Decision No. 752-TTg On commodity policy and management of import-export activities for 1995

Pursuant to …;

RESOLUTION NO. 752-TTG OF THE GOVERNMENT DATED DECEMBER 10, 1994 ON COMMODITY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN TRADE ACTIVITIES IN 1995

PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Government Organization Law dated September 30, 1992;
Pursuant to Decree No. 33-CP dated April 19, 1994 of the Government on state management over export-import activities;
Pursuant to the Resolution of the Government at its session on November 9 and 10, 1994;
At the request of the Chairman of the State Planning Commission, the Minister of Trade, and the opinions of relevant Ministries and sectors at the session on December 7, 1994,

DECISION:

Article 1. Approves the following export-import commodities listed in the plan guidance for the 1995 foreign trade plan:

a) Export goods: rice.

b) Import goods: petroleum products, fertilizers, common steel, black cement, sugar, passenger cars under 12 seats, two-wheeled motorcycles.

Article 2. Approves the quantities of the guided commodities in Article 1 permitted for export and import from March 31, 1995 to March 31, 1996 as follows:

- Rice: approximately 2,000,000 tons; initially allocate approximately 1,600,000 tons.

- Petroleum products: approximately 4,800,000 tons; initially allocate approximately 4,500,000 tons.

- Fertilizers: approximately 1,300,000 tons; the allocation index will be fully distributed from the beginning of the plan year.

- Common steel: approximately 600,000 tons; the allocation index will be fully distributed from the beginning of the plan year.

- Black cement: approximately 2,200,000 tons, including clinker approximately 1,000,000 tons. Initially allocate approximately 2,000,000 tons.

- Sugar: approximately 70,000 tons, including raw sugar; the allocation index will be fully distributed from the beginning of the plan year.

- Passenger cars under 12 seats: 6,500 units, including domestic assembly approximately 1,500 to 2,000 units. The allocation index will be fully distributed from the beginning of the plan year.

- Two-wheeled motorcycles: 350,000 units; including spare parts for assembly 180,000 units; complete units 170,000 units; the allocation index will be fully distributed from the beginning of the plan year.

The allocation of the guided commodity indices mentioned above shall be carried out once by the Ministry of Trade and announced at the beginning of the plan year so that enterprises can have plans to proactively manage capital and markets to meet domestic market needs.

Article 3. In addition to the general provisions in Decree No. 33-CP dated April 19, 1994, the specific responsibilities of Ministries and sectors in managing the planned guided export-import commodities are as follows:

a) For rice and fertilizers: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry shall coordinate with the State Planning Commission to balance the volume of exports and imports needed for the year; responsible for regulating and ensuring the supply of rice to meet the national food demand; responsible for balancing fertilizer needs according to regions and crop seasons to ensure sufficient fertilizer for national production. The Ministry of Trade shall be responsible for managing exports and imports according to the overall plan and detailed balance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry. Specific issues shall be implemented according to the document No. 6842 dated December 6, 1994 of the Government.

b) For cement: The Ministry of Construction shall be responsible for balancing and bearing responsibility for the quantity of imported cement based on which the Ministry of Trade will manage specifically. In addition to the quantity of cement and clinker imported by the Cement Association, the Ministry of Trade will consult with the Ministry of Construction and assign some businesses to operate this commodity in areas and cities with large import demands to ensure supply-demand balance in the region.

c) For iron and steel: The Ministry of Heavy Industry shall consult with the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Trade regarding the types of common steel to consider specifically, which ones are not produced domestically or do not meet quality requirements, the Ministry of Trade will import enough to meet the needs. For special steel, the Ministry of Trade will resolve according to the needs of the production-managing Ministries and sectors. The allocation of import quotas for common steel shall be decided specifically after consultation between the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Heavy Industry.

d) For petroleum products, sugar, passenger cars, two-wheeled motorcycles, the Ministry of Trade shall be responsible for ensuring the needs of production and social life as well as managing imports specifically.

As for sugar, the Ministry of Trade shall consult with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry to decide the amount of raw sugar for domestic processing and assign sugar factories to be responsible for importing; the amount of raw sugar (from domestic production and imports) for reserve and circulation production shall be decided by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry. For refined sugar, the Ministry of Trade shall assign some businesses in major cities and those under the Ministry to import and ensure the needs of each region nationwide.

Article 4. The Ministry of Trade shall be responsible for managing imported goods listed in the category of raw materials and components for consumer goods production and consumption below 20% of total import value in the year; propose to the Ministry of Finance to adjust the import tariff rates for these goods when deemed necessary.

Article 5. Regarding the import of used goods:

a) For technology, production lines, old machinery and equipment for producing means of production and consumer goods; cargo transportation vehicles, motorcycles for construction and road works... the import shall be decided by the Ministries and sectors managing production and the project investors who bear full responsibility if considered effective.

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment shall consult with production-managing Ministries to establish common technical standards as a basis for guiding imports.

b) The import of used passenger cars and two-wheeled motorcycles in 1995 shall be organized by the Ministry of Trade to submit a plan to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision before the end of 1994.

c) The General Customs Department shall instruct customs offices at border gates to apply a tax valuation price for imported used goods equal to 70% of the price of new goods of the same type.

d) Other used goods shall not be allowed to be imported in any form.

Article 6. Regarding policy goods for ethnic minorities: To implement the policy of shifting from in-kind subsidies to cash subsidies, the State Planning Commission is tasked to work with the National Ethnic Minorities Committee and the Mountainous Region Committee to reach consensus with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Health on the beneficiaries of the subsidy policy, standards, types of goods, and quantities for each locality. Based on this, they shall coordinate with localities on the implementation methods to draw from the 1995 Mountainous Region Support Fund and hand over management and distribution to the People's Committee Chairmen of the provinces for the beneficiaries, who will be responsible to the Prime Minister.

Article 7. The Minister of Trade is responsible for consulting with relevant ministries and sectors to promptly provide detailed guidance for the implementation of this Decision.

Article 8. This Decision takes effect from January 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996. During its implementation, the Ministry of Trade shall monitor and compile opinions from ministries, sectors, and localities, and report to the Prime Minister on adjustments to commodity policies if deemed necessary.

Article 9. The Minister, the Heads of Ministries equivalent to Ministries, the Heads of Government Agencies, and the Chairmen of Provincial People's Committees directly under the Central Government are responsible for implementing this Decision.