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On May 16, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 55/2024/ND-CP (“Decree 55”) guiding the Law on Consumer Rights Protection 2023. This Decree will replace Decree 99 /2011/ND-CP (“Decree 99”) guides the Law on Consumer Rights Protection 2010. Decree 55 has a number of notable new contents as follows:…

On May 10, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 50/2024/ND-CP ("Decree 50"), amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 136/2020/ND-CP ("Decree 136") and Decree No. 83/2017/ND-CP ("Decree 83") related to fire prevention and firefighting ("FPFF"). Some notable points of Decree 50 concerning…

On May 4, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 46/2024/ND-CP ("Decree 46") amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP ("Decree 99") on the sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of industrial property (as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 126/2021/ND-CP),…

On May 14, 2024, the Minister of Health issued Circular No. 05/2024/TT-BYT, which stipulates the list of drugs, medical equipment, and testing supplies subject to price negotiation, along with the procedures for selecting contractors for packages applying the price negotiation method (“Circular 05”).…

To facilitate greater convenience for individuals and organizations engaging in electronic transactions, on May 9, 2024, the Government issued Decree 48/2024/NĐ-CP amending and supplementing several articles of Decree 130/2018/NĐ-CP (“Decree 130”) which provides detailed regulations on the implementation…

On April 21, 2024, the Prime Minister issued Directive No. 12/CT-TTg on key tasks and solutions to promote socio-economic development ("Directive 12"). Accordingly, the Prime Minister assigned tasks to ministries, sectors, and relevant agencies to contribute to the consistent implementation of priority…

On May 3, 2024, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 27/2024/TT-BTC regulating the list and periodic transfer duration for officials and employees who do not hold leadership positions, directly manage, or directly handle financial matters at local authorities ("Circular 27"). Specifically: 1.…

On April 12, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 07/2024/TT-BCT ("Circular 07") outlining the methodology for determining electricity generation prices and electricity purchase agreements. Circular 07 replaces Circular No. 57/2020/TT-BCT ("Circular 57") and includes several…

On April 16, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 41/2024/NĐ-CP amending several decrees related to the management of automobile transportation activities, driver training, and driver testing services ("Decree 41"). Accordingly, there are many new provisions issued to tighten the management of transportation…

On March 26, 2024, the Supreme People's Procuracy issued Official Letter No. 1083/VKSTC-V9 to subordinate People's Procuracies to address difficulties in supervising the resolution of civil, marriage, and family cases ("Official Letter 1083"), and to provide guidance on understanding and uniformly applying…

On March 27, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ("the Ministry of Agriculture") issued Circular 02/2024/TT-BNNPTNT ("Circular 02"), which regulates the list of fields and the duration for individuals holding positions, authorities that are not allowed to establish, hold titles,…

On March 27, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 04/2024/TT-BCT ("Circular 04") amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 20/2014/TT-BCT dated June 25, 2014, of the Minister of Industry and Trade, which regulates the implementation of Rules of Origin in the…

On April 4th, 2024, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 277/QD-TTg ("Decision 277") approving a plan to simplify 18 priority internal administrative procedures within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. Accordingly, in 2024, the Ministry of Finance will focus on implementing simplified administrative…

On March 31, 2024, the Ministry of Transport issued Circular No. 05/2024/TT-BGTVT (“Circular 05”), amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circulars related to the field of road transport, road transport support services, vehicles, and drivers. Circular 05 provides some notable contents as…

On March 26, 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai signed Decision No. 05/2024/QD-TTg regarding the mechanism for adjusting the average retail electricity price ("Decision 05"). Decision 05 replaces Decision No. 24/2017/QD-TTg on the mechanism for adjusting the average retail electricity price ("Decision…