Decree 366/2026/ND-CP amend Decree 104/2018/ND-CP and Decree 08/2019/ND-CP on overseas Vietnamese missions

DECREE

Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 104/2018/ND-CP dated August 8, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Government's Decree No. 08/2019/ND-CP dated January 23, 2019, providing a number of regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 51/2024/ND-CP dated May 15, 2024

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

Pursuant to the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam No. 33/2009/QH12, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 19/2017/QH14 and Law No. 08/2026/QH16;

Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 250/2025/QH15 on a number of specific mechanisms and policies to improve the efficiency of international integration;

At the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs;

The Government promulgates the Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 104/2018/ND-CP dated August 8, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Government’s Decree No. 08/2019/ND-CP dated January 23, 2019, providing a number of regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 51/2024/ND-CP dated May 15, 2024.

Chapter I

AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 104/2018/ND-CP OF AUGUST 8, 2018, DETAILING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVE MISSIONS OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Article 1. To amend and supplement Article 1 as follows:

“This Decree details a number of articles of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam regarding:

1. Estimation, management, use and finalization of funds for regular operations and funds for activities in the field of trade (below collectively referred to as funds for trade-related activities) at overseas representative missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (below referred to as representative missions).

2. Management of investment projects at representative missions.

3. Order and procedures for performing the tasks specified in Clause 3, Article 15 of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam No. 33/2009/QH12, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 19/2017/QH14 and Law No. 08/2026/QH16, after being assigned state budget estimates by a competent authority.

4. Special cases of appointment of ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary.”

Article 2. To amend the title of Chapter III as follows:

“Chapter III

MANAGEMENT OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS AT REPRESENTATIVE MISSIONS AND ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR PROCUREMENT, REPAIR, RENOVATION AND UPGRADING OF ASSETS AND EQUIPMENT; EXPENSES FOR RENTAL, PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES; REPAIR, RENOVATION, UPGRADING, EXPANSION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF WORK ITEMS IN CONSTRUCTED INVESTMENT PROJECTS AND OTHER NECESSARY TASKS AT REPRESENTATIVE MISSIONS AFTER A COMPETENT AUTHORITY ASSIGNS STATE BUDGET ESTIMATES”

Article 3. To amend and supplement Article 6 as follows:

“Article 6. Principles of management

1. Formulation and appraisal of, and decision on, investment policies, investment decisions, and finalization of project investment capital of representative missions using public investment funds must comply with the law on public investment.

Execution of estimates, accounting, finalization and publicization of state budget regular expenditure estimates must comply with the Law on the State Budget and relevant regulations.

2. Construction investment projects of representative missions, including head offices, housing for officials and staff of representative missions, official residences of heads of representative missions, and other works of representative missions, are specific construction investment projects.

3. Matters related to management and implementation of construction investment projects of representative missions which are not mentioned in this Decree must comply with the relevant laws of Vietnam.

4. In the course of implementation of construction investment projects of representative missions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in ensuring security and safety for representative missions in accordance with relevant regulations on protection of state secrets.

5. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and ministers of ministries having overseas representative missions have the right to decide and take self-responsibility for the order and procedures for preparation, implementation and conclusion of construction investment projects of overseas Vietnamese representative missions.

6. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and ministers of ministries having overseas representative missions have the competence to decide and take responsibility for the purchase of real estate overseas within the management scope of their agencies according to emergency order and procedures when a demand arises outside the approved medium-term public investment portfolio.

7. Implementation of investment projects, procurement, repair, renovation and upgrading of assets and equipment; rental of services and other necessary tasks; repair, renovation, upgrading, expansion and new construction of work items in constructed investment projects must be based on regulations of the law on management and use of public assets, standards and norms for using machines and equipment; standards and norms for areas of head offices and housing serving the operations of representative missions under relevant regulations of respective sectors and fields, and fall within the state budget estimates assigned by a competent authority.

8. Project owners shall select contractors capable of executing bidding packages on the basis of ensuring economic efficiency and be accountable for such selection.

