Thông tư 31/2024/TT-BGTVT sửa đổi Thông tư 12/2024/TT-BGTVT quy định cơ chế, chính sách quản lý giá dịch vụ tại cảng biển Việt Nam do Bộ trưởng Bộ Giao thông Vận tải ban hành

CIRCULAR

AMENDING CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 12/2024/TT-BGTVT DATED MAY 15, 2024 OF THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ON MECHANISMS AND POLICIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE CHARGES AT VIETNAMESE SEAPORTS

Pursuant to the Vietnam Maritime Code dated June 14, 2005;

Pursuant to the Law on Prices dated June 19, 2023;

Pursuant to Decree No. 85/2024/ND-CP dated July 10, 2024 of the Government elaborating certain Articles of the Law on Prices;

Pursuant to Decree No. 56/2022/ND-CP dated August 24, 2022 of the Government of Vietnam on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam;

At the request of the Director of the Department of Transport and Director of Vietnam Maritime Administration;

The Minister of Transport hereby promulgates a Circular amending certain Articles of Circular No. 12/2024/TT-BGTVT dated May 15, 2024 of the Minister of Transport on mechanisms and policies for management of service charges at Vietnamese seaports.

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1. Amendments to Clause 1 of Article 1:

“1. Regulated scope: This Circular provides for mechanisms and policies for managing service charges at Vietnamese seaports, including: maximum charges for pilotage services; charge bracket for use of wharves, docks and mooring buoys; charge bracket for container handling services; charge bracket for towage services; regulations on economic and technical characteristics of services at seaports where charges are declared”.

2. Addition of Clause 10 to after Clause 9 of Article 2:

“10. Port services refer to services provided and charged by service enterprises, maritime transport enterprises, or their representatives. These services are meant to facilitate the transportation of goods and passengers through seaports, with service fees charged to customers accordingly”.

3. Addition of Article 11a to after Article 11:

“Article 11a. Specific names and types of services at seaports subject to charge declaration

1. Piloting.

2. Using wharves, docks and mooring buoys.

3. Loading and unloading containerized cargoes.

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5. Loading and unloading other goods, including: Dry bulk cargoes, bulk cargoes, liquid bulk cargoes.

6. Tying and untying ships' ropes.

7. Storing goods at seaport warehouses, including storage services for containers, dry cargoes, bulk cargoes, and liquid cargoes.

8. Counting, packing and withdrawing cargoes at seaports.

9. Preparing and issuing container shipping documents for containers transported through seaports.

10. Sealing and unsealing containers transported through seaports.

11. Cleaning containers in cases where goods dirty containers.

12. Environmental cleaning, including services of collecting, classifying and treating waste from ship operations at ports”.

4. Amendments to Clause 1 of Article 13:

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a) Be responsible for organizing implementation of this Circular. In the cases where the change to pricing factors makes the seaport service charges falls below the minimum charge or rise above the maximum charge specified in a given decision of the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Maritime Administration shall appraise the pricing plan and request the Minister of Transport to adjust the charges as prescribed;

b) Organize the receipt of charge declarations according to the provisions of this Circular and relevant legislative documents;

c) Periodically conduct an overall review of the List of enterprises subject to charge declaration and report to the Ministry of Transport before December 5 every year;

dd) Organize inspection of the compliance with provisions of law on service charges at seaports.".

Article 2. Entry into force

1. This Circular comes into force from January 15, 2025.

2. Chief of the Ministry Office, Chief Inspector of the Ministry, Director Generals of Vietnam Maritime Administration, Heads of relevant agencies, organizations and individuals are responsible for the implementation of this Circular./.

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