Circular No. 45/2025/TT-BCT amends and supplements certain provisions of Circulars issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade in the field of market management.

CIRCULAR

Amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circulars issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade in the field of market management

The Minister of Industry and Trade issues this Circular to amend and supplement certain provisions of Circulars issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade in the field of market management

Pursuant to the Market Management Law dated March 8, 2016;

Based on the Government Decree No. 33/2022/NĐ-CP dated May 27, 2022 detailing certain provisions of the Market Management Ordinance;

Pursuant to Decree No. 40/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 26, 2025, of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

The Minister of Industry and Trade issues this Circular amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circulars issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade in the field of market management."

Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 33/2018/TT-BCT dated October 8, 2018 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on Market Inspection Cards

"5. The Market Management Branch under the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally governed cities (hereinafter referred to as the Market Management Branch) shall directly monitor and manage the use of Cards for civil servants within their units. The Domestic Market Management and Development Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall oversee and inspect the use of Cards for market management civil servants nationwide."

1. Amend and supplement Clause 5 of Article 3 as follows:

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

"1. The Card has a rectangular shape made of plastic, with a width of 53.98 mm, length of 85.6 mm, thickness of 0.76 mm, and four rounded corners with a radius of 3.18 mm".

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

"3. The stamp of the agency on the Card is specified as follows:

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 4 as follows:

a) For the Card prescribed in point a, Clause 2 of this Article: the image of the signature of the person issuing the Card and the image of the stamp of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

b) For the Card prescribed in point b, Clause 2 of this Article: the image of the signature of the person issuing the Card and the image of the stamp of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department."

3. Amending and supplementing point c and point d of Clause 2 of Article 5 as follows:

"c) A civil servant's application form for the first issuance of a Card according to Model 2 attached to this Circular;

d) Two (2) color photographs measuring 2 cm x 3 cm of the civil servant applying for the Card. In these photographs, the civil servant must be wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a beret for men and a soft hat for women, a necktie, and fully displaying the market management badge and insignia. The photographs must have been taken within one year prior to the date of filing the application;"

4. Amending and supplementing point c of Clause 2, Clause 3, and Clause 5 of Article 6 as follows:

a) Amending point c of Clause 2 as follows:

"c) A civil servant's application form for reissuance of a Card according to Model 2 attached to this Circular;"

"3. In cases of reissuing Cards as prescribed in point c, Clause 1 of Article 14 of the Market Management Ordinance, the reissue application must be submitted to the Domestic Market Management and Development Department at least 30 working days before the expiration date of the Card. In cases of reissuing Cards as prescribed in points a, b, and d, Clause 1 of Article 14 of the Market Management Ordinance, the reissue application must be submitted to the Domestic Market Management and Development Department within 20 working days from the date when the reissue conditions arise.

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

The Domestic Market Management and Development Department shall be responsible for receiving the applications and reporting to the authorized person to issue the Cards for review and decision-making in accordance with Clause 4 of this Article."

"5. Civil servants in market management shall return old Cards when new ones are issued, except in cases where the Cards are lost.

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 5 as follows:

Within five working days from the date of receipt of the new Card, the Market Management Branch or the Domestic Market Management and Development Department where the civil servant works shall be responsible for delivering the new Card, collecting the old Card from the civil servant, and organizing the destruction of the old Card by cutting it diagonally in half.

The handover and destruction of the old Card must be recorded in a protocol signed by the civil servant receiving the new Card, representatives of the agencies or units handing over the Card. The protocol shall be sent to the Department of Industry and Trade where the civil servant works and the Domestic Market Management and Development Department for reporting."

"Article 7. Documents, procedures, and formalities for revoking Cards

5. Amending and supplementing Article 7 as follows:

1. The petition for revoking Cards includes:

a) A list of civil servants whose Cards are being petitioned for revocation according to Model 3 attached to this Circular;

b) Relevant documents and papers related to the cases of revoking Cards as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 15 of the Market Management Ordinance.

2. Within five working days from the date of identifying the grounds for revoking Cards as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 15 of the Market Management Ordinance, the Market Management Branch or the head of the unit subordinate to the Domestic Market Management and Development Department where the civil servant works shall prepare a petition for revoking Cards and submit it to the authorized person for review and decision.

If the civil servant whose Card is being revoked is the head or deputy head of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, then the Domestic Market Management and Development Department shall be responsible for preparing a petition for revoking Cards and submitting it to the Minister of Industry and Trade for review and decision.

