Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. This Decree provides for the establishment, operation, state management of and policies toward industrial parks, export processing zones, economic zones and border-gate economic zones.
2. This Decree applies to state management agencies, organizations and individuals related to activities of investment, production and business in industrial parks, export processing zones, economic zones and border-gate economic zones.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Industrial park means a zone that specializes in the production of industrial goods or provision of services for industrial production, has specified geographical boundaries, and is established under the conditions and according to the order and procedures specified in this Decree.
2. Export processing zone means an industrial zone that specializes in the production of export goods, provision of services for export goods production and export activities, has specified geographical boundaries, and is established under the conditions and according to the order and procedures applicable to industrial parks specified in this Decree.
Industrial parks and export processing zones are collectively referred to as industrial zones, unless they are specifically referred to.
3. Economic zone means a zone that has a separate economic space with a particularly favorable investment and business environment for investors, has specified geographical boundaries, and is established under the conditions and according to the order and procedures specified in this Decree.
An economic zone is organized into functional areas, including non-tariff area, bonded area, export processing area, industrial area, entertainment area, tourism area, urban area, residential area, administrative area and other functional areas suitable to characteristics of each economic zone.
4. Border-gate economic zone means an economic zone that is located in a land border area where exists an international border gate or a major border gate and established under the conditions and according to the order and procedures specified in this Decree.
Economic zones and border-gate economic zones are collectively referred to as economic zones, unless they are specifically referred to.
5. Industrial land area means a land area of an industrial zone on which infrastructure has been constructed for lease or sublease to investors for the implementation of investment projects on production or business in this industrial zone.
6. Export processing enterprise means an enterprise that is established and operates in an export processing zone or exports all its products and operates in an industrial zone or economic zone.
7. Master plan on development of industrial zones and economic zones throughout the country means a plan that is elaborated and approved under legal provisions on the elaboration, approval and management of master plans on socio-economic development and the provisions of this Decree.
Article 3. Application of specialized laws and treaties
1. Special investment activities in industrial zones and economic zones specified in specialized laws comply with the provisions of these specialized laws.
2. If a treaty concerning investment to which Vietnam is a contracting party contains provisions different from those of this Decree, this treaty prevails.
Tìm kiếm
Nghị định 29/2008/NĐ-CP (Bản Word)