Chương IV: Điều khoản thi hành

DECREE

ON IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGAL NORMATIVE DOCUMENTS

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated February 18, 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Government dated February 19, 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents dated February 19, 2025;

At the request of the Minister of Justice;

The Government hereby promulgates this Decree on implementation of legal normative documents.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

1. This Decree elaborates Clause 3 Article 59 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents regarding the responsibilities for implementation, monitoring, preliminary review, final review of the implementation of legal normative documents, reporting, and provision of information on implementation and monitoring of implementation of legal normative documents (hereinafter collectively referred to as legal implementation).

2. This Decree provides for the implementation measures of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents regarding legal implementation, including:

a) Procedures for developing and promulgating plans for implementation and monitoring of the implementation of legal normative documents;

b) Procedures for providing guidance on the application of legal normative documents, professional and operational guidance on implementation of legal normative documents;

c) Collection of information on the implementation of legal normative documents;

d) Inspection of legal implementation work;

dd) Responsibilities and state management of legal implementation work.

3. The interpretation of the Constitution, laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and oversight of legal normative documents shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents and the regulations on oversight activities of the National Assembly and the People’s Council.

4. The promulgation of documents providing detailed regulations, guidelines for implementation, specific implementation measures, inspection, review, consolidation, codification, and systematization of legal normative documents shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents and other regulations of the Government.

5. The dissemination and education of legal normative documents shall be carried out in accordance with the law on legal dissemination and education.

Article 2. Principles of legal implementation

1. Objectivity, comprehensiveness, transparency, timeliness, and effectiveness; compliance with proper competence, order, and procedures; with focus and prioritization.

2. Ensuring regular and close coordination with inspection and supervision among state agencies and the participation of individuals and organizations in legal implementation.

3. Ensuring the linkage between legal implementation and the development and improvement of the legal system.

4. Ensuring that legal implementation does not obstruct the enforcement of international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is a signatory.

5. Promoting the application of information technology, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence in legal implementation.

Article 3. Funding for legal implementation

1. Funding for legal implementation shall be ensured by the state budget according to current budget decentralization, and from support provided by projects, organizations, and individuals both domestic and international in accordance with law.

2. Competent authorities and persons shall be responsible for ensuring and prioritizing resources for investment in physical infrastructure, modernization of technical facilities, working equipment, application of digital technology, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence in legal implementation.

Chapter II

LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION

Article 4. Implementation plan for legal normative documents

1. Laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, and ordinances of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (hereinafter collectively referred to as laws, resolutions, and ordinances) as specified in Clause 1 Article 27 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents must be accompanied by an implementation plan.

2. Promulgation of implementation plans for laws, resolutions, and ordinances submitted by the Government:

a) Within 20 days from the date of adoption of the law, resolution, or ordinance, the drafting agency shall prepare and submit the implementation plan to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision;

b) Based on the assigned duties and the nature, content of the law, resolution, or ordinance and state management requirements, within 10 days from the date the Prime Minister issues the implementation plan, ministries, ministerial agencies, and People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as province-level) shall decide on the development and promulgation of implementation plans within their competence.

3. For laws, resolutions, and ordinances not submitted by the Government, within 20 days from the date of adoption, the head of the drafting agency shall promulgate the implementation plan, unless otherwise provided by law.

4. For other legal normative documents, within 20 days from the date of adoption or promulgation, the agency or person competent to promulgate the document, or relevant agencies and units, shall decide on the development and promulgation of the implementation plan, if necessary.

5. Based on the assigned duties and the nature and content of the legal normative document, the implementation plan shall include one or more of the contents specified in Clause 1 Article 59 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents, and must clearly define the expected outcomes of each task, the lead agency, coordinating agencies, and the timeframe for implementation.

Article 5. Guidance on the application of legal normative documents

1. The competence to provide guidance on the application of legal normative documents shall be exercised in accordance with Clause 1 Article 61 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents.

2. The delegation of authority to provide guidance on the application of legal normative documents shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on Organization of the Government, the Law on Organization of Local Government, and other relevant laws.

