NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Independence – Freedom - Happiness

Law No.: 21/2017/QH14

LAW ON PLANNING

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Planning.

Chapter I
GERNERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Governing scope

This Law regulates the formulation, appraisal, decision or approval, publication,

implementation, evaluation, and amendment of plans in the national planning system;
the State administration responsibilities over plans.

Article 2. Applicable entities

This Law applies to agencies, organizations, and individuals involved in

formulation, appraisal, decision or approval, publication, implementation, evaluation,
and amendment of plans in the national planning system as well as other related
agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Planning means the spatial arrangement and distribution of economic,

social, national defense, and security activities in association with infrastructure
development, natural resource use, and environmental protection within a specific
area so that the country’s resources are effectively used to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals set forth for a specific period.

2. National comprehensive plan means a national strategic plan with the

regional zoning and linkage approach, covering the mainland, islands, archipelagoes,
sea and airspace of a territory; urban and rural systems; infrastructure; natural
resource use and environmental protection; and natural disaster prevention and
response to climate change, ensuring national defense and security as well as
international integration.
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3. National marine spatial plan means a national plan which concretizes the
national comprehensive plan in aspects of zoning of functional areas and proper
spatial arrangement and distribution of sectors in coastal areas, islands,
archipelagoes, sea and airspace under the sovereignty, sovereign rights and national
jurisdiction of Vietnam.

4. National land use plan means a national plan which concretizes the national
comprehensive plan in aspects of land allocation and delineation for sectors and
localities based on the potentials of land resources.

5. National sectoral plan means a national plan which concretizes the national
comprehensive plan in aspects of sectors, on the basis of linking sectors and regions
related to infrastructure, natural resource use, environmental protection and
biodiversity conservation.

6. Region means a part of the national territory consisting of several adjacent

provinces or centrally-administered cities which are associated with several river
basins or have similarities in terms of natural, socio-economic, historic, cultural,
demographic, and infrastructure conditions as well as interactive relationships based
on long-term and firm connections.

7. Regional plan means a plan concretizing the national comprehensive plan in

a region in aspects of space for socio-economic, national defense, security activities,
urban systems and residential distribution in rural areas, inter-provincial region
development, infrastructures, water resources from river basins, natural resource
use, as well as environmental protection on the basis of cross-provincial connection.

8. Provincial plan means a plan concretizing the national comprehensive plan

and regional plan at provincial level in aspects of space for socio-economic, national
defense, security activities, urban systems and residential distribution in rural areas,
infrastructures, land allocation, natural resource use, as well as environmental
protection on the basis of connecting national level plans, regional plans, urban
plans, and rural plans.

9. Technical and specialized plan means a plan concretizing the national

comprehensive plan, regional plan and provincial plan. Such plans are specified in
Annex 2 of this Law.

10. Plan integration is a planning process that is based on an integrated

approach and concerted coordination among sectors and fields relating to
infrastructure, natural resource use and environmental protection within a defined
territory in order to achieve development objectives in a balanced, harmonized,
effective, and sustainable manner.
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11. Planning means the process of formulation, appraisal, making decision or

giving approval, publication, implementation, evaluation, and amendment of plans.

12. Plan formulation agency is an agency or organization assigned by the

Government, Prime Minister, ministries and ministerial-level agencies and provincial
people’s committee(s) to take responsibility for plan formulation in the national
planning system.

13. Planning database system is a set of basic information on planning which

is developed, updated and maintained to serve management, searching for, and use
of information via electronic means.

14. Planning diagrams and maps are drawings demonstrating contents of

plans.

Article 4. Fundamental principles in planning

1. To comply with the provisions of this Law and of other relevant laws and
international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.
2. To ensure the consistency and conformity between plans and socio-
economic development strategies and schemes; the consolidation between sectoral
management and territorial management; national defense, security; environmental
protection.
3. To ensure the compliance, continuity, improvement, stability and hierarchy
in the national planning system.
4. To ensure the “for people” characteristic, the participation of agencies,
organizations, communities and individuals; harmonization of interests of the nation,
regions, localities and the people, of which the national interests are placed at the
highest level; to ensure the principles of gender equality.
5. To ensure the scientific soundness and application of advanced
technologies, the connectivity, the forecasting ability, the feasibility, and the effective
and thrifty use of the country’s natural resources; the objectivity, publicity,
transparency and conservation.
6. To ensure the independence between the Plan formulation agency and Plan
appraisal council.
7. To ensure sufficient resources for plan implementation.
8. To ensure unified State administration on planning, rational decentralization
of State administration among State administration agencies for planning.
Article 5. The national planning system
1. National level plans.
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National level plans consist of the national comprehensive plan; national

marine spatial plan; national land use plan; national sectoral plans.
2. Regional plans.
3. Provincial plans.
4. Special administrative-economic unit plans.
Special administrative-economic unit plans are stipulated by the National
Assembly.
5. Urban plans, rural plans.

Article 6. Relation among plan categories

1. The national comprehensive plan serves as the basis for the formulation of
the national marine spatial plan, national land use plan, national sectoral plans,
regional plans, provincial plans, special administrative-economic unit plans, urban
plans, and rural plans of the whole country.
2. National sectoral plans are in line with the national comprehensive plan,
national marine spatial plan, and national land use plan.
In case there is a conflict between a national sectoral plan and the national
marine spatial plan, the national land use plan or (an)other national sectoral plan(s),
amendment of the former is mandatory in line with the latter.
3. Regional plans must be in line with national level plans; provincial plans
must be in line with regional plans, national level plans.
In case there is a conflict between a regional plan, provincial plan and national
sectoral plans, amendment of the former is mandatory in line with the latter and the
national comprehensive plan.
In case there is a conflict among regional plans or among provincial plans,
amendment of the former is mandatory in line with higher level plans; in case there is
a conflict between a provincial plan and regional plan, amendment of the former is
mandatory in line with the latter and national level plans.
4. Urban plans and rural plans must be in line with national level plans,
regional plans and provincial plans.

Article 7. Order of activities when planning

1. Plan formulation:
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a) Formulation, appraisal and approval of the planning task;

b) Organization of plan formulation.
2. Plan appraisal.
3. Deciding on or giving approval to a plan.
4. Plan publication.
5. Plan implementation.

Article 8. Planning period

1. Planning period is a defined period of time, serving as a basis for forecast
and calculation of socio-economic targets which informs the plan formulation.
2. Planning period of plans under the national planning system is 10 years,
with a vision to 30-50 years for national level plans and to 20-30 years for regional
and provincial plans.

Article 9. Funding for planning

1. Costs incurred for formulation, appraisal, decision or approval, publication
and amendment of a plan are covered by the State budget for public investment in
accordance with regulations on public investment.
2. Costs incurred for evaluation of a plan are covered by the State budget for
recurrent expenditures in accordance with the regulations on the State budget.

Article 10. State policies for planning

1. The State manages the national socio-economic development and ensures
the national defense, security and environmental protection based on the approved
or decided plans.
2. The State promulgates mechanisms and policies to encourage and mobilize
resources for promoting sustainable development in association with environmental
protection and response to climate change based on the approved or decided plans.
3. The State promulgates mechanisms and policies to encourage domestic and
foreign organizations and individuals to support and provide resources to planning, to
ensure objectivity, publicity and transparency thereof.
4. The State encourages and provides favorable conditions for organizations
and individuals from all economic sectors to participate in planning.
5. The State promulgates mechanisms and policies to strengthen international
cooperation in planning.
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Article 11. International cooperation in planning

1. International cooperation during planning aims to ensure that planning
meets requirements for international integration and that basic principles in planning
specified in Article 4 of this Law are ensured.
2. Key international cooperation related activities during the planning work
include experience sharing, application of new sciences and technologies, training,
and mobilization of human resources for planning.
3. International cooperation during planning must be in line with the Vietnam's
foreign relation related policies; ensure the principles of peace, cooperation,
friendship, and mutual development on the basis of respect for independence,
sovereignty, and territorial integrity, mutual benefits and Vietnamese laws and
relevant international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

Article 12. Rights and responsibilities of agencies, organizations,

communities and individuals in consultation on and monitoring of planning
1. Agencies, organizations, communities have the right to be consulted with and
participate in monitoring of planning; individuals have the right to be consulted with on
planning.
2. Agencies, organizations and individuals who are consulted with on a certain
plan assume the responsibility to provide their consultative opinions thereon within a
given timeline.
3. Agencies in charge of organization for formulation, appraisal of plans, making
decision or giving approval to plans, implementation and amendment thereof must
create favorable conditions for agencies, organizations, and communities so that they
are consulted with on planning and can participate in monitoring of planning and for
individuals so that they are consulted with on planning
4. The consultative opinions of agencies, organizations, communities and
individuals on planning must be considered, taken up, and justified upon in a public and
transparent manner in accordance with regulations and legislation.