3. In cases where the market management agency or unit does not implement the petition for revoking Cards as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, the authorized person to revoke Cards shall decide to revoke the Cards based on the identified grounds for revoking Cards as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 15 of the Market Management Ordinance.

4. Within five working days from the date of receiving complete and valid documents, the authorized person to revoke Cards shall issue a decision to revoke the Cards.

5. Within five working days from the date of receiving the decision to revoke the Cards, the civil servant whose Cards are being revoked shall be responsible for returning the Cards to the market management agency or unit where they work for processing in accordance with Clause 6 of this Article.

6. For Cards that are revoked, the market management agency or unit receiving the Cards as prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article shall organize the destruction of the Cards by cutting them diagonally in half. The destruction of the revoked Cards must be recorded in a protocol signed by the civil servant whose Cards are being revoked, representatives of the market management agency or unit receiving the revoked Cards. The protocol shall be sent to the Department of Industry and Trade where the civil servant works and the Domestic Market Management and Development Department for reporting."

6. Amending and supplementing Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, and Clause 5 of Article 8 as follows:

6. Amend and supplement Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, and Clause 5 of Article 8 as follows:

"2. Within five working days from the date on which grounds for temporarily suspending the use of the Card for civil servants as specified in Clause 2, Article 15 of the Market Management Ordinance are determined, the Market Management Branch or the head of the unit under the Domestic Market Management and Development Department where the civil servant works shall prepare a file to recommend the temporary suspension of the use of the Card and submit it to the authorized person to suspend the use of the Card for consideration and decision."

In cases where the civil servant whose use of the Card is to be temporarily suspended is the head or deputy head of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, the Domestic Market Management and Development Department shall be responsible for preparing a file to recommend the temporary suspension of the use of the Card and submitting it to the Minister of Industry and Trade for consideration and decision.

3. Where the market management agency or unit fails to implement the recommendation to temporarily suspend the use of the Card as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article, the authorized person to suspend the use of the Card shall decide to temporarily suspend the use of the Card when there are grounds for determining that the civil servants' use of the Card should be temporarily suspended as specified in Clause 2, Article 15 of the Market Management Ordinance.

4. Within five working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid files, the authorized person to suspend the use of the Card shall issue a decision to temporarily suspend the use of the Card.

5. Within five working days from the date of receipt of the decision to temporarily suspend the use of the Card issued by the authorized person as stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article, the civil servant whose use of the Card is temporarily suspended shall be responsible for returning the Card to the Market Management Branch or the Domestic Market Management and Development Department where the civil servant works for storage and handling in accordance with regulations."

6 ||| 7. Amend and supplement Article 9 as follows:

"Article 9. Responsibilities for Implementation

1. The heads of Market Management Branches and the heads of units under the Domestic Market Management and Development Department shall be responsible for:

a) Timely reviewing and compiling lists, submitting files to the Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department for the first issuance, reissuance, revocation, and temporary suspension of the use of the Card within their assigned management scope; ensuring the validity and completeness of files for the first issuance, reissuance, revocation, and temporary suspension of the use of the Card; timely reviewing and recommending the issuance of Cards to civil servants who meet the conditions for receiving Cards;

b) Implementing the procedures and formalities for the revocation, temporary suspension of the use of the Card, storage, and return of the Card upon expiration of the temporary suspension period; maintaining records of management, issuance, first issuance, reissuance, revocation, temporary suspension, and return of the Card within their own management scope;

c) Monitoring and inspecting the preservation and use of the Card by civil servants under their management. Conducting inspections of Cards issued to civil servants under their unit every three months, reporting the results of these inspections to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade directly above and the Domestic Market Management and Development Department;

d) Recommending the authorized person to consider and decide on the revocation or temporary suspension of the use of the Card when discovering violations by market management civil servants during official duties, misuse of the Card, or other situations as prescribed;

đ) Implementing or requesting the competent authority to decide on the rotation, transfer, assignment, and deployment of civil servants holding Cards among units within the organizational structure in accordance with laws or according to delegated authority to ensure service for market inspection and control work;

e) Reporting to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade and the Domestic Market Management and Development Department on the management and use of Cards within their management scope in accordance with regulations.

2. The Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities shall be responsible for:

a) Supervising and inspecting the Market Management Branches under their jurisdiction in the implementation of the management and use of Cards by market management civil servants under their management in accordance with the law;

b) Recommending and proposing measures to the Minister of Industry and Trade for managing Cards issued to market management civil servants in accordance with the law or amending and supplementing this Circular when necessary.

