Still wait for conditions for importing automobiles
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The provisions of Circular 20 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade about imported automobiles under 9 seats still wait for the final decision of the Prime Minister. Photo: Nguyen Ha. |
Under the provisions of the Investment Law 2014, from July 1, the regulations on business conditions in the circular not upgrading to the decree will be deleted.
But until now, there is no clear decision whether to allow import regulations or not. Mr Hai said, after consulting the Prime Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade will provide specific instructions.
With Ministry of Industry and Trade regulations on conditions for importing automobiles, there are two perspectives. Specifically, the Ministry of Industry and Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, European Business Association in Vietnam, the Association of German Business in Vietnam and the German Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam want this provision to remain.
As these associations said, Circular 20 has protected the benefits of consumers on products quality and services maintenance, using firms’ accessories. Also, Circular 20 has created a healthy business environment, limited unofficial automobile market and created favorable conditions to attract long-term investors in Vietnam. The implementation of Circular 20 also helps the government gain greater resources from official importers, instead of tax losses on black market.
A chain of objections in Circular 20 includes many businesses in the field of imported automotive business, especially the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).
VCCI said that import enterprises should add 2 kinds of papers above, as a form of business conditions (enterprises must meet these requirements to be allowed to import) as defined in Paragraph 7 Article 2 of Decree 118/2015 / ND-CP guiding the Investment Law.
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Therefore, the provisions of Circular 20 are no longer consistent with the requirements of Article 7 of the Investment Law on regulations of business conditions.
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