Decree No. 35/2023/ND-CP amending and supplementing some articles of decrees under the management of the Ministry of Construction.

DECREE

Amending and supplementing certain articles of Decrees

within the field of management under the Ministry of Construction

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Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to the Law on Legislative Regulatory Documents dated June 22, 2015; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Legislative Regulatory Documents dated June 18, 2020; Pursuant to the Construction Law dated June 18, 2014; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Construction Law dated June 28, 2020;

Pursuant to the Urban Planning Law dated June 17, 2009;

Pursuant to the Law on Forensic Expertise dated June 20, 2012; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Forensic Expertise dated June 10, 2020;

Pursuant to the Law on Technical Standards and Regulations dated June 29, 2006;

Pursuant to the Housing Law issued on November 25, 2014;

Pursuant to the Law on Real Estate Business dated November 25, 2014;

Pursuant to the Law on Architecture dated June 13, 2019;

Pursuant to the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of 37 Laws Related to Planning dated November 20, 2018;

Pursuant to the Law on Product Quality and Commodities dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to the Investment Law dated June 17, 2020;

Pursuant to the Public-Private Partnership Investment Law dated June 18, 2020;

Pursuant to the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment, the Law on Investment, the Law on Housing, the Law on Bidding, the Law on Electricity, the Law on Enterprises, the Law on Special Consumption Tax, and the Law on Civil Enforcement dated January 11, 2022;

BASED ON THE Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Public Investment Law,
The Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment, The Investment Law, The Housing Law,
The Bidding Law, The Electricity Law, The Enterprise Law, The Special Consumption Tax Law, and The Civil Enforcement Law dated January 11, 2022;

At the proposal of the Minister of Construction;

The Government promulgates this Decree amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decrees within the field of management under the Ministry of Construction.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 14 of Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP dated April 7, 2010 of the Government on the preparation, examination, approval, and management of urban planning which has been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 72/2019/NĐ-CP dated August 30, 2019 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP dated April 7, 2010 on the preparation, examination, approval, and management of urban planning and Decree No. 44/2015/NĐ-CP dated May 6, 2015 detailing certain contents regarding urban planning Amending and supplementing Clause 3, Clause 4, and adding Clauses 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d following Clause 4 of Article 14 as follows:

AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT Clause 3, Clause 4, ADD Clauses 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d following Clause 4 of Article 14 AS FOLLOWS:

"3. Areas within the scope of urban development that must prepare detailed planning when implementing investment construction according to the Urban Planning Law shall prepare detailed planning to concretize the general planning, sectoral planning (in cases where sectoral planning must be prepared), serving as a basis for preparing investment project proposals, issuing construction permits, and implementing other works in accordance with relevant laws. For small land plots as defined in Clause 4 of this Article, simplified procedures (called overall site planning procedures) from Clause 4a to Clause 4d of this Article shall apply.

4. Small land plots must meet the following conditions:

a) The land plot is implemented by a single investor or organized by a competent state agency;

b) The land area is less than 2 hectares for residential building projects or housing complexes, or less than 10 hectares for industrial plant, factory, production facility, or technical infrastructure projects (excluding linear infrastructure projects) as determined by the approved general urban planning or provincial planning or technical-specialized planning, or less than 5 hectares for other cases;

c) Located within areas with approved sectoral planning or approved general planning for areas not requiring sectoral planning.

4a. The preparation, examination, and approval of overall site planning, except for cases stipulated in Clause 4b of this Article, shall be regulated as follows:

a) Land use indicators and spatial organization, architectural, and landscape requirements of the area are determined in the approved sectoral planning or general planning for areas not requiring sectoral planning, and specialized requirements in provincial planning or technical-specialized planning for industrial plant, factory, production facility, or technical infrastructure projects (if applicable) shall replace the mission of overall site planning and serve as a basis for overall site planning;

b) Overall site planning includes a master plan drawing; architectural design proposals must reflect the location, scale, and components of the project within the land plot; specifically determine ground elevation, construction boundaries (above-ground and underground construction boundaries), color of the project, and land use planning indicators consistent with applicable standards and regulations; ensure technical infrastructure connections and architectural compatibility with surrounding areas;

c) Procedures for soliciting opinions, examining, and approving overall site planning shall follow the procedures for soliciting opinions, examining, and approving detailed planning for investment construction projects;

d) The authority responsible for approving detailed planning proposals shall approve overall site planning.

4b. For investment construction projects involving national secrets, overall site planning shall be prepared during the investment proposal stage; the investor shall obtain written opinions from the authority responsible for approving detailed planning, serving as a basis for subsequent steps; the time limit for providing opinions shall not exceed 15 days from the date of receiving complete valid documents. Implementation, management of files, information related to the process shall comply with the regulations on protecting state secrets.

4c. Adjustments to overall site planning must meet the adjustment conditions of detailed planning proposals. The adjustment procedures for overall site planning shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 4a and 4b of this Article.

4d. Approved overall site planning (including adjustments) shall be published in accordance with the regulations for publishing detailed planning proposals."

Article 2. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 10 of Decree No. 44/2015/NĐ-CP dated May 6, 2015 of the Government detailing certain contents regarding urban planning which has been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 72/2019/NĐ-CP dated August 30, 2019 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 37/2010/NĐ-CP dated April 7, 2010 on the preparation, examination, approval, and management of urban planning and Decree No. 44/2015/NĐ-CP dated May 6, 2015 detailing certain contents regarding urban planning Amending and supplementing Clause 4, Clause 5, and adding Clauses 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5đ following Clause 5 of Article 10 as follows:

AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT Clause 4, Clause 5, ADD Clauses 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, and 5đ following Clause 5 of Article 10 AS FOLLOWS:

"4. Areas within the functional zones that fall under the objects required to prepare detailed construction planning shall, when implementing investment and construction activities in accordance with the Construction Law, prepare detailed construction plans to concretize the general planning and the zoning construction planning (in cases where zoning construction planning must be prepared), serving as the basis for preparing investment projects, issuing construction permits, and carrying out other tasks in accordance with relevant laws. For land plots with small scale as stipulated in Clause 5 of this Article, they may prepare detailed construction plans through a simplified process (referred to as the overall site planning preparation process) in accordance with the provisions from Clause 5a to Clause 5d of this Article."

5. Land plots with small scale must meet the following conditions:

a) The land plot is implemented by a single investor or organized by a competent state agency;

b) Have a land use area smaller than 2 hectares for housing apartment investment projects or housing complex projects, or have a land use area smaller than 10 hectares for factory, enterprise, industrial production facility, or technical infrastructure project (excluding linear technical infrastructure projects) as determined according to the general construction planning or provincial planning or specialized technical planning that has been approved, or have a land use area smaller than 5 hectares for other cases;

c) Within areas that already have approved zoning construction planning.

5a. The preparation, review, and approval of overall site planning, except for the cases specified in Clause 5b of this Article, shall be regulated as follows:

a) Planning indicators for land use and requirements for spatial organization, architecture, and landscape of the area are determined based on the approved zoning construction planning project, and specialized requirements at the provincial level or specialized technical planning for factory, enterprise, industrial production facility, or technical infrastructure projects (if applicable) can replace the mission of overall site planning and serve as the basis for preparing overall site planning;

b) Overall site planning, including the overall site plan drawing and architectural design scheme, must reflect the location and scale of the project, components within the plot; specify the specific ground elevation, building boundary (above-ground and underground building boundary), color of the project, and land use planning indicators consistent with applicable standards and regulations; ensure the connection of technical infrastructure and compatibility with the surrounding architectural space;

c) The procedures and formalities for reviewing and approving overall site planning shall be carried out according to the procedures and formalities for reviewing and approving detailed construction planning projects for functional zones;

d) The competent authority responsible for approving detailed construction planning projects for functional zones shall be responsible for approving overall site planning.

5b. For investment and construction projects involving state secrets, overall site planning shall be prepared during the stage of establishing the investment proposal; the investor shall be responsible for obtaining written opinions from the competent authority approving detailed construction planning, serving as the basis for proceeding with subsequent steps; the time for providing opinions shall not exceed 15 days from the date of receiving complete valid documents. The implementation, management of files, information related to the organization and compliance with the regulations on protecting state secrets shall be carried out in accordance with the law.

5c. Adjustments to overall site planning must ensure the adjustment conditions of detailed construction planning projects for functional zones. The procedure for adjusting overall site planning shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Clause 5a and Clause 5b of this Article.

5d. After being approved or adjusted, overall site planning shall be publicly announced in accordance with the regulations on announcing detailed construction planning projects for functional zones.

5đ. For industrial zones, the preparation of construction planning must comply with the provisions of this Decree and the law on managing industrial zones and economic zones."

Article 3. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 85/2020/NĐ-CP dated July 17, 2020 of the Government detailing some provisions of the Architecture Law

1. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 25 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Clause 3, adding Clauses 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d after Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Individuals applying for the first issuance of an architectural practice certificate shall undergo an examination consisting of two parts: multiple-choice test and oral interview. The oral interview will be conducted immediately after the announcement of the satisfactory results of the multiple-choice test. Individuals participating in the oral interview must draw lots and answer a maximum of four questions, each question concerning knowledge and understanding applied in architectural practice activities consistent with the content of the examination questions specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

3a. The examination shall be conducted through direct examination or online examination and must comply with the requirements and conditions stipulated in this Decree.

3b. Requirements for technical infrastructure and software for online examination to issue the architectural practice certificate:

a) The examination venue for online examination must ensure requirements for internet connectivity and equipment configuration suitable for installing and operating the online examination software system; there must be space for installing equipment to monitor examinees during online examinations;

b) There must be solutions to ensure information security, electronic data storage, and personal information confidentiality when organizing online examinations;

c) The examination software must have the capability to stop the exam when violations are detected during the examination process; if the examinee can provide a reasonable explanation due to objective reasons, the examination manager may allow them to retake the exam;

d) The software must ensure uninterrupted service for online examinations during the examination period, with mechanisms to guarantee the integrity and security of information before, during, and after the examination.

3c. Management of online examinations:

a) The monitoring of the examination process is conducted through cameras of the examination devices, online examination software, and surveillance systems at the examination venue.

b) The examination management staff are responsible for guiding and checking the suitability of equipment and examination areas of participants before the examination.

3d. The organization or agency organizing the examination decides on the form of examination to serve the issuance of practice certificates; promulgates online examination regulations, ensuring management requirements, technical infrastructure requirements, and online examination software as stipulated in Clause 3b and Clause 3c, Article 25 of this Decree.

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. The organization of direct examinations or online examinations shall be carried out periodically every six months or at random according to actual needs. In cases where examinations cannot be organized, individuals who have registered for the examination must be notified in writing within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the registration form.”

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

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

“c) Meet the material requirements for serving the issuance of architectural practice certificates through direct examination forms as specified in Appendix IV attached to this Decree in cases of direct examination; meet management requirements, technical infrastructure requirements, and examination software requirements as stipulated in Clause 3b and Clause 3c, Article 25 of this Decree in cases of online examination.”

b) Supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. In cases where professional organizations related to architectural practice, research institutions, and training institutions in architecture have been recognized as meeting the conditions for issuing architectural practice certificates and were only requested to organize one form of examination at the time of recognition, when adding another form of examination, they must ensure material requirements (for direct examination forms) and management requirements, technical infrastructure requirements, and examination software requirements (for online examination forms) and notify the Ministry of Construction for monitoring and inspection.”

Article 4. Amend and supplement some articles of Decree No. 11/2013/NĐ-CP dated January 14, 2013, of the Government on urban development investment management.

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

a) Amend and supplement Clause 8 as follows:

“8. Urban development projects include urban development construction projects and urban construction projects within the city.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 9 as follows:

“9. Urban development construction project is the project defined in Clause 15a, Article 3 of the Law on Construction No. 50/2014/QH13 which has been amended and supplemented by Point d, Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 62/2020/QH14.”

c) Amend and supplement Clause 12 as follows:

“12. A Class 1 investor is an investor of an urban development construction project as prescribed by laws on construction and housing.”

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

“1. Ensure compliance with national master plans, regional plans, provincial plans, technical and specialized plans, abide by construction planning, urban planning, programs, and plans to implement urban development construction planning.”

3. Supplement Article 3a following Article 3 as follows:

“Article 3a. Urban Development Program

1. An urban development program is a set of tasks, solutions, programs, and projects aimed at achieving urban development goals for each stage according to provincial planning, general urban planning, established for the following subjects:

a) Provinces and centrally-administered cities;

b) Cities, districts under provinces or centrally-administered cities; towns under counties;

c) Areas expected to form new urban areas.

2. Urban development programs must meet the following requirements:

a) Compliance with national master plans, regional plans, provincial plans, general urban planning; approved higher-level strategies, programs, and plans on urban development; medium-term investment plans and actual resource mobilization capacity at the local level;

b) Consistency with technical and specialized planning, directions, strategies, programs, and plans of other relevant sectors concerning urban development.

3. Urban development programs include some or all of the following contents:

a) Urban development targets for each five-year and ten-year period; detailed annually during the first five years of the program;

b) Programs and projects for prioritized investment in urban infrastructure and landscape architecture to meet urban classification standards;

c) Programs and plans for developing areas designated by urban planning, urban development areas (if any) to concentrate investment in forming integrated technical and social infrastructure and urban landscape architecture in stages;

d) Key programs and projects to gradually achieve sustainable urban development;

đ) Resources and their utilization, solutions, priority lists of urban development projects using public investment funds and other non-public investment funds, expected results within annual, five-year, and ten-year timeframes;

e) Responsibilities for implementing, inspecting, and supervising the implementation of urban development programs.

