What is the order of granting a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor in Vietnam?
What is the latest application form for a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor in Vietnam?
An application form for a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor, made according to Form No. 5 specified in the Appendix to Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP as follows:
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What are the conditions to issue a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP (amended by Clause 10, Article 1 of Decree No. 95/2021/ND-CP) stipulating:
A trader that fully meets the following conditions may be granted an eligibility certificate by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to act as a petrol and oil distributor:
- Firstly, being lawfully established; having registered for petrol and oil trading as specified in its enterprise registration certificate.
- Secondly, there is a depot or reservoirs with minimum capacity of 2.000 m3 which is owned by the enterprise or leased from another petrol and oil trader with the lease duration of at least 05 years.
- Thirdly, there are vehicles for petrol and oil transport owned by the enterprise or rented from a petrol and oil trader with lease duration of at least five (05) years.
- Fourthly, having a laboratory capable of inspecting and testing petrol and oil quality according to national technical regulations and announced applicable standards under its ownership or co-ownership or on a lease under a contract with a state agency.
- Fifthly, there is a petrol and oil distribution system that covers at least 02 provinces, including at least 05 petrol and oil retail stations under ownership or lease with lease duration of at least 05 years, at least 03 of which must be owned by the trader; at least 10 petrol and oil retail stations of agents or petrol and oil retail franchisees that have the Certificate of Eligibility For Petrol and Oil Retailing according to Article 25 of Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP.
- Sixthly, having its managers and trading staff trained in fire prevention and fighting and environmental protection under current regulations and having training certificates.
What is the order of granting a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 14 of Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP stipulating as follows:
Competence, dossiers and order of granting a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor
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3. Order of granting certificates of eligibility to act as a petrol and oil distributor
a/ A trader shall submit one (1) dossier set to the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
b/ When a dossier is incomplete or invalid, within seven (7) working days after receiving such dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall make a written request for the trader to supplement the dossier;
c/ Within thirty (30) working days after receiving a valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall examine and appraise the dossier and grant a certificate of eligibility to act as a petrol and oil distributor according to Form No. 6 provided in the Appendix to this Decree to the applicant. In case of refusal, it shall issue a written reply clearly stating the reason.
4. A certificate of eligibility to act as a petrol and oil distributor is valid for five (5) years from the date of grant.
5. Traders obtaining a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor shall pay charges and fees prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
6. The Ministry of Industry and Trade may revoke a Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor. A certificate of eligibility to act as a petrol and oil distributor shall be revoked in the following cases: The trader no longer acts as a petrol and oil distributor; the trader has ceased its petrol and oil trading operation for at least one (1) month; the trader goes bankrupt in accordance with law; the trader fails to meet one of the conditions for acting as a petrol and oil distributor prescribed in Article 13 of this Decree; the trader repeatedly violates or relapses into violating regulations on assurance of volume and quality of marketed petrol and oil, increase or decrease of petrol and oil selling prices in this Decree, and other cases prescribed by law.
Thus, according to the above regulations, the order of granting Certificate of Eligible Petrol and Oil Distributor is as follows:
- A trader shall submit one (1) dossier set to the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
- When a dossier is incomplete or invalid, within seven (7) working days after receiving such dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall make a written request for the trader to supplement the dossier;
- Within thirty (30) working days after receiving a valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall examine and appraise the dossier and grant a certificate of eligibility to act as a petrol and oil distributor according to Form No. 6 provided in the Appendix to Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP to the applicant. In case of refusal, it shall issue a written reply clearly stating the reason.
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