29 LAWS TAKING EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 2026

(1) Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Amended) 2026

• Promulgated: 23 April 2026
• Effective date: 1 July 2026

(2) Capital Law 2026

• Promulgated: 23 April 2026
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Capital Law 2024

(3) Construction Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Construction Law 2014 (as amended in 2020)

(4) Law on Public Employees 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Public Employees 2010

(5) E-Commerce Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026

(6) Personal Income Tax Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Personal Income Tax Law 2007

(7) Law on Tax Administration 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Tax Administration 2019

(8) Digital Transformation Law 2025

• Promulgated: 11 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Information Technology 2006

(9) Law on National Reserves 2025

• Promulgated: 11 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on National Reserves 2012

(10) Law on Thrift Practice and Anti-Wastefulness 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Thrift Practice and Anti-Wastefulness 2013

(11) Law on Civil Aviation of Viet Nam 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Civil Aviation of Viet Nam 2006

(12) Cybersecurity Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Cyberinformation Security 2015 and Cybersecurity Law 2018

(13) Press Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Press Law 2016

(14) High Technology Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: High Technology Law 2008

(15) Disease Prevention Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2007

(16) Population Law 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Population Ordinance 2003

(17) Law Amending the Law on Citizen Reception, the Law on Complaints, and the Law on Denunciations 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026

(18) Law on Prevention and Combat of Corruption (Amended) 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026

(19) Law Amending 10 Laws Relating to Security and Public Order 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Amends and supplements the Law on Protection Guard Forces 2017; the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam 2014; the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens 2019; the Law on Residence 2020; the Law on Identity Cards 2023; the Law on Forces Participating in the Protection of Security and Public Order at the Grassroots Level 2023; the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024; the Road Law 2024; the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Combat Gears 2024; and the Law on Fire Prevention, Firefighting, Rescue and Salvage 2024.

(20) Law on the Execution of Temporary Detention, Detention, and Exit Prohibition Orders 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on the Execution of Temporary Detention and Detention 2015

(21) Law on Drug Prevention and Control 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Drug Prevention and Control 2021

(22) Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments 2025

• Promulgated: 10 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments 2019

(23) Law Amending the Law on Judicial Records 2025

• Promulgated: 5 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026

(24) Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement 2025

• Promulgated: 5 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement 2008

(25) Law on the State of Emergency 2025

• Promulgated: 3 December 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Ordinance on the State of Emergency 2000

(26) Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil Matters 2025

• Promulgated: 26 November 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Mutual Legal Assistance 2007

(27) Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 2025

• Promulgated: 26 November 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026
• Replaces: Law on Mutual Legal Assistance 2007

(28) Extradition Law 2025

• Promulgated: 26 November 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026

(29) Law on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons 2025

• Promulgated: 26 November 2025
• Effective date: 1 July 2026