The DECISION approving the project of developing the export market of goods the period 2004-2005 FROM the PRIME MINISTER pursuant to the law on organization of the Government of 25 December 2001;
Considering the recommendation of the Minister of trade at the sheet number 307/TTr-BTM on August 23, 2003 and the process of 3950/TM-PC on August 28, 2003, Decisions 1. Approval of the project export market development phase 2004-2005 of the Ministry of Commerce with the goal, the development orientation and the solutions developed export markets below: 1. Objectives and market development orientation:-target to strive export growth in the period 2004-2005, a minimum of 12% per year; at the same time should make use of every opportunity and promote all resources to exceed this growth rate.
-Maintain export growth on average in the period 2004-2005 for the Asian market, Europe, Oceania at the rate of 12% per year; in the market area of North America, Africa, and Latin America 15%-17% per year.
-The markets need to conduct trade promotion work vigorously in the period 2004-2005 is the United States, EU (old and new EU countries), Japan, China, South Korea, ASEAN, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America; border trade market.
2. develop solutions market: a) To contribute to improving the competitiveness of export commodities, the Ministry of finance, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of planning and investment, Vietnam's State Bank review, adjust, additional mechanisms, of financial policy , credit, investments, fees under the direction of: focus on long-term credit for investment to expand production capacity, that the ancillary industries produce raw materials for the production of exported goods; extend trade credit guarantee, the attention of the new technology investment project production of export goods, the effective export contract; implementation of credit support for Vietnam's goods importers have large volume, stability, firstly with regard to the market of the countries in the region; narrowing an incentive bonus policy for export in the direction to focus on the key sector competitive, the airline industry use more raw materials, materials in water; limited direct financial support, switched support to inputs, technology solutions and technical science direct service export production; propose to Prime before 31 January 2004 specific handling solutions.
b) intensify negotiations to open markets, proactively accelerate the process of international economic integration.
The Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the ministries concerned to adjust or build a new law to accelerate the progress of negotiations to join the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Ministry of Commerce, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice proposed research advocates the signing, ratification, approval or accession to international treaties in order to expand the market, international economic integration; check the trade agreement was signed, on the basis that proposed the amendment, supplement or new signing trade agreements consistent with the process of international economic integration, in which the focus is required to adjust the legal framework system correlated to the new Member countries of the EU.
Authorized the Secretary of Commerce established the Board of research and negotiations on the free trade agreement (FTA) by the Ministry of Commerce presiding, representatives of the relevant ministries to study the development trend of the FTA in the world, the proposed strategy of the US in engaging and made the commitment to FTA. The Ministry of Commerce issued regulations and construction activities of this Committee.
c) improve the efficiency of the work of information, prediction markets and trade promotion:-information: State management agencies in the Central Government, especially the Ministry: trade, planning and investment, industry, agriculture and rural development, fisheries need to perform forecasting foreign markets often periodic and 3, , may 6, every year. The contents focus on forecasting the market situation, the relationship of supply and demand, price fluctuations in and outside the country, giving recommendations to businesses and farmers refer to the orientation of the business plan, the production.
The State Agency made the prediction market is responsible for the popular prediction market on the mass media (television, newspaper, radio ...), on the Agency's Web site, publishing publications, topical.
Encouraging industry associations, businesses, research organizations forecasting the market outside the country on the basis of the trade promotion program key national strategy and annual business of each sector has been approved by the authority.
-Scientific research serve the export market development: the Ministry of science and technology, the Ministry of industry, when delivered or tendered to scientific topics need priority selection and provision of funds for scientific topics directly related to the development of the domestic market, the penetration study of distribution channels consumption goods; the legal system concerning the export and import of foreign countries; needs and tastes, customs and business solutions for the airline industry in the potential market; commercial dispute resolution.

The agency manages the scientific topic of State responsibility to provide and disseminate the results of market research in addition to its water when required.
Encourage research on the domestic market is not in the budget expenditure on the basis of the contract of the Organization, business unit.
-Trade promotion work: Ministry of Commerce, in coordination with the ministries, Vietnam's representative offices abroad, the Association, the airline industry Corporation and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and industry of your organization, reviews the implementation of the program of key trade promotion in 2003; adjust the programs and key programs proposed for the period 2004-2005 to observe the real situation, associated with development-oriented market 2004-2005 period, at the same time use the funding support from the budget more effectively.
Ministry of Commerce, in coordination with the Finance Ministry review the current mechanism of trade promotion support the national key programs and proposals with Government measures to improve policies in the beginning you I 2004.
