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APPENDIX


Appendix - 2.1. Overview of legal instruments affecting Vietnam's Service Sector


Scope

Legal documents

Effective from

Business/professional services

Occupation: Accounting

Accounting Law

July 17, 2003

Business/professional services: Auditing

Decree 105-2004-ND-CP

April 21, 2004

State Audit Law

June 14, 2005


Business/professional services: Legal consulting services

Decree 87-2003-ND-CP

(replacing Decree 92/1998/ND-CP)


July 22, 2003

Law on mutual legal assistance

December 14, 2007

Legal Aid Law

July 12, 2006

Vietnamese Nationality Law

May 20, 1998

Lawyer Law

July 12, 2006

Business/professional services: Services

medicine and dentistry

Ordinance on private medical practice


February 25, 2003

Business Services/

Professional: Veterinary Services

Veterinary Ordinance

2003

Business Services: Research

Research and Development

Decree 06/2000/ND-CP

March 6, 2000

Business Services: Real Estate

Land Law (amended)

November 26, 2003

Decree 23/2009/ND-CP

February 27, 2009

Decree 90/2006/ND-CP

September 6, 2006

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Scope

Legal documents

Effective from


Decree 142/2005/ND-CP

November 14, 2005

Decree 181/2004/ND-CP

October 29, 2004

Decree 81/2001/ND-CP

November 5, 2001

Decree 17/2006/ND-CP

January 27, 2006

Business Services: Advertising

Ordinance on Advertising

November 16, 2001

Decree 32/1999/ND-CP

05/05/1999

Decree 24/2003/ND-CP

March 13, 2003

Business Services: Services

advise

Decree 87/2002/ND-CP

November 5, 2002


Contact information: Postal services

Decree 43-2002-PL-

Standing Committee of the National Assembly 10

May 25, 2002

Decree 128/2007/ND-CP

02/08/2007

Decision 217-2003-QD-TTg

October 27, 2003


Telecommunications Contact Information

Decree 43-2002-PL-

Standing Committee of the National Assembly 10

May 25, 2002

Decree 28/2008/ND-CP

March 20, 2009

Decree 55/2001/ND-CP

August 23, 2001

Decision 217-2003-QD-TTg

October 27, 2003


Construction services

Construction Law

November 26, 2003

Decree 23/2009/ND-CP

February 27, 2009

Decree 111/2006/ND-CP

September 29, 2000

Decision 87-2004-QD-TTg

May 19, 2004

Distribution Services: Commission Agent Services

Decree 27/2003/ND-CP

March 19, 2003

Decree 35/2006/ND-CP

March 31, 2006

Decree 12/2006/ND-CP

January 23, 2006


Scope

Legal documents

Effective from


Decree 116/2005/ND-CP

September 15, 2005

Decree 20/2006/ND-CP

February 20, 2006

Distribution services: Business entrustment

Article 9-Decree 45/1998/ND-CP

Decree 63/CP

July 1, 1998


October 24, 1996


Law on Education Decree 29/CP

Decree 43/2000/ND-CP

1998

March 30, 1994


Decree 18/2001/ND-CP

4/5/2001


Decree 165/2004/ND-CP


September 14, 2004


Decree 06/2000/ND-CP

March 6, 2000

Education

Decree 43/2008/ND-CP

April 8, 2008


Decree 125/2008/ND-CP

11/12/2008


Decree 139/2006/ND-CP

November 20, 2006


Decree 75/ND-CP

02/08/2006


Decree 165/2004/ND-CP

September 16, 2004


Decree 2/2001/ND-CP

09/01/2001


Decree 06/2000/ND-CP

06/03/2000


Decree 96/CP,

December 7, 1993


Environmental Services

Environmental Tax Ordinance


Decree 21/2008/ND-CP

February 28, 2008

Decree 80/ND-CP

08/09/2006

Financial Services: Insurance

Insurance Law

Decision 175-2003-QD-TTg

12/9/2000

August 29, 2003


Decree 117/2005/ND-CP

September 15, 2005


Decree 109/2005/ND-CP

August 24, 2005


Scope

Legal documents

Effective from


Decree 208/2004/ND-CP

December 14, 2004

Decree 190/2007/ND-CP

December 28, 2007

Decree 114/2008/ND-CP

November 3, 2008


Financial Services: Banking

Law on State Bank of Vietnam

Male

December 12, 1997

Law on credit institutions

December 12, 1997

Decree 89/1999/ND-CP

September 1, 1999

Decision 546-QD-NHNN

June 1, 2002

Circular 07-2003-TT-NHNN

May 19, 2003

Decree 35/2007/ND-CP

March 8, 2007

27/2007/ND-CP

February 23, 2007

161/2006/ND-CP

December 28, 2006

Decree 160/2006/ND-CP

December 28, 2006

Decree 141/2006/ND-CP

November 22, 2006

Decree 22/2006/ND-CP

February 28, 2006

Decree 7/2006/ND-CP

10/01/2006

Decree 146/2005/ND-CP

November 23, 2005

Decree 131/2005/ND-CP

October 18, 2005

Decree 69/2005/ND-CP

May 26, 2005

Decree 65/2005/ND-CP

May 19, 2005

Decree 202/2004/ND-CP

10/12/2004

Decree 202/2004/ND-CP

10/12/2004

Decree 199/2004/ND-CP

December 3, 2004

Financial Services: Securities

Decree 144-2003-ND-CP

November 28, 2003

Decree 52/2006/ND-CP

May 19, 2006

Decree 161/2004/ND-CP

September 7, 2004

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