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125/2020/NĐ-CP
Decree on administrative penalties for tax and invoices (2020, as amended)
In forceChanging · Decree · Effective
Amended by 291/2026/NĐ-CP (effective ): Adds Điều 19a (information-exchange violations, fines VND 10-100 million), amends Điều 5 khoản 3 điểm d and inserts "Điều 19a" into several cross-reference lists (incl. Điều 7 khoản 4 điểm a). Does not change Điều 13 or Điều 5 khoản 5. Read all 3 pages as images.
Decree on administrative penalties for road traffic order and safety violations; point deduction and restoration for driving licences
In forceChanging · Decree · Effective
Amended by 238/2026/NĐ-CP (effective ): Read the full 14-page signed PDF of Decree 238/2026/NĐ-CP directly (scanned, no text layer, read page-by-page as images). It amends: Điều 3 khoản 3 điểm i/l (remedial measures), Điều 6 (child-seat fines), Điều 13, Điều 14, Điều 17 (registration-plate/cargo-securing fines), Điều 18 khoản 4 điểm a ONLY — the 16-18-year-old age band, not khoản 5/khoản 7 (the motorbike no-licence fines cited in this article's claims c7-c9), Điều 20, Điều 21, Điều 26, Điều 29, Điều 32 (commercial passenger/cargo vehicle fines), and replaces Điều 42/Điều 43 (authority caps: 37,500,000 VND for commune-level chairs, 75,000,000 VND for provincial-level chairs). Does not touch Điều 18 khoản 5/7 or Điều 45 khoản 2 (the individual/organisation fining-authority multiplier), which this article's claims c7-c10 rely on. Correction 05/10/2026 (Công báo text): Điều 19 khoản 3 of Decree 238 also adds "hoặc có quy định cấm của cấp có thẩm quyền đối với loại phương tiện đang điều khiển" to điểm i khoản 5 Điều 6, điểm b khoản 6 Điều 7 and điểm d khoản 6 Điều 8 of Decree 168 (driving on a road closed to that vehicle type) — cited by hai-van-pass-guide c40/c41.
Circular on the fee for providing judicial record information
In forceChanging · Circular · Effective
Amended by 117/2026/TT-BTC (effective ): Circular 117/2026/TT-BTC waives the judicial record fee from 15/08/2026 to 28/02/2027 only for Vietnamese citizens with a level-2 electronic identity account (Điều 1 chapeau and khoản 5); the foreigner fee is unchanged. Read on the full text 13/10/2026.
Circular issuing the Charter of Preschools (Điều lệ Trường mầm non): school types, nursery groups and kindergarten classes, class-size caps, education programme
In forceChanging · Circular · Effective
Amended by 51/2026/TT-BGDĐT (effective ): Circular of 30/06/2026 amending the preschool charter, effective 15/8/2026. Consolidated text 09/2026/VBHN-BGDĐT (23/07/2026) read: class-size caps in Điều 15 khoản 1 điểm b unchanged (25/30/35). The amending circular itself was not read.
Decree guiding the implementation of the Hague Apostille Convention of 5 October 1961 (Apostille certification of Vietnamese public documents; use of Apostilled foreign documents in Vietnam)
Circular detailing a number of articles of the Law on Tax Administration and Decree No. 252/2026/NĐ-CP
In forceChanging · Circular · Effective
Amended by 2551/QĐ-BTC (effective ): Correction decision of the Minister of Finance (15/09/2026, signed 23/09/2026) corrects technical errors in Điều 99 khoản 5 only (business-household form numbers). Read in full (2 pages) from https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2026/9/dinh-chinh-tt-89-2026-btc.signed.pdf.
Circular of the State Bank of Vietnam guiding the use of foreign-currency accounts and Vietnamese-dong accounts of residents and non-residents at licensed banks
In forceChanging · Circular · Effective
Amended by 39/2026/TT-NHNN (effective ): Per press summaries, this amendment only adds a new Điều 2a and amends Điều 9 and khoản 2 Điều 11 to let foreign credit institutions use agent accounts in Vietnam for international payments/transfers — it does not touch Điều 3-8 (the individual/organisation credit-debit rules used in this research's c9-c11). Not independently verified against the amendment's primary text — flagged as impact 'none' based on secondary reporting only, not a direct read of 39/2026/TT-NHNN itself.
Circular of the Ministry of Health on registration of medicines and medicine materials (includes principles and criteria for classing non-prescription drugs, Điều 15)
Circular of the Ministry of Health on registration of medicines and medicine materials (replaces Circular 12/2025/TT-BYT; Điều 15 non-prescription classing)
Ordinance on Foreign Exchange (Standing Committee of the National Assembly)
In forceChanging · Law · Effective
Amended by 23/2026/QH16 (effective ): Law amending the Law on the State Bank, the Anti-Money-Laundering Law and the Law on Credit Institutions. Per the consolidated text 140/2026/VBHN-PL-VPQH (23/9/2026), it repeals Điều 22 (use of foreign exchange on Vietnamese territory) and khoản 2 Điều 34 of the Ordinance from 2026-12-01. It does not touch Điều 4, 6, 8 or 9 (the articles used for foreigners' one-way transfers) - read in the consolidated text with footnotes.
