Vietnam: 10 sectors within the Transport industry over which office holders must not establish, manage, or run enterprises after being discharged from holding their positions

The sectors under the management of the Ministry of Transport over which office holders must not establish, hold managerial titles, or run enterprises and cooperatives in the sectors that the persons were responsible for management after being discharged from holding their positions in Vietnam include:

(1) Planning, plans, and development policies on road, railway, inland waterway, maritime, and civil aviation transportation according to legal regulations.

(2) Investment management, construction, maintenance, and protection of transport infrastructure for roads, railways, inland waterways, maritime, and civil aviation as per legal regulations.

(3) State management of transportation means, assemblies, systems, parts, and components of transportation means; maritime exploration, exploitation, and transportation means and equipment; specialized loading, unloading, and construction means and equipment; machinery, equipment, and materials with stringent safety and labor hygiene requirements in transportation, and specialized technical equipment as stipulated by law.

(4) Management of training, coaching, examining, issuing, recognizing, and revoking licenses, certificates, and professional certifications for operators of transport means, and operators of specialized equipment and means in transportation; vehicle inspectors, operational staff involved in assessment, and personnel operating in the specialized conditions of the transport sector as stipulated by law.

(5) Managing transport activities including road, railway, inland waterway, maritime, civil aviation, and multimodal transport.

(6) State management of transportation security and safety as per legal regulations.

(7) Science, technology, and environment within the transport sector.

(8) State management of public services in the transportation industry as per legal provisions.

(9) Management of enterprises fully owned by the State; enterprises with State capital contributions under the management scope represented by the Ministry of Transport.

(10) Programs, projects, and plans pertaining to the aforementioned sectors.

Circular 51/2023/TT-BGTVT takes effect on April 15, 2024.

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