3. The Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department shall be responsible for:

a) Being accountable to the Minister of Industry and Trade for the unified management of Cards issued to market management civil servants as prescribed in this Circular;

b) Directing and organizing the implementation of the storage of files for the first issuance, reissuance, revocation, and temporary suspension of the use of the Card in accordance with legal provisions on archiving;

c) Monitoring, supervising, inspecting, summarizing the implementation of this Circular, and reporting to the Minister of Industry and Trade as prescribed;

d) Recommending and proposing amendments and supplements to this Circular to the Minister of Industry and Trade when necessary."

8. Repeal Clause 7; Clause 8 of Article 3; Clause 6 of Article 8.

9. Replace the phrase "General Department of Market Management" with the phrase "Domestic Market Management and Development Department" in Clause 3 of Article 11.

10. Replace Appendix No. 1, Appendix No. 2, Appendix No. 3, Appendix No. 4, and Appendix No. 5 promulgated together with Circular No. 33/2018/TT-BCT with Appendix No. 1, Appendix No. 2, Appendix No. 3, Appendix No. 4, and Appendix No. 5 promulgated together with this Circular.

Article 2. Amending and supplementing some articles of Circular No. 27/2020/TT-BCT dated September 30, 2020, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade, which stipulates the contents, procedures, and processes for inspection activities, administrative violation handling, and implementation of business measures by market management forces that have been amended and supplemented with some articles according to Circular No. 20/2021/TT-BCT dated December 10, 2021, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade.

a) Amending and supplementing Point c Clause 2 as follows:

"Article 4. Guidelines for inspection programs

1. The guidelines for inspection programs are documents determining general directions regarding the purpose, requirements, groups of inspected objects, or areas and regions that need to be focused on for planned inspections within one year by the Market Management Forces approved by the Minister of Industry and Trade based on the proposal of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development.

2. Based on market conditions, domestic market management requirements, or directives from the Government, Prime Minister, the Minister of Industry and Trade, or competent authorities, the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development (hereinafter referred to as the Department) shall take the lead in building and reporting to the Minister of Industry and Trade for issuance of the guidelines for the next year's inspection program before November 15 each year.

3. The guidelines for inspection programs shall be sent to relevant agencies and units for information and coordination; sent to provincial People's Committees, centrally-administered city People's Committees, and Market Management Sub-departments under Provincial Departments of Industry and Trade (hereinafter referred to as Market Management Sub-departments) for implementation; and published on the Department’s and Ministry of Industry and Trade’s electronic information portals.

4. In cases where it is necessary to adjust the content of the approved guidelines for inspection programs, the Department shall report and submit to the Minister of Industry and Trade for consideration and decision. Adjustment documents for the guidelines for inspection programs shall be sent to relevant agencies and units and published on the electronic information portal according to Clause 3 of this Article."

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

"1. The inspection plan of the Market Management Business Division under the Department (hereinafter referred to as the Business Division) and the Market Management Sub-department includes:"

3. Amend and supplement Article 6 as follows:

"Article 6. Building, approving, and issuing inspection plans

1. The process of building and approving regular inspection plans of the Business Division and Market Management Sub-department is carried out as follows:

a) Based on market conditions, domestic market management requirements in the region, approved inspection program guidelines, and requests from competent higher-level authorities, before December 15 each year, the Business Division shall build and submit to the Director of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development (hereinafter referred to as the Director) for review and approval of the next year's regular inspection plan of the Business Division; the Market Management Sub-department shall build and submit to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee or centrally-administered city People's Committee for review and approval of the next year's regular inspection plan of the Market Management Sub-department.

The submission package includes: a request from the authorized person proposing approval of the regular inspection plan and a draft decision approving the regular inspection plan attached with a draft of the regular inspection plan of the Business Division or Market Management Sub-department;

b) Within seven working days from the date of receiving the package specified in point a of this clause, the authorized person shall review and decide on the approval of the regular inspection plan of the Business Division and Market Management Sub-department;

c) Immediately upon issuance, the decision approving the regular inspection plan of the Business Division and Market Management Sub-department must be sent to inspected organizations and individuals, publicly posted at the unit's headquarters, and published on the agency's electronic information portal (if available).

