Law Amending Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents 2025, No. 87/2025/QH15

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Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents^[1]

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of Law No. 64/2025/QH15 on Promulgation of Legal Documents.

Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of articles of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents

1. To amend and supplement Article 4 as follows:

“Article 4. System of legal documents

1. The Constitution.

2. Codes and laws (below collectively referred to as laws), and resolutions of the National Assembly.

3. Ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee; joint resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; and joint resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government and the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

4. Orders and decisions of the President.

5. Decrees and resolutions of the Government; joint resolutions of the Government and the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

6. Decisions of the Prime Minister.

7. Resolutions of the Council of Justices of the Supreme People’s Court.

8. Circulars of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court; circulars of the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy; circulars of ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies; and circulars of the State Auditor-General.

9. Joint circulars of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor-General, ministers, and heads of ministerial-level agencies.

10. Resolutions of People’s Councils of provinces and cities (below collectively referred to as provincial-level People’s Councils).

11. Decisions of People’s Committees of provinces and cities (below collectively referred to as provincial-level People’s Committees).

12. Decisions of chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees.

13. Legal documents of local administrations in special administrative-economic units.

14. Resolutions of People’s Councils of communes, wards and special zones under provinces or cities (below collectively referred to as commune-level People’s Councils).

15. Decisions of People’s Committees of communes, wards and special zones under provinces or cities (below collectively referred to as commune-level People’s Committees).”.

2. To amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 9 as follows:

“3. Legal documents promulgated by competent agencies and persons at the central level shall be posted on the online Công báo of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Legal documents of People’s Councils and People’s Committees at all levels, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees and local administrations in special administrative-economic units shall be posted on online provincial-level Công báo.”.

3. To amend and supplement Article 21 as follows:

“Article 21. Resolutions of provincial-level People’s Councils, decisions of provincial-level People’s Committees, and decisions of chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees

1. Provincial-level People’s Councils shall promulgate resolutions to:

a/ Detail articles, clauses, points and other contents assigned in legal documents of superior state agencies;

b/ Provide policies and measures to ensure the implementation of the Constitution, law, and legal documents of superior state agencies;

c/ Provide policies and measures concerning socio-economic development, state budget, and national defense and security in their localities; and other particular measures suitable to local socio-economic development conditions; policies and measures to decentralize tasks and powers and perform decentralized tasks and powers;

d/ Provide the pilot implementation of policies in accordance with the Law on Organization of Local Administration.

2. Provincial-level People’s Committees shall promulgate decisions to:

a/ Detail articles, clauses, points and other contents assigned in legal documents of superior state agencies;

b/ Provide measures to implement the Constitution, law, legal documents of superior state agencies, and resolutions of the same-level People’s Councils concerning socio-economic development, state budget, and national defense and security in their localities;

c/ Provide measures to perform the state management function in localities; to decentralize tasks and powers and implement decentralized tasks and powers.

3. Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees shall promulgate decisions to:

a/ Provide measures to direct and administer the operation of provincial-level People’s Committees; and regulate the coordination between specialized agencies and other agencies and organizations under provincial-level People’s Committees;

b/ Decentralize tasks and powers and implement decentralized tasks and powers.”.

4. To amend and supplement Article 22 as follows:

“Article 22. Legal documents of local administrations in special administrative-economic units and commune-level local administrations

1. Local administrations in special administrative-economic units shall promulgate legal documents in accordance with this Law and relevant legal documents of the National Assembly.

2. Commune-level People’s Councils shall promulgate resolutions to:

a/ Regulate issues assigned by laws and resolutions of the National Assembly;

b/ Provide policies and measures to ensure the implementation of the Constitution, law, and legal documents of superior state agencies;

c/ To provide policies and measures to develop local socio-economic conditions and to perform decentralized tasks and powers.

3. Commune-level People’s Committees shall promulgate decisions to:

a/ Regulate issues assigned by laws and resolutions of the National Assembly;

b/ Provide measures to implement the Constitution, law, legal documents of superior state agencies, and resolutions of the same-level People’s Councils;

c/ Provide measures to perform the state management function in localities and to implement decentralized tasks and powers.”.

5. To amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 23 as follows:

“1. The National Assembly Standing Committee shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Government in, formulating the legislative orientations for the entire term of office of the National Assembly, and complete this task within 90 days from the last day of the first session of the National Assembly for submission to the competent Party agency for approval.

