Decree No. 06/2025/ND-CP Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of Decrees on Adoption

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Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;

BASED ON Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP dated March 21, 2011, of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Adoption Law; BASED ON Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP dated March 5, 2019, of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP dated March 21, 2011, of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Adoption Law;

At the proposal of the Minister of Justice;

The Government issues Decrees to amend one supplement some articles of Decrees on adoption.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP dated March 21, 2011 of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Adoption which has been amended and supplemented some articles according to Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP dated March 5, 2019 of the Government.

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 2, Article 3 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"2. Children falling within the scope provided for in Clause 1 of this Article, if adopted abroad, shall be exempted from the procedure for introducing children for adoption as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 36 of the Law on Adoption."

2. Amending and supplementing Article 5 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"Article 5. Validity period and usage value of documents
1. Health examination certificates, family circumstances confirmation documents, residence status and economic condition confirmation documents of domestic adoptive parents as prescribed in Article 17 of the Law on Adoption and health examination certificates as prescribed at point d, Clause 1, Article 21 of this Decree shall have usage value if they were issued not more than six months prior to the date of submission of the dossier to the People's Committee of the commune.
2. Health status confirmation documents, psychological, family investigation reports, income and asset confirmation documents as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 31 of the Law on Adoption, health examination certificates and documents on notable characteristics, preferences, habits of children as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 32 of the Law on Adoption shall have usage value if they were established, issued, confirmed not more than twelve months prior to the date of submission of the dossier to the competent authority.
3. Criminal record certificates issued by foreign competent authorities for adoptive parents as prescribed at point g, Clause 1, Article 31 of the Law on Adoption and point b, Clause 1, Article 21 of this Decree, and persons expected to head foreign adoption offices in Vietnam as prescribed at point g, Clause 1, Article 31 of this Decree shall have usage value if they were issued not more than twelve months prior to the date of submission of the dossier to the competent authority. 4. Documents in the dossier of adoptive parents and children to be adopted, and dossiers for issuance, extension, amendment of licenses for foreign adoption organizations operating in Vietnam, if altered, erased, or falsified leading to distortion of content or false information in the documents, shall not have usage value. Persons who commit such acts of alteration, erasure, falsification, or providing false information shall be subject to legal sanctions as prescribed by law."

3. Amending and supplementing Article 6 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented at Clause 4, Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP as follows:

"Article 6. Review and find adoptive parents for children
1. In cases where abandoned children, orphaned children, or children without support are temporarily fostered or cared for by individuals, families, or organizations in accordance with the law, the People's Committee of the commune shall review and assess the need for these children to be adopted every six months. If there are Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam willing to adopt the child, the People's Committee of the commune shall consider and resolve the adoption matter in accordance with the law, or guide the resolution process. If there are no Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam willing to adopt the child, the People's Committee of the commune shall prepare a dossier and send it to the Department of Justice along with a letter to find adoptive parents in accordance with Clause 3 of this Article, while also reporting to the People's Committee of the district for their knowledge.
2. In cases where abandoned children, orphaned children, or children without support live in care facilities, the care facility shall evaluate the need for these children to be adopted, prepare a dossier for the child including documents and materials as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 18 of the Law on Adoption, and seek opinions from the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs for provincial-level managed facilities or the People's Committee of the district for district-level managed facilities. Within five working days of receiving the complete dossier, the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs or the People's Committee of the district shall provide their opinion and send the dossier to the Department of Justice to announce the search for adoptive parents in accordance with Clause 3 of this Article.
3. The search for adoptive parents for children shall be conducted as follows:
a) When receiving the dossier of the child as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, if there are Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam registering their desire to adopt a child as prescribed in Article 16 of the Law on Adoption, the Department of Justice shall check the eligibility of the adoptive parent before handing over one set of the child's dossier to the adoptive parent and introduce the adoptive parent to the People's Committee of the commune with jurisdiction over the adoption matter to consider and resolve the adoption in accordance with the law. If there are no Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam registering their desire to adopt a child, the Department of Justice shall announce the search for adoptive parents in accordance with the method and time limit prescribed in point c, Clause 2, Article 15 of the Law on Adoption;
b) Within the announcement period at the provincial level, if there are Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam registering their desire to adopt a child as prescribed in Article 16 of the Law on Adoption, the Department of Justice shall proceed as prescribed in point a of this clause. After the announcement period expires, if there are no Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam willing to adopt the child, the Department of Justice shall submit a list of children to the Ministry of Justice to announce the search for adoptive parents in accordance with the method and time limit prescribed in point d, Clause 2, Article 15 of the Law on Adoption;
c) Within the national announcement period, if Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam wish to and meet the conditions to adopt a child, they may contact the Department of Justice to proceed as prescribed in point a of this clause.

