Notable new policies taking effect in October 2023

Cases of recalling imported cars with technical errors

Decree 60/2023/ND-CP (effective from October 1, 2023) regulates the inspection and certification of technical safety and environmental protection quality of imported automobiles and imported components according to international treaties to which Vietnam is a member.

Accordingly, the regulations on cars subject to recall include:

- Cars recalled according to manufacturer's announcement;

- Cars are recalled at the request of the inspection agency. The recall request of the inspection agency is made on the basis of specific evidence and verification results of information reflecting on the technical safety quality and environmental protection of imported cars.

In case cars that have been put on the market have technical errors and need to be recalled, the importer must perform the following tasks:

+ Within no more than 05 working days from the date of receiving the recall notice from the manufacturer or from the inspection agency, the importer must notify in writing the sales agents to request not to sell on the market the recalled cars that have not been repaired;

+ Within no more than 10 working days from the date of receipt of the recall notice from the manufacturer or from the inspection agency, the importer must send to the inspection agency a written report with the following contents: cause of technical error; remedial measures; number of cars to be recalled; appropriate recall plan;

+ Actively implement and comply with the recall plan. At the same time, the importer must publish information about the recall plan and the list of cars to be recalled on the importer's website and sales agents in a timely and complete manner.

Registration of drug circulation

Circular 16/2023/TT-BYT (effective from October 1, 2023) regulates the registration of circulation of processed drugs and technology transfer drugs in Vietnam.

Accordingly, registration for circulation of processed drugs is as follows:

- Processed drugs when registered for circulation are classified as follows:

+ Processed drugs have the same contents as ordered drugs, including: drug formulation; production process; raw material quality standards; finished drug quality standards; trade name;

In case the contracted drug is a drug that has been announced by the Ministry of Health as an original brand name drug, a reference biological product, and a contracted drug that has changed compared to the contracted drug in terms of at least one of the criteria in this point (excluding changes in trade names) or other changes related to the quality of the drug, these changes must be approved by the drug management agency of the manufacturing country or the management agency specified in Clause 9, Article 2 of Circular 08/2022/TT-BYT that has granted a circulation license for that drug, or the registration facility must provide data proving that the contracted drug is equivalent in quality to the contracted drug.

+ Other processed drugs not covered by the provisions of Point a, Clause 1, Article 6, Circular 16.

- For processed drugs with a roadmap for processing production stages in Vietnam, annually from the date of being granted a circulation registration certificate, the drug processing registration facility or the drug processing facility specified in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article must report the progress of processing stages of the finished drug production process in Vietnam to the Ministry of Health (Department of Drug Administration) according to Form 04/TT Appendix 1 issued with Circular 16.

- The validity of the registration certificate for circulation of processed drugs is implemented according to the provisions in Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 8 of Circular 08.

- The time for submitting application for extension of registration certificate for circulation of processed drugs shall comply with the provisions in Clause 4, Article 8 of Circular 08.

Electronic receipt for payment in civil enforcement

Circular 04/2023/TT-BTP (effective from October 1, 2023) guides the implementation of a number of administrative management procedures and professional forms in civil judgment enforcement.

Accordingly, the electronic receipt for money collection in civil enforcement is as follows:

- Build electronic receipts

The content on the electronic receipt is fully filled in according to the form based on the information provided by the payer and information from other agencies sent to the civil enforcement agency related to the electronic receipt.

The creation of electronic receipts is performed by the assigned civil enforcement officer or civil judgment enforcement agency officer.

- Providing and using electronic receipts

+ Subjects using electronic receipts

Subjects using electronic receipts include: Civil enforcement agencies who use electronic receipts to collect money; organizations and individuals who must pay money; state management agencies using electronic receipt information to carry out procedures according to the provisions of law.

+ Forms of providing and using electronic receipts

The civil enforcement agency provides organizations and individuals who are payers and judgment debtors with a lookup code and access address information to look up electronic receipts.

Other agencies and organizations wishing to use electronic receipts to carry out procedures as prescribed by law must send a written request to the civil enforcement agency.

The civil judgment enforcement accountant prints a copy of the electronic receipt as a basis for accounting and storing accounting documents; the enforcement officer prints a copy of the electronic receipt to store the judgment enforcement file.

+ Look up electronic receipts

Electronic receipts on the digital application platform can be looked up according to the lookup code provided by the civil enforcement agency.

Instructions for storing electronic administrative procedure records

Circular 13/2023/TT-BNV (effective from October 15, 2023) provides guidance on archiving electronic administrative procedure records.

Accordingly, the format of electronic administrative procedure records submitted for storage is as follows:

- For electronic administrative procedure records digitized at the agency or organization receiving the records or received online via the National Public Service Portal, the Ministry-level and provincial-level Public Service Portals, the provisions of Article 8 of Circular 01/2023/TT-VPCP dated April 5, 2023 shall apply.

- For administrative procedure records created electronically

+ Administrative documents: .PDF format, version 1.4 or higher; documents issued by agencies and organizations must comply with the provisions of Decree 30/2020/ND-CP on document work; documents of individuals and businesses must be digitally signed in accordance with the provisions of law on electronic transactions.

