Decision No. 130/2002/QĐ-BTC On supplementing the name and tax rate of certain items under group 2523 to the List of Goods and Tax Rates of Vietnam for implementing the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement for the year 2002.

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the supplementation of the name and tax rate for certain items under subheading 2523 to the List of Goods and Tax Rates of Vietnam for the implementation of the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreementfor the year 2002 Pursuant to Decree No. 15/CP dated March 2, 1993 of the Government on the tasks, powers, and responsibilities for state management of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to Decree No. 178/CP

Pursuant to Decree No. 21/2002/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2002 of the Government on the issuance of the List of Goods and Tax Rates of Vietnam for the implementation of the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement Pursuant to the framework of tax rates stipulated in the Import Tariff Schedule according to the list of taxable goods categories attached to the Resolution No. 63/NQ-UBTVQH10 dated October 10, 1998 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Term X; Article 3. Method of submitting reports by credit rating service enterprises

for the year 2002; Pursuant to Circular No. 5408/VPCP-TCQT dated December 11, 2000 of the Office of the Government regarding the CEPT/AFTA Tariff Schedule of Vietnam for the period 2001-2006;

Pursuant to the guidance of the Prime Minister in Circular No. 5291/VPCP-KHTH dated September 23, 2002 of the Office of the Government on reducing the import tariff rate for clinker;

Supplementing the code number, name, and tax rate of clinker under subheading 2523 to the List of Goods and Tax Rates of Vietnam for the implementation of the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement for the year 2002, specifically as follows:

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Article 1. Code Description Group, Item Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) Rate (%) CEPT Rate (%) Subgroup 2523 Portland cement, phosphor cement, slag cement (lightweight), slag phosphate cement, and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not colored or in the form of clinkers 2523 10 - Clinkers 2523 10 10 -- White clinkers 30 20 523 10 90 -- Other 40 20

Imported goods subject to the preferential CEPT rates specified in Article 1 of this Decision shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 47/2002/TT-BTC dated May 28, 2002 of the Ministry of Finance.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect and applies to import declarations submitted to customs authorities from October 1, 2002./.

Article 3. This Decision shall take effect and apply to import declaration forms submitted to customs authorities from October 1, 2002./.