According to the provisions of Article 12 of Circular No. 12/2022/TT-NHNN dated September 30, 2022 of the State Bank of Vietnam, the loan term for foreign borrowing activities will be determined as follows:
1. For loans specified in Clause 1, Article 11 of this Circular, the loan term is determined from the expected date of the first capital withdrawal to the expected date of the final principal repayment based on the provisions of the foreign loan agreement.
2. For loans specified in Clause 2, Article 11 of this Circular, the loan term is determined from the expected date of the first capital withdrawal to the expected date of the final principal repayment based on the provisions of the foreign loan agreement and the foreign loan extension agreement.
3. For loans specified in Clause 3, Article 11 of this Circular, the loan term is determined from the expected date of the first capital withdrawal to the expected date of the final principal repayment.
4. The withdrawal date specified in this Article is:
a) The date on which money is credited to the borrower's account for loans disbursed in cash;
b) The date on which the lender makes payment to a non-resident providing goods and services under a contract for the purchase and sale of goods and services with a resident borrower;
c) The date on which the borrower is recognized as having fulfilled its payment obligation to the lender in the event that the parties choose to withdraw capital from a medium- or long-term foreign loan in the form of offset payment as prescribed in Point d, Clause 1, Article 34 of this Circular.
d) The date on which the borrower receives leased assets for loans in the form of foreign financial leasing in accordance with relevant legal provisions;
d) The date the borrower is granted a Certificate of Business Registration, a License for Establishment and Operation under specialized laws, the date of signing an investment contract under the public-private partnership method (PPP contract), the date the parties sign a foreign loan agreement to convert the amount of investment preparation into loan capital (whichever comes later), applicable to foreign loans arising from the conversion of the amount of investment preparation of projects that have been granted an Investment Registration Certificate into foreign loan capital according to the provisions of the law on foreign exchange management for foreign direct investment activities in Vietnam.