On June 22, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 42/2025/TT-BCT, promulgating the list of products, goods, and services subject to registration of standard form contracts and general transaction conditions (“Circular 42”). Circular 42 was issued to implement the provisions of Article 28 of the 2023 Law on Consumer Protection, which governs the control of standard form contracts and general transaction conditions, in line with the decentralization and delegation of authority regulations in the industrial and commercial sectors under Decree No. 146/2025/ND-CP ("Decree 146").
Compared to Decision No. 07/2024/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated June 20, 2024, the list of products, goods, and services subject to registration of standard form contracts and general transaction conditions remains unchanged under Circular 42, including:
| No. | Products, Goods, Services |
|---|---|
| 1 | Electricity supply for household use |
| 2 | Domestic water supply |
| 3 | Pay television |
| 4 | Terrestrial mobile telecommunications services (voice, messaging, internet access services) |
| 5 | Fixed terrestrial telecommunications services (voice, internet access services) |
| 6 | Air passenger transportation |
| 7 | Railway passenger transportation |
| 8 | Apartment sale and purchase |
However, according to Decree 146, from July 1, 2025, provincial-level People’s Committees will be the focal point for receiving and processing the registration of standard form contracts and general transaction conditions in all cases, including those applicable across two or more centrally governed provinces or cities.
For further details on new developments regarding the registration of standard form contracts and general transaction conditions under Decree No. 55/2024/ND-CP, interested readers may refer to ATA’s previous article:
"STRENGTHENING POST-REGISTRATION CONTROL MECHANISMS FOR STANDARD FORM CONTRACTS AND GENERAL TRANSACTION CONDITIONS" [Link here].
Circular 42 shall take effect from July 1, 2025.
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