Article 13. Prohibited acts in planning

1. To formulate, appraise, decide or give approval to, or amend plans in a way
which is not in line with provisions prescribed in this Law and in other relevant
legislation.
2. To formulate, appraise, decide or give approval to, amend plans on
investment in and development of specific goods and services, determination of
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volumes and quantity of certain goods and/or services that are allowed to be
produced and consumed.
3. To select planning consultancy organizations, and independent critical
consultant(s) whose professional qualifications are irrelevant to the undertakings or
the selection goes counter to legal regulations.
4. To hinder the consultation with agencies, organizations, communities, and
individuals on plans.
5. To make no, delayed, or incomplete publication of plans, to refuse to provide
information related to plans, except for the information classified as State secrets; to
deliberately make false publication of plans; to deliberately provide false information of
plans; to destroy or falsify planning dossiers and relevant documents.
6. To implement incorrectly the decided or approved plans.
7. To illegally intervene, hinder the implementation of planning.

Chapter II
PLAN FORMULATION
Part 1
ORGANIZATION FOR PLAN FORMULATION

Article 14. The authority in organization for plan formulation

1. The Government organizes the formulation of the national comprehensive
plan, national marine spatial plan, and national land use plan.
2. The Prime Minister organizes the formulation of regional plans.
3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies organize the formulation of national
sectoral plans.
4. People’s provincial committees organize the formulation of provincial plans.

Article 15. Planning task

1. The planning task includes the following major contents:

a) Basis of plan formulation;

b) Requirements concerning plan contents and methodologies;

c) Costs incurred for plan formulation;

d) Duration of plan formulation;

dd) Responsibilities of concerned agencies in organization for plan formulation.

2. Authority in organizing appraisal and giving approval on the planning task:

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a) The Government organizes the appraisal and approval to the planning task
as for the national comprehensive plan, national marine spatial plan and national
land use plan;

b) The Prime Minister organizes the appraisal and approval to the planning
task as for national sectoral plans, regional plans, and provincial plans.

3. The Government shall specify detailed provisions for this Article.

Article 16. Plan formulation process

1. The formulation process of the national comprehensive plan, national

marine spatial plan, and national land use plan is implemented via the following
steps:

a) The Plan formulation agency takes lead and works with relevant ministries,
ministerial-level agencies, and provincial authorities in preparing the planning task
which will be submitted to the Government for approval;

b) The Plan formulation agency selects (a) plan formulation consultancy

organization(s); takes lead, in coordination with relevant ministries, ministerial-level
agencies and localities, to conduct studies and formulate the plan; to conduct
analyses, assessments and forecasts on development related factors, conditions,
resources and circumstances, to carry out national socio-economic status-quo
assessments; to propose directive viewpoints, objectives, as well as orientations for
prioritizing development activities as the basis for the plan formulation;

c) The relevant ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and localities select (a)

consultancy organization(s) to develop their assigned parts in the plan and organize
the appraisal of such parts before sending them to the Plan formulation agency;

d) The Plan formulation agency takes lead, in coordination with relevant

ministries, and ministerial-level agencies to consider and handle cross-sectoral, inter-
regional, and inter-provincial issues in order to ensure the integration, conformity, and
effectiveness of the plan; to propose amendments to planning parts that are prepared
by relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies and provincial authorities;

dd) The ministries and ministerial-level agencies amends and complete their
assigned parts in the plan and send them to the Plan formulation agency;

e) The Plan formulation agency finalizes and circulates the plan for comments
in accordance with Article 19 of this Law;

g) The Plan formulation agency takes up, justifies comments on the plan, and
finalizes plans accordingly before submitting it to the Plan appraisal council;
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h) The Plan formulation agency finalizes the plan according to the conclusions
of the Plan appraisal council before submitting it to the Government for consideration
and submission to the National Assembly for approval.

2. The formulation process of a national sectoral plan is conducted via the

following steps:

a) The Plan formulation agency takes lead, in coordination with relevant

ministries and ministerial-level agencies, in preparing the planning task to submit to
the Prime Minister for approval;

b) The Plan formulation agency takes lead, in coordination with relevant

ministries and ministerial-level agencies, in elaborating the planning task before
circulating it for comments in accordance with Article 19 of this Law;

c) The Plan formulation agency takes up, justifies comments, and finalizes the
plan accordingly before submitting it to the Plan appraisal council;

d) The Plan formulation agency finalizes the plan in compliance with the
conclusions of the Plan appraisal council before submitting it to the Prime Minister for
approval.

3. The formulation process of a regional plan is conducted via the following

steps:

a) The Plan formulation agency takes lead, in coordination with relevant

ministries and ministerial-level agencies, and provincial authorities, to elaborate the
planning task before submitting it to the Prime Minister for approval;

b) The Plan formulation agency selects (a) plan formulation consultancy

organization(s); takes lead, in coordination with relevant ministries, ministerial-level
agencies, and provincial authorities, to make consideration, and formulate plans; to
conduct analyses, assessments, and forecasts on development related factors,
conditions, resources and circumstances, to carry out regional socio-economic
status-quo assessments; to propose directive viewpoints, objectives as well as
orientations for prioritizing development activities as the basis for plan formulation;

c) Relevant ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial authorities

select (a) consultancy organization(s) to develop their assigned parts of the plan,
organize the appraisal of such parts before sending them to the Plan formulation
agency;

d) The Plan formulation agency takes lead, in coordination with relevant

ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial authorities to consider and
handle inter-regional and inter-provincial issues in order to ensure the integration,
conformity, and effectiveness of the plan; to propose amendments to parts of the plan
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prepared by the assigned ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial

authorities;

dd) Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial authorities amends

and finalizes their assigned parts in the plan before sending them to the Plan
formulation agency;

e) The Plan formulation agency finalizes and circulates the plan for comments
in accordance with Article 19 of this Law;

g) The Plan formulation agency takes up, justifies comments, report, and
finalizes the plan accordingly before submitting it to the Plan appraisal council;

h) The Plan formulation agency finalizes the plan according to the conclusion
of the Plan appraisal council before submitting it to the Prime Minister for approval.

4. The formulation process of a provincial plan is conducted via the following

steps:

a) The Plan formulation agency takes lead, in coordination with relevant

agencies, organizations, and district people’s committees to elaborate the planning
task before submitting it to the provincial people committee for its consideration and
submission to the Prime Minister for approval;

b) The Plan formulation agency selects (a) plan formulation consultancy

organization(s); takes lead, in coordination and consultation with relevant
organizations, agencies, and district people’s committees, to conduct studies and
formulate plans; to conduct analyses, assessments and forecasts on development
related factors, conditions, resources and circumstances; to carry out provincial
socio-economic status quo assessments; to propose directive viewpoints, objectives,
and orientations for prioritizing development activities as a basis for plan formulation;

c) Concerned agencies, organizations, district people’s committees propose

contents related to fields under their management to be included in plans and send
them to the Plan formulation agency;

d) The Plan formulation agency takes lead, in coordination with relevant

agencies, organizations and district people’s committees to consider and handle
cross-sectoral and inter-district issues so as to ensure the integration, conformity,
and effectiveness of plans; to propose amendments to the planning parts developed
by such agencies, organizations and district people’s committees;

dd) Concerned agencies, organizations, district people’s committees amend

and finalize their assigned parts of the plan before sending them to the Plan
formulation agency;
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e) The Plan formulation agency finalizes the plan before circulating it for
comments in accordance with Article 19 in this Law;

g) The Plan formulation agency takes up, justifies comments and finalizes the
plan accordingly before submitting it to the Plan appraisal council;

h) The Plan formulation agency finalizes the plan according to the conclusion
of the Plan appraisal council before submitting it to the provincial people's committee
in charge;

i) The provincial people’s committee in charge submits the provincial plan to

the provincial people’s council in charge for consideration and giving approval to the
plan and submission to the Prime Minister for approval.

Article 17. Plan formulation consultancy organizations

1. Plan formulation agencies, ministries, ministerial level agencies, and

provincial authorities who are tasked with plan formulation shall select (a) plan
formulation consultancy organization(s) in accordance with the legislation on bidding.

2. The plan formulation consultancy organization(s) must have a legal entity

and qualified professional competencies relevant to the undertakings in accordance
with the Government’s regulations.

Article 18. Strategic environmental assessment when planning

1. The Plan formulation agency assumes the responsibility for organizing the
formulation of the Strategic environmental assessment report in accordance with
environmental protection legislation and regulations.

2. The Strategic environmental assessment report of a plan must be

formulated and appraised in parallel with the formulation and appraisal process of
such plan.

3. Contents of the Strategic environmental assessment report of a plan are

governed by the legislation on environmental protection.

Article 19. Consultation on plans

1. The Plan formulation agency assumes the responsibility for consulting with
relevant ministries, ministerial-level agencies, people’s committees of all levels of the
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concerned locality, and other concerned agencies, organizations, communities, and

individuals on the plan. As for regional and provincial plans, the Plan formulation
agency consults also with people’s committees of the neighboring localities on the
plan

2. The consultation with concerned agencies, organizations, and individuals on

the plan is conducted through circulation of planning dossiers, documents, and
posting on official websites of the plan formulation agency. The agencies and
organizations who are consulted with assume the responsibility for commenting on
the plan in writing.

3. The consultation with local communities on the plan is implemented in the

form of online posts on the official websites of the Plan formulation agency where the
plan is posted, notices posted in public areas, survey questionnaires, organized
conferences, workshops, and other forms prescribed by relevant legislation on
practice of democracy at communal, ward, township level.

4. Collected opinions on the plan must be considered, taken up, justified

before the appraisal, making decision on, or giving approval to the plan. The Plan
formulation agency assumes the responsibility for publication and disclosure of
comments and reporting thereon.