4. Contents of urban development programs for provinces and centrally-administered cities

a) For provinces: the contents prescribed in Points a, d, đ, and e of Clause 3 of this Article; the list, timeline, and plan for urban classification, establishment, and adjustment of administrative boundaries of urban units to implement the urban system development plan for each five-year and ten-year period, detailed annually during the first five years of the program;

b) For centrally-administered cities: the contents prescribed in Point a of this clause, Point b of Clause 3 of this Article; Point c of Clause 3 of this Article for districts and areas expected to expand districts or establish new districts.

5. Contents of urban development programs for cities, districts under provinces or centrally-administered cities; towns under counties

a) For cities, districts under provinces or centrally-administered cities: the contents prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article;

b) For towns: including some or all of the contents prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article but must ensure the contents prescribed in Points a, b, and e of Clause 3 of this Article.

6. Contents of urban development programs for areas expected to form new urban areas

a) For the area proposed to establish a centrally-administered city: the contents prescribed in point b, Clause 3, and point a, Clause 4 of this Article; point b, Clause 3 of this Article for the area proposed to establish a district or ward under the district according to the approved urban planning;

b) For the area proposed to form a new urban area not falling within the cases prescribed in point a of this clause: the contents including some or all of the contents prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article but must ensure the contents prescribed in points a, b, and e of Clause 3 of this Article.

7. The procedure for establishing, examining, and approving the urban development program

a) The provincial People's Committee assigns the specialized agency under the provincial People's Committee to organize the establishment, seek opinions, and send to the agency prescribed in point c of this clause for examination of the urban development program for the province, centrally-administered city, and the area proposed to establish a centrally-administered city;

b) The provincial People's Committee assigns the People's Committee of the district to organize the establishment, seek opinions on the urban development program for the city, township, the area proposed to form a new urban area belonging to the province or centrally-administered city, town, and the area proposed to establish a town belonging to the district. The People's Committee of the district reports to the People's Council of the district before sending to the agency prescribed in point c of this clause for examination;

c) The provincial People's Committee assigns the Department of Construction or the Department of Planning and Architecture (for Hanoi City and Ho Chi Minh City) to organize the examination of the urban development program;

d) The agency organizing the establishment of the urban development program submits to the provincial People's Committee for approval of the urban development program. The provincial People's Committee reports to the People's Council of the province before approving the urban development program for the urban development program of the province, centrally-administered city, and the area proposed to establish a centrally-administered city and the city classified or proposed to be classified as type I or II urban areas;

đ) The provincial People's Committee and the district People's Committee allocate funds for the establishment and examination of the urban development program from the state budget or other lawful sources of capital.

8. The urban development program must be reviewed, adjusted, or newly established based on the results of review, summary, and evaluation of implementation after each five-year stage or after the competent authority issues new urban development goals or approves the plans, strategies, programs, and plans prescribed in point a, Clause 2 of this Article.

9. The Minister of Construction shall provide detailed regulations for this Article.”

4. Amend and supplement Clause 7 of Article 4 as follows:

“7. The provincial People's Committee shall specify the areas where land use rights can be transferred through subdivision and sale of plots for individuals to build houses according to the approved detailed project plan, complying with laws on land, housing, real estate business, and the following provisions:

a) The project is consistent with urban planning levels; has completed infrastructure investment of the entire project or according to the approved phased investment; construction of houses must comply with the content and schedule of the approved project;

b) Not located in areas requiring high management standards for architectural landscape, facades of roads at the regional level or higher, and main scenic roads in the city, central areas, and around architectural landmark buildings in the city. The provincial People's Committee bases its specific regulations on urban planning, urban development programs for each city, approved architectural management regulations, and national technical standards on urban planning, infrastructure, and cities to specify the areas where land use rights can be transferred through subdivision and sale of plots for individuals to build houses.”

5. Amend and supplement point k, Clause 2 of Article 10 as follows:

“k) Propose management forms as prescribed in Article 13 of this Decree.”

6. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 13 as follows:

“Article 13. Management of Urban Development Areas

1. The Provincial People's Committee decides on maintaining the status quo, reorganizing, or dissolving the Urban Development Area Management Board or entrusting a public service unit under its management authority to take the lead in implementing the management tasks of urban development areas as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article. The reorganization or dissolution of the Urban Development Area Management Board shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on public service units.

2. Tasks for managing urban development areas:

a) Proposing specific contents to concretize the implementation plan of the urban development area in the approved proposal file for the urban development area and organizing its implementation;

b) Organizing investment promotion activities within the urban development area; researching and proposing preferential policies and special mechanisms applicable to construction investment activities within the urban development area;

c) Proposing the determination of investment projects according to various sources of funding to implement the urban development area, reporting to the Provincial People's Committee; guiding and supporting investors during the preparation and implementation of urban development investment projects;

d) Managing or being entrusted as the main investor for projects using state budget funds within the urban development area;

đ) Monitoring, summarizing, and reporting on the implementation of investment projects within the urban development area according to the approved project content;

e) Periodically or urgently summarizing, reporting, and proposing solutions to functional agencies for issues related to the synchronous connection of technical infrastructure frameworks, technical infrastructure between projects, difficulties, and occurrences during the investment process in the urban development area;

g) Building a database system, providing information about the urban development area; summarizing and reporting to competent authorities as required about the implementation of investment projects and the implementation of urban development area development plans under their management;

h) Performing other tasks and powers as prescribed by law.

3. The Provincial People's Committee promulgates regulations on coordination between units entrusted with managing urban development areas and relevant specialized agencies under its jurisdiction."

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

"2. Adjusting the project schedule shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on investment and construction."

8. Amend and supplement Article 38 as follows:

“Article 38. Transfer of Management in Urban Areas

1. Transfer of management in urban areas refers to the handover between the main investor and the entity receiving the handover as stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article regarding the following contents:

a) Construction works and components within the urban area that fall under the management authority of the entity receiving the handover, which were invested and constructed by the main investor;

b) Rights, responsibilities, and obligations concerning: construction activity management; construction order management within the project scope; provision of urban services.

2. Areas within the project and throughout the urban area must be managed after completion of construction investment according to phases.

3. Investment construction projects for urban areas or certain works within the project when put into operation or handed over for management must comply with the provisions of Article 124 of the Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13, amended and supplemented at Clause 46 of Article 1 of Law No. 62/2020/QH14.

4. The Provincial People's Committee is the entity receiving the handover for urban areas within its jurisdiction, except where the entity receiving the handover is specified by specialized laws or is a management authority granted in the approval document for the investment proposal. The Provincial People's Committee is authorized to receive the handover according to the provisions of the law on local government organization.

5. Preliminary handover management plan and handover management plan in urban areas

a) The preliminary handover management plan in urban areas is part of the investment project proposal or feasibility study report. The preliminary handover management plan includes: proposals for the initial portion of urban infrastructure retained by the investor for business investment, the portion of urban infrastructure that the investor is responsible for handing over or proposing to hand over to the local government; proposals for management of the contents stipulated in Point b Clause 1 of this Article, any accompanying requirements and conditions (if any); proposed entity receiving the handover;

b) The handover management plan in urban areas is part of the feasibility study report for investment construction. The handover management plan includes: proposals for management of the contents stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, any accompanying requirements and conditions (if any); proposed handover time, entity receiving the handover, and opinions of the anticipated entity receiving the handover (if any); proposals for cooperation with the local government on investment construction of technical infrastructure outside the fence and national technical infrastructure passing through the project area; proposals for administrative management coordination before, during, and after handover.

6. Handover of management in urban areas and management and use of assets after handover acceptance

a) The main investor is responsible for handing over according to the handover plan in the feasibility study report for investment construction, which has been reviewed by the specialized agency on construction in accordance with the construction law; bears responsibility for the quality of the works, organizes warranty and maintenance in accordance with the law, manages and ensures operational quality for unfinished works; provides urban services until the handover is completed and for the urban infrastructure retained by the main investor for business investment;

b) In cases where the entity receiving the handover is a state management agency,
The Provincial People's Committee shall carry out the acceptance in accordance with the law on the management and use of state assets. After acceptance, the Provincial People's Committee assigns the assets to agencies, organizations, and units and directs these entities to manage, use, and operate the works and components within the urban area in accordance with the law on the management and use of state assets;

c) The recipient party shall be responsible for: accepting the transfer in accordance with regulations; coordinating with the project investor to report the results of the transfer to the provincial or district People's Committee for monitoring; organizing the provision of urban services or transferring them to agencies, organizations, units, or enterprises for management after the transfer.

d) The provincial People's Committee shall be responsible for directing and inspecting the implementation of the rights and responsibilities of the parties involved when transferring the management of the urban area.

7. For construction works or parts of construction works within the urban area that are invested by the State, the management and use shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on the management and use of public assets.

9. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 46 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. Unified management of urban development within the territory; building an organizational structure with sufficient capacity to meet the requirements of state administration appropriate to the actual urban development situation; allocating funds from the state budget to prepare, review, approve according to authority urban development strategies, plans, regulations, programs, and plans, organizing the implementation of urban development programs and investment in key infrastructure projects.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

“2. Direct the review, evaluation, and determination of urban development areas; develop plans to implement urban development areas; organize urban area management; call for investment in urban development projects in the locality.”

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Organize the implementation of land clearance in accordance with the law; direct, organize the implementation, and periodically inspect the transfer of land use rights that have been developed to individuals for self-construction of housing in accordance with detailed planning approved.”

d) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Attract investment and organize the construction of new cities according to planning; periodically review, evaluate, and invest to complete urban classification criteria; construct urban infrastructure meeting technical standards; renovate, restructure, and reconstruct urban areas; control construction investment in accordance with the approved urban development program; organize the construction of technical infrastructure outside the project boundary ensuring coordinated integration with the urban technical infrastructure system.”

đ) Amend and supplement Clause 6 as follows:

“6. Direct the organization to implement construction order management at the project in accordance with the Construction Law, accept the transfer and organize administrative management upon receiving the transfer in the urban area; control the provision of urban services for urban development projects not yet transferred.”

10. Repeal the following articles, clauses, and points: Clause 11 Article 2; Clause 1 Article 4; Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 Article 7; Point a, Point c Clause 1 Article 9; Article 19; Article 31; Article 32; Article 36; Article 37; Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 Article 40; Clauses 5, 6 Article 41; Clause 3 Article 50.

11. Replace certain phrases in some articles, clauses, and points as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "comprehensive planning for economic and social development" in Article 8, Point a Clause 3 Article 9 with the phrase "national-level planning, regional planning, provincial planning";

b) Replace the phrase "comprehensive planning for the national urban system" in Point a Clause 3 Article 9 and Clauses 2, 4 Article 41 with the phrase "urban and rural system planning".

Article 5. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 99/2015/NĐ-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Housing which have been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 30/2019/NĐ-CP dated March 28, 2019, Decree No. 30/2021/NĐ-CP dated March 26, 2021 of the Government Decision No. 30/2021/NĐ-CP dated March 26, 2021 of the Government

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 1, Clause 2 Article 18 as follows:

"1. An investor who meets the conditions prescribed in Article 21 of the Law on Housing No. 65/2014/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented at Clause 1 Article 75 of the Investment Law No. 61/2020/QH14, stipulated at Clause 2 Article 119 of the Land Law No. 45/2013/QH13, laws on real estate business and wins the bidding for land use rights to implement a commercial housing investment project or is approved as an investor according to Clause 3 Article 29 of the Investment Law No. 61/2020/QH14 shall be recognized as the developer of the commercial housing investment project.

2. An investor who has land use rights as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 23 of the Law on Housing No. 65/2014/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented at Article 4 of Law No. 03/2022/QH15, Clause 4 Article 23 of the Law on Housing No. 65/2014/QH13, meets the conditions prescribed in Article 21 of the Law on Housing No. 65/2014/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented at Clause 1 Article 75 of the Investment Law No. 61/2020/QH14, laws on real estate business, relevant laws and is approved for investment proposal simultaneously with approval of the investor shall be recognized as the developer of the commercial housing investment project."

2. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 Article 57 as follows:

"1. The subjects eligible to lease state-owned old houses under this Decree are those actually using the house and having the need to continue leasing it, including one of the following categories:

a) Subjects allocated to use houses before November 27, 1992 (the date of issuance of Decision No. 118/TTg of the Prime Minister on rental prices for houses and inclusion of rent in salaries);

b) Subjects allocated houses according to Clause 1 Article 61 of this Decree;

c) Subjects receiving transfer of rental rights to houses that were allocated for use at the time specified in point a or point b of this clause and whose transfer is agreed upon by the housing management authority when handling the lease procedures in accordance with the law;

d) Subjects falling within the cases prescribed in point đ Clause 2 of this Article.

Cases prescribed in points c and d of this clause must not fall under the illegal occupation of houses."

3. Supplementing point e Clause 1 Article 57a as follows:

"e) In the case where the person directly using the house falls within the category prescribed in point đ Clause 2 Article 57 of this Decree, the time of allocation for use of the house shall be determined based on the time when the competent authority issued the certificate regarding the use of the house."

4. Amending and supplementing the beginning of Clause 2 Article 60 as follows:

"2. The procedures and formalities for leasing old houses in the cases prescribed in point b and point đ Clause 2 Article 57 of this Decree shall be carried out as follows:"

5. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 Article 65 as follows:

"1. The house price is determined based on the remaining value of the house and the adjustment factor for the usage value; the remaining value of the house is determined by multiplying (x) the remaining quality ratio of the house with the standard price of newly constructed houses issued by the provincial People's Committee in effect at the time of signing the purchase and sale contract and multiplying (x) the usable area of the house.

For villas with multiple households sharing common areas, the shared area is allocated according to the usage ratio (m²) for each household. For Class IV houses that tenants demolished and rebuilt before this Decree takes effect, the remaining value of such houses is considered zero (0).

