Consolidated Document number 18/VBHN-BXD Decree on registration, deregistration, and sale/purchase of ships

 

DECREE

Detailed provisions on certain articles of the Urban and Rural Planning Law

 

Decree No. 178/2025/ND-CP dated July 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain articles of the Urban and Rural Planning Law shall take effect from July 1, 2025, amended and supplemented by:

Decree No. 34/2026/ND-CP dated January 22, 2026 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 178/2025/ND-CP dated July 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain articles of the Urban and Rural Planning Law.

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Urban and Rural Planning Law No. 47/2024/QH15 amended and supplemented by Law No. 144/2025/QH15;

At the proposal of the Minister of Construction [1];

The Government promulgates this Decree detailing certain articles of the Urban and Rural Planning Law.

Chapter I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

1. This Decree details certain articles of the Urban and Rural Planning Law No. 47/2024/QH15, amended and supplemented by Law No. 144/2025/QH15, including:

a) Clause 4, Article 3 on preparing the general urban planning;

b) Point a, Clause 5, Article 3 on cases for preparing the detailed planning for areas within the general urban planning or the general economic zone planning or the national tourism area planning that have been approved, with specified area size, management requirements, and development needs;

c) Point b, Clause 5, Article 3 on cases for preparing the detailed planning based on area size, management requirements, and development needs for functional zones that are not economic zones or national tourism areas; special administrative-economic zones;

d) Point a, Clause 6, Article 3 on cases for preparing the detailed planning based on area size, management requirements, and development needs;

đ) Point c, Clause 2, Article 8 on the procedures for reporting and deciding on planning in cases where there are conflicts between urban and rural planning at the same level;

e) Clause 4, Article 10 on managing funds for urban and rural planning activities;

g) Clause 3, Article 11 on receiving, managing, and utilizing resources to support urban and rural planning activities;

h) Clause 3, Article 16 on the procedures for preparing, reviewing, and approving planning tasks, urban and rural planning;

i) Article 18 on the conditions for organizations and individuals participating in preparing planning tasks, urban and rural planning;

k) Clause 5, Article 19 on conducting competitions and selecting organizations to prepare planning tasks, urban and rural planning;

k1) Point b, Clause 1, Article 21 on the scope of general urban planning at the provincial level and cities under provincial administration based on conditions regarding area size, population density, and the proportion of non-agricultural labor;

l) Clause 4, Article 25 on the deadline for completing the preparation and approval of detailed planning;

m) Clause 4, Article 49 on managing according to urban and rural planning;

n) Clause 3, Article 54 on constructing, managing, operating, and exploiting databases for urban and rural planning;

o) Clause 5, Article 4 of Law No. 144/2025/QH15 on continuing to prepare, review, and approve detailed planning for cities, economic zones, and national tourism areas that have had their general planning approved before July 1, 2025.

Article 2. Applicability

This Decree applies to state management agencies, organizations, and individuals within the country, and foreign organizations and individuals related to urban and rural planning activities.

Article 3. Explanation of Terms

In this Decree, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. The agency organizing the planning is the agency, organization, or investor responsible for preparing planning tasks and urban and rural planning in accordance with Article 17 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, consistent with the two-level local government structure.

2. The agency reviewing the planning is the agency reviewing planning tasks and urban and rural planning in accordance with Article 38 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, consistent with the two-level local government structure.

3. The authority approving the planning is the agency, organization, or individual with the authority to approve planning tasks and urban and rural planning in accordance with Article 41 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law.

4. The time for preparing the planning task is the period from the start of preparing the planning task until it is submitted to the agency reviewing the planning.

5. The time for preparing the planning is the period from the selection of the organization to prepare the planning until it is submitted to the agency reviewing the planning.

Article 4. Time for preparing planning tasks and urban and rural planning

1. Time for preparing general planning tasks

a) For general urban planning under the approval authority of the Prime Minister, the time for preparing the planning task shall not exceed three months; the time for preparing the plan shall not exceed fifteen months;

b) For general urban planning not falling within the cases stipulated in point a of Clause 1 of this Article and general economic zone planning, national tourism area planning, the time for preparing the planning task shall not exceed two months; the time for preparing the plan shall not exceed twelve months;

c) For general village planning, general special district planning without urban development orientation, the time for preparing the planning task shall not exceed one month; the time for preparing the plan shall not exceed nine months.

2. For sectoral planning, the time for preparing the planning task shall not exceed one month; the time for preparing the plan shall not exceed nine months.

3. For detailed planning, the time for preparing the planning task shall not exceed one month; the time for preparing the plan shall not exceed six months.

4. For underground space planning, specialized technical infrastructure planning of the city [8], the time for preparing the planning task shall not exceed one month; the time for preparing the plan shall not exceed nine months.

5. Prior to preparing the planning task and urban and rural planning, the agency organizing the planning must be responsible for building specific plans and schedules including the time for selecting consulting organizations, reporting, soliciting opinions on the planning, and the time for preparing the planning task, urban and rural planning ensuring compliance with management requirements, development needs, and feasibility. Adjustments to the plan and schedule must ensure sufficient grounds for reasons, necessity, and factors affecting the organization of urban and rural planning.

6. For sectoral planning prepared to detail the contents of the general planning, the agency responsible for organizing and promulgating the implementation plan of the general planning must clearly specify the completion deadlines for sectoral planning in the implementation plan's content, ensuring that the completion and approval of sectoral planning meet investment and development requirements and feasibility in implementation.

Article 5. Conditions for Consulting Organizations and Individuals Participating in Preparing Planning Tasks and Urban and Rural Planning

1. Individuals participating in preparing planning tasks and urban and rural planning must have diplomas and certificates issued by legitimate educational institutions, appropriate to the work they undertake.

2. Those positions and individuals involved in urban and rural planning activities must hold construction practice certificates according to the laws on construction, including the head of planning task preparation, the head of planning preparation, and those leading specialized fields in urban and rural planning preparation. The construction practice certificate of individuals is divided into Class I, Class II, and Class III and is issued according to the laws on construction.

