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AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON EMULATION AND COMMENDATION

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, amended by Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly of Vietnam hereby promulgates the Law on amendments to the Law on Emulation and Commendation No. 06/2022/QH15.

Article 1. Amendments to Law on Emulation and Commendation

1. Amendments to Points c and d Clause 2 Article 5:

 “c) One commendation form may be awarded many times to one subject; commendation shall be granted commensurate with the achievement attained.

No multiple awards or multiple commendation forms shall be granted for the same achievement, except for commendations for meritorious services;

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2. Amendments to Clauses 1 and 3 Article 8:

a) Amendments to Clause 1:

“1. Commendations for meritorious services are commendations for individuals and collectives that have undergone a continuous striving process, accumulated numerous achievements, and whose achievements are recognized through the review of regular emulation movements and annual assessment and classification results.”;

b) Amendments to Clause 3:

“3. Commendations for thematic emulation movements are commendations for individuals, collectives, and households with excellent achievements in thematic emulation movements launched and directed by competent authorities within a specific period.

Thematic commendations are commendations for achievements serving the political tasks of the CPV, the State, Ministries, departments, central authorities, local authorities, agencies, organizations, and units within a specific period.”.

3. Amendments to Article 12:

“Article 12. Commendation items

1. Commendation items are special products protected by the State to be gifted to collectives and households, gifted or posthumously gifted to individuals when competent authorities issue commendation decisions, including orders, medals; badges of honorary titles of the state and the title of “Chiến sĩ thi đua toàn quốc” (National Emulation Fighter); commemorative medals; diplomas, flags, and certificates of emulation titles and commendation forms.

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3. Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provincial authorities shall, within their scope of tasks and entitlements, elaborate and provide guidelines on procedures for the exchange and re-issuance of commendation items of emulation titles and commendation forms under the jurisdiction of Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provincial authorities and of agencies, organizations, and units under their management.”.

4. Amendments to Point c Clause 2 Article 16:

“c) Within emulation clusters and blocks organized by Ministries, departments, central authorities, provinces, and the Central Emulation-Commendation Council;”.

5. Amendments to Article 21:

“Article 21. “National Emulation Fighter” title

1. The “National Emulation Fighter” title shall be awarded to individuals who satisfy the following criteria:

a) Have excellent achievements selected among individuals who have been awarded 2 consecutive titles of Emulation Fighter of the Ministry, Department, and Central or Provincial Authority;

b) Have initiatives effectively applied with a nationwide expansion capacity or scientific, technological, and innovation tasks assessed as effective in accordance with the law on science, technology, and innovation and having a nationwide scope of influence, or are clever and creative in combat and armed services with a nationwide scope of influence.

2. Heads of Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces shall consider recognizing the effectiveness and nationwide expansion capacity of initiatives; and consider recognizing the nationwide scope of influence of scientific, technological, and innovation tasks.

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6. Amendments to Article 22:

“Article 22. Emulation Fighter of Ministry, Department, and Central or Provincial Authority

1. The Emulation Fighter of Ministry, Department, and Central or Provincial Authority shall be awarded to individuals who satisfy the following criteria:

a) Have excellent achievements selected among individuals who have been awarded 3 consecutive titles of “Grassroots-Level Emulation Fighter”;

b) Have initiatives effectively applied with an expansion capacity within Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces, or scientific, technological, and innovation tasks assessed as effective in accordance with the law on science, technology, and innovation and having a scope of influence within Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces, or are clever and creative in combat and armed services with a scope of influence over the whole army or the entire People’s Public Security force.

2. Heads of Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces shall consider recognizing the effectiveness and expansion capacity of initiatives within Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces; and consider recognizing the scope of influence of scientific, technological, and innovation tasks within Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces.

The Minister of National Defense of Vietnam and the Minister of Public Security of Vietnam shall consider recognizing the cleverness and creativity in combat and armed services with a scope of influence over the whole army or the entire People’s Public Security force.”.

7. Amendments to Article 23:

“Article 23. “Grassroots-Level Emulation Fighter” title

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a) Be assessed as having excellently completed assigned tasks;

b) Satisfy the criteria for the title of “Advanced Laborer” or “Advanced Fighter” and have an initiative recognized at the grassroots level;

c) Satisfy the criteria for the title of “Advanced Laborer” or “Advanced Fighter” and have a scientific, technological, and innovation task assessed as effective in accordance with the law on science, technology, and innovation;

d) Satisfy the criteria for the title of “Advanced Laborer” or “Advanced Fighter” and be clever and creative in combat and armed services as recognized by the unit.

