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SECTION II. GUIDES BY ARTICLES OF DECISION 18

Items to execute maintenance/repair contracts with a partner in Vietnam: point dd)

Trade between the export-processing zone or free trade zone or asset liquidation through

the export-process zone to a company in Vietnam: point e)

Export upon the expiration of processing contracts or lease-purchase agreements; repur

posed for sale in Vietnam upon the expiration of license for temporary import for execu

tion of construction contracts or in the lease form for execution of processing contracts
with a partner in Vietnam; and transferred among enterprises in Vietnam executing
processing contracts: point g)

Items for R&D that cannot be manufactured by Vietnamese company, and the national

defense and security objectives of Vietnam at the request of relevant the Ministries of
Vietnam: point i)

Unsafe machinery and equipment on the List of Group 2 goods under the Law on quality,

and machinery and equipment in specialized sectors provided for in legislative documents
of ministries or ministerial agencies of Vietnam.

* Enterprise who wants to find a more detailed and appropriate guide to this article is advised to research
relevant regulations or rules of Vietnam or consult with the related experts.

ii. Regulated Entities

Decision 18 defines three types of regulated entities that enterprises as the importers, inspection
bodies, and regulatory authorities of Vietnam.

<Figure 8> Regulated Entities

Article 2. Regulated entities

1. Organizations and enterprises (hereinafter referred to as “enterprises”) that import used machinery, equipment
and technological lines.
2. Inspection bodies that inspect used machinery, equipment and technological lines as prescribed in this Decision.
3. Regulatory authorities relevant to the import of used machinery, equipment and technological lines as prescribed
in Article 1 of this Decision.

[Source] Ibid.

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