THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH - THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE - THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Joint Circular No. 50/2011/TTLT-BYT-BTC-BCT of December 30, 2011, guiding the state management of prices of medicines for human use
Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Pharmacy Law No. 34/2005/QH11 of June 14, 2005;
Pursuant to the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Price Ordinance No. 40/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 of April 26, 2002;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 79/2006/ND-CP of August 9, 2006, detailing a number of articles of the Pharmacy Law;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 170/2003/ND-CP of December 25, 2003, detailing a number of articles of the Price Ordinance;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 75/2008/ND-CP of June 9, 2008, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 170/2003/ND-CP of December 25, 2003, detailing a number of articles of the Price Ordinance;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 84/2011/ND-CP of September 20, 2011, on sanctioning of price-related administrative violations;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 93/2011/ND-CP of October 18, 2011, on sanctioning of administrative violations related to medicines, cosmetics and medical equipment,
The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade jointly guide the state management of prices of medicines for human use as follows:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular guides the state management of medicine prices, covering the declaration and re-declaration of medicine prices; posting of medicine prices; management of medicine prices paid by the state budget or health insurance and hospital fee revenues; the competence and responsibilities of agencies and establishments in the implementation of regulations on management of medicine prices; and the inspection and examination of the observance of state regulations on management of medicine prices in Vietnam.
Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals that are licensed for medicine manufacture, import, import entrustment, registration or registration authorization, placement of processing orders, wholesale and/or retail (below referred collectively to as medicine traders); medical examination and treatment establishments in Vietnam; and agencies, organizations and persons involved in the state management of medicine prices.