VietNamNet Bridge – Thirteen new laws and two resolutions,
adopted at by the third session of the 13th National Assembly, were promulgated
on July 16 by the President’s Office.
The six laws, which were
announced at a press briefing in the morning, include the Law on Deposit
Insurance, the Law on Money Laundering Prevention, the Law on Tertiary
Education and the Trade Union Law (amended). These laws will come into force from
January 1, 2013.
Meanwhile, the Law on Tobacco
Harm Prevention and the Labour Code (amended) will take effect from May 1,
2013.
The Labour Code (amended) has 17
chapters, 242 articles with 23 more articles than the present Labour Code.
The Law on Deposit Insurance
comprises 7 chapters, 39 articles, aiming to protect the legal rights of
depositors.
With five chapters and 50
articles, the Law on Money Laundering Prevention is seen as an important step
in perfecting the nation’s legal framework for money laundering prevention,
thus contributing to establishing transparency in the financial sector.
The Law on Tobacco Harm
Prevention has 5 chapters and 35 articles. It regulates measures to reduce
demand for tobacco and control tobacco supplies.
Later on the same day, the
President’s Office continued to announce seven laws and two resolutions.
The seven laws include the Law of
the Sea of Vietnam, the Law on Pricing, the Justice Assessment Law, the Law on
Legal Dissemination and Education, the Law on Advertising, the Law on Water
Resources (amended) and the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.
The two resolutions comprise one
on the implementation of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and the
other on the issuance of a number of tax policies to deal with difficulties
facing organisations and individuals.
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