New policies take effect in June

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According to the Government’s Decree No.39/2015/NĐ-CP, a woman, who is ethic minority and poor, will be financed VND2 million per month when she follows the population policy. The Decree will come into effect since June 15, 2015.

Decree No. 40/2015/NĐ-CP amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No.157/2013/NĐ-CP dated November 11, 2013 by the Government on penalties imposed on Administrative sanction in respect of forest control, forest development, forest protection and forest product management will take effect since June 20, 2015.

The new Decree stipulates the pecuniary penalty up to VND50 million when violating the regulation on forest environment service.

Decree No. 37/2015/NĐ-CP which defines detailed regulations on construction contract, will be applied to all organizations and individuals related to the establishment and management of the construction contracts since June 15, 2015 (including the construction contracts between the investors launching BOT, BTO, BT and PPP projects and contractors of the projects).

The Government’s Decree No.  44/2015/NĐ-CP on detailed regulations on construction planning consists contents on the establishment, assessment and approval of construction planning, management of construction planning and license for planning.

Decree No. 38/2015/NĐ-CP covers regulations on waste management including hazardous waste, solid and liquid waste, industrial solid waste, waste water and industrial emissions.

Decree No.36/2015/NĐ-CP stipulating criteria on the establishment of a customs department in a city or province as well as its organization and tasks will come into effect since June 10, 2015.

Accordingly, the customs department has to meet two out of three criteria, including the locality’s import and export turnover higher than 30% of the nation’s average export and import turnover, holding an international border road, airline or key harbor or possessing an industrial park or an economic zone.

Decree No.47/2015/NĐ-CP defining the inspection of the agriculture and rural development, will come into effect since June 30, 2015.

Under Decision No. 11/2015/QD-TTg, households and individuals living in extreme difficulty-hit areas, border areas and islands will be exempted from land use levy for land areas within the land allocation limits, while those living in areas with socio-economic difficulties will enjoy a 50-percent land use levy reduction specified at Point c, Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree No. 45/2014/ND-CP, providing the collection of land use levy.

Decision No. 12/2015/QĐ-TTg allows the minimum financing of 20% of the interest rate from credit organizations for projects investing, upgrading and expanding passenger car stops in form of socialization and exempt land tax for bus stops at poor districts.

By Thuy Dung