Chương 3 Nghị định 58-CP: Điều khoản thi hành

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 16.- Any organization or individual that violates the provisions of the Labor Code and this Decree shall, depending on the extent of such violation, be disciplined, administratively sanctioned, or examined for criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of law.

Article 17.- The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall grant and uniformly manage the work permits.

Article 18.- This Decree takes effect from the date of its signing.

The provisions on the granting of labor cards to foreigners working for enterprises with foreign-invested capital set forth in the Labor Regulation for enterprises with foreign-invested capital issued together with Decree 233-HDBT of 22 June, 1990 of the Council of Ministers (now the Government) and all other regulations contrary to this Decree are now annulled.

Article 19.- If, within 6 months from the date this Decree takes effect, the employers and foreigners working in Vietnam to whom this Decree applies still do not have work permits (except those people who have been granted labor cards before the date of issue of this Decree and these cards are still valid) must complete the procedure to apply for work permits in accordance with the provisions of this Decree.

Article 20.- The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall collaborate with concerned Ministries and branches of the Government in guiding the implementation of this Decree.

Article 21.- The Ministers, the Heads of the ministerial-level agencies and the agencies attached to the Government, the Presidents of the People’s Committees of the provinces and the cities directly under the Central Government shall have to implement this Decree.