2. The process of building and issuing specialized inspection plans of the Business Division and Market Management Sub-department is carried out as follows:

a) Based on written directives from higher-level competent authorities or market developments requiring focused inspections on specific issues, fields, contents, and regions within the locality at different times but not covered by the already issued regular inspection plan, the Business Division and Market Management Sub-department shall proactively build and issue specialized inspection plans;

b) Immediately upon issuance, the decision issuing the specialized inspection plan of the Business Division and Market Management Sub-department must be reported to the directly superior authority for monitoring and supervision of implementation; sent to inspected organizations and individuals, publicly posted at the agency's headquarters, and published on the agency's electronic information portal (if available).

3. The process of building and approving specialized inspection plans of Market Management Teams is carried out as follows:

a) Based on Clause 3 of Article 5 of this Circular, the Market Management Team Leader shall proactively build the specialized inspection plan of the Market Management Team and submit it to the superior Market Management Sub-department Director for approval.

The submission package includes: a request from the authorized person proposing approval of the specialized inspection plan and a draft decision approving the specialized inspection plan attached with a draft of the specialized inspection plan of the Market Management Team;

b) Within five working days from the date of receiving the package specified in point a of this clause, the Market Management Sub-department Director shall review and decide on the approval of the specialized inspection plan of the subordinate Market Management Team;

c) Immediately upon issuance, the decision approving the specialized inspection plan of the Market Management Team must be sent to inspected organizations and individuals, publicly posted at the agency's headquarters, and published on the Market Management Sub-department's electronic information portal (if available).

4. In case of discovering overlapping or duplicate inspection plans regarding the inspected objects, contents, and implementation times with previously approved or issued inspection plans, the Market Management agencies must immediately report in writing to the authority that approved or issued the plan and relevant agencies or units for handling such overlaps or duplications.

5. In cases where it is necessary to amend or supplement the contents of an approved or issued inspection plan, the Market Management agency implementing the inspection plan shall report and propose to the authority that approved or issued the inspection plan for consideration and decision.

The decision to amend or supplement the approval decision on the inspection plan or the decision to amend or supplement the inspection plan by the authority shall be sent to related organizations, individuals; publicly posted at the agency's headquarters and published on the agency’s electronic information website (if available).

6. The Director of the Department, the Chairman of the People's Committee of provinces and centrally governed cities, and the Head of the Market Management Sub-department are responsible for supervising, inspecting, and monitoring the implementation of inspection plans by subordinate Market Management agencies; promptly identifying, directing, or reporting to the authority to direct the handling of overlaps or duplications in scope, objects, contents, and time of inspections, and considering and dealing with responsibilities of agencies, units, and individuals causing such overlaps or duplications in the establishment, issuance, and implementation of inspection plans.

7. The delivery of the Decision approving the inspection plan, the Decision issuing the inspection plan, the Decision amending or supplementing the approval decision on the inspection plan, and the Decision amending or supplementing the inspection plan to the inspected organizations or individuals at point c clause 1, point b clause 2, point c clause 3, and clause 5 of this Article may be carried out electronically if the inspected organization or individual has appropriate electronic means capable of accessing, interacting, and accepting the receipt of the aforementioned Decisions through electronic means. The delivery of decisions to inspected organizations or individuals via electronic means shall be conducted according to the following provisions:

a) Sending decisions to individuals or organizations through state agency communication channels on the electronic environment or sending to the email address of individuals or organizations or national identification applications or applications prescribed in sectoral, field, or local regulatory documents or SMS messages to the main phone number of individuals or representatives of organizations;

b) If the decision is established in paper form, when sending the decision electronically, it must be converted into data messages and meet the requirements stipulated by laws on electronic transactions;

c) Determining the situation considered as having been delivered validly shall be carried out according to the provisions on receiving data messages under the Law on Electronic Transactions".

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

"2. Upon completion of the implementation period of the inspection plan or upon urgent request, the head of the Market Management agency has the responsibility to compile and report in writing to the immediate superior agency about the inspection results according to the plan. The report must clearly state the reasons, causes, specific responsibilities in cases where the inspection plan has incomplete contents and any proposals or recommendations (if any)."

5. Amend and supplement point a clause 1 Article 8 as follows:

"a) Information from direct directives of the Government, Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade, Chairmen of People's Committees at all levels, Directors of Departments of Industry and Trade, Heads of Market Management Sub-departments requiring inspections of organizations or individuals violating laws or showing signs of law violations;"

6. Amend and supplement point c clause 3 Article 13 as follows:

"c) Correctly targeting and inspecting the content recorded in the approved or issued inspection plan according to this Circular or correctly targeting and inspecting the content regarding law violations or signs of law violations for sudden inspections as stipulated in clause 2 Article 20 of the Market Management Ordinance."