+ Other documents as prescribed by specialized laws.

- The structure and format of packet data serving the connection of the administrative procedure settlement information system at the ministerial and provincial levels shall comply with the provisions of Circular 18/2019/TT-BTTTT promulgating national technical regulations on the structure and format of packet data serving the connection of the National Public Service Portal with the Public Service Portal, the electronic one-stop information system at the ministerial and provincial levels and national and specialized databases.

- The code for electronic administrative procedure archives is implemented according to the provisions of Article 26 of Decree 61/2018/ND-CP on implementing the one-stop and one-stop mechanism in handling administrative procedures.

+ Identification code of the competent authority receiving administrative procedures.

+ Date of receipt.

+ Serial number of files received during the day.

- The structure of the identification code of agencies and organizations is implemented according to the provisions of Decision 20/2020/QD-TTg on electronic identification codes of agencies and organizations serving the connection and sharing of data with ministries, branches and localities.

Adjusting registration fees and license plates for cars and motorbikes

The Ministry of Finance issued Circular 60/2023/TT-BTC dated September 7, 2023 regulating the collection rates, collection, payment, exemption, and management of fees for registration and license plate issuance of road motor vehicles.

Circular adjusting the increase in the fee for the first issuance of a registration certificate with a vehicle license plate in Region I (including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City).

Specifically as follows:

- Cars (except passenger cars with 9 seats or less; trailers and semi-trailers registered separately): fee is 500,000 VND/time/car (old rate is from 150,000 - 500,000 VND/time/car).

- Passenger cars with 9 seats or less (including pick-up cars): 20 million VND/time/car.

- Separately registered trailers and semi-trailers: VND 200,000/time/vehicle (old rate from VND 100,000-200,000/time/vehicle).

- For motorbikes: worth up to 15 million VND: 1 million VND/time/vehicle (old level from 500,000 VND - 1 million VND/time/vehicle).

- Motorcycles worth over 15-40 million VND: 2 million VND/time/vehicle (old rate from 1-2 million VND/time/vehicle).

- Motorcycles worth over 40 million VND: 4 million VND/time/vehicle (old rate from 2-4 million VND/time/vehicle).

The Circular takes effect from October 22, 2023.

People who have completed their prison sentences can borrow up to 100 million VND.

This is a notable content in Decision 22/2023/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister regulating credit for people who have completed their prison sentences, effective from October 10, 2023.

According to Decision 22/2023/QD-TTg, people who have completed their prison sentences can borrow capital from the Social Policy Bank for production, business, and job creation with the following loan levels:

- Maximum loan amount is 100 million VND/person who has completed prison sentence.

- Loan term = Maximum 120 months.

- Loan interest rate is calculated based on the loan interest rate for poor households prescribed for each period. Overdue debt interest rate is 130% of the loan interest rate.

Vocational teachers can receive salaries up to 14.4 million VND/month

October also marks the effective date of Circular 07/2023/TT-BLDTBXH regulating codes, professional title standards; salary classification, promotion of professional titles of civil servants specializing in vocational education.

Accordingly, from October 15, 2023, vocational education officials will be paid as follows:

1. Senior vocational education lecturers have a salary coefficient of 6.20 to 8.00.

2. Main vocational education lecturers have a salary coefficient of 4.40 to 6.78.

3. Theoretical vocational education lecturers have a salary coefficient of 2.34 to 4.98.

4. Practical vocational education lecturers have a salary coefficient of 2.10 to 4.89.

5. Senior vocational education teachers have a salary coefficient of 5.75 to 7.55.

6. Vocational education teachers have a salary coefficient of 4.40 to 6.78.

7. Theoretical vocational education teachers have a salary coefficient of 2.34 to 4.98.

8. Practical vocational education teachers have a salary coefficient of 2.10 to 4.89.

9. Vocational education teachers have salary coefficient from 1.86 to 4.06.

With the current basic salary of 1.8 million VND/month, senior vocational education lecturers can receive a salary of up to 14.4 million VND/month.

Increase 20% of some fees in the medical field

According to Circular No. 59/2023/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance stipulating the collection rates, collection, payment, management and use of fees in the health sector, effective from October 16, 2023, fee payers in the health sector are organizations and individuals whose state management agencies perform appraisal tasks, including: appraisal of acceptance, import, export, and confirmation in the field of household and medical insecticides and disinfectants; appraisal of issuance of licenses for circulation, import, export, and declaration of medical equipment; appraisal of activities, standards, and conditions for practicing in the health sector.

The fee collection organizations are the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security or units under the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security assigned to perform fee collection tasks and the health departments of provinces and centrally run cities perform fee collection tasks.

From October 16, 2023, increase 20% of some fees in the health sector.

Specifically as follows: Fee for appraisal and issuance of new circulation number for equipment types C and D: increased from 5 million VND to 6 million VND/file.

Fees for appraisal, issuance, re-issuance, and adjustment of medical practice certificates for people whose certificates have been revoked according to regulations in Clause 1, Article 29 of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment: increased from VND 360,000/time to VND 430,000/time...

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