Da Nang City to carry out investment promotion in 2022

Da Nang City to carry out investment promotion in 2022 in the direction of innovation, initiative, focus, and prioritize on strategic markets.

In 2022, Da Nang selected the theme as “Year of safe and flexible adaptation, effective disease control and socio-economic recovery and development”. Accordingly, the city has built the Investment Promotion Program in 2022 in the direction of innovation, initiative, focus, prioritizing strategic markets for key fields (high technology, information technology, high-quality service, etc.) to attract foreign investors to invest and set up company in Vietnam in genenal and Da Nang in particular.

To achieve this goal, Da Nang city has promoted research, assessed potential markets and investment partners, built images, promoted, introduced the investment environment, potential policies, and opportunities for investment association and connection. Along with that, the city has supported and guided to create favorable conditions for investment activities of international investors, built a list of investment attraction projects, publications and documents for investment promotion, etc. in order to attract foreign investors to establish company in Vietnam for doing business.

Accordingly, in 2022, Da Nang will study and implement the project “Building Da Nang into a regional financial center”; Project “Development of industry and services related to yachts”; Project “Promoting investment attraction to Da Nang city in the period of 2021 – 2025, vision to 2030”; The overall project of economic diplomacy in Da Nang city in the period of 2021 – 2025; Project on implementation of research – development, incubation – start-up, innovation and training of high-quality human resources… At the same time, Da Nang City implement investment procedures and call for businesses to invest in key projects. Access and connect with venture capital funds, start-up experts, large-scale technology enterprises, innovative start-up infrastructure investors, innovative start-ups. The City is focusing on promoting key investment projects, promoting projects in high-tech zones, concentrated IT zones, etc.

Besides, Da Nang City is organizing investment promotion conferences in the form of face-to-face and online to key markets such as the US, Korea, Japan, Europe, Taiwan, Singapore…; organize connection activities, promote private investment, event Route Asia Development Forum 2022 is held in Da Nang city.

The city will also increase proactive contact with high-level contacts with large corporations (belonging to Forbes 500), businesses in developed countries (G7, G8, OECD…), business associations, and big banks of other countries. The country is having the policy to shift investment capital to focus on calling for investment in Da Nang. Da Nang city is implementing the promotion of ODA projects, projects in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) …

In Da Nang Hi-Tech Park and Industrial Parks, in order to effectively implement the 2022 Investment Promotion Program of the City People’s Committee, the Management Board of Da Nang High-Tech Park and Industrial Parks has built and issued implementing investment promotion programs in the direction of innovation, prioritizing strategic markets for key fields such as high technology, information technology, high-quality services….

Through these activities, Da Nang City hopes that in 2022, many international investors will make investments in Da Nang to set up business, in order to create a vibrant and effective investment environment, taking advantage of the strengths, investment incentives from the city, thereby bringing high profits for their investment activities.

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What Foreign Investors Should Know When Setting up company in Vietnam in 2022?

In the period of global economic integration, especially Post-Covid-19 era, Vietnam – a developing country is considered one of the countries with potential markets that foreign investors choose to establish the business here taking advantage of the government policy to promote the economy i.e. “new normal” adaption living with Covid-19, quick opening of border allowing tourists to visit Vietnam since Apr 2022,  tax reduction, public investment increase…

Whom can set up business in Vietnam?

First, the objects allowed to establish and manage enterprises in Vietnam are all organizations and individuals who are not in the following cases: (i) Minors; people with limited legal capacity; incapacitated people; people having difficulties controlling their behaviors; organizations that are not juridical persons; (ii) People who are facing criminal prosecution, kept in temporary detention, serving an imprisonment sentence, serving an administrative penalty in a correctional institution or rehabilitation center, has limited legal capacity or is incapacitated, is not able to control his/her own behaviors, is banned by the court from holding certain positions or doing certain works; other cases prescribed by the Law on Bankruptcy and the Anti-corruption Law. At the same time, individuals with foreign nationality implementing business investment activities in Vietnam are considered foreign investors. The implementation of investment forms; the scope of operation as well as related procedures must meet the conditions under the Investment Law; related legal documents; other conditions of international treaties that Vietnam is a member.

How to invest and set up business in Vietnam?