2. The Government of Vietnam shall prescribe the ratio for consideration for awarding the title of “Grassroots-Level Emulation Fighter” prescribed in Points b, c, and d Clause 1 of this Article.”.

8. Amendments to Clause 1 Article 29:

“1. The title of typical commune, ward, or special zone shall be annually awarded to communes, wards, and special zones with typical achievements in provincial-level emulation movements and satisfying the following criteria:

a) Have good performance of assigned socio-economic, national defense, security, social order, and safety tasks;

b) Have a stable economic life that is gradually developing;

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d) Have a safe and friendly environment with clean and beautiful scenery;

dd) Comply with the guidelines of the CPV and policies and laws of the State in a good manner;

e) Achieve satisfaction of organizations and individuals regarding the activities of the local authority.”.

9. Amendments to Clause 4 Article 35:

 “4. Collectives that have been awarded the “Ho Chi Minh Order” and thereafter continuously achieve many excellent achievements for at least 15 years up to the time of nomination, maintain internal solidarity, and whose CPV organizations are continuously assessed as having completed tasks well or better shall be considered for the next award of the “Ho Chi Minh Order”. During such period, if they are awarded the first-class “Independence Order” or first-class “Military Exploit Order”, the criteria for consideration for the next award of the “Ho Chi Minh Order” shall comply with Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.”.

10. Amendments to Article 42:

a) Amendments to Point d Clause 1:

“d) Have many major contributions to the socio-economic development, national defense, security, and foreign affairs of the country; the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; social security assurance and humanitarian charity, with a nationwide scope of influence recognized by Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces;”;

b) Amendments to Point b Clause 4:

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11. Amendments to Article 43:

a) Amendments to Point d Clause 1:

“d) Have major contributions to the socio-economic development, national defense, security, and foreign affairs of the country; the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; social security assurance and humanitarian charity, with a scope of influence within Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces recognized by such Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces;”;

b) Amendments to Point b Clause 4:

“b) Have major contributions to the socio-economic development, national defense, security, and foreign affairs of the country; the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; social security assurance and humanitarian charity, with a scope of influence within Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces recognized by such Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces;”.

12. Amendments to Article 44:

a) Amendments to Point a Clause 1:

“a) Have outstanding achievements selected during the preliminary review or summary of emulation movements launched by the President of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam, or emulation movements launched by Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces and implemented for at least 5 years, or have excellent achievements in serving the political tasks of the CPV and the State;”;

b) Amendments to Point c Clause 1:

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c) Amendments to Point b Clause 4:

 “b) Have many contributions to the socio-economic development, national defense, security, and foreign affairs of the country; the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; social security assurance and humanitarian charity, with a scope of influence in one of the fields under the management of Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces;”.

13. Addition of Point c after Point b Clause 2 Article 45:

“c) Have exceptionally outstanding achievements selected during the preliminary review or summary of emulation movements launched by the President of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam.”.

14. Addition of Point c after Point b Clause 2 Article 46:

“c) Have many typically excellent achievements selected during the preliminary review or summary of emulation movements launched by the President of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam.”.

15. Supplementation of certain Points and Clauses of Article 47:

a) Addition of Point dd after Point d Clause 1:

“dd) Have typically excellent achievements selected during the preliminary review or summary of emulation movements launched by the President of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam, or emulation movements launched by the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam or the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and implemented for at least 5 years.”;

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“c) Have excellent achievements selected during the preliminary review or summary of emulation movements launched by the President of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam, or emulation movements launched by the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam or the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and implemented for at least 5 years.”.

16. Amendments to Clause 2 Article 71:

 “2. Commemorative medals shall be awarded to individuals who contribute to the development of Ministries, departments, central authorities, provinces, political organizations, socio-political organizations at the central level, and mass associations assigned tasks by the CPV and the State at the central level.

The names of commemorative medals, subjects, and criteria for awarding commemorative medals shall be prescribed by Ministries, departments, central authorities, provincial People’s Councils, central agencies of political organizations, socio-political organizations at the central level, and mass associations assigned tasks by the CPV and the State at the central level.”.

