HANOI & HCMC: Business Alert - Decree 09/2018 "New Regulations on Trading Rights/Distribution Rights and Trade Related Activities"

Workshop: Foreign Investment, Business in Trading

Business Alert - Decree 09/2018: New Regulations on Trading Rights/Distribution Rights and Trade Related Activities.

Thursday, June the 14th
From 8.30am to 11am
at CCIFV HCMC

Vietnam is now one of the favorite destination of international investors for investment especially in the trading (import/export) and distribution (commission agents’, wholesale and retailing) sectors. As part of WTO Commitments, Vietnam has been granting  trading/distribution rights to foreign investors since 2007. However, the administrative burdens on foreign invested enterprises operating in this sector was known to be heavy.

With Decree 09/2018/ND-CP some expectations from professionals have been met. Nevertheless the question whether or not the administrative burdens have actually been removed is still pending. This seminar aims to give you a better understanding of the concrete implications of Decree 09/2018/ND-CP  especially for issues relating to licensing and formal procedures

Speaker: Dang Ngoc Huong – Country Partner of DS AVOCATS Vietnam

Ngoc Huong has the legal practical experience specializing in business laws, corporate governance, cross-border investments, M&A, and has extensive experience in restructuring and turnaround. She advices major cross-border transactions as well as corporate restructuring deals, both from finance structures and legal perspectives. She also advises international investors in Vietnam operating across a wide spectrum of industries including real estate, manufacturing, trading, FMCG, traditional and digital media and television.

Ngoc Huong graduated from the University of Law of HCMC in 2003.  Awarded with Scientific Study Prize for the Vietnamese legal framework of E Commerce in 2002, she was granted the scholarship of DEA (Master 2) of Lyon 3, France. Initially starting with a career in the Foreign Affairs Department of the local Vietnamese government, she joined the leading firms in Vietnam handling corporate and business law matters for 8 years. She then worked for the well-known corporations and funds in the role of Legal Manager handling legal affairs, RD, marketing and sales matters; Vice President handling legal, finance, operation and corporate governance; and Board Member leading the M&A projects and seating in the steering committees to make the capital funding decisions.