The National Assembly Standing Committee shall itself propose legislative tasks; the President, the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Audit Office of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and central bodies of socio-political organizations, and National Assembly deputies shall submit proposals for legislative tasks to the National Assembly Standing Committee within 60 days from the last day of the first session of the National Assembly for consideration and inclusion in the legislative orientations for the entire term of office of the National Assembly.”.

6. To amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 24 as follows:

“1. Based on the legislative orientations for the entire term of office of the National Assembly or requirements to resolve problems arising from practice (if any), the National Assembly Standing Committee shall itself propose the formulation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, and ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee; the President, the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Audit Office of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the central bodies of socio-political organizations, and National Assembly deputies (below collectively referred to as the submitting agencies) shall submit reports proposing the formulation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, and ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee to the National Assembly Standing Committee before August 1 every year for inclusion in the legislative program of the subsequent year.”.

7. To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 26 as follows:

“2. In case it is necessary to promulgate a law or resolution right at an ongoing session or upcoming session of the National Assembly to immediately resolve urgent issues, problems and inadequacies arising from practice while the proposal is not yet included in the annual legislative program, the submitting agency shall apply fast-track procedures to the formulation of the draft law or resolution; send the dossier of the draft law or resolution to the Ethnic Council and relevant Committee of the National Assembly for verification and submission to the National Assembly Standing Committee for the latter to give opinions and decide to add it to the tentative agenda of the National Assembly’s session for submission to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.”.

8. To amend and supplement Point b, Clause 2, Article 29 as follows:

“b/ Socio-economic impacts, which shall be assessed on the basis of analyzing and forecasting costs, benefits, and positive and negative impacts with regard to one or several issue(s) related to production, business, employment, ethnicity, religion, culture, health, education, the environment, national defense and security, decentralization and delegation of powers, science, technology, innovation and digital transformation; and other socio-economic issues;”.

9. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 31 as follows:

a/ To amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. The Ministry of Justice shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and related agencies, organizations and individuals in, organizing the appraisal of policies in laws and resolutions of the National Assembly and in ordinances of the National Assembly Standing Committee before submitting them to the Government within 30 days after receiving a complete dossier. The appraisal shall be carried out on the basis of the policy dossier submitted for appraisal.

For policies proposed by the Ministry of Justice or in case of necessity, the Minister of Justice shall establish an appraisal council.”;

b/ To amend and supplement Point dd, Clause 4 as follows:

“dd/ The necessity for regulating administrative procedures, decentralization and delegation of powers, application and development promotion of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, assurance of gender equality and ethnic policies (if any);”.

10. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 33 as follows:

a/ To amend and supplement Points b and c, Clause 3 as follows:

“b/ Collect opinions of the Vietnam Fatherland Front through social criticism and assign representatives to attend social criticism meetings upon request.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front shall assume the prime responsibility for, or socio-political organizations shall, after reaching agreement with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, assume the prime responsibility for, organizing a social criticism meeting. Written critiques shall be sent to drafting agencies within 20 days after receiving a dossier;

c/ Post dossiers of drafts of laws, ordinances or resolutions to their portals and the National Law Portal for at least 20 days for agencies, organizations and individuals to contribute their opinions, unless otherwise provided by relevant treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. In case a legal document is promulgated according to the fast-track procedures, the posting must comply with Point b, Clause 4, Article 51 of this Law;”;

b/ To amend and supplement Point dd, Clause 4 as follows:

“dd/ A document assessing administrative procedures, decentralization and delegation of powers, application and development promotion of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, assurance of gender equality and ethnic policies in the draft law, ordinance or resolution (if any);”.

11. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 34 as follows:

a/ To amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. The Ministry of Justice shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and related agencies, organizations and individuals in, appraising drafts of laws, ordinances or resolutions before submitting them to the Government within 30 days after receiving a complete dossier. The appraisal shall be carried out based on dossiers of the draft laws, ordinances or resolutions submitted for appraisal.

For drafts of laws, ordinances or resolutions for which the Ministry of Justice is the drafting agency or in case of necessity, the Minister of Justice shall establish an appraisal council.”;

b/ To amend and supplement Point e, Clause 2 as follows:

“e/ A document assessing the administrative procedures, decentralization and delegation of powers, application and development promotion of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation; and assurance of gender equality and ethnic policies in the draft law, ordinance or resolution (if any);”;

c/ To amend and supplement Point dd, Clause 4 as follows:

“dd/ The necessity for, and reasonability of the administrative procedures, decentralization and delegation of powers, application and development promotion of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, and assurance of gender equality and ethnic policies in the draft law, ordinance or resolution (if any);”.

12. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 37 as follows:

a/ To amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. For a draft law or draft resolution to be submitted to the National Assembly, at least 45 days prior to the opening date of the session of the National Assembly, the submitting agency shall send the dossier specified in Clause 3 of this Article to the verifying agency for verification, and send an electronic version of the dossier to the Secretary-General of the National Assembly-Chairperson of the National Assembly Office for forwarding to the National Assembly deputies’ delegations and posting on the National Assembly’s Portal.

For a draft ordinance or draft resolution to be submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee, at least 20 days prior to the opening date of the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the submitting agency shall send the dossier specified in Clause 3 of this Article to the verifying agency for verification.

The submitting agency shall post the dossier submitted to the National Assembly or the National Assembly Standing Committee on the National Law Portal.”;

b/ To amend and supplement Point dd, Clause 3 as follows:

“dd/ A document assessing the administrative procedures, decentralization and delegation of powers, application and development promotion of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, assurance of gender equality and ethnic policies in the draft law, ordinance or resolution (if any);”;

c/ To amend and supplement Point e, Clause 4 as follows:

“e/ The necessity for, and reasonability of, the administrative procedures, decentralization and delegation of powers, application and development promotion of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, assurance of gender equality and ethnic policies in the draft law, ordinance or resolution (if any);”.

13. To amend and supplement Clause 4, Article 44 as follows:

“4. Depending on the contents of the draft order or draft decision, the President shall decide whether to post the whole text of the draft order or draft decision on the portal of drafting agency and the National Law Portal. The draft order or draft decision shall be posted for at least 20 days for agencies, organizations and individuals to contribute their opinions, unless otherwise provided by a relevant treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. In case the legal document is promulgated according to the fast-track procedures, the posting must comply with Point b, Clause 4, Article 51 of this Law.”.

14. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 46 as follows:

a/ To amend and supplement the first paragraph of Point b, Clause 1 as follows:

“b/ Draft resolutions shall be posted on the Portal of the Supreme People’s Court and the National Law Portal for at least 20 days for agencies, organizations and individuals to contribute their opinions, unless otherwise provided by a relevant treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. For resolutions which are promulgated according to fast-track procedures, the posting must comply with Point b, Clause 4, Article 51 of this Law.”;

b/ To amend and supplement Point b, Clause 2 as follows:

“b/ The drafting units shall review the implementation of law concerning the draft circulars; study relevant information and materials; outline, compile and revise the draft circulars; organize the collection of opinions; and prepare a report on the draft circulars and relevant documents.

Draft circulars shall be posted on the Portal of the Supreme People’s Court and the National Law Portal for at least 20 days for agencies, organizations and individuals contribute their opinions, unless otherwise provided by a relevant treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. For circulars which are promulgated according to fast-track procedures, the posting must comply with Point b, Clause 4, Article 51 of this Law.

Depending on the characteristics and contents of draft circulars, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court shall decide to send the draft circulars to local People’s Courts, Military Courts and related agencies and organizations for opinion;”.

15. To amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 47 as follows:

“3. Draft circulars shall be posted on the Portal of the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the National Law Portal for at least 20 days for agencies, organizations and individuals contribute their opinions, unless otherwise provided by a relevant treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. For circulars which are promulgated according to fast-track procedures, the posting must comply with Point b, Clause 4, Article 51 of this Law.

Depending on the characteristics and contents of draft circulars, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy shall decide to send the draft circulars to local People’s Procuracies, Military Procuracies, and related agencies and organizations for opinion.”.

16. To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 48 as follows:

“2. Draft circulars shall be posted on the Portal of the State Audit Office of Vietnam and the National Law Portal for at least 20 days for agencies, organizations and individuals to contribute their opinions, unless otherwise provided by a relevant treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. For circulars which are promulgated according to fast-track procedures, the posting must comply with Point b, Clause 4, Article 51 of this Law.”.