3. Individuals leading architectural design and landscape architectural design, individual urban design within urban and rural planning must have relevant professional diplomas and be issued urban and rural planning practice certificates or architectural practice certificates according to the laws on architecture.

4. [9] Consulting organizations participating in urban and rural planning must meet the capacity requirements as prescribed by the Law on Urban and Rural Planning and the laws on construction.

5. Foreign consulting organizations participating in preparing planning tasks and urban and rural planning must comply with the provisions of this law, the laws on bidding, and obtain operating permits from the competent state agencies on construction according to the laws on construction.

Article 6. Provisions on the procedure and process for reporting and deciding on planning schemes to be implemented when there is a conflict between urban and rural plans at the same level to ensure the compatibility of investment construction projects with urban and rural plans.

1. In cases where urban and rural plans have been approved at the same level and by the same approving authority:

a) The agency organizing the plan or the investor implementing the investment construction project shall report to the approving authority on the implementation status of the investment construction project according to the approved urban and rural plans.

b) Requirements for the content of the report: Scientific basis, practical basis, and legal basis related to the implementation of the investment construction project; identification of conflicting contents among the plans that need to be considered; recommendations on the content of the plan or the plan to be implemented; proposals on measures to address newly arising issues; assessment of the impact and effectiveness of implementation according to the proposed solution, ensuring compliance with national technical standards for urban and rural planning and relevant standards and criteria.

c) The approving authority shall consider and approve in writing the content of the approved plan based on the opinions of the plan review agency.

2. In cases where urban and rural plans have been approved at the same level but by different approving authorities:

a) The agency organizing the plan or the investor implementing the investment construction project shall submit a written report to the lower-level approving authority on the implementation status of the investment construction project according to the approved urban and rural plans.

b) Requirements for the content of the report: Scientific basis, practical basis, and legal basis related to the implementation of the investment construction project; identification of conflicting contents among the plans that need to be considered; recommendations on the content of the plan or the plan to be implemented; proposals on measures to address newly arising issues; assessment of the impact and effectiveness of implementation according to the proposed solution, ensuring compliance with national technical standards for urban and rural planning and relevant standards and criteria.

c) The higher-level approving authority shall decide on the plan to be implemented based on the opinions of the lower-level approving authority and the opinions of the agencies reviewing the plans. The decision document from the higher-level approving authority serves as the legal basis for proceeding with subsequent steps.

3. The agency organizing the plan or the investor implementing the investment construction project must update the contents decided by the approving authority to implement into the urban and rural planning files and submit them to the specialized agency under the approving authority for management.

Chapter II. PROCEDURE AND PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING, REVIEWING, AND APPROVING PLANNING TASKS, URBAN AND RURAL PLANS

 

Section 1. PROVISIONS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OVERALL URBAN PLANS AND ZONING PLANS, DETAIL PLANS

Article 7. Cases for establishing overall urban plans [10]

1. The scope of establishing overall urban plans as stipulated in Clause 4, Article 3 and Point b, Clause 1, Article 21 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law is determined as follows:

a) City; province expected to become a city within the urban system according to the overall urban and rural system planning or regional planning or provincial planning;

b) Special economic zone which is an urban area or special zone oriented towards being part of the urban system according to the overall urban and rural system planning or regional planning or provincial planning or overall city planning;

c) Consisting of several adjacent wards or a single independent ward (without adjacent wards around it), determined to belong to the urban system according to the orientation in the overall urban and rural system planning or regional planning or provincial planning or overall city planning;

d) Consisting of several adjacent wards or a single independent ward (without adjacent wards around it) and the scope of adjacent communes, determined to belong to the urban system according to the orientation in the overall urban and rural system planning or regional planning or provincial planning or overall city planning, while meeting the minimum area requirement of 50 km², population density of at least 300 people/km², and non-agricultural labor force ratio of at least 30%;

đ) Having a minimum planning scope according to the administrative unit boundary at the commune level, determined to be a new urban area belonging to the urban system according to the orientation in the overall urban and rural system planning or regional planning or provincial planning or overall city planning.

2. The scope of planning within the content of the approved overall urban plan serves as the basis and foundation for managing urban development.

Article 8. Cases for Establishing Zoning Plans [11]

1. In areas within the general urban planning of cities or the general urban planning of new towns expected to become cities; areas within the remaining general urban planning of towns or the general planning of economic zones or national tourism zones, zoning plans shall be established when determined in the implementation plan of the general planning based on the area scale defined according to the spatial structure at the approved general planning and decided by the Provincial People's Committee.

2. Functional zones as prescribed in point b, Clause 5, Article 3 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law with area scales determined by the Provincial People's Committee based on management development requirements or identified with investment construction infrastructure technical objectives under construction laws.

3. Areas determined based on the general planning or provincial planning (for special zones belonging to provinces that are not oriented towards being cities) to implement projects for constructing technical infrastructure according to construction laws.

Article 9. Cases for Establishing Detailed Planning

1. Detailed planning as prescribed in point a, Clause 6, Article 3 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law shall be established for the following cases:

a) Areas that have been subject to zoning plans as prescribed in Article 8 of this Decree;

b) Areas within the approved general planning where zoning plans are not required to be established;

c) Functional zones with area scales determined by the competent authority approving detailed planning according to provincial planning or city general planning to implement investment construction projects according to construction laws, except for cases prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. For land plots meeting the provisions of Clause 3 or Clause 5 of Article 10 of this Decree, detailed planning shall be established through a simplified process (referred to as the "overall site planning" process), without having to establish and approve planning tasks and without organizing reviews and approvals of planning.

Article 10. Overall Site Planning

1. Overall site planning is established during the project preparation phase and must be approved in writing by the authority approving detailed planning or the agency authorized to approve it.

2. Adjustments to overall site planning must comply with conditions for adjusting planning as stipulated in the Urban and Rural Planning Law.

