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Local Presence

Performance Requirements

Senior Management and Boards of Directors

Description: Cross Border Trade in Services and Investment

Viet Nam reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to geodesic and cartographic activities.

Existing measures: Decree No. 27/2019/ND-CP dated 13 March 2019

43 Sector: National heritage related activities and services

Sub-sector:

Obligations Concerned:

Market Access

National Treatment

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment

Local Presence

Performance Requirements

Senior Management and Boards of Directors

Description: Cross Border Trade in Services and Investment

Viet Nam reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to cultural heritage related activities and services.

Existing measures: - Law on Heritage No. 10/VBHN-VPQH dated 23 July 2013

- Law on Heritage No. 32/2009/QH12 dated 18 June 2009 amending

Law on Heritage No. 28/2001/QH10 dated 29 June 2001

44 Sector: Commodity exchange

Sub-sector:

Obligations Concerned:

Market Access

National Treatment

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment

Local Presence

Performance Requirements

Senior Management and Boards of Directors

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment

Viet Nam reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to Commodity exchange.

Existing measures:

45 Sector: Services relating to secured transaction registration;

Legal consultant services;

Services relating to legal documentation and certification of Viet Nam ‘s law;

Judicial administration services, including but not limited to services relating to nationality, criminal, record and civil record;

Civil enforcement;

Adoption, including child adoption

Sub-sector:

Obligations Concerned:

Market Access

National Treatment

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment

Local Presence

Performance Requirements

Senior Management and Boards of Directors

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment

Viet Nam reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure withrespect to the above sub-sectors.

Existing measures:

- Law on Lawyers No. 03/VBHN-VPQH dated 31 December 2015

- Law on Lawyers No. 20/2012/QH13 dated 20 November 2012 amending Law on Lawyers No. 65/2006/QH11 and related Decrees

- Law on Public Notary No. 53/2014/QH13 dated 20 June 2014

- Decree No. 29/2015/ND-CP dated 15 March 2015

- Law on Nationality No. 56/2014/QH13 dated 24 June 2014 amending Law on Nationality No. 24/2008/QH12 dated 13 November 2008

- Law on Criminal Record No. 28/2009/QH12 dated 17 June 2009

- Decree No. 102/2017/ND-CP dated 01 September 2017 on the registration of secured transaction

46 Sector: Money (note) printing

Lottery, betting and gambling services

Sub-sector:

Obligations Concerned:

Market Access

National Treatment

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment

Local Presence

Performance Requirements

Senior Management and Boards of Directors

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment

Viet Nam reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure withrespect to money (note) printing, lottery, betting and gambling services.

Existing measures:

47 Sector: All

Obligations Concerned:

National Treatment (Article 8.3 and 9.4)

Market Access (Article 8.5)

Most-Favored- Nation Treatment (Article 8.4 and 9.5)

Description: Cross-Border Trade in Services and Investment

Viet Nam reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with regard to the supply of a service by a national of a Party in the territory of the other Party, except for measures relating to entry and temporary stay of natural persons included in Viet Nam's schedule of specific commitments to the GATS, titled WT/ACC/VNM/48/Add.2.

48 Sector: All sectors

Sub-Sector:

Obligations Concerned: Market Access

National Treatment

Description: Investment and Cross-Border Trade in Services

Viet Nam reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure that is not inconsistent with Viet Nam’s obligations under Article XVI and Article XVII of GATS.

For the purposes of this entry, Viet Nam’s Schedule of Specific Commitments is modified as set out in Appendix II-A.

Existing Measures:

Appendix II-A . Viet Nam

For the purposes of entry at Annex II – Reservations for Future Measures – Schedule of Viet Nam, Viet Nam’s obligations under Article XVI and Article XVII of GATS as set out in Viet Nam’s Schedule of Specific Commitments in Services under the GATS (WT/ACC/VNM/48/Add.2) are improved in the following sectors as described below.

