Do requests for investment guideline approval require proof of financial capacity in Vietnam?
Do requests for investment guideline approval require proof of financial capacity in Vietnam? What do contents of appraisal of the request for investment guideline approval in Vietnam comprise?
Hi, my company is preparing documents to request approval of investment guideline, do I need to prove financial capacity when applying for requests for investment guideline approval?
Do requests for investment guideline approval require proof of financial capacity in Vietnam?
According to Clause 1, Article 33 of the Investment Law 2020, an application for approval for investment guidelines of an investment project proposed by an investor includes:
a) An application form for execution of the investment project, including a commitment to incur all costs and risks if the project is not approved;
b) A document about the investor’s legal status;
c) Document(s) proving the financial capacity of the investor including at least one of the following documents: the investor’s financial statements for the last two years; commitment of a parent company to provide financial support; commitment of a financial institution to provide financial support; guarantee for the investor’s financial capacity; other document proving the investor’s financial capacity;
d) Proposal for the investment project including the following main contents: investor or method of investor selection, investment objectives, investment scale, investment capital and plan for raising capital, location, duration and schedule of the investment project, information about the current use of land in the location of the project and proposed demand for land use (if any), demand for labor, proposal for investment incentives, impact and socio – economic efficiency of the project and preliminary assessment of environmental impact (if any) in accordance with regulations of law on environmental protection.
If the law on construction requires formulation of a pre-feasibility study report, the investor is entitled to submit the pre-feasibility study report instead of a proposal for the investment project;
dd) If the project does not require the State to allocate or lease out land or to permit land repurposing, a copy of the document regarding the land use rights or other document identifying the right to use the location for execution of the investment project is required to be submitted;
e) Contents of the explanation for the technology to be used in the investment project if the project requires appraisal and collection of opinions on the technology in accordance with the Law on Technology Transfer;
g) The business cooperation contract if the investment project is executed under a business cooperation contract;
h) Other documents relating to the investment project, and requirements on the eligibility and capacity of the investor in accordance with regulations of law (if any).
According to this Article, the composition of application for approval for investment guidelines of an investment project must have document(s) proving the financial capacity of the investor. This means that your company must prove its financial capacity when applying for investment guidelines approval.
What do contents of appraisal of the request for investment guideline approval in Vietnam comprise?
According to Clause 3 of Article 33 of the Investment Law 2020, contents of appraisal of the request for investment guideline approval include:
a) Assessment of the conformity of the investment project with national planning, regional planning, provincial planning, urban planning and special economic - administrative unit planning (if any);
b) Assessment of the demand for land use;
c) Preliminary assessment of the socio-economic efficiency of the project; and preliminary assessment of environmental impact (if any) in accordance with regulations of law on environmental protection;
d) Assessment of investment incentives and conditions for enjoying investment incentives (if any);
dd) Assessment of the technology to be used in the investment project if the project requires appraisal and collection of opinions on the technology in accordance with the Law on Technology Transfer;
e) Assessment of conformity of the investment project with the objectives and orientation for urban development, and residential housing development programs and plans; preliminary plan for phasing of investment with a view to synchronism assurance; preliminary structure of residential housing products and provision of land for social residential housing development; preliminary plan for investment in construction and management of urban infrastructure inside and outside the project in the case of an project on investment in construction of residential houses and urban areas.
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