EuroCham dialogue with Advisory Council for Administrative Procedures Reforms on 22 January 2018 in Hanoi
On 22 January, 2018 in Hanoi – Advisory Council for Administrative Procedures Reform (“ACAPR”), together with the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (“EuroCham”) – with the EU-Vietnam Business Network (EVBN) organised a Dialogue on the Mechanism, Policies and Administrative Procedures related to Business Operation and Activities of European enterprises in Vietnam” with the European business community.
At the conference, the presentations of EuroCham focused mainly on topics that have a definite impact on Vietnam’s business environment – including those covered in the 9th edition of the Whitebook in 2017 and in its upcoming 10th edition (to be published on 15 March, 2018 in Hanoi). Representatives of Sector Committees raised obstacles, reflected on difficulties and made proposals focused on 3 main themes of:
1. Legal, Taxation and Transfer Pricing and Intellectual Property Rights;
2. Healthcare (International Quality Generics, Pharma Group, Medical Devices and Diagnostics and);
3. Consumer Choice (Nutritional Food Group, Mobility, Wines and Spirits) as well as other key sectoral matters affecting foreign investment and trade.