Villas For Sale Bulgaria

Those assigned to Thessaloniki or Kavala should add Thess or /KRS after owner’s name, as indicated for surface shipments. PetsLast Updated:  11/6/2003 8:55 AM In compliance with World Health Organization (WHO) requirements, pets (dogs and cats) entering or departing Greece must have a health certificate stating that the pet is in good health, free from infectious disease, and has had a rabies inoculation not more than 12 months (for cats 6 months) and not less than 6 days before arrival or departure. The certificate must be validated by the appropriate medical authority in the country, where travel begins. In the U.S., validation is performed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (DOA). In Washington, D.C., take the papers to the Greek Consulate for validation. Health clearance will ... [Read More]

American Embassy Hanoi - Bilateral Trade Agreement

Previously, Vietnam applied different corporate income taxrates to foreign investors and to domestic enterprises (being 25 percent and 32percent respectively). The National Assembly in its May 2003 session approvedthe Ministry of Finance amendments to the Law on Corporate Income Tax, whichprovide for a uniform rate of 28 percent applied to foreign invested and domesticbusinesses, representing a three percent increase for foreign investedenterprises and a four percent reduction for domestic companies. Tax incentiveswill also be the same for both foreign invested and domestic enterprises andwill be offered to investors in selected priority sectors and in remote areas.The Amended Law on Corporate Income Tax is takes effects 1 January 2004. TheMinistry of Finance also proposed to abolish profit remittance tax for foreigninvested enterprises. Foreign investorshave sought changes to the high personal income tax rates for Vietnamesenational employees in the higher pay scales, which significan ... [Read More]

American Embassy Hanoi - Bilateral Trade Agreement

Vietnam's foreign exchange regime was significantly improved with an amendment to the LFI, followed by Decree 5 and Circular 5, all which explicitly give foreign investors the right to exchange local currency for foreign currency for the purpose of meeting certain current transactions or remitting certain categories of earnings. Despite these significant improvements, various articles of the LFI continue to require FIEs to 'balance' their requirements for foreign currency, to open Vietnamese and foreign currency accounts at Vietnamese or foreign banks in Vietnam, and to convert Vietnamese currency into foreign currency at the official exchange rate. Conversion of Vietnamese dong into hard currency requires a foreign exchange license, which at times of high demand for foreign exchange can present a problem for foreign businesses. No information on average delays in remitting investment returns is available, in part because few foreign investments thus far hav ... [Read More]