5. The Government shall stipulate detailed regulations on consultation as for

each plan category.

Part 2

CONTENTS OF PLANS

Article 20. Basis for plan formulation

1. Socio-economic development strategies, sectoral development strategies of

the same development period.

2. Higher-level plans.

3. Plans of the previous period(s).

Article 21. Requirements on plan contents

1. To ensure the planning and development requirements across the whole

country’s territory, towards the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals in
association with environment protection, natural disaster prevention and response to
climate change; proper and effective allocation, exploitation and use of natural
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resources and conservation of historical-cultural relics, cultural heritages, and natural

heritages for present and future generations.

2. The spatial development distribution during the plan formulation process

must ensure a consistency between infrastructures, land allocation, environment
protection, and ecosystem services.

3. To ensure the linkage, synchronicity and systemization among different

sectors and regions in the whole country and among localities within a region, to
explore and use in an optimized way existing infrastructure, maximize potentials and
advantages of each region and locality together with ensuring improved social equity
and social security as well as national defense and security.

4. To ensure the balance among economic, social, national defense and

security and environmental protection factors in the plan formulation process.

5. To minimize the negative impacts as a result of economic, social and

environmental activities on community livelihoods, the elderly, people with disabilities,
people from ethnic minority groups, women, and children. The plan formulation
process must be combined with other policies to promote the development of the
disadvantaged and specially disadvantaged areas and to ensure sustainable
livelihoods for people therein.

6. To ensure the harmony of interests of the State and communities and

different regions and localities.

7. To ensure the right of being consulted with of agencies, organizations,

communities, and individuals during the plan formulation process.

8. To ensure the scientific soundness and application of modern technologies

in the plan formulation process; the satisfaction to standards, criteria and techniques
and to the country’s requirements in development and international integration.

9. Contents of each plan category must be consistent with each other and
cohere together and demonstrated in planning reports and in systems of planning
related diagrams, maps and databases.

Article 22. Contents of the national comprehensive plan

1. Contents of national comprehensive plan: define the spatial distribution and

organization for development of socio-economic, national defense, and security and
environmental protection activities of national, international, and cross-regional
importance that are strategic to the whole territory, including mainland, islands,
archipelagoes, sea and airspace.

2. The national comprehensive plan must include the following key contents:
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a) Analysis and assessment of the country’s natural conditions, current socio-

economic development status, national and international development trends,
significant policies and direction for development, relevant plans and resources for
development, development trends of science, technology; national security and
military zones; natural protected areas; areas in need of preservation, renovation and
restoration of historical-cultural relics, tourist attractions which have been inventoried
as relics; areas restricted to exploitation, use, and areas for development promotion
in accordance with relevant legislation;

b) Determination of development viewpoints and objectives;

c) Forecast on development trends and scenarios;

d) Orientations of spatial organization of socio-economic development;

đ) Orientations of marine spatial development;

e) Orientations for national land use;

g) Orientations for airspace exploitation and use;

h) Orientations for regional zoning and linkage;

i) Orientations for national urban and rural system development;

k) Orientations for nationally-significant social-infrastructure sector;

l) Orientations for nationally-significant technical-infrastructure sector;

m) Orientations for natural resource use, environmental protection, natural

disaster prevention, and response to climate change;

n) List of nationally significant projects in prioritizing order for implementation;

o) Solutions, resources for the plan implementation.

3. The Government shall stipulate detailed provisions on contents of the

national comprehensive plan stipulated in clause 2 of this Article and on integration of
plans into the national comprehensive plan.

The formulation, appraisal, approval and amendment of plans in sectoral

technical and specialized aspects in order to implement provisions specified in clause
2 of this Article shall comply with relevant legislation.

Article 23. Contents of the national marine spatial plan

1. The national marine spatial plan defines the functional zoning and the
spatial arrangement and distribution and organization of sectors and regions in
coastal areas, islands, archipelagoes, sea waters, and airspace under sovereignty,
sovereign rights, and national jurisdiction of Vietnam.
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2. The national marine spatial plan includes the following key contents:

a) Analysis and assessment on natural conditions, resources, contexts with

direct impacts and existing spatial use patterns of all the activities in the coastal
areas, islands, archipelagoes, sea waters and airspace under sovereignty, sovereign
rights, and national jurisdiction of Vietnam;

b) Determination of exploitation prohibited areas, conditional exploitation

areas, development-promoted areas, areas needing special protection for national
defense and security, environmental protection and ecosystem conservation in the
coastal areas, islands, archipelagoes, sea waters, and airspace under sovereignty,
sovereign rights, and national jurisdiction of Vietnam;

c) Forecast on changes in natural resources and environment, impacts of

climate change on natural resources and environment; demands for exploitation and
use of natural resources, and requirements for environmental protection in the
coastal areas, islands, archipelagoes, sea waters and airspace under sovereignty,
sovereign rights, and national jurisdiction of Vietnam in the planning period;

d) Forecast of future development prospects and scenarios; assessment on

opportunities and challenges for the activities that use the sea area;

dd) Determination of development viewpoints and objectives;

e) Orientations for spatial organization of all the activities in the coastal areas,
islands, archipelagoes, sea waters and airspace under sovereignty, sovereign rights,
and national jurisdiction of Vietnam;

g) Functional zoning for the coastal areas, islands, archipelagoes, sea waters
and airspace under sovereignty, sovereign rights, and national jurisdiction of
Vietnam;

h) Solutions, resources for plan implementation;

i) List of nationally significant projects in prioritizing order for implementation.

3. The Government shall stipulate in detail provisions on contents of the

national marine spatial plan stipulated in clause 2 of this Article and on the integration
of plans into the national marine spatial plan.

The formulation, appraisal, approval and amendment of plans in sectoral

technical and specialized aspects in order to implement provisions specified in
Clause 2 of this Article shall comply with provisions of relevant legislation.

Article 24. Contents of the national land use plan

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1. The national land use plan defines the spatial distribution and organization
of land use for objectives on socio-economic development, national defense and
security, environmental protection, natural disaster prevention, and response to
climate change based on land potentials and land use demand of inter-regional and
inter-provincial sectors and fields.

2. The national land use plan should include the following key contents:

a) Analysis and assessment of factors, natural conditions, resources, contexts

that directly affect land use, and current status of land use by sectors, fields;

b) Forecast on changes in land use;

c) Determination of viewpoints and objectives in land use in the new period;

d) Orientations of spatial distribution and targets for agricultural and forest land
use;

dd) Orientations for spatial distribution and targets for non-agricultural land
use;

e) Identification of unused land space;

g) Solutions, resources for the plan implementation.

3. The Government shall stipulate in detail provisions on the national land use
plan mentioned in clause 2 of this Article.

Article 25. Contents of national sectoral plans

1. National sectoral plans define development orientations, spatial distribution,

and organization of resources for inter-regional and inter-provincial sectors.

2. The list of national sectoral plans is specified in Annex 1 of this Law.

Based on socio-economic conditions and requirements of State administration

in each period, the Government reviews the list of national sectoral plans and
submits it to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and
decision of amendment.

3. The national sectoral plan for the infrastructure sector must include the
following key contents:

a) Analysis and assessment on natural conditions, factors, resources, contexts

and existing spatial distribution and use patterns of the national infrastructure sector;

b) Forecast on development trends and scenarios that have direct impacts on the
national infrastructure in the planning period;
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c) Assessment on inter-sectoral and inter-regional linkages; identification of socio-

economic development requirements of the sector; the opportunities and challenges to
the development of the national infrastructure sector;

d) Determination of development viewpoints and objectives of the national

infrastructure sector;

đ) The scheme for infrastructure sector development in the whole country and
territorial regions;

e) Orientations for land use organization for development of the national

infrastructure sector, and activities related to environment protection, response to climate
change and conservation of ecology, landscapes and nationally ranked heritage sites;

g) List of nationally significant projects and prioritized projects of the national

infrastructure sector and their priority order for implementation;

h) Solutions, resources for the plan implementation.

4. The national sectoral plan for the natural resource use sector must include
the following key contents:

a) Analysis and assessment on natural conditions, survey, investigation, and

exploration of current status of natural resource exploitation and use;

b) Impact assessment of natural resource exploitation and use;

c) Analysis and assessment of major policies and socio-economic

development orientations related to exploitation and use of natural resources and
environment protection of the country and related plans;

d) Forecast impacts on the protection, exploitation and use of natural

resources in the planning period of advances in science and technology as well as
socio-economic development;

đ) Viewpoints and objectives for national resources exploitation and use for
socio-economic development;

e) Designation of areas prohibited from exploitation and use, areas for

conditional exploitation; areas promoted for exploitation and use of natural resources;

g) Orientations of environmental protection, disaster prevention, and response

to climate change;

h) Solutions, resources for the plan implementation.

5. The national sectoral plan for the environmental protection sector must
include the following key contents:
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a) Assessment of the current status and trends of environmental quality, natural

landscapes and biodiversity; of the current status and trends of waste generation;
impacts of climate change; and of environmental management and protection;

b) Viewpoints, objectives, tasks, solutions for environmental protection;

c) Environmental zoning; natural resources and biodiversity conservation; waste

management; environmental monitoring and warning systems;

d) List of nationally significant projects and prioritized projects for environmental

protection and the priority order for implementation;

dd) Solutions and resources for the plan implementation.

