On 15 November 2022, the National Assembly passed the Law on Anti-money Laundering No. 14/2022/QH15, which came into force from 1 March 2023 and replaced the Law on Anti-money Laundering 2012.
After more than two years since the last draft was published for public comments on 9 February 2021 which draw hot debates among agencies and businesses, the Government of Vietnam finally issued Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection on 17 April 2023.
On April 18, 2023, The Ministry of Planning and Investment issued Circular No. 02/2023/TT-BKHDT on amendment to circular no. 01/2021/TT-BKHDT dated march 16, 2021 of the minister of planning and investment guiding enterprise registration.
On March 03, 2023, the Ministry of Construction issues Circular No. 02/2023/TT-BXD on guiding certain contents of construction contracts.
On 17 April 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on protection of personal data. Accordingly, Decree 13/2023/ND-CP consists of 44 articles and 4 chapters, which specify measures and conditions to ensure the protection of personal data.
In this newsletter: Doc 2614/VPCP-KTTH Re Proposed Reduction of VAT, Decree 12/2023/ND-CP re the extension of tax payment and land rent in 2023, Decision 01/2023/QD-TTg on the reduction of land rent and water surface rent in 2022, 4. Decision \40/QD-BTC on administrative procedures in the field of tax and customs and others. 5. Decision No. 490/QD-BHXH amending and supplementing a number of articles of the insurance collection process 6. Circular 02/2023/TT-BYT amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 15/2016/TT-BYT regulating occupational diseases entitled to social insurance
On 14 April 2023, the Government released Decree No. 12/2023/ND-CP regarding the extension of value added tax (“VAT”), corporate income tax, personal income tax and land rental fee applicable for the 2023 tax year. The Decree is effective from the releasing date to 31 December 2023 with notable points as follows.
Green Credit is becoming more common through credit packages for energy-saving, renewable-energy and clean-technology projects with the purpose of economic growth associated with environmental protection. In this article, BLawyers Vietnam explains what green credit is, and how it is used for solar power systems in Vietnam.
On 17 April the Government issued a Decree on Personal Data Protection which will come into force on 1 July 2023. Prior to that date all businesses (with the exception of some small and medium entities) should perform a gap analysis between the current state of the data protection measures and the new requirements.
Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on the protection of personal data will help create a legal framework so that the competent authorities can manage and review compliance with regulations on personal data protection, and increase the rights of data subjects and other provisions detailed in the Decree.
The Government has just issued Decree 10/2023/ND-CP amending and supplementing several articles to guide the implementation of articles of the Land Code, especially the official regulations on certificates ownership of the Condotel project, will take effect from 20 May 2023, including specific changes.
On 07 January 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Decision No. 21/2023/QD-BCT (Decision 21) on the official power price framework for the transitional renewable energy (RE) projects. In this legal update, we will highlight several remarkable information for the power project investors about the new power price framework.
The Vietnamese Government issued the first-ever comprehensive legal framework on personal data for the country in the form of Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP dated 17 April 2023, on personal data protection (“DPD”).
On 14 April 2023, the Government released Decree 12 regarding the extension of deadlines for payments of taxes and land rental fee applicable for the 2023 tax year. The Decree took effect from the signing date to 31 December 2023.
On 22 March, Vietnam signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, becoming the 147th country to join the Convention. The Convention needs to be ratified before coming into force.
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) entered into force on 5 January 2023 which revises the 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). Non-EU companies that operate in the EU may also fall under the CSRD scope, regardless of whether they are listed or not.
In March, the Ministry of Finance released a proposal to revise the Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) law and has sought public comments in this respect.
The Vietnamese government has first demonstrated its commitment to national energy security and sustainable development through its strategic orientation for sustainable energy development through 2030 and vision to 2045,as outlined in Decision No. 2068/QD-TTg dated November 25, 2015.
On April 03, the Vietnamese Government issued Decree No. 10/2023/ND-CP, amending and supplementing some articles of decrees guiding the implementation of the Law on Land. Decree 10 will address certain difficulties and obstacles for localities, people, and businesses.
On 30 December 2022, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Circular 20 guiding activities of one-way money transfer from Vietnam to abroad and payment, money transfer for other current transactions of institutional residents and individual residents (Circular 20/2022), which took effect from 15 February 2023.
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