Decree No. 187/2025/NĐ-CP Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Enacting Legal Documents and Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government on inspecting, reviewing, systematizing, and handling legal documents.

✦ 智能摘要

This Decree amends and supplements many articles in Decree No. 13/2015/NĐ-CP on legislative work and Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP on inspecting, reviewing, systematizing, and handling legal documents. The amendments focus on perfecting the drafting, examination, approval, and issuance procedures for legal documents; as well as adding responsibilities of relevant agencies in inspection and review work.

适用范围

These amendments apply to state agencies authorized to draft, issue, and manage legal documents according to the Law on Enacting Legal Documents.

要点

Amend the drafting, examination, and approval procedures for legal documents.
Add responsibilities of relevant agencies in inspection and review work.
Perfect the provisions on referencing documents.
Update the list of agencies responsible for inspecting legal documents.
Amend and supplement the simplified procedure regulations in drafting and issuing legal documents.

🌐 本文件的社会影响

Enhance the effectiveness of state management in legislative work.
Reduce violations of law in the drafting and issuance of legal documents.
Strengthen transparency and accountability of authorized agencies.

❓ 常见问题

How do these amendments affect legislative work?

These amendments help perfect the drafting, examination, and approval procedures for legal documents, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of state management in legislative work.

Which agencies are responsible for inspecting legal documents?

According to this Decree, agencies responsible for inspecting documents include the Inspection and Administrative Violation Management Department under the Ministry of Justice, legal affairs organizations under ministries and ministerial-level agencies, and Departments of Justice.

What changes have been made to the provisions on referencing documents?

This Decree has added more specific provisions on how to reference documents, ensuring accuracy and consistency in the use of referenced documents.

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THE GOVERNMENT

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM

Independence – Freedom – Happiness

Number: 187/2025/NĐ-CP

Hanoi, July 1, 2025

DECREE
Amending and supplementing certain Articles of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Enacting Legal Normative Documents and Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government on inspection, review, systematization, and handling of legal normative documents. On the basis of the Law on Enacting Legal Normative Documents No. 64/2025/QH15 amended and supplemented by Law No. 87/2025/QH15 (hereinafter referred to as the Law), the Government issues this Decree amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Enacting Legal Normative Documents and Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government on inspection, review, systematization, and handling of legal normative documents. Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Enacting Legal Normative Documents. "1. The leading agency responsible for drafting the document shall be responsible for posting the draft project or draft document on the portal or website in accordance with the provisions of the Law and this Decree, except in cases where the content of the legal normative document falls within the scope of state secrets." "5. The agency proposing policies and the leading agency responsible for drafting shall be responsible for compiling, studying, and fully incorporating opinions; posting the summary of opinions, incorporation, and explanation of opinions on their portal or website no later than 25 days from the end of the opinion solicitation period; the posting period must be at least 30 days, and during this period, other activities in the process of drafting and promulgating legal normative documents as prescribed shall be carried out simultaneously."

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

2. Amending and supplementing Article 4 and some clauses of Article 4 as follows:

At the proposal of the Minister of Justice;

a) Amending and supplementing the name of Article 4 as follows: Article 4. Amending, supplementing, replacing, abolishing, suspending the enforcement, and deciding on the application of legal normative documents, announcing legal normative documents continuing to be effective. "5. Announcing the legal normative document detailing, specifying measures to organize and guide the implementation of the legal normative document that continues to be effective after being amended, supplemented, or replaced shall be carried out as follows:

a) The agency or unit responsible for drafting the detailed legal normative document specifying measures to organize and guide the implementation of the legal normative document shall be responsible for reviewing and determining the contents of the detailed legal normative document specifying measures to continue to be effective; building a draft administrative resolution or decision to announce the entire or part of the detailed legal normative document specifying measures to organize and guide the implementation of the legal normative document that continues to be effective, submitting it to the agency or person authorized under point b of this clause;"

1. Amend and supplement certain clauses of Article 2 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

b) The agency or person authorized to issue the detailed legal normative document specifying measures to organize and guide the implementation of the legal normative document shall be responsible for issuing an administrative resolution or decision as specified in point a of this clause before the effective date of the amended, supplemented, or replaced legal normative document."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

c) Supplementing Clause 6 after Clause 5 as follows:

"6. Issuing an administrative document to decide on the application or abolition of a legal normative document according to the provision at point b of Clause 2, Article 54 of the Law shall be carried out as follows:

a) People's Councils at all levels shall issue an administrative resolution to decide on the application or abolition of a legal normative document issued by the People's Council of the incorporated administrative unit;

"b) People's Committees at all levels and Chairpersons of Provincial People's Committees shall issue an administrative decision to decide on the application or abolition of a legal normative document issued by People's Committees at all levels, Chairpersons of Provincial People's Committees of the incorporated administrative unit."";

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

"c) A document announcing the continuation of the effectiveness of the entire or part of the legal normative document; a list of legal normative documents that have ceased to be effective;"

"3. Documents published on the provincial electronic bulletin board:

a) Legal normative documents issued by the People's Council, People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee, local authority in special economic administrative units, People's Council, and People's Committee at the commune level;

b) Documents handling illegal legal normative documents issued by the competent agency or person authorized to issue;

c) Corrective documents for legal normative documents issued by the People's Council, People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee, local authority in special economic administrative units, People's Council, and People's Committee at the commune level;

d) Documents announcing the continuation of the effectiveness of the entire or part of the legal normative document; a list of legal normative documents that have ceased to be effective;

đ) Other documents issued by the People's Council, People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee, local authority in special economic administrative units, People's Council, and People's Committee at the commune level. The publication of the document stipulated herein shall be decided by the issuing agency."

3. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 7 as follows:

“c) A Level 3 budget unit is a Bureau-level unit or equivalent directly under the Ministry of Public Security shall appoint a department-level leader responsible for financial and accounting functions to appoint an accounting manager; for a Level 3 budget unit that is a department-level unit or equivalent, if the organizational structure includes a team-level unit directly subordinate with at least 20 officers performing financial, accounting, logistics, or political-logistics functions, then a team-level commander should be appointed to appoint an accounting manager.”

4. Amending and supplementing Point d Clause 2 Article 9 as follows:

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"d) The Standing Body of the People's Council shall issue an administrative decision to correct the legal normative document issued by the same-level People's Council; the Chairman of the People's Committee shall issue an administrative decision to correct the legal normative document issued by himself and the same-level People's Committee."

5. Amending and supplementing Clauses 1, 2, and 3 Article 10 as follows:

"1. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies within their functions and tasks, based on the provisions of Clause 2, Article 23 of the Law, implement the review, study, and propose legislative tasks for the term of the National Assembly upon the request of the Ministry of Justice.

c) Corrective documents for normative legal documents issued by the People's Councils, People's Committees at provincial level, Chairpersons of People's Committees at provincial level, local authorities in special administrative-economic units, People's Councils, and People's Committees at commune level.

d) Documents announcing normative legal documents that continue to be fully or partially effective; lists of documents that have ceased to be enforceable.

đ) Other documents issued by the People's Councils, People's Committees at provincial level, Chairpersons of People's Committees at provincial level, local authorities in special administrative-economic units, People's Councils, and People's Committees at commune level. The publication of normative legal documents prescribed in this point shall be decided by the issuing authority.

4. Amend and supplement Point d Clause 2 Article 9 as follows:

"d) The Standing Committee of the People's Council shall issue administrative decisions to correct normative legal documents issued by the same-level People's Council; the Chairman of the People's Committee shall issue administrative decisions to correct normative legal documents issued by himself and by the same-level People's Committee."

5. Amend and supplement Clauses 1, 2, and 3 Article 10 as follows:

"1. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies within their functions and tasks, based on the provisions of Clause 2 Article 23 of the Law, shall implement the review, study, and propose legislative tasks for the term of the National Assembly upon the request of the Ministry of Justice.

The legislative task proposal submitted to the Ministry of Justice must clearly state the name of the law, resolution of the National Assembly, ordinance, resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, or the issue that needs to be studied and reviewed; the basis, content that needs to be studied, reviewed, and institutionalized; the leading agency; the expected completion time for research and review, and the time required to amend, supplement, or promulgate new laws, ordinances, resolutions of the National Assembly, or the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (if applicable).

2. The Ministry of Justice shall take the lead and coordinate with ministries and ministerial-level agencies to build the Government's proposal on the Legislative Orientation for the term of the National Assembly, to be submitted to the Government within thirty days from the end of the first session of the National Assembly term.