6. The national sectoral plan for the biodiversity conservation sector must
include the following contents:

a) Assessment of the current status and trends of biodiversity as well as of

biodiversity conservation management;

b) Viewpoints, objectives, tasks and solutions for biodiversity conservation;

c) High biodiversity areas; important ecological landscapes; protected areas;

biodiversity corridors; biodiversity conservation facilities;

d) List of nationally significant projects and prioritized projects for biodiversity

conservation and the priority order for implementation;

dd) Solutions and resources for the plan implementation.

7. The Government shall stipulate in detail provisions on national sectoral plans

stipulated in clause 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Article and on the integration of plans into the
national sectoral plans.

The formulation, appraisal, approval, and adjustment of technical and

specialized plans in order to implement contents specified in clause 3, 4, 5 and 6 of
this Article shall comply with provisions of relevant legislation.

Article 26. Contents of regional plans

1. Regional plans define orientations for the development, spatial arrangement,

and resource distribution for social, economic, national defense, security, and
environment protection activities of inter-sectoral, inter-regional and inter-provincial
scale.

2. A regional plan must include the following key contents:

a) Analysis and assessment on the current status of specific conditions and

resources of the given region;
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b) Viewpoints and objectives for development of the given region;

c) Orientations for development of the given region’s advantageous sectors;

the scheme for development, arrangement, selection and distribution of
developmental resources in the given region;

d) Orientations for regional construction, including determination of rural-urban

system; economic zones; industrial zones; manufacturing zones; high-tech zones;
tourism zones; training and research zones; sports zones; natural protected areas;
areas for preservation, renovation and restoration of historical and cultural relics,
tourist attractions and those which have been inventoried as relics; intensive
production areas;

đ) Orientations for infrastructure development;

e) Orientation for environmental protection, exploitation and protection of water

resources and river basins, natural disasters prevention and response to climate
change in the given region’s territory;

g) List of the projects and priority order for implementation;

h) Solutions, resources for the plan implementation.

3. The Government shall stipulate in detailed provisions on contents of regional

plans stipulated in clause 2 of this Article and on the integration of plans into regional
plans.

The formulation, appraisal, approval and amendment of technical and

specialized plans in order to implement the contents specified in clause 2 of this
Article shall comply with the provisions of relevant legislation.

Article 27. Contents of provincial plans

1. Provincial plans reflect national level projects defined in national level plans;
regional and inter-provincial projects defined in regional plans; development
orientation, spatial arrangement and distribution of resources for socio-economic,
national defense, security and environmental protection activities at provincial and
inter-district levels and distribution orientations for district-level.
2. The provincial plan must include the following key contents:
a) Analysis, assessment and forecast on the specific factors and conditions of
a given province; assessment on the province’s current status regarding socio-
economic development, land use and urban and rural systems;
b) Viewpoints, objectives and the selected scheme for development of the
given province;
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c) Orientation for development of key sectors in the province; selected scheme

for organizations of social-economic activities;
d) The scheme for the urban system planning, including national and regional
level urban systems determined in the related regional plans governing the given
province; the scheme for development of other urban areas within the province and
provincial level cities, towns and townships; the scheme for development of the
system of economic zones; industrial zones, manufacturing zones, high-tech zones;
tourism zones, training and research zones; sports zones; protected areas, areas in
need of preservation, renovation and restoration of historical-cultural relics, tourist
attractions and those inventoried as relics in the province determined in national
plans and regional plans; the scheme for development of industrial complexes; the
scheme for spatial organization of rural areas, development of intensive agricultural
production areas; the scheme for distribution of residential areas; determination of
military and security areas; the scheme for development of specially disadvantaged
areas and development-driven areas;
dd) The scheme for development of transportation networks, including
networks of highways, national roads, and railways; inland waterways and maritime
routes; seaports, international and national airports; and inter-provincial road and
waterway networks determined in national plans and regional plans governing the
province; provincial road networks;
e) The scheme for development of electricity supply network, including electricity
supply works and electricity transmission grid determined in national plans and regional
plans covering the province; electricity transmission and distribution grid;
g) The scheme for development of telecommunications networks, including
international, national and inter-provincial telecommunication lines determined in
national and regional plans governing the province; the scheme for development of
inactive telecommunications technical infrastructure; important telecommunications
works related to national security and telecommunications works of the province;
h) The scheme for development of irrigation and water supply networks,
including regional and inter-provincial irrigation and water supply networks
determined in national plans and regional plans governing the provincial plan; inter-
district water supply and irrigation networks;
i) The scheme for development of waste treatment zones, including regional and
inter-provincial hazardous waste treatment zones determined in national and regional
plans governing the given province’s plan; inter-district waste treatment zones;
k) The scheme for development of social infrastructure, including national,
regional, and inter-provincial social-infrastructure projects determined in national and
regional plans governing the given province’s plan; cultural, sports and tourism
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facilities, trade centers, fairs, exhibitions, and other social infrastructure of the
province;
l) The scheme of land distribution and delineation into functional zones and
land categories, to district administrative level;
m) The scheme for construction planning of inter-district and district areas;
n) The scheme for environmental protection, water resources exploitation and
protection, natural disaster prevention, and response to climate change in the
province;
o) List of the province’s projects in priority order for implementation;
p) Solutions, resources for the provincial plan implementation.
3. The Government shall stipulate in detail provisions on contents of provincial
plans in clause 2 of this Article.
The formulation, appraisal, approval and amendment of technical and specialized
plans in order to implement the contents specified in Clause 2 of this Article shall comply
with provisions of relevant legislation.

Article 28. Contents of urban plans and rural plans

The contents of urban and rural plans and the formulation, appraisal, approval,
implementation and amendment thereof shall comply with provisions of urban planning
and construction legislation.
The publication and disclosure of urban plans and rural plans shall comply with
provisions of this Law, urban planning, and construction legislation.

Chapter III
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APPRAISAL, DECISION OR APPROVAL, PUBLICATION AND PROVISION OF

PLAN INFORMATION

Part 1
PLAN APPRAISAL

Article 29. Authority in establishment of the Plan appraisal council

1. The Government’s Prime Minister establishes the Plan appraisal council(s)
for appraisal of national and regional plans.
2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment establishes the Plan appraisal
council(s) for appraisal of provincial plans.

Article 30. The Plan appraisal council

1. Members of the Plan appraisal council for national and regional plans include
the council chairperson and members. The council chairperson should be the Prime
Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister. Council members include representatives of
ministries, ministerial-level agencies, local authorities and other organizations and
individuals. The standing body of the appraisal council shall be decided by its
chairperson.
2. The Plan appraisal councils of provincial plans include: the chairperson and
its members. The chairperson is the Minister of Planning and Investment and the
members consist of representatives of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and local
authorities and other organizations and individuals. The standing body of this Plan
appraisal council shall be decided by its Chairperson.
3. The Plan appraisal council works collectively as a team and is responsible for
appraisal of plans based on a given planning task . The standing body of the Plan
appraisal council organizes the consultation with experts, social-professional
organizations, and other relevant organizations before submitting the plan to the Plan
appraisal council.
If necessary, the Plan appraisal council may select (an) independent critical
consultant(s). Such consultant(s) must meet requirements regarding professional
competence relevant to the undertakings and in line with the relevant legislation and
the Government's regulations.
4. The Government shall stipulate in detail this Article.

Article 31. Dossier to be submitted for plan appraisal

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1. The dossier submitted for plan appraisal includes as follows:

a) Request for plan appraisal;
b) Report on the plan;
c) Draft decision or approval document of the plan;
d) Aggregated report of opinions of agencies, organizations, communities and
individuals regarding the plan report; copies of comments of related ministries,
ministerial level agencies, and concerned localities; report on justification of comment
up-taking;
dd) Strategic environmental assessment report;
e) The system of planning maps, diagrams and database.
2. The Plan appraisal council only performs the appraisal when the dossier is
submitted in full in accordance with the regulations in clause 1 of this Article. If
necessary, the Council reserves the right to request the Plan formulation agency to
provide further information and clarifications.

Article 32: Contents of plan appraisal

The plan appraisal focuses on the following issues:
1. Compliance with the approved planning task ;
2. Compliance with the plan formulation process stipulated in Article 16 of this
Law;
3. Integration of planning contents prepared by the assigned ministries,
ministerial-level agencies, and localities;
4. Compliance with provisions stipulated in Part 2, Chapter II of this Law.

Article 33. Plan appraisal report

1. Plan appraisal report for the national comprehensive plan, national marine
spatial plan, and national land use plan must clearly reflect the plan appraisal opinions
of the Plan appraisal council on plan appraisal contents as specified in Article 32 of this
Law and the conclusions on whether or not the given plan satisfies the conditions for
submission by the Prime Minister to the National Assembly for decision.

2. Appraisal reports on national sectoral plans, regional plans, and provincial

plans must clearly reflect the plan appraisal opinions of the Plan Appraisal Councils on
plan appraisal contents as specified in Article 32 of this Law and the conclusions on
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whether the plans satisfy conditions forsubmission to the Prime Minister for his/her
approval.

