Circular No. 16/2025/TT-BNV guides the model contract for performing civil servant tasks pursuant to Decree No. 173/2025/NĐ-CP. The model contract includes service contracts with individuals, workers, and legal entities. This Circular takes effect from November 16, 2025.
Key points
- The Ministry of Home Affairs → promulgates the model contract for performing civil servant tasks for individuals, legal entities, and workers
- Relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals → are responsible for implementing this Circular
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Positive impact: Ensures transparency and uniformity in the performance of civil servant tasks through the guided model contract.
- Negative impact: May impose additional procedural burdens on the parties involved when adhering to the new model contract.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Which model contract will be used to perform civil servant tasks?
Civil servants will use the service contract model with individuals, workers, and legal entities depending on the task performer.
When does this Circular take effect?
This Circular takes effect from November 16, 2025.
What must relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals do to implement this Circular?
Relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals must be responsible for implementing this Circular as prescribed.
Who will resolve any issues encountered during implementation?
Issues encountered during implementation will be reported to the Ministry of Home Affairs for review and resolution.
To which level of civil servants does this Circular apply?
This Circular applies to all civil servants as stipulated in Decree No. 173/2025/NĐ-CP.
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CIRCULAR
Guidelines for model contracts to perform civil servant tasks
Pursuant to the Government Decree No. 25/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 21, 2025 stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs;
Pursuant to Decree No. 173/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 30, 2025 of the Government on contracts to perform civil servant tasks;
At the request of the Director of the Civil Servant and Public Official Department;
The Minister of Home Affairs issues this Circular to provide guidelines for model contracts to perform civil servant tasks.
Article 1. Attached to this Circular are the model service contract with individuals (Annex I), the model labor contract (Annex II), and the model service contract with legal entities (Annex III) to perform civil servant tasks as prescribed in Decree No. 173/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 30, 2025 of the Government on contracts to perform civil servant tasks.
Article 2. Effectiveness
This Circular takes effect from November 16, 2025.
Article 3. Responsibility for Implementation
1. The Minister, Heads of Ministries equivalent to Ministries, Heads of Governmental Agencies, Chairpersons of Provincial People's Committees under central city administrations, relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Circular.
2. In case of difficulties during implementation, please report to the Ministry of Home Affairs for consideration and resolution./.
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