1. The request for consent to the bond issuance plan to the public by credit institutions must be signed by the legal representative of the credit institution, including an evaluation of the contents regarding meeting the conditions for issuing bonds to the public, at least including: Business results (net profit after tax) of the year immediately preceding the issuance year; subscribed charter capital at the time of issuance; cumulative profit or loss up to the issuance year; overdue debt over one year at the nearest point in time; plan of sources and use of funds for the issuance year.

"Article 22. Procedures for transferring administrative violation cases to competent authorities for administrative penalty and transferring case files with criminal offense indications for criminal prosecution

1. For cases that have been documented in administrative violation records according to point b clause 2 Article 18 or paragraph 2 clause 4 Article 19 or Article 20 of this Circular but do not fall within the administrative penalty jurisdiction of market management positions or exceed the administrative penalty jurisdiction of the heads of market management agencies handling the cases, the market management agency that issued the inspection decision or is handling the case must promptly transfer the administrative violation record and other documents to the competent authority for administrative penalties as prescribed by law on administrative violations.

2. In cases of transferring administrative violation case files to competent authorities for administrative penalties as stipulated in clause 1 of this Article, the market management agency that issued the inspection decision or is handling the case must:

a) Immediately issue a document transferring the administrative violation case to the competent authority for administrative penalties;

b) Transfer all case files and seized items or means (if any) related to the violation when transferring the administrative violation case;

c) Prepare a handover record between the transferring party and the receiving party for the case files and seized items or means (if any).

3. In cases where administrative violations are discovered through inspections conducted by Market Management authorities or where such authorities are primarily responsible for discovering violations that exhibit signs of criminal offenses, the Market Management authority that issued the inspection decision or is currently handling the case must immediately transfer the case file, licenses, professional certificates, and evidence related to the violation (if any) that show signs of criminal offenses to the competent authority responsible for criminal proceedings in accordance with the law. The procedure for transferring shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article.

8. Amend and supplement Clause 4 of Article 26 as follows:

“4. Case files of inspection and administrative violation handling shall be preserved and stored according to the following regulations:

a) The Market Management authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision shall be responsible for storing the original case file of the inspection and administrative violation handling upon completion of the case;

b) In cases where the Market Management authority transfers the administrative violation case file to the Director of the Department of Industry and Trade or the Chairman of the People's Committee at various levels to issue administrative violation penalty decisions, the Market Management authority proposing the administrative violation penalty must store a copy of the case file, except when the Director of the Department of Industry and Trade or the Chairman of the People's Committee at various levels request otherwise.”

9. Amend and supplement Point b of Clause 2 of Article 31 as follows:

“b) It can only be implemented when necessary and based on legal grounds as prescribed by laws on administrative violation handling.”

10. Amend and supplement Clause 5 and Clause 6 of Article 34 as follows:

“5. The Head of the Market Management Team shall be responsible for compiling, building, managing, and using information databases about area management within the assigned territory and implementing reporting systems as required by the Head of the Market Management Branch.

6. The Head of the Market Management Branch shall be responsible for managing and using information databases about area management within the assigned territory; implementing reporting systems as prescribed by law or when requested by the Director of the Department of Industry and Trade or the Director of the Bureau.”

11. Amend and supplement Clause 7 of Article 35 as follows:

“7. Activities of collecting, verifying, and investigating information by market management officials assigned tasks from the Business Affairs Department or the Market Management Branch conducted outside the office premises must be recorded in the work log for management, monitoring, and supervision.”

12. Amend and supplement Article 38 as follows:

“Article 38. Responsibilities for Implementation

1. The Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Bureau shall be responsible for:

a) Assisting the Minister of Industry and Trade in directing, supervising, urging, guiding, and inspecting the Market Management forces to carry out inspection activities, administrative violation handling, and implementing business measures as prescribed by law and this Circular;

b) Organizing the application of information technology in inspection activities, administrative violation handling, and implementing business measures of the Market Management forces as prescribed by law and this Circular;

c) Directing the training and professional development of Market Management agencies and officials assigned to perform inspection and administrative violation handling tasks and implementing business measures;

d) Reporting to the Minister of Industry and Trade on the results of implementing the Inspection Program Guidance and the results of inspection and administrative violation handling by the Market Management forces as prescribed;

đ) Proposing to the Minister of Industry and Trade organizational measures for implementation or amendments to this Circular when necessary.

