Chương 6 Nghị định 45/2000/NĐ-CP : Điều khoản thi hành

Chapter VI

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 22.- Implementation provisions

1. This Decree takes effect as from October 1st, 2000 and replaces Decree No.82-CP of August 2, 1994 issuing the Regulation on the establishment and operation of representative offices of foreign economic organizations in Vietnam.

2. Representative offices established before the effective date of this Decree shall continue their operations according to the provisions of this Decree.

Within 30 days after this Decree takes effect, representative offices which were established before the effective date of this Decree shall have to notify in writing the permit-granting agencies defined in Article 4 of this Decree of the names of traders, names of representative offices, their headquarters locations and major operation contents.

3. The Prime Minister shall consider and decide the continuation of operations of foreign traders’ branches established before the effective date of this Decree, which deal in goods and/or tourist services outside the "List of goods and services for which branches of foreign traders and foreign tourist enterprises are allowed to do business in Vietnam", issued together with this Decree.

4. The Ministry of Trade shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the General Department of Tourism in guiding the implementation of this Decree.

5. The ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the Government and the presidents of the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities shall have to implement this Decree.