31 Decrees and Circulars will take effect from February 2025.
Of the 31 new and amended policies, 5 Decrees and 26 Circulars will take effect from February 2025.
5 Decrees will take effect from February 2025.
- Decree 155/2024/ND-CP stipulates administrative penalties for violations in the field of meteorology and hydrology. It takes effect from February 1, 2025.
- Decree 159/2024/ND-CP amends Decree 01/2019/ND-CP on Forest Rangers and Specialized Forces for Forest Protection. Effective from February 2, 2025.

- Decree 164/2024/ND-CP regulates the organization and operation of the People's Public Security Inspectorate. It takes effect from February 10, 2025.
- Decree 173/2024/ND-CP repeals part of Decree 59/2006/ND-CP guiding the Law on Commerce regarding goods and services prohibited from business, restricted business, and conditional business; and repeals Decree 43/2009/ND-CP amending the List of goods and services prohibited from business of Decree 59/2006/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Law on Commerce regarding goods and services prohibited from business, restricted business, and conditional business. Effective from February 15, 2025.
- Decree 174/2024/ND-CP stipulates administrative penalties for violations in the insurance business sector. Effective from February 15th.
26 Circulars will take effect from February 2025.
- Circular 43/2024/TT-BYT regulates the establishment, organization, and operation of the Ethics Council in biomedical research. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 13/2024/TT-BNV amends Circular 18/2014/TT-BNV, which regulates the confirmation of the unit designations of established and operating Youth Volunteer units from various periods, for Youth Volunteer units whose unit designations have not yet been determined. This circular will be effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 13/2024/TT-BLDTBXH amends Circular 26/2018/TT-BLDTBXH regulating the quality management of products and goods that may pose safety risks under the State management responsibility of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 23/2024/TT-BGTVT on the National Technical Standard for Classification and Technical Supervision of Floating Storage Facilities. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 24/2024/TT-BGTVT: National technical standards on classification and technical supervision of mobile offshore platforms. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 06/2024/TT-BXD on QCVN 10:2024/BXD National Technical Standard on Construction of Works Ensuring Accessibility. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 23/2024/TT-BGTVT on the National Technical Standard for Classification and Technical Supervision of Floating Storage Facilities. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 55/2024/TT-NHNN amends Clause 4, Article 2 of Circular 19/2018/TT-NHNN guiding foreign exchange management for cross-border trade activities between Vietnam and China. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 15/2024/TT-BVHTTDL stipulates the economic and technical norms for professional and vocational training services for physical education and sports collaborators. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 23/2024/TT-BNNPTNT stipulates the economic and technical norms for demarcating forest boundaries. Effective from February 1, 2025.
- Circular 35/2024/TT-BTNMT on the technical procedures for collecting, transporting, and treating solid household waste. Effective from February 3, 2025.

- Circular 08/2024/TT-TTCP guiding the implementation of regulations on the order and procedures for conducting an inspection. Dated February 3, 2025.
- Circular 115/2024/TT-BQP regulates the collection, registration, storage, and publication of information on science and technology tasks within the Ministry of National Defense. Effective from February 3, 2025.
- Circular 11/2024/TT-BXD stipulates the codes and standards for professional titles; standards and conditions for promotion to higher professional titles for civil servants in the Construction sector. Effective from February 5, 2025.
- Circular 13/2024/TT-BXD on the process and technical regulations for greenhouse gas inventory and measurement, reporting, and assessment of greenhouse gas emission reduction in the construction sector. Effective from February 5, 2025.
- Circular 54/2024/TT-NHNN amends Circular 26/2021/TT-NHNN guiding foreign exchange transactions between the State Bank of Vietnam and credit institutions licensed to conduct foreign exchange operations. Effective from February 5, 2025.
- Circular 86/2024/TT-BTC regulates tax registration. Effective from February 6, 2025.
- Circular 36/2024/TT-BTNMT on economic and technical norms for the collection, transportation, and treatment of solid household waste. Effective from February 6, 2025.
- Circular 44/2024/TT-BYT stipulates the economic and technical characteristics and economic and technical norms for testing services of drug samples and pharmaceutical raw materials. Effective from February 6, 2025.
- Circular 26/2024/TT-BNNPTNT on Economic and Technical Norms for Measurement, Reporting, Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation and Greenhouse Gas Inventory in the Livestock Sector. Effective from February 6, 2025.
- Circular 88/2024/TT-BTC regulates the organization and implementation of the state budget for 2025. It takes effect from February 7, 2025.
- Circular 45/2024/TT-BYT amends Circular 11/2018/TT-BYT regulating the quality of medicines and pharmaceutical raw materials. Effective from February 7, 2025.
- Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDĐT on the Regulations for the High School Graduation Examination. Effective from February 8, 2025.
- Circular 26/2024/TT-BGDĐT amends the Regulations on standards and procedures for compiling and revising textbooks; standards for organizations and individuals compiling textbooks; and the organization and operation of the National Textbook Appraisal Council attached to Circular 33/2017/TT-BGDĐT, which has been amended by Circulars 23/2020/TT-BGDĐT and 05/2022/TT-BGDĐT. Effective from February 9, 2025.
- Circular 87/2024/TT-BTC completely repeals Circular 212/2015/TT-BTC guiding corporate income tax policy for environmental protection activities as stipulated in Decree 19/2015/ND-CP guiding the Law on Environmental Protection. Effective from February 10, 2025.
- Circular 42/2024/TT-BYT stipulates the procedures, required documents, forms, time limits, personnel, and archiving of forensic examination records. It will be implemented from February 10, 2025.