2. The Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities shall be responsible for:

a) Directing, supervising, urging, guiding, and inspecting Market Management agencies and officials under their management to carry out inspection activities, administrative violation handling, and implementing business measures as prescribed by law and this Circular;

b) Directing the training and professional development and ensuring funding and working conditions for Market Management agencies and officials under their management as prescribed by law;

c) Proposing and recommending to the Minister of Industry and Trade organizational measures for implementation or amendments to this Circular when necessary.

3. The Head of the Market Management Branch shall be responsible for:

a) Implementing inspection activities, administrative violation handling, and business measures as prescribed by law and this Circular;

b) Implementing directives for inspections issued by authorized bodies or coordinating with the Business Affairs Department or other local Market Management Branches to conduct inspections and handle administrative violations when requested;

c) Directing, supervising, urging, guiding, and inspecting subordinate Market Management Teams to carry out inspection activities, administrative violation handling, and implementing business measures as prescribed by law and this Circular;

d) Organizing training and professional development for Market Management Teams and officials assigned to perform inspection tasks, implement business measures, and handle administrative violations;

đ) Implementing reporting systems to the Director of the Department of Industry and Trade, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and the Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Bureau on the situation and results of inspection and administrative violation handling activities of their units as prescribed.

4. Other state agencies, organizations, and individuals related to the inspection and administrative violation handling activities of Market Management shall be responsible for:

a) Providing information, documents, and evidence related to inspection and administrative violation handling cases as requested by Market Management agencies;

b) Cooperating in inspection and administrative violation handling as requested by Market Management agencies;

c) Cooperating in organizing the implementation of inspection decisions, search decisions, penalty decisions, and other decisions made by heads of Market Management agencies with authority.”

13. Repeal Article 12; Article 24; Article 25; Article 30.

14. Replace, supplement, and abolish certain terms and phrases in some chapters, articles, clauses, and points as follows:

a) Abolish the phrase "and issue ad hoc inspection plans" at Point b of Clause 1 of Article 1 and the name of Chapter III;

b) Replace the phrase "Director of the Market Management Department" with the phrase "Head of the Market Management Sub-department" in Clause 3, Article 5;

c) Add the phrase "Business Affairs" after the phrase "Head of the Department" in the name of Clause 1, Article 7;

d) Replace the phrase "Director" with the phrase "head of the agency" in Point c, Clause 1, Article 7;

đ) Replace the phrase "head of the agency, unit directly supervising market management" with the phrase "head of the directly supervising agency" in Point b, Clause 3, Article 9;

e) Add the phrase "in writing" after the phrase "and report" in Clause 1, Article 16;

g) Replace the phrase "or issue a decision to impose administrative penalties without making a record if it falls under the case of warning penalty or fines up to VND 250,000 for individuals, VND 500,000 for organizations" with the phrase "or issue a decision to impose on-the-spot administrative penalties if it falls under the case of administrative penalties without making a record" in Point b, Clause 2, Article 18;

h) Add the phrase ", except cases where the administrative violation falls within the authority to impose penalties of the Inspection Team Leader as provided for by laws on handling administrative violations" after the phrase "immediately after making the administrative violation record" in Clause 2, Article 19;

i) Replace the phrase "Clause 2" with the phrase "Clause 3" in Point c, Clause 1, Article 20;

k) Replace the phrase "Articles 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27" with the phrase "Articles 19, 20, 22, 23, 26 and 27" in Clause 2, Article 32;

l) Replace the phrase "General Director" with the phrase "Director" in Clause 7, Article 34;

m) Replace the phrase "Department of Business Affairs, Provincial Department" with the phrase "Business Affairs Division, Market Management Sub-department" in Clause 2, Article 37;

n) Replace the phrase "General Director of the General Department of Market Management, Director of the Department of Business Affairs Management, Director of the Provincial Market Management Department" with the phrase "Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, Head of the Business Affairs Division, Head of the Market Management Sub-department" in Clause 3, Article 39.

Article 3. Amend and supplement some articles of Circular No. 22/2021/TT-BCT dated December 10, 2021 issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade on the management and use of forms in inspection activities, handling administrative violations, and implementing business measures of the Market Management Force.

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

"1. The Domestic Market Management and Development Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Market Management Sub-department under the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally governed cities (hereinafter referred to as the Market Management Sub-department), and other administrative organizations under the aforementioned agencies (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Market Management Agency, Unit); civil servants working at the Market Management Agency, Unit (hereinafter referred to as civil servants)."