9. For the task of repair, renovation, upgrading, expansion and new construction of work items in constructed investment projects assigned state budget regular expenditure estimates by a competent authority: the order and procedures specified in this Decree shall apply to tasks with a maximum estimate considered and decided by a competent authority under Point b, Clause 2, Article 4 of the Government's Decree No. 104/2026/ND-CP dated March 31, 2026, on estimation, management, use and finalization of regular expenditures for performing the tasks specified in Article 40 of the Law on the State Budget.

10. Determination of exchange rates for bidding packages using state budget regular expenditure estimates:

a) Exchange rate between US dollar and the host country's currency to determine the bidding package limit is the US dollar selling rate on the last working day of the preceding year listed by the bank where the mission opens its account;

b) Exchange rate between US dollar and Vietnamese dong to determine the maximum estimate specified in Clause 9 of this Article is the budget estimation exchange rate under regulations.

11. Determination of total construction investment and construction cost estimates of works:

a) Total construction investment at the base design step shall be determined according to regulations of the host country; in case there is no sufficient basis to determine costs according to regulations of the host country, it shall be determined based on one or a combination of the following bases: quotations of local contractors (it is encouraged to collect more than 01 quotation) or price appraisal certificates, investment capital rates, and cost data of similar works constructed in the host country, taking into account the price escalation factor. Quotations shall be used to determine costs for the entire work or for each specific item or job in conformity with the supply scope of the quotations. Costs for meeting legal, technical and procedural requirements of the host country shall be included in the total construction investment of projects;

b) Construction cost estimate at the technical design or working drawing design step shall be determined according to regulations of the host country; in case there is no sufficient basis for determination according to regulations of the host country, it shall be determined based on quotations of local contractors (it is encouraged to collect more than 01 quotation) or price appraisal certificates. Quotations shall only be used to determine costs of items, jobs, construction tasks, equipment or services corresponding to the contents of the quotation.

c) Contingency rate shall be calculated to include contingency for volume incurrence and contingency for price escalation factors:

Contingency rate for the volume incurrence factor is determined at a maximum of 10%.

Contingency rate for the price escalation factor is determined at a minimum of 5% or according to the inflation rate in each area.

d) Cost estimation must be carried out according to the principle of correct and full calculation in conformity with the volume of work performed in each specific area where the project is implemented, including specific costs when deploying tasks related to foreign elements (travel costs, international accommodation, specialized translation, hiring of local experts for support).

12. Application of the exchange rate between US dollar or the host country's currency and Vietnamese dong in monitoring, collating and accounting public investment funds:

a) Assignment of the annual state budget capital investment plan at the beginning of the year: To apply the exchange rate under Clause 1, Article 9 of the Government's Decree No. 129/2026/ND-CP dated April 6, 2026, on management and use of state budget for a number of foreign affairs activities;

b) Adjustment and supplementation of the annual state budget fund investment plan (if any): To apply the foreign currency accounting exchange rate announced by the Ministry of Finance at the time of assignment of the adjusted or supplemented annual capital plan;

c) At the end of the budgetary year, in case the assigned annual state budget capital investment plan converted into US dollar or the host country's currency is lower than the actual disbursed capital amount in the year in US dollar or the host country's currency, the mission shall adjust on the annual financial statement the assigned annual capital plan in US dollar or the host country's currency according to the actual disbursed capital amount of the year;

d) To take the exchange rate between US dollar or the host country's currency and Vietnamese dong in the Decision approving/adjusting the cost estimate of the bidding package as a basis for monitoring, collating, adjusting and supplementing the missing Vietnamese dong estimate (if any) and serving the finalization of investment capital of bidding packages and projects.

13. Regarding advance capital level, advance capital recovery and contract performance security:

a) To comply with regulations of the host country where the construction works are invested and specific provisions in contracts;

b) In case the law of the host country where the construction works are invested does not have specific regulations, to apply regulations of the Vietnamese law on construction;

c) In specific cases not falling under Points a and b above, project owners shall make their own decisions and take full responsibility for their decisions before investment deciders and relevant agencies regarding this matter;

d) The cases where Vietnamese contractors participate in executing bidding packages under investment projects of overseas Vietnamese representative missions must comply with the Vietnamese law regarding these matters.

