Circular No. 12/2026/TT-BCT abolishes certain regulatory documents within the authority of the Minister of Industry and Trade

CIRCULAR

ABOLISHING CERTAIN LEGAL DOCUMENTS FALLING WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF

MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

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BASED ON THE LAW ON ISSUANCE OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS No. 64/2025/QH15; LAW ON ISSUANCE OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS No. 87/2025/QH15;

BASED ON DECREE No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP OF THE GOVERNMENT REGULATING CERTAIN ARTICLES AND MEASURES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION AND GUIDANCE ON THE ISSUANCE OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS; DECREE No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP of April 1, 2025, OF THE GOVERNMENT ON REVIEW, SCREENING, SYSTEMATIZATION AND HANDLING OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS DECREE No. 187/2020/NĐ-CP of July 1, 2025,; AMENDING AND ENHANCING CERTAIN ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT DECREE No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP OF APRIL 1, 2025 ON REGULATING CERTAIN ARTICLES AND MEASURES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION AND GUIDANCE ON THE ISSUANCE OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS AND GOVERNMENT DECREE No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP OF April 1, 2025 ON REVIEW, SCREENING, SYSTEMATIZATION AND HANDLING OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTSBASED ON THE GOVERNMENT DECREE No. 40/2025/NĐ-CP of February 26, 2025 ON FUNCTION, MISSION, POWERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE;;

GOVERNMENT DECREE No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP of May 20, 2025 ON FUNCTION, MISSION, POWERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S AUDITOR; GOVERNMENT DECREE No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP of July 2, 2025 ON REGULATING CERTAIN ARTICLES AND MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES LAW; IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEGAL POLICY DIVISION,

THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ISSUES THIS CIRCULAR

ABOLISHING CERTAIN LEGAL DOCUMENTS FALLING WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE. ARTICLE 1.

ABOLISHMENT OF ALL OF CERTAIN LEGAL DOCUMENTS FALLING WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE 1. DECISION No. 69/2003/QĐ-BCN of April 25, 2003 BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIALIZATION ON ISSUING REGULATIONS FOR INVENTORY OF COAL IN STORAGE.

2. DECISION No. 07/2006/QĐ-BCN of April 11, 2006 BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIALIZATION ON STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF ELECTRICITY AS A DIRECT PROTECTIVE MEANS.

3. DECISION No. 44/2006/QĐ-BCN of December 8, 2006 BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRIALIZATION ON TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR RURAL ELECTRICITY.

4. CIRCULAR No. 40/2010/TT-BCT of December 13, 2010 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON PROCEDURES AND FORMS FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES IN THE ELECTRICITY MARKET.

5. CIRCULAR No. 43/2010/TT-BCT of December 29, 2010 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON SAFETY MANAGEMENT WORKS.

6. CIRCULAR No. 45/2012/TT-BCT of December 28, 2012 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DURING FOOD PRODUCTION UNDER STATE REGULATION.

7. CIRCULAR No. 14/2013/TT-BCT of July 15, 2013 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON CONDITIONS FOR ENGAGING IN COAL BUSINESS.

8. CIRCULAR No. 15/2014/TT-BCT of May 28, 2014 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON PURCHASE AND SALE OF REACTIVE POWER.

9. CIRCULAR No. 06/2015/TT-BCT of April 23, 2015 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT AMENDING AND ENHANCING CERTAIN CIRCULATIONS OF THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IN CHEMICALS, ELECTRICITY, AND COMMODITY TRADING.

10. CIRCULAR No. 33/2015/TT-BCT of October 27, 2015 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON SAFETY TESTING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES.

11. CIRCULAR No. 24/2016/TT-BCT of November 30, 2016 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON SHORTENING THE TIME TO ACCESS ELECTRICITY.

12. CIRCULAR No. 13/2017/TT-BCT of August 3, 2017 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT AMENDING AND ENHANCING CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR No. 56/2014/TT-BCT ON METHODS FOR DETERMINING GENERATION PRICES, PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION OF ELECTRICITY PURCHASE AND SALE CONTRACTS; CIRCULAR No. 30/2014/TT-BCT ON OPERATING COMPETITIVE POWER GENERATION MARKETS; AND CIRCULAR No. 57/2014/TT-BCT ON METHODS, PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING AND ISSUING GENERATION PRICES.

13. CIRCULAR No. 21/2020/TT-BCT of September 9, 2020 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON PROCEDURES AND FORMS FOR GRANTING AND WITHDRAWING ELECTRICITY BUSINESS LICENSES.

14. CIRCULAR No. 05/2021/TT-BCT of August 2, 2021 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON DETAILING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY.

15. CIRCULAR No. 13/2022/TT-BCT of August 25, 2022 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT ABOLISHING Paragraph 6 of Article 7 of CIRCULAR No. 05/2021/TT- BCT dated August 2, 2021 ON DETAILING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY.

