Law on promulgation of legal documents, Law No. 80/2015/QH13

Supplement the cases on the document cease to be effective

On June 22, 2015, the National Assembly passed the Law No. 80/2015/QH13 on Promulgation of Legal Documents, within that, the most important contents is the supplementation on legal documents ceasing to be effective.

In particular, beside a legal document ceases to be effective in part or in whole such as its effective period specified therein expires; it is amended and supplemented by or replaced with another legal document which is promulgated by the same state agency; it is annulled by a document of a competent state agency, from July 01, 2016, when a legal document ceases to be effective, the documents detailing it also cease to be effective.

Joint circulars between ministries and ministerial-level agencies and directives of People’s Committees of all levels that are promulgated before the effective date of this Law continue to be effective until they are annulled by or replaced with other legal documents. The provisions on administrative procedures in legal documents promulgated by the competent agencies and persons before July 01, 2016 continue to be effective until they are annulled by other documents or replaced with new administrative procedures.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, other member organizations of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, other agencies and organizations and individuals are entitled and shall be provided with conditions to contribute their opinions on proposals for formulation of legal documents and on draft legal documents. During the formulation of legal documents, drafting agencies or organizations and related agencies and organizations shall create conditions for other agencies, organizations and individuals to contribute opinions on proposals for formulation of legal documents and on draft legal documents; and collect opinions from subjects directly affected by legal documents.