Amended by 23/2026/QH16 (effective ): Repeals Điều 22 from 1 December 2026 (khoản 2 Điều 4 of 23/2026/QH16; footnote 21 of 140/2026/VBHN-PL-VPQH).
Amended by 03/2026/QH16 (effective ): Replaces this law. Law 03/2026/QH16 (Luật Hộ tịch) was passed by the National Assembly on 23/4/2026 and takes effect 1/3/2027 (Điều 29 khoản 1); Law 60/2014/QH13 expires from that date (Điều 29 khoản 2), and civil-status files received before it and not yet finished continue under the rules in force when received (Điều 30). Read from the signed Gazette PDF, Công báo số 285 of 27/5/2026 (congbaocdn.chinhphu.vn/180507251028987904/2026/5/27/469530-1779268193_v1_1779843006_signed.pdf, text layer, 05/10/2026). Affected: Điều 35 and 37 of the 2014 law (which office registers a birth or a foreign-element marriage, tied to residence) are replaced by Điều 8 khoản 1, Điều 15 and Điều 16 (commune-level People's Committee, regardless of the person's residence); the 60-day birth deadline (Điều 15 khoản 1 of the 2014 law) is carried over in Điều 15 khoản 3; Điều 11 replaces the foreign-document legalisation and translation rules (translation: signature certified, notarised option not repeated). The detailed procedure is left to Government decrees (Điều 29 khoản 4 điểm b). Not yet in force, so not a top-level entry.
Amended by 16/2026/QH16 (effective ): Replaces this law; Law 16/2026/QH16 was passed by the National Assembly on 24/8/2026 and takes effect 1/3/2027 (Điều 34 khoản 1); Law 35/2013/QH13 expires from that date (Điều 34 khoản 2), and mediation cases not finished before it continue under Law 35/2013/QH13 (Điều 35 khoản 2). Read from the signed Gazette PDF (datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2026/9/16-qh16.signed.pdf, scan, read by eye 04/10/2026). Điều 3 khoản 1 (scope) is reworded: point b now excludes disputes arising from a civil transaction that violates a legal prohibition or social morality, in place of the 2013 wording on civil-transaction violations that civil procedure law does not allow to be mediated. Điều 4 khoản 1 keeps the voluntary principle. Not yet in force, so not a top-level entry.
Circular amending several circulars on road, railway and inland-waterway traffic order and safety, incl. Circular 79/2024/TT-BCA on vehicle registration (Ministry of Public Security)
Circular issuing the national technical regulation on ambient environmental quality (issues QCVN 03/05/08/09/10:2023/BTNMT, incl. QCVN 05:2023/BTNMT on air quality)
Circular of the Ministry of Finance guiding specific content when applying the general pricing method to goods/services the State prices, in pricing clean water (replaces Circular 44/2021/TT-BTC)
Circular of the Ministry of Health issuing the National Technical Regulation on Domestic Water Quality (QCVN 01-1:2024/BYT) and regulating inspection and monitoring of clean water quality used for daily-life purposes (replaces Thông tư 41/2018/TT-BYT and 26/2021/TT-BYT)
Circular of the State Bank of Vietnam amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 17/2024/TT-NHNN on opening and using payment accounts at payment service providers
Circular of the State Bank of Vietnam amending and supplementing legal documents on dossier requirements involving certified copies (incl. amending Circular 11/2014/TT-NHNN)
In force · Circular · Effective date not confirmed
Circular of the State Bank of Vietnam guiding one-way money transfers from Vietnam abroad and payments and transfers for other current transactions of residents who are organisations and individuals
Circular on the collection, payment, and management of fees and charges in veterinary work (incl. the animal/animal-product quarantine certificate fee and the clinical-examination fee schedule)
Circular on the content and procedure for approving telecommunications-numbering and Internet-resource planning, and implementing that approval (Ministry of Science and Technology)
Prime Minister's Decision approving the Programme to provide public-utility telecommunications services to 2030 (Chương trình cung cấp dịch vụ viễn thông công ích đến năm 2030)
Prime Minister's Decision approving the Project to integrate the emergency service numbers 113, 114 and 115 and organise the emergency communications system into an Emergency Information Reception and Handling Centre
In force · Decision · Effective date not confirmed
Decision of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam on deploying safety and security solutions in online payments and bank-card payments (biometric authentication)
Decree amending decrees on administrative penalties in tax/invoices, customs, insurance/lottery business, public-asset management, thrift practice, national reserves, state treasury and accounting/independent audit (2021)
Decree amending several articles of Decree 123/2015/NĐ-CP on civil status
In force · Decree · Effective
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07/2025/NĐ-CP
Decree amending several articles of decrees on civil status, including Decree 123/2015/NĐ-CP
In force · Decree · Effective
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88/2020/NĐ-CP
Decree detailing and guiding implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene on compulsory occupational accident and disease insurance
In force · Decree · Effective date not confirmed
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216/2026/NĐ-CP
Decree detailing and guiding the Law on Judicial Records
