Decree No. 21/2002/NĐ-CP on issuing the List of Goods and Tariff Rates of Vietnam for implementing the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme (CEPT) for the year 2002

DECREE OF THE GOVERNMENT

REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LIST OF GOODS AND DUTY RATES OF VIETNAM

TO IMPLEMENT THE ASEAN COMMON EFFECTIVE PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS AGREEMENT (CEPT) FOR 2002

BASED ON THE LAW ON EXPORT TAXES AND IMPORT TAXES OF DECEMBER 26, 1991; THE LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ON EXPORT TAXES AND IMPORT TAXES OF JULY 5, 1993 AND THE LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ON EXPORT TAXES AND IMPORT TAXES NO. 04/1998/QH10 OF MAY 20, 1998;

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

BASED ON RESOLUTION NO. 292/NQ-UBTVQH9 OF NOVEMBER 8, 1995 OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THE PROGRAM TO REDUCE IMPORT TAXES OF VIETNAM TO IMPLEMENT THE ASEAN COMMON EFFECTIVE PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS AGREEMENT (CEPT);

THIS DECREE ATTACHES THE LIST OF GOODS AND DUTY RATES OF VIETNAM TO IMPLEMENT THE ASEAN COMMON EFFECTIVE PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS AGREEMENT (CEPT) FOR 2002.

At the proposal of the Minister of Finance;

DECREE:

Article 1. THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE SHALL ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR THE DETAIL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DECREE.

Article 2. THIS DECREE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 2002. THE MINISTERS, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE MINISTERIAL LEVEL, CHAIRMEN OF PEOPLE'S COUNCILS OF PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES DIRECTLY UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

Article 3. This Decree takes effect from January 1, 2002. The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, and Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.