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EuroCham and the Department of Customs of Ho Chi Minh City are co-organising a dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss:
- Implementation of the CPTPP, upcoming EVFTA and EVIPA.
- Facilitating integration and connecting the European business community with HCMC Department of Customs in line with the motto: Business community and Customs as trusted partners for development.
- Information on policies and new supporting programs in August 2019 to the business community; plans for 2020
- Opportunities for businesses to present their issues and receive guidance from HCMC Department of Customs.
- The ideas and recommendations of the business community for modernization and reforms in customs.
Participation fee: Free of charge for EuroCham Members
Language: Vietnamese - English (cabin translation)
We encourage Eurocham members and businesses to send your concerns and questions in advance to via the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FS9Q7W5. Your inquiries will be addressed at the workshop directly by representatives from the HCMC customs authority, followed by written answers afterwards.
Speakers
Nicolas is EuroCham Co-Chair since October 2017, having been a member of its Executive Committee since 2014, with particular involvement in the preparation of the White Book and advocacy on behalf of foreign investors to the Vietnamese authorities.
Member of the Paris Bar, Nicolas Audier is an attorney with 20 years of experience in the ASEAN Region and Vietnam in particular. He has been working in Vietnam since 1995 and was head of a leading international law firm in Vietnam from 1995 to 2008, before establishing Audier & Partners, which now has offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ulan Bator and Yangon. He is special trade advisor on Vietnam for the French MFA since 1999, having been honored (“Bang Khen”) by the Vietnamese Minister of Justice in recognition of his substantial contribution to the development of Vietnam’s legal system, one of three lawyers to ever receive this distinction.
Mr. Đinh Ngọc
Thắng
Director of HCMC Department of Customs
Mr. Jean Jacques
Bouflet
Vice Chairman at EuroCham Vietnam
After studying law in France and Germany, Mr Bouflet served the European Commission for 37 years. Among others he participated to the negotiations of the WTO Agreement and also to the taskforce for the accession to the EU of Sweden, Finland and Austria. As member of the legal service of the Commission, he acted for many years as litigator of the EU in the WTO Dispute Settlement Panels. He was also Deputy Representative of the European Commission in France. Finally, he was posted as Head of Trade Affairs in the EU Delegation to Thailand and subsequently in the Delegation to Vietnam where he participated to the lead negotiators meetings of the EVFTA.
Mr. Nguyen Hai
Minh
Vice Chairman at EuroCham Vietnam
Minh is Partner in charge of Tax & Business Advisory Services at Mazars Vietnam. Minh is also Vice-Chairman of EuroCham, and Executive Committee Member of the Central and Eastern European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (CEEC). Minh supports international groups and foreign invested companies doing business in Vietnam via technical advice and various advocacy activities toward Vietnamese Government agencies. He is active in promoting business cooperation between Vietnam and European countries.
Agenda
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08
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08
50
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09
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Keynote speech of the Leaders of HCMC Department of Customs
Mr. Đinh Ngọc Thắng09
00
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09
10
Opening speech by EuroCham Leader
Mr. Nicolas Audier09
15
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10
00
Panel Discussion
Administrative procedures reforms and the customs specialization/major task before the new economic opportunities and challenges.
Moderated by Mr. Nguyễn Hải Minh, Eurocham Vice-Chairman. Speakers: the Leaders of HCMC DOC: Mr. Đinh Ngọc Thắng, Director, Mr. Nguyễn Hữu Nghiệp, Deputy Director, Mr. Phan Minh Lê, Deputy Director and the Leaders from EuroCham : Mr. Nicolas Audier, Chairman, Mr. Jean Jacques Bouflet, Vice-Chairman, Mr. Nguyễn Hải Minh, Vice-Chairman
10
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10
15
11
40
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11
50
Keynote speech of the Leaders of HCMC Department of Customs
Speakers
Mr. Đinh Ngọc Thắng
Director of HCMC Department of CustomsOpening speech by EuroCham Leader
Speakers
Mr. Nicolas Audier
Chairman at EuroCham VietnamNicolas is EuroCham Co-Chair since October 2017, having been a member of its Executive Committee since 2014, with particular involvement in the preparation of the White Book and advocacy on behalf of foreign investors to the Vietnamese authorities.
Member of the Paris Bar, Nicolas Audier is an attorney with 20 years of experience in the ASEAN Region and Vietnam in particular. He has been working in Vietnam since 1995 and was head of a leading international law firm in Vietnam from 1995 to 2008, before establishing Audier & Partners, which now has offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ulan Bator and Yangon. He is special trade advisor on Vietnam for the French MFA since 1999, having been honored (“Bang Khen”) by the Vietnamese Minister of Justice in recognition of his substantial contribution to the development of Vietnam’s legal system, one of three lawyers to ever receive this distinction.
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MORE INFORMATION:
Ms. Nhung | nhung@eurochamvn.org or calling 028 3827 2715 - Ext:126