3. The appraisal reports for the national comprehensive plan, national marine
spatial plan, national land use plan, regional plans, and the documents enclosed
therewith must be sent to the Plan formulation agency no later than 15 days from the
date of completion of the appraisal. The Plan formulation agency assumes the
responsibility to review, respond and take up appraisal opinions in order to finalize
the dossier for submission for approval of that plan.

Appraisal reports for national sectoral plans, provincial plans, and the
documents enclosed therewith must be sent to the Plan formulation agency no later
than 15 days from the date of completion of the appraisal. The Plan formulation
agency assumes the responsibility to review, respond, and take up appraisal opinions
in order to finalize the dossier to be submitted for approval on the plan(s).

In case the Plan appraisal council concludes that the plan fails to meet
requirements for submission for decision or approval, the Plan appraisal council shall
return the dossier to the plan submitting agency with explicitly stated reasons thereof.
Part 2
PLAN DECISION OR APPROVAL

Article 34. Authority in plan decision or approval

1. The National Assembly gives a decision on the national comprehensive

plan, national marine spatial plan, national land use plan.

2. The Prime Minister gives his/her approval to national sectoral plans, regional
plans and provincial plans.

For plans of the country’s capital, the Prime Minister gives his/her approval
based on the National Assembly’s opinions.

Article 35. The dossier submitted for plan decision or approval

The dossier submitted for plan decision or approval includes as follows:

1. Request for plan decision or approval;

2. Plan report;
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3. Draft decision or approval document of the plan;

4. Aggregated report on opinions of agencies, organizations and individuals on

the plan; copies of comments made by related ministries, ministerial level agencies,
and localities; justification report of comment up-taking ;

5. The Strategic environmental assessment report;

6. The plan appraisal report; copies of comments from experts, social –

professional organizations, and other related organizations; analysis reports by
independent critical consultant(s) (if any);

7. Justification report of comments up-taking;

8. The system of planning maps, diagrams and database.

Article 36. Order and procedures for decision on the national

comprehensive plan, national marine spatial plan, and national land use plan.

1. At least 60 days prior to the opening of the regular National Assembly’s

plenum, the Government shall send the dossiers submitted for decision on plan(s) to
the National Assembly’s body in charge of plan review.

2. The reviewing agency may request the Government and concerned

agencies, organizations and individuals to report on issues relating to the plan(s).
The requested agencies, organizations and individuals shall have to provide full
information and documents for the review.

3. Contents of the review shall include:

a) The relevance of the planning contents to the Party's policies and

guidelines; the constitutionality, legality, and integrity of the planning system; the
compatibility with relating international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is a member;

b) The relevance of the plan(s) to provisions stipulated in Part 2, Chapter II of

this Law;

c) The feasibility of the plan(s) and the required conditions in order to ensure
human and financial resources for the plan(s) implementation.

4. The National Assembly shall consider and pass resolutions on the national
comprehensive plan, national marine spatial plan and national land use plan.

Article 37. Content of a plan decision or approval

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The plan decision or approval include key content stipulated in clause 2 of

Article 22, clause 2 of Article 23, clause 2 of Article 24, and clauses 3, 4, 5 and 6 of
Article 25, clause 2 of Article 26 and clause 2 of Article 27 of this Law, in
corresponding to each plan category.
Part 3

PLAN PUBLICATION AND INFORMATION PROVISION

Article 38. Plan publication

1. No later than 15 days from the date a decision is made on or approval is

given to a plan by (a) competent agency(ies), all the contents of such plan shall be
made public, except for the information classified as State secrets in accordance with
relevant regulations and legislation.

2. The plan shall be made public in the form stipulated in Article 40 of this Law.

Article 39. Responsibilities for plan publication

1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment is responsible for organization the

publication of the national comprehensive plan and regional plans.

2. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible for

organizing the publication of the national marine spatial plan and national land use
plan.

3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies are responsible for organizing the

publication of sectoral plans formulated under their authority.

4. Provincial People’s committees are responsible for organizing the

publication of provincial plans.

Article 40. Forms of plan publication

1. Plans must be made public on a regular and continuous basis on the official
websites of plan formulation agencies.

2. In addition to conforming to the provision prescribed in clause 1 of this

Article, the plan(s) publication can be made in the following forms:

a) On mass media;

b) Displaying of models, system of planning maps, diagrams and database;

c) Presentation at organized conferences and workshops;

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d) Release of printed publications.

3. The Government shall stipulate in detail clause 2 of this Article.

Article 41. National planning information and database system

1. The national planning information and database system shall be established

and operated in the whole country to inform planning activities.

The national planning information and database system includes planning

dossiers and data on natural resources, economy, society, environment, climate
change, and national defense, security which are linked with the standardized and
regularly updated national geographic databases.

2. Responsibility for establishment of national planning information and

database system:

a) The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall take responsibility for

development, management and use of the national planning information and
database system;

b) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take responsibility

for providing standardized and regularly updated geographical database in order to
create framework data for the national planning information and database system;

c) Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall take responsibility for

providing relevant data under their management which will be incorporated into the
national planning information and database system;

d) The Provincial People's Committees shall take responsibility for providing

relevant data under their management which will be incorporated into the national
planning information and database system.

3. The Government shall stipulate in detail this Article.

Article 42. Provision of planning information to agencies, organizations and

individuals

1. The information related to decision on and approval of plans must be

provided fully, promptly, and accurately to agencies, organizations, and individuals
who make requests, except for information related to provisions on protection of the
State secrets.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall take responsibility for providing
information relating to the national, regional and provincial plans.
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3. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take responsibility for
providing information on the national land use plan and national marine spatial plan.

4. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall take responsibility for providing

information relating to plans formulated under their plan authority of formulation.

5. Provincial People's Committees shall take responsibility for providing

information on provincial plans.

Article 43. Forms of planning information provision

1. Planning related information is provided in writing or direct communication at

the request of the agencies, organizations and individuals.
2. Planning related information is posted via mass media and official websites
according to Article 40 of this Law.
3. Circulation of planning related publications.

Article 44. Archive of planning dossiers

1. Planning dossiers include:
a) Dossiers submitted for plan appraisal as stipulated in Article 31 of this Law;
b) Dossiers submitted for plan decision or approval as stipulated in Article 35 of
this Law;
c) Plan review report, in the case of the national comprehensive plan, national
marine spatial plan and national land use plan;
d) Plan decision document or approval document;
dd) Other documents (if any).
2. The planning dossier shall be archived in accordance with the legislation on
archives.

Chapter IV
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, EVALUATION AND AMENDMENT
Part 1
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Article 45. Plan implementation scheme

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1. Plan implementation schemes are issued after plans have been given a
decision or an approval.
2. A plan implementation scheme includes the following key contents:

a) Public investment projects;

b) Non-public investment projects:

c) Scheme of land use;

d) Determination and use of resources for implementation of the decided or
approved plans.

Article 46. Plan implementation policies and solutions

The plan implementation policies and solutions for plan implementation must
be in line with plan implementation schemes and shall include the following key
contents:
1. Investment attraction for development based on the decided or approved plans;

2. Human resources development;

3. Science – technology development;

4. Ensure social security;

5. Ensure environmental protection;

6. Ensure financial resources;

7. Ensure national defense and security.

Article 47. Resources for plan implementation

1. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within their tasks and powers,
allocate resources or submit requests for resource allocation to competent agencies for
the implementation of the plan(s).

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall take lead, in coordination with
the Ministry of Finance, to submit to competent agencies requests for funding
resources allocation for public investment projects in accordance with the legislation
on public investment and State budget.

3. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall take lead, in

coordination with ministries, ministerial-level agencies and Provincial People’s
Committees, to submit to competent agencies for promulgation of land use plans and
resources allocation for the implementation of national and regional plans.
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4. Provincial People’s Committees shall, under their authority, promulgate land

use plans and allocate resources for the implementation of provincial plan or submit
requests to competent agencies to do so.

Article 48. Report on plan implementation

1. All Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial people's committees

assume the responsibility for preparing and submitting plan implementation reports to
the Ministry of Planning and Investment no later than October 31st every year so that
the planning report to the Government can be synthesized before December 31st
every year.

2. The Government assumes the responsibility for reporting to the National

Assembly on planning work every 5 years.

Part 2

PLAN IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION

Article 49. Responsibilities for plan implementation evaluation

1. The evaluation of plan implementation shall be carried out on a regular or ad

hoc basis, using evaluation criteria stipulated by the Government.

2. Responsibilities for evaluation of plan implementation:

a) The Ministry of Planning and Investment assumes the responsibility for

evaluating the implementation of national comprehensive plans and regional plans;

b) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment assumes the

responsibility for evaluation of the implementation of national marine spatial plan and
national land use plan;
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c) Ministries and ministerial-level agencies assume the responsibility for

evaluating the implementation of national sectoral plans under their authority;

d) Provincial People's Committees assume the responsibility for evaluating the

implementation of provincial plans.

3. The agency in charge of the national comprehensive plan, national marine

spatial plan and national land use plan implementation evaluation shall submit an
evaluation report to the Government. If necessary, the Government reports to the
National Assembly thereon.

The agency in charge of national sectoral plans, regional plans and provincial
plans implementation evaluation shall submit their evaluation reports to the Prime
Minister.

