On January 6, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree 05/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing several articles of Decree 08/2022/ND-CP dated January 10, 2022 on elaboration of certain articles of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (Decree 05). Decree 05 took effect on January 6, 2025 with several amended and supplemented regulations related to environmental impact assessment.
Read moreSome new regulations on information disclosure and report on corporate bond offering and trading
On November 6, 2024, the Minister of Finance issued Circular 76/2024/TT-BTC guiding the information disclosure and report on offering and trading privately-placed corporate bonds in the domestic market and offering corporate bonds to the international market.
Read moreNew regulations in the Circular on sanctions for administrative violations in industrial property
On September 30, 2024, Circular 06/2024/TT-BKHCN was issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology to amend and supplement Circular 11/2015/TT-BKHCN providing guidelines for Decree 99/2013/ND-CP on administrative sanctions in industrial property.
Read moreNew regulations on trade promotion activities
On October 10, 2024, the Government issued Decree 128/2024/ND-CP (Decree 128) amending and supplementing some articles of Decree 81/2018/ND-CP which provides details for the Commercial Law on trade promotion activities. Decree 128 shall take effect on December 1, 2024.
Read moreNotable contents in the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection
The implementation of Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection has revealed a need for a specialized law on personal data protection to ensure consistency with domestic laws as well as compatibility with international laws and practices. To meet these requirements, the Ministry of Public Security has developed a Proposal for a Law on Personal Data Protection.
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