3. The Government shall examine and approve the Government's proposal on the Legislative Orientation for the term of the National Assembly according to the Government's working regulations, to be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly within sixty days from the end of the first session of the National Assembly term. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall proactively study, review legislative tasks, develop policies, draft projects, and draft documents immediately after the Government approves the proposal.

Bộ trưởng Bộ Tư pháp thừa ủy quyền Thủ tướng Chproviding detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guardủ, thay mặt Chproviding detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guardủ ký tờ trình, báo cáoStanding Committee of the National Assembly the Government's proposal on Legislative Orientation for the term of the National Assembly.providing detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guard人民政府关于本届国会立法方向的建议。任期的国会。6. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 15 as follows:".

"2. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall establish policy proposals seeking opinions from relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall provide comments on the compatibility with related international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party; the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security shall provide comments on ensuring defense and security requirements; the Ministry of Finance shall provide comments on financial sources; the Ministry of Home Affairs shall provide comments on decentralization and human resources; the Ministry of Justice shall provide comments on constitutionality, legality, and consistency with the legal system; the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation."

7. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 16 as follows:

"1. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall submit policy files for laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, and ordinances of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to the Ministry of Justice for review in accordance with Clause 2 of Article 31 of the Law. The files shall be submitted electronically and in one paper copy, with reports signed and stamped, and other documents stamped with the seal of the ministry or ministerial-level agency.";

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"3. The Ministry of Justice shall organize the review of policies through a meeting of the review council or a review meeting, or by soliciting written review opinions.

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

In the case of organizing a meeting of the review council or a review meeting, the Ministry of Justice shall invite representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, relevant agencies and organizations, experts, and scientists to participate in the meeting of the review council or the review meeting.

In the case of soliciting written review opinions, the Ministry of Justice shall seek opinions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, relevant agencies and organizations, experts, and scientists.";

"5. Responsibilities of members of the review council or participants in the review meeting:

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 5 as follows:

a) Study the policy file, express review opinions, and clearly indicate whether the policy file of the law, ordinance, or resolution is sufficient or insufficient to be submitted to the Government;

b) Be responsible for review opinions within the scope of their respective ministries' national management regarding industry and sector. Among them, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall provide comments on the compatibility with related international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party; representatives of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security shall provide comments on ensuring defense and security requirements; representatives of the Ministry of Finance shall provide comments on financial sources; representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs shall provide comments on decentralization and human resources; representatives of the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;

c) In cases where they cannot attend the meeting of the review council or the review meeting, members of the review council or persons designated to participate in the review meeting must submit written review opinions to the Ministry of Justice within the latest three days from the date of the meeting of the review council or the review meeting.

In cases of urgent review as directed by the Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister, the deadline for submitting written review opinions shall be shortened at the request of the Ministry of Justice. Failure to submit written review opinions within the deadline shall be deemed as agreement with the policy file. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, or the Ministry of Science and Technology does not have representatives attending the meeting of the review council or the review meeting and does not submit written review opinions, the Ministry of Justice shall notify the Ministers of these ministries in writing about this matter and attach the review report.providing detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guardd) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:providing detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guard"7. The review report of the Ministry of Justice must clearly state whether the policy file of the law, ordinance, or resolution is sufficient or insufficient to be submitted to the Government; the participation in review opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology. In cases where the review report concludes that the policy file of the law, ordinance, or resolution is only sufficient to be submitted to the Government after incorporating and perfecting, the review report must specify the contents and requirements for incorporation and perfection."8. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 18 as follows:"c) Solicit opinions from relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology."; "2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the content stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree."9. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 19 as follows:ap. Hết thời hạn gửi "2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the content stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree."ến bằng văn bản mà không có ý kiến thì được hiểu là nhất trí với hồ sơ chính sách.

In case the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology do not participate in the meeting of the appraisal council or the appraisal meeting without submitting written comments, the Ministry of Justice shall notify in writing to the Ministers of these ministries about this matter and attach the appraisal report.";

d) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:

"7. The appraisal report of the Ministry of Justice must clearly reflect whether the policy dossier of laws, ordinances, resolutions is sufficient or insufficient to be submitted to the Government; the participation in providing comments on the appraisal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology. In case the appraisal report concludes that the policy dossier of laws, ordinances, resolutions is only sufficient to be submitted to the Government after incorporating and perfecting, the appraisal report must specify the contents and requirements for incorporation and perfection."

8. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 18 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 1 as follows:

"c) Solicit opinions from relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies, including the opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the content stipulated in Clause 2 Article 15 of this Decree."

9. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 19 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. The ministry or agency at the ministerial level shall be responsible for drafting laws, ordinances, resolutions, and submitting the project dossier in accordance with Clause 2 of Article 34 of the Law to the Ministry of Justice for review. The dossier shall be submitted in both electronic and paper form, including reports signed and stamped, draft laws, ordinances, and resolutions stamped with a cross-stamp, and other documents stamped with the seal of the ministry or agency at the ministerial level."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Ministry of Justice shall organize the review of projects and drafts through a meeting of the review council or a review meeting or by soliciting written review opinions."

"5. Responsibilities of members of the review council or participants in the review meeting:

"c) Amend and supplement Point c of Clause 5 as follows:"

"c)" - Regarding compensation."In cases where""the subject""participates in the meeting of the review council or the review meeting, members of the review council and persons appointed to participate in the review meeting must submit their review opinions in writing to the Ministry of Justice""within the time limit not later than""three days before the organization of the meeting of the review council or the review meeting. In cases of urgent review upon the directive of the Government," "2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the content stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree.""the draft""must be prepared.""7. The review report of the Ministry of Justice must clearly state whether the project of law, ordinance, or resolution meets or does not meet the conditions for submission to the Government; the participation in the review opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology. In cases where the review report concludes that the project of law, ordinance, or resolution only meets the conditions for submission to the Government after incorporating and perfecting the draft, the review report must specify the contents and requirements for incorporation and perfection.""Article 21. Incorporation, explanation, revision, review, and improvement of language and presentation techniques for draft laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly"dated January 5, 2012"1. The ministry or agency at the ministerial level responsible for drafting shall take the lead and coordinate with the Standing Office of the main reviewing agency, relevant agencies, and organizations to study the incorporation and explanation of the opinions of National Assembly deputies, build the draft report of the Government on the incorporation, explanation, and revision of the draft document, and report to the Government for consideration and decision, then submit it to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.""The ministry or agency at the ministerial level responsible for drafting shall study the incorporation, explanation, and revision of the draft document according to the opinions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and submit the draft law, ordinance, or resolution to the Ministry of Justice for review in accordance with Clause 2 of this Article."providing detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guardd) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:providing detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guard"7. The review report of the Ministry of Justice must clearly state whether the policy file of the law, ordinance, or resolution is sufficient or insufficient to be submitted to the Government; the participation in review opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology. In cases where the review report concludes that the policy file of the law, ordinance, or resolution is only sufficient to be submitted to the Government after incorporating and perfecting, the review report must specify the contents and requirements for incorporation and perfection."8. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 18 as follows:"c) Solicit opinions from relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology."; "2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the content stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree."9. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 19 as follows:ap. Hết thời hạn gửi "2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the content stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree."ến bằng văn bản mà không có ý kiến thì được hiểu là nhất trí v"2. The Ministry of Justice shall take the lead and coordinate with the ministry or agency at the ministerial level responsible for drafting, the Standing Office of the main reviewing agency, relevant agencies, and organizations to review the language, format, and presentation techniques of the document and issue a document to the ministry or agency at the ministerial level responsible for drafting about the review results within three days from the date of receipt of the draft." "3. The ministry or agency at the ministerial level responsible for drafting shall study and incorporate the opinions in the document of the Ministry of Justice as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article, perfect the draft law, ordinance, or resolution, report to the Government for consideration and decision, and submit it to the National Assembly or the Standing Committee of the National Assembly in accordance with Point c of Clause 7 of Article 40 and Point đ of Clause 1 of Article 42 of the Law."

d) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:

"11. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 22 as follows:"

10. Amend and supplement Article 21 as follows:

""2. The agency entrusted to prepare the draft document of the Government's opinion shall submit the policy dossier and project dossier to relevant ministries and agencies at the ministerial level for comments; if necessary, organize a meeting with the participation of representatives of the policy proposal agency, the main drafting agency, relevant ministries and agencies at the ministerial level, experts, and scientists to solicit comments on the dossier.

Ministries and agencies at the ministerial level shall be responsible for submitting written comments to the agency entrusted to prepare the opinion within five days, or three days for documents issued under the simplified procedure, from the date of receipt of the dossier. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the provisions set out in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree."