14. Regarding contract advance payment guarantee: To comply with regulations of the host country where the construction works are invested and specific provisions in contracts. In cases the law of the host country where the construction works are invested does not have specific regulations, to comply with the following provisions:

a) For consultancy and non-consultancy contracts

Contracts with an equivalent value of not exceeding USD 300,000: An advance value equivalent to more than USD 40,000 strictly requires an advance payment guarantee.

Contracts with an equivalent value of over USD 300,000: An advance value equivalent to more than USD 80,000 strictly requires an advance payment guarantee.

b) For contracts on procurement of goods, construction and installation, and construction products

Contracts with an equivalent value of not exceeding USD 2,000,000: An advance value equivalent to more than USD 120,000 strictly requires an advance payment guarantee.

Contracts with an equivalent value of over USD 2,000,000: An advance value equivalent to more than USD 200,000 strictly requires an advance payment guarantee.

c) Before the principal makes an advance payment to the contractor under Point a or b of this Clause, the contractor must submit to the principal a contract advance payment guarantee with a value and currency equivalent to the contract advance payment;

d) In specific cases not falling under Points a and b above, project owners shall make their own decisions and take full responsibility for their decisions before investment deciders and relevant agencies regarding this matter;

dd) The cases where Vietnamese contractors participate in executing bidding packages under investment projects of overseas Vietnamese representative missions must comply with regulations of the Vietnamese law regarding these matters.

15. For bidding packages in the field of national defense and security, to comply with separate regulations of the Government for implementation to ensure conformity with the specific characteristics of national defense and security.”

Article 4. To amend and supplement Article 8 as follows:

“Article 8 Verification and appraisal of construction investment projects

1. Project owners shall hire capable consultants to verify base designs, construction designs implemented after base designs, total construction investments, and construction cost estimates regarding the following contents:

a) Checking the conformity of designs with the planning and construction standards of host countries, and approved investment objectives;

b) Verifying the conformity of volumes with design dossiers;

c) Verifying the conformity of cost estimate values and total investment.

2. Project owners shall examine and evaluate the completeness of dossiers and the conformity of overall costs compared to the price levels in the areas stated in the verification result reports.

3. Based on verification results and reports of project owners, specialized agencies of the managing ministries shall conduct the appraisal as follows:

a) Appraising the conformity with investment guidelines, objectives, and scales, and areas, standards and norms of housing and land under regulations applicable to representative missions;

b) Appraising the conformity with the approved total investment;

c) Seeking coordinating opinions of the Ministry of Construction when appraising group-A projects;

d) When necessary at the request of specialized agencies of the managing ministries, project owners shall seek opinions of specialized agencies or competent authorities of the host countries on the conformity with laws of the host countries as a basis for appraisal, feasibility study reports, and construction investment techno-economic reports.”

Article 5. To amend and supplement Article 9 as follows:

“Article 9. Order and procedures for selection of contractors outside the territory of Vietnam

1. For bidding packages on provision of consultancy or non-consultancy services with an equivalent value not exceeding USD 500,000; bidding packages on procurement of goods, construction and installation, and construction products, and bidding packages under the form of mixed contracts including engineering and procurement (EP), engineering and construction (EC), and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) with an equivalent value not exceeding USD 800,000 using public investment funds, the selection of a contractor must follow the steps below:

Step 1: Based on the objectives, terms of reference, and approved cost estimate, the project owner shall send a draft contract to a contractor that is capable of execution and has a quotation suitable for the bidding package.

Step 2: Based on the draft contract, the project owner and contractor shall finalize the contract as a basis for approval of the contractor selection result and signing of the contract.

2. For bidding packages on provision of consultancy or non-consultancy services with an equivalent value exceeding USD 500,000; bidding packages on procurement, construction and installation, and construction products, and bidding packages under the form of mixed contracts including EP, EC, and EPC with an equivalent value exceeding USD 800,000 using public investment funds, the selection of a contractor must follow the steps below:

Step 1: The project owner shall select a contractor capable of executing the bidding package in order to issue a dossier of requirements.