3. The receipt and handling of requests and proposals for guidance on the application of legal normative documents shall be carried out as follows:

a) In case the request or proposal for guidance on the application of a legal normative document falls outside the competence of the receiving authority, within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the request or proposal, the receiving authority shall send a written response to the requesting agency, organization, or individual, clearly stating the reason and may provide instructions on submitting the request or proposal to a competent authority for guidance as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article;

b) In case the request or proposal for guidance on the application of a legal normative document falls within the competence of the receiving authority or the authorized person, within 20 days from the date of receipt of the request or proposal or the authorization document, the competent authority or person shall send written guidance to the requesting agency, organization, or individual, except as specified in point c of this Clause;

c) In case the request or proposal for guidance on the application of a legal normative document involves multiple complex matters related to various agencies, within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the request or proposal or the authorization document, the competent authority or person shall send a written request for coordination or organize a meeting with relevant agencies.

Within 15 days from the date of receipt of the written request for coordination, the relevant agencies shall send a written response regarding the requested contents related to the sectors and fields under their state management functions.

Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the written response from the relevant agencies or the date of the meeting, the competent authority or person shall send written guidance to the requesting agency, organization, or individual.

4. Within 05 working days from the date the written guidance is issued, the competent authority or person shall publish the guidance on the application of the legal normative document on its Portal, electronic information page, or the National Database on Law.

Article 6. Professional guidance on the implementation of legal normative documents

1. The competent authorities or persons, on their own initiative or upon receipt of written requests, shall provide information, solutions, measures, and implementation methods regarding the provisions of legal normative documents for specific cases.

2. Competence to provide professional guidance on the implementation of legal normative documents:

a) Ministries and ministerial agencies shall provide professional guidance on the implementation of legal normative documents related to the sectors and fields under their state management to affiliated organizations, province-level People’s Committees, and specialized agencies and other administrative organizations under province-level People’s Committees;

b) Province-level People’s Committees and specialized agencies under such Committees shall provide professional guidance on the implementation of legal normative documents related to their management sectors and fields to specialized agencies, other administrative organizations under the same-level People’s Committees, and to specialized agencies, administrative organizations, and professional officials under lower-level People’s Committees;

c) The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and the State Audit Office of Viet Nam shall assign their agencies or units to provide guidance and prescribe the procedures for professional guidance on the implementation of legal normative documents relevant to their respective functions, duties, and powers.

3. The receipt and provision of professional guidance on the implementation of legal normative documents shall be carried out as follows:

a) In case the request for professional guidance falls outside the competence of the receiving authority, within 02 working days from the date of receipt, the receiving authority shall send a written response to the requesting agency, clearly stating the reason and may provide instructions on submitting the request to a competent authority for guidance as prescribed in points a and b Clause 2 of this Article;

b) In case the request falls within the competence of the receiving authority, within 20 days from the date of receipt, the competent authority shall send written guidance to the requesting agency, except as provided in point c of this Clause;

c) In case the request involves multiple complex contents, within no more than 30 days from the date of receipt, the competent authority shall send written guidance to the requesting agency.

4. Competent authorities or persons shall be responsible for publicly disclosing the results of professional guidance on the implementation of legal normative documents on their Portal, electronic information page, or via other forms as prescribed by law.

Article 7. Training and professional guidance on legal normative documents

1. The persons eligible for training and professional guidance on legal normative documents include officials, public employees, and civil servants performing tasks or duties under job positions directly governed by legal normative documents.

2. Compilation of training materials and organization of training and professional guidance on legal normative documents:

a) The drafting agency shall compile materials and organize training and professional guidance for documents specified in Clauses 2 through 6 Article 4 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents;

b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, and the State Auditor General shall direct the compilation of materials and organization of training and professional guidance for legal normative documents issued or jointly issued by them;

c) People's Councils and People’s Committees at all levels shall direct the compilation of materials and organization of training and professional guidance for legal normative documents issued by them;

d) Agencies and organizations not specified in points a, b, and c of this Clause, based on their assigned duties and the nature and content of the legal normative documents, may compile training and professional guidance materials for subjects under their management.

