By the end of 2019, there have been more than 30,000 FDI projects choosing Vietnam for investment, with a total registered capital of about 362 billion USD. Recently, business propensity of Vietnam is highly concentrated on the private sector, attracting foreign investors to the Vietnam market. As Vietnam has built diplomatic relationship with nearly 190 countries around the world and signed about 15 Free Trade Agreements with important trading partners, Vietnam’s participation in various free trade agreements has created a strong impetus fo…
Under Vietnam law, a cosmetic product made in Vietnam or imported into Vietnam must go through procedure of proclamation before being sold on the market. Organizations or individuals distributing the cosmetic product on the market are only permitted when being granted the number of cosmetic product proclamation from the authority agencies. Such organizations or individuals are also responsible for safety, effectiveness, and quality of product. Organizations, individuals who are responsible for putting products on market are organizations, indi…
The establishment of representative office of foreign traders in Vietnam have to follow the procedures as guided by the Commercial Law in Vietnam and the related decrees providing instructions of the law. Preparation of dossiers for establishment of representative offices includes: An application form for License for Establishment of the representative office using the form promulgated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and signed by a competent representative of the foreign trader. Copies of the Certificate of Business Registration or …
Following the trend of international economic integration, foreigners have been attracted by the benefits of doing business in Vietnam through setting up representative offices, setting up company , acquiring shares in Vietnam enterprise through M&A activity. At the initial stage, foreign entity would try to research market, undertake due diligence on its clients, buyers, clients, or other business partners therefore many will be interested in establishing a representative office in Vietnam . The foundation of representative office of…
The representative office (RO) is a popular foreign investment vehicle which investors utilize when wishing to enter the Vietnamese market without committing too much investment. The representative office could help the foreign entity to hire local employee to carry out market research, business promotion. A foreign company wishes to establish a representative office in Vietnam must submit an application dossier for a license to the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade (DIT). However, there are cases which the government agencies re…
The procedure for divorce in Vietnam involving foreign elements is one of the complicated procedures. Therefore, when implementing this procedures, the parties need to pay attention to the related legal provisions to avoid problems when conducting the divorce procedure in Vietnam or involve family lawyers for assistance in preparing documents and filing petition, especially if there are potential dispute in custody or common assets, properties division. Divorce involving foreign elements means termination of the husband and wife relation und…
Husband and wife have the right to choose to apply the statutory or agreed property regime. Basic contents of an agreement on the matrimonial property regime (prenuptial agreement) includes: (i) Property determined as common property and separate property of the husband and wife;(ii) Rights and obligations of the husband and wife toward common property, separate property and related transactions; property to meet the family’s essential needs;(iii) Conditions, procedures and principles of property division upon termination of the property reg…
Divorce is the termination of husband and wife relationship according to the court’s legally effective judgment or decision. Divorce procedures are prescribed in the Civil Procedure Code, Law on Marriage and Family , Law on Mediation at grassroots… There are two forms of divorce in Vietnam: divorce at the request of one party (unilateral divorce) and divorce by mutual consent. For divorce at the request of one party, the Court shall handle divorce at the request of spouse if it has grounds to believe that a spouse commits domestic violence or…
When a foreigner marrying a Vietnamese, this is cross cultural marriage with challenges and complexity in relationships which could be legally difficult. The Vietnam laws on Marriage and Family on marriage and family relations involving foreign elements provide legal grounds to avoid false marriages to gain citizenship or conduct human trafficking. The following should be taken into consideration when a foreigner marrying a Vietnamese. However due to the complexity, it is suggested family lawyers in Vietnam to be consulted to ensure the corr…
Setting up a representative office is considered one of the simplest forms of investment in Vietnam. The representative office will help the foreign trader to lease office, hire people, open bank account, and promote the business activities in Vietnam market. The chief representative if being foreigner will then could apply for work permit and temporary residence card to stay in Vietnam. There is no income tax as the representative office therefore the liability to maintain a representative office is less hassle. When the purpose of settin…
All corporations, companies, partnerships, branch offices, representative offices and other business entities are legal entities in Vietnam which can only be dissolved through formal procedures. I. What are the major challenges with closing a business in Vietnam? The main thing to remember throughout the process is that the dissolving company, a branch office or a representative office, one should pay close attention to the involvement of all key stakeholders, i.e. the employees, customers, creditors, business partners and relevant authoriti…
Foreign Traders wishing to terminate the operation of representative office in Vietnam need to complete the procedure at Tax authorities, the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade and the procedure to return the seal at the police. Pursuant to the provisions of the Vietnam laws, the termination of operation of representative offices of foreign traders in Vietnam at the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade shall be conducted as follows: Preparation of dossiers for termination of operation of representative offices includes: - Not…
Decree No. 07/2016 / ND-CP regulating the Commercial Law regarding representative offices and branches of foreign traders in Vietnam that have recently been issued by the Government. Accordingly, foreign traders can establish their representative offices and branches in Vietnam under Vietnam’s commitments in international treaties to which Vietnam is a member. A foreign trader cannot establish more than one representative office or branch with the same name within a province or city under central authority. Foreign traders are licensed t…
The service conducted via mobile applications is no longer a trend, but actually it has become an essential tool for any business that wish to grow and compete in the marketplace. E-commerce applications on mobile platforms, referred to as mobile applications, are applications installed on networked mobile devices that allow users to access databases of other traders, organizations and individuals to purchase, sell, or use services, including sales applications and e-commerce service applications. Owners of sale applications, including traders…
On May 15, 2020, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 645/QD-TTg approving the National Master Plan on e-commerce development in the 2021-2025 period aiming to develop e-commerce business area through changing in policy, creating favourable environment, increasing government spending, and attracting investors participating and setting up business in developing e-commerce in Vietnam to transform the economy toward industry 4.0. Specifically, the Vietnam Prime Ministers set the following goals to be achieved by 2025: 55% of the population pa…
According to the current Vietnamese law, the ownership of houses in Vietnam by foreigners has changed significantly towards more openness. However, home ownership of foreigners and Vietnamese citizens are still different. Foreign house ownership is allowed in commercial housing construction projects only (i.e., only in newly formed residential areas), not an area of national defense and security purpose. In case of house donation or inheritance of house not subject to this regulation, the foreigner only receives the value of that house. The fo…
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