Step 2: The project owner shall make or hire a consultant to make a dossier of requirements, which must include: (i) Instructions to contractors on the preparation and submission of the dossier of proposals; (ii) Criteria for evaluating the dossier of proposals, including evaluation of the validity of the dossier of proposals; criteria for evaluating capacity and experience, and documents proving capacity and experience in conformity with regulations of the host country; evaluation of solutions for executing the bidding package; criteria for financial evaluation; (iii) A number of necessary forms; (iv) Technical requirements/technical specifications; (v) Contract conditions and contract forms. When evaluating dossiers of proposals: the criteria "satisfaction" and "non-satisfaction" shall be used to evaluate the capacity and experience and to evaluate technical aspects.

Step 3: The project owner shall approve the dossier of requirements and send it to the contractor. The contractor shall prepare and submit a dossier of proposals.

Step 4: The project owner shall evaluate or hire a consultant to evaluate the dossier of proposals; the evaluation must use the criteria stated in the dossier of requirements. In the course of evaluation, the project owner may invite the contractor to negotiate, clarify or modify and supplement necessary details of the dossier of proposals in order to prove the contractor's satisfaction of the dossier of requirements.

Step 5: The project owner shall send a draft contract to the contractor that fully satisfies the following conditions: Having a valid dossier of proposals; meeting the requirements of the dossier of requirements; and offering a bid not exceeding the approved cost estimate of the bidding package.

Based on the draft contract, the project owner and contractor shall finalize the contract as a basis for approval of the contractor selection result and signing of the contract.

3. For bidding packages on procurement, repair, renovation and upgrading of assets and equipment; tasks of rental and procurement of goods and services, and other necessary tasks using regular expenditure funds:

a) For a bidding package or procurement content with an equivalent value not exceeding USD 5,000: The project owner shall take responsibility for the procurement decision, ensuring thrift and efficiency, with sufficient documents as prescribed by law;

b) For a bidding package with an equivalent value of USD 5,000 or more but not exceeding USD 20,000, based on one of the following documents: quotation, public notice on a website or a document of equivalent legal validity under regulations of the host country (below collectively referred to as quotation) of at least 01 supplier (it is encouraged to collect more than 01 quotation), the project owner shall take responsibility for the procurement decision, ensuring thrift and efficiency, and is not required to sign a contract or a document of equivalent legal validity under regulations of the host country (below referred to as contract) but must ensure sufficient documents as prescribed by law;

c) For a bidding package with an equivalent value of USD 20,000 or more, based on the quotation of at least 01 supplier (it is encouraged to collect more than 01 quotation), the project owner shall select a contractor according to the following order:

Preparation and sending of a draft contract to the contractor: Based on the objectives, terms of reference, and approved cost estimate, the project owner shall prepare and send a draft contract to the contractor selected by the project owner to execute the bidding package.

Signing and management of contract performance: Based on the draft contract, the project owner and the contractor selected to execute the bidding package shall sign the contract. The project owner shall be responsible for managing contract performance in terms of execution progress, quality, costs and other contents of the contract;

d) For a bidding package on procurement of automobiles: After obtaining written opinions from the competent authority deciding on the categories, the project owner shall comply with Point c of this Clause;

dd) For a bidding package on new rental or change of rented head offices, housing, or official residences of heads of representative missions: To comply with Point c of this Clause.

4. For bidding packages on repair, renovation, upgrading, expansion and new construction of work items in constructed investment projects using regular expenditure funds:

The project owner shall be responsible for conducting a survey or hiring a consultant to conduct a survey to determine the objectives, scope of work, and cost estimate as a basis for determining the bidding package limit, and seeking written opinions from the specialized unit assigned by the managing agency (when necessary) before implementation.

a) For a bidding package with an equivalent value not exceeding USD 500,000, the project owner shall follow the steps below:

The project owner shall send brief information about the bidding package (including objectives and scope of work) to at least 01 contractor expected to be capable of executing the bidding package to collect quotations (it is encouraged to collect more than 01 quotation).

The contractor shall send a quotation to the project owner. The quotation must contain sufficient information to prove the capability to execute the bidding package, progress, work volume, quality, technical solutions, and method of execution.

The project owner shall prepare and send a draft contract to the contractor selected by the project owner to execute the bidding package.