Second, foreigners, foreign investors must explore legal forms of investment in Vietnam including: (i) Investing in establishing economic organizations; (ii) Invest in capital contribution, share purchase and purchase capital; (iii) Implementing investment project; (iv) Investment in the form of BCC contract; (v) Forms of investment and new economic organizations according to the Government’s regulations. They need to consider projects planning to invest in Vietnam in case of requesting approval of investment policy of 2020 Investment Law. The investment project of foreign investors is required to carry out procedures for granting investment registration certificates.  If the case must be proposed to approve the investment policy, they must prepare dossiers and carry out procedures to request approval of investment policies. When completing the procedure, they will be granted a written decision on investment policy and investment registration certificates. If not falling in the case of approval of investment policy, foreign investors conduct procedures for applying for investment registration certificates.

What documents required to set up company in Vietnam?

Third, after being granted a certificate of foreign investment registration, foreign investors shall continue the procedures for enterprise registration. Vietnam laws do not have to limit the type of enterprise to foreign investors, hence investors can choose: One member limited liability Company; Two-member limited liability companies or more; Joint stock company; Partnerships. Each type of business has different advantages and disadvantages, and foreign investors should base on the purpose and investment scale to choose the type of suitable form of investment. In addition, the investment under the conditional business lines need to fully meet the conditions according to the provisions of law. Depending on the type of business, there will be the document requirements that need to register accordingly. And most importantly, foreign investors must prepare necessary conditions and sufficient conditions (validated documents for use in Vietnam, business name, head office address, business line, charter capital, legal representative,…) attached to the understanding and implementation of the order and procedures when they want to establish a certain type of enterprise in accordance with the Enterprise Law 2020.

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-Consulting the general provisions of the Law on Marriage and Family in Vietnam;

-Reviewing and drafting prenuptial agreement;

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Requirement on Sending Notices in Arbitration Proceedings in Vietnam

What are Requirement on Sending Notices in Arbitration Proceedings in Vietnam?

Dispute resolution methods are litigation, negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Handing disputes requires litigation law firm with dispute lawyers in Vietnam having experience and knowledge to provide resolutions to complex cross-border issues, commercial and civil disputes.

 

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According to Article 12 of Vietnam Law on Commercial Arbitration, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or provided by the arbitration center’s rules of proceedings, the mode and order of sending notices in arbitral proceedings for dispute are specified as follows:

Each party’s written explanations, correspondence papers and other documents shall be sent to the arbitration center or arbitration council in sufficient copies so that every member of the arbitration council and the other party has one copy, and one copy is filed at the arbitration center;

Notices and documents to be sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council to the parties shall be sent to the addresses or to their representatives at the correct addresses notified by the parties;

Notices and documents may be sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council directly, in registered or ordinary mails, by fax. telex, telegram, email, or other modes which acknowledge such sending;

Notices and documents sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council will be regarded as having been received on the date the parties or their representatives receive them or if such notices and documents have been sent to addresses or to their representatives at correct address notified by the parties;

The time limit for receiving notices and documents shall be counted from the date following the date such notices and documents are regarded as having been received. If the following date falls on a holiday or day off under regulations of the country or territory in which the notices and documents have been received. This time limit shall be counted from the subsequent first working day. If the last day of this time limit falls on a holiday or day off under regulations of such country or territory, the time of expiration is the end of the subsequent first working day.

Arbitration lawyers in Vietnam at ANT Lawyers - a Law firm in Vietnam with accreditation in national and international arbitration practice could help providing legal advice in disputed matters, and guide the clients throughout the process. The arbitration lawyers could also advise the clients on various matters from choice of arbitrator, choice of arbitration rules, ad-hoc or institutional arbitration, place of arbitration, enforcement of arbitral award.

 

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Vietnam Up-holds the Application of Anti-dumping Measures on Flat-rolled, Painted Alloy Steel from the South Korea and China

On April 20^th, 2021 the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 1283/QD-BCT on the results of the first review of the application of anti- dumping measures of some alloy steel products or non-alloys to be flattened, the paint originated from the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China.

 

Anti-dumping measures applicable to alloy or non-alloy steel products that are flat-rolled or painted were not requested to be reviewed periodically by any parties On May 5^th, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 843/QD-BCT on remaining s or non-alloys to be flattened, the paint originated from the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China.

Within 60 days before the end of one year from the date of this decision, the relevant parties could request for review again.  This decision takes effect on May 5^th, 2022.

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our international trade lawyers, countervailing duty lawyers and antitrust lawyers in Vietnam at ANT Lawyers - A Anti-dumping law firm in Vietnam  could be of help.

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Conditions for Foreigners When Buying Houses in Vietnam

With open-door policies and a stable socio-economic situation, Vietnam is one of the countries with great attraction to foreign investors. There are many foreign individuals and organizations come to Vietnam to live and work and a number of foreigners or foreign organizations wish to buy houses or apartments. Many real estate developers also wish to expand the customers base through selling houses and apartments to foreigners in Vietnam.

