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Vietnam: Regulatory changes affecting foreign retail enterprises

Announcement

22 Apr 2013

On 22 April 2013, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade issued circular No. 08/2013/TT-BCT. The circular affects the operations of foregin invested enterprises (FIEs) along the following dimensions. This Circular replaces earlier Circulars No. 09/2007/TT-BTM and No. 05/2008/TT-BCT dated 17 July 2007 and 14 April 2008. The Circular is effective from 7 June 2013.

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Number of interventions

2

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

07 Jun 2013

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 22 Apr 2013
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes In force
If a foreign retailer wishes to open an additional retail outlet past its first, it is required to complete an Economic Needs Test (ENT) based on the district's population in addition to the populatio...
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Implementation date

07 Jun 2013

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 22 Apr 2013
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes In force
Vietnam-based FIEs that have export rights are allowed to purchase goods in Vietnam to sell abroad. FIEs with import rights are now allowed to sell their imported goods to FIEs with export rights. Exp...
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