THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
 
No. 28/2015/TT-BCT
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
 
Hanoi, August 20, 2015
 
CIRCULAR
On pilot implementation of self-certification of origin of goods provided in the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement [1]
 
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 95/2012/ND-CP of November 12, 2012, defining the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 19/2006/ND-CP of February 20, 2006, detailing the Commercial Law regarding origin of goods;
In implementation of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, which was signed on February 26, 2009, at the 14th Summit in Cha-am, the Kingdom of Thailand, among the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the Memorandum of Understanding on the second pilot project for the implementation of a regional self-certification system, which was signed on August 29, 2012, in Siem Reap, the Kingdom of Cambodia, between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Indonesia;
In implementation of the Government’s Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP of September 10, 2014, on accession to the Memorandum of Understanding on the second pilot project for the implementation of a regional self-certification system within the ASEAN framework;
At the proposal of the Director of the Import-Export Department,
The Minister of Industry and Trade promulgates the Circular on pilot implementation of self-certification of origin of goods provided in the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
1. This Circular prescribes the pilot implementation of self-certification of origin of goods in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding on the second pilot project for the implementation of a regional self-certification system, which was signed on August 29, 2012, in Siem Reap, the Kingdom of Cambodia, between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Indonesia (below referred to as the MoU).

2. In addition to the provisions on origin self-certification in this Circular, traders and related agencies, organizations and individuals shall comply with the Minister of Industry and Trade’s Circular No. 21/2010/TT-BCT of May 17, 2010, on implementation of the rules of origin provided in the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, and Circular No. 42/2014/TT-BCT of November 18, 2014, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 21/2010/TT-BCT.