DECREE

AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 14 OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 168/2017/ND-CP DATED DECEMBER 31, 2017 ON ELABORATION OF SOME ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON TOURISM REGARDING TRAVEL SERVICE DEPOSITS

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015; Law dated November 22, 2019 on Amendments to some Articles of the Law on Government Organization and Law on Local Government Organization;

Pursuant to the Law on Tourism dated June 19, 2017;

At the request of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

The Government hereby promulgates a Decree on amendments to Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 168/2017/ND-CP dated December 31, 2017 on elaboration of some Articles of the Law on Tourism regarding travel service deposits.

Article 1. Amendments to Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 168/2017/ND-CP dated December 31, 2017 on elaboration of some Articles of the Law on Tourism regarding travel service deposits

Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 14 are amended as follows:

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2. International travel service deposit:

a) Provision of travel services for inbound tourists: VND 50,000,000 (fifty million);

b) Provision of travel services for outbound tourists: VND 100,000,000 (one hundred million);

c) Provision of travel services for inbound and outbound tourists: VND 100,000,000 (one hundred million)”.

Article 2. Implementation

1. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall preside over and cooperate with ministries and central authorities in providing guidelines for and organize the implementation of this Decree.

2. Every bank which receives travel service deposits has the responsibility to:

a) Revoke certificates of travel service deposit already issued to travel service providers, issue new certificates of travel service deposit corresponding to the deposits specified in Article 1 of this Decree and refund the overpaid deposits as prescribed in the Decree No. 168/2017/ND-CP to travel service providers from the effective date of this Decree;

b) Send the list and information on travel service providers applying for replacement of their deposit certificates to the authority issuing licenses for provision of travel services in accordance with regulations within 30 days from the replacement date.

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a) Any provider issued with the certificate of travel service deposit as prescribed in the Decree No. 168/2017/ND-CP may apply for replacement of its certificate of travel service deposit corresponding to the deposits specified in Article 1 of this Decree and send that new certificate to the authority issuing licenses for provision of travel services within 30 days from the replacement date;

b) From January 01, 2024, any provider that has paid its travel service deposit as prescribed in this Decree shall apply for replacement of its certificate of travel service deposit corresponding to the deposits specified in clauses 1 and 2 Article 14 of the Decree No. 168/2017/ND-CP and send that new certificate to the authority issuing licenses for provision of travel services within 30 days from the replacement date.

4. Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of Governmental agencies, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities and organizations and individuals concerned are responsible for the implementation of this Decree.

Article 3. Implementation clause

1. This Decree comes into force from the date on which it is signed for promulgation.

2. The travel service deposits specified in Article 1 of this Decree shall apply until December 31, 2023.

3. From January 01, 2024, the travel service deposits specified in clauses 1 and 2 Article 14 of the Decree No. 168/2017/ND-CP will apply.

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FOR THE GOVERNMENT
PP. THE PRIME MINISTER
THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER




Vu Duc Dam

Nghị định 94/2021/NĐ-CP sửa đổi Điều 14 Nghị định 168/2017/NĐ-CP hướng dẫn Luật Du lịch về mức ký quỹ kinh doanh dịch vụ lữ hành