For Class I, II, and III houses that tenants demolished and rebuilt before this Decree takes effect, the remaining value is determined based on the current status recorded in the decision, distribution document, allocation document, or lease contract, or the time of use of the house as determined by the documents prescribed in point đ Clause 2 Article 57 of this Decree. If the documents mentioned in this clause indicate the class of the house but do not specify the remaining quality ratio, the remaining quality ratio is determined as 50% of the value of that class; if the class of the house is not indicated, the remaining quality ratio is determined as 50% of the value of Class III houses to serve as the basis for calculating the house selling price."

6. Abolishing point c Clause 1 Article 84.

7. Supplementing point m Clause 1 Article 85 as follows:

"m) Examining and deciding to adjust the objectives of the housing construction investment project for projects within the jurisdiction of the provincial People's Committee to decide on investment proposals or approve investment proposals; the examination and decision to adjust the project objectives are carried out when examining adjustments to investment proposals according to the laws on investment, public investment, and other related laws (if applicable). For projects within the jurisdiction of the National Assembly, the Government, or the Prime Minister to decide on investment proposals or approve investment proposals, reports must be submitted to these agencies to examine and adjust the objectives of the housing construction investment project when examining adjustments to investment proposals according to the laws on investment, public investment, and other related laws (if applicable)."

Article 6. Amend and supplement some articles of Decree No. 100/2015/NĐ-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government on the development and management of social housing which has been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 49/2021/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2021 of the Government.P dated October 20, 2015 of the Government on the development and management of social housing which has been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 49/2021/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2021 of the Government

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 4 of Article 3 as follows:

"4. A social housing investment project includes an independent social housing investment project and a social housing investment project using 20% of the total residential land area within the scope of a commercial housing investment project or a residential area designated for social housing investment."

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

"1. The investor of a social housing investment project that does not use capital sources or forms prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 53 of the Housing Law No. 65/2014/QH13, as amended and supplemented at Point b, Clause 6 of Article 99 of the Public-Private Partnership Investment Law No. 64/2020/QH14, shall be exempted from land use fees and land rental fees as prescribed in Point a, Clause 1 of Article 58 of the Housing Law No. 65/2014/QH13 when leasing, selling, or purchasing such projects."

The provincial People's Committee shall examine and decide on the refund or deduction from the financial obligations of the project investor to the State, including compensation costs and land clearance expenses (if any), in cases where the investor has paid land use fees upon being granted land by the State or received the transfer of land use rights from organizations, households, or individuals and such land areas are used for social housing construction or the investor has paid land use fees for the 20% land fund as prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree."

3. Amend and supplement Clause 4 of Article 21 as follows:

"4. The provincial People's Committee shall assign the Department of Construction or relevant agencies to assess the sale price, lease purchase price, and rent for social housing constructed under projects that do not use capital sources or forms prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 53 of the Housing Law No. 65/2014/QH13, as amended and supplemented at Point b, Clause 6 of Article 99 of the Public-Private Partnership Investment Law No. 64/2020/QH14 within their jurisdiction according to the procedures stipulated in Article 21a of this Decree."

4. Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 30 as follows:

"3. Organizations managing and supervising sales, leases, and lease purchases; issuing a framework price for the sale, lease, and lease purchase of social housing within their jurisdiction according to their authority."

5. Repeal Clause 2 of Article 5 and Clause 2 of Article 9.

6. Replace the phrase "public investment capital, state capital outside public investment" in Clause 6 of Article 1; Clause 5 of Article 5; Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 8; Clause 4 of Article 21 with the phrase "capital sources or forms prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 53 of the Housing Law No. 65/2014/QH13, as amended and supplemented at Point b, Clause 6 of Article 99 of the Public-Private Partnership Investment Law No. 64/2020/QH14".

Article 7. Amend and supplement amending certain provisions of Decree No. 69/2021/NĐ-CP dated November the 7 year 2021 of the Government on the renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings

1. Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 13 as follows:

"3. In cases where the area of land for the implementation of the renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings or apartment complexes is less than two hectares, the competent state agency shall prepare, review, and approve detailed planning according to a simplified procedure (referred to as the overall site planning preparation process). The preparation, review, approval, adjustment, and announcement of the overall site planning shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on construction planning and urban planning."

2. Remove the phrase "not owned by the state" from the name of Article 21.

Article 8. Amend and supplement some articles of Decree No. 62/2016/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2016 of the Government on the conditions for the operation of judicial appraisal activities construction and specialized construction testing

1. Amend and supplement Article 2 as follows:

"Article 2. Standards for judicial appraisers in construction and persons conducting judicial appraisals in construction cases

Judicial appraisers in construction and persons conducting judicial appraisals in construction cases must meet the standards prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 7 and Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 18 of the Judicial Appraisal Law No. 13/2012/QH13; among which, the professional activity standards are defined as follows:

1. In cases of judicial appraisal regarding compliance with legal provisions

a) For the appraisal of compliance with legal provisions on construction planning: must have a professional practice certificate for construction planning design in accordance with the laws on construction or have at least five years of experience in state management of construction planning, appropriate to the subject and content of the appraisal;

b) For the appraisal of compliance with legal provisions on construction investment activities: must meet the conditions for construction activity capacity as prescribed by the laws on construction to perform one of the following tasks: surveying, designing, supervising construction, cost estimation, project management, or building inspection, or have at least five years of experience in state management of construction activities, appropriate to the subject and content of the appraisal;

c) For the appraisal of compliance with legal provisions on housing and real estate business: must have at least five years of experience in state management of housing and the real estate market, appropriate to the subject and content of the appraisal.

2. In cases of judicial appraisal regarding the quality of construction works

a) For the appraisal of the quality of construction surveys or designs: must have a professional practice certificate for construction surveying or design in accordance with the laws on construction, appropriate to the subject and content of the appraisal;

b) For the appraisal of the quality of construction works or parts thereof, and the causes of construction accidents or damage: must meet the conditions for professional practice in construction inspection as prescribed by the laws on construction, appropriate to the subject and content of the appraisal.

3. In cases of judicial appraisal regarding construction costs, property values, and real estate prices: must have a professional practice certificate for construction cost estimation in accordance with the laws on construction, or have at least five years of experience in state management, appropriate to the subject and content of the appraisal."

2. Amend and supplement Article 3 as follows:

"Article 3. Conditions for organizations conducting judicial appraisals in construction casesof

The judicial appraisal organization established on a case-by-case basis must comply with the provisions set forth in Article 19 of the Law on Judicial Appraisal No. 13/2012/QH13, amended and supplemented by Clause 28, Article 1 of Law No. 56/2020/QH14; among which, the conditions for professional suitability are stipulated as follows:

1. In cases of judicial appraisal regarding compliance with legal provisions

a) For the appraisal of compliance with legal regulations on urban planning construction: it must meet the capacity requirements of organizations designing urban planning construction projects as prescribed by the Construction Law, consistent with the subject matter and content of the appraisal; the individual leading the appraisal must meet the standards specified in Point a, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree;

b) For the appraisal of compliance with legal regulations on construction investment activities: it must meet the capacity requirements for construction activities as prescribed by the Construction Law to carry out one of the following tasks: construction surveying, design, project management for construction investment, construction site supervision, construction inspection, construction cost management for investment, consistent with the subject matter and content of the appraisal; the individual leading the appraisal must meet the standards specified in Point b, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree.

2. In cases of judicial appraisal regarding the quality of construction works

a) For the appraisal of construction survey quality or construction design quality: it must meet the capacity requirements of organizations conducting construction surveys or designs as prescribed by the Construction Law, consistent with the subject matter and content of the appraisal;

b) For the appraisal of construction project quality, construction project component quality; the cause of construction project accidents, the cause of construction project damage; construction material quality, structural components, construction products, construction equipment quality: it must meet the capacity requirements of organizations conducting construction inspections as prescribed by the Construction Law, consistent with the subject matter and content of the appraisal;

c) The individual leading the implementation of the appraisals specified in Points a and b of this clause must meet the corresponding standards stipulated in Clause 2, Article 2 of this Decree.

3. In cases of appraising construction project costs, housing value, and real estate value: it must meet the capacity requirements of organizations providing construction cost management consulting services as prescribed by the Construction Law, consistent with the subject matter and content of the appraisal; the individual leading the appraisal must meet the standards specified in Clause 3, Article 2 of this Decree.”

3. Amend and supplement Article 4 as follows:

“Article 4. Capacity Conditions of Judicial Appraisal Office for Construction

1. Established and registered for operation according to the provisions of Articles 14, 15, 16, and 17 of the Law on Judicial Appraisal No. 13/2012/QH13, amended and supplemented by Law No. 56/2020/QH14 and relevant laws.

2. Must meet the corresponding requirements of capacity conditions for judicial appraisal organizations for construction on a case-by-case basis as stipulated in Article 3 of this Decree and be consistent with the content of the registered judicial appraisal for construction. The individual leading the appraisal must meet the corresponding standards as specified in Article 2 of this Decree.”

4. Add Article 5a and Article 5b after Article 5 as follows:

a) Add Article 5a as follows:

“Article 5a. Scope and fields of specialized construction testing

1. Specialized construction testing includes measurement activities to determine mechanical, physical, chemical, and geometric characteristics of the following testing fields: building materials and products; construction structures and components; construction environment; geotechnical testing; field testing; other types of testing.

2. Specialized construction testing can be conducted in laboratories or on-site.

b) Supplement Article 5b as follows:

“Article 5b. Specialized Construction Testing Laboratory and On-Site Testing Station

1. A specialized construction laboratory is a component under the specialized construction testing organization, including human resources (laboratory director, deputy director, testing staff) and equipment arranged in a dedicated space to provide conditions for conducting specialized construction testing. The specialized construction laboratory is assigned a code number and has a fixed address recorded in the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialized Construction Testing Activities.

2. The specialized construction laboratory code is used to manage the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialized Construction Testing Activities of the organization. The specialized construction laboratory code does not change when the organization requests to reissue or supplement, amend the content of the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialized Construction Testing Activities already issued, except in cases where the organization requests to reissue or supplement, amend the content of the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialized Construction Testing Activities already issued by the Ministry of Construction, then the specialized construction laboratory code shall be reissued according to the provisions of this Decree. The specialized construction laboratory code consists of two groups of symbols connected by a period (.), specified as follows:

a) The first group: the specialized construction laboratory identification code stipulated in Appendix V of this Decree includes the abbreviated name of the specialized construction laboratory LAS-XD and characters representing the locality issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialized Construction Testing Activities.

b) The second group: the specialized construction laboratory number consists of three digits assigned in numerical order.

3. A field testing station is a component under the specialized construction laboratory, established by the specialized construction testing organization to serve testing activities for specific construction projects and works during the construction period. The field testing station is equipped with personnel, machinery, equipment, tools, meeting the requirements for space and testing conditions similar to those of the specialized construction laboratory, corresponding to the tests performed.

4. Based on the actual requirements of each specific construction project and work, the specialized construction testing organization issues a Decision to establish a field testing station. The Decision to establish a field testing station must clearly state the address, accompanied by a list of tests, personnel, and equipment transferred. The Decision to establish a field testing station is sent to the project owner or individuals or organizations authorized by the project owner to verify compliance with the tests carried out for the work. The verification process is documented in a record before conducting testing activities; if one field testing station serves multiple projects and works simultaneously, it must be clearly stated in the Decision to establish a field testing station or an additional Decision must be issued.

5. The field testing station uses the LAS-XD code of the laboratory recorded in the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialized Construction Testing Activities of the specialized construction testing organization.

6. Testing equipment placed at the field testing station must be calibrated and verified at the location of the field testing station according to the legal regulations on measurement before conducting tests.

5. Amend and supplement Article 6 as follows:

“Article 6. Documents, procedures, and authority for issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities

1. The Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities shall be issued to organizations in any of the following cases:

a) Issuing a new Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities in the case of first issuance or when the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities has expired but the organization conducting specialized construction testing activities wishes to continue operating;

b) Supplementing, amending the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities in the case where the organization conducting specialized construction testing activities changes the location of the laboratory or modifies, supplements, or amends testing criteria and standards in the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities;

c) Supplementing, amending the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities in the case where the organization conducting specialized construction testing activities changes its address or name in the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities that has already been issued;

d) Reissuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities which still has validity but has been lost, damaged, or incorrectly recorded information, or in the case where the organization conducting specialized construction testing activities requests to suspend implementation of certain testing criteria in the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities.

2. Documents for applying for issuance, supplementation, amendment, or reissuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities include:

a) Application form for issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities according to Form No. 01 attached as Appendix I to this Decree (for new issuance or reissuance cases), or application form for supplementing or amending the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities according to Form No. 02 attached as Appendix I to this Decree (for supplementation or amendment cases);

b) List of management staff and testing technicians along with relevant certificates and training qualifications (for cases specified in points a and b of Clause 1 of this Article);

c) Documents proving the capability of testing activities meeting the requirements stipulated in point b of Clause 2 of Article 5 of this Decree, corresponding to each case of new issuance or supplementation, amendment of the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities as specified in points a and b of Clause 1 of this Article;

d) Relevant documents concerning the changed content in the case specified in point c of Clause 1 of this Article (if applicable).

3. Procedures for issuing, supplementing, or amending the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities for cases specified in points a and b of Clause 1 of this Article:

a) The organization conducting specialized construction testing activities submits one set of documents directly or through postal services to the One-Stop Service Unit of
the Department of Construction or submits online on the Information System for Administrative Procedures of the Department of Construction;

b) Within five working days from the date of receiving the documents, if the documents are incomplete or invalid, the Department of Construction is responsible for guiding to supplement and complete them;

c) Within fifteen days from the date of receiving valid documents,
the Department of Construction organizes an evaluation team to conduct an on-site assessment at the laboratory. The team consists of representatives from the Department of Construction; experts with appropriate expertise and at least five years of work experience since graduation. The content of the on-site assessment is regulated in Appendix IV attached to this Decree.

