Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

 

Pursuant to June 3, 2008 Law No. 17/2008/ QH12 on Promulgation of Legal 

 

Documents; 

 

Pursuant to November 13, 2008 Law No. 21/2008/QH12 on High Technology; 

 

Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 49^10/QD-TTg of July 19, 2010, 

 

approving the List of high technologies prioritized for development 

 

investment and the List of 1m-tech products encouraged for development; At the 

 

proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade, 

 

DECIDES:

 

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application 1. Scope of regulation 

 

This Decision provides policies to encourage development of the supporting 

 

industries of manufacturing mechanical engineering, electronics-informatics, 

 

manufacture and assembly of automobiles, textile and garment, leather-footwear 

 

and hi-tech industry development. 2. Subjects of application 

 

a/ State management agencies, organizations and individuals related to supporting 

 

industries; 

 

b/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products. Article 2. Interpretation 

 

of terms 

 

In this Decision, the terms below shall be construed as follows: 1. Supporting 

 

industry means an industry that manufactures materials, spare parts, details, 

 

accessories and semi-finished products for supplying to industries that 

 

manufacture and assemble finished products for use as production materials or 

 

consumer goods. 

 

2. Supporting industry products means products of industries specified in 

 

Clause 1, Article 1, including domestically made materials, spare parts, details, 

 

accessories and semi-finished products for supplying to the stage of assembling 

 

and manufacturing finished products. 

 

3. Project to manufacture supporting industry products means an investment 

 

project in Vietnam (including new and additional investments) to manufacture 

 

supporting industry products. Article 3. Promotion of development of supporting 

 

industries 

 

1. The State encourages and creates conditions for domestic and foreign 

 

organizations and individuals to invest in developing supporting industries. 2. 

 

Market development promotion 

 

a/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products may have their products 

 

be advertised and introduced free of charge on the websites of the 

 

Ministry of Industry and Trade and provincial-level Industry and Trade 

 

Departments; 

 

b/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products shall be prioritized for 

 

receiving funds from trade and investment promotion programs according to 

 

regulations on formulation, management and implementation of these programs; 

 

c/ Investors of projects to manufacture supporting industry products for 

 

developing hi-tech industries shall be created opportunities by the State to 

 

form product and service supply networks in accordance with the law on high 

 

technology. 

 

3. Infrastructure-related promotion 

 

a/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products shall be prioritized for 

 

support and allocation of land areas of suitable area, location and rent rate; 

 

b/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products using land in industrial 

 

parks and clusters may use infrastructure works and public and other services 

 

therein; receive assistance and be given opportunities in labor recruitment and 

 

training and enjoy other support policies under the Prime Minister's Decision 

 

No. 105/2009/QD-TTg of August 19, 2009, promulgating the Regulation on 

 

management of industrial clusters; c/ Small- and medium-sized enterprises that are 

 

investors of projects to manufacture supporting industry products are entitled to 

 

incentive policies on production grounds under the Government's Decree No. 56/

 

2009/ND-CP of June 30, 2009, on development assistance for small and medium-

sized enterprises; 

 

d/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products for developing hi-tech 

 

industries are entitled to incentive policies on land in accordance with the law on 

 

high technology. 

 

4. Promotion in science and technology and human resource training 

 

a/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products shall be considered and 

 

supported by the national scientific and technological development fund and other 

 

funds related to scientific and technological activities to cover part of expenses 

 

for technology transfer, purchase of design copyright, purchase of software and 

 

hire of foreign expert. b/ Small- and medium-sized enterprises that are investors 

 

of projects to manufacture supporting industry products may enjoy policies to 

 

encourage raising of technologic capacity, technical levels and policies to support 

 

human resource development under the Government's Decree No. 56/2009/

 

ND-CP of June 30, 2009, on development support for small- arid medium-sized 

 

enterprises; 

 

c/ Projects to manufacture (Supporting industry products shall be considered for 

 

receiving funds from the state budget to cover part of expenses for human resource 

 

training under current regulations; d/ Projects to manufacture Supporting industry 

 

products for developing hi-tech industries may enjoy policies to encourage 

 

human resource development in accordance with the law on high technology. 5. 

 

Information provision 

 

a/ Ministries, branches and People's Committees of provinces and centrally 

 

run cities shall, through their e-portals provide updated information on legal 

 

documents concerning development of supporting industries and technical 

 

assistance programs of the State for projects to manufacture supporting industry 

 

products; 

 

b/ Small- and medium-sized enterprises that are investors of projects to 

 

manufacture supporting industry products are entitled to' policies on provision of 

 

information and consultancy under the Government's Decree No. 56/20097ND-CP 

 

of June 30, 2009, on development support for small and medium-sized enterprises. 

 

6. Finance 

 

a/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry products are entitled to import and 

 

export duty incentives under the current law on import duty and export duty; 

 

b/ Projects to manufacture supporting industry-products may be considered for 

 

borrowing state development investment credits under current regulations;