On July 13, 2018, the Prime Minister issued Directive No.20/CT-TTg on restructure inspection and examination activities for enterprises in order to improve the business environment, enhance national competitiveness. This Directive took effect from the date of its promulgation.
Accordingly, the Prime Minister has issued a directive on the plan to reduce and simplify business conditions as follows:
1. Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies shall thoroughly grasp the reform of specialized inspection activities and reduce the business conditions as one of important solutions to accelerate the growth and release of social resources;
2. Prior to August 15, 2018, Ministries and branches must complete promulgation according to their competence and submit to competent authorities documents to implement the plan on reform of specialized inspection activities, the reduction and simplification of business conditions;
3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the course of formulating projects, draft legal documents shall prescribe the administrative procedures, business conditions and the list of inspected goods and/or products have to ensure clearly, do not create barriers to enter the market, do not generate costs for businesses
It can be seen that Directive No.20/CT-TTg has shown the determination of the State in seriously grasping the implementation of the reduction and simplification of business conditions in order to create favorable conditions for business, create competitive advantage for the country.