Signing and management of contract performance: Based on the draft contract, the project owner and the contractor selected to execute the bidding package shall sign the contract. The project owner shall be responsible for managing contract performance in terms of execution progress, quality, costs and other contents of the contract.

b) For a bidding package with an equivalent value of USD 500,000 or more up to the maximum limit specified in Clause 9, Article 6 of this Decree, the project owner shall follow the steps below:

The project owner shall make or hire a consultant to make a dossier of requirements. The dossier of requirements includes the following information: Instructions to contractors on the preparation and submission of the dossier of proposals, criteria for evaluating the dossier of proposals including evaluation of the validity of the dossier of proposals, criteria for evaluating the capability to execute the bidding package according to regulations of the host country, technical requirements/technical specifications, and draft contract. When evaluating dossiers of proposals: the criteria "satisfaction" and "non-satisfaction" shall be used to evaluate the capability to execute the bidding package.

The project owner shall approve the dossier of requirements and send it to the contractor evaluated by the project owner as capable of executing the bidding package.

The contractor shall prepare and submit a dossier of proposals as requested by the dossier of requirements.

The project owner shall evaluate or hire a consultant to evaluate the dossier of proposals. The evaluation of the dossier of proposals must be carried out according to the evaluation criteria specified in the dossier of requirements. In the course of evaluation, the project owner may invite the contractor to clarify or modify and supplement necessary details of the dossier of proposals in order to prove the contractor's satisfaction of requirements.

The contractor shall be selected if fully satisfying the following conditions: Having a valid dossier of proposals; meeting the requirements of the dossier of requirements; and offering a bid not exceeding the approved cost estimate of the bidding package.

Signing and management of contract performance: The project owner and the contractor selected to execute the bidding package shall sign the contract. The project owner shall be responsible for managing contract performance in terms of execution progress, quality, costs and other contents of the contract.

5. For bidding packages on procurement, repair, renovation and upgrading of assets and equipment; expenses for rental, procurement of goods and services; repair, renovation, upgrading, expansion and new construction of work items in constructed investment projects and other necessary tasks at representative missions using state budget regular expenditure estimates: Project owners shall be responsible for finalizing the funds and summarizing them in the annual budget finalization reports of their agencies or units in accordance with the law on state budget regular expenditure finalization, the accounting law and other relevant laws.”

CHAPTER II

AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 08/2019/ND-CP DATED JANUARY 23, 2019, PROVIDING A NUMBER OF REGIMES FOR MEMBERS OF OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE MISSIONS AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY DECREE NO. 51/2024/ND-CP DATED MAY 15, 2024

Article 6. To amend Clause 2, Article 3 as follows:

“2. Member of overseas Vietnamese missions means a cadre, civil servant, public employee or employee as prescribed by law; an officer, a professional army man; a public employee or worker in the armed forces, assigned by a competent authority to serve a term of office at an overseas Vietnamese mission under the law on overseas missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and other relevant regulations.”

Article 7. To amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 6 as follows:

“1. Heads of overseas Vietnamese missions assigned by competent authorities to perform part-time tasks in other countries or at other international organizations are entitled to workplace-based part-time allowances as follows: Those performing part-time tasks in one or two countries or other international organizations are entitled to 15% of the basic cost-of-living allowance level multiplied by the workplace coefficient; those performing part-time tasks in three or more countries or other international organizations are entitled to 20% of the basic cost-of-living allowance level multiplied by the workplace coefficient.

Members of overseas Vietnamese missions participating in part-time tasks are entitled to a part-time allowance rate corresponding to each diplomatic post and title with an equivalent cost-of-living allowance index specified in the Table of workplace-based part-time allowance rates promulgated together with this Decree.

Each ministry or sector having payrolls at overseas Vietnamese missions may assign a maximum of 01 member to participate in part-time tasks. The head of the domestic managing agency shall be responsible for assigning members to participate in part-time tasks in the area.”

Article 8. To amend and supplement a number of clauses and points of Article 7 as follows:

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 as follows:

“1. Members of overseas Vietnamese missions who serve their terms of office in workplaces where there are armed conflicts or natural disasters or serious epidemics hit, threatening their lives, or who work in extremely difficult conditions are entitled to a monthly allowance equal to 30% of the basic cost-of-living allowance level multiplied by the workplace coefficient.

Based on reports of heads of overseas Vietnamese missions and practical conditions of the workplaces, the Minister of Foreign Affairs shall decide on workplaces and the period of enjoyment of this subsidy.”