3. Land plots implementing investment construction projects that simultaneously meet the following conditions shall carry out the establishment and approval of overall site planning:

a) The land use scale is less than 02 hectares for residential building investment projects; or less than 10 hectares for factory, enterprise, industrial production base, educational institution, non-linear infrastructure engineering construction projects determined according to the general planning or specialized infrastructure engineering planning or provincial planning or technically specialized planning already approved; or less than 05 hectares for other cases;

b) Within areas that have been approved zoning plans or within areas that have been approved general planning for cases where zoning plans are not required to be established;

c) Implemented by a single investor or by a state agency assigned to establish overall site planning.

4. Content of overall site planning:

a) Determining requirements for spatial organization, architectural landscape, and technical infrastructure for the land plot based on compatibility with approved zoning plans or general planning for cases where zoning plans are not required to be established; economic-technical indicators and land use planning indicators compatible with urban and rural planning standards and compatible with specialized standards for construction projects of factories, enterprises, industrial production bases, and infrastructure engineering works;

b) Showing the scale and components of the project within the land plot; proposing architectural forms suitable for the surrounding architectural landscape space; design solutions for technical infrastructure ensuring synchronous connection with the regional infrastructure system and compatible with the surrounding architectural space;

c) The Minister of Construction shall provide guidance on the documentation for overall site planning.

5. For defense and security projects requiring state secrecy, the determination of cases applying overall site planning shall be carried out according to the regulations of agencies, organizations, or individuals entrusted with managing and implementing state secret construction works.

6. Approval of overall site planning:

a) The agency organizing overall site planning sends a letter along with the overall site planning documentation to the authority approving detailed planning or the authorized agency to request approval;

b) Before submitting the application for approval of overall site planning, the agency organizing overall site planning must seek opinions from relevant communities (if applicable) on the planning content according to Article 37 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law;

c) The authority approving detailed planning or the authorized agency examines and issues an approval document for overall site planning, ensuring the requirements of Clauses 3 and 4 of this Article. The time for the authority approving detailed planning or the authorized agency to examine and approve overall site planning shall not exceed 15 days from the date of receiving complete documentation from the agency organizing overall site planning.

Section 2. PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING, REVIEWING AND APPROVING URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING TASKS

Article 11. Establishing urban and rural planning tasks

1. The agency organizing the planning shall directly establish the urban and rural planning tasks or select consulting organizations meeting the conditions stipulated in Article 5 of this Decree to carry out the establishment; during the process of establishing the urban and rural planning tasks, opinions must be solicited according to the provisions of Article 36 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law.

2. The agency organizing the planning must fully incorporate and explain all participating opinions during the establishment of the urban and rural planning tasks and complete the planning task dossier before submitting it for review.

3. Lower-level urban and rural planning tasks shall be decided to be established simultaneously with higher-level planning tasks by the agency organizing the planning, but they must be approved after the higher-level urban and rural planning tasks have been reviewed and submitted for approval, and must ensure that the contents of lower-level urban and rural planning tasks are consistent and specific to the higher-level urban and rural planning tasks.

4. In cases where district planning is established or adjusted according to special regulations of the Government, the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article shall not apply.

Article 12. Submitting for Review and Conducting the Review of Urban and Rural Planning Tasks

1. The agency organizing the planning shall submit the dossier along with the urban and rural planning task documents through the national database system on construction activities to the reviewing agency for review.

For dossiers of urban and rural planning tasks that have not completed the submission for review as prescribed in this clause before January 1, 2026, after being approved, the agency organizing the planning shall be responsible for submitting the reviewed and approved dossiers through the national database system on construction activities.

2. The planning review agency shall check the components and contents of the urban and rural planning task dossier in accordance with the laws on urban and rural planning; establish or advise the competent authority to establish the Review Board; organize the collection of opinions from Review Board members before convening the review board meeting for the planning task.

3. The planning review agency shall be responsible for compiling the review opinions of Review Board members and relevant state management agencies, and send them to the agency organizing the planning for study, incorporation, explanation, and completion of the planning task dossier before the urban and rural planning task is submitted for approval.

4. The agency organizing the planning must fully incorporate and explain all review opinions compiled by the review agency; complete the urban and rural planning task dossier, resubmit it for the planning review agency to check, and serve as the basis for completing and issuing the review report before the agency organizing the planning submits it for approval.

5. The review conducted by the review agency according to the Urban and Rural Planning Law and this Article does not replace or reduce the responsibility of the agency organizing the planning task and the responsibility of the consulting organization establishing the urban and rural planning task for the work they undertake according to the law.

Article 13. Procedures for Approval of Urban and Rural Planning Tasks

1. The agency organizing the planning shall submit the dossier on the planning task for urban and rural areas to the authority responsible for approving the plan for approval.

2. The authority responsible for approving the plan shall base its decision on the proposal, accompanied by the completed dossier on the planning task from the agency organizing the planning and the report on the review by the reviewing agency to consider and approve the planning task for urban and rural areas.

3. The explanations and drawings in the dossier on the planning task for urban and rural areas, after being approved, must be reviewed and stamped with confirmation by the planning review agency according to the regulations of the Minister of Construction.

Section 3. PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING, REVIEWING, APPROVING AND AMENDING URBAN AND RURAL PLANS

Article 14. Establishing Urban and Rural Plans

1. The agency organizing the planning shall select consulting organizations meeting the conditions stipulated in Article 5 of this Decree to carry out the planning; during the process of establishing urban and rural plans, opinions must be solicited according to the provisions of Article 37 of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning.

2. The agency organizing the planning must incorporate and explain fully all participating opinions during the planning process and complete the planning dossier for urban and rural areas before submitting it for review.

Article 15. Procedures for Submitting and Reviewing Urban and Rural Plans

1. The agency organizing the planning shall send the dossier on the urban and rural planning along with the accompanying documents through the national database system on construction activities to the reviewing agency for review.

For dossiers on urban and rural planning that have not been submitted for review according to the provisions of this clause before January 1, 2026, after being approved, the agency organizing the planning shall be responsible for sending the reviewed and approved dossier through the national database system on construction activities.

