Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) Services in Vietnam

ANT Lawyers assist clients to operate with compliance or look for opportunities to enter the market. In Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) practice, our lawyers assist clients in commercial matters, corporate M&A and other transactions, regulatory issues, system integration, software development and licensing, IT services including outsourcing, software & technology agreements, data protection, intellectual property, disputes resolutions.

 

Telecommunications, Media & Technology Services in Vietnam

Our customers include telecom network operators and service providers, producers, software and hardware technology companies, outsourcing companies and e-commerce companies, internet companies, media and entertainment companies.

Some highlight matters include:

KDDI, a Japan telecom company, which we assist on various ongoing matters in Vietnam.

SECUREMETRIC, a Malaysian company providing digital security solutions in Vietnam, which we assist the Malaysian holding company to be listed on the Bursa Securities, advised the procedures for the local entity to be complied, conducted licensing procedures on behalf of the Client and drafted share purchase agreement for execution and carried out the process to change the ERC, IRC of the company in Vietnam under the name of the new owner with strict requirement to meet deadline for listing;

VIETFIBER, a foreign owned company with investors from Turkey manufacturing telecom equipment in Long An City, Vietnam, which we reviewed the shareholder agreements, Share Purchase Agreement, and advised procedures to complete the transfer of capital contribution from current shareholder to new investor and register with authority in Vietnam;

An Eastern European Technology company, which we advised telecommunications, media intellectual property laws on Personal Data Protection, Data Localization, and Copyrights infringement matters for their project to deliver service in Vietnam and online mobile stores in launching a personal content feed offering to users with a personalized news feed, with news items linking to a news story available on a third-party website, as well as a headline and small fragment of a news story and an accompanying image, embedded videos, the video content itself hosted on a third party website.

A Chinese Entertainment company, which we advised the client on the legal risks and compliance plan to launch a music application, an online music software providing functions of singing, recording, and uploading the songs etc, along with intelligent scoring, professional mixing, online interaction and social sharing. The advice cover areas of intellectual property permissions (including complete audio, words, music, accompaniment, music clips, etc.) on UGC (User-generated Content) or PGC (Professionally-generated Content), User License Agreement, the copyright and related rights collective management organization system including: The Vietnam Literary Copyright Center (VLCC); The Recording Industry Association of Vietnam (RIAV); The Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) and The Vietnam Reproduction Rights Organization (VIETPRO) whom exercise copyright licensing service, collect and distribute of royalties to the authors and rights holders whom authorized to them.

ANT Lawyers - a Law firm for TMT in Vietnam with international standard, local expertise and strong international network. We focus on customers’ needs and provide clients with a high quality legal advice and services. For advice or serive request, please contact us via email ant@antlawyers.vn, or call us +84 24 730 86 529

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Notice of Receipt Application for Exemption from Trade Remedies in March 2022

On March 14^th, 2022, Trade Remedies Authority has issued Notification No. 06/TB-PVTM of receipt of application for exemption from trade remedies in March 2022 (Case No. SG04, SG06, AC10.SG04).

On March 03^rd, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No.715/QD-BCT extending the application of safeguard measures against imported DAP/MAP fertilizers holding the HS code: 3105.10.20; 3105.10.90; 3105.20.00; 3105.30.00; 3105.40.00; 3105.51.00; 3105.59.00; 3105.90.00.

On March 20^th, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 918/QD-BCT on extending the application of safeguard measures to imported billet and long steel products holding the HS code: 7207.11.00; 7207.19.00; 7207.20.29; 7207.20.99; 7224.90.00; 7213.10.10; 7213.10.90; 7213.91.20; 7214.20.31; 7214.20.41; 7227.90.00; 7228.30.10; 9811.00.00.

On March 20^th, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 920/QD-BCT on the extension of the application of measures to prevent evasion of trade remedies against imported coil and wire products holdings the HS code: 7213.91.90; 7217.10.10; 7217.10.29; 7229.90.99; 9839.10.00.

In order to submit the application for exemption for exemption from trade remedies, the Trade Remedies Authority requires enterprises that meet the conditions to be exempted to submit a dossier of application for exemption from application of trade remedies in the mentioned cases to provide all documents specified in Article 14 and Appendix 03 of the Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT.

The relevant parties must submit the application for exemption via online public service portal or send directly to Trade Remedies Authority before 17:00 April 13^th, 2022 (Hanoi time).

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our competition, anti-dumping, and countervailing duty lawyers in Vietnam of International trade and tax practice at ANT Lawyers, a law firm in Vietnam always follow up anti-dumping cases and its development to update clients on regular basis.

 

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Notice of Receipt Application for Exemption from Anti-dumping and Anti-subsidy Measures in Mar 2022

On November 29^th, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade provided guidance on a number of extent on trade remedy measures under Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT for which Trade Remedies Authority requires enterprises that meet the conditions to be exempted to submit a dossier of application for exemption from anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures for the specific cases.

 

Anti-dumping law firm in Vietnam

Regarding the dossiers of application for exemption from anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, the Trade Remedies Authority requires enterprises to provide all documents specified in Article 14 and Appendix 03 of the Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT.

In addition, for enterprises that have been granted an exemption for 2022 and are about to use up the granted exemption volume, enterprises can submit an additional application for exemption according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 16 of Circular 37/ 2019/TT-BCT at any time in 2022.

The relevant parties must submit the application for exemption via online public service portal before 17:00 April 11^th, 2022 (Hanoi time).

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our competition, anti-dumping, and countervailing duty lawyers in Vietnam of International trade and tax practice at ANT Lawyers, a law firm in Vietnam always follow up anti-dumping cases and its development to update clients on regular basis.

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Public Consultation on the Investigation of the Application of Anti-circumvention Measures Against a Cane Sugar Products

The Ministry of Industry and Trade hold a public consultation session on the investigation of the application of anti-circumvention measures against a number of cane sugar products (Case No.AC02. AD13-AS01) on March 09th, 2022 (Hanoi time), in the online platform.

 

Anti-dumping Services in Vietnam

On September 21^st, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Decision No.2171/QD-BCT on the investigation of the application of anti-circumvention measures against a number of cane sugar products.

According to the regulation on Law on Foreign trade management, the related parties of the investigated case may send the investigating authority the information and opinions related to the cases in writing. The inspecting authority shall give an opportunity to interested parties for the consultation in case of the written request. Before the final determination of investigation is disclosed, the investigating authority can organize the public consultation in manner that interested parties can present information and opinions related to the case.

The related parties could register to take part in the public consultation and send the questions for the consultation before 17:00 on March 07^th, 2022 (Hanoi time).

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our competition, anti-dumping, and countervailing duty lawyers in Vietnam of International trade and tax practice at ANT Lawyers, a law firm in Vietnam always follow up anti-dumping cases and its development to update clients on regular basis.

 

 

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