DECISION

ON THE ISSUANCE OF FEE LEVELS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY EVALUATION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND MEANS

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to Decree No. 15/CP of March 2, 1993 of the Government on the tasks, powers and State management responsibilities of the ministries and ministerial-level agencies;
Pursuant to Decree No. 178/CP of October 28, 1994 of the Government on the tasks, powers and organizational apparatus of the Ministry of Finance;
Pursuant to Decree No. 04/1999/ND-CP of January 30, 1999 of the Government on charges and fees belonging to the State budget;
After consulting the Ministry of Communications and Transport (Official Dispatch No. 363/GTVT-TCKT of February 15, 2000) and at the proposal of the General Director of Tax,

DECIDES:

Article 1.- To issue together with this Decision the Table of fees for granting certificates of technical and quality evaluation of communications and transport equipment and means, which shall concretely apply as follows:

a) For first-time granting, the collection level is equal to the level prescribed in the Table (100%).

b) For re-granting, the collection level is equal to 50% of the corresponding above-mentioned level.

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Article 2.- The payers of fees at the collection levels prescribed in Article 1, this Decision, are organizations and individuals who are granted by registry offices of the Ministry of Communictions and Transport or the provincial/municipal Communications and Transport Services the certificates of technical and quality evaluation of land, railway, marine, inland waterway communications and transport means and equipment, drilling platforms, floating facilities and communications and transport safety equipment prescribed in Decision No. 75/TTg of February 3, 1997 of the Prime Minister.

Article 3.- The registry and inspection offices of the Ministry of Communications and Transport or provincial/municipal Communications and Transport Services shall collect and manage fees for granting certificates of technical and quality evaluation of communications and transport equipment and means in strict compliance with Circular No. 54/1999/TT-BTC of May 10, 1999 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of Decree No. 04/1999/ND-CP of January 30, 1999 of the Government regarding charges and fees belonging to the State budget.

Article 4.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its signing. To annul the regulations on the collection of fees for granting certificates of technical and quality evaluation of communications and transport equipment and means, which are contrary to the provisions of this Decision.

Article 5.- Organizations and individuals subject to the fee payment, the evaluating agencies which are assigned by the Ministry of Communications and Transport to organize the collection of fees for granting certificates of technical and quality evaluation of communications and transport equipment and means, and the concerned agencies shall have to implement this Decision.

FOR THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
VICE-MINISTER




Pham Van Trong

TABLE

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Ordinal Contents of Collection number collection items levels (Dong/certificate)

1 Certificates granted according to the provisions of international conventions or Vietnam�s standards and/or norms to sea-going vessels and marine structures. 50,000

2 Certificates granted to inland waterway means. 20,000

3 Certificates of quality and safety granted to lifting equipment, steamers, pressure cylinders, containers, materials and machinery installed on ships, drilling platforms and other communications and transport means. 40,000

4 Certificates of technical quality and safety granted to motorized vehicles, construction vehicles and machinery. 20,000

5 Certificates of transport means standard inspection and inspection equipment of motorized vehicles registration and inspection stations, checking and testing equipment and facilities. 100,000

6 Certificates of welders and registrar-inspector. 10,000