17. To amend and supplement Point c, Clause 2, Article 49 as follows:

“c/ Draft joint circulars shall be posted on the portals of drafting agencies and the National Law Portal for at least 20 days for agencies, organizations and individuals to contribute their opinions, unless otherwise provided by a relevant treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party. For joint circulars which are promulgated according to fast-track procedures, the posting must comply with Point b, Clause 4, Article 51 of this Law.

For draft joint circulars to be jointly promulgated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, it is required to solicit opinions from members of the Council of Justices of the Supreme People’s Court; for draft joint circulars to be jointly promulgated by the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, it is required to solicit opinions from members of the Procuracy Committee of the Supreme People’s Procuracy;”.

18. To amend and supplement Point dd, Clause 2, Article 50 as follows:

“dd/ The Standing Bodies of People’s Councils shall, at the proposal of submitting agencies, decide to apply fast-track procedures to the formulation and promulgation of resolutions of People’s Councils; chairpersons of People’s Committees shall, at the proposal of drafting agencies, decide to apply fast-track procedures to the formulation and promulgation of decisions of People’s Committees; chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees shall, at their own will or at the proposal of drafting agencies, decide on the application of fast-track procedures to the formulation and promulgation of their decisions;”.

19. To amend and supplement a number of points and clauses of Article 51 as follows:

a/ To amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. The appraisal and verification of a legal document, and the Government’s opinion on a draft legal document not submitted by the Government, according to fast-track procedures, is as follows:

a/ The dossier submitted for appraisal must comprise a written request for appraisal; a draft explanatory report; the draft legal document; a report comparing the draft legal document with the current law(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly, or ordinance(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly Standing Committee it will amend, supplement or replace, and reasons for amendment, supplementation or replacement; a review of the Party’s guidelines and policies, legal documents, treaties related to the draft; and a document summarizing opinions contributed by agencies, organizations and individuals (if any) and responses to these opinions;

b/ The dossier submitted to the Government for opinion on the draft legal document not submitted by the Government must comprise a written request for opinion, a draft explanatory report; the draft legal document; a report comparing the draft legal document with the current law(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly, or ordinance(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly Standing Committee it will amend, supplement or replace, and reasons for amendment, supplementation or replacement; a review of the Party’s guidelines and policies, legal documents, treaties related to the draft; and a document summarizing opinions contributed by agencies, organizations and individuals (if any) and responses to these opinions;

c/ The dossier submitted for verification must comprise an explanatory report; the draft legal document; the appraisal report or the Government’s opinion on the draft legal document not submitted by the Government, and a report on responses to appraisal opinions; a report comparing the draft legal document with the current law(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly, or ordinance(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly Standing Committee it will amend, supplement or replace, and reasons for amendment, supplementation or replacement; a review of the Party’s guidelines and policies, legal documents, treaties related to the draft; and a document summarizing opinions contributed by agencies, organizations and individuals (if any) and responses to these opinions;

d/ Within 7 days after receiving the dossier of the draft legal document as specified at Points a and c of this Clause, the appraising agency shall appraise it and the verifying agency shall verify it. In case the draft legal document contains complicated contents that are related to multiple sectors and fields, the appraisal time limit shall be 15 days after the receipt of the dossier;

dd/ The drafting agency shall study and respond to appraisal and verification opinions or the Government’s opinion, for draft legal documents not submitted by the Government.

 In case the appraising agency concludes that the draft legal document is not yet qualified for submission to the Government, the drafting agency shall respond to, and base itself on, these conclusions to finalize the draft legal document for re-appraisal. In case the verifying agency concludes that the draft legal document is not yet qualified for submission to the National Assembly Standing Committee or the National Assembly, it shall report thereon to the National Assembly Standing Committee for the latter to consider returning the dossier to the submitting agency for further revision and finalization.”;

b/ To amend and supplement Point a, Clause 6 as follows:

“a/ For a draft law or draft resolution of the National Assembly; or a draft ordinance or  draft resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the dossier must comprise an explanatory report, the draft document, a report comparing the draft document with the current law(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly, or ordinance(s) or resolution(s) of the National Assembly Standing Committee it will amend, supplement or replace, and reasons for amendment, supplementation or replacement; the appraisal report or the Government’s opinions, for draft documents not submitted by the Government; the verification report; a review of the Party’s guidelines and policies, legal documents and treaties related to the draft;”;

c/ To amend and supplement Point c, Clause 7 as follows:

“c/ The President, the Prime Minister, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Auditor-General, and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees shall consider and sign to promulgate documents falling within his/her/their competence;”.

