Decree No. 78/2003/NĐ-CP on the issuance of the List of Goods and Tariff Rates of Vietnam for implementing the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement for the years 2003 - 2006.

DECREE

Regarding the issuance of the list of goods and tariff rates of Vietnam

to implement the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement

for the years 2003-2006

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THE GOVERNMENT

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

Pursuant to the Law on Export Tax and Import Tax;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 292/NQ-UBTVQH9 dated 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 Tariff (CEPT) Agreement;

At the proposal of the Minister of Finance,

DECREE:

Article 1. The list of goods and tariff rates of Vietnam to implement the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement for the years 2003-2006 is hereby issued together with this Decree.

Article 2. This Decree takes effect from the date of signature and replaces Decree No. 21/2002/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2002 of the Government on the issuance of the list of goods and tariff rates of Vietnam to implement the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement for the year 2002 and Decree No. 53/2002/NĐ-CP dated May 13, 2002 of the Government amending and supplementing Decree No. 21/2002/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2002.

Article 3. The Ministry of Finance shall provide guidance on the implementation of this Decree;

Article 4. The Ministers, Heads of Ministries equivalent to ministries, Heads of government agencies, and Chairmen of provincial people's committees directly under the central government shall be responsible for implementing this Decree./.