| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------ |
| No: 92/2001/ND-CP | Hanoi, December 11, 2001 |
DECREE
ON BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTATION
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;
Pursuant to the Law on State Enterprises of April 20, 1995;
Pursuant to the Law on Cooperatives of March 20, 1996;
Pursuant to Law No.13/1999/QH10 on Enterprises of June 12, 1999;
Pursuant to Law No.26/2001/QH10 on Land Road Traffic of June 29, 2001;
At the proposal of the Minister of Communications and Transport,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of regulation
This Decree prescribes the business conditions for passenger transportation and cargo transportation by automobiles on the land road system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which are hereinafter referred collectively to as the automobile transportation business.
Article 2.- Objects of application
1. This Decree applies to all organizations and individuals dealing in the automobile transportation on the Vietnamese territory.
2. In cases where an international treaty concerning the automobile transportation business, which Vietnam has signed or acceded to, contains provisions different from those of this Decree, such international treaty’s provisions shall apply.
Article 3.- Conditional automobile transportation business lines
Conditional automobile transportation business includes the following lines:
1. Passenger transportation along fixed routes;
2. Passenger transportation by bus;
3. Passenger transportation by taxi;
4. Passenger transportation under contracts;
5. Cargo transportation.
Article 4.- Term interpretation
In this Decree, the following expressions shall be construed as follows:
1. "Automobile transportation business" means the use of automobiles to transport passengers and cargoes with the collection of fare and freight.
2. "Passenger transportation along fixed routes" means business transportation of passengers by automobiles along routes with definite terminals of departure and terminals of arrival, and automobiles shall run according to the prescribed schedules and itineraries.
3. "Passenger transportation by bus" means business transportation of passengers by buses along fixed routes within inner cities and provincial towns and outskirts thereof, with definite stops for passenger embarkation and disembarkation, and buses shall run according to the operation charts.
4. "Passenger transportation by taxi" means business transportation by taxis not along fixed routes, with running time and itineraries at the customers requests, and fare calculated according to the taxi meters.
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