20. To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 54 as follows:

“2. Legal documents promulgated by the People’s Council, People’s Committee or chairperson of the People’s Committee of an administrative unit shall be effective within that administrative unit, and such shall be stated in the documents. If there is any change in administrative boundaries, the spatial effect and subjects of application of legal documents shall be determined as follows:

a/ If an administrative unit is divided into multiple administrative units of the same level, legal documents promulgated by the People’s Council, People’s Committee or chairperson of the People’s Committee of the divided administrative unit shall continue to be effective to the new administrative units until otherwise decided by the People’s Councils, People’s Committees or chairpersons of the People’s Committees of the new administrative units;

b/ If two or more administrative units are consolidated into a new administrative unit of the same level, legal documents promulgated by the People’s Council, People’s Committee and chairperson of the People’s Committee of each consolidated administrative unit shall continue to be effective to that administrative unit until the People’s Council, People’s Committee or chairperson of the People’s Committee of the new administrative unit promulgates an administrative document to decide whether to apply or annul legal documents of the People’s Councils, People’s Committees or chairpersons of People’s Committees of the consolidated administrative units or to promulgate new legal documents;

c/ If part of the geographical area of an administrative unit is transferred to another administrative unit, legal documents of the People’s Council, People’s Committee or chairperson of the People’s Committee of the expanded administrative unit shall be effective in the transferred geographical area;

d/ Legal documents effective within the geographical area of an administrative unit before the establishment, dissolution, division, consolidation, or adjustment of the boundaries, of the administrative unit shall continue be effective in that geographical area, except provisions specified at Points a, b and c of this Clause or those amended, supplemented, replaced or annulled by documents of competent agencies or persons.”.

21. To amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 55 as follows:

“3. Legal documents of chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees, commune-level People’s Councils and commune-level People’s Committees may not have retroactive effect.”.

22. To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 57 as follows:

“2. When a legal document partially or wholly ceases to be effective because it is replaced or amended and supplemented by another document, its detailing or guiding document(s) shall also cease to be effective unless it/they is/are pronounced to continue to be partially or wholly effective. Pronouncing documents are administrative documents and shall be posted on the online Công báo and the National Law Database.”.

23. To amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 60 as follows:

“3. The National Assembly Standing Committee shall interpret the Constitution, laws, ordinances and resolutions at its own will or at the proposal of the President, the Ethnic Council, Committees of the National Assembly, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Audit Office of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, central bodies of socio-political organizations, and National Assembly deputies.”.

24. To amend and supplement Points b, c and d, Clause 1, Article 63 as follows:

“b/ The Government and the Prime Minister shall itself/himself/herself examine the legal documents they have promulgated or jointly promulgated; the Government shall examine according to its competence legal documents of ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees and local administrations in special administrative-economic units;

c/ Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies shall themselves examine the legal documents they have promulgated or jointly promulgated; and examine according to their competence legal documents promulgated by other ministers or heads of ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees, and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees concerning matters related to the sectors and fields under their management;

d/ People’s Councils and People’s Committees at all levels, and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees shall themselves examine the legal documents they have promulgated; superior local administrations shall examine according to their competence legal documents promulgated by their subordinate local administrations.”.

25. To amend and supplement Clause 8, Article 64 as follows:

“8. Provincial-level People’s Committees shall review and systematize documents promulgated by provincial-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees, and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees.

Commune-level People’s Committees shall review and systematize documents promulgated by commune-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees.”.

Article 2. Implementation provision

This Law takes effect on July 1, 2025.

Article 3. Transitional provisions

From the effective date of this Law, legal documents of district-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees shall be handled as follows:

1. Resolutions of district-level People’s Councils and decisions of district-level People’s Committees shall continue to be effective within the boundaries of district-level administrative units before rearrangement through February 28, 2027, except otherwise provided in documents promulgated by commune-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees under Clause 2 of this Article or documents promulgated by competent persons or superior state agencies;

2. Legal documents concerning legal documents of district-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees, which are promulgated by commune-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees, must specify the time from which legal documents of district-level People’s Councils and People’s Committees cease to be effective within the boundaries of the administrative units; the promulgation of legal documents falling into this case shall be completed by February 28, 2027.

This Law was passed on June 25, 2025, by the 15^th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 9^th session.-

Chairman of the National Assembly
TRAN THANH MAN