3. Training and professional guidance materials must be approved by the compiling agency or unit before being used.

Article 8. Receipt and handling of recommendations concerning legal normative documents

1. In case the recommendation concerning legal normative documents is submitted via the Information System for Receipt and Handling of Feedback and Recommendations on Legal Normative Documents, the receipt and handling shall comply with the regulations of the Prime Minister on coordination among ministries, sectors, localities, and relevant agencies in the receipt and handling of feedback and recommendations on legal normative documents.

2. In case the recommendation concerning legal normative documents is submitted directly in writing to competent authorities or via the System for Receipt and Response to Feedback and Recommendations of organizations and individuals, the receipt and handling shall comply with relevant laws.

3. In case the recommendation concerning legal normative documents shows signs of inconsistency with the law, the receipt and handling shall comply with the regulations on inspection, review, systematization, and handling of legal normative documents.

Article 9. Preliminary and final review of implementation of legal normative documents

1. Responsibilities for organizing preliminary and final review of the implementation of legal normative documents:

a) The drafting agency shall organize preliminary and final reviews of the implementation of legal normative documents specified in Clauses 2 through 6 Article 4 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents;

b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, and the State Auditor General shall direct the organization of preliminary and final reviews of legal normative documents issued or jointly issued by them;

c) People’s Councils and People’s Committees at all levels shall direct the organization of preliminary and final reviews of the legal normative documents issued by them.

2. The preliminary and final review of legal normative documents shall be conducted based on one of the following grounds:

a) Pursuant to the decision of the agency or person competent to promulgate such legal normative document;

b) At the request of a competent agency or person.

3. Forms of preliminary and final review of implementation of legal normative documents:

Based on the nature of the legal normative document and the content and requirements of the review, the agency responsible shall select one of the following forms:

a) Organizing a preliminary or final review conference;

b) Collecting information and preparing a preliminary or final review report.

4. The preliminary or final review report on the implementation of legal normative documents shall include the following basic contents:

a) Direction, implementation, and organization of legal normative document enforcement;

b) Results of the implementation, assessment of strengths, inadequacies, and limitations of the legal normative document;

c) Difficulties, obstacles, and causes thereof;

d) Identification of newly arising practical issues;

dd) Recommendations on solutions to overcome difficulties and obstacles, measures to improve the effectiveness of legal normative document enforcement, and improve the legal system;

e) Other contents (if any).

Article 10. Reporting on legal implementation

1. Reports of ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and province-level People’s Committees:

a) Ministries, ministerial agencies, and Governmental agencies shall prepare reports on legal implementation related to the sectors and fields under their assigned management and send them to the Ministry of Justice;

b) Province-level People’s Committees shall prepare reports on legal implementation within their local jurisdiction and send them to the Ministry of Justice.

2. The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and the State Audit Office of Viet Nam shall assign relevant agencies or units to assist in preparing and prescribing the contents of reports on legal implementation related to their respective functions, duties, and powers and submit them to the Ministry of Justice.

3. The Ministry of Justice shall assist the Government in consolidating the reports of the agencies specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article and in preparing a nationwide report on legal implementation.

4. Within the scope of their respective duties and powers, agencies and organizations shall be responsible for reporting on legal implementation in accordance with law or upon request by competent agencies or persons.

5. Reports on legal implementation include:

a) Annual periodic reports on legal implementation using Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;

b) Reports on the status of handling recommendations on amendment, supplementation, or promulgation of new legal normative documents using Form No. 02 in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;

c) Ad hoc and thematic reports on legal implementation upon request by competent agencies or persons.

6. The method of submitting and receiving reports, the date for finalizing statistical data, and the deadlines for report submission shall comply with regulations on reporting regimes applicable to administrative agencies.

Article 11. Provision of information on legal implementation

1. Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and People’s Committees at all levels shall coordinate with the People’s Procuracies, People’s Courts, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and its member organizations, and other relevant organizations in legal implementation.

