RESOLUTION
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, REDUCTION, AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Based on the Law on Organization of the Government No. 63/2025/QH15;
Based on Resolution No. 206/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly on the special mechanism for handling difficulties and obstacles arising from legal provisions;
As requested by the Minister of Justice;
The government has issued a resolution on decentralizing power, reducing and simplifying administrative procedures and business conditions.
Chapter I
GENERAL RULES
Article 1. Scope
This resolution stipulates the decentralization of authority and the reduction and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions.
Article 2. Principles of decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions.
1. The decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions must ensure that they facilitate organizations and individuals, create a favorable, healthy, and fair business environment; promote innovation and creativity; increase the proactive role of local governments; and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of state management.
2. Continue comprehensive reforms, improve the efficiency of the one-stop shop and integrated one-stop shop mechanisms; ensure transparency, optimize processes, and implement administrative procedures regardless of administrative boundaries; increase labor productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of management, creating a strong transformation in administrative governance.
Chapter II
DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, REDUCTION, AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Article 3. Decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions.
1. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Public Security as stipulated in Appendix I.1 attached to this Resolution.
2. Decentralize, reduce, and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade as stipulated in Appendix I.2 attached to this Resolution.
3. Decentralize, reduce, and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Science and Technology as stipulated in Appendix I.3 attached to this Resolution.
4. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Interior as stipulated in Appendix I.4 attached to this Resolution.
5. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of National Defense as stipulated in Appendix I.5 attached to this Resolution.
6. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Justice as stipulated in Appendix I.6 attached to this Resolution.
7. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Finance as stipulated in Appendix I.7 attached to this Resolution.
8. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Construction as stipulated in Appendix I.8 attached to this Resolution.
9. Decentralize, reduce, and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as stipulated in Appendix I.9 attached to this Resolution.
10. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Health as stipulated in Appendix I.10 attached to this Resolution.
11. Reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Education and Training as stipulated in Appendix I.11 attached to this Resolution.
Article 4. Repeal of certain points, sections, and items in the Appendices issued with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP on reducing and simplifying administrative procedures and regulations related to production and business activities.
1. Repeal the provisions in Clauses B.II, B.VII, B.XI, B.XII, B.XIV, B.XV, Part D, Clauses E.II, E.III, E.VI, E.VII, H.II, Section 1; Clauses B.II, B.IV, Part D, Part E, Clause H.II, Section 2 of Appendix I.3 issued with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP. Repeal the provisions related to high schools and multi-level schools with the highest level being high school in Clause B.III, Section 2 of Appendix I.1.3 issued with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP.
2. Repeal the provisions in points I.5 and clauses VI, VII of Section 1 of Appendix I.4; clauses B.II, B.III, B.IV, BV of Section 2 of Appendix I.4 issued together with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP.
3. Repeal the provisions in Clauses A.II, B.BI, B.II, B.III, B.IV, B.V., B.VI, B.VII, B.VIII, B.IX, Section 1 of Appendix I.7; Part B of Section 2 of Appendix I.7 and Forms No. 01, 02 of Appendix I.7 issued together with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP.
4. Repeal the provisions in Clause D.I, Section 1, Appendix I.9; Clauses C.III, C.IV, C.V, C.VI, Section 2, Appendix I.9; item number 13, Part I, Appendix II; and item number 45, Part II, Appendix II issued with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP.
5. Repeal the provisions in Part D, Section 1, Appendix I.10 issued with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP.
6. Repeal the provisions in Clauses BI, B.II, B.III, B.IV, BV, B.VI, B.VII, B.VIII, B.IX, C.XI, C.XIV, C.XV of Section 1, Appendix I.12 issued with Resolution 66.16/2026/NQ-CP.
7. Repeal the provisions in Section 1; Clauses I, II, III, IV and Clause V of Section 2 of Appendix I.13 issued together with Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP.
Chapter III
TERMS ENFORCEMENT
Article 5. Implementation
1. Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies within their respective sectors and fields of management are responsible for:
a) To guide the organization and implementation of this Resolution; to be responsible for the feasibility of the contents of decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions; to issue, within its authority, appropriate management measures in line with the shift in management methods from pre-inspection to post-inspection and to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of state management.
b) Advise the Government to submit to the competent authority for promulgation, or to submit to the competent authority or person for promulgation, or to promulgate within its authority, legal normative documents as specified in Appendix II attached to this Resolution to decentralize, reduce, and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions, ensuring their effectiveness before March 1, 2027.
c) Publicize administrative procedures in accordance with the law on administrative procedure control.
d) Continue reviewing and proposing the decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions in accordance with the principles stipulated in Article 2 of this Resolution, and report the implementation plan to the Prime Minister.
2. The People's Committees of provinces and cities shall organize the implementation of this Resolution; and arrange the necessary conditions to ensure the effective performance of the delegated tasks.
3. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for monitoring, urging, and inspecting the implementation of this Resolution.
4. The head of the agency or unit, and those involved in drafting this Resolution and in identifying and resolving difficulties and obstacles under the special mechanism stipulated in this Resolution, may be considered for exemption from liability if they have fully complied with all relevant procedures and regulations and acted without self-interest in the performance of their duties, but still suffer losses.
Article 6. Transitional provisions
1. For applications for simplified administrative procedures in the fields specified in Article 3 and Appendix I attached to this Resolution, which have been received by the competent authority or have been postmarked before the effective date of this Resolution, the provisions of the law in effect governing that field at the time the application was received shall apply.
2. For applications for administrative procedures that have been streamlined in the fields specified in Article 3 and Appendix I attached to this Resolution, which have been received by the competent authority or have been postmarked before the effective date of this Resolution, the processing of the administrative procedure shall be stopped, and the application shall be returned to the individual or organization if requested.
3. Documents and papers issued by competent authorities or individuals before the effective date of this Resolution that have not yet expired or reached their expiration date shall continue to be applied and used in accordance with the law until their expiration date.
Article 7. Enforcement
1. This Resolution shall be effective from July 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, except as provided in Clauses 2 and 4 of this Article.
2. The provisions in parts B and E of subsection 2.1 of Appendix I.2; clauses III and IV of section 2 of Appendix I.5; parts A, B, and C of subsection 2.1 and parts A, B, and C of subsection 2.2 of Section 2 of Appendix I.9; and parts A and B of section 1 and parts A and B of section 2 of Appendix I.11 issued together with this Resolution shall take effect from May 20, 2026.
3. During the period in which this Resolution is in effect, if the regulations on administrative procedures and business conditions in this Resolution differ from relevant legal documents, the provisions of this Resolution shall prevail, except as provided in Clause 4 of this Article.
4. In cases where laws and resolutions of the National Assembly; ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; decrees and resolutions of the Government; decisions of the Prime Minister; or circulars of ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies containing provisions on administrative procedures related to the provisions of this Resolution are adopted or promulgated and take effect between the date this Resolution is signed and promulgated and February 28, 2027, the corresponding provisions in this Resolution shall cease to be effective from the date those legal documents take effect.