17. Amendments to Article 73:

a) Amendments to Point a Clause 1:

“a) Have typically excellent achievements selected during the preliminary review or summary of emulation movements launched by the President of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam, or emulation movements launched by Ministries, departments, central authorities, or provinces and implemented for at least 3 years;”;

b) Amendments to Point b Clause 1:

“b) Have been awarded the Diploma of Merit of the Ministry, Department, and Central or Provincial Authority and thereafter, for at least 5 consecutive years up to the time of nomination, be recognized as having completed tasks well or better, during which period the individual has been awarded the title of “Grassroots-Level Emulation Fighter” 3 times;”;

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“d) Have contributions to the socio-economic development, national defense, security, and foreign affairs of the country; the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; and social work and humanitarian charity.”.

d) Amendments to Point c Clause 2:

“c) Regarding workers, have initiatives bringing high-value benefits recognized by the enterprise or other economic organizations where they work, or having a scope of influence within the commune, and have contributions to training, fostering, and assisting colleagues in improving professional qualifications and vocational skills;”;

dd) Amendments to Point d Clause 2:

“d) Regarding farmers, have effective production models that are stable for at least 2 years, have a scope of influence within the commune, and assist other farming households in economic development and job creation for laborers.”;

e) Amendments to Point b Clause 4:

 “b) Have contributions to the socio-economic development, national defense, security, and foreign affairs of the country; the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; and social work and humanitarian charity;”.

18. Amendments to Article 74:

a) Amendments to Point c Clause 1:

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b) Amendments to Point d Clause 1:

“d) Have at least 2 consecutive awards of the title “Grassroots-Level Emulation Fighter” up to the time of nomination, or have at least 2 consecutive years up to the time of nomination recognized as having excellently completed assigned tasks;”;

c) Amendments to Point c Clause 3:

“c) Have contributions to socio-economic development, national defense, security, and foreign affairs; the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; and social work and humanitarian charity;”;

d) Amendments to Point d Clause 3:

“d) Have at least 2 consecutive years up to the time of nomination recognized as having excellently completed assigned tasks, implement grassroots-level democracy well, organize emulation movements effectively; take care of material and spiritual life within the collective; practice thrift and prevent wastefulness; prevent and combat corruption and negativity.”;

dd) Amendments to Clause 6:

“6. Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces shall, within their scope of tasks and entitlements, elaborate and provide specific guidelines on the criteria for consideration for awarding Diplomas of Merit of Ministry, Department, and Central or Provincial Authority to individuals, collectives, and households.”.

19. Amendments to Article 75:

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“a) Certificates of Merit of Heads of agencies and units with juridical personality under and affiliated with Ministries, departments, and central authorities; Certificates of Merit of Heads of agencies and units with juridical personality under agencies and units with juridical personality under Ministries, departments, and central authorities;”;

b) Amendments to Clause 2:

“2. Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces shall, within their scope of tasks and entitlements, elaborate and provide specific guidelines on the criteria for consideration for awarding Certificates of Merit to individuals, collectives, and households.”.

20. Amendments to Article 79:

a) Amendments to Clause 2:

 “2. Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam, the Chief of the CPV Central Office, Heads of CPV Departments and equivalent central bodies, the Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam, the Chairman of the Office of the President of Vietnam, the Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam, the President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and heads of socio-political organizations at the central level shall decide the award of Diplomas of Merit, emulation flags of Ministries, departments, and central authorities, the title of Emulation Fighter of Ministries, departments, and central authorities, and commemorative medals; and shall decide or authorize decisions on the award of the title “Excellent Labor Collective”. Heads of central agencies of mass associations assigned tasks by the CPV and the State shall decide the award of commemorative medals.”.;

b) Amendments to Clause 4:

“4. Chairmen of provincial People’s Committees shall decide the award of provincial emulation flags, provincial-level Emulation Fighter titles, the title of typical commune, ward, or special zone, Diplomas of Merit, and commemorative medals; and shall decide or authorize decisions on the award of the title “Excellent Labor Collective”.”;

c) Amendments to Clause 5:

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21. Amendments to Article 80:

a) Amendments to Clause 1:

 “1. Heads of agencies, organizations, and units with juridical personality under Ministries, departments, and central authorities; heads of specialized agencies under provincial People’s Committees and equivalent entities shall decide the award of the titles “Advanced Labor Collective”, “Grassroots Emulation Fighter”, “Advanced Laborer”, and Certificates of Merit. Heads of agencies and units with juridical personality under agencies and units with juridical personality under Ministries, departments, and central authorities shall award Certificates of Merit.”;

b) Amendments to Clause 3:

“3. Chairmen of commune-level People’s Committees shall decide the award of the titles “Village or street quarter of culture”, “Family of Culture”, “Advanced Labor Collective”, “Grassroots Emulation Fighter”, “Advanced Laborer”, and Certificates of Merit.”

c) Addition of Clause 6 after Clause 5:

“6. The Government of Vietnam shall prescribe the competence to award Certificates of Merit of agencies and units with juridical personality under agencies and units with juridical personality under Ministries, departments, and central authorities.”.