"12. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 27 as follows:"

"d) Organize the solicitation of opinions from the subjects directly affected by the draft; solicit opinions from ministries and agencies at the ministerial level regarding the contents of the draft related to the management functions of the industry or sector of those ministries and agencies; solicit opinions from other relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals; among which, the opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology must be obtained.

In cases where the draft document contains provisions implementing ethnic policies, the main drafting agency shall be responsible for soliciting opinions from the Ethnic Council of the National Assembly;"

"b) Amend and supplement Point đ of Clause 2 as follows:"

"đ) An assessment of administrative procedures, the delegation of tasks and powers, the application and promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation (if applicable);"

"3. Ministries and agencies at the ministerial level shall be responsible for responding in writing within ten days, or three days for documents issued under the simplified procedure, from the date of receipt of the request for comments. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the provisions set out in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree."

"13. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 28 as follows:"

a) Amend and supplement point d clause 1 as follows:

"3. The Ministry of Justice shall organize the review of the draft document dossier through a meeting of the review council or a review meeting or by soliciting written review opinions. The review period is twenty days from the date of receipt of all documents.

In cases where written review opinions are solicited, the Ministry of Justice shall seek opinions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, relevant agencies and organizations, experts, and scientists.

In cases of urgent review upon the request of the Government or the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Justice shall review the contents specified in Points a, c, d, and e of Clause 7 of this Article.

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 3 as follows:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the provisions set out in Clause 2 of Article 15 of this Decree.

13. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 28 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point đ Clause 1 as follows:

" đ) An assessment of administrative procedures, the delegation of tasks and powers, the application and promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation (if applicable);"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Ministry of Justice shall organize the appraisal of draft normative documents through meetings of the appraisal council or appraisal meetings or soliciting written comments. The appraisal period is 20 days from the date of receiving all documents.

In case of soliciting written comments, the Ministry of Justice shall solicit comments from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, related agencies and organizations, experts, and scientists.

In case of urgent appraisal at the request of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Justice shall appraise the contents stipulated in Points a, c, d, and e Clause 7 of this Article. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the content stipulated in Clause 2 Article 15 of this Decree.";

"c) Amend and supplement Point c of Clause 5 as follows:"

"c) In cases where it is impossible to participate in the appraisal board meeting or the appraisal meeting, members of the appraisal board or persons designated to attend the appraisal meeting must submit their written opinions on the appraisal to the Ministry of Justice within the latest period of three days from the date of organizing the appraisal board meeting or the appraisal meeting. In cases of urgent appraisal as directed by the Government or the Prime Minister, the deadline for submitting written opinions shall be as proposed by the Ministry of Justice. If there is no opinion submitted within the deadline, it will be understood as agreement with the draft.

Amend and supplement Point b Clause 7 as follows:

"b) The consistency of the content of the draft document with the Party's guidelines and policies;"

Amend and supplement Point đ Clause 7 as follows:

"đ) Compatibility with international treaties relevant to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; ensuring requirements for national defense and security; financial resources, human resources, decentralization; application and promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

e) Amend and supplement Clause 8 as follows:

"8. The appraisal report of the Ministry of Justice must clearly state whether the draft document is sufficient or insufficient for submission to the Government; the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology in providing opinions on the appraisal. In cases where the appraisal report concludes that the draft document only meets the conditions for submission to the Government after incorporating feedback and improvements, the report must specify the content and requirements for incorporation and improvement. The appraisal report shall be sent to the lead ministry or equivalent agency responsible for drafting."

14. Amend and supplement Article 32 as follows:

"Article 32. Drafting resolutions

1. The Government, the Prime Minister assigns a ministry or equivalent agency to be the lead in drafting resolutions as stipulated in Points a and b Clause 2 Article 14 of the Law. The lead agency has the responsibility:

a) To coordinate with related agencies to immediately commence the drafting of the resolution;

b) To prepare the dossier of the draft resolution, including: the proposal; the draft resolution; a comparison and explanation of the draft content; other documents (if any);

c) To seek opinions from ministries, equivalent agencies, and organizations directly related to the content of the draft resolution, including obtaining the opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

2. Ministries, equivalent agencies, and organizations specified in Point c Clause 1 of this Article must provide opinions when they receive requests from the lead ministry or equivalent agency.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide opinions on the provisions set out in Clause 2 Article 15 of this Decree.

3. The Government, the Prime Minister assigns a ministry or equivalent agency to be the lead in drafting resolutions of the Government as stipulated in Point c Clause 2 Article 14 of the Law. The lead agency and relevant ministries and equivalent agencies must implement the provisions of Clause 1 and Clause 3 of Article 27 of this Decree.

4. The dossier of the draft resolution specified in Clause 3 of this Article for seeking opinions and public debate includes the following draft documents:

a) Memorandum;

b) The draft resolution;

c) A report assessing the current social relations related to the draft, accompanied by an appendix reviewing the Party's guidelines and policies, regulatory legal documents, and international treaties relevant to the draft;

d) A comparison and explanation of the draft content;

đ) An assessment of administrative procedures, task and authority decentralization, application and promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation (if applicable);

e) A report on the impact assessment of the draft resolution;

g) Other documents (if any).".

15. Amend and supplement Article 33 as follows:

"Article 33. Review of resolutions

1. For resolutions of the Government prescribed in point c, Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law, the review shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of Article 28 of this Decree. The dossier for review shall be submitted in electronic form and one paper copy, including: the request for review along with the documents as stipulated in Clause 4, Article 32 of this Decree and the summary of opinions, adoption and explanation of opinions, social feedback, where reports are signed and stamped, draft resolutions are stamped across the pages, and other documents are stamped by ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

2. For resolutions of the Government prescribed in points a and b, Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law, the review shall not be conducted.

16. Amend and supplement Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 34 as follows:

"1. For draft resolutions of the Government prescribed in points a and b, Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law, the ministry or ministerial-level agency responsible for drafting shall have the responsibility to:

a) Study, adopt, explain opinions, revise, and perfect the dossier of the draft resolution;

b) Submit the dossier of the draft resolution to the Government, including: the proposal; the draft resolution; the comparison and explanation of the content of the draft; the opinion documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Science and Technology, relevant agencies and organizations; other documents (if any).

2. For draft resolutions of the Government prescribed in point c, Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law, the completion of the dossier of the draft resolution shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 1, Article 29 of this Decree. The dossier of the draft resolution submitted to the Government shall also be sent to the Ministry of Justice in electronic form and one paper copy, including:

a) Documents as stipulated in Clause 4, Article 32 of this Decree and the summary of opinions, adoption and explanation of opinions, social feedback, where the proposal, reports are signed and stamped, the draft resolution is stamped across the pages, and other documents are stamped by ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

b) The review report; the report on adoption and explanation of review opinions."

17. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 35 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. The construction of decrees and resolutions of the Government according to the simplified procedure shall be carried out as follows:

a) For decrees of the Government, resolutions of the Government prescribed in point c, Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law, they shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Articles 50 and 51 of the Law.

The review dossier includes: the request for review; the draft proposal; the draft document; the comparison and explanation of the content of the draft; the review of Party guidelines, legal normative documents, international treaties related to the draft document; other documents (if any).

The dossier submitted to the Government includes: the proposal; the draft document; the comparison and explanation of the content of the draft; the review of Party guidelines, legal normative documents, international treaties related to the draft document; the review report; the report on adoption and explanation of review opinions; other documents (if any);

b) For resolutions of the Government prescribed in points a and b, Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law, which are constructed and issued according to the simplified procedure, the review shall not be conducted. The dossier submitted to the Government includes the documents as stipulated in point b, Clause 1 of Article 34 of this Decree."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

"5. The dossier of draft documents under the cases prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article includes: the proposal; the draft document; the comparison and explanation of the content of the draft and other documents (if any)."

18. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 36 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point d clause 1 as follows:

"d) Organize the collection of opinions from entities directly affected by the draft decision; collect opinions from ministries and ministerial-level agencies regarding the contents of the draft related to their state management functions in their respective sectors and fields; collect opinions from relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals; among which, the opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology must be collected;"

b) Supplement point e after point d of Clause 1 as follows:

"e) The construction and issuance of decisions of the Prime Minister according to the simplified procedure shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions at Article 50 and Article 51 of the Law.";

c) Amend and supplement Point d Clause 2 as follows:

In cases of urgent review upon the request of the Government or the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Justice shall review the contents specified in Points a, c, d, and e of Clause 7 of this Article.

d) Amending and supplementing Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall respond in writing within ten days, for documents issued under simplified procedures, within three days from the date of receipt of the request for comments. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide opinions on the content stipulated in Clause 2, Article 15 of this Decree."

19. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 37 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point đ Clause 1 as follows:

In cases of urgent review upon the request of the Government or the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Justice shall review the contents specified in Points a, c, d, and e of Clause 7 of this Article.

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Ministry of Justice shall organize the review of draft regulatory documents in the form of a meeting of the review council or a review meeting or by obtaining written review opinions. The review period is fifteen days from the date of receiving all necessary documents.

In cases where urgent review is required at the request of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Justice shall review the content stipulated in Points a, c, d, and e Clause 7 of this Article; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall provide opinions on compatibility with relevant international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party; the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security shall provide opinions on ensuring defense and security requirements; the Ministry of Finance shall provide opinions on financial sources; the Ministry of Home Affairs shall provide opinions on the delegation and implementation of delegated tasks and powers and human resources; the Ministry of Science and Technology shall provide opinions on the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation.";

c) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 7 as follows:

"b) The consistency of the content of the draft document with the Party's guidelines and policies;"

d) Amend and supplement Point đ Clause 7 as follows:

"đ) Compatibility with relevant international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party; ensuring defense and security requirements; financial sources, human resources; delegation and implementation of delegated tasks and powers; application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

đ) Amend and supplement Clause 8 as follows:

"8. The review report of the Ministry of Justice must clearly state whether the draft decision meets or does not meet the conditions to be submitted to the Prime Minister; the participation of the review opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology. If the review report concludes that the draft decision only meets the conditions to be submitted to the Prime Minister after incorporating and perfecting, the review report must specify the contents and requirements for incorporation and perfection. The review report shall be sent to the ministry or ministerial-level agency responsible for drafting.

In cases of urgent review as provided for in Clause 3 of this Article, the written opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology shall be sent to the ministry or ministerial-level agency responsible for drafting.";

e) Supplement Clause 10 as follows:

"10. The dossier for the draft decision of the Prime Minister submitted for review under simplified procedures includes: draft proposal; draft document; comparison and explanation of the draft content; review of Party guidelines, legal regulations, and related international treaties; other documents (if any).

20. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 38 as follows:

a) To amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Office of the Government shall receive and process the dossier of the draft decision according to the Working Regulations of the Government.

In cases where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology do not have representatives participating in the meeting of the review council or the review meeting and do not send written review opinions, the Office of the Government shall consider and request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Science and Technology to provide opinions on the content stipulated in Point b Clause 5 of Article 16 of this Decree according to the Working Regulations of the Government.";

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

"5. The dossier for submitting the draft decision of the Prime Minister under simplified procedures includes: proposal; draft document; comparison and explanation of the draft content; review report; report on incorporation and explanation of review opinions; review of Party guidelines, legal regulations, and related international treaties; other documents (if any).

21. Amend and supplement some Points of Clause 2 of Article 39 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point b as follows:

"b) Prepare the dossier for the draft circular, including: draft proposal; draft circular; evaluation of administrative procedures, delegation, implementation of delegated tasks and powers, application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation (if applicable); comparison and explanation of the draft circular; report on the implementation of laws or assessment of social relations related to the draft document for cases of issuing documents as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 18 of the Law;"

b) Supplement point e after point đ as follows:

"e) The preparation and issuance of circulars under simplified procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 50 and Article 51 of the Law."

22. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Article 40 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The organization of the review shall be conducted as follows:

a) For draft circulars drafted by the legal department, the Minister or Head of a ministerial-level agency shall assign another unit to conduct the review; for draft circulars not drafted by the legal department, the legal department shall conduct the review;

b) The review may be conducted in one of the following forms: self-review; establishment of a review council; organization of a review meeting or obtaining written review opinions. The Minister or Head of a ministerial-level agency shall decide on the establishment of the review council;

c) Depending on the content of the draft circular, the ministry or ministerial-level agency may invite representatives of relevant ministries, ministerial-level agencies, organizations, experts, and scientists to participate in the review or obtain written review opinions."

b) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 5 as follows:

"b) The consistency of the content of the draft circular with Party guidelines;"

c) Amend and supplement Point d Clause 5 as follows:

"d) The necessity and rationality of administrative procedures, application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

d) Supplement Clause 8 after Clause 7 as follows:

"8. The dossier for the draft circular submitted for expedited examination and approval shall include: the draft proposal; the draft document; a comparison and explanation of the contents of the draft and other relevant documents (if any)."

23. Amend Clause 4 of Article 41 as follows:

"4. The dossier for the draft circular submitted for expedited examination and approval shall include: the proposal; the draft document; a comparison and explanation of the contents of the draft; the report on examination; the report on adoption and explanation of opinions on examination; and other relevant documents (if any)."

24. Amend Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 43 as follows:

"1. The People's Committee, the Committees of the People's Council at provincial level shall base on normative legal documents of higher-level state agencies, actual conditions in their locality, themselves or upon the request of agencies, organizations, representatives of the People's Council, register to build resolutions of the People's Council as prescribed in points b, c, and d of Clause 1 of Article 21 of the Law, and submit to the Standing Body of the People's Council."

The registration to build resolutions of the provincial-level People's Council shall be carried out in accordance with the Working Regulations of the People's Council.

2. Specialized agencies under the People's Committee at provincial level, military and police agencies at provincial level, agencies under the People's Committee at provincial level, themselves or upon the directive of the People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee at provincial level, shall register to build decisions of the People's Committee as prescribed in points b and c of Clause 2 of Article 21 of the Law.

The registration to build decisions of the People's Committee shall be carried out in accordance with the Working Regulations of the People's Committee.

25. Amend some points and clauses of Article 44 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point d clause 1 as follows:

"d) Organize to collect opinions from subjects directly affected by the draft resolution; collect opinions from other relevant agencies, organizations, individuals, including the Department of Finance, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Justice, the Department of Science and Technology;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. Agencies and organizations shall reply in writing within ten days, for resolutions issued through expedited procedures, within three days from the date of receipt of the request for comments. Among them, the Department of Finance shall provide opinions on financial sources; the Department of Home Affairs shall provide opinions on the delegation of authority, implementation of tasks and delegated powers, and human resources; the Department of Justice shall provide opinions on constitutionality, legality, and consistency with the legal system; the Department of Science and Technology shall provide opinions on the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

c) Amend and supplement Point d of Clause 3 as follows:

"đ) A report on administrative procedures, the delegation of authority, implementation of tasks and delegated powers, the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation (if any);"

26. Amend some points and clauses of Article 45 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. The Department of Justice shall examine the draft resolution of the provincial-level People's Council submitted by the provincial-level People's Committee within fifteen days from the date of receiving complete files.

The Department of Justice shall conduct self-examination or organize an examination council or examination meeting or seek examination opinions in writing. In case of organizing an examination council or examination meeting, the Department of Justice shall invite representatives of the Department of Finance, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Science and Technology, relevant agencies and organizations; experts and scientists (if any) to participate in the examination council or examination meeting.

In case of urgent examination at the request of the People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee at provincial level, the Department of Justice shall examine the contents prescribed in points a, c, d, and e of Clause 6 of this Article;"

b) Amend and supplement Point b and Point c of Clause 4 as follows:

"b) Shall be responsible for examination opinions within the scope of management of their own agency in the fields of finance, home affairs, science and technology. Among them, the representative of the Department of Finance shall provide opinions on financial sources; the representative of the Department of Home Affairs shall provide opinions on the delegation of authority, implementation of tasks and delegated powers, and human resources; the representative of the Department of Science and Technology shall provide opinions on the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

c) In case they cannot attend the examination council or examination meeting, members of the examination council, persons appointed to attend the examination meeting must send their examination opinions in writing to the Department of Justice within the latest three days from the date of organizing the examination council or examination meeting. In case of urgent examination at the directive of the People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee at provincial level, the deadline for sending examination opinions shall be according to the request of the Department of Justice. Exceeding the deadline for sending written opinions shall be understood as agreement with the draft."