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However, according to current law, foreigners or foreign organizations can buy houses and apartment in Vietnam; and real estate developers could sell houses and apartments in Vietnam but must meet some conditions.

First of all, to be able to buy a house in Vietnam, foreign individuals and organizations must be one of the subjects that can own houses in Vietnam. Specifically, foreign organizations and individuals that are allowed to own houses in Vietnam include: (i) foreign organizations and individuals investing in housing construction under projects in Vietnam; (ii) foreign-invested enterprises, branches, representative offices of foreign enterprises, foreign investment funds and foreign bank branches operating in Vietnam; (iii) foreigners whom are allowed to enter Vietnam. Accordingly, to be able to buy a house in Vietnam, these subjects must prove that they fully meet the conditions prescribed by law.

Specifically, foreign organizations and individuals investing in housing construction under projects in Vietnam must have an Investment Certificate and have houses built in the project according to regulations. For foreign organizations, they must set up company in Vietnam, have an investment certificate or a document related to being allowed to operate in Vietnam, issued by a competent Vietnamese state agency. Foreign individuals must be subject to permission to enter Vietnam and not be entitled to diplomatic and consular privileges and immunities.

Besides, depending on each different object, the documents proving the object and conditions for owning a house in Vietnam vary. For a foreign individual, s/he must have a valid passport with an entry verification stamp of the exit and entry management agency of Vietnam and not be eligible for special privileges and immunities. On the other hand, for foreign organizations, they must be eligible to own houses and have an Investment Registration Certificate or a document authorized by a competent Vietnamese agency to operate in Vietnam. In addition, these individuals and organizations should note that these documents must be valid at the time of signing the housing transactions.

Therefore, if organizations and individuals meet the above conditions, foreign individuals and organizations can purchase houses in Vietnam. However, it should be noted that foreign individuals can only own houses in Vietnam in the form of apartments or separate houses in an investment project to build commercial housing.

In addition, foreigners are also not allowed to purchase houses in areas that are subject of national defense and security under Vietnamese law. Further, foreign organizations and individuals are also limited in the number of ownership. Accordingly, foreign organizations and individuals are only allowed to own no more than 30% of the total number of apartments in an apartment building, and no more than 10% for an individual housing project of less than 2,500 units.

In general, purchasing houses for foreign individuals and organizations are subject to complicated legal conditions. Therefore, in order to ensure that the purchase of housing in Vietnam is in accordance with the regulations and to limit the risks arising, relevant individuals and organizations need to learn and seek legal advice and support from real estate dispute law firm in Vietnam.

 

 

 

 

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Regulations on Investment in Telecommunications Services in Vietnam

The field of telecommunications has appeared in Vietnam for more than 30 years and has helped the business environment and social life of Vietnam to develop. The process of liberalizing the telecommunications sector in Vietnam has led to the expansion of the telecommunications network and has become an attractive field for investors to set up company in telecom service, internet service, or join with Vietnamese partner on business cooperation contract in the same fields.

 

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Currently, telecommunications services are not just telephones and telex, but variy with many types from simple to complex such as audio, video, data transmission services,… Besides the conveniences brought in life, telecommunications services have really become one of the important infrastructures of the economy. However, Vietnam government also impose certain requirements on foreign investors entering Vietnam in this sector.

Specifically, at present, foreign investors can only participate in investments in the form of joint ventures or business cooperation contracts with Vietnamese enterprises to provide telecommunications services. However, for the provision of services with network infrastructure, the partner in which the investor joins the joint venture must be a licensed telecommunications service provider in Vietnam. In addition, foreign investors are also limited on the percentage of charter capital in joint ventures. Accordingly, for services without network infrastructure, foreign investors own not more than 65% of charter capital and for services with network infrastructure, foreign investors do not own more than 49% legal capital of the joint venture.

On the other hand, foreign investors participating in business cooperation contracts will be able to sign a new agreement or switch to another form of presence with conditions no less favorable than those they are currently receiving. Furthermore, an organization or individual that already owns more than 20% of the charter capital or shares in a telecommunications enterprise may not own more than 20% of the charter capital or shares of another telecommunications enterprise doing business in the same company a market for telecommunications services.

