Title: Decree 111/2014/ND-CP on providing for the useful life of inland waterway vessels and the useful life of vessels permitted for import.

Type: Decree

Issuing Agency: Government

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Transport

Issuing Date: 20-11-2014

 

Subjects of application

1. Regarding the useful life of inland waterway vessels: This Decree applies to organizations and individuals owning or managing and exploiting the use of inland waterway vessels operating in Vietnam, including the following types of vessels:

a/ Ships carrying dangerous goods, oil, liquefied gases in bulk;

b/ Overnight cruises, floating hotels, floating restaurants;

c/ Passenger ships other than overnight cruises, floating hotels, floating restaurants, high-speed vessels and hovercrafts;

d/ High-speed passenger vessels;

dd/ Hovercrafts.

2. Regarding the useful life of vessels permitted for import: This Decree applies to organizations and individuals owning, importing, or hiring others to manage and exploit the use of, inland waterway vessels operating in Vietnam, including all types of inland waterway vessels.

3. When a treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam IS a contracting party contains provisions different from those of this Decree, that treaty prevails.

This Decree does not regulate inland waterway vessels used for national defense or security purposes and fishing vessels and foreign inland waterway vessels in transit through the Vietnamese territory.

 

For further details, Please see a reference translation  at  http://www.moit.gov.vn/en/Pages/detaildocument.aspx?vID=279

 

 

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