Article 50. Contents of plan implementation evaluation

1. Synthesis, analysis and assessment on the progress and result of a given

plan implementation; the achievements of plan implementation; evaluation on the
achievement level in comparison with the decided or approved plans or the
achievements of the previous period.

2. Identification of factors and causes that influence the plan implementation

progress and result; proposed measures to improved effectiveness of plan
implementation in the current and upcoming planning periods or recommendations
on plan amendments (if any).

Part 3

PLAN AMENDMENT

Article 51. Principles in plan amendment

1. The agency which has the authority in decision-making or giving approval

has the authority to decide or approve the amendment thereof.

2. The Plan formulation agency assumes the responsibility for organization of

plan amendment.

3. The plan amendment must not alter plan objectives except for cases
stipulated in clauses 1, 3 and 4 of Article 53 of this Law.
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Article 52. Plan review

1. Plans must be reviewed every 5 years in order to be amended in

accordance with the socio-economic development situation in each period.

2. The Plan formulation agency assumes the responsibility for organization of

plan review.

3. The results of a plan review must be reported in writing to agencies having

the authority in making decision or giving approval on the plan.

Article 53. Bases for plan amendment

Plan amendment shall only be possible in one of the following cases:

1. An amendment to the objectives of socio-economic development strategies,

sectoral development strategies, which subsequently alters the objectives of the plan;

2. An amendment to relevant higher-level plans which subsequently alters the

objectives of the plan or there is a conflict among plans of the same level;

3. A change(s) in administrative boundaries, which may affect the role and

scale of the planning area;

4. Impacts of natural disasters, climate change or wars that may alter the
objectives, orientations and spatial organization set forth in the given plan;

5. Critical socio-economic fluctuations that may limit the resources necessary

for implementation of the given plan;

6. Advances in science and technology that significantly alter the plan

implementation;

7. National defense and security requirements.

Article 54. Order, procedures and authority of plan amendment

1. The Government submits to the National Assembly for a decision on a

proposal on amendments of the national comprehensive plan, national marine spatial
plan, and national land use plan.
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Ministries and ministerial-level agencies submits to the Prime Minister for

approval to proposals on amendment of national sectoral plans under their authority.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment submits to the Prime Minister for
approval to proposals on regional plans amendment.

Provincial people's committees submits to the Prime Minister for approval to

proposals on amendment of provincial plans.

2. The order and procedures for amendment and publication and provision of
information on such amendment shall be conducted the same way as for plan
formulation, appraisal, decision or approval, publication and information provision
prescribed in Chapter II and Chapter III of this Law.

3. The plan formulation agency(s) assume(s) the responsibility for updating

and presenting in plans the respective amendments.

Chapter V

STATE ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBILITIES OVER PLANS

Article 55. State administration responsibilities over plans by the

Government and ministries and ministerial-level agencies

1. The Government performs unified State administration over plans; issues

plans, policies, solutions and allocates resources for the implementation of national
comprehensive plan, national marine spatial plan and national land use plan.

2. The Prime Minister issues plans, policies, and solutions and allocates
resources for the implementation of national sectoral plans, regional plans and
provincial plans.

3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment is the focal point assisting the
Government in performing the State management over plans and has the following
tasks and powers:

a) To promulgate within its competence or submit to the Government for

promulgation of legal normative documents on planning;

b) To submit to competent State agencies for issuance of plans, policies,

solutions and allocation of resources for implementation of national comprehensive
plans and regional plans;

c) To propose to the Government the establishment of the Plan appraisal

council for national comprehensive plans and regional plans;
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d) To provide guidelines on plan formulation and organization of plan

implementation to ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial people’s
committee;

dd) To issue norms applicable to planning work;

e) To take lead, in coordination with concerned agencies, organizations in

implementation of planning related international cooperation activities;

g) To take lead, coordinate the organization, management of training, capacity

development for human resources, research, science and technology application in
planning activities;

h) To collaborate with concerned agencies and organizations in dissemination

and education on planning legislation.

4. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, within their tasks and powers, assume

the responsibility for coordinating with the Ministry of Planning and Investment in
performing the State administration over plans and have the following tasks and
powers:

a) To submit to the Prime Minister for issuance of plans, policies, solutions and
to prepare allocation of resources for the implementation of national sectoral plans;
for the establishment of the Plan appraisal councils for national sectoral plans;

b) To organize the implementation of the national sectoral plans and of the

planning contents in the national comprehensive plans, national marine spatial plan,
national land use plan, regional plans, under their authority;

c) To supervise and inspect, to settle complaints and arraignments and handle

violations regarding planning;

d) To commend agencies, organizations and individuals for their

achievements in planning work.

5. Aside from the tasks and powers stipulated in clause 4 of this Article,
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has the following tasks and powers:

a) To take lead, in coordination with other ministries, ministerial-level agencies

and Provincial People’s Committees, to submit to the Government for issuance of the
land use scheme for implementation of national and regional plans;

b) To submit to the Government for issuance of policies, solutions, plans and

resource allocation scheme for plan implementation including for the national marine
spatial plan and national land use plan;
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c) To submit to the Government for establishment of the Plan Appraisal

Council(s) for the national marine spatial plan, national land use plan, national land
use plans for national defense, national land use plans for national security.

6. Aside from the tasks and powers stipulated in clause 4 of this Article, the
Ministry of Finance has the following tasks and powers:

a) To take lead, in coordination with ministries, ministerial-level agencies and

provincial people’s committees, in issuing policies and solutions to ensure financial
resources for plan implementation;

b) To issue regulations on cost norms for planning work.

Article 56. State administration responsibilities over plans by provincial

people’s committees

Provincial people’s committees shall, within their tasks and powers, perform
the State administration over plans in their localities and have the following tasks and
powers:

1. To promulgate plans, policies, solutions and allocate resources for the

implementation of the provincial plans under their competence, or submit to
competent agencies to do so;

2. To organize the implementation of provincial plans;

3. To collaborate in formulation of relevant national and regional plans;

4. To organize dissemination and education of legislation on planning;

5. To supervise, inspect, settle complaints, arraignments and handle violations

in planning;

6. To commend agencies, organizations and individuals for their

achievements in planning.

Chapter VI
ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

Article 57. Amendment to a number of articles in planning related laws

To amend clause 2 of Article 50 of Law on Information and Technology
No.67/2006/QH11 as follows:

2. The Ministry of Information and Communication shall publicize lists, and

formulate programs on development of key information technological products in
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each period in accordance with the strategy for development of the information
technology industry.
2. To amend, a number of articles of the Law on Organization of local
governments, No.77/2015/QH13 as follows:
a) To annul point g, clause 3 of Article 19;
b) To amend point a, clause 2 of Article 128;
a) To be in line with relevant plans approved or decided by competent
authorities;
3. To amend a number of articles of the Law on Veterinary Medicine,
No.79/2015/QH13:
a) To amend point b of clause 1 of Article 5 as follows:
b) To establish a traceability system to track origin of animals, animal products;
to build networks of slaughtering facilities, semi-processing and processing animal
products heading to link between the processing industry with livestock areas;
b) To amend point b of clause 1 of Article 9:
b) To develop regional plans and animal epidemics prevention plans, which
are integrated into provincial plans and organize the implementation of such plans; to
develop, issue and organize the implementation of animal epidemics prevention
schemes and of epidemics surveillance and control programs;
c) To amend clause 3 and clause 4 of Article 40 as follows:
3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development issues requirements for
establishment of animal quarantine stations at transport hubs nationwide.
4. Provincial People's Committees shall decide on, based on the provisions of
Article 3 of this Article, the establishment and operation of animal and animal product
quarantine stations at transport hubs in the provinces.
d) To amend point b of clause 1 of Article 76:
“b) To direct the establishment of concentrated animal slaughtering network
and scheming for developing concentrated animal slaughtering;
đ) To amend, supplement point a of clause 2 of Article 76:
a) To collaborate with related divisions, departments, sectors to implement the
establishment of concentrated animal slaughtering facilities;
4. To amend Article 58 of Law on National Reserve, No.22/2012/QH13:
Article 58. Master plan for the national reserve warehouse system
1. The formulation of a master plan for the national reserve warehouse system
shall comply with the principles prescribed in the Law on Planning and ensure the
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consistency with the national reserve strategies, conformity, locations of production

area, and the population density as well as ensure the safety.
2. The master plan for national reserve warehouse system includes contents
shall comply to provisions in the Law on Planning and meets the following
requirements:
a) In line with the objectives and requirements of national reserve;
b) Ensuring the continuity of the national reserve warehouses system by routes
and territorial units;
c) Ensuring development towards modernization;
d) In line with the investment capital capacity;
e) Clear solutions and implementation roadmap.
3. The formulation, appraisal, approval, publication, implementation and
amendment of the master plan for the national reserve warehouses system shall
comply with the provisions of the Law on Planning and other relevant legal
provisions.
5. To amend Article 8 of Law on Vocational Education, No.74/2014/QH13:
“Article 8. Plans of vocational education establishments networks of
1. The formulation of a vocational education establishments network plan must
comply with the principles prescribed by the Law on Planning and ensure the
structures in terms of industries, occupations, qualification, and geographical regions;
ensure the diversification and synchronization of the vocational education system,
linking training with production, business and services; step by step improve the
quality of training, serving the cause of industrialization, modernization and
international integration.
2. The plan on the vocational education establishment network shall comply
with provisions in the Law on Planning and includes the following contents:

a) The structure of the vocational education establishment network and the

training scale according to the training fields, occupations, training levels and
categories of vocational education establishments;

b) Distribution of vocational education establishments in each region and

locality;

c) Human resources development for teachers and educational managers in

the field of vocational training;

d) Investment in facilities and training equipment.