Upon expiration of the announcement period nationwide and if no Vietnamese citizen residing in Vietnam has adopted the child as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article, the Ministry of Justice shall notify the Department of Justice to confirm that the child meets the conditions for international adoption.

For children as specified in Clause 1 of this Article, in cases where no Vietnamese citizen residing in Vietnam adopts the child, the Ministry of Justice shall notify the Department of Justice to request the People's Committee of the commune to establish a file to place the child in a care facility if the child is not provided with alternative care in accordance with the law. If the care facility assesses that the child needs to be adopted and establishes a file for the child in accordance with Clause 2 of this Article, there is no need to repeat the process of announcing to find a domestic adoptive parent for the child;

d) The content of the announcement to find a person to adopt the child must ensure the right to privacy, personal confidentiality, and family confidentiality of the child in accordance with the law."

4. Amend and supplement Article 7 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"Article 7. Adoption File

The adoption file of a domestic adoptive parent shall be established in one set, including the documents prescribed in Article 17 of the Law on Adoption and shall be implemented as follows:
1. The adoptive parent shall submit the adoption file to the People's Committee of the commune having jurisdiction over the adoption matter through direct submission, sending the file via the postal service, or submitting online in accordance with the law on administrative procedures conducted electronically.

As for the Criminal Record Certificate prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 17 of the Law on Adoption, the adoptive parent shall submit Criminal Record Certificate No. 1.
2. In cases where the adoptive parent submits an electronic Criminal Record Certificate, if the People's Committee of the commune having jurisdiction over the adoption matter can access information and data about the adoptive parent’s personal background and marital status from the National Population Database or specialized databases, the adoptive parent does not have to submit the paper version of the documents prescribed in Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of Article 17 of the Law on Adoption.

The results of the search shall be stored electronically or in paper form by the People's Committee of the commune, reflecting fully and accurately the information at the time of the search and attached to the adoptive parent's file.

3. Regarding the Confirmation Letter on Family Circumstances, Place of Residence, and Economic Conditions of the Adoptive Parent prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 17 of the Law on Adoption: In cases where the adoptive parent's place of permanent residence and current place of residence are different, within two working days from the date of receiving the request from the adoptive parent, the People's Committee of the commune where the adoptive parent permanently resides shall directly verify within five working days or issue a letter requesting the People's Committee of the commune where the adoptive parent currently resides to carry out verification and assessment of the adoptive parent's family circumstances, place of residence, and economic conditions. Within five working days from the date of receipt of the request letter, the People's Committee of the commune where the adoptive parent currently resides shall conduct verification and assessment according to the content of the Confirmation Letter on Family Circumstances, Place of Residence, and Economic Conditions of the Adoptive Parent and issue a letter notifying the result of the assessment to the People's Committee of the commune where the adoptive parent permanently resides."

5. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 10 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"1. Within five working days from the end of the period for changing opinions as prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 9 of this Decree, the People's Committee of the commune shall register the adoption and organize the transfer of the child. The transfer of the child shall take place at the office of the People's Committee of the commune where the adoption registration is made, with the presence of the adoptive parents, birth parents, guardians, or representatives of the care facility and the child being adopted. In cases where one of the adoptive parents or birth parents cannot be present at the transfer due to objective reasons, they must authorize the other party.