Sector/Sub-SectorMarket Access Improvement National Treatment Improvement
Rental/Leasing Services without Operators
Relating to other machinery and equipment (CPC 83109) (limited to industrial machinery and equipment)Replace existing restriction under mode 1 with “None”.Replace existing restriction under mode 1 with “None






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  • Chapter   1 INITIAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS 1
  • Section   A Initial Provisions 1
  • Article   1.1 Establishment of a Free Trade Area 1
  • Article   1.2 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.3 Relation to other Agreements 1
  • Article   1.4 Extent of Obligations 1
  • Section   B General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.5 Definitions of General Application 1
  • Chapter   2 TRADE IN GOODS 1
  • Article   2.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope and Coverage 1
  • Article   2.3 National Treatmebt 1
  • Article   2.4 Reduction or Elimination of Customs Duties 1
  • Article   2.5 Import and Export Restrictions 1
  • Article   2.6 Trade Related Non-Tariff Measures 1
  • Article   2.7 Import Licensing 1
  • Article   2.8 Administrative Fees and Formalities 1
  • Article   2.9 Agricultural Export Subsidies 1
  • Article   2.10 Administration of Trade Regulations 1
  • Article   2.11 Contact Points and Consultations 1
  • Article   2.12 Sub-Committee on Trade In Goods 1
  • Chapter   3 RULES OF ORIGIN 1
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 1
  • Article   3.2 Originating Good 1
  • Article   3.3 Cumulation of Origin 2
  • Article   3.4 Wholly Obtained Goods 2
  • Article   3.5 Sufficiently Worked or Processed Goods 2
  • Article   3,6 De Minimis 2
  • Article   3.7 Insufficient Working or Processing 2
  • Article   3.8 Unit of Qualification 2
  • Article   3.9 Accounting Segregation 2
  • Article   3.10 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools 2
  • Article   3.11 Sets 2
  • Article   3.12 Neutral Elements 2
  • Article   3.13 Principle of Territoriality 2
  • Article   3.14 Direct Transport 2
  • Article   3.15 Exhibitions 2
  • Article   3.16 Proof of Origin 2
  • Article   3.17 Electronic Origin Data Exchange 2
  • Article   3.18 Procedures for the Issuance of Certificates of Origin 2
  • Article   3.19 Certificates of Origin Issued Retrospectively 2
  • Article   3.20 Duplicate Certificates of Origin 2
  • Article   3.21 Approved Exporter 2
  • Article   3.22 Conditions for Making Out an Origin Declaration 2
  • Article   3.23 Validity of Proofs of Origin 2
  • Article   3.24 Submission of Proofs of Origin 2
  • Article   3.25 Importation by Instalments 2
  • Article   3.26 Exemptions from Proofs of Origin 2
  • Article   3.27 Supporting Documents 3
  • Article   3.28 Preservation of Proofs of Origin and Supporting Documents 3
  • Article   3.29 Discrepancies and Formal Errors 3
  • Article   3.30 Mutual Assistance 3
  • Article   3.31 Verification of Proofs of Origin 3
  • Article   3.32 Denial of Preferential Treatment 3
  • Article   3.33 Dispute Settlement 3
  • Article   3.34 Amendments to the Chapter 3
  • Article   3.35 Sub-Committee on Customs and Rules of Origin 3
  • Chapter   4 CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION AND TRADE FACILITATION 3
  • Article   4.1 Customs Cooperation 3
  • Article   4.2 Customs Procedures 3
  • Article   4.3 Release of Goods 3
  • Article   4.4 Risk Management 3
  • Article   4.5 Transparency 3
  • Article   4.6 Advance Rulings 3
  • Article   4.7 Review and Appeal 3
  • Article   4.8 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   4.9 Subcommittee on Customs and Rules of Origin 3
  • Chapter   5 Trade Remedies 3
  • Section   A Bilateral Safeguard Measures 3
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 3