22. Amendments to Article 81:

a) Amendments to Point b Clause 2:

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b) Amendments to Clause 3:

“3. The Prime Minister shall prescribe the consideration for recognition and award of titles and prizes to businessmen, enterprises, and other economic organizations.”.

23. Amendments to Article 83:

a) Amendments to Clause 2:

“Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, the Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam, the Chief of the CPV Central Office, Heads of CPV Departments and equivalent central bodies, the Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam, the Chairman of the Office of the President of Vietnam, the Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam, the President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, heads of socio-political organizations at the central level, and Chairmen of provincial People’s Committees shall consider recognizing achievements and propose to the Prime Minister of Vietnam for submission to the President of Vietnam for the award of orders, medals, the “Ho Chi Minh Prize”, the “State Prize”, and honorary titles of the state.”;

b) Amendments to Clause 3:

“3. The head of the agency assigned by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam to advise and assist in emulation and commendation affairs shall propose to the Prime Minister of Vietnam for submission to the President of Vietnam for consideration of the award of orders, medals, the “Ho Chi Minh Prize”, the “State Prize”, and honorary titles of the state to full-time National Assembly deputies at the central level, agencies of the National Assembly of Vietnam, full-time civil servants, agencies advising and assisting the CPV Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam, civil servants, and specialized departments under the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

Full-time National Assembly deputies at the local level shall be proposed for commendation by local competent persons in accordance with the decentralization of management competence of local cadres.”

c) Amendments to Clause 4:

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d) Amendments to Clause 5:

“5. The head of the agency assigned by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam to advise and assist in emulation and commendation affairs shall propose to the Government of Vietnam the award of the “Emulation Flag of the Government of Vietnam”; propose to the Prime Minister of Vietnam the award of the “Certificate of Merit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam” and the title “National Emulation Fighter” for full-time National Assembly deputies at the central level, agencies of the National Assembly of Vietnam, full-time civil servants, agencies advising and assisting the CPV Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam, civil servants, and specialized departments under the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly of Vietnam; and propose to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam the award of commemorative medals to individuals contributing to the development of the National Assembly of Vietnam.”;

dd) Amendments to Clause 7:

“7. The Prime Minister of Vietnam shall prescribe the competence to award commendations and propose commendations for enterprises and other economic organizations; the competence to award commendations and propose commendations for associations at the central and local levels; and the competence to award commendations and propose commendations for private vocational education institutions and private higher education institutions.”.

24. Amendments to Article 84:

a) Amendments to Clause 3:

“3. In cases where orders, honorary titles of the state, the “Ho Chi Minh Prize”, the “State Prize”, the “Emulation Flag of the Government of Vietnam”, the title “National Emulation Fighter”, or the “Certificate of Merit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam” are proposed, the application must contain opinions of relevant central agencies or organizations or provincial People’s Committees.”;

b) Amendments to Clause 4:

“4. In cases where emulation titles or commendation forms are submitted to the Government of Vietnam or the Prime Minister of Vietnam for consideration, or where the Prime Minister of Vietnam is requested to submit commendation proposals to the President of Vietnam, the persons competent to propose the award of emulation titles or commendation forms as prescribed in Clauses 2, 3, and 4 Article 83 of this Law shall send 1 original dossier together with relevant electronic files, except for documents containing state secrets, to the central specialized emulation and commendation agency.

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c) Amendments to Clause 7:

“7. Within its tasks and entitlements, the Government of Vietnam shall:

a) Elaborate on the applications and procedures for consideration of emulation titles and commendation forms under the competence of the President of Vietnam, the Government of Vietnam, and the Prime Minister of Vietnam;

b) Prescribe the publication of lists of individuals and collectives before commendation proposals are made in accordance with Clause 5 of this Article;

c) Prescribe procedures for correction of information in commendation decisions under the competence of the President of Vietnam, the Government of Vietnam, and the Prime Minister of Vietnam.”;

d) Addition of Clause 8 after Clause 7:

“8. Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces shall, within their tasks and entitlements:

a) Elaborate and provide specific guidelines on applications and procedures for proposing the award of emulation titles and commendation forms under the competence of Ministries, departments, central authorities, provinces, and agencies, organizations, and units under their management;

b) Elaborate and provide guidelines on procedures for correction of information in commendation decisions under the competence of Ministries, departments, central authorities, provinces, and agencies, organizations, and units under their management;

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d) Prescribe the recognition of the effectiveness of application and replicability of initiatives and the scope of influence of scientific, technological, and innovation tasks.”.

