Vietnam: Who must implement reporting on industrial clusters?

Specifically, according to Circular No. 15/2017/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, reports on industrial clusters are prepared by:

- Local Industry and Trade Department;

- Provincial Department of Industry and Trade;

- Division in charge of industry and trade management affiliated to the District-level People's Committee; the District-level Statistics Agency;

- The investor of the project on investment and construction of industrial cluster technical infrastructure;

- Production and/or business establishments in the industrial cluster.

Besides, Circular No. 15/2017/TT-BCT also specifies periodic reports as follows:

- By the 20th of April, July, October annually and January of the following year, production and/or business establishments in the industrial cluster shall prepare and submit reports on their production and business results in 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and entire year using Template 01 stated in the Appendix 1 enclosed herewith to the District-level Statistics Agency, and at the same time send the copies thereof to the Division in charge of industry and trade management affiliated to the District-level People's Committee.

- By the 20th of July annually and January of the following year, the investor shall prepare and submit reports on the operation of the project on investment and construction of industrial cluster technical infrastructure in 6 months and entire year using Template 02 stated in the Appendix 1 enclosed herewith to the District-level Statistics Agency, and at the same time send the copies thereof to the Division in charge of industry and trade management affiliated to the District-level People's Committee, and the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

- By the 25th of July annually and January of the following year, the Division in charge of industry and trade management affiliated to the District-level People's Committee shall prepare and submit reports on the investment and construction of technical infrastructure, the production and business activities in industrial cluster in the district in 6 months and entire year using Template 03 stated in the Appendix 1 enclosed herewith to the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade and the District-level People's Committee.

- By the 31st of July annually and January of the following year, the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade shall prepare and submit reports on the investment and construction of technical infrastructure, the production and business activities in industrial cluster in the province in 6 months and entire year using Template 04 stated in the Appendix 1 enclosed herewith to the Provincial-level People’s Committee and the Local Industry and Trade Department.

- By the 31st of March of the following year, the Local Industry and Trade Department shall submit a consolidated report on the investment and construction of technical infrastructure, the production and business activities in industrial clusters nationwide to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

View more details at Circular No. 15/2017/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from October 16, 2017.

- Thanh Lam -

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