Decision No. 35 2015 QD-TTg on promulgation of essential goods and services for which contract forms

02/2012/QD-TTg on promulgation of essential goods and services for which contract forms and general transaction conditions must be registered Pursuant to the Law on Government organizat

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THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No 35/2015/QD-TTg dated August 20, 2015 of the Prime Minister on amending a number of articles of the Decision No 02/2012/QD-TTg on promulgation of

essential goods and services for which contract forms and general transaction conditions must be registered

Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001; Pursuant to the Law on consumers’ right protection dated November 17 th 2010; Pursuant to Decree No 99/2011/ND-CP dated November 27 th 2011 by the Government providing guidance on the implementation of a number of articles

of the Law on consumers’ right protection;

At the request of the Minister of Industry and Trade,

The Prime Minister promulgates Decision amending to Decision No 02/2012/ QD-TTg dated January 13 th 2012 by the Prime Minister on promulgation of List of essential goods and services for which contract forms and general

transaction condition must be registered.

Article 1 Modification of names of a number of goods and services on the List of essential goods and services for which contract forms and general transaction conditions must be registered enclosed with Decision No

02/2012/QD-TTg

1 Number 2: “Supply of clean water for residential consumption” is changed into “Supply of tap water”

2 Number 4: “Fixed telephone subscription” is changed into “Terrestrial fixed telephone services”

3 Number 5: “Postpaid mobile phone subscription” is changed into “Terrestrial mobile information services (form of payment: postpaid service)”

4 Number 6: “Internet connection” is changed into “Internet access services”

Article 2 Addition to the List of essential goods and services for which contract forms and general transaction conditions must be registered

enclosed with Decision No 02/2012/QD-TTg

1 "Terrestrial mobile information services (form of payment: prepay service)

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2 Number 10 - “Issue of inland debit cards, open and use payment account service (applicable to individual customers), individual borrow service (for consumption purpose) - is add to the List

3 Number 11 – “Life insurance” – is added to the List

Article 3 Implementation effect

This Decision takes effect on October 15, 2015

Article 4 Transitional clauses

1 Within 90 days from the day on which this Decision takes effect, any

organizations/individuals applying contract forms and/or general transaction conditions to goods and services specified in Article 2 of this Decision shall register according to laws on secure of rights of consumers

2 Regarding contracts that are signed and effective before the effect date of this Decision:

a) This Decision does not apply to contract forms and general transaction

conditions for supply of goods and services specified in Article 2 of signed Decision nor apply to consumers before the effective date of this Decision b) If contract forms and/or general transaction conditions specified in Point a Clause 2 of this Article are modified, business organizations and individuals shall carry out the registration procedures; this Decision applies to consumers only when the registration is completed according to regulations

Article 5 Implementation organization

Ministries, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Governmental

agencies, Presidents of People’s Committees of central-affiliated cities and provinces and relevant organizations/individuals shall be responsible for

implementing this Decision./

The Prime Minister

Nguyen Tan Dung

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