2. The urban and rural planning review agency shall check the components and contents of the dossier on urban and rural planning to ensure compliance with the laws on urban and rural planning; establish or advise the competent authority to establish a review board; organize the collection of opinions from members of the review board, and the critical opinions of experts who are members of the review board before convening the review board meeting on urban and rural planning.

3. The urban and rural planning review agency shall be responsible for compiling the opinions of the review board members, critical opinions, and sending them to the agency organizing the planning for study, incorporation, explanation, and completion of the dossier on urban and rural planning before submitting it to the authority responsible for approving the plan. For content still having differing opinions and not yet reaching consensus with the agency organizing the planning, the urban and rural planning review agency shall report and clearly state its position in the review report on urban and rural planning for the authority responsible for approving the plan to consider and decide.

4. The agency organizing the planning must incorporate and explain fully all review opinions and critical opinions compiled by the review agency; complete the dossier on urban and rural planning, resubmit it for the urban and rural planning review agency to check and finalize, issue the review report before the agency organizing the planning submits it to the authority responsible for approving the plan.

5. The review by the review agency according to the provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning and this Article does not replace or reduce the responsibility of the agency organizing the planning and the responsibility of the consulting organization for the work they undertake according to the law.

Article 16. Procedures for Approval of Urban and Rural Planning

1. The agency organizing urban and rural planning shall submit the approval authority with the planning dossier for urban and rural areas to request approval after it has been completed according to the appraisal report of the appraisal agency.

2. The approval authority for planning shall base on the proposal, accompanied by the completed planning dossier of the agency organizing urban and rural planning and the appraisal report of the appraisal agency to consider and approve urban and rural planning.

3. The explanations and drawings in the planning dossier for urban and rural areas after being approved must be checked and stamped with confirmation by the appraisal agency for planning in accordance with the regulations of the Minister of Construction.

Article 17. Procedures for Agreeing to the Proposal to Adjust the Overall Urban and Rural Planning

1. The agreement on the proposal to adjust the overall urban and rural planning as stipulated in point a, Clause 1, Article 47 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law applies to the level of general planning.

2. Procedures for agreeing to the proposal to adjust the overall urban and rural planning:

a) The agency organizing urban and rural planning reports to the approval authority for planning and the appraisal agency, proposing the implementation of the overall adjustment of urban and rural planning. The content of the report is based on the results of reviewing and evaluating the implementation of the general planning; clearly stating the reasons and necessity for implementing the overall adjustment of planning; the start and completion time for preparing the overall adjustment of the general planning.

b) The appraisal agency for planning studies the content of the report and proposals from the planning organization agency, evaluates according to the regulations on conditions for adjusting planning, and submits a report to the approval authority for planning to obtain approval to implement the overall adjustment of the general planning.

c) The approval authority for planning approves the overall adjustment of the general planning in writing.

3. The procedures for organizing, appraising, approving, and announcing the overall adjustment of the general planning as stipulated herein shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on urban and rural planning.

Chapter III. PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES

 

Article 18. Maps Serving the Preparation of Planning Tasks, Urban and Rural Planning

1. Topographic maps serving the preparation of planning tasks and planning must be issued by state management agencies for maps or prepared by specialized survey and measurement agencies, ensuring quality and technical requirements according to regulations on surveying and mapping activities; at the same time, they must comply with regulations on building urban and rural planning database.

2. Information and data on topographic maps must meet the requirements for preparing planning tasks and planning, suitable for each type and level of planning. In cases where topographic maps are not consistent with the current situation at the time of planning, the competent authority approving planning tasks, urban and rural planning shall decide to conduct supplementary surveys of the current situation, ensuring technical requirements according to regulations on surveying and mapping.

Article 19. Urban and Rural Planning Idea Competitions

1. For cases determined to implement planning idea competitions according to Clause 3, Article 19 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law, based on the approved planning task, the agency organizing urban and rural planning shall carry out the following tasks:

a) Prepare and approve the competition plan and budget;

b) Prepare and issue the competition rules along with information materials about the area for planning to serve the competition;

c) Establish the Competition Committee and Technical Team; define the responsibilities of the Competition Committee and Technical Team;

d) Announce and invite a minimum of three consulting organizations meeting the conditions to participate in the planning idea competition;

đ) Receive competition entries and hand them over to the Competition Committee;

e) Decide and announce the competition results.

2. The competition rules include the following basic contents:

a) Form, scale, nature, purpose, and requirements of the competition;

b) Regulations on competition conditions; criteria, content, and procedures for organizing the competition; time and location of the competition; competition entry requirements; validity of competition entries;

c) Composition of the Competition Committee and basic information about the expertise and experience of its members;

d) Costs for organizing the competition; basis for determining planning preparation costs;

đ) Structure and value of awards (if any);

e) Rights and responsibilities of related parties, copyright;

g) Sample registration form for participating in the competition;

h) Other contents as required by each competition (regulations on competition rounds if applicable and situations ending a round without an optimal solution; principles for determining planning preparation costs...);

i) Information materials about the planning area:

Information materials about the planning area for the competition, issued together with the competition rules, include legal information about the planning area; current drawings and data; development goals and investment plans; spatial layout, architectural landscape requirements, and other related requirements.

3. Competition entries include explanations, drawings reflecting planning ideas, technical solutions, films, photos, models (if any), financial proposals, and planning preparation costs. Entries must be uniformly specified regarding language (Vietnamese or bilingual), units of measurement, currency, and anonymity rules, not including the name or logo of the consulting firm or author in the entries.

4. Competition Committee:

a) The Competition Committee has an odd number of members, a minimum of nine people, including one Chairperson and other members;

b) The committee structure includes representatives from state management agencies, relevant social professional organizations, experts specializing in urban and rural planning, and representatives from the planning organization agency; among which, at least one-third of the members are experienced experts in urban and rural planning. The Chairperson must be an experienced and reputable urban and rural planning expert elected by the Committee or invited by the planning organization agency.

c) The Examination Board shall unify the examination regulations for the Chairman of the Board to sign and promulgate. The Examination Board is responsible for analyzing urban and rural planning ideas based on the examination regulations; assessing the scientific nature and practicality of the solutions and evaluating, ranking consulting organizations. Summarizing and reporting the results of the urban and rural planning idea competition.

