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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/VNM/15
26 June 2000
(00-2602)
Working Party on the
Accession of VietnamOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF VIETNAM
Legislation Programme
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has submitted the following
Legislation Programme to be notified in the fourth session of the Working Party on Vietnam'saccession to the WTO, with the request that it be circulated to members of the Working Party.
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1. The important documents introduced since the 3rd Session (July, 1999)
No Name of documents Content of documents
1. The Ordinance on Tourism Specifying functions, tasks, authorities of the bodies
implementing the State management on tourism and
organizations carrying out tourism business activities in the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the rights and obligations of
tourists.
2. The Ordinance on
commercial paperAdjustment of relationships of commercial paper originating
from commercial operations concerned with bank credit
activities such as issuance, acceptance, transfers, guarantee,
payment, payment back, claims lodged, pledge of commercialpaper in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the persons
having rights on issuance of commercial paper.
2. The legal documents to be newly supplemented in the Legislation Programme during
the 2000-2002 period (excepted documents in WT/ACC/VNM/8/16 July 1999)
No Name of documents Content of documents
1. The Law on amendment of
and addition to a number
of articles of the Law on
foreign investment in
VietnamExpected legalization of regulations on encouragement and
assurance of investment in a number of recently promulgated
under-law documents; amendment, supplement of a number
of current regulations related to organization and operation of
foreign invested enterprises; addition of regulations onmortgage, transfer of land using rights, labourer recruitment,
technology transfer, foreign exchange control etc.WT/ACC/VNM/15
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No Name of documents Content of documents
2. The Law on amendment of
and addition to a numberof articles of the Law on
Petroleum.Expected amendment, supplement of regulations with the
view to further clarifying forms of contracts on petroleum;regulations on procedures for bidding of lots for petroleum
exploration, petroleum services, duration and procedures for
extension, transfer of contracts; regulations on organization of
petroleum sector; issues concerned with inspection and
dealing with violations.
3. The Law on bidding Specifying the procedures and conditions of the bidding
consideration and selection; the State management on the
bidding operation; rights and obligations of organizations
attending to the bidding.
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