The Department of Finance, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Science and Technology shall provide opinions on the contents prescribed in Point b of this Clause when the provincial-level People's Committee considers and approves the draft.

c) Amend and supplement Point b of Clause 6 as follows:

"b) The consistency of the content of the draft document with the Party's guidelines and policies;"

d) Amend and supplement Point đ of Clause 6 as follows:

"đ) Financial sources, human resources, delegation of authority, implementation of tasks and delegated powers, application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

27. Amend some points of Clause 3 of Article 47 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 3 as follows:

"b) The appropriateness of the content of the draft document with the Party's guidelines and policies, the situation and conditions of socio-economic development in the locality;"

b) Amend and supplement Point d of Clause 3 as follows:

"d) The necessity and rationality of administrative procedures, the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

28. Amend some points and clauses of Article 49 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point d clause 1 as follows:

"d) Organize to collect opinions from subjects directly affected by the draft decision; collect opinions from other relevant agencies, organizations, individuals, including the Department of Finance, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Justice, the Department of Science and Technology;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. Authorities and organizations shall respond in writing within ten days from the date of receipt of the request for comments. In cases where decisions are issued according to expedited procedures, they shall respond within three days from the date of receipt of the request for comments. Specifically, the Department of Finance shall provide comments on financial sources; the Department of Home Affairs shall provide comments on the delegation of tasks and powers and human resources; the Department of Justice shall provide comments on constitutional validity, legality, and consistency with the legal system; the Department of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation."

c) Amend and supplement Point d of Clause 3 as follows:

"d) An assessment of administrative procedures, the delegation of tasks and powers, the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation (if applicable)."

29. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 50 as follows:

"1. The Department of Justice shall review draft decisions before submitting them to the People's Committee within fifteen days from the date of receiving all necessary documents.

In cases where urgent reviews are required at the request of the People's Committee or the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Justice shall review the contents specified in Points a, c, d, and e of Clause 6 of Article 45 of this Decree."

30. Add Section 3a following Section 3 as follows:

"Section 3a

ISSUANCE OF DECISIONS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE

Article 51a. Drafting decisions by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

1. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigns or based on the registration of specialized agencies under the Provincial People's Committee, military and police agencies, and other agencies under the Provincial People's Committee, assigns the agency in charge of drafting the decision. The agency in charge of drafting has the responsibility:

a) To assess the implementation of laws at the local level to determine the content of the delegation of powers and measures for guidance and management by the People's Committee, and to coordinate activities among specialized agencies and other administrative organizations under the Provincial People's Committee;

b) To organize the drafting process. Publish the draft decision documents on the provincial or city electronic portal for at least ten days to solicit opinions;

c) To organize the solicitation of opinions from entities directly affected by the draft decision; collect opinions from other relevant authorities, organizations, and individuals, including those of the Department of Finance, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Science and Technology;

d) To compile, study, incorporate, and explain comments received, and to complete the draft decision documents.

2. Authorities and organizations shall respond in writing within seven days from the date of receipt of the request for comments on the draft decision. For decisions issued according to expedited procedures, they shall respond within three days from the date of receipt of the request for comments. Specifically, the Department of Finance shall provide comments on financial sources; the Department of Home Affairs shall provide comments on the delegation of tasks and powers and human resources; the Department of Justice shall provide comments on constitutional validity, legality, and consistency with the legal system; the Department of Science and Technology shall provide comments on the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation.

3. The draft decision documents for soliciting opinions shall include the following materials:

a) Memorandum;

b) The draft decision;

c) An assessment of administrative procedures, the delegation of tasks and powers, the application, promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation (if applicable).

Article 51b. Review of draft decisions of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

1. The leading agency shall submit a request for review along with the review file, which includes signed and stamped reports, stamped draft documents, and other documents stamped by the leading agency. The file shall be submitted in both electronic and paper form, including the documents specified in Clause 3 of Article 51a of this Decree and a summary of comments and explanations.

2. The Department of Justice shall receive and examine the draft decision file. If the file does not comply with the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article, the Department of Justice shall request the leading agency to supplement and complete the file within no more than three days from the date of receipt.

3. The Department of Justice shall review the draft decision before submitting it to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee within fifteen days from the date of receiving all necessary files. The Department of Justice may conduct its own review, organize a review council, hold a review meeting, or seek written opinions on the review. In cases where a review council or meeting is organized, the Department of Justice shall invite representatives from the Department of Finance, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Science and Technology, relevant agencies and organizations, experts, and scientists (if any) to participate in the review council or meeting.

In urgent cases requiring immediate review at the request of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Justice shall review the contents stipulated in Points a, c, d, and e of Clause 6 of this Article.

4. In cases where a review council or meeting is established, members of the review council or participants in the meeting shall be responsible for:

a) Studying the draft document, expressing their review opinions, and clearly stating whether the draft document meets the conditions to be submitted to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee;

b) Being responsible for their review opinions within the scope of their respective agencies' state management functions. Specifically, the representative of the Department of Finance shall provide opinions on financial sources; the representative of the Department of Home Affairs shall provide opinions on the delegation of tasks and powers and human resources; the Department of Science and Technology shall provide opinions on the application and promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;

c) If unable to attend the review council or meeting, members of the review council or those appointed to attend must submit their written review opinions to the Department of Justice within no more than three days from the date of the meeting. In urgent cases directed by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the deadline for submitting written opinions shall be as requested by the Department of Justice. Failure to submit written opinions within the deadline shall be understood as agreement with the draft.

5. The review council shall cease operations and dissolve itself after concluding the review council meeting.

6. The review content shall include the following issues:

a) The necessity of issuing the document; the scope of regulation and applicability of the document;

b) The consistency of the draft document's content with the Party's guidelines and policies;

c) The constitutionality, legality, and consistency with the legal system of the draft document;

d) The necessity and rationality of administrative procedures;

e) Financial sources, human resources, delegation of tasks and powers, application and promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;

e) Language, format, presentation techniques, and procedures and processes for drafting documents.

7. The Department of Justice's review report must clearly indicate whether the draft decision meets the conditions to be submitted to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. If the review report concludes that the draft decision only meets the conditions after incorporating comments and improvements, the report must specify the required content and requirements for incorporation and improvement.

8. The Department of Justice shall conduct another review if the draft decision does not meet the submission conditions. This re-review shall be conducted according to the provisions of this Article.

Article 51c. Examination and Issuance of Decisions by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

1. The main drafting agency shall be responsible for studying, adopting, and explaining comments from the review to revise and perfect the draft document; exchanging and reaching consensus with relevant agencies on issues that still have differing opinions.

2. The draft document submitted to the Chairman of the People's Committee shall simultaneously be sent to the Department of Justice in electronic form and one paper copy, including:

a) Documents specified in Clause 1 of Article 51b of this Decree;

b) Review report; report on adoption and explanation of review comments.

3. The People's Committee Office shall receive and process the draft decision file according to the Working Regulations of the People's Committee.

4. The Chairman of the People's Committee shall examine and sign the decision."

31. Amend and supplement the name of Section 4 Chapter IV as follows:

"Section 4

CONSTRUCTION AND ISSUANCE OF RESOLUTIONS BY THE PEOPLE'S COUNCIL AT THE COMMUNE LEVEL"

32. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 53 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clauses 1, 2, and 3 as follows:

"1. The People's Council and People's Committee Office at the commune level shall organize the review of draft resolutions submitted by the People's Committee before submitting them to the People's Committee within ten days from the date of receiving complete files.

The People's Council and People's Committee Office at the commune level shall seek review comments in writing or organize a review meeting for the draft resolution with the participation of relevant agencies and organizations.

2. The main drafting agency shall submit the review file, including the request for review and the following documents:

a) Documents specified in Clause 3 of Article 52 of this Decree;

b) Summary of opinions, adoption, and explanation of comments.

3. The People's Council and People's Committee Office at the commune level shall receive and check the draft document file. In case the file does not comply with the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article, the People's Council and People's Committee Office at the commune level shall propose the main drafting agency to supplement and perfect the file within three working days from the date of receipt of the file.";

b) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 5 as follows:

"b) The conformity of the content of the draft resolution with the Party's guidelines and policies;"

c) Amend and supplement Point d Clause 5 as follows:

"d) The necessity and rationality of administrative procedures, implementation of assigned tasks and powers, application and promotion of scientific and technological development, innovation, and digital transformation;"

33. Amend the name of Article 54 as follows:

"Article 54. The People's Committee at the commune level examines and decides to submit draft resolutions."

34. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 55 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing point b Clause 2 as follows:

"b) The conformity of the content of the draft resolution with the Party's guidelines and policies;"

b) Amending and supplementing Point d Clause 2 as follows:

35. Amend and supplement the name of Section 5 Chapter IV as follows:

"Section 5

CONSTRUCTION AND ISSUANCE OF DECISIONS BY THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE AT THE COMMUNE LEVEL"

36. Amend Clause 1 of Article 58 as follows:

"1. The People's Council and People's Committee Office at the commune level shall review the draft decision before submitting it to the People's Committee within ten days from the date of receiving complete files."