The judicial officer shall record in the Adoption Registration Book and hand over the Domestic Adoption Certificate to the transferring and receiving parties. The electronic version of the Domestic Adoption Certificate shall be sent to the individual's electronic data management system or personal email. The transfer of the child must be documented in a protocol, signed or thumb-printed by all parties and representatives of the People's Committee of the commune handling the adoption."

6. Add Article 10a after Article 10 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented in Clause 5 of Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP as follows:

"Article 10a. Notification of Development of Adopted Child
1. In cases where the adoptive parents change their place of permanent residence before the notification period for the development of the adopted child expires, the adoptive parents are responsible for continuing to notify the development of the adopted child to the People's Committee of the commune where they move to until the notification period ends as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 23 of the Law on Adoption.

2. The People's Committee of the commune where the adoptive parents move to shall be responsible for monitoring and supervising the implementation of the adoption in accordance with Clause 2 of Article 23 of the Law on Adoption."

7. Amend and supplement Clause 5 of Article 13 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"5. A confirmation certificate issued by the Police Station of the commune where the adoptive parent resides in Vietnam and other documents and materials proving that the adoptive parent is a foreigner who has continuously worked or studied in Vietnam for at least one year up to the date of submitting the application to the Ministry of Justice."

8. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 15 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"1. The Department of Justice shall examine the file and assign a civil servant to seek the opinions of relevant persons regarding the placement of children for international adoption as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 33 of the Law on Adoption.

In the case where the biological parents or guardians of a child reside in another locality, the Department of Justice at the place where the adoption matter is being handled shall dispatch officials or send a document requesting the Department of Justice at the place where the biological parents or guardians reside to seek opinions on the adoption of the child abroad. Within five working days from the date of receipt of the request from the Department of Justice handling the adoption matter, the Department of Justice at the place where the biological parents or guardians reside shall proceed to seek opinions on the overseas adoption of the child in accordance with the law and send the document seeking opinions to the Department of Justice handling the adoption matter.

9. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 16 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented under Clause 7 of Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. Prior to confirming that a child meets the conditions for overseas adoption as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 33 of the Adoption Law, the Department of Justice shall examine and assess the child's dossier and compare it with the provisions regarding the subjects, age of children eligible for adoption, cases requiring referral procedures, and cases resolved according to Clause 2 of Article 28 of the Adoption Law.

In the case of abandoned children who are adopted abroad, there must be a clear verification and conclusion document from the provincial police about the origin of the abandoned child, the inability to identify the biological parents, and the absence of any issues related to human trafficking. If the child's dossier indicates that the biological parents reside in another locality, the provincial police at the place where the adoption matter is being handled shall directly verify or send a document requesting the provincial police at the place where the biological parents are reported to reside to conduct the verification.

In the case of abandoned children whose provincial police have verified information about the biological parents and the Department of Justice can contact the biological parents, the Department of Justice shall seek the opinion of the biological parents before confirming that the child meets the conditions for overseas adoption.

In the case where it is not possible to contact the biological parents, the Department of Justice shall post a notice at its office within sixty days from the date of receiving the verification results, and simultaneously send a document requesting the People's Committee of the commune where the biological parents are reported to reside to post a notice at its office regarding the adoption of the child. The posting period is sixty days from the date the People's Committee of the commune receives the document from the Department of Justice. Within five working days from the end of the posting period, the People's Committee of the commune shall send a document to the Department of Justice reporting on the posting results in the locality.

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. After confirming that the child meets the conditions for overseas adoption, the Department of Justice shall submit to the Ministry of Justice a dossier including the documents specified in Clause 1 of Article 32 of the Adoption Law, along with a confirmation document stating that the child meets the conditions for overseas adoption, a verification document from the provincial police for cases of abandoned children; a document seeking the opinion of the biological parents or guardians and the opinion of the child aged nine years or older agreeing to the adoption; and a document expressing the opinion of the Director of the care facility on the adoption of the child living in the care facility.

