Resolution 19/2026/NQ-CP reduction, decentralization, simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions under Ministry of Industry and Trade's management

RESOLUTION

On reduction, decentralization, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management

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

Pursuant to the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents No. 64/2025/QH15, amended and supplemented under Law No. 87/2025/QH15;

At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

The Government hereby promulgates the Resolution on reduction, decentralization, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Resolution prescribes the reduction, decentralization, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management.

Article 2. Principles for reduction, decentralization, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions

1. The reduction, decentralization, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions must facilitate organizations and individuals; establish a favorable, healthy, and fair business environment; promote innovation and creativity; and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of state management.

2. Continuing comprehensive reform and enhancement of the effectiveness of the single-window and inter-agency single-window mechanisms; ensuring transparency and public disclosure, optimization of procedures, and implementation of administrative procedures irrespective of administrative boundaries; improving labor productivity and the effectiveness and efficiency of administration, thereby creating substantial improvements in administrative governance.

3. Continuing implementation of the replacement or reduction of dossier components in administrative procedures in accordance with the level of readiness for exploitation and use of databases; not requiring submission of dossier components for the processing of administrative procedures where information contained in such dossier components is already available in databases publicly disclosed by the agencies managing such databases.

Chapter II

REDUCTION, DECENTRALIZATION, AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE'S MANAGEMENT

Article 3. Decentralization of administrative procedures under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management

Administrative procedures under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management shall be decentralized in accordance with Appendix I to this Resolution.

Article 4. Reduction of business conditions under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management

Business conditions under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management shall be reduced in accordance with Appendix II to this Resolution.

Article 5. Reduction and simplification of administrative procedures under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management

Administrative procedures under the Ministry of Industry and Trade's management shall be reduced and simplified in accordance with Appendix III to this Resolution.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 6. Implementation organization

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade

a) To take responsibility for organizing implementation, monitoring, urging, and inspecting the implementation of this Resolution;

b) To submit to competent agencies or persons for promulgation, or promulgating within the competence, legal documents in accordance with the Appendices to this Resolution for decentralization, reduction and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions, ensuring effectiveness before March 01, 2027.

2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and other agencies and organizations shall, within the ambit of their assigned functions, tasks, and powers, assume the prime responsibility for, or coordinate in, the implementation of this Resolution.

3. Provincial-level People's Committees

a) To organize the implementation and execution of delegated tasks and powers in accordance with this Resolution and the laws on organization of local administration;

b) To organize resources for implementation in localities.

Article 7. Transitional provisions

1. For application dossiers for settlement of administrative procedures in the sectors specified in the Appendices to this Resolution that have been received by competent agencies or postmarked before the effective date of this Resolution, the applicable laws governing such sectors at the time of receipt of the dossiers shall apply.

2. Documents and papers issued or granted by competent agencies or title-holders before the effective date of this Resolution, that remain valid or remain within their period of use, shall continue to be applied and used in accordance with law until expiration or until amended, supplemented, replaced, repealed, annulled, or revoked by the agency or title-holder assuming the relevant functions, tasks, and powers, or by the competent agency or person.

Article 8. Effect

1. This Resolution takes effect from April 29, 2026, except for the provisions specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

2. Article 3 and Appendix I to this Resolution take effect 30 days after the effective date of this Resolution.

3. This Resolution shall cease to be effective from March 01, 2027. In case where laws or resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances or resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee, decrees or resolutions of the Government, or decisions of the Prime Minister containing provisions on authority, responsibilities for state administration, business conditions, order or procedures prescribed in this Resolution are adopted or promulgated from April 29, 2026, and take effect before March 01, 2027, the corresponding provisions of this Resolution shall cease to be effective from the effective date of such laws, resolutions, ordinances, decrees or decisions.

4. During the period in which the provisions of this Resolution remain in effect, where provisions on authority, responsibilities for state administration, business conditions, order or procedures under this Resolution differ from those of relevant legal documents, the provisions of this Resolution shall prevail.

5. Heads of agencies or units, and cadres, civil servants, and public employees participating in the formulation, promulgation, and implementation of this Resolution shall be considered for exclusion, exemption from, or reduction of liability in accordance with Party regulations and Clause 11, Article 68 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents No. 64/2025/QH15, as amended and supplemented under Law No. 87/2025/QH15.

6. In the event of difficulties arising during the course of implementation, the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ministers, and Heads of ministerial-level agencies, acting under authorization of the Government, shall provide guidance on the application of this Resolution or provide professional and technical guidance for implementation of legal documents related to sectors and fields within their state management in accordance with the law on promulgation of legal documents.