THE PRIME MINISTER: PRESCRIBING MORE BUSINESS CONDITIONS IS PROHIBITED
On July 13, 2018, the Prime Minister issues the Directive No. 20/CT-TTg on intensifying the reform of specialized inspection and reduction and simplification of business conditions.
The Prime Minister press: In order to practically reform the specialized inspection and reduction and simplification of business conditions, every minister or head of ministerial-level agency shall implement these tasks:
- Before August 15, 2018, ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall complete the promulgation of documents or submit them to competent authorities implementation of the plans on reform of specialized inspection and reduction and simplification of business conditions by the method whereby one document revises several documents according to summary procedures.
- Every exported or imported product or goods item shall be managed by only one ministry or ministerial-level agency or its attached unit; inspection will not be applied to every goods lot, except for those subject to quarantine.
- The plans on reduction and simplification of business conditions must be practical and refrain from consolidating several conditions into one condition or merely changing names/titles.
- Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall accelerate the elaboration of standards and technical regulations necessary for the specialized inspection.
- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees are strictly prohibited from prescribing more business conditions or promulgating lists of goods subject to and procedures for specialized inspection which are contrary to regulations.
- On a quarterly basis, ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall report to the Prime Minister on quantity and lists of products and goods subject to specialized inspection and the number of business conditions, clearly stating the increase or reduction and causes of such change in quantity and lists of products and goods subject to specialized inspection and business conditions