The Secretary of the Ministry of industry management, Chairman of the people's Committee of the province, the city of centrally directed and support businesses, industry associations active in the work of search marketing, trade promotion, development and branding of your business to gain entry into the distribution system of importing countries. The Ministry of finance to consider the level of adjustment costs on marketing, advertising, promotional ... According to the law on corporate income Tax, guarantees for enterprises deploying this good work.
The required base, the task of developing the market outside the country, the Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with industry associations and bodies involved in research, the Prime Minister in the second quarter of 2004 the overall planning on building the facilities, techniques, including commercial center , the display Center, introduced the goods dealer inventory, sales and operation of this facility to promote overseas trade promotion; urgently organizing the Center was approved by the Prime Minister.
On the basis of the investment promotion programs, trade and travel has been approved by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry of planning and investment: Commerce, culture and information, finance, tourism and other relevant agencies to build and organize the implementation of the overall programme on promoting Vietnam photos on the international schools, including the areas of overview of Vietnam such as investment, trade, tourism and culture to introduce Vietnam's economy in General.
d) strengthen awareness and response to the policy of protectionism and non-customs barriers on the market abroad: the Department of Commerce in coordination with the ministries and the Association strengthen related research tax non-barrier systems, the policies of the countries to have for flexible response policy , fit; the construction of information systems, legal data; strengthen consultation, extensive common law system, the trade practices of other countries to help the Association business, solving commercial disputes.
The trade agency is chairing, coordination of related activities (collect, process, information and Government-level talks) in the process of handling the lawsuit and large commercial disputes that affect the manufacturing sector in the country.
The ministries, provincial people's Committee, the Association and the business that works closely with the Ministry of Commerce to seek and implement appropriate response measures Vietnam law, international practices and the principles of international economic institutions.
Each industry association to organize regular monitoring of issues likely to arise with respect to the export market, the Organization of staff training on the legal level, trade; creation of the finances of the airline industry to process the timeliness of work.
DD) to consolidate and enhance the operational efficiency of the Vietnam trade missions abroad.
The trading desk with the ministries departments plan a systematic training and specialized staffs to do commercial representation; construction of the specific criteria for examination and appointment of this officer.
The Ministry of trade with the Interior Ministry, the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of finance to complete the project of establishment and strengthening of trade representative offices in foreign countries the period 2004-2005 in the direction of the sort, additional staffing for the commercial representative offices in key markets; more open trade representative offices in countries that have diplomatic representation and commercial representative branches in areas of need; Research salary regime, investment funding of activities to meet the requirements of the work of the missions abroad; the Prime Minister decided in the beginning you I 2004.
e) development and application of electronic commerce to expand export market: The complete trade with draft legal text on the Government electronic transactions reported to Congress in 2004.

Deploy the setting up of centralized Internet address connections (the PORTAL area) to the instruction transaction needs, promotion of trade, promote products on the Internet. The expense of setting up and maintaining the PORTAL in the 3 first years of assistance from support resources on trade promotion and export of funds supports export, then transferred to the Association or trade promotion Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce operate on the basis of taking the currency clearing Department of Commerce host genera. , in cooperation with the Ministry of posts and telecommunications and the Ministry of Finance building projects to the implemented in 2004.
Other content related to electronic trade work, trade Ministry actively consulted with the post and telecommunications Ministry to implement according to the authority.
g) deploy commodity trading research for agricultural products: The trade discussions with the Association, the total agricultural sector companies have produced products focused, stable and experienced foreign trade transactions to focus in-depth on commodity trading and futures trading; organize learning foreign experience and join the testing term trading agricultural products abroad. On the basis of the test, the Ministry of Commerce to conduct synthesis of experiences, construction of the transaction process, conditions and task related, established the Prime Minister to launch this work in 2005.
Article 2. Implementation 1. Minister of Commerce, in coordination with the ministries, the provincial people's Committee, the city of centrally organized, implemented the contents of "the project of developing the export market in the period 2004-2005" and the solutions developed export markets defined in this decision; check, monitoring the implementation of the scheme; propose the solutions needed, the Prime Minister decided, facilitating the effective implementation of the project and of the Prime Minister's report, implementation of the project.
2. The Secretary of the Ministry directly related to track project progress in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and steer the implementation of the relevant content in his sector were outlined in the project as well as in the export market development in this decision.
Article 3. This decision has the effect after 15 days from the date The report.
Article 4. The Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of government agencies, the Chairman of people's Committee of the central cities, is responsible for the implementation of this decision.