5. The examination results shall be reported by the Examination Board to the planning authority in writing signed by the Chairman of the Board; the content of the Board's report must include the following:

a) The process of receiving application files for the competition;

b) The number of units participating in the competition, received application files, valid and invalid files according to the criteria set out in the examination regulations;

c) Ranking of the competition results evaluated by the Examination Board according to the criteria set out in the Examination Regulations, corresponding to awards;

d) Proposing the unit selected to provide consultancy services for urban and rural planning.

Article 20. Selection of Consulting Organizations for Planning Tasks, Urban and Rural Planning

1. The selection of consulting organizations for planning tasks, urban and rural planning is regulated as follows:

a) In accordance with the provisions of the law on bidding, ensuring the conditions of capacity of the organization as stipulated by the law on urban and rural planning;

b) In cases where the cost of preparing planning tasks for urban and rural areas does not fall under the mandatory implementation of the bidding law, the planning organizing agency may prepare the planning tasks for urban and rural areas through self-execution or designate a consulting organization to prepare the planning tasks for urban and rural areas in accordance with the bidding law.

2. Consulting organizations for urban and rural planning are selected through the following forms:

a) Bidding in accordance with the provisions of the bidding law, ensuring the conditions of capacity of the organization as stipulated by the law on urban and rural planning;

b) Competing for urban and rural planning ideas; the planning organizing agency organizes the competition for planning ideas in accordance with Article 19 of this Law.

Article 21. Management of Funds for Urban and Rural Planning Activities

1. The head of the agency organizing the planning is responsible for managing state budget funds for urban and rural planning activities; implementing control over advance payments, settlements, and final accounts according to volume, in accordance with the state budget law and through the State Treasury. Relevant agencies have the responsibility to coordinate in inspection and supervision.

2. [20] (Repealed)

3. [21] The People's Committee of the province (for planning within the Prime Minister's approval authority) and the approving authority are responsible for issuing annual financial plans, approving budgets for planning activities for urban and rural areas. The provincial People's Committee may delegate its authority to subordinate agencies to approve budgets for planning activities for urban and rural areas in accordance with local government organization laws.

In cases where the planning task or urban and rural planning is organized by an investor who is the planning organizing agency, that planning organizing agency is responsible for approving the budget for preparing the planning task or urban and rural planning.

Article 22. Receiving, managing, and using resources to support urban and rural planning activities

1. The agency receiving and managing resources to support urban and rural planning activities:

a) For tasks related to urban and rural planning under the approval authority of the Prime Minister, the provincial People's Committee decides on the receipt of support resources through funding;

b) For tasks related to urban and rural planning not covered by point a of this clause, the approving authority decides on the receipt of support resources through funding;

c) The agency organizing the preparation of planning receives support resources through research results and awards for competition outcomes of urban and rural planning ideas; sponsors conferences, seminars, training, research, surveys, and domestic and international training.

2. Managing and using resources to support urban and rural planning activities:

a) For support resources through funding: Deposited into the local budget and managed and used according to the laws on state budget;

b) For support resources through research results and awards for competition outcomes of urban and rural planning ideas; sponsoring conferences, seminars, training, research, surveys, and domestic and international training: The direct sponsor manages and decides on the costs of implementation.

3. The establishment, review, approval, adjustment, and publication of urban and rural planning in cases where sponsored funding is used shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on urban and rural planning.

Article 23. Management regulations based on urban and rural planning

1. Management regulations based on the general planning must be consistent with approved planning and include the following specific contents:

a) Boundaries, scope, and nature of the planning area;

b) Economic and technical standards, regulations on spatial control, architectural landscape, and construction height limits for each area;

c) Red line boundaries, construction limits along city-level or regional-level roads for the general planning of cities that are not metropolitan cities [22], general planning of economic zones, and general planning of national tourist areas;

d) Determination of areas prohibited from construction; protection zones and safety corridors for technical infrastructure projects, special-purpose projects, underground projects; conservation areas for architectural works, historical, cultural, scenic spots, and landscape terrain;

đ) Environmental protection requirements and measures;

e) Responsibilities for implementation; principles for organizing and implementing the approved general planning.

2. Management regulations based on district-level planning must be consistent with approved planning and include the following specific contents:

a) Scope and scale of the planning area; location, boundaries, nature, and scale of functional zones within the planning area;

b) Economic and technical standards and land use planning standards, construction height for each plot of land;

c) Red line boundaries, construction limits along district-level roads, construction heights, and specific technical requirements for each road and area;

d) Protection zones and safety corridors for technical infrastructure projects, special-purpose projects, underground projects; conservation areas for historical, cultural, scenic spots, and landscape terrain;

đ) Environmental protection requirements and measures;

e) Responsibilities for implementation; principles for organizing and implementing the approved district-level planning.

3. Management regulations based on detailed planning must be consistent with approved planning and include the following specific contents:

a) Boundaries, scope, and nature and function of the planning area;

b) Economic and technical standards and land use planning standards, construction height for each lot of land;

c) Regulations on building height, floor level, and number of floors for high-rise buildings, architectural forms, and fences for buildings, construction materials for buildings;

d) Red line boundaries, construction limits, and specific technical requirements for internal roads; protection zones and safety corridors for technical infrastructure projects, special-purpose projects, underground projects;

đ) List and regulations on conservation, renovation, and refurbishment of architectural works, historical, cultural, scenic spots, and landscape terrain;

e) Environmental protection requirements and measures;

g) Responsibilities for implementation; principles for organizing and implementing the approved detailed planning.

4. Management regulations based on underground space planning for cities [23] must be consistent with approved planning and include the following specific contents:

a) Boundaries and scope of underground space planning;

b) Regulations on planning elevation; relationships with related projects and areas;

c) Construction limits and specific technical requirements for each underground project route and area; protection zones and safety corridors for underground projects;

d) Environmental protection requirements and measures;

đ) Responsibilities for implementation; principles for organizing and implementing the approved underground space planning.

