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Vietnam: Law on E-commerce (Law No. 122/2025/QH15) including operational license requirement enters into force

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Law on E-commerce (Law No. 122/2025/QH15) including operational license requirement enters into force

On 1 July 2026, the Law on E-commerce (Law No. 122/2025/QH15) enters into force. The licensing conditions and obligations apply to organisations that provide electronic contract authentication services. The Law sets conditions to be met for organisa…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Operational license requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-01-17
in consultation

On 17 January 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade opened a consultation on a draft Law on E-Co…

2025-04-09
processing consultation

On 9 April 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade closed the consultation on the draft Law on E-C…

2025-12-10
adopted

On 10 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted the Law on E-commerce, including an operational …

2026-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2026, the Law on E-commerce (Law No. 122/2025/QH15) enters into force. The licensing cond…