2. Amend and supplement Clause 5, Article 5 as follows:

"5. Forms used and related documents shall be included in the inspection and administrative violation handling case file, indexed, stored in electronic form and paper form according to the provisions of laws on handling administrative violations, laws on archives, and the provisions of the Circular of the Minister of Industry and Trade on the content, procedures, and formalities of inspection activities, administrative violation handling, and implementation of business measures of the Market Management Force."

3. Amend and supplement Clause 5, Article 6 as follows:

"5. The code number of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, the Market Management Sub-department, and subordinate Market Management Agencies, Units shall be specified by the Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department."

4. Supplement, replace, and abolish words and phrases in some Articles, Clauses, Points as follows:

a) Replace the phrase "General Department of Market Management" with the phrase "Domestic Market Management and Development Department" in Clause 1, Article 6; Clause 2, Article 8; Clause 1 and Clause 3, Article 10;

b) Add the phrase "except forms that are decisions," before the phrase "must have signatures" in Point d, Clause 2, Article 5;

c) Replace the phrase "General Department of Market Management, Provincial Market Management Department or Business Affairs Management Department" with the phrase "Domestic Market Management and Development Department or Market Management Sub-department" in Clause 2, Article 6;

d) Replace the phrase "General Director of the General Department of Market Management" with the phrase "Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department" in Clause 4, Article 4; Clause 1, Article 7 and Clause 2, Article 10;

đ) Abolish the phrase "Inspector General of the Ministry" in Clause 2, Article 10;

e) Replace the Appendix of Forms Used in Inspection Activities and Implementation of Business Measures of the Market Management Force issued together with Circular No. 22/2021/TT-BCT with Appendix No. 6 of Forms Used in Inspection Activities and Implementation of Business Measures of the Market Management Force issued together with this Circular.

Article 4. Amend and supplement some articles of Circular No. 55/2020/TT-BCT dated December 31, 2020 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on the reporting system for market management forces.

3. Amending and supplementing Clause 5 of Article 4 as follows:

“2. Special reports shall be issued by the Director of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Director of the Market Management Sub-Department under the Department of Industry and Trade of the provincial or centrally governed city (hereinafter referred to as the Market Management Sub-Department) or by competent authorities with contents related to the functions, tasks, and powers of market management forces.”

2. Amending and supplementing Clause 2 Article 5 as follows:

“2. The content of regular reports prescribed in point b, Clause 1, Article 4 of this Circular shall be implemented according to the regulations of the authority issuing the reporting system. The Market Management Business Affairs Office under the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development (hereinafter referred to as the Business Affairs Office), and the Market Management Sub-Department shall base on the information content of the regular report prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article to implement the report, except for internal report contents that require permission from the Market Management Authority or persons with authority as stipulated in Appendices III, IV, and V of this Circular.”

3. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 of Article 6 as follows:

“1. For regular reports prescribed in point a, Clause 1, Article 4 of this Circular, the agencies and units responsible for reporting and receiving reports include:

a) Market Management Teams report to the higher-level Market Management Sub-Department;

b) The Business Affairs Office reports to the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development; the Market Management Sub-Department reports to the Department of Industry and Trade and the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development;

c) The Department of Domestic Market Management and Development reports to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.”

4. Repeal sub-item 3, Section II, Appendix II; sub-item 2, sub-item 6, and sub-item 7, Section II, Appendix III; sub-item 2, sub-item 7, and sub-item 8, Section II, Appendix IV; sub-item 2, sub-item 8, and sub-item 9, Section II, Appendix V.

5. Replace terms and phrases in the following articles:

a) Replace the phrase “Director General of the General Department of Market Management, Director of the Market Management Business Affairs Department, Director of the Provincial Market Management Department” with the phrase “Director of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development; Head of the Business Affairs Office, Director of the Market Management Sub-Department” in Clause 3, Article 5;

b) Replace the phrase “Director General of the General Department of Market Management” with the phrase “Director of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development” in Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 5, Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 10, Clause 3, Article 11;

c) Replace the phrase “General Department of Market Management” with the phrase “Department of Domestic Market Management and Development” in Clause 2, Article 7 and Clause 2, Article 12.

Article 5. Amend and supplement some articles of Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BCT dated January 20, 2022 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on job classification codes, professional standards, business affairs standards, and salary grading for market management civil servants.

1. Market management agencies at all levels include: the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade; the Market Management Business Unit under the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development; the Market Management Sub-department under the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally-administered cities; and the Market Management Team under the Market Management Sub-department.