  • Article   5.2 Application of a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 3
  • Article   5.3 Limitations for Applying a Bilateral Safeguard Measure 3
  • Article   5.4 Investigation Procedures 3
  • Article   5.5 Provisional Bilateral Safeguard Measures 3
  • Article   5.6 Notification and Consultations 3
  • Article   5.7 Compensation 3
  • Section   B Global Safeguard Measures 3
  • Article   5.8 Imposition of Global Safeguard Measures 3
  • Section   C Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 4
  • Article   5.9 Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 4
  • Section   D General Provision 4
  • Article   5.10 Selection of Measures 4
  • Chapter   6 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 4
  • Article   6.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   6.2 Objectives 4
  • Article   6.3 Scope 4
  • Article   6.4 General Provisions 4
  • Article   6.5 SPS Contact Points 4
  • Article   6.6 Adaptation to Regional Conditions 4
  • Article   6.7 Equivalence 4
  • Article   6.8 Procedure of Listing Establishments 4
  • Article   6.9 Communication and Exchange of Information 4
  • Article   6.10 Sub-Committee on SPS 4
  • Article   6.11 Technical Cooperation 4
  • Article   6.12 Consultations 4
  • Article   6.13 Emergency Measures 4
  • Chapter   7 TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 4
  • Article   7.1 Definitions 4
  • Article   7.2 Objectives 4
  • Article   7.3 Scope 4
  • Article   7.4 General Provisions 4
  • Article   7.5 International Standards, Guides and Recommendations 4
  • Article   7.6 Conformity Assessment Procedures 4
  • Article   7.7 Transparency 4
  • Article   7.8 Information Exchange and Technical Discussions 4
  • Article   7.9 Cooperation on TBT Related Issues 5
  • Article   7.10 Sub-Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 5
  • Article   7.11 Contact Points 5
  • Chapter   8 Cross-Border Trade In Services 5
  • Article   8.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   8.2 Scope 5
  • Article   8.3 National Treatment 5
  • Article   8.4 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (3) 5
  • Article   8.5 Market Access 5
  • Article   8.6 Local Presence 5
  • Article   8.7 Non-Conforming Measures 5
  • Article   8.8 Domestic Regulation 5
  • Article   8.9 Transparency In Developing and Applying Regulations (5) 5
  • Article   8.10 Recognition 5
  • Article   8.11 Payments and Transfers 5
  • Article   8.12 Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance-of-Payments 5
  • Article   8.13 Denial of Benefits 5
  • Article   8.14 Exceptions 5
  • Chapter   9 INVESTMENT 5
  • Section   A General Provision 5
  • Article   9.1 Definitions 5
  • Article   9.2 Scope and Coverage 6
  • Article   9.3 Right to Regulate 6
  • Section   B Non-Discrimination and Liberalisation of Investment 6
  • Article   9.4 National Treatment 6
  • Article   9.5 Most-Favoured Nation Treatment 6
  • Article   9.6 Performance Requirements 6
  • Article   9.7 Senior Management and Board of Directors 6
  • Article   9.8 Non-Conforming Measures 6
  • Article   9.9 Special Formalities and Information Requirements 6
  • Section   C Investment Promotion and Protection 6
  • Article   9.10 Scope of Investment Protection 6
  • Article   9.11 Treatment of Investments 6
  • Article   9.12 Losses and Compensation 6
  • Article   9.13 Expropriation and Compensation (4) 6
  • Article   9.14 Transfers (6) 6
  • Article   9.15 Subrogation 6
  • Article   9.16 Taxation Measures (7) 7
  • Article   9.17 Denial of Benefits 7
  • Article   9.18 General Exceptions 7
  • Section   D Investor – State Dispute Settlemen 7
  • Article   9.19 Consultation and Negotiation 7
  • Article   9.20 Submission of Claim to Arbitration 7
  • Article   9.21 Consent of Each Party to Arbitration 7