25. Amendments to Point a Clause 1 Article 85:

“a) Commendations in service of the political tasks of the CPV and the State; commendations under the direction of competent authorities aimed at promptly encouraging collectives, individuals, and households with exemplary outstanding achievements;”.

26. Amendments to Article 88:

“Article 88. Responsibilities of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam shall prescribe emulation and commendation for National Assembly deputies, agencies of the National Assembly of Vietnam, full-time civil servants, agencies advising and assisting the CPV Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam, civil servants, and specialized departments under the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly of Vietnam.”.

27. Amendments to Article 89:

“Article 89. State management of emulation and commendation

1. State management of emulation and commendation includes:

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b) Developing policies on emulation and commendation;

c) Disseminating, publicizing, guiding, and organizing the implementation of the law on emulation and commendation;

d) Providing training and advanced training to personnel engaged in emulation and commendation work;

dd) Appraising applications submitted for consideration of emulation titles and commendation forms;

e) Applying information technology in state management of emulation and commendation and within the emulation and commendation system; developing databases on emulation and commendation; implementing digital transformation in emulation and commendation work;

g) Launching, reviewing, and summarizing emulation movements; considering and awarding emulation titles and commendation forms; assessing the effectiveness of emulation and commendation work;

h) Inspecting and examining the implementation of the law on emulation and commendation;

i) Settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations of the law on emulation and commendation;

k) Engaging in international cooperation in emulation and commendation.

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a) Exercising unified state management of emulation and commendation;

b) Prescribing the proportion of years in which CPV organizations are assessed as having excellently completed tasks for commendation forms applicable to collectives for which standards require CPV organizations to be assessed as having completed tasks well or better during the period for calculating commendation achievements;

c) Prescribing the determination of equivalence between CPV commendation forms for CPV organizations and CPV members and corresponding emulation titles and commendation forms under this Law after reaching agreement with central CPV agencies;

d) Prescribing emulation and commendation for mass associations whose CPV committees belong to the CPV Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and central unions after reaching agreement with the Standing Board of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.”

28. Amendments to Article 90:

a) Amendments to Clause 5:

“5. The Government of Vietnam shall elaborate on the organization and operation of the Central Emulation-Commendation Council.”;

b) Addition of Clause 6 after Clause 5:

“6. Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces shall, within their tasks and entitlements, elaborate and provide guidelines on the organization and operation of the Emulation-Commendation Councils of Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces and the Emulation-Commendation Councils of agencies, organizations, and units under their management.”

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a) Amendments to Clause 9:

“9. The Government of Vietnam shall elaborate on the procedures for cancellation of decisions awarding emulation titles or commendation forms under the competence of the President of Vietnam, the Government of Vietnam, and the Prime Minister of Vietnam; recovery of commendation items and bonuses; and procedures for revocation, restoration, and re-award of honorary titles of the state.”;

b) Addition of Clause 10 after Clause 9:

“10. Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces shall, within their tasks and entitlements, elaborate and provide guidelines on procedures for cancellation of decisions awarding emulation titles or commendation forms and recovery of commendation items and bonuses for emulation titles and commendation forms under the competence of Ministries, departments, central authorities, provinces, and agencies, organizations, and units under their management.”.

30. Amendments to Clause 3 Article 96:

“3. The Prime Minister of Vietnam shall prescribe the procedures for consideration and posthumous award of the “Glorious Youth Volunteer Medal” and provide guidelines on the implementation of Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.”.

Article 2. Replacement and removal of words/phrases, and annulment of points and clauses in certain articles

1. Certain phrases are replaced in points, clauses, and articles as follows:

a) The phrase “tổ chức chính trị xã hội - nghề nghiệp, tổ chức xã hội, tổ chức xã hội - nghề nghiệp được Đảng, Nhà nước giao nhiệm vụ” (socio-political-vocational organizations, social organizations, and socio-vocational organizations assigned tasks by the CPV and the State) is replaced by the phrase “các hội quần chúng được Đảng, Nhà nước giao nhiệm vụ” (mass associations assigned tasks by the CPV and the State) in Clause 4 Article 8;

