Minister of Indusry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh (standing) explains issues related to the bill at the session (Photo: VNA)They held that many articles of the bill remained merely principles,such as those on tariff quota, the appointment of border gates forimport-export, the management of licences, as well as relevant procedure, andpolicies.
Therefore, the enforcement of the law will depend on theissuance of guidance documents by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT),they said.
Deputy Pham Van Tuan from Thai Binh suggested that specificregulations should be included in the bill to ensure transparency. The authorityof the Government and local administrations should be clarified, along with theresponsibility of the MoIT in administrative reform, science-technologyapplication and granting import-export licences.
Regarding the State management over foreign trade, thedeputies held that as the bill gives a lot of authority to the MOIT, it isnecessary to design control and supervision mechanisms.
On the regulations on banned import-export activities, thedeputies proposed that the bill must contain a list of goods banned fromimport-export in accordance to the country’s international commitments,including the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade.
They stressed the need for specific regulations on policiesto encourage and promote foreign trade, as well as stronger decentralization tolocal governments and representative offices abroad regarding trade promotionwork, along with measures to support enterprises in foreign trade activities.-VNA
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