DECISION

ISSUING THE FEE LEVELS FOR GRANTING OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES AND FORM A -CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN TO FOOTWEAR PRODUCTS

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 15/CP of March 2, 1993 on the tasks, powers and State management responsibilities of the ministries and the ministerial-level agencies;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 178/CP of October 28, 1994 on the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Finance Ministry;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 04/1999/ND-CP of January 30, 1999 on charges and fees belonging to the State budget;
Pursuant to the Government’s Official Dispatch No. 707/CP-QHQT of July 12, 1999 ratifying the results of negotiations on approaching the EU market;
After consulting the Ministry of Trade (Official Dispatch No. 4575 TM/TCKT of October 13, 2000) and at the proposal of General Director of Tax,

DECIDES:

Article 1.- To issue the fee levels for granting of export certificates (E/C) and form A certificates of origin (C/O) to footwear products to be exported to the EU market as follows:

1. Fee for granting an export certificate (E/C): VND 10,000/certificate

2. Fee for granting a form A-certificate of origin (C/O): VND 40,000/certificate

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Article 2.- Payers of fees at the rates prescribed in Article 1 of this Decision shall be organizations and individuals that produce, process and/or trade in the footwear items to be exported to the EU market when they are granted export certificates and form A- certificates of origin to footwear products by the competent State agencies under the provisions of law.

Article 3.- The State agencies competent to grant export certificates and form A certificates of origin to footwear products to be exported to the EU market, which are tasked to organize the fee collection as prescribed in this Decision, shall be allowed to deduct 10% of the total collected fee amount before remitting it into the State budget in order to cover expenses for organization of the fee collection according to the regulations of the Finance Ministry; the remainder (90%) must be remitted into the State budget under the guidance in the Finance Ministry’s Circular No. 54/1999/TT-BTC of May 10, 1999, guiding the implementation of the Government’s Decree No. 04/1999/ND-CP of January 30, 1999 on charges and fees belonging to the State budget.

Article 4.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its signing. All provisions on the collection, remittance and management of fees for granting of export certificates and form A-certificates of origin to footwear products to be exported to the EU market, which are contrary to this Decision, shall be annulled.

Article 5.- Organizations liable to pay fees for granting of export certificates and form A-certificates of origin to footwear products to be exported to the EU market, the fee-collecting agencies under the Trade Ministry and the concerned agencies shall have to implement this Decision.

FOR THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
VICE MINISTER




Pham Van Trong