A series of polices on road maintenance, investments from the social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance funds and sanctioning of administrative violations in the fields of plant varieties and plant protection and quarantine will come into effect from June 2016.

The Government’s Decree No. 28/2016/ND-CP dated April 20th, 2016 on amending a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 56/2014/ND-CP dated May 30th, 2014 and Decree No. 18/2012/ND-CP dated March 13th, 2012 stipulates on road maintenance. The provision on collecting road tolls for motorcycles and mopeds are removed.

Accordingly, entities that are subject to the roa tolls only include automobiles, tractors; trailers or semi-trailers towed by automobile or tractor and similar vehicles. The remaining motorcycles, mopeds must not be paid the tolls.

Decree No. 30/2016/NĐ-CP details investments from the social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance funds. Investment activities from these funds must be transparent, safe and the investment capital can be retrieved.

Decree No. 31/2016/NĐ-CP defines sanctions for administrative violations in the fields of plant varieties and plant protection and quarantine. The maximum fines in terms of plant varieties and plant protection and quarantine reach VND50 million for individuals and VND100 million for organizations.

Decree No. 32/2016/ND-CP issued on May 6 is authorized to approve the master planning for the network of mixed-use airports, civilian airports, and military airports. The Decree also stipulates that determining areas for military airports, civil airports, mixed-use airports, landing strips on ground and water, airspace, and radio stations must comply with legal regulations on land protection and safeguarding national defense projects and military areas as well as provisions on height stated in the Decree.

Decision No. 20/2016/QĐ-TTg provides financial support for activities against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods and payment of expenses for management and disposal of confiscated assets according to regulations against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.

The Decision will take effect from June 26, 2016.