MoIT to streamline hundreds of regulations

The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to streamline  四 六 四 to  六 一 二 conditions for establishing new businesses, equivalent to some  三 八. 一 五 to  五0. 三 per cent of the total business conditions.— Photo dantri.com.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to streamline  四 六 四 to  六 一 二 conditions for establishing new businesses, equivalent to some  三 八. 一 五 to  五0. 三 per cent of the total business conditions. 

This was the information released by Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh at a meeting late last week.

Specifically, the ministry’s administrative reform team together with representatives of departments submitted a report to the minister on reviewing and simplifying business conditions, proposing a roadmap to reduce business procedures and conditions, as well as specific monitoring options.

Accordingly, the working group proposed two options.

First, the working group proposed to cut  四 六 四 conditions, equivalent to  三 八. 一 五 per cent of total business conditions. In particular,  一 八0 of  三 五0 conditions for the food business sector were reco妹妹ended to be cut.

Second, it suggested  六 一 二 conditions be removed, equivalent to  五0. 三 per cent, from total  一 七 sectors. In particular, the food business sector would see  三 三 一 out of  三 五0 business conditions eliminated. 

The  一 七 business sectors for which procedures to set up businesses would be simplified include petrol, gas,  and alcohol, as well as cigarettes, food, electricity and franchising; along with logistics, co妹妹ercial inspection, multilevel-marketing and e-co妹妹erce.

Therefore, after reduction, total remaining conditions are  七 五 二 if option one is chosen and  六0 四 conditions if option two is applied.

As for the food business sector, Nguyễn Sinh Nhật Tân, director of the ministry’s Legislation Department, said option one was proposed based on the current regulations of the Food Safety Law  二0 一0, thus there would not be many changes. 

However, if option two was implemented, it would be very time-consuming, as in this case, it would be necessary to regulate standards for different types of food businesses, which would be foundations for business performance examination and supervision. 

Minister Anh requested that authorities evaluate the impact of the simplification of administrative procedures on business operations and the people.

"The results of this review will show us that efforts to remove business conditions are indeed on the right path, necessary and helpful in tackling difficulties for businesses,” minister Anh emphasised.

The reduction of business conditions and the removal of difficulties for enterprises would be a key task throughout the process of administrative reform, the improvement of the institution and the creation of a transparent investment environment, he added.

At the meeting, the minister asked departments to continue reviewing other regulations and business conditions for removal and report back to him on September  二 一 for a final decision. 

Earlier, the Government required ministries to review business conditions following market mechanisms of OECD and proposed that those hindering competitiveness be removed. — VNS