5. Management regulations based on specialized technical infrastructure planning for cities [24] must be consistent with approved planning and include the following specific contents:

a) Boundaries and scope of specialized technical infrastructure planning;

b) Regulations on planning elevation; relationships with related projects and areas;

c) Construction limits and specific technical requirements for each technical infrastructure project route and area; protection zones and safety corridors for technical infrastructure projects;

d) Environmental protection requirements and measures;

đ) Responsibilities for implementation; principles for organizing and implementing the approved specialized technical infrastructure planning.

Article 24. Construction, management, operation, and exploitation of urban and rural planning database

1. Principles for constructing, updating, managing, exploiting, and using the urban and rural planning database:

a) The urban and rural planning database shall be constructed throughout the entire process of surveying, measuring, formulating planning tasks, preparing plans, and organizing implementation.

b) The urban and rural planning database shall be centrally and uniformly constructed and managed from the central to local levels.

c) The urban and rural planning database shall be constructed and updated to provide comprehensive, accurate, timely, and synchronized information within the national construction activity database system, meeting state management requirements for investment in construction.

d) The urban and rural planning database shall maintain continuous, stable, and uninterrupted operation, and be stored long-term to meet the exploitation and usage needs of agencies, organizations, and individuals as prescribed by law.

e) Digitized planning files in electronic format must be published on the Urban Planning Portal of the Ministry of Construction by the People's Committee of the province in accordance with regulations.

2. The construction, updating, management, exploitation, and use of the urban and rural planning database shall comply with the Government's regulations on the national information system and database on construction activities, as well as legal provisions on information technology, electronic transactions, network security, cyber security, access to information; regulations on the management, connection, and sharing of digital data by state agencies.

3. Responsibilities and operating costs for managing and operating the urban and rural planning database system:

a) The agency responsible for formulating the plan shall be responsible for constructing and updating the urban and rural planning database through the work of formulating, reviewing, approving, and adjusting urban and rural plans; the specialized agencies for urban and rural planning at provincial and communal levels shall be responsible for managing, exploiting, and using the urban and rural planning database system.

b) The costs for constructing, updating, managing, exploiting, and using the urban and rural planning database shall be sourced from regular budget funds of the state and determined according to the guidelines of the Minister of Construction.

Chapter IV. TRANSITION PROVISIONS

 

Article 25. Provisions on continuing to formulate, review, and approve district-level planning for cities, economic zones, and national tourist areas that have been approved general planning before July 1, 2025 [25]

1. The agency responsible for formulating the overall plan shall integrate the results of the formulation and approval of district-level planning after the general plan has been approved; develop a plan identifying functional areas requiring the formulation or adjustment of district-level planning based on the approved general plan, and report to the authority issuing the general plan implementation plan to organize implementation within two years as stipulated in the Law on Urban and Rural Planning.

2. If district-level planning has not been completed within the two-year period following the issuance of the plan, the agency responsible for formulating the plan must adjust the general plan according to the provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning.

Article 26. Transfer after this Decree takes effect

1. Detailed planning approved through the simplified procedure shall continue to be valid during the implementation of projects after this Decree takes effect until adjusted according to this Decree's provisions on overall land use planning. In cases where detailed planning through the simplified procedure is still under preparation and has not yet been approved, it shall be implemented according to this Decree's provisions on the establishment and approval of overall land use planning.

2. Rural areas that have rural planning already approved and still valid, if meeting the conditions for partial adjustment of planning, shall implement partial adjustment of planning according to the laws on urban and rural planning.

3. Regional planning across districts and regional planning within districts shall be transferred according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 59 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law; in cases where there is no other planning to replace them, certain contents about technical infrastructure of regional planning across districts or regional planning within districts, if meeting the conditions for partial adjustment of planning, may be partially adjusted according to the laws on urban and rural planning.

4. Decisions on urban classification issued by competent authorities before July 1, 2025 based on the results of urban quality assessment based on approved urban and rural planning shall continue to be valid until replaced, amended, or revoked according to the law.

Chapter V. IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS[26]

 

Article 27. Implementation Organization

1. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees directly under the central government, Heads of political organizations, political-social organizations, social-professional organizations, and related organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Decree.

2. The Ministry of Construction:

a) Shall take the lead in coordinating with ministries, sectors, and provincial People's Committees in organizing state management over urban and rural planning;

b) Regularly inspect, urge, and guide localities in organizing implementation according to the laws on urban and rural planning; promptly identify issues and difficulties in urban and rural planning activities to study and propose solutions to the Government, Prime Minister, and relevant ministries and sectors;

c) Review, adjust, supplement, and issue new national technical standards on urban and rural planning.

3. People's Committees at all levels:

a) Allocate funds from the state budget allocated to localities to implement urban and rural planning activities according to the law and guidance from the Ministry of Construction;

b) Organize inspections on the implementation of laws on urban and rural planning; promptly identify and compile difficulties and issues and report to competent authorities to serve as a basis for further improving the legal system.