16. CIRCULAR No. 10/2023/TT-BCT of April 21, 2023 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT AMENDING AND ENHANCING CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR 21/2020/TT-BCT dated September 9, 2020 ON PROCEDURES AND FORMS FOR GRANTING ELECTRICITY BUSINESS LICENSES.

17. CIRCULAR No. 16/2023/TT-BCT of August 31, 2023 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT GUIDELINES ON ELECTRICITY PURCHASE CONTRACTS FOR DOMESTIC USE.

18. CIRCULAR No. 12/2024/TT-BCT of August 1, 2024 BY THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT AMENDING AND ENHANCING CERTAIN CIRCULATIONS OF THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATING TO POWER SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND ELECTRICITY MARKET.

19. JOINT CIRCULAR No. 16/2011/TTLT-BCT-BNV of April 5, 2011 BY THE MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS ON GUIDELINES FOR FUNCTION, MISSION, POWERS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AND COMPLIMENTARY STAFFING OF THE INDUSTRY PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUBORDINATE TO THE INDUSTRY PROVINCE OFFICE.

20. JOINT CIRCULAR No. 29/2011/TTLT-BCT-BTC of August 4, 2011 BY THE MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE AND FINANCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL COOPERATION FOR INSPECTION BETWEEN MARKET REGULATION AGENCIES AND PRICE REGULATION AGENCIES.

21. JOINT CIRCULAR No. 36/2012/TTLT-BCT-BCA-BTP-BYT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC of December 7, 2012 BY THE MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE, PUBLIC SECURITY, JUSTICE, HEALTH, HIGH COURT PRESIDENT, AND PROSECUTOR GENERAL ON HANDLING VIOLATIONS IN ILLEGAL ALCOHOL TRADING, ILLEGAL TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND RAW TOBACCO MATERIALS.

21. Circular No. 36/2012/TTLT-BCT-BCA-BTP-BYT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC dated 7 December 2012 by the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Public Security, Justice, Health, President of the Supreme People's Court, and Procurator General of the Supreme People's Prosecutor's Office guiding the handling of violations related to the business of smuggled alcohol, tobacco products, and smuggled tobacco raw materials.

22. Circular No. 27/2015/TTLT-BCT-BCA-VKSNDTC-TANDTC dated August 17, 2015, of the Minister of Industry and Trade, the Minister of Public Security, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People's Procuracy, and the President of the Supreme People's Court on Guidelines for Transferring Files in Cases of Theft of Electricity for Criminal Liability Pursuit.

Article 2. Abolition of Part of the Content of Certain Regulatory Legal Documents Within the Authority of the Minister of Industry and Trade

1. Abolish Clause 2 of Article 9 of Circular No. 28/2024/TT-BCT dated December 25, 2024, of the Minister of Industry and Trade, which stipulates energy usage quotas in the brewing industry and non-alcoholic beverage production.

2. Abolish Clause 2 of Article 9 of Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BCT dated December 25, 2024, of the Minister of Industry and Trade, which stipulates energy usage quotas in the plastic industry.

3. Abolish the phrases "Organizations authorized" and "assigned tasks within their authority" at Clause 2 of Article 4; the phrases "authorized organizations," "assigned tasks," and "People's Committee of the Province" at Clause 3 of Article 4; the phrase "organizations authorized to be assigned tasks within their authority" at Clause 1 of Article 6; the phrase "organizations assigned tasks" at Clause 4 of Article 6; the phrases "authorized organizations" and "assigned tasks" in the title of Article 7; the phrases "ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED" and "ASSIGNED TASKS" in the title of Appendix II; the phrase "PROVINCE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE ASSIGNED" in Appendix IV of Circular No. 40/2025/TT-BCT dated June 22, 2025, of the Minister of Industry and Trade on Procedures for Issuing Origin Certificates and Written Approvals for Exporters to Self-Certify Product Origin under Article 6(6) of Decree No. 146/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 12, 2025, of the Government on Delegation and Assignment in the Fields of Industry and Trade.

4. Abolish the phrases "authorized organizations" and "assigned tasks" at Clause 2 of Article 4 of Circular No. 44/2025/TT-BCT dated July 7, 2025, of the Minister of Industry and Trade on Rules of Origin for Goods in the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Agreement.

5. Abolish the phrases "authorized organizations" and "assigned tasks" at Clause 2 of Article 4 of Circular No. 49/2025/TT-BCT dated September 9, 2025, of the Minister of Industry and Trade on Rules of Origin for Goods in the Goods Sector of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Framework Agreement between the Governments of Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Government of the Republic of Korea.

Article 3. Implementation Provisions

1. This Circular shall take effect from May 1, 2026.

2. The Chief Legal Officer, Office Director, Heads of Units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular./.