Decree No. 18/2011/NĐ-CP amends Clause 6 of Article 2 of Decree No. 20/2010/NĐ-CP dated March 8, 2010, of the Government detailing the implementation of the Ordinance Amending Article 10 of the Population Ordinance.

DECREE

Amending Clause 6 of Article 2 of Decree No. 20/2010/ND-CP

dated March 8, 2010 issued by the Government detailing the implementation

of the Ordinance Amending Article 10 of the Population Ordinance

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Ordinance amending Article 10 of the Population Ordinance dated December 27, 2008;

Considering the proposal of the Minister of Health,

DECREE:

Article 1. Amending Clause 6 of Article 2 of Decree No. 20/2010/ND-CP dated March 8, 2010 issued by the Government detailing the implementation of the Ordinance amending Article 10 of the Population Ordinance as follows:

"6. A married couple who each have a child (biological child):
a) Shall be allowed to have one child or two children if one of them has a biological child;

b) Shall be allowed to have one child or two or more children in the same birth if both of them have a biological child. This provision does not apply to cases where the two individuals have had two or more children together and these children are still alive."

Article 2. This Decree takes effect from May 12, 2011.

Article 3. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees under central city administrations, and couples and individuals concerned shall be responsible for implementing this Decree./.