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3. The formulation, appraisal, approval, publication, implementation and

amendment of a plan for vocational education establishment network shall comply
with the provisions of the Law on Planning and other relevant legal provisions.

4. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial people's committees

shall, based on the national plan on vocational education establishment network,
formulate and approve their respective vocational education establishment network
plans and take responsibility for directing the implementation thereof.

The integration of such plans into national plans shall comply with the Law on
Planning.

6. To supplement clause 5 of Article 82 of the Law on Medical Examination

and Treatment No. 40/2009/QH12 as follows:

5. The plan the system of medical examination and treatment establishments

throughout the country and specialized medical examination and treatment
establishments shall be integrated into the national plan of medical establishments;
the planning on the system of local medical examination and treatment
establishments shall be integrated into the respective provincial planning according
to the provisions of Law on Planning.

7. To amend and supplement a number of articles of the Law on

Telecommunications No.41/2009/QH12 as follows:

a) To amend Point a, Clause 2 of Article 8 as follows:

“a) In line with the socio-economic development strategies, the national plans
and the national socio-economic development plans in each period; to abide by
Vietnamese laws and treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a
member;”;

b) To amend and supplement clause 3 of Article 8 as follows:

“3. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall formulate the

national telecommunications development plan and integrate it into the national
information and communication infrastructure plan according to the Law on Planning
and other relevant legal provisions.”;
c) To amend point e, clause 1 of Article 14 as follows:
“dd) To allocate telecommunication resources according to regulations on
management of telecommunications resources;”;
d) To amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 38 as follows:
“3. Any amendment to a telecommunication license during the validity of a license
shall be made at the request of the licensed organization or of the Ministry of Information
and Communications in accordance with the regulations on telecommunications
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resource management, connectivity, tariffs, technical standards and norms on

telecommunications.”;
đ) To amend clause 1 of Article 60 as follows:
“1. The shared use of technical infrastructure for traffic, energy supply, public
lighting, water supply, drainage, telecommunications and other technical
infrastructure works shall comply with the principles of effectiveness and cost-
efficiency, meeting the requirements of landscapes and environment, in accordance
with the plans approved or decided by the competent authorities”.
8. To amend a number of articles of Law on Thrift Practice and Waste Combat
No.44/2013/QH13 as follows:
a) To amend point d, clause 2 of Article 5 as follows:
“d) Plans approved or decided by competent authorities; socio-economic
development plans; sectoral and regional development plans; land use plans; The list
of investment projects, investment capital sources; natural resources exploitation
schemes and activities;”;
b) To amend and supplement Article 33 as follows:
“Article 33. Formulation, appraisal and approval of plans, schemes and lists of
investment projects
1. The formulation, appraisal and approval of plan in the national planning
system; socio-economic development plan; sectoral, regional, and product
development plans; land use plans must be in line with the socio-economic
development orientations and strategies and the capability of the economy.
2. The formulation, appraisal and approval of the list of investment projects
must be in line with the plans approved or decided by the competent authorities;
socio-economic development plans; sectoral, regional and product development
plans; land use plans.”;
c) To amend clause 1 of Article 34 as follows:
“1. Formulation and appraisal of investment projects must be in line with the
plans approved or decided by competent authorities; socio-economic development
plans; sectoral, regional and product development plans; land use plans; and the list
of investment projects and in accordance with technical standards and norms in
construction.”.
9. Plans in the Law on National Defense No.39/2005/QH11, Law on Radio
Frequency No.42/2009/QH12, Law on Education No 38/2005/QH11 have been
amended and supplemented by the Law on amending a number of articles of the Law
on Education No.44/2009/ H12, Law on the Sea of Vietnam No.18/2012/QH13, Law
on Natural Disasters Prevention and Control No. 33/2013/QH13, Law on Housing
65/2014/QH13, Law on People’s Public Security Forces No. 73/2014/QH13, Law on
Law on Marine Resources and Coastal Resources No.82/2015/QH13, , Law on
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Access to Information No.104/2016/QH13, Law on TourismNo.09/2017/QH14, and

the Ordinance on Plant Variety No. 15/2004/PL-UBTVQH11,, the Ordinance on
Livestock Breeds No. 16/2004/PL- UBTVQH11, the Ordinance on Population No.
06/2003/PL-UBTVQH11 which has been amended in the Ordinance on amending to
Article 10 of the Ordinance on Population No. 08/2008/PL-UBTVQH12 and other
legal documents replaced by the plans approved or decided by competent authorities.

Article 58. Implementation effect

1. This Law takes effect from January 1st, 2019.
2. The provisions of this Law on formulation, appraisal of national, regional, and
provincial plans take effect from March 1st, 2018.
The Government shall ensure funding for the formulation and appraisal of
plans stipulated in this clause according to legislation on public investment and
State budget.

Article 59. Transitional provisions

1. As for plans decided on or approved prior to the date when this Law takes
effect:
a) National, regional and provincial plans are implemented until the end of their
planning periods; in case the contents of such plans are not in line with the provisions
of this Law, amendments according to provisions of this Law are mandatory;
b) Technical and specialized plans specified in Annex 2 of this Law shall
continue to be implemented in line with the relevant legal provisions; in case the
contents of such plans are not in line with the higher-level plans decided or approved
under the provisions of this Law, plan amendments are mandatory according to those
higher level plans;
c) Implementation of plans that are integrated into national, regional and
provincial plans will be continued until such national, regional and provincial plans
are decided or approved in accordance with this Law, except for cases specified at
point b of this clause;
d) Validity of plans on investment in development of specific goods, services
and products, determination of the volumes and quantities of goods and services
produced or consumed which were previously decided or approved will end by
December 31st, 2018 at the latest.
2. National, regional and provincial plans formulated and appraised prior to the
effective date of this Law but have not yet been decided or approved, shall be
decided or approved in accordance with this Law.
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3. For projects approved by competent agencies under plans, those projects

shall continue to be implemented until the end of the project periods in accordance
with the applicable legal provisions.
4. The Government shall review and issue the lists of plans stipulated in point c
and point d of clause 1 of this Article and point 39 of Annex 2 before December 31st,
2018.
5. The Government shall review and submit the proposal to the National
Assembly for amendments to planning-related provisions in laws and codes of law
listed in Annex 3 of this Law and other legal normative documents to ensure the
consistency thereof with the Law on Planning and such amendments come into effect
on January 1st, 2019 at the latest.

This Law has been passed by the XIV National Assembly of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, at its 4th plenum on November 24th, 2017.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRPERSON

Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan

Signed
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ANNEX 1
LIST OF THE NATIONAL SECTORAL PLANS

No. NAME OF PLANS

I INFRATRUCTURE

1. Road network plan

2. Railway network plan

3. Sea port system development master plan

4. Airport and airfield system development master plan

5. Inland waterway infrastructure plan

6. Hydro-meteorological stations network plan

7. Energy master plan

8. Electricity development plan

9. Gas and fuel storage and distribution infrastructure plan

10. Information and communication infrastructure plan

11. Press, radio, television, websites (electronic portals) and publishing facility
network development plan

12. Natural disaster prevention and irrigation system plan

13. Tourism system plan

14. Cultural and sport complexes network plan

15. Plan on the State-owned science and technology facilities network

16. Tertiary and pedagogic education institutions network plan

17. Specialized education institution network for people with disabilities and
centers network for inclusive education Plan
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No. NAME OF PLANS

18. Vocational education establishments network Plan

19. Plan on the network of social support establishments

20. National plan on the rehabilitation establishments system for people with
meritorious services to the country

21. Fishing ports and storm shelters system plan

22. Healthcare facilities network plan

23. National reserve warehouses system plan

24. Plan on national defense works, military zones, ammunition storage and
defense industrial areas

25. Fire fighting and prevention infrastructure plan

26. Urban and rural system plan

27. Education center on defense and security network Plan

II NATURAL RESOURCES USE

28. Sustainable exploitation and use of coastal resources master Plan

29. Plan on formative geological survey of mineral resources

30. Water resources plan

31. Plan on exploration, mining, processing and utilization of radioactive ores

32. Plan on exploration, mining, processing and utilization of minerals

33. Plan on exploration, mining, processing and utilization of the minerals for
construction material production

34. Forestry plan

35. Plan on protection and exploitation of aquaculture resources

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No. NAME OF PLANS

36. Plan on utilization of land used for national defense purposes

37. Plan on utilization of land used for national security purposes

III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

38. Environmental protection plan

IV BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

39. Biodiversity conservation master plan

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ANNEX 2
LIST OF TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIZED PLANS

