tay district
4. Son Ha district
30. Phu Yen province
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Phan Van Khai