10. Amend and supplement Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 17 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"1. In the case of adopting a child as stipulated in Points a, b, c, and d of Clause 2 of Article 28 of the Adoption Law, the adoptive parent shall submit the dossier to the Ministry of Justice through direct submission or sending the dossier via the postal service. In the case of authorizing a person residing in Vietnam to submit the dossier, a power of attorney must be provided. The power of attorney issued, certified, or confirmed by an authority of a foreign country must be translated into Vietnamese; the legalization of this power of attorney shall be carried out in accordance with the law.
2. In the case of adopting a child living in a care facility, the adoptive parent who is a resident of a country that is a member of an international convention on adoption with Vietnam shall submit the dossier to the Ministry of Justice through an adoption organization authorized to operate in Vietnam. The adoption organization may choose to submit the dossier directly to the Ministry of Justice or send the dossier via the postal service.

In the case where the adoptive parent resides in a country without an authorized adoption organization in Vietnam, the adoptive parent shall submit the dossier to the Ministry of Justice through the Central Agency on Adoption of the country where the adoptive parent resides, or the diplomatic or consular agency of that country in Vietnam.

11. Amend and supplement Article 19 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

Article 19. Transfer of the dossier of the adoptive parent to the Department of Justice
1. For cases stipulated in Points a, b, and c of Clause 2 of Article 28 of the Adoption Law, the Ministry of Justice shall transfer the dossier of the adoptive parent to the Department of Justice for the Department of Justice to examine and verify the dossier of the child to be adopted, seek opinions from relevant persons on the resolution of adoption, and confirm that the child to be adopted meets the conditions for overseas adoption.
2. In the case of children living in care facilities as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Decree, after receiving the dossier of the child and the documents specified in Clause 3 of Article 16 of this Decree, the Ministry of Justice shall issue a document requesting foreign adoption offices in Vietnam to find suitable individuals for the care and upbringing of the child. After finding suitable individuals for the care and upbringing of the child, the Ministry of Justice shall resolve the overseas adoption of the child according to the methods and deadlines specified in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 36 of the Adoption Law and transfer the dossier of the adoptive parent to the Department of Justice to complete the procedures.

3. In cases where the adoption of children living in care facilities is processed through referral procedures, the Ministry of Justice transfers the adoption applicant's file to the Department of Justice in accordance with Clause 3, Article 34 of the Adoption Law to implement the referral of children. The transfer of files must be based on the number of children eligible for international adoption and the number of approved adoption applicant files, ensuring the selection of the most suitable family for the children.

12. Amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 20 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP, which has been amended and supplemented at Clause 8, Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP, as follows:

"3. While inspecting the results of international adoption proceedings as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 28 and Clause 2, Article 36 of the Adoption Law, the Ministry of Justice shall seek opinions from psychological, medical, family, and social experts when necessary. If the child meets the conditions to be adopted abroad, the decision to allow the child to be adopted must comply with the prescribed procedures and ensure the best interests of the child. The Ministry of Justice shall notify the adoption applicant in writing, along with the Central Authority on Adoption of the country where the adoption applicant resides, accompanied by the following documents and papers:
a) Report assessing the child's eligibility for international adoption;
b) Birth certificate of the child;
c) Decision accepting the child from a care facility;
d) Health examination report of the child;
đ) Written opinions of the birth parents or guardians, and the child's opinion if aged nine years or older regarding the adoption; written statements reflecting the Director's opinion on the care facility regarding the adoption of the child residing in the care facility.

If the child does not meet the conditions for adoption or the adoption process does not comply with the prescribed procedures or does not serve the best interests of the child, the Ministry of Justice shall notify the Department of Justice.

13. Amend and supplement Article 22 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"Article 22. Procedures for confirming Vietnamese citizens residing in border areas as eligible to adopt children from neighboring countries residing in border areas, and registering the adoption in the Adoption Register
1. Vietnamese citizens residing in border areas who wish to adopt children from neighboring countries residing in border areas must meet the conditions set forth in Article 14 of the Adoption Law.
2. The application for confirmation of eligibility to adopt must include the documents specified in Article 17 of the Adoption Law and must be prepared in one set.
3. The adoption applicant may submit the application to the People's Committee of the district where they reside directly, via postal service, or online in accordance with laws governing administrative procedures on electronic platforms.

