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Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has issued Directive No. 32 on organizing the implementation of a comprehensive review of Vietnam’s system of normative legal documents. The directive requires agencies to identify each document, clause, and provision that needs to be addressed, and to propose specific handling options, including amendment, supplementation, replacement, repeal, or issuance of new documents, with designated lead agencies and deadlines.
The directive aims to continue simplifying business conditions, administrative procedures, and compliance costs for citizens and enterprises. It also calls for a shift in governance approach—from pre-inspection to post-inspection, and from management-oriented administration to development-oriented governance—so as to maximize facilitation for people and businesses and support growth in the two-digit range, while meeting socio-economic development goals set by the Party, the National Assembly, and the Government.
The Prime Minister requires that the review results clearly specify:
Ministries, ministers, and local leaders are directed to establish a Task Force led by the head of the relevant ministry or department. The Task Force is responsible for organizing implementation, ensuring effective coordination, and securing active participation from qualified civil servants, experts, and professionals.
The directive emphasizes prioritizing resources for the overall review and mobilizing personnel with appropriate qualifications. It also calls for greater use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence to support the review process, including standardizing, cleansing, and updating legal document data in the National Legal Database, and connecting the national law portal with sectoral and local portals.
In terms of responsibilities, the Ministry of Justice is tasked with monitoring and guiding agencies and units, conducting training on the process, and reporting to the Steering Committee, the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government, and the Prime Minister on issues beyond the authority to decide. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for providing budgeting guidance to ensure adequate funding for the nationwide review. The Ministry of Science and Technology is to provide guidance on digital technology and AI to support the review before April 30.
The Prime Minister also directs agencies to solicit feedback from directly affected groups, especially citizens, businesses, experts, and civil servants involved in implementing the law. The goal is to identify and resolve issues, avoid formalism, and provide clear, evidence-based explanations grounded in both legal and practical considerations.
The directive urges the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Vietnam Lawyers Association, and related organizations to mobilize experts, scholars, lawyers, businesses, and associations to participate in the feedback process and propose solutions to improve the legal system as required by competent authorities.
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