Article 28. Amending and Supplementing Provisions in Certain Articles and Clauses of Related Decrees

1. Amend and supplement some articles, clauses, and points of Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2024 of the Government detailing some provisions and measures to implement the Construction Law on construction activity management as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "construction planning" in Clause 3, Article 1, Point g, Clause 2, Article 17, Clause 1, Article 61, Point c, Clause 4, and Point c, Clause 5, Article 70, Point c, Clause 2, Article 71, Point a, Clause 2, Article 119, Clause 5 and Clause 6, Article 121, Clause 5, Article 122 with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

b) Replace the phrase "construction planning or underground space planning" in Clause 4, Article 3 with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

c) Replace the phrase "construction planning design" in Clause 13 and Clause 14, Article 3 with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

d) Amend and supplement Clause 21, Article 3 as follows: "21. Urban and rural planning in this Decree refers collectively to various types and levels of planning according to the Urban and Rural Planning Law and other planning under the laws on urban planning and construction planning that have been established, approved, and remain effective according to the laws on urban and rural planning.";

đ) Replace the phrase "construction planning" in Point a, Clause 1, Article 4 with the phrase "planning according to the laws on urban and rural planning";

e) Amend and supplement Point a, Clause 2, Article 13 as follows: "a) For investment projects for key technical infrastructure in regional planning across districts and within districts: the existing regional planning across districts and within districts, which remains effective according to the laws on urban and rural planning, serves as the basis for establishing investment projects;";

g) Replace the phrase "construction planning or specialized technical planning" in Point g, Clause 2, Article 13 with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

h) Amend and supplement Point a, Clause 3, Article 13 as follows: "a) Adjustments regarding layout, form, and technical parameters of buildings when ensuring land use indicators of the project area approved in urban and rural planning, regulations on spatial management and urban design, architectural management regulations (if applicable), and urban and rural planning standards;";

i) Amend and supplement Point a, Clause 2, Article 18 as follows: "a) For urban and rural planning: assess the suitability of the basic design with land use indicators determined in the urban and rural planning used as the basis for establishing projects according to Clause 2, Article 13 of this Decree; check the suitability of land use functions in the general planning; the suitability of functions, land use indicators, and population control scale in the district planning (if applicable) of the project area;";

k) Replace the phrase "urban planning, functional area planning, or detailed rural residential area planning" in Point d, Clause 1, Article 44 with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

l) Replace the phrase "construction planning" in Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 65 with the phrase "planning";

m) Replace the phrase "Thiết kế quy hoạch xây dựng" at point b clause 1 Article 74, point b clause 1 Article 94, and point h clause 1 Article 99 with the phrase "Lập quy hoạch đô thị và nông thôn";

n) Amend and supplement Article 81 as follows:

“Article 81. Professional experience conditions for obtaining a practice certificate for urban and rural planning

An individual shall be considered for issuance of a practice certificate for urban and rural planning if they meet the general conditions stipulated in Article 79 of this Decree and the corresponding professional experience conditions for each level of practice certificate as follows:

1. Level I: Has served as head or main planner for one urban and rural planning project in their field of expertise that has been approved by the Prime Minister, or two urban and rural planning projects (one of which must be a master plan or district plan) that have been approved by the People's Committee of the province.

2. Level II: Has served as head or main planner for one urban and rural planning project in their field of expertise that has been approved by the People's Committee of the province, or two urban and rural planning projects that have been approved by the People's Committee of the commune.

3. Level III: Has participated in the planning of two urban and rural planning projects in their field of expertise that have been approved.”

o) Amend and supplement point b clause 5 Article 98 as follows: “b) For organizations engaged in urban and rural planning: individuals holding the position of head or main planner for specialized fields related to urban and rural planning, architecture, transportation, electricity, water supply and drainage in urban and rural planning must hold a corresponding practice certificate according to the provisions of Section 2 Appendix VII of this Decree, consistent with the level of practice certificate requested by the organization;”

p) Amend and supplement Article 103 as follows:

“Article 103. Qualification conditions for organizations engaged in urban and rural planning

Organizations engaged in urban and rural planning must meet the corresponding qualification conditions for each level of capacity as follows:

1. Level I:

a) At least two individuals holding the position of head or main planner for each specialized field related to urban and rural planning, architecture, transportation, electricity, water supply and drainage in urban and rural planning must hold a Level I practice certificate corresponding to their field of expertise;

b) Have completed at least one urban and rural planning project within their jurisdiction that has been approved by the Prime Minister, or two urban and rural planning projects (at least one of which must be a master plan) within their jurisdiction that have been approved by the People's Committee of the province.

2. Level II:

a) Individuals holding the position of head or main planner for specialized fields related to urban and rural planning, architecture, transportation, electricity, water supply and drainage in urban and rural planning must hold a practice certificate from Level II or higher corresponding to their field of expertise;

b) Have completed at least one urban and rural planning project within their jurisdiction that has been approved by the People's Committee of the province.

3. Level III:

Individuals holding the position of head or main planner for specialized fields related to urban and rural planning, architecture, transportation, electricity, water supply and drainage in urban and rural planning must hold a practice certificate from Level III or higher corresponding to their field of expertise.”

q) Replace the phrase “urban planning, construction planning” at clause 13 Article 122 with the phrase “urban and rural planning”.

r) Amend and supplement item number 2 in Appendix VIII attached to Decree No. 175/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2024 of the Government as follows:

2. Amend and supplement some articles, clauses, and points of Decree No. 111/2024/NĐ-CP dated September 6, 2024 of the Government on the national information system and database on construction activities as follows:

a) Replace the phrase “construction planning” at clause 2 Article 1, clause 3 Article 3, point b clause 1 Article 7, clause 4 Article 8, name of clause 5 and point b clause 5 Article 10, clause 5 Article 12 with the phrase “urban and rural planning”;

b) Amend and supplement Article 6 as follows:

“Article 6. Database on urban and rural planning

1. Information and data in the database on urban and rural planning are classified as follows:

a) Urban planning;

b) Rural planning;

c) Functional area planning;

d) Underground space planning for centrally-administered cities;

đ) Specialized infrastructure technical planning for centrally-administered cities.

2. Information about urban and rural planning collected and updated in the database on urban and rural planning includes:

a) General information: Name of planning, type of planning; location, area size of the planning region; organization or entity preparing the planning; approving authority; year of approval;

b) Detailed information: Documents and texts related to urban and rural planning and certain or all information contained in these documents, including: Decision approving the planning task, urban and rural planning of the competent authority; drawings, comprehensive explanations, urban design (if any), management regulations according to the approved planning (if any); implementation plan for urban and rural planning; other related information (if any).

3. General information and certain detailed information in the database on urban and rural planning are open data published on the National Data Portal, the Ministry of Construction’s electronic portal.

