The National Assembly in Vietnam passed the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Investment and both of these Laws take effect on January 1, 2021. Therefore, it makes doing business in Vietnam become more difficult than before.
The new Law on Enterprises 2020 will help complete the legal framework on company establishment and corporate governance.
(i) Simplifying the administrative procedures
With the aims of minimizing enterprises regarding costs and time, LoE 2020 has reduced the paperwork for establishing an company, changing company information as well as re-organization. It also encourages enterprises to use electronic systems for more convenient experience when doing these administrative procedures. There are also new regulations that allows the company establishment information to link with other authorities (i.e. Tax Department, Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Social Insurance) for minimizing the declaration of enterprises to them.
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(ii) Enhancing the corporate governance
The LoE supplements lots of regulations regarding corporate governance, including:
From the above changes in Law on Investment 2020, Law on Enterprise 2020, Vietnamese Government shows their effort to enhance investment in Vietnam. This will make a competitive environment for both domestic and foreign investors to engage in investment in Vietnam.
Therefore, the investors should take the above-mentioned changes into consideration before making a decision for investment. We will keep you posted on the latest guidance on investment of these new laws. As a legal consultant, always accompanying investors in business activities in Vietnam, over the past year, Apolo Lawyers has continuously advised and supported foreign investors on the plan as well.
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