In the event that the organization registering for specialized construction testing activities must rectify the contents specified in the on-site assessment report, within thirty days from the date of the on-site assessment report, the organization must submit a report on the results of rectification to the Department of Construction. If the rectification contents require an extended period, the organization must report in writing to the Department of Construction and clearly state the completion time for rectifying these contents, but not exceeding fifteen days from the end of the rectification period;

d) Within five working days from the date of the on-site assessment report and the satisfactory rectification results (if applicable), the Department of Construction is responsible for issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities as stipulated in Appendix II attached to this Decree.

4. Procedures for supplementing, amending, or reissuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities for cases specified in points c and d of Clause 1 of this Article:

a) The organization conducting specialized construction testing activities submits one set of documents directly or through postal services to the One-Stop Service Unit of
the Department of Construction or submits online on the Information System for Administrative Procedures of the Department of Construction;

b) Within five working days from the date of receiving the documents, if the documents are incomplete or invalid, the Department of Construction is responsible for guiding to supplement and complete them;

c) Within five working days from the date of receiving valid documents,
the Department of Construction is responsible for issuing supplementary, amended, or reissued Certificates of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities.

5. Authority for issuing, suspending the effect, and revoking the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities

a) The Department of Construction issues the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities to organizations conducting specialized construction testing activities registered for business in the province or centrally-administered city;

b) The authority issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities is also the authority to suspend the effect and revoke the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities.

6. In the case of supplementing or amending the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities as specified in points b, c, and d of Clause 1 of this Article, the validity period shall be recorded according to the previously issued Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities.

7. Costs for evaluation activities shall be borne by the organization registering for specialized construction testing activities in accordance with the provisions of the law.”

6. Amend and supplement Article 7 as follows:

“Article 7. Suspending the effect, revoking the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Specialized Testing Activities

1. Suspend the validity of the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing when the organization engages in construction materials testing activities and commits one of the following acts:
a) Announcing a temporary suspension of construction materials testing activities;

b) Failing to maintain continuously the conditions prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree;

c) Not registering for supplementary issuance, amendment of the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing as prescribed in point b, Clause 1, Article 6 of this Decree;

d) Providing test result certificates that are incorrect or incomplete in content as stipulated in Appendix III attached to this Decree;

đ) Conducting test indicators or test standards not listed in the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing or having test personnel without appropriate educational qualifications, certificates, or training certifications corresponding to the field of testing;

e) Failing to comply with the requirements of state management agencies within the time limit recorded in the inspection or examination conclusions on construction materials testing activities;

g) Failing to comply with regulations when setting up on-site testing stations.

2. Revoke the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing when the organization engaging in construction materials testing activities commits one of the following acts:

a) Being dissolved, declared bankrupt, or seriously violating laws;

b) Announcing the cessation of construction materials testing activities;

c) Failing to rectify errors after the suspension of the validity of the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing;

d) Providing false or significantly erroneous test results, causing serious consequences regarding the quality of construction works;

đ) Changing the location of the testing laboratory from the address stated in the issued Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing.

3. An organization whose Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing has been suspended according to the decision of the competent authority may only be considered for issuance of a decision to restore the validity of the certificate once it has fully rectified all violations within a maximum period of three months from the date of the suspension decision. If the organization fails to rectify the violations within this period, the competent authority will issue a decision to revoke the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing.

4. An organization whose Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing has been revoked according to the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article may apply for issuance of a new Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing six months from the date of the revocation decision. The procedures and formalities for issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing shall be carried out as prescribed for new certificates under point a, Clause 1, Article 6 of this Decree.

7. Add Article 8a after Article 8 as follows:

1. Responsibilities of State Management Agencies:

 “Article 8a. Responsibilities of agencies, organizations, and individuals in specialized construction testing activities

a) The Ministry of Construction shall uniformly manage construction materials testing activities with code LAS-XD and establish a database for managing construction materials testing activities; regularly or randomly inspect organizations engaged in construction materials testing activities; regularly or randomly inspect the issuance of new, renewed, supplemented, amended, suspended, or revoked Certificates of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing by provincial Construction Departments;

b) Provincial People's Committees directly under the central government shall be responsible for state management over matters within the scope regulated by this Decree in their administrative areas according to the division of responsibilities; direct the provincial Construction Department in issuing Certificates of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing and inspect the operations of organizations engaged in construction materials testing activities in their areas;

c) The provincial Construction Department shall be responsible for issuing Certificates of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 6 of this Decree; regularly or randomly inspect the operations of construction materials testing laboratories and on-site testing stations at the local level, and organizations engaged in construction materials testing activities (if any); update information on new issuance, renewal, supplementation, amendment, suspension, or revocation of Certificates of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing on the Ministry of Construction’s electronic management website for construction materials testing activities; report annually before December 25th on the implementation of state management over construction materials testing activities in their areas to the Ministry of Construction.

2. Responsibilities of Organizations Engaged in Construction Materials Testing Activities:

a) Ensuring and maintaining material conditions, equipment, testing personnel, and quality management systems meeting the requirements prescribed in Articles 5 and 5b of this Decree;

c) Bearing legal responsibility for construction materials testing activities conducted by the organization;

b) Shall be responsible for implementing the requirements of the management agency, Construction Department as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article;

d) Within the validity period of the Certificate of Eligibility for Construction Materials Testing, conducting proficient testing or inter-laboratory comparisons of construction materials testing laboratories/test rooms in accordance with legal provisions on conformity assessment;

đ) Reporting annually before December 20th on the operations of construction materials testing laboratories and on-site testing stations to the provincial Construction Department for consolidation and reporting as required.

8. Replace Appendix I in Appendix I attached to this Decree.

e) Other responsibilities as prescribed by law.

9. Replace Appendix II in Appendix II attached to this Decree.

10. Add Appendix IV in Appendix III attached to this Decree.

11. Add Appendix V in Appendix IV attached to this Decree.

11. ADD Appendix V to Appendix IV attached to this Decree.

Article 9. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 37/2015/NĐ-CP dated April 22, 2015 of the Government detailing construction contracts which have been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 50/2021/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2021 of the Government. dated April 22, 2015 of the Government detailing contracts construction which has been amended and supplemented by Decree No. 50/2021/NĐ-CP dated April 1, 2021 of the Government

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 3 of Article 18 as follows:

"3. The amount of advance payment, the number of advance payments, the time of advance payment, and the amount of recovery of advance payment through each payment must be clearly stated in the tender invitation documents, request documents, or in the draft construction contract sent to the contractor for the contractor to base their bidding price and proposed price on, and must be specifically agreed upon by all parties and recorded in the contract in accordance with the provisions of the law, consistent with the progress of implementing the contract."

2. Amending and supplementing the beginning of Clause 5 of Article 18 as follows:

"5. The advance payment amount of the contract shall not exceed 30% of the contract value at the time of signing (including contingency if applicable). In cases where a higher advance payment is required, it must be approved by the investment decision maker. For projects where the investment decision maker is the Prime Minister, the decision on a higher advance payment is made by the Minister, Head of a ministry-level agency, or Chairman of the People's Committee of a province; the minimum advance payment amount is specified as follows:"

Article 10. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 10/2021/NĐ-CP dated February 9, 2021 of the Government on managing investment cost expenses. dated February 9, 2021 of the Government on investment cost management m

1. Amending and supplementing Point a Clause 2 Article 5 as follows:

"a) Compensation, support, and resettlement costs include: land compensation costs, house compensation costs, costs for buildings and assets attached to the land, costs for compensation on water surfaces, and other compensation costs as prescribed; support amounts when the State recovers land; resettlement costs; organization costs for compensation, support, and resettlement; land use fees, land rental fees during the construction period, and other related costs according to the law (if applicable); relocation costs, restoration costs for infrastructure facilities that have been invested in and constructed for land clearance purposes (if applicable) and other related costs;"

2. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 of Article 42 as follows:

"1. Guidelines for finalizing state capital outside public investment. Regulations on managing and using revenues from consulting and project management activities of investors and project management boards funded by the state budget."

Article 11. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 06/2021/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2021 of the Government detailing certain contents regarding quality management, construction, and maintenance of construction works. dated January 26, 2021 of the Government detailing certain contents regarding quality management, construction, and maintenance of construction projects

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 4, adding Clause 4a after Clause 4 of Article 7 as follows:

"4. In cases where the turnkey contract form is applied, the general contractor is responsible for organizing quality management and supervising construction work for the part carried out by themselves and the subcontractors; performing other responsibilities assigned by the investor in accordance with the contract.

4a. In cases where the design, procurement, and construction contract form (hereinafter referred to as EPC general contractor) is applied, the responsibility division among the subjects is defined as follows:

a) The investor and the EPC general contractor may agree and stipulate in the contract that the EPC general contractor will undertake one or more or all supervision tasks of construction work that belong to the investor's responsibility as stipulated in points b, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i, and m of Clause 1 of Article 19 of this Decree;

b) The general contractor is responsible for organizing quality management and bearing responsibility for the part undertaken by the general contractor and subcontractors (if any); performing other responsibilities as stipulated in the contract with the investor."

2. Amending and supplementing Clause 2 of Article 17 as follows:

"2. The volume of construction work is calculated and confirmed between the construction work supervisor of the investor and the construction work contractor according to the construction time or phase and is compared with the approved design volume to serve as the basis for acceptance and payment according to the contract."

3. Amending and supplementing Point a of Clause 3 of Article 19 as follows:

"a) The general contractor is responsible for carrying out supervision tasks of construction work within the general contractor's responsibility as stipulated in the contract for the part carried out by themselves and subcontractors (if any). The general contractor can perform these tasks themselves or hire consulting contractors with the required capacity as stipulated;"

4. Amending and supplementing Clause 6 of Article 21 as follows:

"6. Components signing the acceptance certificate in cases applying the EPC general contractor contract:

a) The person directly supervising construction work of the EPC general contractor or the person directly supervising construction work of the investor for the part supervised by themselves according to the contract;

b) The person directly responsible for technical construction of the EPC general contractor.

If the EPC general contractor hires a subcontractor, the person directly responsible for technical construction of the EPC general contractor and the person directly responsible for technical construction of the subcontractor sign the acceptance certificate;

c) Representative of the investor agreed upon with the EPC general contractor (if any)."

5. Amending and supplementing some clauses and points of Article 23 as follows:

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

"d) Adhering to the laws on fire prevention and fighting, environmental protection during construction work, and other relevant specialized laws;"

b) Adding Points c and d of Clause 3 as follows:

"c) For construction works belonging to urban development projects, the investor must complete the construction of infrastructure and social facilities and other works (if any) in the project according to the construction plan stated in the Feasibility Study Report of the project or the approved component project;

d) Obtaining an environmental permit or having completed environmental registration for cases requiring such permits or registrations according to the law on the environment and complying with other relevant specialized laws (if any)."

6. Amending and supplementing some clauses and points of Article 24 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Point b, adding Point b1 after Point b of Clause 2 as follows:

"b) The specialized agency on construction under the Ministry managing the specialized construction works shall inspect projects regardless of the source of investment funds under the responsibility of the Ministry as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 52 of this Decree, including projects assigned by the Prime Minister, special-level projects, Level I projects, and projects located in administrative areas of two or more provinces; except for projects prescribed in Point a and Point b1 of this Clause and projects within investment construction projects that only require preparation of the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report;"

"b1) The specialized agency on construction under the People's Committee of Hanoi City and Ho Chi Minh City shall inspect projects funded by public investment capital decided to be invested or delegated to invest by the Chairman of the People's Committee of the city, except for projects prescribed in Point a of this Clause;"

b) Amend and supplement point b of Clause 4 as follows:

"b) Inspect the conditions for final acceptance of the project."

7. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 27 as follows:

"2. Depending on specific conditions, completed works, parts of works, and sub-projects that have been accepted according to regulations shall be handed over for operation and use as required by the investor or the operating and using unit. In cases where projects or sub-projects within urban development investment projects are handed over, before handing over, the construction of technical infrastructure systems, social infrastructure, and other works (if any) in the project must be completed according to the construction plan stated in the feasibility study report for investment construction of the project or the component project that has been reviewed and approved according to regulations."

8. Amend and supplement Clause 3 and add Clause 3a after Clause 3 of Article 53 as follows:

"3. Construction projects that commenced before the effective date of this Decree and fall within the scope of inspection of completion acceptance as prescribed in this Decree shall be implemented according to this Decree, except for the cases prescribed in Clause 3a of this Article.

3a. Construction projects that commenced before the effective date of this Decree and fall within the scope of inspection of completion acceptance as prescribed in both Decree No. 46/2015/NĐ-CP and this Decree, and if the inspection authority for completion acceptance is determined according to the provisions of Decree No. 46/2015/NĐ-CP as the specialized agency on construction under the provincial People's Committee or district People's Committee based on delegation, then the inspection authority for completion acceptance shall be carried out according to the provisions of Decree No. 46/2015/NĐ-CP."

9. Replace Appendix VII at Appendix V attached to this Decree.

Article 12. Amend and supplement some articles of Decree No. 15/2021/NĐ-CP dated March 3, 2021 of the Government detailing certain contents on management of investment construction projects

1. Amend and supplement Point a of Clause 1 of Article 4 as follows:

"a) The project preparation stage includes the following tasks: construction survey; preparation, review, and approval of the Preliminary Feasibility Study Report for Investment Construction or the Proposal Report for Investment Decision or Approval of Investment Direction (if applicable); preparation, review, and approval of detailed construction planning serving the preparation of the Feasibility Study Report for Investment Construction or the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report; preparation, review, and approval of the Feasibility Study Report for Investment Construction or the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report to approve the project, make investment decisions, and perform other necessary tasks related to project preparation;"

2. Amend and supplement Point c of Clause 3 of Article 5 as follows:

"c) Investment construction projects mainly involving procurement of goods, provision of services, installation of equipment, or repair and renovation projects not affecting the structural safety of the works with construction costs (excluding equipment costs) below 10% of the total investment amount and not exceeding five billion dong (except for national key projects, Group A projects, and projects invested through public-private partnership)."

