Hanoi (VNA) – The Presidential Office held a press conference on December 31 to announce the State President’s order promulgating 14 laws and one ordinance adopted by the 15th-tenure National Assembly and its Standing Committee.
The legal documents include the Law on Cyber Security, the Law on Transfer of Persons Serving Prison Sentences, the Law on Extradition, the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, the law revising provisions of 10 laws relating to security and order, the Law on Enforcement of Criminal Judgements, the Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, the Law on Enforcement of Custody, Temporary Detention and Travel Bans, and the Law amending and supplementing several provisions of the Law on Judicial Records. All will take effect on July 1, 2026.
Also in the list are the Law on Protection of State Secrets and the Law on Oversight Activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils, both of which will take effect on March 1, 2026.
Meanwhile, the Law on Public Employees, the Law amending and supplementing several provisions of the Law on Defence and Security Industry and Industrial Mobilisation, and the Law on the State of Emergency, will come into force on July 1, 2026.
The Ordinance amending provisions of the Ordinance on Environmental Police will enter into force on December 15, 2025./.
