Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/409/REV.1 |
S-2§22 |
Tonga |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
Other measures |
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2.22. (...) Tonga fully supports the WTO Work Programme on Small Economies and would like Members to adopt specific measures to facilitate fuller and more meaningful integration of these economies into the multilateral trading system in accordance with their level of development. It also expects the issues of concern with which they are continuously faced, such as vulnerability to climate change (e.g. natural disasters, sea level rise, and floods), to be reflected.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/410/REV.1 |
G-2§60 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Export licences, Import licences |
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2.60. Law on Foreign Trade Management has institutionalized and systematized foreign trade management measures, including measures on import licensing and import condition management. Such measures are applied by competent agencies to issue export and import licences or other legally equivalent forms to traders to do export and import activities. The purpose of such measures is for (...) environmental protection. Such measures do not aim at limiting the quantity of export.(...).
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/410/REV.1 |
G-2§61 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Export licences, Import licences |
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2.61. List of goods subject to import and export licensing and responsibility of managing goods subject to import and export licensing are regulated in Annex III Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP dated 15th May 2018 (...) Responsible ministries and ministerial agencies include: (...) Ministry of Environmental and Resources; (...).
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/410/REV.1 |
G-2§73 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Technical regulation or specifications |
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2.73. (...) Currently, the national technical regulation system (QCVN) of Viet Nam has more than 800 QCVNs focusing on products and goods at risk of causing unsafety, unsanitary and environmental pollution.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/410/REV.1 |
G-2§141 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Trade Policy Framework |
Environmental provisions in trade agreements |
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2.141. Currently, Viet Nam are working closely with other ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Parties to develop the Work Plan for the AANZFTA Upgrade Negotiations in the areas of (...) trade and sustainable development.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/410/REV.1 |
S-Summary§7 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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7. Since January 2016, Viet Nam has implemented fiscal consolidation, strictly limiting the issuance of government guarantees and stabilizing the state budget deficit; this policy enabled Viet Nam to lower government and public debts in relation to GDP, creating some fiscal space to deal with short- or long-term structural challenges, such as the ones that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic, contingent liabilities of both state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and banking sector, and climate change. (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/410/REV.1 |
S-1§11 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
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1.11. A strong economy and improved revenue administration had a positive effect on revenues. Total government revenue almost doubled during the review period. Tax revenue was equivalent to 18.8% of GDP, and accounted for 70.4% of total government revenue in 2019. Trade-related taxes are not a major contributor to the Government's income (Chart 1.3). The share of tax revenue sourced directly from trade, such as import tariffs and export duties [6], in total tax revenue decreased during the review period, from 11% in 2013 to 9% in 2019. (...).
[6] No data are available on internal taxes (i.e. VAT, excise, and environmental protection tax) collected at the border on imported goods.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/410/REV.1 |
S-1§13 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Other support measures |
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1.13. The countercyclical fiscal policy implemented in recent years enabled Viet Nam to lower government and public debts in relation to GDP, creating some fiscal space to deal with short- or long-term structural challenges, such as the ones that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic, SOEs' and banking sector contingent liabilities, and climate change. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/410/REV.1 |
S-3§44 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Export tariffs, Import tariffs, Tax concessions |
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3.44. (...) Exemptions have been granted pursuant to the Law on Export Tax and Import Tax and Articles 10 and 12 of Decree No. 134/2016/ND-CP (guidelines for the Law on Export Tax and Import Tax) since their issuance on 1 September 2016. Under Article 16 of the Law, import duty exemptions are extended, inter alia, to: (...) imported goods related to information and technology, the environment, and education. (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/410/REV.1 |
S-3§49 |
Viet Nam |
2021 |
Measures |
Internal taxes |
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3.49. (...) No distinction is made between domestically produced and imported goods; excise tax is levied on the import-duty-inclusive price for imports on a c.i.f. basis. The taxable price of goods or services is the selling price or service provision price excluding environmental protection tax and value-added tax (VAT).
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