37. Add Section 6 after Section 5 Chapter IV as follows:

"Chapter 6

CONSTRUCTION AND ISSUANCE OF LEGAL REGULATORY DOCUMENTS BY THE PEOPLE'S COUNCILS AND PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES AT ALL LEVELS, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE IN A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE

Article 59a. Simplified Procedure for Construction and Issuance of Resolutions by the People's Councils at All Levels

1. The proposal and decision to apply the simplified procedure shall be made before or during the drafting of legal regulatory documents.

2. The document proposing the application of the simplified procedure shall be implemented in accordance with Clause 3 of Article 51 of the Law.

3. The drafting of legal regulatory documents in accordance with the simplified procedure shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 51 of the Law.

4. The review of legal regulatory documents in accordance with the simplified procedure shall be conducted as follows:

a) The review file includes the request for review; draft presentation; draft document; comparison and explanation of the draft content; other documents (if any);

b) Within seven days from the date of receiving the complete draft file, the reviewing agency shall be responsible for reviewing the draft. For complex drafts involving multiple sectors and fields, the review period shall not exceed fifteen days from the date of receiving the complete file;

c) The main drafting agency shall be responsible for studying and explaining the review comments. If the reviewing agency concludes that the draft is not yet ready for submission, the main drafting agency must adopt, explain, and perfect the draft for re-review. The re-review shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

5. The examination of resolutions by the People's Council in accordance with the simplified procedure shall be conducted as follows:

a) The examination file includes the presentation; draft document; review report; report on adoption and explanation of review comments; comparison and explanation of the draft content; other documents (if any);

b) Within seven days from the date of receiving the complete draft file, the examining agency shall be responsible for examining the draft. For complex drafts involving multiple sectors and fields, the examination period shall not exceed fifteen days from the date of receiving the complete file;

c) The main drafting agency shall be responsible for studying and explaining the examination comments. If the examining agency has comments that the draft is not yet ready for submission, the examining agency shall return the file for further revision and perfection.

6. The examination and approval of draft resolutions shall be carried out in accordance with Point d Clause 7 of Article 51 of the Law. The file for submitting draft resolutions shall include: presentation; draft document; comparison and explanation of the draft content; review report; report on adoption and explanation of review comments; other documents (if any).

Article 59b. Simplified procedures for the construction and issuance of decisions by people's committees at all levels and decisions by chairpersons of provincial-level people's committees

1. The proposal and drafting of decisions by people's committees at all levels and decisions by chairpersons of provincial-level people's committees shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of Article 59a of this Decree.

2. The examination of draft decisions by people's committees at all levels and draft decisions by chairpersons of provincial-level people's committees shall be conducted as follows:

a) The examination of draft decisions by people's committees at all levels shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4 of Article 59a of this Decree;

b) The dossier submitted for the examination of draft decisions by chairpersons of provincial-level people's committees shall include: the request for examination; the draft report; the draft document; a comparison and explanation of the draft content; other relevant documents (if any). The time limit for examination, the adoption and explanation of examination opinions, and re-examination shall be carried out in accordance with Points b and c of Clause 4 of Article 59a of this Decree.

3. The consideration and approval of draft decisions shall be carried out in accordance with Points c and d of Clause 7 of Article 51 of the Law. The dossier for submitting draft decisions shall include: the report; the draft document; a comparison and explanation of the draft content; the examination report; the report on the adoption and explanation of examination opinions; other relevant documents (if any).

38. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 68 as follows:

"1. The citation of documents shall be carried out as follows:

a) For laws and ordinances that are cited, when citing, the full name of the document and its number and code must be recorded; for documents that have been amended and supplemented, the phrase "amended and supplemented by" followed by the type of document, number, and code of the amending and supplementing document must be added after the name, number, and code of the document; in cases where there have been multiple amendments and supplements, from the second amendment and supplement onwards, only the type of document, number, and code of the amending and supplementing document need to be recorded.

In subsequent citations, record the type of document, number, and code of the document; for documents that have been amended and supplemented, add the phrase "amended and supplemented by" followed by the type of document, number, and code of the amending and supplementing document after the number and code of the document.

b) For other documents, when citing for the first time, the type of document, number, and code of the document, and the name of the document must be recorded; for documents that have been amended and supplemented, the phrase "amended and supplemented by" followed by the type of document, number, and code of the amending and supplementing document must be added after the name of the document; in cases where there have been multiple amendments and supplements, from the second amendment and supplement onwards, only the type of document, number, and code of the document need to be recorded.

39. Amend and supplement Point d of Clause 2 of Article 77 as follows:

"d) The Minister or Head of a ministerial-level agency has the responsibility to direct legislative orientation work for the National Assembly's term and annual legislative programs within their scope of state management; guide subordinate agencies to implement or participate in the drafting and issuance of legal normative documents.

Legal affairs organizations are responsible for assisting the Minister or Head of a ministerial-level agency in managing legislative work within their ministry or sector; the Department of Justice is responsible for assisting provincial-level People's Committees, the Office of the People's Councils and People's Committees, and the People's Committees of communes in managing legislative work within their jurisdiction."

Article 2. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government on inspection, review, systematization, and handling of regulatory legal documents.

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 3 of Article 2 as follows:

"3. The inspection agency of regulatory documents is the agency responsible for assisting agencies and persons with authority to inspect regulatory legal documents as stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 14 and Clause 1 of Article 15 of this Decree, including: the Inspection Department of Regulatory Documents and Administrative Violation Handling under the Ministry of Justice, legal institutions under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and Departments of Justice."

2. Amending and supplementing Clause 4 as follows:

"Article 4. Documents subject to inspection

1. Regulatory legal documents still in effect as provided from Clause 3 to Clause 15 of Article 4 of the Law; regulatory legal documents still in effect as provided from Clause 3 to Clause 15 of Article 4 of the Law containing contents within the scope of state secrets as determined by those with authority.

2. Documents showing signs of containing valid regulatory provisions but not issued according to the appropriate authority, form, procedure, and process as prescribed by law, including:

a) Documents of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the President, the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front,the Supreme People's Court Council,the Chairman of the Supreme People's Court,the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People's Procuracy,the Chief Inspector General of the State Audit Office;the Chairman of the People's Committees at all levels, the Chairmen of the People's Councils at all levels, the Chairmen of the People's Committees at all levels, the Chairmen of the People's Councils at all levels, the Chairmen of the People's Committees at all levels;the Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies; provincial-level local authorities, district-level local authorities, local authorities at economic-administrative special zones;b) Documents of agencies under the Government; the Standing Committees of People's Councils, Chairmen of People's Councils, Chairmen of People's Committees at all levels; organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government; specialized agencies and administrative organizations under provincial-level People's Committees, district-level People's Committees.3. Guidance documents applying valid regulatory legal documents issued by agencies and persons with authority as stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 61 of the Law."3. Amending and supplementing the name of Article 11 and Clause 2 of Article 11 as follows:a) Amending and supplementing the name of Article 11 as follows:Article 11. Responsibilities to assist the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, local authorities, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones in self-inspecting documentsproviding detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guardd) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:providing detailed regulations for certain provisions of the Law on the Vietnam Coast Guard"2. Responsibilities to assist local authorities, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones in self-inspecting regulatory legal documents:a) The People's Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones shall assign agencies and persons responsible for assisting the People's Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones in self-inspecting documents.The Department of Justice, agencies assigned by local authorities in economic-administrative special zones, specialized agencies, other administrative organizations, or specialized civil servants assigned by the District People's Committee are the focal points to assist the People's Committee, the Chairman of the same level People's Committee, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones in consolidating, monitoring, and urging self-inspection of documents;b) The Legal Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council assists the Provincial People's Council in implementing self-inspection of documents of the Provincial People's Council. Agencies and units assigned to help the District People's Council implement self-inspection of documents of the District People's Council."Self-inspection of documents as stipulated inPoint a Clause 2 of Article 63 of the Lawmust be carried out within 45 days for documents of the Government, Prime Minister, Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency; within 10 days for documents of local authorities and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; within five working days for documents developed and issued through simplified procedures or in special cases from the date the document is adopted or signed.

Self-inspection of documents as stipulated in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 4 of this Decree

is carried out based on the grounds stipulated in Point b and Point c Clause 2 of Article 63 of the Law.

5. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 14 as follows:

1. The Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency inspects documents issued by another Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, provincial-level local authorities, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones regarding contents related to their sector or field of management without contents within the scope of state secrets.

"2. The Minister of Justice implements the inspection authority as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and assists the Government in inspecting documents without contents within the scope of state secrets, including:";

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

a) Circulars of the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency;

b) Contents prescribed in the sector or field of management of the ministry or ministerial-level agency in joint circulars between the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy, and the Chief Inspector General of the State Audit Office;

c) Resolutions of the People's Council, decisions of the People's Committee at the provincial level; decisions of the Chairman of the People's Committee at the provincial level; regulatory legal documents of local authorities in economic-administrative special zones."