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c) The word “thị trấn” (town) is replaced by the words “đặc khu” (special zone) in Point dd Clause 1 Article 20, the title of Article 29, and Clause 2 Article 29;

d) The phrase “công trình khoa học và công nghệ” (scientific and technological works) is replaced by the phrase “công trình khoa học, công nghệ và đổi mới sáng tạo” (scientific, technological, and innovation works) in Point c Clause 1 Article 42; Point c Clause 1 Article 43; Point b Clause 1 Article 44; Point b Clause 1 Article 45; Point b Clause 1 Article 46; Point b Clause 1 Article 47; and Point a Clause 1 Article 68;

dd) The phrase “tổ chức đảng, đoàn thể trong sạch, vững mạnh” (pure and strong CPV organizations and unions) is replaced by the phrase “tổ chức đảng liên tục được đánh giá hoàn thành tốt nhiệm vụ trở lên trong thời gian tính thành tích khen thưởng” (CPV organizations continuously assessed as having completed tasks well or better during the period for calculating commendation achievements) in Point b Clause 3 and Point b Clause 4 Article 34; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3 Article 35; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3 Article 36; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3 Article 37; Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3 Article 38; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3 Article 39; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3 Article 40; Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3 Article 41; Clause 2 Article 45; Clause 2 Article 46; Clause 2 Article 47; Point dd Clause 2 Article 62 and Point dd Clause 2 Article 63.

e) The phrase “tổ chức chính trị xã hội - nghề nghiệp, tổ chức xã hội, tổ chức xã hội - nghề nghiệp” (socio-political-vocational organizations, social organizations, and socio-vocational organizations) is replaced by the phrase “các hội khác” (other associations) in Article 92.

2. Certain phrases are removed from points, clauses, and articles as follows:

a) The phrase “, tổ chức chính trị xã hội - nghề nghiệp có tổ chức đảng đoàn hoặc có tổ chức đảng thuộc Đảng bộ khối các cơ quan trung ương” (, social-political-vocational organizations with CPV Designated Representations or CPV organizations under the block of CPV Committees of central agencies) in Clause 5 Article 3;

b) The phrase “, cơ quan thuộc Chính phủ” (, governmental agencies) in Clause 5 Article 3 and Clause 2 Article 18;

c) The phrase “, tổng cục và tương đương thuộc Bộ, ban, ngành” (, general departments and equivalent entities under Ministries, departments, and central authorities) in Clause 4 Article 34 and Clause 3 Article 35;

d) The phrase “tổ chức đảng, đoàn thể trong sạch, vững mạnh; hoàn thành xuất sắc nhiệm vụ được giao;” (pure and strong Party organizations and mass organizations; excellently complete assigned tasks;) in Point b Clause 2 Article 48, Point b Clause 2 Article 49, and Point b Clause 2 Article 50;

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e) The phrase “Ủy ban nhân dân cấp huyện,” (district-level People's Committees,) in the title of Article 80.

3. Point d Clause 1 Article 75, Clause 2 Article 80, Point d Clause 1, and Point d Clause 2 Article 84 are annulled.

Article 3. Implementation provisions

1. This Law comes into force as of October 1, 2026.

2. In the event of changes to regulations on the assessment and classification of the quality of CPV organizations and CPV members, the Government of Vietnam shall prescribe the application of these standards to ensure consistency, uniformity, and compatibility with the emulation titles and commendation forms prescribed in the Law on Emulation and Commendation after reaching an agreement with central CPV agencies.

Article 4. Transitional provisions

1. Scientific research projects, scientific schemes, and scientific and technological works that have been accepted or are being implemented under the Law on Science and Technology No. 29/2013/QH13; scientific, technological, and innovation tasks assessed as effective under the Law on Science, Technology, and Innovation No. 93/2025/QH15 before October 1, 2026 shall continue to have their effectiveness of application and scope of influence recognized by competent authorities as a basis for consideration of the title of Emulation Fighter and commendation forms in accordance with the Law on Emulation and Commendation No. 06/2022/QH15.

2. Emulation clusters and blocks organized and operating in 2026 by the Emulation-Commendation Councils of Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces, or by the Emulation-Commendation Councils of agencies, organizations, and units under Ministries, departments, central authorities, and provinces, may continue operating until completion of the annual review.

3. Emulation titles and commendation forms that have been awarded or posthumously awarded before the effective date of this Law shall retain their legal validity, and no review or re-issuance of commendation certificates or commendation items shall be conducted, except where otherwise provided regarding correction of information.

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This Law is approved by the 16th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during its 1st meeting session on April 23, 2026.

PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY




Tran Thanh Man