2. Based on the specific requirements of each legal implementation activity, ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and People’s Committees at all levels may request coordinating agencies and organizations to provide information on legal implementation, including the following:

a) The Ethnic Council, Committees of the National Assembly, delegations of National Assembly deputies, National Assembly deputies, People’s Councils, Standing Committees of People’s Councils, Committees of People’s Councils, Groups of People’s Council deputies, and individual People’s Council deputies shall provide administrative agencies of the same level with information and results of oversight of the implementation of legal normative documents upon written request, unless such information falls under state secrets;

b) The People’s Procuracy shall provide information on the implementation of legal normative documents by agencies, organizations, and individuals through the exercise of prosecutorial powers and supervision over judicial activities;

c) The People’s Court shall provide information on the implementation of legal normative documents by agencies, organizations, and individuals through adjudication activities;

d) The Viet Nam Fatherland Front and its member organizations shall provide information on the implementation of legal normative documents obtained from their oversight of the implementation of policies and laws within their scope of supervision.

Article 12. Plan for monitoring the implementation of legal normative documents

1. The Ministry of Justice shall take the lead and coordinate with ministries and ministerial agencies to develop a plan for monitoring the implementation of legal normative documents in key and cross-sectoral areas (hereinafter referred to as the key and cross-sectoral plan) based on the resolution of the National Assembly passed at the year-end session on the socio-economic development plan for the following year, results of National Assembly oversight activities, responses to National Assembly deputies’ questions, voters’ recommendations, and the realities of legal implementation, and submit it to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision before January 1 of the plan year.

2. Within 15 days from the date on which the Prime Minister issues the key and cross-sectoral plan, based on the resolution of the National Assembly passed at the year-end session on the socio-economic development plan for the following year, the results of oversight activities of the National Assembly, responses to National Assembly deputies’ questions, voters’ recommendations, the Prime Minister’s annual key and cross-sectoral plan, and the practical legal implementation in their respective sectors or fields, legal departments of ministries and ministerial agencies shall take the lead, in coordination with affiliated organizations, in submitting to Ministers or heads of ministerial agencies for promulgation the monitoring plan on the implementation of legal normative documents of such ministries or agencies, and send such plans to the Ministry of Justice for monitoring and consolidation.

3. Within 15 days from the date on which the Prime Minister issues the key and cross-sectoral plan, based on the resolution of the People’s Council on the local socio-economic development and budget plan, the results of oversight activities of the People’s Council of the same level, voters’ recommendations, the Prime Minister’s annual key and cross-sectoral plan, and the actual situation of legal implementation in the locality, the Department of Justice shall take the lead, in coordination with specialized agencies and other administrative organizations under the province-level People’s Committee, in developing and submitting to the Chairperson of the province-level People’s Committee for promulgation the local monitoring plan on the implementation of legal normative documents, and send it to the Ministry of Justice for monitoring and consolidation.

Article 13. Collection of information on the implementation of legal normative documents

1. Information on the implementation of legal normative documents shall be collected from the following sources:

a) Reports of agencies and organizations;

b) Information published in mass media;

c) Reflections and proposals made directly or in writing by organizations and individuals;

d) Results of investigations or surveys on the implementation of legal normative documents via questionnaires, seminars, interviews, and other appropriate methods;

dd) Results of inspection and examination of the implementation of legal normative documents;

e) Other information sources as provided by law.

2. Based on the collected results of legal normative document implementation, ministries, ministerial agencies, and province-level People’s Committees shall process such results within their competence or propose competent agencies or persons to handle them, in one or more of the following manners:

a) Amend, supplement, or promulgate new legal normative documents;

b) Promulgate documents detailing implementation, guidelines, and specific measures for enforcement;

c) Interpret the Constitution, laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

d) Review, examine, and handle unlawful, contradictory, overlapping, expired, or inappropriate legal normative documents;

dd) Provide guidance on application, conduct training, and offer professional and operational instructions;

e) Implement measures to ensure effective implementation of legal normative documents.

3. The Ministry of Justice shall be responsible for directing, guiding, urging, and inspecting ministries, ministerial agencies, and province-level People’s Committees in handling the implementation results of legal normative documents; and advising the Government and the Prime Minister on handling such results that fall under their competence.