6. Amending and supplementing Clause 1, Clause 5, and Clause 7 of Article 20 as follows:

4. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 12 as follows:

"2. "1. The Minister of Justice carries out inspections of documents without contents within the scope of state secrets, including: a) Documents showing signs of containing regulatory provisions of the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, provincial-level local authorities, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones but not issued in the form of regulatory legal documents; guidance documents applying regulatory legal documents of the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, provincial-level local authorities, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, local authorities in economic-administrative special zones. must be completed within 45 days for documents of the Government, the Prime Minister, Ministers, and heads of ministerial-level agencies; within 10 days for documents of local authorities and Chairpersons of People's Committees at provincial level; within five working days for documents developed and issued under simplified procedures or in special cases from the date of approval or issuance.

Self-inspection of documents stipulated in Clause 2 and Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree shall be carried out based on the bases prescribed in Point b and Point c Clause 2 Article 63 of the Law.".

5. Amend and supplement Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 14 as follows:

"1. Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies shall inspect documents issued by other Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level local authorities, Chairpersons of People's Committees at provincial level, and local authorities in special administrative-economic units regarding contents related to their sectors and fields of management which do not contain state secrets.

2. The Minister of Justice shall exercise the inspection authority as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and assist the Government in inspecting documents that do not contain state secrets, including:

a) Circulars of Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies;

b) Contents stipulated in the sectors and fields managed by ministries and ministerial-level agencies in joint circulars between Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies with the President of the Supreme People's Court, the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy, and the State Auditor General;

c) Resolutions of People's Councils, decisions of People's Committees at provincial level; Decisions of Chairpersons of People's Committees at provincial level; normative legal documents of local authorities in special administrative-economic units."

6. Amend and supplement Clauses 1, 5, and 7 Article 20 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. The Minister of Justice shall inspect documents that do not contain state secrets, including:

a) Documents containing signs of legal regulations issued by the Minister, Head of a ministry-level agency, provincial-level administrative authority, administrative-economic special zone authority, but not promulgated in the form of legal regulatory documents; documents guiding the application of legal regulatory documents for those issued by the Minister, Head of a ministry-level agency, provincial-level administrative authority, Chairman of the People's Committee at the provincial level, administrative-economic special zone authority;

b) Documents containing legal norms of agencies under the Government; the Standing Committee of the People's Council, Chairperson of the People's Council, Chairperson of the People's Committee at provincial level; organizations under, directly under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government; specialized agencies, other administrative organizations under the People's Committee at provincial level.

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

5. The People's Committee at provincial level shall implement inspection of:

a) Documents containing legal norms issued by local authorities at commune level but not promulgated in the form of legal normative documents; documents guiding the application of legal normative documents issued by local authorities at commune level.

b) Documents containing legal norms of the Standing Committee of the People's Council, Chairperson of the People's Council, Chairperson of the People's Committee at commune level; specialized agencies, other administrative organizations under the People's Committee at commune level.

c) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:

The Minister, Head of the Government Office, Minister of Public Security, Minister of National Defense shall assign organizations under or directly under them to assist the Minister in inspecting the documents prescribed in Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of this Article.

The Department of Legal Normative Documents Inspection and Administrative Violation Management under the Ministry of Justice shall assist the Minister of Justice in inspecting and handling the documents prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article; the Department of Justice at the same level shall assist the People's Committee at the same level in inspecting the documents prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article.

7. Amend and supplement Clauses 3, 4, and 8 of Article 24 as follows:

a) To amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency shall propose

a) Suspension of enforcement, revocation in whole or in part of illegal legal normative documents of the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, People's Committee at provincial level, Chairperson of the People's Committee at provincial level within their inspection authority;

b) Suspension of enforcement in whole or in part of illegal resolutions of the People's Council at provincial level within their inspection authority.

The procedure for proposing the Prime Minister to handle illegal legal normative documents in this clause shall be carried out in accordance with Article 27 of this Decree."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. The Minister of Justice shall implement the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article and submit to the Prime Minister for decision:

a) Suspension of enforcement, revocation in whole or in part of illegal circulars of the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency; illegal documents of the Chairperson of the People's Committee at provincial level, People's Committee at provincial level;

b) Suspension of enforcement in whole or in part of illegal resolutions of the People's Council at provincial level;

c) Suspension of enforcement, revocation of illegal content within the responsibility of the ministry, ministerial-level agency in joint circulars issued by the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency with the President of the Supreme People's Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuracy, the State Auditor General."

c) Amend and supplement Clause 8 as follows:

"8. For illegal resolutions of the People's Council at provincial level that have been suspended from enforcement, the Ministry of Justice shall take the lead and coordinate with the Government Office and relevant ministries, ministerial-level agencies to report to the Prime Minister for consideration of requesting the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to revoke them."

8. Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 25 as follows:

"3. In cases where the agency or person issuing the inspection conclusion on legal normative documents prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article does not approve the proposal, the agency or person whose document has been concluded may request or report to the competent authority according to the following procedures:

a) For legal normative documents of the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, People's Council at provincial level, People's Committee at provincial level, Chairperson of the People's Committee at provincial level, report Prime Minister;

b) For legal normative documents of the People's Council, People's Committee at commune level, report to the Chairperson of the People's Committee at provincial level."

9. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 28 as follows:

"1. Documents handling illegal legal normative documents must be sent by the agency or person who issued the document to be published on the Electronic Gazette, National Legal Information System, Official Website or the website of the issuing agency (if available) no later than three days from the date of signing for certification or issuance."

10. Amend and supplement Point b Clause 1 and Clause 3 of Article 35 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Point b Clause 1 as follows:

"b) Legal system organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, units entrusted with advising and assisting the Minister of Justice in managing the state administration over review and systematization of documents shall be responsible for urging and guiding organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies to carry out review and systematization of documents."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Responsibilities of agencies, units, individuals at the People's Committee:

a) Specialized agencies under the People's Committee at provincial level shall take the lead and coordinate with the Legal Committee of the People's Council at provincial level and related agencies to carry out review and systematization of documents of the People's Council, People's Committee at provincial level, Chairperson of the People's Committee at provincial level within their areas of responsibility.

Agencies that have taken the lead in drafting documents of the People's Council, People's Committee at provincial level, Chairperson of the People's Committee at provincial level shall be responsible for taking the lead and coordinating with the Legal Committee of the People's Council, Department of Justice and related agencies to carry out review and systematization of documents.

The Department of Justice shall be responsible for urging and guiding agencies to carry out review and systematization of documents of the People's Council, People's Committee at provincial level.

b) Specialized agencies or other administrative organizations under the People's Committee at commune level shall take the lead and coordinate with the agency of the People's Council and related agencies to carry out review and systematization of documents of the People's Committee, People's Council at the same level within their areas of responsibility.

Where the People's Committee at commune level assigns civil servants in specialized fields to advise and assist the People's Committee at commune level in managing the state administration in sectors and fields at the commune level, the Chairperson of the People's Committee at commune level shall direct the specialized civil servants to carry out review and systematization of documents of the People's Council, People's Committee at the commune level within their areas of responsibility.

The specialized agency, administrative organization, or civil servant entrusted with the task of advising and assisting the People's Committee at the commune level to manage state administration regarding review and systematization of documents (hereinafter referred to collectively as the agency) shall be responsible for urging and guiding agencies, organizations, and individuals to implement the review and systematization of documents of the People's Council and the People's Committee at the commune level.

11. Amend and supplement Point b Clause 1 Article 37 as follows:

"b) Administrative documents issued by agencies or persons authorized to promulgate to abolish entirely or partially legal regulatory documents in cases where there is a change in authority due to organizational restructuring or reorganization of the apparatus, or in cases where the regulated subjects are no longer applicable as provided for in Clause 3 and Clause 4 Article 4 of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP;"

12. Amend and supplement Clause 6 Article 38 as follows:

"6. Announce the detailed regulations and specific measures to organize and guide the implementation of documents that continue to be fully or partially effective as stipulated in Clause 2 Article 57 of the Law."

13. Amend and supplement Article 39 as follows:

"Article 39. Determining documents as the basis for review and legal regulatory documents requiring review

1. Documents amending, supplementing, replacing, abolishing, suspending effectiveness, or terminating effectiveness within a specified period of one or more documents serve as the basis for review. Documents that have been amended, supplemented, replaced, abolished; suspended in effectiveness; terminated in effectiveness are the documents requiring review.

