Description

Law on Digital Transformation 2025 including authorisation of goods or services was introduced to National Assembly

On 31 October 2025, the Law on Digital Transformation was introduced to the National Assembly of Vietnam. The Law addressed requirements that organisations and individuals must obtain conformity certification, declare conformity, and apply conformity marks before introducing products, goods, processes, or services serving digital transformation or connecting to information systems of state agencies, as provided in Article 63(1) of the Digital Transformation Law. It also examined the authority of the Ministry of Science and Technology to determine categories subject to mandatory quality management and to issue applicable technical regulations and requirements under Article 63(2)(a) and Article 63(2)(b).

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Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-08-12
in consultation

On 12 August 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology opened a public consultation until 15 Aug…

2025-08-15
processing consultation

On 15 August 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology closed the public consultation, which had…

2025-10-31
under deliberation

On 31 October 2025, the Law on Digital Transformation was introduced to the National Assembly of Vi…

2025-12-11
rejected

On 11 December 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam adopted the Law on Digital Transformation, wh…