Ministries, ministerial agencies, and province-level People’s Committees shall be responsible for directing, guiding, urging, and inspecting affiliated agencies and units to promptly handle such results and include them in their annual legal implementation reports submitted to the Ministry of Justice.

4. Within 60 days from the date of receipt of a written request for handling the implementation results of legal normative documents, ministries, ministerial agencies, and province-level People’s Committees shall report on the handling of proposals for amendment, supplementation, or new promulgation of legal normative documents and submit it to the Ministry of Justice for consolidation and monitoring.

5. If any document guiding the application of legal normative documents or any document applied is found to be unlawful, Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, and Chairpersons of province-level People’s Committees shall request the issuing agency to promptly handle it in accordance with law.

Article 14. Inspection of legal implementation work

1. Scope of inspection responsibility:

a) The Ministry of Justice shall inspect the legal implementation work of ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and province-level People’s Committees; and assist the Prime Minister in inspecting key and cross-sectoral areas;

b) Ministries and ministerial agencies shall inspect legal implementation work related to sectors and fields under their nationwide management.

Organizations under ministries or ministerial agencies that are tasked with assisting Ministers or heads of such agencies in state management shall be responsible for advising and assisting in inspecting legal implementation work in the relevant sector or field;

c) People’s Committees at all levels shall inspect legal implementation work carried out by specialized agencies, other administrative organizations under the same-level People’s Committees, and subordinate-level People’s Committees within their jurisdiction.

Specialized agencies and other administrative organizations under province-level People’s Committees shall advise and assist the same-level People’s Committees in inspecting legal implementation work and the implementation of legal normative documents in their respective sectors or fields locally.

2. Contents of inspection of legal implementation work:

a) Promulgation of implementation plans (if any), monitoring plans, and guiding or directive documents for implementation of legal normative documents;

b) Execution of legal normative document enforcement tasks; fulfillment of assigned duties under the monitoring plan;

c) Timeliness and completeness of legal implementation and accuracy and consistency in the application of legal normative documents by state agencies and competent persons; level of legal compliance by agencies, organizations, and individuals;

d) Assurance of necessary conditions such as organizational apparatus, human resources, funding, and physical facilities for legal implementation work.

3. Organization of inspection:

a) Based on the annual monitoring plan on legal normative document implementation, ministries, ministerial agencies, and People’s Committees at all levels shall establish inspection teams for legal implementation work;

b) The decision on the establishment of the inspection team must be sent to the agency, organization, or individual subject to inspection (hereinafter referred to as the inspected entity) no later than 05 working days prior to the inspection date.

In case of ad hoc inspections, the decision on the establishment of the inspection team must be sent to the inspected entity at least 02 working days prior;

c) The inspected entity shall submit written reports, provide relevant documents and information, and explain issues within the scope of inspection upon request of the inspection team. The inspection team shall review, verify, and conclude on issues within the scope of inspection;

d) Within 15 days from the date of completion of inspection activities, the inspection team shall draft the inspection conclusions and send the draft to the inspected entity for comments;

dd) Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the draft conclusion, the inspected entity shall provide written feedback on the contents of the draft;

e) Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of written comments from the inspected entity on the contents of the draft inspection conclusion, or within 02 working days from the end of the time limit specified at point dd of this Clause without receipt of written comments from the inspected entity, the head of the inspection team shall submit the inspection conclusion to the head of the competent authority for issuance.

g) The inspection conclusion shall be sent to the inspected entity and relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals immediately after issuance for implementation of the contents stated therein and for disclosure in accordance with law.

4. The person competent to issue the inspection conclusion shall be responsible for directing the urging of the inspected entity to implement the conclusion on the organization of legal implementation through requiring the inspected entity to report on the implementation progress and provide supporting documentation.

5. The person competent to issue the inspection conclusion shall decide to inspect the implementation of the inspection conclusion on the organization of legal implementation in case the implementation deadline has passed and the inspected entity fails to complete the implementation or fails to fulfill the obligation to report on the implementation.

Within 05 working days from the conclusion of such follow-up inspection, the competent person shall send a notice of the results and handling thereof to the inspected entity and disclose it in accordance with law.