2. Documents amending, supplementing, replacing, abolishing, suspending effectiveness, or terminating effectiveness within a specified period of one or more documents used as the basis for issuing one or more documents serve as the basis for review. Documents that have been issued based on other documents which have been amended, supplemented, replaced, abolished; suspended in effectiveness; terminated in effectiveness are the documents requiring review.

3. Documents amending, supplementing, replacing, abolishing, suspending effectiveness, or terminating effectiveness within a specified period of one or more documents cited in the content of one or more documents serve as the basis for review. Documents containing content cited from documents that have been amended, supplemented, replaced, abolished; suspended in effectiveness; terminated in effectiveness are the documents requiring review.

4. Documents containing provisions related to one or more previously issued documents serve as the basis for review; the previously issued documents are the documents requiring review."

14. Amend and supplement Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 6 Article 43 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. Lists of documents that have expired or been suspended in effectiveness at the central, provincial, and commune levels must be published on the Electronic Gazette and the National Legal Database in accordance with the regulations.";

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Documents that have expired or been suspended in effectiveness and included in the list for periodic annual publication are those with expiration dates or suspension dates within one year, from January 1 to December 31.

In cases where documents that have expired or been suspended in effectiveness belong to the publication period before but were not published, the reviewing agency shall include such documents in the list of documents for publication.";

c) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. Decisions announcing lists of documents that have expired or been suspended in effectiveness by the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, or Provincial People's Committee shall be sent to the Ministry of Justice; decisions by Commune People's Committees shall be sent to the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Justice for monitoring.";

d) Amending and supplementing Clause 6 as follows:

"6. Legal affairs organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, units entrusted with the task of advising and assisting the Minister of Justice in managing state administration regarding review and systematization of documents, Departments of Justice, and agencies entrusted with the task of advising and assisting the Commune People's Committee in managing state administration regarding review and systematization of documents shall compile, draft, and submit to the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, Provincial People's Committee, and Commune People's Committee for issuance of Decisions announcing lists of documents that have expired or been suspended in effectiveness."

15. Amend and supplement Clause 1 Article 46 as follows:

"1. The Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency assists the Prime Minister in formulating plans and organizing the implementation of document reviews according to topics, fields, and areas decided by the Prime Minister within their respective fields of state management.

Heads of organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies assist the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency in formulating and organizing the implementation of plans to review documents regulating matters within their respective areas of responsibility.

Heads of specialized agencies under the Provincial People's Committee, other administrative organizations, or specialized civil servants under the Commune People's Committee shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals to assist the same-level People's Committee in formulating and organizing the implementation of plans to review documents regulating matters within their respective areas of responsibility.”

16. Amend and supplement Clause 7 Article 51 as follows:

“7. The results of document systematization must be published on the National Legal Database in accordance with the regulations. Lists of documents that have expired or been suspended in effectiveness at the central, provincial, and commune levels must be published on the Electronic Gazette.

In cases where errors are discovered in the lists of documents and the Sets of Systematized Effective Documents after publication, a review and correction shall be conducted.”

17. Amend and supplement Clauses 1, 2, and 3 Article 53 as follows:

“1. Responsibility for advising the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, and People's Committees at all levels to build and act as the focal point for organizing the implementation of document systematization plans:

a) For documents within the responsibility of systematization of the Minister, Head of a ministerial-level agency, legal affairs organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, or units entrusted with the task of advising and assisting the Minister of Justice in managing state administration regarding review and systematization of documents shall carry out;

b) For documents within the responsibility of systematization of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Justice shall carry out;

c) For documents within the responsibility of systematization of the Commune People's Committee, the agency entrusted with the task of advising and assisting the Commune People's Committee in managing state administration regarding review and systematization of documents shall carry out.

2. Organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies shall carry out document systematization and send the results to legal affairs organizations under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, or units entrusted with the task of advising and managing state administration regarding review and systematization of documents for consolidation.

Provincial-level agencies, commune-level units shall systematize documents and submit the results to the Department of Justice, the agency assigned the task of advising and assisting the People's Committee at the commune level in managing the review, systematization of documents for consolidation.

3. Legal institutions under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, units assigned the task of advising and assisting the Minister of Justice in managing the review, systematization of documents, the Department of Justice, the agency assigned the task of advising and assisting the People's Committee at the commune level in managing the review, systematization of documents shall consolidate, recheck the results of document systematization, and submit them for consideration and promulgation by the Minister, Head of the ministerial-level agency, and the People's Committee at the same level.

18. Amend and supplement Clause 5 of Article 56 as follows:

"5. The funds ensuring the work of inspecting, reviewing, systematizing, and handling normative legal documents shall be provided from the state budget according to the classification of the competent authority and other lawful sources as prescribed by law.

The content and amount of expenditure ensuring the work of inspecting, reviewing, systematizing, and handling normative legal documents shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations of the Government and the Minister of Finance.

19. Amend and supplement Point a Clause 1 of Article 58 as follows:

"a) Urging, directing, and inspecting the activities of inspecting and handling normative legal documents in accordance with the Law on Enacting Normative Legal Documents and related laws;"

Article 3. Amend, supplement, replace, and abolish some provisions of 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 Enacting Normative Legal Documents and Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government on inspecting, reviewing, systematizing, and handling normative legal documents.

1. Supplement and abolish some words, phrases, clauses of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP as follows:

a) Add the word "Draft" before the word "Report" in Point a Clause 3 of Article 57;

b) Add the phrase "draft project" after the word "review" in Clause 1 of Article 72;

c) Abolish the phrase "report and" in Clause 2 of Article 13;

d) Abolish Clause 4 of Article 13; Clause 4 of Article 48; Clause 6 of Article 51; Clause 4 of Article 56; Clause 5 of Article 59;

đ) Abolish the phrase "(if any)" in Point d Clause 7 of Article 28; Point d Clause 7 of Article 37; Point đ Clause 5 of Article 40; Point d Clause 6 of Article 45; Point đ Clause 3 of Article 47.

2. Abolish and replace some words, phrases, clauses of Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP as follows:

a) Abolish the phrase "Justice Office" in Point c Clause 3 of Article 18; the phrase "Director of the Justice Office" in Clause 7 of Article 24;

b) Abolish Clause 6 of Article 20; Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 60;

c) Replace the phrase "all levels" in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 16 with the phrase "provincial level";

3. Replace some Appendices of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP as follows:

a) Replace Appendix I issued together with Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP with Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

b) Replace Appendix II issued together with Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP with Appendix II issued together with this Decree;

c) Replace Appendix III issued together with Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP with Appendix III issued together with this Decree;

d) Replace Appendix IV issued together with Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP with Appendix IV issued together with this Decree.

Article 4. Effective date

This Decree takes effect from July 1, 2025.

Article 5. Transitional Provisions

1. Draft normative legal documents that have been reviewed before this Decree takes effect but have not yet been issued shall continue to be processed according to the procedures stipulated in Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP.

2. In cases where local government documents at the district level are found to be issued contrary to the law, the Department of Justice shall propose the Chairman of the People's Committee at the provincial level to consider and handle according to Clause 7 of Article 24 of Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP.

PRIME MINISTER
KT. PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

(Signed)

Le Thanh Long

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187/2025/NĐ-CP

Decree No. 187/2025/NĐ-CP Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 78/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government detailing certain provisions and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Enacting Legal Documents and Decree No. 79/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2025 of the Government on inspecting, reviewing, systematizing, and handling legal documents.

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Tiếng Việt Nghị định số 187/2025/NĐ-CP Sửa đổi, bổ sung một số điều của Nghị định số 78/2025/NĐ-CP ngày 01 tháng 4 năm 2025 của Chính phủ quy định chi tiết một số điều và biện pháp để tổ chức, hướng dẫn thi hành Luật Ban hành văn bản quy phạm pháp luật và Nghị định số 79/2025/NĐ-CP ngày 01 tháng 4 năm 2025 của Chính phủ về kiểm tra, rà soát, hệ thống hóa và xử lý văn bản quy phạm pháp luật 한국어 시정령 제 187 호 2025 년 제 2025-CP 호 정정 및 보충 법률 제정 법규 문서에 관한 법률과 시행령 제 78 호 2025 년 제 2025-CP 호 및 정부가 제정한 시행령 제 79 호 2025 년 제 2025-CP 호에 대한 몇 가지 조항을 정정하고 보충하기 위한 것 中文令第187/2025/NĐ-CP对第78/2025/NĐ-CP号令（2025年4月1日）和第79/2025/NĐ-CP号令（2025年4月1日）进行修改和补充，详细规定了若干条款和措施以组织、指导实施《法规制定的规范性文件》法律及政府关于检查、审查、系统化和处理规范性文件的命令。

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