The National Assembly passed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on International Treaties.

On the afternoon of December 10th, under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the direction of National Assembly Vice Chairman, Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, the National Assembly voted to approve the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on International Treaties, with 445 out of 448 National Assembly deputies present voting in favor, reaching 99.3%.

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for reviewing international treaties.

The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on International Treaties consists of 3 articles.

The Law amends and supplements Clause 1 of Article 8 as follows: “ 1. The Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the State Audit Office , ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government (hereinafter referred to as proposing agencies), based on their duties and powers, and in response to international cooperation requests, shall propose to the Prime Minister for submission to the President of the Republic of Vietnam regarding the negotiation of international treaties on behalf of the State, and propose to the Prime Minister regarding the negotiation of international treaties on behalf of the Government .”

Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 9 as follows: “ 2. The agencies and organizations consulted as stipulated in point c, Clause 1 of this Article are responsible for providing a written response within 10 days from the date of receiving all the required documents. ”

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly , Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, presided over the session. Photo: Pham Thang

Add clause 1a after clause 1 and amend and supplement clause 2 of Article 11 as follows: “ 1a. In cases where the competent authority of the Party, the President, or the Prime Minister has issued a document agreeing in principle to negotiate an international treaty, the dossier submitted for negotiation only needs to include a submission clearly stating the request for authorization to negotiate.”

In cases where an agency proposes concluding negotiations on an international treaty, the submitted dossier must include a draft international treaty outlining the proposed method for concluding the negotiations.

The National Assembly voted to pass the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on International Treaties, with 445 out of 448 attending National Assembly deputies voting in favor. Photo: Pham Thang

Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 20 as follows: “ 1. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for appraising international treaties within 10 days from the date of receiving complete dossiers as prescribed in Article 21 of this Law, or within 20 days in the case of establishing an Appraisal Council as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article. ”

The President submits international treaties that the National Assembly is responsible for ratifying.

The law also amends and supplements Article 30 as follows:

Article 30. Proposals for ratification of international treaties

13. The proposing agency shall submit the proposal to the Prime Minister, who will then submit it to the President for ratification, after obtaining written opinions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice. Depending on the nature and content of the international treaty, the proposing agency shall decide whether to seek opinions from relevant agencies and organizations.

14. The Prime Minister shall submit to the President, who will then submit to the National Assembly for ratification, international treaties that require ratification by the National Assembly.

15. The agencies and organizations consulted as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article are responsible for providing a written response within 10 days from the date of receiving the request for comments.

Article 39 is amended and supplemented as follows: “ Article 39. Proposal for approval of international treaties

17. The proposing agency shall submit the international treaty to the Government for approval after obtaining written opinions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice. Depending on the nature and content of the international treaty, the proposing agency shall decide whether to seek opinions from relevant agencies and organizations.

Delegates attending the session. Photo: Quang Khánh

18. The agencies and organizations consulted as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article are responsible for providing a written response within 10 days from the date of receiving the request for comments.

19. Amend and supplement certain clauses of Article 41 as follows: a) Amend and supplement clause 1 as follows: “ 1. The agencies specified in Article 8 of this Law, based on their duties and powers, may request international cooperation and propose to the Government for decision, or propose to the Prime Minister for submission to the President for decision, or submit to the President for submission to the National Assembly for decision, regarding accession to international treaties according to the authority specified in clauses 1, 2 and 3 of Article 43 of this Law.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows: “ 3. The agencies and organizations consulted as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article are responsible for providing a written response within 10 days from the date of receiving all the required documents for consultation.”...

The law comes into force from January 1, 2026.

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