3. Add Clause 3 of Article 11 as follows:

"3. Preparation of the Feasibility Study Report for Investment Construction shall be conducted for the entire project or individual component projects, or stages of implementation of the project (for one or several works within the project) when the project has phased investment but must ensure consistency with the investment direction decision or approval of investment direction decision or investment approval document or investment registration certificate issued by the competent authority; the Feasibility Study Report for Investment Construction of the component project or by stage must reflect the contents prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, ensuring the overall requirements of the entire project."

4. Amend and supplement Clause 4 and the first part of Clause 5 of Article 12 as follows:

"4. The person requesting review shall be responsible for preparing the dossier for review of the Feasibility Study Report for Investment Construction, the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report, submitting the dossier to the main reviewing agency as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article to organize the review. The result of the review of the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report shall refer to Model No. 02a in Appendix I of this Decree. The decision approving the project only requiring preparation of the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report using public investment capital or state capital outside public investment shall be implemented according to Model No. 03a in Appendix I of this Decree.

5. According to the specific requirements of each project, the investor or the agency entrusted with the task of preparing the project must implement procedures and requirements according to relevant laws during the project preparation stage, submit to the main reviewing agency as the basis for examination and review of the Feasibility Study Report for Investment Construction, the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report, including:"

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

a) Amend and supplement point a, Clause 1 as follows:

"a) The specialized agency on construction under the Ministry managing specialized construction projects shall review the project assigned by the Prime Minister; Class A projects; Class B projects with special grade and first-grade works decided to be invested in by the head of central agencies of political organizations, Supreme People's Procuracy, Supreme People's Court, State Audit Office, Office of the President, Office of the National Assembly, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government, central agencies of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and political-social organizations (hereinafter referred to as central agencies); projects constructed in the administrative areas of two provinces or more; projects within the specialized management scope decided to be invested in by the Ministry managing specialized construction projects (of which this specialized agency on construction is subordinate), except for the projects provided for in point c of this clause;"

"a) Deposits of microfinance organizations at credit institutions, branches of foreign banks, except deposits at credit institutions under special control according to Clause 9, Article 174 of the Law on Credit Institutions;"

"a) The specialized agency on construction under the Ministry managing specialized construction projects shall review the project approved for investment direction by the National Assembly, the Prime Minister; Class A projects; Class B projects with special grade and first-grade works; projects constructed in the administrative areas of two provinces or more; projects within the specialized management scope decided to be invested in by the Ministry managing specialized construction projects (of which this specialized agency on construction is subordinate), except for the projects provided for in point c of this clause;"

c) Amend and supplement point a of clause 3 as follows:

"a) The specialized agency on construction under the Ministry managing specialized construction projects shall review the project decided for investment direction by the Prime Minister; projects approved by the head of central agencies,"
heads of other agencies in accordance with the law on investment under public-private partnership; projects constructed in the administrative areas of two provinces or more;"

d) Amend and supplement point a of Clause 4 as follows:

"a) The specialized agency on construction under the Ministry managing specialized construction projects shall review the project approved for investment direction by the National Assembly, the Prime Minister; Class A projects; Class B projects with special grade and first-grade works; projects constructed in the administrative areas of two provinces or more."

d) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

"5. For projects comprising multiple works of different types and grades, the authority to review of the specialized agency on construction shall be determined according to the specialized management provisions stipulated in Article 109 of this Decree for the main work of the project or the highest-grade main work in case the project has multiple main works. In case the main works have the same grade, the investor may choose to submit for review at the specialized agency on construction according to one of the main works of the project."

e) Supplement Clause 6 as follows:

"6. For investment construction projects divided into component projects, the authority to review the feasibility study report of the specialized agency on construction shall be determined according to the group of the component project and the grade of the work within the component project. In case the component project comprises multiple works of different types and grades, the authority to review of the specialized agency on construction for the component project shall be determined according to the provisions of Clause 5 of this Article.

In case the division of component projects is determined when making the investment decision, the investor must prepare and submit for review the feasibility study report for the overall project for all technical infrastructure works ensuring connection and operation of the project; other construction works (if any). The feasibility study report for the overall project for all technical infrastructure works and other works (if any) must include an explanation about the division of component projects for the remaining works, ensuring compliance with the conditions for dividing projects into component projects as prescribed in point a of Clause 2 of Article 50 of the Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13 amended and supplemented in Clause 9 of Article 1 of Law No. 62/2020/QH14 and ensuring the schedule for each component project."

6. Amend and supplement point d of Clause 3 of Article 14 as follows:

"d) Documents on fire prevention and firefighting solutions of the basic design; documents on the results of procedures for environmental impact assessment or environmental permits in accordance with the law on environmental protection"
(if required by the law on fire prevention and firefighting, environmental protection);

Procedures for fire prevention and firefighting, environmental protection shall be carried out concurrently, not requiring the submission of these documents at the time of submitting the dossier for review, but the results must be sent to the specialized agency on construction five working days before the announcement of the review result. In case the investor requests to implement the procedure for obtaining opinions on fire prevention and firefighting solutions of the basic design through a single-window interconnection mechanism when reviewing the feasibility study report for investment construction at the specialized agency on construction, the investor shall submit an additional set of documents in accordance with the law on fire prevention and firefighting;"

7. Amend and supplement some clauses and points of Article 15 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a of Clause 7 as follows:

"a) The dossier submitted for review after revision and completion shall be checked by the specialized agency on construction, stamped to confirm the reviewed contents on one set of relevant design drawings. The stamp model shall comply with Model No. 08 in Appendix I of this Decree. The drawings stamped with the review seal shall be returned to the person requesting the review; the person requesting the review shall be responsible for storing them in accordance with the legal provisions on storage and promptly meeting the requirements of the specialized agency on construction when reviewing the stored dossier. The person requesting the review shall be responsible for submitting a copy (in .PDF format) of the Feasibility Study Report and the construction design dossier stamped with the review seal to the specialized agency on construction within fifteen days from the date of receiving the dossier stamped with the review seal. In case it is not possible to store in .PDF format, the specialized agency on construction shall require the person requesting the review to submit an additional set of drawings for storage stamping;"

b) Amend and supplement point a of Clause 8 as follows:

“a) For projects subject to the scope of regulation of the law on bidding, the selection of organizations or individuals to review construction designs shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on bidding;"

8. Supplement Clause 5 of Article 19 as follows:

“5. Adjustment of projects only requires the preparation of an Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report for examination and decision by the investment decision-maker and is specified as follows:"

a) In cases where the adjustment increases the total construction investment beyond ten percent of the prescribed level, the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of points b and c of Clause 3 of Article 5 of this Decree, and a Feasibility Study Report for the adjusted investment construction project must be prepared, and the adjustment review shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of this Article."

In cases where only the total construction investment is adjusted without changing the construction design, there is no requirement to prepare a basic design, and the construction drawing in the Investment Construction Economic and Technical Report can be used to prepare a Feasibility Study Report for the adjusted investment construction project and proceed with subsequent steps;"

b) In cases where only the construction drawing is adjusted without changing the contents stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article and not falling under the circumstances specified in point a of this clause, after being permitted by the investment decision-maker to adjust the project, the investor shall conduct the review and approve the adjusted contents;"

9. Amend and supplement Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 21 as follows:

“2. The authority to establish and organize the operation of specialized project management boards and regional project management boards is regulated as follows:"

a) For projects using public investment capital, specialized project management boards and regional project management boards are public service units; the authority to establish specialized project management boards and regional project management boards is determined according to the legal provisions on public service units;"

b) For projects using state capital outside public investment, other capital, the authorized representative of the agency, organization, or enterprise shall establish specialized project management boards and regional project management boards based on the management requirements and specific conditions of the project;"

3. The number of specialized project management boards and regional project management boards that are public service units shall be decided by the establishment decision-maker, specifically as follows:"

a) For specialized project management boards and regional project management boards under the management authority of ministries, central agencies: they shall be established in line with the specialized fields under their management or according to the requirements for constructing infrastructure facilities in regions, areas to manage investment construction projects under the management authority of ministries, central agencies;"

b) For specialized project management boards and regional project management boards under the management authority of provincial People's Committees: they shall be established according to the specialized project categories classified in Appendix IX of this Decree or according to the construction investment area to manage investment construction projects under the management authority of provincial People's Committees;"

c) For specialized project management boards and regional project management boards under the management authority of district People's Committees: they shall be established to manage investment construction projects under the management authority of district People's Committees;"

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

a) Amend and supplement point a, Clause 1 as follows:

“a) Specialized agencies on construction under ministries managing specialized construction works shall review projects involving the following: projects assigned by the Prime Minister; national key projects; group A projects; group B projects with special grade and first-grade works decided by the head of the central agency to invest; projects constructed in administrative areas of two provinces or more; projects managed by the specialized construction ministry (to which this specialized agency on construction belongs) deciding to invest; except for the works specified in point c of this clause;"

"a) Deposits of microfinance organizations at credit institutions, branches of foreign banks, except deposits at credit institutions under special control according to Clause 9, Article 174 of the Law on Credit Institutions;"

“a) Specialized agencies on construction under ministries managing specialized construction works shall review projects involving the following: projects approved by the National Assembly, the Prime Minister for investment intention; group A projects; group B projects with special grade and first-grade works; projects constructed in administrative areas of two provinces or more; projects managed by the specialized construction ministry (to which this specialized agency on construction belongs) deciding to invest; except for the works specified in point c of this clause;"

c) Amend and supplement point a of clause 3 as follows:

“a) Specialized agencies on construction under ministries managing specialized construction works shall review projects involving the following: projects decided by the National Assembly, the Prime Minister for investment intention; projects approved by the Minister, the head of a central agency, or another agency as provided by the law on investment through public-private partnership; projects constructed in administrative areas of two provinces or more;"

d) Amend and supplement point a of Clause 4 as follows:

"a) The specialized agency on construction under the Ministry managing the specialized construction project shall review projects involving construction works that significantly impact safety and public interest, including: Group B projects and above with special grade or Grade I construction works; projects constructed in the administrative areas of two or more provinces;"

d) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

"5. For projects comprising multiple construction works of different types and grades, the authority to review of the specialized agency on construction shall be determined according to the management specialty specified in Article 109 of this Decree for the main construction work of the project or the highest-grade main construction work in cases where the project has multiple main construction works. If the main construction works have the same grade, the investor may choose to submit for review to the specialized agency on construction based on one of the main construction works of the project."

11. Amend and supplement Point b Clause 3 Article 37 as follows:

"b) Legal documents attached, including: decision approving the investment construction project accompanied by the feasibility study report on investment construction approved; notification of the review results of the specialized agency on construction and the design drawings stamped with confirmation (if any); report on the review results of the construction design by the consulting contractor reviewed confirmed by the investor (if required); fire prevention and firefighting design review documents, results of environmental impact assessment procedures or environmental permits (if required according to laws on fire prevention and firefighting, environmental protection) and other related documents."

Fire prevention and firefighting procedures shall be carried out concurrently without mandatory submission at the time of submitting the review dossier, but must be sent to the specialized agency on construction five working days before the announcement of the review results;

12. Amend and supplement Clause 2 Article 41 as follows:

"2. Determine compliance with planning in certain cases:"

a) For areas already having construction planning and according to regulations, the investment construction project must comply with technical or specialized planning, then the construction planning and technical or specialized planning is the basis for issuing construction permits;"

b) For areas without construction planning, technical or specialized planning relevant to urban design, architectural management regulations, or approval documents from competent state agencies regarding location and total floor area (for non-urban linear projects) is the basis for issuing construction permits."

13. Repeal Clause 3 Article 41.

14. Supplement Article 41a following Article 41 as follows:

“Article 41a. Authority to Issue Construction Permits

1. The authority to issue, adjust, extend, reissue, and revoke construction permits (hereinafter referred to as the authority to issue construction permits) shall be implemented in accordance with Article 103 of the Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13, amended and supplemented by Clause 37 of Article 1 of Law No. 62/2020/QH14.

2. Determine the authority to issue construction permits in certain cases:

a) For projects with multiple construction works of different types and grades, the authority to issue construction permits shall be determined based on the highest-grade construction work of the project;"

b) When adjusting the construction design or repairing, renovating the construction work changes its grade, the authority to issue construction permits shall be determined based on the grade of the construction work after adjustment or repair, renovation."

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15. ADD Point d Clause 1 Article 43 AS FOLLOWS:

d) In cases where the investor leases land for investment and construction, they must supplement a lawful land lease contract. If the construction project is attached to existing structures, they must supplement proof of ownership of the structure or a lawful lease contract for the structure (if the investor leases the structure for investment and construction); report on the safety assessment results of the structure and drawings showing the connection solutions between the new structure and the existing structure.”

16. AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT Point a Clause 1 Article 53 AS FOLLOWS:

“a) A construction permit issued in violation of the law, including: Forgery of documents in the application dossier for a construction permit; errors in the construction permit due to the issuing authority’s mistake; issuance of a construction permit beyond the authority’s jurisdiction; issuance of a construction permit that does not meet the conditions for issuing a construction permit as stipulated by law;”

17. AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT Points b, c Clause 3 Article 62 AS FOLLOWS:

“b) Design and supervision of completion works such as plastering, tiling, painting, door installation, and similar activities that do not affect the load-bearing structure of the building; supervision of interior construction works;

c) Construction activities for individual houses as specified in Point b Clause 7 Article 79 of the Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13; green parks; cable signal transmission paths.”

18. AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT some Points, Clauses of Article 63 AS FOLLOWS:

a) Amend and supplement point a, Clause 1 as follows:

“a) Issuance of a practice certificate for the first time (including cases of initial issuance and cases of adding construction fields not included in the certificate); adjustment of the level of the practice certificate;”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. An individual applying for an extension of the practice certificate within six months before the expiration date of the certificate. After this period, if the individual wishes to continue practicing, they shall apply for a new practice certificate as provided in Point a Clause 1 of this Article.”

19. ADD Clause 3 Article 64 AS FOLLOWS:

"3. The competent authority issuing the practice certificate as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article shall carry out adjustments, supplements to the content of the practice certificate and reissue the practice certificate for certificates issued by itself previously, except in cases provided for in Clause 11 of Article 110 of this Decree."

20. Amend and supplement Point b of Clause 3 of Article 67 as follows:

“b) Mechanical and electrical design of construction works: specialized training in a technical field related to electrical systems, mechanical systems, ventilation and air conditioning systems;”

21. Amend and supplement Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 71 as follows:

“1. Class I: Has served as a project supervisor or site manager or has been responsible for a specialized field in construction supervision of a specialized project management board, regional project management board or has led the design of at least one construction work from Class I upwards or two works from Class II upwards in the field for which the practice certificate is requested.

2. Class II: Has served as a project supervisor or site manager or has been responsible for a specialized field in construction supervision of a specialized project management board, regional project management board or has led the design of at least one construction work from Class II upwards or two works from Class III upwards in the field for which the practice certificate is requested.”

22. Amend and supplement Point a and Point b of Clause 2 of Article 72 as follows:

“a) Class I: Has led the implementation of one of the tasks in investment cost management or has been responsible for a specialized field in construction valuation of a specialized project management board, regional project management board of at least one project from Group A or two projects from Group B upwards or one construction work from Class I or two works from Class II upwards;

b) Class II: Has led the implementation of one of the tasks in investment cost management or has been responsible for a specialized field in construction valuation of a specialized project management board, regional project management board of at least one project from Group B or two projects from Group C upwards or one construction work from Class II or two works from Class III upwards;”

23. Amend and supplement some Clauses and Points of Article 76 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the first part of Point c of Clause 1 as follows:

“c) An academic degree issued by a legitimate educational institution that matches the type and class of the requested practice certificate; if the academic degree does not specify the major, then submit the transcript for verification and evaluation;”

b) Amend and supplement Point h of Clause 1 as follows:

“h) Documents specified in Points c, đ and e of this Clause must be certified copies or electronic files containing color photographs of the original or certified copies, or the original must be presented for comparison, or the registration number of the practice certificate for the document specified in Point đ of this Clause.”

c) Amend and supplement the first part of Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Foreign individuals applying for conversion of a practice certificate for construction activities must meet the conditions prescribed in Articles 66 and 67 of this Decree. The application dossier for conversion of a practice certificate includes:”

24. Amend and supplement Clauses and Points of Article 77 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. The competent authority issuing the practice certificate shall organize examinations for individuals applying for a practice certificate. In case an individual wishes to register for an examination before submitting the application dossier for a practice certificate, they shall send the examination registration form according to Form No. 02 of Appendix IV of this Decree to one of the authorities specified in Clause 1 of Article 64 of this Decree to register for the examination. The examination will be conducted through direct examination or online examination.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

“3. The examination content includes a section on legal knowledge and a section on specialized knowledge. If an individual holds a valid practice certificate, they may be exempted from the specialized knowledge section for the field of practice indicated on the certificate when participating in the examination.

Individuals applying for conversion of a practice certificate; applying for reissuance of a practice certificate when the certificate is still valid but lost or damaged do not need to take the examination.”

c) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Examination results are valid for 12 months from the date of examination as the basis for issuing a practice certificate.”

d) Supplement Clauses 5a, 5b and 5c after Clause 5 as follows:

“5a. Requirements for technical infrastructure and software for online examination serving issuance of practice certificates:

a) The examination venue for online examination must ensure requirements for internet connectivity and equipment configuration suitable for installing and operating the online examination software system; there must be space for installing equipment to monitor examinees during online examinations;

b) There must be solutions to ensure information security, electronic data storage, and personal information confidentiality when organizing online examinations;

c) The examination software must have the ability to stop the test when violations are detected during the examination; in case the examinee can provide a reasonable explanation due to objective reasons, the examination officer allows them to retake the test;

d) The software must ensure uninterrupted service for online examinations during the examination period, with mechanisms to guarantee the integrity and security of information before, during, and after the examination.

5b. Management of online examination:

a) The monitoring of the examination process is conducted through cameras of the examination devices, online examination software, and surveillance systems at the examination venue.

b) The examination management staff are responsible for guiding and checking the suitability of equipment and examination areas of participants before the examination.

5c. Organizations or agencies organizing the examination decide on the examination format serving issuance of practice certificates; issue regulations for online examination, ensuring management requirements and technical infrastructure and software requirements for online examination during the organization of online examination.”

25. Amend and supplement Point c of Clause 1 of Article 81 as follows:

“c) Meet the material requirements for serving examinations for issuance of construction practice certificates as stipulated in Clause 5 of Article 77 of this Decree in case of direct examination; meet management requirements and technical infrastructure and software requirements for online examination as stipulated in Clause 5a and Clause 5b of Article 77 of this Decree in case of online examination.”

26. Amend and supplement some Clauses and Points of Article 83 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. An organization participating in construction activities in the fields specified in points a, b, c, d, đ, and e of Clause 1 of this Article must have a construction activity capability certificate (hereinafter referred to as the capability certificate), except for cases provided for in Clause 3 of this Article. The fields and scope of activities of the capability certificate shall be implemented in accordance with Appendix VII of this Decree. In case an organization has been granted a capability certificate with construction activities different from those prescribed in Appendix VII of this Decree, the construction activities recorded on the capability certificate when renewed shall be the fields prescribed in Appendix VII of this Decree determined correspondingly based on the relevant experience of the organization declared in the application for the capability certificate."

b) Amend and supplement point d, point đ of Clause 3 as follows:

“d) Design, supervise, and construct completion works of construction projects such as plastering, tiling, painting, door installation, and other similar works that do not affect the load-bearing structure of the project; supervise and construct interior works of the project;

đ) Participate in construction activities for individual houses as stipulated in point b of Clause 7 of Article 79 of the Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13; green parks, public lighting works; telecommunications signal transmission cables; projects only including the works mentioned in this point;"

27. Amend and supplement some clauses and points of Article 84 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a, Clause 1 as follows:

“a) Issue the first capability certificate (including the case of issuing the certificate for the first time and the case of supplementing construction activities not yet included in the certificate); adjust the level of the capability certificate;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. An organization requests to renew the capability certificate within six months before the expiration date of the capability certificate. After this period, if the organization wishes to continue construction activities, it shall request issuance of the capability certificate as provided for in point a of Clause 1 of this Article."

28. Amend and supplement some clauses and points of Article 86 as follows:

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

“b) The Department of Construction issues capability certificates at levels II and III; organizations
recognized according to Article 100 of this Decree issue capability certificates at levels II and III for member organizations.”

b) Supplement Clause 3 as follows:

“3. The competent authority issuing the capability certificate as provided for in Clause 1 of this Article shall implement the issuance of adjustments, supplements to the contents of the capability certificate and reissue the capability certificate for certificates issued previously by itself, except for cases provided for in Clause 11 of Article 110 of this Decree.”

29. Amend and supplement some clauses and points of Article 87 as follows:

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

“d) Declare the professional practice code number in the application for the capability certificate for individuals who have been issued a professional practice certificate for required positions. For the position of construction site supervisor with only experience in construction work, it can be replaced by a training certificate suitable for the corresponding work as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 67 of this Decree, accompanied by a declaration and self-determination of the professional practice certificate level according to Form No. 05 of Appendix IV of this Decree (no requirement to declare information about the professional practice certificate); training certificates of individuals participating in the implementation of the work;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2, Clause 3 as follows:

“2. The application dossier for renewing the capability certificate includes the application form for the capability certificate according to Form No. 04 of Appendix IV of this Decree and a certified copy or electronic copy with legal validity or declaration of the capability certificate code number already issued in the application for the capability certificate. The legal representative of the organization declaring bears legal responsibility for the legality, truthfulness, and accuracy of the declared information and documents in the dossier. The organization will be granted the renewal of the capability certificate when submitting the dossier within the time limit prescribed in Clause 4 of Article 84 of this Decree and having personnel and relevant construction activity experience declared meeting the conditions for issuing the capability certificate, including the organization's experience declared being currently or previously carried out in accordance with the construction field and capability level.

The application dossier for reissuing the capability certificate includes the application form for the capability certificate according to Form No. 04 of Appendix IV of this Decree and the original capability certificate already issued in case the capability certificate contains incorrect information. In case the capability certificate is damaged or lost, the organization requesting reissuance must provide a commitment.

3. The application dossier for adjusting and supplementing the content of the capability certificate includes the application form for the capability certificate according to Form No. 04 of Appendix IV of this Decree and related documents concerning the adjustment and supplementation content as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.”

30. Amend and supplement Clause 6 of Article 89 as follows:

“6. The experience of the organization is considered appropriate when the work carried out according to the declared content belongs to the business industry of the organization already granted and accepted according to regulations, carried out in accordance with the construction field and capability level and within the validity period of the issued capability certificate. In case the organization's experience was carried out during a period without requiring a capability certificate, it must be consistent with the business industry of the organization already granted. For organizations applying for a capability certificate at level III for construction activities, there is no requirement to prove the experience of carrying out the work. The business industry of the organization is considered appropriate when it includes the construction field applied for the capability certificate.

In case an organization only carries out construction activities for specialized construction works, it may be evaluated to issue a capability certificate for construction works of the specialized construction works.”

31. Amend and supplement point b of Clause 1 of Article 90 as follows:

"b) From the date of receiving complete and valid files, the competent authority issuing the capacity certificate shall be responsible for issuing the capacity certificate within twenty days for the first issuance of the capacity certificate, adjustment of class, amendment, supplementation, extension of the capacity certificate; within ten days for reissuing the capacity certificate. In case the file is incomplete or invalid, the competent authority issuing the capacity certificate must notify once in writing to the organization requesting the issuance of the capacity certificate within five working days from the date of receipt of the application file for the capacity certificate."

32. Amend and supplement some clauses and points of Article 93 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a, Clause 1 as follows:

“a) Individuals assuming the position of head designer, main designer, design review of construction disciplines in construction design with Class I practice certificate or architecture practice certificate for architectural design services, architectural review issued under the Law on Architecture, consistent with the field of expertise assumed;"

"a) Deposits of microfinance organizations at credit institutions, branches of foreign banks, except deposits at credit institutions under special control according to Clause 9, Article 174 of the Law on Credit Institutions;"

“a) Individuals assuming the position of head designer, main designer, design review of construction disciplines in construction design with a practice certificate from Class II upwards or architecture practice certificate for architectural design services, architectural review issued under the Law on Architecture, consistent with the field of expertise assumed;"

c) Amend and supplement point a of clause 3 as follows:

“a) Individuals assuming the position of head designer, main designer, design review of construction disciplines in construction design with a practice certificate from Class III upwards or architecture practice certificate for architectural design services, architectural review issued under the Law on Architecture, consistent with the field of expertise assumed;"

33. Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 104 as follows:

  "3. Authority to issue construction activity permits

The Construction Department shall issue construction activity permits (including amended permits) for foreign contractors implementing investment construction projects within the administrative area of the province. In cases where the investment construction project is located in two or more provinces, the competent authority to issue the permit shall be the Construction Department of the locality where the foreign contractor plans to establish its management office."

34. Add Article 104a after Article 104 as follows:

“Article 104a. Amendment of Construction Activity Permits

1. After being granted a construction activity permit, if there are changes in the name, address of the contractor, changes in members of the joint venture contractor or subcontractor, or other contents recorded in the issued construction activity permit, the foreign contractor must submit directly or send by post one set of files to the issuing authority to request consideration for amending the issued construction activity permit. The amended construction activity permit is specified in Form No. 7 of Appendix III of this Decree.

2. The application dossier for adjusting the Construction Business Operation Permit includes:

a) Application for amendment of construction activity permit as specified in Form No. 8 of Appendix III of this Decree;

b) Documents proving the contents proposed for amendment. These documents must be translated into Vietnamese and certified according to Vietnamese law.

3. The time limit for amending the construction activity permit shall be completed within twenty days from the date of receiving complete and valid files."

35. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 109 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the beginning of Clause 4 as follows:

“4. The People's Committee of the province shall be responsible for state management over the contents within the scope of regulation of this Decree in their administrative areas according to the delegation; promulgate procedures for examination, approval, and amendment of Economic and Technical Investment Construction Reports for projects using public investment capital, non-public investment capital outside public investment decided by the provincial, district, and commune People's Committees; direct and inspect specialized agencies on construction in organizing the examination of Feasibility Study Reports for investment construction, detailed construction design after basic design of construction projects under specific sectors:"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The People's Committee of the district shall be responsible for state management over the contents within the scope of regulation of this Decree in their administrative areas according to the delegation; direct and inspect the department with functions of construction management under the organization in carrying out the examination of Feasibility Study Reports for investment construction, detailed construction design after basic design of construction projects according to the delegation of the provincial People's Committee."

36. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 110 as follows:

a) Supplement Clause 1a, Clause 1b after Clause 1 as follows:

“1a. The transfer of implementation of projects applying Build-Transfer (BT) contracts shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on investment under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. For BT projects transferred according to the laws on PPP (BT projects that have selected investors but have not yet developed detailed construction designs after basic design, adjusted BT projects), the authority, content, and procedure for examination by specialized agencies on construction of Feasibility Study Reports for investment construction, detailed construction design after basic design shall be implemented according to the regulations for PPP projects under this Decree.

1b. For projects determined as urban development projects in planning, investment orientation approved or decided or agreed upon by the competent authority before the effective date of this Decree but do not meet the scale specified in Clause 1 Item VII of Appendix IX of this Decree, the special provisions on urban development under this Decree shall not be required; the classification of urban development projects according to Item VII of Appendix IX of this Decree shall not be applied to determine new urban development projects subject to land recovery under Article 62 of the Land Law No. 45/2013/QH13; the contents related to the laws on land, laws on bidding for urban development, new urban development shall be implemented according to the laws on land, laws on bidding."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. Construction works that have been notified by specialized agencies on construction regarding the results of design review conducted after basic design in accordance with Decree No. 113/2020/NĐ-CP dated September 18, 2020 but do not fall under the category requiring design review conducted after basic design at specialized agencies on construction as prescribed by Law on Construction No. 50/2014/QH13 amended and supplemented by Law No. 62/2020/QH14, when adjusting projects or designs conducted after basic design, the review and management of construction permits shall be regulated as follows:

a) When adjusting projects falling within the cases stipulated in Clause 2, Article 19 of this Decree, the feasibility study report for investment and construction adjustment must be submitted to specialized agencies on construction for review. For designs conducted after basic design, the investor shall organize self-review and approval in accordance with regulations;

b) In cases where the notification of the results of design review conducted after basic design concludes that conditions for exemption from construction permit are met, when adjusting projects or designs conducted after basic design, such exemption from construction permit shall continue to apply. The investor shall send notifications of adjusted contents along with the design construction dossier to the competent state management agency on construction at the local level before continuing construction;

c) In cases where the notification of the results of design review conducted after basic design by specialized agencies on construction does not conclude that conditions for exemption from construction permit are met, the procedures for issuing construction permits or adjusted construction permits must be carried out in accordance with regulations."

c) Amend and supplement Clause 11 as follows:

“11. Organizations and individuals who have been issued certificates of capacity and practice certificates in accordance with the Law on Construction prior to the effective date of this Decree shall continue to use such certificates in the fields and scopes of construction activities specified on the certificates until their expiration. From the effective date of this Decree, in cases where organizations and individuals request issuance of certificates of capacity and practice certificates, they shall comply with the provisions of this Decree. Competent authorities issuing practice certificates and capacity certificates as prescribed in Point b and Point c, Clause 1, Article 64 and Point b, Clause 1, Article 86 of this Decree shall implement the issuance of practice certificates and capacity certificates of Class II and Class III which were issued by specialized agencies on construction under the Ministry of Construction before the effective date of this Decree.”

37. Replace the phrase “issue anew” in Clause 1, Article 78 with the phrase “issue for the first time”; replace the phrase “upgrade” in Clause 1, Article 78 with the phrase “adjust grade”.

38. Replace Model No. 02, Model No. 03; supplement Model No. 02a, Model No. 03a in Appendix I attached to this Decree.

39. Amend and supplement some contents in Appendices II, IV, VI, VII, and IX attached to this Decree.

Article 13. Inspection of Law Implementation in State Management Fields of Construction

1. State management fields of construction (hereinafter referred to as construction fields) include:

a) Construction planning field, urban planning field;

b) Architecture field;

c) Investment construction activity field;

d) Urban development field;

đ) Technical infrastructure field;

e) Housing and office buildings field;

g) Real estate market field;

h) Building materials field.

2. Responsibilities for organizing and directing the inspection of law implementation in construction fields are regulated as follows:

a) The Minister of Construction organizes inspections in all construction fields nationwide. Specialized units under the Ministry of Construction, according to their functions and tasks assigned, are responsible for assisting the Minister in conducting inspections in the fields they are assigned;

b) The Chairman of the People's Committee of provinces and centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred to as provincial People's Committee) organizes inspections of law implementation in construction fields within their administrative areas; directs participation and cooperation in inspections in construction fields as prescribed in Point a of this Clause or upon request of competent authorities. Specialized agencies under the provincial People's Committee with functions to advise on state management in construction fields assist the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee in conducting inspections. The provincial People's Committee delegates and authorizes the Department of Construction; the Department of Planning and Architecture of Hanoi City and Ho Chi Minh City (for construction planning, urban planning, and architecture fields); the People's Committee of districts; and the People's Committee of communes to conduct inspections in accordance with laws and actual conditions at the local level.

3. Inspections of law implementation in construction fields are carried out annually or ad hoc according to inspection plans and inspection decisions as follows:

a) The person with authority or the head of the agency delegated or authorized as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article is responsible for issuing inspection plans (for each field or multiple fields) before March 15 each year to carry out regular inspections; decides to organize ad hoc inspections when necessary.

If the person with authority issues separate annual inspection plans for each field, they must ensure that there is no overlap in inspected objects with other fields' inspection plans.

Annual inspection plans of persons with authority as prescribed in Point a, Clause 2 of this Article must ensure no overlap in content, objects, scope, and fields of inspection with annual inspection plans of persons with authority as prescribed in Point b, Clause 2 of this Article and no overlap with inspection plans.

b) The person with authority or the head of the agency delegated or authorized as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article issues the Decision on Inspection.

The inspection decision includes the following basic contents: the date of issuance of the inspection decision; the basis for issuing the inspection decision; the inspected subject; the inspection location; the inspection content; the inspection deadline; the name and position of the head, deputy head, and members of the inspection team; the authority and responsibility of the inspection team; the rights and responsibilities of the inspected subject; the budget for implementing the inspection; the name and position of the person issuing the inspection decision; the outline for the report suggestion, list of related documents (if any) attached.

c) The organization of inspections is carried out through various forms: conducting inspections at the inspection location or sending files via official correspondence to the inspecting agency or organizing online meetings on the inspection content or other forms (if any).

4. Content of Inspection

a) Issuing legal normative documents, directive documents in the construction field; announcing construction cost norms, unit prices, and basic standards in the construction field (if any);

b) Implementing legal regulations, tasks assigned by decentralization, delegation, and functional tasks in the construction field;

c) Allocating resources and other conditions to ensure the enforcement of laws; implementing statistics, reporting systems, archiving, building, and managing databases.

5. Inspection Conclusion

a) Within fifteen days from the end of the inspection activity, the inspection team drafts the inspection conclusion and sends it to the inspected subject to solicit opinions on the contents of the draft inspection conclusion;

b) Within five working days from receiving the draft inspection conclusion, the inspected subject sends back written comments to the inspection team regarding the contents of the draft inspection conclusion;

c) Within five working days from receiving the written comments of the inspected subject on the contents of the draft inspection conclusion or three working days from the expiration of the period specified in point b of this clause without receiving written comments from the inspected subject on the contents of the draft inspection conclusion, the head of the inspection team shall submit the inspection conclusion for issuance by the authorized inspector;

The person issuing the inspection decision or the head of the inspection team, if authorized by the person issuing the inspection decision (hereinafter referred to as the authorized person to issue the inspection conclusion), signs the inspection conclusion and is responsible for its accuracy;

d) The inspection conclusion is sent to the inspected subject and relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals immediately after issuance to implement the contents stated in the inspection conclusion and to be made public according to the provisions of Clause 6 of this Article;

đ) The inspection conclusion includes the following basic contents: achievements; existing issues, limitations, and their causes; clearly identifying violations and recommendations for handling violations (if any); the deadline for reporting to the authorized inspector on the implementation results of the inspection conclusion.

6. Publicizing the Inspection Conclusion

Within five working days from signing the inspection conclusion, the authorized person to issue the inspection conclusion is responsible for publicizing the inspection conclusion through one of the following methods:

a) Organizing a meeting to announce the inspection conclusion with the participation of: the authorized person to issue the inspection conclusion; the inspection team; the inspected subject; relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals;

b) Publishing the content of the announcement of the inspection conclusion on the electronic portal, website of the inspecting agency. The publication period must be at least thirty days;

c) Posting at the workplace of the inspected subject.

7. Conducting Legal Compliance Inspections in Construction Fields Ensuring No Overlap with Audit Activities and Not Affecting the Normal Operations of Agencies, Organizations, and Individuals; There Shall Be Coordination Among Relevant Agencies.

8. Monitoring, Urging, and Inspecting the Implementation of Inspection Conclusions

a) The monitoring and urging activities for the implementation of inspection conclusions are conducted through requiring the inspected subject to report on the implementation of the inspection conclusion. The content of the report on the implementation of the inspection conclusion includes: the organization of the implementation of the inspection conclusion; progress, results of the implementation of the inspection conclusion, completed and unfinished items; difficulties and obstacles; causes of difficulties and obstacles during the implementation of the inspection conclusion and suggestions, proposals.

Người có thẩm quyền ban hành kết luận kiểm tra phân công người trực tiếp theo dõi, trao đổi, làm việc với đối tượng được kiểm tra để xác định thông tin về tình hình thực hiện kết luận kiểm tra;

b) Người có thẩm quyền ban hành kết luận kiểm tra quyết định kiểm tra việc thực hiện kết luận kiểm tra khi có một trong các căn cứ sau đây: hết thời hạn phải thực hiện kết luận kiểm tra mà đối tượng được kiểm tra không hoàn thành việc thực hiện kết luận kiểm tra hoặc không có báo cáo kết quả thực hiện kết luận kiểm tra hoặc không có văn bản xin gia hạn thực hiện kết luận kiểm tra.

9. Kinh phí kiểm tra việc thực hiện pháp luật trong các lĩnh vực xây dựng được bố trí từ ngân sách nhà nước. Việc lập, quản lý, sử dụng và quyết toán kinh phí kiểm tra được thực hiện theo quy định của pháp luật về ngân sách nhà nước.

10. Người có thẩm quyền quy định tại khoản 2 Điều này chỉ đạo xây dựng, ban hành Quy chế nội bộ để triển khai nhiệm vụ kiểm tra việc thực hiện pháp luật trong các lĩnh vực xây dựng.

Điều 14. Nguyên tắc thực hiện các thủ tục hành chính trong các lĩnh vực xây dựng

1. Việc tiếp nhận hồ sơ và giải quyết các thủ tục hành chính trong các lĩnh vực xây dựng được thực hiện như sau:

a) Tổ chức, cá nhân lập, trình hồ sơ, đề nghị giải quyết thủ tục hành chính chịu trách nhiệm trước pháp luật về tính hợp pháp, chính xác, trung thực của nội dung hồ sơ và các văn bản gửi cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền;

b) Cơ quan tiếp nhận hồ sơ có trách nhiệm kiểm tra tính hợp lệ của hồ sơ, không được yêu cầu nộp thêm giấy tờ khác ngoài các giấy tờ trong hồ sơ theo quy định tại các văn bản quy phạm pháp luật hiện hành;

c) Cơ quan, người có thẩm quyền giải quyết thủ tục hành chính chỉ chịu trách nhiệm về những nội dung cho ý kiến, thẩm định, phê duyệt hoặc giải quyết thủ tục khác có liên quan đến lĩnh vực xây dựng theo quy định của pháp luật; không chịu trách nhiệm về những nội dung đã được cơ quan, người có thẩm quyền khác chấp thuận, thẩm định, phê duyệt hoặc giải quyết trước đó.

2. Hồ sơ được gửi bằng một trong các hình thức sau:

a) Gửi trực tiếp;

b) Thông qua dịch vụ bưu chính;

c) Gửi các tệp tin chứa bản sao điện tử các thành phần hồ sơ gốc thông qua hình thức dịch vụ công trực tuyến. Trường hợp tệp tin chứa các thành phần hồ sơ có dung lượng lớn, không gửi được thông qua dịch vụ công trực tuyến thì được gửi trực tiếp hoặc qua dịch vụ bưu chính.

3. Mẫu đơn, tờ khai, thành phần hồ sơ có quy định về các thông tin đã có trong cơ sở dữ liệu quốc gia về dân cư hoặc cơ sở dữ liệu chuyên ngành thì các thông tin này được thay thế bằng mã số định danh cá nhân hoặc mã số chuyên ngành thể hiện trong mẫu đơn, tờ khai khi cơ sở dữ liệu quốc gia về dân cư hoặc cơ sở dữ liệu chuyên ngành được vận hành.

Điều 15. Bãi bỏ toàn bộ hoặc một phần một số Nghị định

1. Bãi bỏ Nghị định số 42/2009/NĐ-CP ngày 07 tháng 5 năm 2009 của Chính phủ về phân loại đô thị.

2. Bãi bỏ khoản 3 Điều 8 của Nghị định số 02/2022/NĐ-CP ngày 06 tháng 01 năm 2022 của Chính phủ quy định chi tiết thi hành một số điều của Luật Kinh doanh bất động sản.

Điều 16. Quy định chuyển tiếp

1. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung
Nghị định số 85/2020/NĐ-CP

Đối với trường hợp cá nhân đã nộp hồ sơ đề nghị cấp, gia hạn chứng chỉ hành nghề kiến trúc trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành mà chưa được cấp chứng chỉ hành nghề thì các bước tiếp theo trong trình tự, thủ tục cấp, gia hạn chứng chỉ hành nghề kiến trúc được thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này.

2. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung
Nghị định số 11/2013/NĐ-CP

a) Đối với chương trình phát triển đô thị đã được phê duyệt theo quy định của pháp luật trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì tiếp tục được thực hiện cho đến khi Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh phê duyệt hoặc phê duyệt điều chỉnh chương trình phát triển đô thị theo quy định tại Nghị định này. Trường hợp các quy hoạch, chiến lược, chương trình, kế hoạch cấp cao hơn chưa được phê duyệt, Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh được giao cơ quan tổ chức lập, thẩm định và phê duyệt theo thẩm quyền chương trình phát triển đô thị hoặc chương trình phát triển đô thị điều chỉnh nhưng phải bảo đảm nội dung chương trình phát triển đô thị được phê duyệt đáp ứng yêu cầu quy định tại khoản 2 Điều 3a Nghị định số 11/2013/NĐ-CP đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại khoản 3 Điều 1 Nghị định này;

b) Đối với các Ban Quản lý khu vực phát triển đô thị đã được thành lập, giữ nguyên hoặc tổ chức lại thì Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh chỉ đạo việc rà soát các nhiệm vụ đã được giao để tổ chức quản lý các khu vực phát triển đô thị đã được phê duyệt theo đúng quy định tại Nghị định này;

c) Đối với khu vực của dự án hoặc dự án đã có quyết định của Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh về khu vực được chuyển nhượng quyền sử dụng đất đã đầu tư xây dựng hạ tầng cho người dân tự xây dựng nhà ở trước thời điểm Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì tiếp tục thực hiện theo quyết định đã được ban hành. Trường hợp Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh điều chỉnh nội dung quyết định thì thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này và gửi một bản quyết định tới Bộ Xây dựng;

d) Đối với dự án chưa có phương án bàn giao quản lý trong khu đô thị được phê duyệt thì chủ đầu tư lập phương án bàn giao theo quy định tại Nghị định này, lấy ý kiến của bên dự kiến tiếp nhận bàn giao và gửi Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh để theo dõi, quản lý.

3. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung Nghị định số 99/2015/NĐ-CP (đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại Nghị định số 30/2019/NĐ-CP, Nghị định số 30/2021/NĐ-CP)

Đối với trường hợp liên quan đến xác định nhà ở cấp I, II và III và xác định chất lượng các nhà ở này quy định tại khoản 5 Điều 5 Nghị định này nhưng cơ quan có thẩm quyền đã phê duyệt giá bán nhà ở trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì tiếp tục thực hiện bán nhà ở theo giá đã được phê duyệt, không xác định lại giá bán theo quy định tại khoản 5 Điều 5 Nghị định này.

4. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung Nghị định số 100/2015/NĐ-CP (đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại Nghị định số 49/2021/NĐ-CP)

a) Trường hợp dự án đầu tư xây dựng nhà ở xã hội đã có quyết định chủ trương đầu tư hoặc văn bản chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư hoặc quyết định chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư trong thời gian kể từ ngày Nghị định số 100/2015/NĐ-CP có hiệu lực thi hành đến trước ngày Nghị định số 49/2021/NĐ-CP có hiệu lực thi hành, mà đang áp dụng các cơ chế ưu đãi chủ đầu tư dự án theo quy định tại Nghị định số 100/2015/NĐ-CP thì tiếp tục thực hiện các cơ chế ưu đãi theo quy định tại Điều 9 Nghị định số 100/2015/NĐ-CP;

b) Trường hợp dự án đầu tư xây dựng nhà ở xã hội đã có quyết định chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư trong thời gian kể từ ngày Nghị định số 49/2021/NĐ-CP có hiệu lực thi hành đến trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành, mà đang áp dụng các cơ chế ưu đãi chủ đầu tư dự án theo quy định tại Nghị định số 49/2021/NĐ-CP thì tiếp tục thực hiện các cơ chế ưu đãi theo quy định tại khoản 8 Điều 1 Nghị định số 49/2021/NĐ-CP;

c) Trường hợp dự án đầu tư xây dựng nhà ở xã hội không sử dụng nguồn vốn hoặc hình thức quy định tại khoản 1 Điều 53 Luật Nhà ở số 65/2014/QH13 đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại điểm b khoản 6 Điều 99 Luật PPP số 64/2020/QH14, đã có quyết định chấp thuận chủ trương đầu tư do cơ quan nhà nước có thẩm quyền ban hành trong thời gian kể từ ngày Nghị định số 49/2021/NĐ-CP có hiệu lực thi hành đến trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành, mà chưa được hưởng ưu đãi quy định tại điểm a khoản 1 Điều 58 Luật Nhà ở số 65/2014/QH13 thì chủ đầu tư dự án đó được hưởng ưu đãi theo quy định tại điểm a khoản 1 Điều 58 Luật Nhà ở số 65/2014/QH13.

5. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung
Nghị định số 62/2016/NĐ-CP

a) Đối với trường hợp quy định tại điểm a, điểm b khoản 1 Điều 6 Nghị định số 62/2016/NĐ-CP đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại khoản 5 Điều 8 Nghị định này, tổ chức đã nộp hồ sơ đăng ký cấp Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành và đã được Bộ Xây dựng đánh giá, tổ chức hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng có văn bản hoàn thiện khắc phục nhưng chưa được cấp Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng thì Bộ Xây dựng thực hiện việc cấp Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng cho tổ chức trong thời gian 15 ngày kể từ ngày đánh giá;

b) Đối với trường hợp quy định tại điểm a, điểm b khoản 1 Điều 6 Nghị định số 62/2016/NĐ-CP đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại khoản 5 Điều 8 Nghị định này, tổ chức đã nộp hồ sơ đăng ký cấp Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành mà Bộ Xây dựng chưa đánh giá thì trả lại hồ sơ cho tổ chức để thực hiện cấp Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng tại Sở Xây dựng;

c) Tổ chức đã được cấp Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng theo quy định tại Nghị định số 62/2016/NĐ-CP trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành được tiếp tục sử dụng đến khi hết hạn. Kể từ ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành, trường hợp tổ chức có đề nghị bổ sung, sửa đổi nội dung Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện hoạt động thí nghiệm chuyên ngành xây dựng thì thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này.

6. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung Nghị định số 37/2015/NĐ-CP (đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại Nghị định số 50/2021/NĐ-CP)

a) Các hợp đồng xây dựng đã ký và đang thực hiện trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì thực hiện theo quy định của pháp luật về hợp đồng xây dựng trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành và nội dung hợp đồng đã ký;

b) Các hợp đồng xây dựng đang trong quá trình đàm phán, chưa được ký kết nếu có nội dung chưa phù hợp với quy định tại Nghị định này thì báo cáo người có thẩm quyền quyết định đầu tư xem xét, quyết định trên nguyên tắc bảo đảm chất lượng, tiến độ, hiệu quả của dự án đầu tư xây dựng và không làm phương hại đến quyền và lợi ích hợp pháp của các bên;

c) Nội dung về hợp đồng xây dựng trong các hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu đã phê duyệt nhưng chưa phát hành nếu có nội dung nào chưa phù hợp với quy định tại Nghị định này thì phải điều chỉnh lại cho phù hợp; trường hợp đã phát hành hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu nhưng chưa đóng thầu, nếu có thay đổi nội dung liên quan đến hợp đồng cho phù hợp với các quy định tại Nghị định này thì phải thông báo cho tất cả các nhà thầu đã mua hồ sơ mời thầu, hồ sơ yêu cầu biết để điều chỉnh các nội dung hồ sơ dự thầu, hồ sơ đề xuất cho phù hợp; trường hợp đã đóng thầu thì thực hiện theo quy định như đối với trường hợp đang trong quá trình đàm phán, chưa ký kết hợp đồng.

7. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung
Nghị định số 06/2021/NĐ-CP

a) Công trình xây dựng khởi công trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thuộc đối tượng kiểm tra công tác nghiệm thu theo quy định tại Nghị định này thì thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này, trừ trường hợp quy định tại điểm b khoản này;

b) Công trình xây dựng đã khởi công trong thời gian kể từ ngày Nghị định số 06/2021/NĐ-CP có hiệu lực thi hành đến trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành, thuộc đối tượng kiểm tra công tác nghiệm thu theo quy định tại đồng thời Nghị định số 06/2021/NĐ-CP, Nghị định này và thẩm quyền kiểm tra công tác nghiệm thu xác định theo quy định tại Nghị định số 06/2021/NĐ-CP là cơ quan chuyên môn về xây dựng thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp tỉnh hoặc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp huyện theo phân cấp thì thẩm quyền kiểm tra công tác nghiệm thu thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định số 06/2021/NĐ-CP.

8. Quy định chuyển tiếp đối với những nội dung sửa đổi, bổ sung
Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP và Nghị định số 37/2010/NĐ-CP, Nghị định số 44/2015/NĐ-CP (đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại Nghị định số 72/2019/NĐ-CP)

a) Dự án, công trình xây dựng đã trình cơ quan chuyên môn về xây dựng thẩm định hoặc thẩm định điều chỉnh báo cáo nghiên cứu khả thi đầu tư xây dựng, thiết kế xây dựng triển khai sau thiết kế cơ sở trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành và đủ điều kiện thẩm định theo quy định của Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP nhưng chưa có thông báo kết quả thẩm định thì việc thực hiện thẩm định của cơ quan chuyên môn về xây dựng được tiếp tục thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP. Dự án, công trình xây dựng đã được cơ quan chuyên môn về xây dựng thẩm định khi có yêu cầu điều chỉnh kể từ ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì việc thẩm định báo cáo nghiên cứu khả thi, thiết kế xây dựng điều chỉnh được thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này;

b) Dự án, công trình xây dựng đã trình cơ quan chuyên môn về xây dựng thẩm định hoặc thẩm định điều chỉnh báo cáo nghiên cứu khả thi đầu tư xây dựng, thiết kế xây dựng triển khai sau thiết kế cơ sở trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành, trường hợp không đủ điều kiện thẩm định hoặc kết quả thẩm định là không đủ điều kiện trình phê duyệt, chủ đầu tư phải hoàn thiện các yêu cầu và trình thẩm định lại theo quy định tại Nghị định này;

c) Dự án đầu tư xây dựng quy định tại khoản 4 Điều 14 Nghị định số 37/2010/NĐ-CP, khoản 4 Điều 10 Nghị định số 44/2015/NĐ-CP (đã được sửa đổi, bổ sung tại Nghị định số 72/2019/NĐ-CP) đã được phê duyệt đúng quy định của pháp luật trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành hoặc đã trình cơ quan chuyên môn về xây dựng thẩm định báo cáo nghiên cứu khả thi và đủ điều kiện thẩm định theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP nhưng chưa có văn bản thông báo kết quả thẩm định trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì không yêu cầu lập quy hoạch tổng mặt bằng theo quy định tại Điều 1, Điều 2 Nghị định này;

d) Ban quản lý dự án đầu tư xây dựng chuyên ngành, Ban quản lý dự án đầu tư xây dựng khu vực đã được thành lập trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành được tiếp tục hoạt động;

đ) Nhà thầu nước ngoài đã trình hồ sơ đề nghị cấp Giấy phép hoạt động xây dựng hoặc điều chỉnh Giấy phép hoạt động xây dựng nhưng chưa hoàn thành việc cấp Giấy phép hoạt động xây dựng thì tiếp tục thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP. Việc cấp, điều chỉnh Giấy phép hoạt động xây dựng kể từ ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành được thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này;

e) Tổ chức, cá nhân đã nộp hồ sơ đề nghị cấp chứng chỉ năng lực, chứng chỉ hành nghề trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành thì được xét cấp chứng chỉ năng lực, chứng chỉ hành nghề theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP;

g) Tổ chức đã ký và đang thực hiện hợp đồng xây dựng và cá nhân đang tham gia hoạt động xây dựng kể từ ngày Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP có hiệu lực thi hành đến trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành đối với công trình cấp IV thuộc trường hợp không yêu cầu chứng chỉ năng lực, chứng chỉ hành nghề theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP nhưng thuộc trường hợp phải có chứng chỉ năng lực, chứng chỉ hành nghề theo quy định tại Nghị định này thì được tiếp tục thực hiện đến khi hoàn thành công việc mà không yêu cầu phải có chứng chỉ năng lực, chứng chỉ hành nghề;

h) Đối với hồ sơ đề nghị cấp, điều chỉnh, gia hạn, cấp lại giấy phép xây dựng đã nộp theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP tại cơ quan cấp giấy phép xây dựng trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành nhưng chưa được cấp giấy phép xây dựng thì việc cấp giấy phép xây dựng được tiếp tục thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP. Việc cấp, điều chỉnh, gia hạn, cấp lại giấy phép xây dựng kể từ ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành được thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này;

i) Trường hợp dự án đầu tư xây dựng đã được cấp giấy phép xây dựng theo giai đoạn hoặc cho một hoặc một số công trình của dự án theo quy định tại Nghị định số 15/2021/NĐ-CP trước ngày Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành, thẩm quyền cấp giấy phép xây dựng đối với các giai đoạn tiếp theo hoặc các công trình còn lại của dự án được thực hiện theo quy định tại Nghị định này;

k) Đối với công trình xây dựng thuộc dự án đầu tư xây dựng quy định tại điểm c khoản này thì quy hoạch đô thị, quy hoạch xây dựng được phê duyệt đúng quy định của pháp luật để làm căn cứ lập dự án đầu tư xây dựng thì đồng thời là cơ sở để xem xét cấp giấy phép xây dựng.

Điều 17. Điều khoản thi hành

1. Nghị định này có hiệu lực thi hành kể từ ngày ký ban hành.

2. Bộ trưởng, Thủ trưởng cơ quan ngang bộ, Thủ trưởng cơ quan thuộc Chính phủ, Chủ tịch Ủy ban nhân dân các tỉnh, thành phố trực thuộc
trung ương và các tổ chức, cá nhân có liên quan chịu trách nhiệm thi hành
Nghị định này.