The People's Committee of the district will review the application and confirm if the applicant meets the conditions for adoption as stipulated in Article 14 of the Adoption Law. The confirmation document will be returned to the applicant via email, electronic data management system, postal service, or at the People's Committee of the district.

4. After registering the adoption with the competent authority of the neighboring country, the adoption applicant must record the adoption with the People's Committee of the district where they reside in accordance with the law on household registration."

14. Amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 26 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"1. The adoption applicant's file must be prepared in one set, including the documents specified in Article 17 of the Adoption Law.

As for the Criminal Record Certificate prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 17 of the Law on Adoption, the adoptive parent shall submit Criminal Record Certificate No. 1.

In cases where the adoption applicant submits an electronic criminal record form, the representative agency can retrieve information about personal details and marital status from the National Population Database and specialized databases. Therefore, the adoption applicant need not submit paper copies of the documents specified in Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of Article 17 of the Adoption Law.

The search results must be stored electronically or in paper form, accurately reflecting the information at the time of retrieval and attached to the adoption applicant's file.

In cases where the adoption applicant has resided abroad for six months or more, the criminal record, health examination report, and family circumstances verification document may be issued by the competent authority of the country where the applicant resides."

15. Amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 27 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"1. The adoption applicant and the child to be adopted must submit their respective files to the representative agency as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 2 of this Decree through direct submission, postal service, or online submission in accordance with laws governing administrative procedures on electronic platforms."

16. Amend and supplement Clause 3 and Clause 4, Article 29 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"3. The person requesting to re-register the adoption must submit the Re-registration Form for Adoption through direct submission, postal service, or online submission in accordance with laws governing administrative procedures on electronic platforms. The form must include a declaration of truthfulness from the person requesting re-registration regarding the previous adoption registration and must be signed by at least two witnesses.

The People's Committee of the commune or the Department of Justice must clearly explain to the person requesting to re-register the adoption about the responsibilities and legal consequences of false declarations. Within their jurisdiction, the People's Committee of the commune or the Department of Justice may refuse to re-register the adoption or request the competent authority to revoke the result of the re-registration if there is evidence that the declaration is false.
4. Within five working days from the date of receiving all valid documents, the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level shall sign the Certificate of Domestic Adoption. The original Certificate of Domestic Adoption shall be sent to the applicant through the postal system or directly handed over at the People's Committee at the commune level. The electronic version of the Certificate of Domestic Adoption shall be sent to the individual's electronic data management repository or personal email account.

In cases of re-registering international adoption, the Department of Justice shall submit to the People's Committee at the provincial level for decision so that the Department of Justice can proceed with subsequent procedures.

17. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 33 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. Within sixty days from the date of receiving all valid files, the Ministry of Justice shall examine and appraise the file; interview to check and assess the qualifications of the person proposed to head the foreign adoption office in Vietnam; examine and assess the conditions and professional capacity of the organization and its staff of the foreign adoption organization; request the Ministry of Public Security for comments."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Within five working days from the date of receiving the reply document from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice shall consider and decide on issuing the License for Foreign Adoption Activities in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the License) to the foreign adoption organization and notify the Ministry of Public Security and the competent tax authority for coordinated management. In case of refusal to issue the License, the Ministry of Justice shall notify the reasons in writing to the foreign adoption organization."

18. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 34 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Clause 2 and Clause 3 as follows:

"2. Within sixty days before the expiration of the License, the foreign adoption organization must submit an application for extension to the Ministry of Justice, along with the License, a document issued by the competent authority of the country where the organization was established, allowing the organization to operate in the field of foreign adoption, and a report on activities in Vietnam."

