Vietnam Legal Newsletter | September 2026

1. LEGAL DOCUMENTS EFFECTIVE IN SEPTEMBER

NO.	DOCUMENT TITLE	EFFECTIVEDATE	ISSUING AUTHORITY
Enterprise – Investment – Commerce
1	Decree 292/2026/NĐ-CP guiding the Law on Foreign Trade Management	05/09/2026	Government
2.	Decree 302/2026/NĐ-CP guiding the Commercial Law regarding the sale and purchase of goods through the Mercantile Exchange	15/09/2026	Government
3.	Decree 303/2026/NĐ-CP amending Decree 32/2024/NĐ-CP on management and development of industrial clusters	15/09/2026	Government
4.	Decree 312/2026/NĐ-CP on combining security with socio-economic development and socio-economic development with security	22/09/2026	Government
5.	Circular 85/2026/TT-BTC stipulating the classification of goods, analysis for classification of exported and imported goods	15/09/2026	Ministry of Finance
6.	Circular 41/2026/TT-BCT stipulating the List of scrap and the List of used goods temporarily suspended from temporary import for re-export business and merchanting trade	05/09/2026	Ministry of Industry and Trade
Finance – Banking – Tax & Fees
7.	Decree 284/2026/NĐ-CP on sanctioning of administrative violations regarding crypto assets and crypto asset markets	01/09/2026	Government
8.	Decree 283/2026/NĐ-CP on sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of labor, social insurance, and Vietnamese guest workers	10/09/2026	Government
9.	Decree 287/2026/NĐ-CP stipulating royalties in the fields of: Cinematography, fine arts, photography, performing arts, press, publishing	01/09/2026	Government
10.	Circular 39/2026/TT-NHNN amending Circular 16/2014/TT-NHNN guiding the use of foreign currency accounts, Vietnam dong accounts of residents and non-residents at authorized banks	19/09/2026	SBV
11.	Circular 110/2026/TT-BTC totally abrogating a number of Circulars and Decisions of the Minister of Finance in the tax field	12/09/2026	Ministry of Finance
12.	Decision 42/2026/QĐ-TTg on the List of sectors, greenhouse gas-emitting facilities required to carry out greenhouse gas inventory (updated) issued by the Prime Minister	25/09/2026	Prime Minister
Science – Technology – Information
13.	Law on Access to Information 2026	01/09/2026	National Assembly
14.	Decree 337/2026/NĐ-CP guiding the Law on Access to Information	01/09/2026	Government
15.	Decree 326/2026/NĐ-CP stipulating location identification	01/09/2026	Government
16.	Decree 314/2026/NĐ-CP stipulating operations of data exchange platforms	25/09/2026	Government
17.	Decree 320/2026/NĐ-CP amending Decree 69/2024/NĐ-CP stipulating electronic identification and authentication	28/09/2026	Government
18.	Circular 44/2026/TT-BKHCN stipulating radio frequency inspection	15/09/2026	Ministry of Science and Technology

2. DRAFT LAWS AND NEW POLICY PROPOSALS

NO.	DRAFT LAW/POLICY PROPOSAL	ISSUANCE DATE	DRAFTING AUTHORITY
1.	Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Accounting, Law on Independent Audit – 2nd time	04/09/2026	Ministry of Finance
2.	Draft Law on Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises – 2nd Reading	14/09/2026	Ministry of Industry and Trade
3.	Draft Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment (amended) – 2nd time	14/09/2026	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
4.	Draft Law on State Budget (consolidated) – 3rd time	16/09/2026	Ministry of Finance
5.	Draft Law on Handling of Administrative Violations (amended) – 2nd time	16/09/2026	Ministry of Public Security
6.	Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Electricity Law	21/09/2026	Ministry of Industry and Trade
7.	Draft Law on Compulsory Purchase and Requisition of Property (amended)	22/09/2026	Ministry of Finance
8.	Draft Law on Data Security – 2nd time	23/09/2026	Ministry of Public Security
9.	Draft Decree stipulating quality management of steel	28/09/2026	Ministry of Science and Technology