  • Article   9.22 Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party 7
  • Article   9.23 Selection of Arbitrators 7
  • Article   9.24 Place of Arbitration 7
  • Article   9.25 Places of Hearings and Procedural Language 7
  • Article   9.26 Conduct of Arbitration 7
  • Article   9.27 Third-Party Funding 7
  • Article   9.28 Governing Law 7
  • Article   9.29 Awards 7
  • Section   E Final Provisions 7
  • Article   9.30 Duration and Termination 7
  • Annex 9A   Expropriation 7
  • Annex 9B   Temporary Safeguard Measures 8
  • Annex 9C   Taxation and Expropriation 8
  • Annex 9D   Submission of a Claim to Arbitration with respect to Subparagraphs 2(b) and 2(c) of Article 9.22 (Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party) 8
  • Chapter   10 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 8
  • Article   10.1 Cooperation 8
  • Article   10.2 Information on the Procurement System 8
  • Article   10.3 Consultations 8
  • Article   10.4 Non-Application of Dispute Settlement 8
  • Article   10.5 Contact Points 8
  • Article   10.6 Review 8
  • Chapter   11 EXCEPTIONS 8
  • Article   11.1 General Exceptions 8
  • Article   11.2 Security Exceptions 8
  • Article   11.3 Taxation 8
  • Article   11.4 Disclosure of Information 8
  • Chapter   12 TRANSPARENCY 8
  • Article   12.1 Publication 8
  • Article   12.2 Provision of Information 8
  • Article   12.3 Administrative Proceedings 8
  • Chapter   13 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT 8
  • Article   13.1 Establishment of the Joint Committee 8
  • Article   13.2 Procedures of the Joint Committee 8
  • Article   13.3 Functions of the Joint Committee 8
  • Article   13.4 Establishment of Subcommittees, Working Groups and other Bodies 8
  • Article   13.5 Free Trade Agreement Coordinators 8
  • Chapter   14 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 8
  • Article   14.1 Objective 8
  • Article   14.2 Scope 9
  • Article   14.3 Mutually Agreed Solution 9
  • Article   14.4 Consultations 9
  • Article   14.5 Good Offices, Conciliation or Mediation 9
  • Article   14.6 Choice of Forum 9
  • Article   14.7 Qualification of Arbitrators 9
  • Article   14.8 Request for the Establishment of an Arbitral Tribunal 9
  • Article   14.9 Terms of Reference of the Arbitral Tribunal 9
  • Article   14.10 Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal 9
  • Article   14.11 Function of Arbitral Tribunals 9
  • Article   14.12 Proceedings of Arbitral Tribunals 9
  • Article   14.13 Suspension and Termination of Proceedings 9
  • Article   14.14 Implementation of Report 9
  • Article   14.15 Compensation and Suspension of Benefits 9
  • Article   14.16 Time Frames 9
  • Article   14.17 Remuneration and Expenses 9
  • Annex 14-A   RULES OF PROCEDURE 9
  • Annex 14-B   CODE OF CONDUCT 10
  • UNDERTAKING IN THE MATTER OF PROCEEDING (TITLE) 10
  • Chapter   15 FINAL PROVISIONS 10
  • Article   15.1 Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes 10
  • Article   15.2 Amendments 10
  • Article   15.3 Entry Into Force 10
  • Article   15.4 Duration and Termination 10
  • Article   15.5 Amendments to the WTO Agreement 10
  • ANNEX I   RESERVATIONS FOR EXISTING MEASURES SCHEDULE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL 10
  • ANNEX II   RESERVATIONS FOR FUTURE MEASURES. SCHEDULE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL 12
  • ANNEX I   RESERVATIONS FOR EXISTING MEASURES. SCHEDULE OF VIET NAM 17
  • ANNEX II   RESERVATIONS FOR FUTURE MEASURES. SCHEDULE OF VIET NAM 21
  • Appendix II-A   Viet Nam 26
    • Name
    Israel - Vietnam FTA (2023)
    PDF Link
    Israel - Vietnam FTA (2023)
    Signed date
    25 / Jul / 2023
    Date into force
    11 / Nov / 2024
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Party ISO codes
    ISR,VNM
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