“Article 2. Applicability

This Circular applies to market management civil servants working at the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Market Management Sub-Department under the Department of Industry and Trade of the provincial or centrally governed city (hereinafter referred to as the Market Management Sub-Department) and administrative organizations subordinate to the aforementioned agencies.

2. Replace terms and phrases in the following articles:

a) Replace the phrase “Provincial Market Management Department” with the phrase “Market Management Sub-Department” in point b, Clause 5, Article 6;

b) Replace the phrase “General Department of Market Management” with the phrase “Department of Domestic Market Management and Development” in point b, Clause 5, Article 6 and Clause 4, Article 12.

Article 6. Amend and supplement some provisions of Circular No. 25/2023/TT-BCT dated November 30, 2023, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade on the identification number of civil servants working at market management agencies at all levels.

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

"1. The Domestic Market Management and Development Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Market Management Sub-department under the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally-administered cities (hereinafter referred to as the Market Management Sub-department), and administrative organizations directly under the aforementioned agencies (hereinafter collectively referred to as market management agencies at all levels)."

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

"2. Procedures for issuing identification numbers:

a) Within ten working days from the date a civil servant is accepted to work at the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, the Domestic Market Management and Development Department shall prepare a file requesting issuance of the civil servant's identification number, to be submitted to the Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department for consideration and decision.

Within ten working days from the date a civil servant is accepted to work at the Market Management Sub-department, the Market Management Sub-department shall prepare a file requesting issuance of the civil servant's identification number for the unit's civil servant, to be submitted to the Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department for consideration and decision;

b) Within fifteen working days from the date of receiving a valid file, the Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department shall decide to issue the identification number for the proposed civil servant."

3. Replace terms and phrases in the following articles and clauses:

a) Replace the phrase "central market management agency" with the phrase "Domestic Market Management and Development Department" in Clause 1 of Article 3;

b) Replace the phrase "market management agency at provincial and centrally-administered city level" with the phrase "Market Management Sub-department" in Clause 1 of Article 3;

c) Replace the phrase "Director General of the National Market Management Administration" with the phrase "Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department" in Clause 3 of Article 3, Clause 2 of Article 5, and Article 7."

4. Replace Appendix Model Identification Number of Civil Servants issued together with Circular No. 25/2023/TT-BCT dated November 30, 2023, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade with Appendix No. 7 Model Identification Number of Civil Servants issued together with this Circular.

Article 7. Transitional Provisions

1. Identification numbers and badges of civil servants working at market management agencies at all levels that have been issued before the effective date of this Circular shall continue to be used until December 31, 2025, or until the date when the Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Department issues a new identification number according to this Circular.

2. Market Inspection Cards issued to market management civil servants before the effective date of this Circular and still within their validity period shall continue to be used until December 31, 2025, or until the end of their validity period as indicated on the Market Inspection Card if such period ends before December 31, 2025.

3. Inspection plans that have been issued and approved before the effective date of this Circular shall continue to be implemented by the Market Management Business Affairs Department under the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, the Market Management Sub-department under the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally-administered cities, and subordinate Market Management Teams according to Resolution No. 190/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025, of the 15th National Assembly on handling certain issues related to the restructuring of state administrative bodies. In case of amending or supplementing the 2025 Annual Inspection Plan, the Market Management Business Affairs Department under the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, the Market Management Sub-department under the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and centrally-administered cities shall report and propose to the competent authority for approval of the inspection plan to consider and decide according to this Circular.

Article 8. Implementation clause

1. This Circular shall take effect from July 15, 2025.

2. Repeal the following Circulars:

a) Circular No. 18/2019/TT-BCT dated September 30, 2019 of the Minister of Industry and Trade stipulating the activities of civil service of the Market Administration Force;

b) Circular No. 20/2019/TT-BCT dated October 30, 2019 of the Minister of Industry and Trade stipulating internal inspections of compliance with laws in the activities of civil service of the Market Administration Force;

c) Circular No. 54/2020/TT-BCT dated December 31, 2020, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade amending and supplementing some provisions of Circular No. 18/2019/TT-BCT dated September 30, 2019, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade on the activities of the market management force, and Circular No. 20/2019/TT-BCT dated October 30, 2019, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade on internal inspections of compliance with laws in the activities of the market management force.

3. In cases where legal normative documents cited in this Circular are amended, supplemented, or replaced by new legal normative documents, they shall be applied according to the new legal normative documents.

4. Provincial People's Committees, centrally-administered city People's Committees, the Domestic Market Management and Development Department, Market Management Sub-departments of provinces and centrally-administered cities, and other relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Circular./.