Do enterprises that request to provide copies of enterprise registration certificates have to pay fees in Vietnam?

1. Do enterprises that request to provide copies of enterprise registration certificates have to pay fees in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 34 of Decree No. 01/2021/ND-CP stipulating issuance of enterprise registration certificate as follows:

1. Every enterprise shall be issued with an enterprise registration certificate when all of the conditions in Clause 1 Article 27 of the Law on Enterprises are satisfied.

2. Information on the enterprise registration certificate is effective from its date of issue. The enterprise is entitled to do business from the date of issue of the enterprise registration certificate, except for conditional business lines. In case the enterprise registers the date of commencement of business after the date of issue of the enterprise registration certificate, the enterprise is entitled to do business from the registered date, except for conditional business lines.

3. The enterprise is entitled to request the Business Registration Office to provide copies of the enterprise registration certificate and pay fees as prescribed.

4. When an enterprise has been issued with a new enterprise registration certificate, the old certificates are no longer effective.

Thus, your enterprise can request the Business Registration Office to provide copies of the enterprise registration certificate and pay fees for the request in Vietnam.

2. If the enterprise registration certificate is not issued, can fees paid for publishing of enterprise registration information be refunded in Vietnam?

According to Article 35 of Decree 01/2021/ND-CP stipulating publishing of enterprise registration information as follows:

1. Information shall be published in accordance with Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 32 of the Law on Enterprises.

2. Enterprise registration information shall be published on the National Business Registration Portal.

3. The request for publishing of enterprise registration information and payment of fees thereof shall be made when the enterprise submits the application for enterprise registration. If the enterprise registration certificate is not issued, the fees paid for publishing of enterprise registration information shall be refunded to the enterprise.

According to this Article, enterprise registration certificate is not issued, the fees paid for publishing of enterprise registration information shall be refunded to the enterprise in Vietnam.

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