Vietnam: Establishing a Commission to modify Gas Business Regulations

Vietnam: Establishing a Commission to modify Gas Business Regulations

The Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has signed a Decision on
establishing a commission and a group to draft and edit a Decree to replace
the Government Decree No19 for Gas Business issued on 22/3/2016.

The Decision has been issued on basis of the Government Decree No 95 to
regulate the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of MOIT,
and other regulations issued on 12/11/2012.

The Drafting Commission includes 17 members headed by Mrs. Ho Thi Kim Thoa,
MOIT Vice Minister, and the Editing Group includes 16 members headed by
Director of MOIT Legal Department. The members of the Commission and Group
are representatives of departments from Ministries of: Industry and Trade,
Planning and Investment, Finance, Science and Technology, Labor and Social
Affairs, Justice; Government Office, and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Vietnam.

The Commission and Group are responsible to coordinate with relevant
agencies to fulfill compiling the Decree with an ensured quality, on a fair
schedule and the procedures prescribed by law, and automatically dissolved
after promulgating the Decree.

The conditions for gas business stipulated in Decree No 19 replacing Decree
No 107 effective from 15/5/2016 with the provisions to ensure fire safety,
energy security and reduce commercial fraud, although there are some alleged
barriers to businesses.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

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