NO. NAME OF PLAN LEGAL DOCUMENT

GOVERNING

1. District-level land use plan Law on Land

No.45/2013/QH13

2. National environmental monitoring master Law on Environmental

plan Protection No.55/2014/QH13

3. Integrated inter-provincial river basins and Law on Water Resources

water resources plan No.17/2012/QH13

4. Trans-boundary water resources protection, Law on Water Resources

exploitation and use plan No.17/2012/QH13

5. Formative water resources survey master Law on Water Resources

plan No.17/2012/QH13

6. Plan for areas free from harmful creatures Law on Plant Protection and
Quarantine No.41/2013/QH13

7. Irrigation plan Law on Irrigation No.

08/2017/QH14

8. Flood prevention for diked river routes Plan Law on Dyke No.
79/2006/QH11

9. Dikes plan Law on Dike No.

79/2006/QH11

10. Plan on residential and production areas in Law on Natural Disaster

adaptation to natural disasters Prevention and Control No.
33/2013/QH13

11. Construction plan Law on Construction No.

50/2014/QH13
Law on Cultural Heritage
12. Relics conservation, renovation and No.28/2001/QH10 which was
restoration plan amended in the Law
amending a number of articles
of the Law on Cultural
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NO. NAME OF PLAN LEGAL DOCUMENT

GOVERNING
Heritage .No. 32/2009/QH12
13. Archaeological Plan Amended Law on Cultural
Heritage No.28/2001/QH10
which was amended in the
Law amending a number of
articles of the Law on Cultural
Heritage No.32/2009/QH12

14. Plan on the network of orthopedic and Law on People with

rehabilitation facilities and care facilities for Disabilities No. 51/2010/QH12
people with disabilities

15. Elderly care facility plan Law on the Elderly No.

39/2009/QH12

16. Tertiary education institutions network plan Law on Tertiary Education No.
08/2012/QH13

17. Plan on the network of vocational education Law on Vocational Education

establishments managed by provinces, No.74/2014/QH13
ministries and ministerial-level agencies

18. Border-gate plan; railway routes, station plan; Law on National Border
airport plan No.06/2003/QH11; Law on
Railway No.06/2017/QH14;
Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation
No.66/2006/QH11 which was
amended in the Law
amending and supplementing
a number of articles of the
Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation
No. 61/2014/QH13

19. Flight information region (FIR) plan The Vietnam Civil Aviation
Law No. 66/2006/QH11 which
was amended in the Law
amending and supplementing
a number of articles of the
Vietnam Civil Aviation Law
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NO. NAME OF PLAN LEGAL DOCUMENT

GOVERNING

No. 61/2014/QH13

20. Detailed plan on seaports clusters, harbours, Code of Law on Vietnam

wharves, buoys, waters areas and water Maritime No. 95/2015/QH13
zones

21. Detailed plan on development of land and Code of Law on Vietnam

seaport waters Maritime No. 95/2015/QH13

22. Shallow port system development plan Code of Law on Vietnam

Maritime No. 95/2015/QH13

23. Road infrastructure plan Law on Road Traffic No.

23/2008/QH12

24. Atomic energy development and application Law on Atomic Energy No.
plan 18/2008/QH12

25. Nuclear power development plan Law on Atomic Energy No.

18/2008/QH12

26. Medical examination and treatment Law on Medical Examination

establishment system plan and Treatment No.
40/2009/QH12

27. National telecommunications development Law on Telecommunications

plan No. 41/2009/QH12

28. Telecommunications number storage plan Law on Telecommunications

No. 41/2009/QH12

29. Internet resources plan Law on Telecommunications

No. 41/2009/QH12

30. Inactive telecommunications technical Law on Telecommunications

infrastructure plan No. 41/2009/QH12

31. Radio frequency plan Law on Radio Frequencies

No. 42/2009/QH12

32. Public post network development plan Law on Post No.

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NO. NAME OF PLAN LEGAL DOCUMENT

GOVERNING

49/2010/QH12

33. Detailed plan on national reserve warehouse Law on National Reserve No.
network 22/2012/QH13

34. Plan on national defense works and military Law on National Defense No.
zones 39/2005/QH11

35. National sea use plan Law on Vietnam Sea No.

18/2012/QH13

36. Outdoor advertising plan Law on Advertising No.

16/2012/QH13

37. Plan on disease-free facilities and zones for Law on Veterinary Medicine
animals No. 79/2015/QH13

38. State testing system plan Law on Pharmacy No.

105/2016/QH13

39. Other technical and specialized plans to be

integrated into the national planning system

ANNEX 3
LIST OF PLANNING RELATED LAWS, CODES OF LAW TO BE AMENDED

NO. LAW, CODE OF

POINTS, CLAUSES, ARTICLES TO BE AMENDED
LAW
Code of Law on Clause 2 Article 7; clause 12 Article 12; Article 44;
1. Vietnamese Maritime Article 46; clause 1 Article 48; Article 81; point a and
No. 95/2015/QH13 point b clause 1 Article 82; clause 1 Article 88; clause 1
Article 92; point đ clause 1 Article 126

Law on Inland Clause 1 Article 3; Article 10; clause 3 Article 13; clause
2. Waterway Transport 4 Article 99; clause 2 Article 100
No.23/2004/QH11
which was amended
in the Law amending
and supplementing a
number of articles of
the Law on Inland
Waterway Transport
No. 48/2014/QH13
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NO. LAW, CODE OF

POINTS, CLAUSES, ARTICLES TO BE AMENDED
LAW
Law on Road Traffic Article 6; clause 2 Article 46; clause 3 Article 64; clause
3. No. 23/2008/QH12 1 Article 84
Law on Chemicals Article 8; Article 9; clause 3 Article 49
4. No. 06/2007/QH12
Law on Biodiversity Article 8; Article 10; Article 11; Article 12; Article 13;
5. No. 20/2008/QH12 Article 14; Article 15; clause 1 Article 24

Law on tobacco harm Clause 3 Article 4; Article 20, clause 1 Article 21

6. Prevention No.
09/2012/QH13
Law on Clause 21 Article 3; Article 8; Article 9; clause 2 Article
7. Environmental 10; Article 11; Article 12; clause 1 Article 13; Article 40;
Protection No. clause 1 and clause 5 Article 49; clause 1 Article 52;
55/2014/QH13 Article 94; Article 98; point a clause 3 Article 142

Law on Natural Article 26; Article 27; Article 28; Article 29; Article 30;
8. Resources and Sea Article 31; Article 32
and Island
Environment No.
82/2015/QH13
Law on Land No. Article 35; clause 1 and clause 2 Article 38; clause 1
9. 45/2013/QH13 Article 39; clause 1 Article 40; Article 41; Article 42;
Article 43; Article 44; Article 45; Article 46; Article 48;
clause 1 Article 151
Law on Mineral No. Clause 1 and clause 3 Article 3; clause 1 Article 4;
10. 60/2010/QH12 Article 10; clause 1 Article 11; Article 12; Article 13;
Article 14; Article 15; clause 1 Article 26; point b clause
2 Article 40; point b clause 1 Article 47; point a clause 2
Article 53; point b clause 2 and clause 3 Article 80; point
c clause 1 Article 81
Law on Water Clause 2 Article 10; Article 11; point a clause 1 Article
11. Resources No. 14; Article 15, Article 16; Article 17; Article 18; Article
17/2012/QH13 20; Article 21; Article 22; Article 24; clause 3 Article 50;
point b clause 1 Article 55; point a and point b clause 2
Article 70
Law on Article 11
12. Hydrometeorology
No. 90/2015/QH13
Law on Electricity No. Article 8; Article 8a; Article 9; Article 10
13. 28/2004/QH11 which
was amended in the
Law amending a
number of articles of
the Law on Electricity
No. 24/2012/QH13
Law on Science and Article 10; clause 2 and clause 3 Article 67
14. Technology
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NO. LAW, CODE OF

POINTS, CLAUSES, ARTICLES TO BE AMENDED
LAW
No.29/2013/QH13
Law on Tertiary Article 11; point a clause 1 Article 22
15. Education Law No.
08/2012/QH13
Law on Construction Point a clause 1 and point a clause 2 Article 14; Article
16. No. 50/2014/QH13 16; Article 20; clause 5 Article 34; Article 35; Article 40;
Article 41; Article 42; Article 43

Law on Urban Planning Clause 2 Article 17; clause 1 Article 24; clause 1 Article
17. No. 30/2009/QH12 47; Article 53; Article 54; Article 55
Law on Public Notary Clause 1 Article 18; clause 1 Article 24; point b and
18. point c clause 2 Article 69; point b clause 1 Article 70
No. 53/2014/QH13
Law on Dike No. Article 12; Article 13; Article 14; Article 16; Article 17;
19. 79/2006/QH11 Article 18; Article 19
Law on Children No. Clause 2 Article 45; clause 1 and clause 2 Article 57
20. 102/2016/QH13
Law on Investment Clause 1 Article 20; Article 21
21. No. 67/2014/QH13
Law on Public Article 8; Article 9; Article 10; point d clause 2 Article 21;
22. Investment No. clause 2 Article 40; point b clause 2 Article 47
49/2014/QH13
Law on Pharmacy Point c clause 1 Article 10
23. No. 105/2016/QH13
Law on Economical Point b clause 1 and clause 2 Article 6
24. and Efficient Use of
Energy No.
50/2010/QH12
Law on Irrigation Clause 5 Article 11; Article 12; Article 13; Article 14;
25. No.08/2017/QH14 point b clause 1 Article 57