2. Supplementing Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Members of overseas Vietnamese missions shall have their entire travel expenses and medical treatment expenses in a third country paid by the State in case of dangerous natural disasters or epidemics, or armed conflicts directly threatening the missions.”

Article 9. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 9 as follows:

1. Amending Clause 1 as follows:

“1. Members of overseas Vietnamese missions may have accommodation rental and electricity, water, fuel, cable TV, telephone and Internet charges paid by the State; and enjoy 40% of their current salaries plus the leading position-based allowance, and the allowance for extra-bracket working seniority (if any); and may continue paying social insurance premiums like when working at home.”

2. To amend Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Members of overseas Vietnamese missions are entitled to paid return tickets to Vietnam or a third country during their term of office in case their blood parents, parents-in-law, adoptive parents as prescribed by law, spouses, offspring or adopted children as prescribed by law die in Vietnam, the host country, or a third country.”

Article 10. To amend and supplement a number of clauses of Article 11 as follows:

To supplement Clause 7a after Clause 7 as follows:

“7a. Spouses accompanying members of overseas Vietnamese missions shall have their entire travel expenses and medical treatment expenses in a third country paid by the State in case of dangerous natural disasters or epidemics, or armed conflicts directly threatening the missions.”

Article 11. To amend and supplement Article 12 as follows:

“Article 12 Regimes for children accompanying members of overseas Vietnamese missions

1. Children accompanying members of overseas Vietnamese missions are entitled to tuition fee subsidies until the end of upper secondary school in the host countries, specifically as follows:

a) Tuition fee subsidies granted for each month of the school year, with a maximum level equal to the basic cost-of-living allowance level, applicable to cases of actual payment of tuition fees in the host countries;

b) Conditions for enjoyment of the tuition fee subsidy: They are studying in the areas where public schools of the host countries do not have tuition fee exemption policies for children of members of overseas Vietnamese missions, or in the areas where children of members of overseas Vietnamese missions must study at private schools.

2. Minor children accompanying members of overseas Vietnamese missions shall have their expenses for medical examination and treatment insurance premiums paid by the State and enjoy the same airfare regimes as applicable to members of overseas Vietnamese missions; shall have their entire travel expenses and medical treatment expenses in a third country paid by the State in case of dangerous natural disasters or epidemics, or armed conflicts directly threatening the missions.”

Article 12. To amend Article 13 as follows:

“Funds for implementation of the regimes provided in this Decree shall be incorporated in annual state budget estimates in accordance with the Law on the State Budget and other lawful funding sources as prescribed by law.”

Article 13. To amend, replace, and annul a number of articles, clauses, points, and Appendix as follows:

1. To annul Clause 3, Article 3.

2. To replace the word "spouses" with the phrase "spouses of members of overseas Vietnamese missions" in Article 4, Article 5 and Article 11.

3. To amend the Table of cost-of-living allowance indexes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions holding diplomatic posts (Table 1) and the Table of cost-of-living allowance indexes for spouses accompanying members of overseas Vietnamese missions (Table 5) in the Appendix promulgated together with this Decree.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 14. Effect

1. This Decree takes effect on September 24, 2026.

2. The provisions in Clause 2 and Clause 6, Article 6 of the Government's Decree No. 104/2018/ND-CP dated August 8, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Overseas Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as amended and supplemented in Article 3 of this Decree, shall remain effective through December 31, 2030.

3. Regimes provided in this Decree shall apply from July 1, 2026, to members and accompanying spouses and children of members of overseas missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

4. Members and accompanying spouses and minor children of members of other overseas Vietnamese missions shall continue to enjoy the regimes provided in the Government's Decree No. 08/2019/ND-CP dated January 23, 2019, providing a number of regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions, as amended and supplemented by the Government's Decree No. 51/2024/ND-CP dated May 15, 2024. The application of the regimes in this Decree to members and accompanying spouses and children of members of other overseas Vietnamese missions shall comply with regulations of competent authorities.

Article 15. Responsibility for organization of implementation

Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of overseas Vietnamese missions, and related agencies, organizations, and individuals shall implement this Decree.

* All Appendices are not translated herein.