Vietnam: Guidance on dossier of registration of e-commerce service provision applications

According to Circular No. 59/2015/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, dossier of registration of e-commerce service provision applications includes:

- An application for registration of an e-commerce service provision (made according to the form provided in the Appendix (not translated) to this Circular).

- A certified copy of the establishment decision (for organizations), or business registration certificate, investment certificate or investment license (for traders).

- An e-commerce service provision scheme, comprising the contents specified in Clause 3, Article 54 of Decree No. 52/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

- The regulation on operation management of the application, indicating:

+ The contents prescribed in Article 38 of Decree No. 52/2013/NĐ-CP;

+ The process and time limit for handling reported law-breaking business acts on the application.

- A model service contract or a cooperation agreement between the trader or organization owning the application and traders, organizations and individuals engaged in trading or organization of auctions or sales promotion of goods and services on such application.

- General terms applicable to trading activities or organization of auctions and sales promotion of goods and services on the application (if any).

The process of registration of an e-commerce service provision must comply with the process of registration of e-commerce service provision websites prescribed in Articles 15 and 16 of Circular No. 47/2014/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam.

View more details at Circular No. 59/2015/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from March 31, 2016.

Thu Ba

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