Chương 1 Quyết định 33/2009/QĐ-TTg: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decision prescribes financial mechanisms and policies applicable to border-gate economic zones and non-tariff sections of border-gate economic zones which arc established under the Prime Minister’s decisions.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. Border-gate economic zone management boards under provincial-level People’s Committees, which are established under the Prime Minister’s decisions and have functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures and operate under the Government’s Decree No. 29/ 2008/ND-CP of March 14, 2008, on industrial parks, export-processing zones and economic zones (below referred to as Decree No. 29/2008/ ND-CP).

2. Enterprises of all economic sectors which invest in and operate technical and social infrastructure of border-gate economic zones.

Investors of projects under the Investment Law, enterprises established under the Enterprise Law and cooperatives established under the Law on Cooperatives in border-gate economic zones.

Article 3. Conditions for application

Financial mechanisms and policies under this Decision are applicable to border-gate economic zones and non-tariff sections of border-gate economic zones which fully meet the following conditions:

1. For border-gate economic zones:

a/ Being established under the Prime Minister’s decisions;

b/ Having a border-gate economic zone management board under Decree No. 29/2008/ ND-CP.

2. For non-tariff sections of border-gate economic zones:

a/ Having a customs office controlling and examining incoming and outgoing goods and vehicles in non-tariff sections.

b/ Being separated from the outside territory with fence systems, having entrance gates and doors to assure control by customs offices and concerned functional agencies.

Article 4. Interpretation of terms

Border-gate economic zone means an economic zone established under the conditions, order and procedures specified in Decree No. 29/2008/ND-CP in a mainland border area which has an international or major border gate.

Non-tariff sections of border-gate economic zones comprise export-processing zones, export -processing enterprises, tax suspension warehouses, tax suspension zones, bonded warehouses, special economic-trade zones, trade-industrial zones and other economic sectors which are established under the Prime Minister’s decisions, have goods export-import relations with the outside and meet the conditions specified in Clause 2, Article 3 of this Decision.