Circular No. 5244/TC/VP correcting Circular No. 47/2003/TT-BTC dated May 15, 2003

Circular No. 5244/TC/VP of 2003 by the Ministry of Finance corrects the effectiveness of two legal regulations, changing from being based on a specific decree to becoming effective 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.

Document No.5244/TC/VP
Document typeOfficial Dispatch
Issuing authorityMinistry of Finance
Signed byĐinh Văn Nhã
Updated16/06/2026
FieldUncategorized
Issued date20/05/2003
Effective date
Expiry date
StatusIn effect
✦ Smart summary

Circular No. 5244/TC/VP of 2003 by the Ministry of Finance corrects the effectiveness of two legal regulations, changing from being based on a specific decree to becoming effective 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.

Scope of application

Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government-affiliated agencies; People's Councils of provinces and centrally-administered cities; People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities

Key points

  • Point 3 of Circular No. 47/2003/TT-BTC is amended to become effective 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette instead of when Decree No. 15/2003/NĐ-CP takes effect (Article 1)
  • The initial part of Article 3 of Decision No. 70/2003/QĐ-BTC is amended to become effective 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette instead of when Resolution No. 02/2003/NQ-CP takes effect (Article 2)

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Relevant agencies will implement the regulations regarding the time effectiveness of legal documents after their publication in the Official Gazette.
  • Citizens and businesses are not directly affected by this change.

❓ Frequently asked questions

When does Point 3 of Circular No. 47/2003/TT-BTC take effect?

Fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

When does Decision No. 70/2003/QĐ-BTC become effective?

Fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Full text

LETTER

OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE NUMBER 5244TC/VP DATED MAY 20, 2003 REGARDING CORRECTING THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Respected:

 - Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government agencies.
 - People's Councils of provinces and centrally governed cities.
 - People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities.

The Ministry of Finance requests to correct the effective date for implementation of legal documents due to errors during drafting as follows:

- Point 3 of Circular No. 47/2003/TT-BTC dated May 15, 2003 issued by the Ministry of Finance guiding amendments to Circular No. 25/2003/TT-BTC dated March 28, 2003 of the Ministry of Finance on the collection, payment, management, and use of fines for administrative violations in traffic safety regulations stipulates:

"Point 3. This circular takes effect from the date Decree No. 15/2003/NĐ-CP dated February 19, 2003 issued by the Government on penalties for administrative violations related to road traffic becomes effective."

It is now proposed to amend as follows:

"Point 3. This circular takes effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette."

- The beginning of Article 3 of Decision No. 70/2003/QĐ-BTC dated May 15, 2003 issued by the Minister of Finance on the deadline for finalizing revenue and expenditure records to support state-owned enterprise investments stipulates:

"Article 3. This decision takes effect from the date Resolution No. 02/2003/NQ-CP of the Government becomes effective."

It is now proposed to amend as follows:

"Article 3. This decision takes effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

The Ministry of Finance hereby informs you for your reference when implementing.

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