3. Within thirty days from the date of receiving all valid files, the Ministry of Justice shall examine the file; inspect the operation of the foreign adoption office in Vietnam; reassess the professional capacity of the foreign adoption organization if necessary; request the Ministry of Public Security for comments."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

"5. Within five working days from the date of receiving the reply document from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice shall consider and decide on extending the License and notify the Ministry of Public Security and the competent tax authority for coordinated management. In case of refusal to extend the License, the Ministry of Justice shall notify the reasons in writing to the foreign adoption organization."

19. Amend and supplement Article 35 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP as follows:

"Article 35. Amendment of the License
1. In case the foreign adoption organization changes its name or the location of its headquarters in the country where it was established, or changes the name or location of its office in Vietnam, the organization must submit a request to the Ministry of Justice to note the change.

Within five working days from the date of receiving the request for noting the change, the Ministry of Justice shall record the change in the License and notify the Ministry of Public Security and the competent tax authority in case there is a change in the name or location of the office in Vietnam for coordinated management.

2. In case of changing the head of the foreign adoption office in Vietnam, the foreign adoption organization must submit a request to the Ministry of Justice, accompanied by the License and two sets of documents of the person proposed to head the foreign adoption office in Vietnam as stipulated in point g clause 1 of this Decree.

Within fifteen days from the date of receiving all valid files, the Ministry of Justice shall examine the file, request the Ministry of Public Security for comments, and attach one set of documents of the person proposed to head the foreign adoption office in Vietnam. Within fifteen days from the date of receiving the request from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Public Security shall reply in writing to the Ministry of Justice.

Within five working days from the date of receiving the reply document from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice shall consider and decide on allowing the change of the head of the foreign adoption office in Vietnam and notify the Ministry of Public Security and the competent tax authority for coordinated management. In case of not accepting the person proposed to head the foreign adoption office in Vietnam, the Ministry of Justice shall notify the reasons in writing to the foreign adoption organization."

Article 2. Repeal and replace certain provisions of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 114/2016/NĐ-CP dated July 8, 2016 of the Government on adoption registration fees and fees for issuing licenses to foreign adoption organizations.

1. Replace the following provisions:

a) Replace the phrase "Adoption Bureau" with the phrase "Ministry of Justice" in Article 13, Clause 3 of Article 17, Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of Article 18, Clause 2 of Article 20, Clauses 3 and 4 of Article 27, Clause 2 of Article 31, Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 36, and Clause 2 of Article 47 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP;

b) Replace the phrase "Personal Record" with the phrase "Self-narrative Curriculum Vitae" in Point g Clause 1 of Article 31 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP;

c) Replace the phrase "Adoption Bureau under the Ministry of Justice (hereinafter referred to as the Adoption Bureau)" with the phrase "Ministry of Justice" in Point b Clause 3 of Article 4 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented by Clause 3 of Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP;

d) Replace the phrase "Adoption Bureau" with the phrase "Ministry of Justice" in Point c Clause 3 of Article 4 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented by Clause 3 of Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP;

đ) Replace the phrase "Adoption Bureau" with the phrase "Ministry of Justice" in Point b Clause 2 of Article 14 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented by Clause 6 of Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP;

e) Replace the phrase "Adoption Bureau" with the phrase "Ministry of Justice" in Clause 3 of Article 30 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP which has been amended and supplemented by Clause 9 of Article 1 of Decree No. 24/2019/NĐ-CP;

g) Replace the phrase "Adoption Bureau (Ministry of Justice)" with the phrase "Ministry of Justice" in Clauses 2 and 6 of Article 3 of Decree No. 114/2016/NĐ-CP;

h) Replace the phrase "Adoption Bureau (Ministry of Justice)" with the phrase "Office of the Ministry of Justice" in Clause 3 of Article 5 of Decree No. 114/2016/NĐ-CP.

2. Repeal Article 12 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP.

Article 3. Implementation Provisions

1. This Decree takes effect from the date of issuance.

2. For adoption files submitted to the Department of Justice in accordance with Clause 3 of Article 22 of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP before the effective date of this Decree, such files shall continue to be processed according to the provisions of Decree No. 19/2011/NĐ-CP.

3. The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairpersons of provincial and centrally-administered city People's Committees, and related organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Decree./.