| THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ------------------ No. 40/2010/TT-BCT | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness -------------------- Hanoi, December 13, 2010 |
CIRCULAR
ON ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN THE POWER MARKET
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 189/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Pursuant to the December 3, 2004 Electricity Law; and the Government's Decree No. 105/ 2005/ND-CP of August 17, 2005, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Electricity Law;
At the proposal of the director of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam,
The Ministry of Industry and Trade provides the order and procedures for settlement of disputes in the power market as follows:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular provides the order and procedures for the settlement of the following disputes in the power market:
1. Disputes related to electricity trading contracts and supportive service provision contracts between power units, except foreign-involved contracts.
2. Other disputes in the generation, transmission, distribution, wholesale and retail of electricity, regulation of the power system and administration of power market transactions.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular applies to:
1. Power units.
2. Organizations and individuals that think their lawful rights and interests are infringed upon by power units.
3. The dispute settling agency.
