Decree No. 20/2006/N-CTN Regarding the Announcement of the Law

Decree No. 20/2006/N-CTN of the President announcing the Law on Organizing, Collecting, Transplanting Human Tissue and Organs and Donating Corpses. This Law stipulates activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs and corpses.

Document No.20/2006/L-CTN
Document typeOrder
Issuing authorityOffice of the President
Signed byNguyễn Minh Triết — Chủ tịch
Updated29/06/2026
FieldUncategorized
Issued date12/12/2006
Effective date12/06/2007
Expiry date—
StatusIn effect
✦ Smart summary

Decree No. 20/2006/N-CTN of the President announcing the Law on Organizing, Collecting, Transplanting Human Tissue and Organs and Donating Corpses. This Law stipulates activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs and corpses.

Key points

  • The Law applies to individuals who carry out or participate in activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs and corpses.
  • Conditions for conducting activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs must comply with legal provisions on healthcare and protecting human health.
  • Activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs and corpses must be carried out at medical facilities that meet the conditions prescribed by law.

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Ensuring safety for those donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs and corpses; enhancing the ability to treat diseases through organ transplants.
  • Negative impact: May cause psychological burden for the family of donors or those who lose their lives.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Who does this Law apply to?

The Law applies to individuals who carry out or participate in activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs and corpses.

Where must the activities of donating, collecting, transplanting take place?

Activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs and corpses must be carried out at medical facilities that meet the conditions prescribed by law.

What requirements are there for the conditions to conduct these activities?

Conditions for conducting activities related to donating, collecting, transplanting human tissue and organs must comply with legal provisions on healthcare and protecting human health.

Full text

PRESIDENT OF THE STATE

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

NUMBER: 20/2006/L-CTN

HANOI, December 12, 2006

ORDER OF THE STATE PRESIDENT

Regarding the promulgation of the Law

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ON BEHALF OF THE STATE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

BASED ON Article 103 and Article 106 of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1992, amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 dated December 25, 2001 of the National Assembly, Session 10, Term X;

BASED ON Article 91 of the Law on the Organization of the National Assembly;

BASED ON Article 50 of the Law on the Issuance of Legal Normative Documents.

NOW PROMULGATES:

The Law on Organ Transplantation, Tissue Donation, and Body Donation.

HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, TERM XI, SESSION 10 ON NOVEMBER 29, 2006./.

 

PRESIDENT OF THE STATE 

 

(Signed)

 

NGUYEN MINH TRIET

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