4. Core data in the database on urban and rural planning include the information code specified in point a clause 2 Article 8 of this Decree and the general information mentioned in point a clause 2 of this Article.”

c) Replace the phrase “planning project” at name of clause 2 Article 8, clause 1 Article 10 with “urban and rural planning”.

3. Amend and supplement some Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 100/2024/NĐ-CP dated July 26, 2024 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Housing regarding the development and management of social housing as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in Article 5 and point a Clause 2 Article 27 with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in Clause 1 Article 58 with the phrase "planning".

4. Amend and supplement some Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 98/2024/NĐ-CP dated July 25, 2024 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Housing concerning the renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings as follows:

a) Add "On the basis of the Urban and Rural Planning Law dated November 26, 2024" in the section on legal basis;

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in point c Clause 2 Article 24 with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

c) Replace the phrase "urban planning" in Clause 5 Article 6 with the phrase "urban and rural planning".

5. Amend and supplement some Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 96/2024/NĐ-CP dated July 24, 2024 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Real Estate Business as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in Clause 2 Article 37 and Appendix X, Appendix XII, and Appendix XIII with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in point a Clause 2 Article 4, point b Clause 2 Article 9, point d Clause 3 Article 10, and Clause 2 Article 35 with the phrase "urban and rural planning".

6. Amend and supplement some Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 95/2024/NĐ-CP dated July 24, 2024 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Housing as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction, urban planning" in Article 14 and Appendix II with the phrase "urban and rural planning";

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction for public housing, urban planning and construction for important national projects" in point a Clause 1 Article 68 with the phrase "planning for the construction of public housing, important national projects";

c) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in Form No. 02 Appendix V with the phrase "urban and rural planning".

7. Amend and supplement some Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 10/2024/NĐ-CP dated February 1, 2024 of the Government detailing regulations on high-tech zones as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction for high-tech zones" in Clause 5 Article 4, Clause 2 Article 9, Clause 5 Article 10, point c Clause 3 Article 24, Clause 6 Article 45, point d Clause 4 Article 47 with the phrase "high-tech zone planning";

b) Remove the word "construction" from the phrase "urban planning and construction" in Clause 1 Article 17, Clause 6 Article 44, Clause 7 Article 45;

c) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in point a Clause 4 Article 21, Clause 2 Article 40, point b Clause 6 and point a Clause 7 Article 47 with the phrase "urban and rural planning".

8. Amend and supplement some Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 35/2022/NĐ-CP dated May 28, 2022 of the Government detailing regulations on industrial park and economic zone management as follows:

a) Remove the word "construction" from the phrases "urban planning and construction for industrial parks", "urban planning and construction for economic zones", "general urban planning", "district urban planning", and "detailed urban planning" in the provisions of Decree No. 35/2022/NĐ-CP dated May 28, 2022 of the Government detailing regulations on industrial park and economic zone management;

b) Amend and supplement the phrase "urban planning and construction for housing" in point d Clause 4 Article 4, Clause 7 Article 9, Clause 5 Article 29 with the phrase "planning and construction of housing";

c) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in Clause 12 Article 7, point a Clause 3 Article 27, point a Clause 3 Article 29, Clause 1 Article 38, point a Clause 2 Article 68 with the phrase "planning according to the law on urban and rural planning";

d) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction" in Clause 2 Article 51, point l Clause 3 Article 69 with the phrase "urban and rural planning".

9. Amend and supplement some Articles, Clauses, and Points of Decree No. 85/2020/NĐ-CP dated July 17, 2020 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Architecture as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 Article 17 as follows: "1. Has the task of designing in accordance with approved urban and rural planning, architectural management regulations (if any).";

b) Replace the phrase "urban planning and construction for rural areas" in point e Clause 1 Article 13 with the phrase "rural planning".

Article 29. Effective Date

1. This Decree takes effect from July 1, 2025.

2. Repeal the following legal documents:

a) Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP dated April 7, 2010 of the Government on the preparation, review, approval, and management of urban planning;

b) Decree No. 44/2015/NĐ-CP dated May 6, 2015 of the Government detailing certain contents on urban planning and construction;

c) Decree No. 72/2019/NĐ-CP dated August 30, 2019 of the Government amending and supplementing some provisions of Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP dated April 7, 2010 on the preparation, review, approval, and management of urban planning and Decree No. 44/2015/NĐ-CP dated May 6, 2015 detailing certain contents on urban planning and construction.

3. Repeal Article 1 and Article 2 on detailed planning under the simplified procedure in Decree No. 35/2023/NĐ-CP dated June 20, 2023 of the Government amending and supplementing some provisions of decrees under the Ministry of Construction's domain of state administration.

 

 

 

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[1] Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 22, 2026 of the Government amending and supplementing some provisions of Decree No. 178/2025/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2025 detailing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning has the following basis for issuance:

Pursuant to Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government detailing some articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Issuing Regulatory Legal Documents;

On the basis of the Urban and Rural Planning Law amended and supplemented by Law No. 144/2025/QH15;

In accordance with the proposal of the Minister of Construction;"

[2] The opening part of this paragraph is amended and supplemented according to the provision of Clause 1 Article 1 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, effective from January 22, 2026.

This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This point is supplemented pursuant to Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 2 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

The phrase "directly governed city" is replaced with the phrase "city" pursuant to Article 14 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 3 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This article is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 4 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This article is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 5 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 6 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 6 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 7 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This point is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 7 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 8 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 9 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 10 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 11 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is repealed pursuant to Clause 1, Article 12 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

This clause is amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 2, Article 12 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

The phrase "directly governed city" is replaced with the phrase "city" pursuant to Article 14 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

The phrase "directly governed city" is replaced with the phrase "city" pursuant to Article 14 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

The phrase "directly governed city" is replaced with the phrase "city" pursuant to Article 14 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

The name of this article is amended and supplemented pursuant to Article 13 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP, to take effect from January 22, 2026.

Article 15 of Decree No. 34/2026/NĐ-CP amends and supplements some articles of Decree No. 178/2025/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, to take effect from January 22, 2026, as follows:

"Article 17. Implementation Provisions"

This Decree takes effect from the date of issuance.