Distribution Rights of Foreign Retailers in Vietnam: How to Play Efficiently by the Rules?

Oct 24, 2023 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM The Reverie Saigon

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Event Description

It’s more than 15 years from Vietnam opened its retail market to foreign investors by way of its WTO commitments. Now it’s worth looking back for experiences and lessons, hopefully to help with improvements going forward.

Join us for the event co-hosted by LNT & Partners and the American Chamber of Commerce, on the key practical legal issues related to retail and distribution rights for foreign investors in Vietnam. In this event, we will focus on issues and solutions relating to crucial aspects of retail business conducted by foreign investors, including:

Investment registration;
Implementation of retail business;
Establishment of retail stores;
Intricacies around ENT removal under CPTPP and EVFTA; and
Online retail business.

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AGENDA

8:30 AM	Registration & Refreshment
9:00 AM	Welcome remarks
9:05 AM	Overview on Retail Investment
9:20 AM	Investment Procedures: Practices on Crossing the Licensing Hurdles
9:40 AM	Conducting Retail Business & Opening Retail Stores: Notes on Goods & Locations
10:00 AM	ENT Removal under the CPTPP and the EVFTA: Are You Prepared?
10:15 AM	Online Retail – Practical Notes
10:30 AM	Q&A
11:00 AM	Event ends

COST

SPEAKERS

Bui Ngoc Hong

Partner, LNT & Partners

Mr. Hong is a Partner of LNT & Partners. He is in charge of the corporate and M&A practice group.

Mr. Hong assists investors to achieve commercial objectives in investment in Vietnam, especially on joint venture, restructuring, acquisitions, contracts, and dispute settlement.

For trading & distribution and the relevant services, Mr. Hong has assisted clients from Vietnam’s early days of opening the market to foreign investors under the WTO treaties till now. He and his team create and advise on deal structures, then implement and protect them.

Nguyen Quoc Bao

Senior Associate, LNT & Partners

Mr. Bao is a Senior Associate at LNT & Partners, and a member of the corporate and M&A practice group.

Bao assists clients in a wide array of investment and commercial aspects in Vietnam, with a focus on inward investment, M&A, corporate and commercial, particularly in the fields of manufacturing, Fintech, healthcare, education, trading and distribution.

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