Chapter III

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION AND STATE MANAGEMENT OF LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION

Article 15. Responsibilities for legal implementation

1. The Government shall organize the implementation of the Constitution, laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and orders and decisions of the President.

2. Ministries and ministerial agencies shall organize the legal implementation related to sectors and fields under their nationwide management.

Organizations under ministries and ministerial agencies tasked with advising on or assisting Ministers or heads of ministerial agencies in state management shall also assist in organizing the legal implementation in the sectors or fields under the state management of such ministries or agencies.

3. Governmental agencies shall organize the legal implementation related to the sectors or fields assigned to them.

Legal affairs units of Governmental agencies shall take the lead in advising and assisting the heads of such agencies in organizing the implementation of assigned laws.

4. People’s Committees at all levels shall organize the legal implementation in their localities.

Specialized agencies and other administrative organizations under People’s Committees shall advise and assist in the legal implementation within their assigned sectors and fields of state management at the local level.

Article 16. State management of legal implementation

1. The Government shall exercise unified state management of legal implementation within the scope of its duties and powers.

2. The Ministry of Justice shall assist the Government in performing state management of legal implementation and shall have the following duties and powers:

a) Formulate and improve laws on legal implementation;

b) Direct, monitor, guide, provide training, inspect, and urge ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and province-level People’s Committees in legal implementation activities;

c) Develop and operate the Information System for Receiving and Handling Feedback and Recommendations on Legal Normative Documents; and provide guidance on managing, exploiting, and using such system in accordance with law;

d) Consolidate and report to the Government on legal implementation;

dd) Establish physical infrastructure, consolidate organizational structures, and allocate resources for organizing legal implementation.

3. Ministries and ministerial agencies, within their assigned functions and duties, shall:

a) Coordinate in formulating and improving laws on legal implementation;

b) Direct, monitor, guide, provide training, inspect, and urge ministries, ministerial agencies, and province-level People’s Committees in organizing legal implementation within their sectors and fields;

c) Coordinate the management, exploitation, and use of the Information system for receiving and handling feedback and recommendations on legal normative documents;

d) Consolidate and report on legal implementation within their respective sectors and fields nationwide;

dd) Establish infrastructure, consolidate organizational structures, and allocate resources for legal implementation within their sectors and fields nationwide.

4. Governmental agencies, within their assigned functions and duties, shall:

a) Coordinate in formulating and improving laws on legal implementation;

b) Consolidate and report on legal implementation within the assigned sectors and fields;

c) Establish infrastructure, consolidate organizational structures, and allocate resources for implementing laws within the assigned sectors and fields.

5. People’s Committees at all levels, within their assigned functions and duties, shall:

a) Coordinate in formulating and improving laws on legal implementation;

b) Direct, monitor, guide, provide training, inspect, and urge specialized agencies, other administrative organizations, and subordinate People’s Committees in organizing legal implementation locally;

c) Coordinate the management, exploitation, and use of the Information System for Receiving and Handling Feedback and Recommendations on Legal Normative Documents;

d) Consolidate and report on legal implementation locally;

dd) Establish infrastructure, consolidate organizational structures, and allocate resources for organizing legal implementation locally.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 17. Transitional provisions

The monitoring plan for the legal implementation in key and cross-sectoral areas and the 2025 monitoring plans of ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, and People’s Committees at all levels shall continue to be implemented in accordance with Decree No. 59/2012/ND-CP dated July 23, 2012, of the Government on monitoring law implementation (as amended by Decree No. 32/2020/ND-CP), and relevant guiding documents.

Article 18. Entry into force

1. This Decree comes into force as of April 1, 2025.

2. Decree No. 59/2012/ND-CP dated July 23, 2012, of the Government on monitoring law implementation and Decree No. 32/2020/ND-CP dated March 5, 2020, of the Government amending and supplementing several articles of Decree No. 59/2012/ND-CP shall cease to be effective from the effective date of this Decree, except as provided in Article 17 of this Decree.

Article 19. Responsibilities for enforcement

Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of Governmental agencies, chairpersons of province-level People’s Committees, and relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decree.