Circular 53/1999/TT-BTC

In furtherance of the Protocol on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam�s participation in the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) for materialization of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), concluded on December 15, 1995 in Bangkok;

In furtherance of the Protocol on the Kingdom of Cambodia�s participation in the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) for materialization of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), concluded on December 15, 1995 in Bangkok;

In furtherance of Decree No. 14/1999/ND-CP of March 23, 1999 of the Government promulgating Vietnam�s 1999 List of goods and their tax rates for implementation of the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) of the ASEAN countries;

This Circular hereby amends and supplements Circular No. 41/1999/TT/BTC of April 20, 1999 as follows:

1. Section I - The scope of application is amended and supplemented as follows:

"2. Being goods imported into Vietnam from ASEAN member countries, including the following countries:

- Brunei,

- The Republic of Indonesia,

- Malaysia,

- The Republic of Philippines,

- The Republic of Singapore,

- The Kingdom of Thailand,

- The People�s Democratic Republic of Laos,

- The Federation of Myanmar,

- The Kingdom of Cambodia".

2. Organization of implementation.

This Circular takes effect as of May 1st, 1999.

For the Minister of Finance

Vice Minister