Therefore, if the investor meets the above conditions, the investor will carry out the procedures for establishing an economic organization. Like other foreign-invested organizations, the establishment will go through two stages: investment registration and business establishment. For foreign investment projects in the business of telecommunications services, it is necessary to receive the investment approval of the Prime Minister. Accordingly, the investor submits the application for approval of the investment policy of the investment project to the investment registration agency and within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the complete dossier, the investment registration agency submit the application for appraisal opinions of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Within 15 days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall give its appraisal opinions on the extent under its state management and send it to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Within 40 days from the day on which the application is received, the investment registration agency shall organize the appraisal of the dossier and make an appraisal report and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval of the investment policy. After receiving the approval of the investment policy, the investor proceeds to establish the business as domestic entities.

The telecommunication services are subject to strong regulations hence the conditions for foreign investors to invest and set up company in telecommunication services or take part in providing telecommunication services are also relatively complicated. Therefore, investors are suggested to undertake research on telecommunication regulatory specific to their business with the help of telecommunication services lawyers in Vietnam to make the investment effectively.

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Notice of Receipt Application for Exemption from Trade Remedies in March 2022

On March 14^th, 2022, Trade Remedies Authority has issued Notification No. 06/TB-PVTM of receipt of application for exemption from trade remedies in March 2022 (Case No. SG04, SG06, AC10.SG04).

On March 03^rd, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No.715/QD-BCT extending the application of safeguard measures against imported DAP/MAP fertilizers holding the HS code: 3105.10.20; 3105.10.90; 3105.20.00; 3105.30.00; 3105.40.00; 3105.51.00; 3105.59.00; 3105.90.00.

On March 20^th, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 918/QD-BCT on extending the application of safeguard measures to imported billet and long steel products holding the HS code: 7207.11.00; 7207.19.00; 7207.20.29; 7207.20.99; 7224.90.00; 7213.10.10; 7213.10.90; 7213.91.20; 7214.20.31; 7214.20.41; 7227.90.00; 7228.30.10; 9811.00.00.

On March 20^th, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 920/QD-BCT on the extension of the application of measures to prevent evasion of trade remedies against imported coil and wire products holdings the HS code: 7213.91.90; 7217.10.10; 7217.10.29; 7229.90.99; 9839.10.00.

In order to submit the application for exemption for exemption from trade remedies, the Trade Remedies Authority requires enterprises that meet the conditions to be exempted to submit a dossier of application for exemption from application of trade remedies in the mentioned cases to provide all documents specified in Article 14 and Appendix 03 of the Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT.

The relevant parties must submit the application for exemption via online public service portal or send directly to Trade Remedies Authority before 17:00 April 13^th, 2022 (Hanoi time).

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our competition, anti-dumping, and countervailing duty lawyers in Vietnam of International trade and tax practice at ANT Lawyers, a law firm in Vietnam always follow up anti-dumping cases and its development to update clients on regular basis.

 

 

 

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Notice of Receipt Application for Exemption from Anti-dumping and Anti-subsidy Measures in Mar 2022

On November 29^th, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade provided guidance on a number of extent on trade remedy measures under Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT for which Trade Remedies Authority requires enterprises that meet the conditions to be exempted to submit a dossier of application for exemption from anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures for the specific cases.

 

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Regarding the dossiers of application for exemption from anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, the Trade Remedies Authority requires enterprises to provide all documents specified in Article 14 and Appendix 03 of the Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT.

In addition, for enterprises that have been granted an exemption for 2022 and are about to use up the granted exemption volume, enterprises can submit an additional application for exemption according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 16 of Circular 37/ 2019/TT-BCT at any time in 2022.

The relevant parties must submit the application for exemption via online public service portal before 17:00 April 11^th, 2022 (Hanoi time).

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Public Consultation on the Investigation of the Application of Anti-circumvention Measures Against a Cane Sugar Products

The Ministry of Industry and Trade hold a public consultation session on the investigation of the application of anti-circumvention measures against a number of cane sugar products (Case No.AC02. AD13-AS01) on March 09th, 2022 (Hanoi time), in the online platform.

 

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On September 21^st, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Decision No.2171/QD-BCT on the investigation of the application of anti-circumvention measures against a number of cane sugar products.

According to the regulation on Law on Foreign trade management, the related parties of the investigated case may send the investigating authority the information and opinions related to the cases in writing. The inspecting authority shall give an opportunity to interested parties for the consultation in case of the written request. Before the final determination of investigation is disclosed, the investigating authority can organize the public consultation in manner that interested parties can present information and opinions related to the case.

The related parties could register to take part in the public consultation and send the questions for the consultation before 17:00 on March 07^th, 2022 (Hanoi time).

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our competition, anti-dumping, and countervailing duty lawyers in Vietnam of International trade and tax practice at ANT Lawyers, a law firm in Vietnam always follow up anti-dumping cases and its development to update clients on regular basis.

 

 

 

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