Circular No. 17/2024/TT-BCT amends and supplements certain provisions of Circular No. 22/2019/TT-BCT dated November 12, 2019, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade regarding the suspension of transshipment trade and temporary importation of veneer into Vietnam for re-export to the United States.

CIRCULAR

AMENDING AND COMPLETING SOME ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 22/2019/TT-BCT DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2019 ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ON TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRANSIT TRADING AND TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF LAMINATED WOOD INTO VIETNAM FOR REEXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES

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Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management dated June 12, 2017;

BASED ON DECREE NO. 96/2022/NĐ-CP DATED NOVEMBER 29, 2022 OF THE GOVERNMENT ON THE FUNCTIONS, TASKS, POWERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE, AS AMENDED AND COMPLETED BY DECREE NO. 105/2024/NĐ-CP OF THE GOVERNMENT DATED AUGUST 1, 2024;

Pursuant to Decree No. 69/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 15, 2018 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Import-Export;

THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ISSUES THIS CIRCULAR AMENDING AND COMPLETING SOME ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 22/2019/TT-BCT DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2019 ON TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRANSIT TRADING AND TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF LAMINATED WOOD INTO VIETNAM FOR REEXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES.

ARTICLE 1. AMENDING AND COMPLETING SOME ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 22/2019/TT-BCT DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2019 ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ON TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRANSIT TRADING AND TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF LAMINATED WOOD INTO VIETNAM FOR REEXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES

1. Supplementing Clause 3a after Clause 3 as follows:

"ARTICLE 3A. RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
1. IN CASE THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS CIRCULAR ARE AMENDED, COMPLETED, OR REPLACED, IMPLEMENTATION SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THE AMENDED, COMPLETED, OR REPLACING DOCUMENT.

2. DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CIRCULAR, IF ANY DIFFICULTIES ARISE, THE CONCERNED BUSINESS ENTITIES, AUTHORITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS SHALL REFLECT SUCH DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING TO THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE FOR RESOLUTION."

2. Amending and supplementing Clause 4 as follows:

"Article 4. Implementation provisions

THIS CIRCULAR SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 27, 2019 UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2029."

Article 2. Implementation clause

THIS CIRCULAR SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM NOVEMBER 25, 2024./.