Decree detailing certain articles of the Law on Tourism — Chương III (Điều 8–10) sets safety-measure duties for tourism products posing a risk to life/health
Decree of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree 87/2024/NĐ-CP on sanctioning of administrative violations in price management
Decree on conditions for foreign-currency exchange agents and foreign-currency receiving and paying services of economic organisations (consolidated as 15/VBHN-NHNN, 4 July 2023)
Decree on the compulsory social-insurance contribution rate into the Occupational Accident and Occupational Disease Insurance Fund
In force · Decree · Effective date not confirmed
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59/2026/NĐ-CP
Decree on the expulsion sanction, measures for temporary custody and escort of violators in administrative procedure, and management of foreigners violating Vietnamese law during expulsion procedures
Circular setting collection rates / exemptions for a list of 46 fees and charges, to support businesses and citizens (incl. two veterinary fees under 101/2020/TT-BTC)
Decree on the delegation of authority of the two-tier local government in the Ministry of Justice's state-management field (incl. civil-status registration at commune level)
Law on Animal Health (incl. Điều 44 requirements for imported animals, Điều 46 import-quarantine registration duty, Điều 47 content of import quarantine)
Circular of the Ministry of Health on prescriptions and prescribing of chemical drugs and biologicals in outpatient treatment at medical facilities (Điều 12 khoản 7: duties of retail drug outlets)
In force · Circular · Effective date not confirmed
Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Land No. 31/2024/QH15, the Law on Housing No. 27/2023/QH15, the Law on Real Estate Business No. 29/2023/QH15 and the Law on Credit Institutions No. 32/2024/QH15
Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Law on Dikes
In force · Law · Effective
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09/2026/QH16
Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Personal Income Tax, the Law on Value-Added Tax, the Law on Corporate Income Tax and the Law on Excise Tax (2026)
Law amending the Civil Procedure Code, the Administrative Procedure Law, the Law on Juvenile Justice, the Bankruptcy Law and the Law on Mediation and Dialogue at Court
Ordinance of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Ordinance on Foreign Exchange (28/2005/PL-UBTVQH11)
Decree of the Government detailing the Labor Code on working conditions and labour relations (Articles 88-91: domestic workers, incl. the written-contract form 01/PLV, minimum wage, rest, insurance payment and the ward notice, Điều 90 khoản 2)
Decree of the Government on minimum wages by region for employees working under labour contracts (applies from 1 January 2026; replaces Decree 74/2024/NĐ-CP)
Decree of the Government providing for sanctioning of administrative violations in price management (replaces Chapter II of Decree 109/2013/NĐ-CP and Article 1 of Decree 49/2016/NĐ-CP)
Circular further amending Circular 79/2024/TT-BCA (as already amended by Circular 13/2025/TT-BCA) on vehicle registration certificates and licence plates (Ministry of Public Security)
Circular of the Minister of Public Security amending Circular 79/2024/TT-BCA on the issuance and revocation of vehicle registration certificates and licence plates
Circular on the issuance and revocation of vehicle registration certificates and licence plates for motor vehicles and specialised-use motorcycles (Ministry of Public Security)
Decision of the Minister of Science and Technology amending the National Postal Code for wards, communes and equivalent administrative units (two-level administrative system)
In force · Decision · Effective date not confirmed
Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of decrees in the field of housing and real estate business (amends Decrees 95/2024, 96/2024, 98/2024/NĐ-CP)
Government Decree detailing several articles and implementation measures of the Law on Telecommunications (registration/authentication/handling of mobile ground-network subscribers)
Government Decree on administrative-violation penalties in postal, telecommunications, radio-frequency, electronic-transaction and information-technology fields (Quy định xử phạt vi phạm hành chính trong lĩnh vực bưu chính, viễn thông, tần số vô tuyến điện, giao dịch điện tử và công nghệ thông tin)
National Assembly Resolution on a number of mechanisms and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles in the organisation of implementation of the Law on Land
National Assembly Resolution on handling certain issues arising from the reorganisation of the state apparatus (Điều 10: papers and documents issued before reorganisation)
Circular of the Ministry of Health promulgating the list of non-prescription drugs (content on chemical drugs, biologicals and herbal drugs ended 1 July 2025)
Replaced · Circular · Effective date not confirmed
Circular of the Ministry of Health issuing the National Technical Regulation on Domestic Water Quality (QCVN 01-1:2018/BYT) and regulating inspection and monitoring of clean water quality used for daily-life purposes
Decree detailing a number of articles of the Law on Personal Income Tax and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Personal Income Tax (2013)