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DECREE

ON REGULATIONS ON STANDARDS AND NORMS FOR USE OF OFFICE BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on Management and Use of Public Assets dated June 21, 2017;

Pursuant to the Law on amendments the Law on Securities, the Law on Accounting, the Law on Independent Audit, the Law on State Budget, the Law on Management and Use of Public Property, the Law on Tax Administration, the Law on Personal Income Tax, the Law on National Reserve, and the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations dated November 29, 2024;

At the request of the Minister of Finance;

The Government hereby promulgates the Decree on regulations on standards and norms for use of office buildings and public service facilities.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

1. This Decree provides for the standards and norms for use of office buildings and public service facilities at agencies, organizations, and units specified in Clause 1 Article 2 of this Decree, including:

a) Land area of office buildings and public service facilities;

b) Office area for performing duties of titles, shared-use area, and specialized-use area within office buildings of agencies and organizations;

c) Office area for performing duties of titles, shared-use area, specialized-use area, and public service facilities of public sector entities.

2. The standards and norms for use of office buildings and public service facilities of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad shall be subject to separate regulations of the Government.

3. The standards and norms for use of buildings that are special assets, specialized-use assets, or management service facilities under the people’s armed forces shall be governed by separate regulations issued by competent authorities or persons.

Article 2. Regulated entities

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a) State agencies, agencies of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (including socio-political organizations), public sector entities, and project management units using state capital (hereinafter referred to as agencies, organizations, and units);

b) Organizations and individuals involved in determining, deciding, and applying the standards and norms for use of office buildings and public service facilities.

2. State financial organizations outside the state budget system that are subject to the financial and asset management regime applicable to public sector entities shall apply the standards and norms for use of public service facilities as prescribed in this Decree.

Article 3. Principles for applying standards and norms

1. The standards and norms for use of office buildings and public service facilities provided for in this Decree shall serve as one of the bases for preparing budget plans and estimates; allocation, investment in construction, procurement, lease, management, use, and disposal of office buildings and public service facilities.

2. The standards and norms for office area serving the performance of duties of titles shall be determined for each title or position. In case a person concurrently holds multiple titles or positions, the highest standard shall apply.

Alternate members of the Central Party Committee shall be entitled to the office area standards and norms corresponding to the position currently held.

For titles or positions of agencies, organizations, and units not specifically provided in Appendix I and Appendix II enclosed with this Decree, the standards and norms shall be determined based on regulations of competent authorities regarding the equivalence of such title or position to those specified in Appendix I and Appendix II, or based on equivalent position-based salary or position-based allowance coefficients corresponding to the titles and positions specified in Appendix I and Appendix II enclosed with this Decree.

3. The office area for performing duties of titles, shared-use area, specialized-use area, and public service facilities specified in this Decree shall be calculated according to the carpet area dimensions in accordance with law, excluding stairs, elevators, emergency exits, ramps, parking areas, boundary walls, partition walls of working rooms, floor area with columns, technical boxes, and the walls enclosing such boxes (if any) inside the working rooms.

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5. For existing office buildings and public service facilities under management and use, or subject to allocation, transfer, or disposal following merger, consolidation, division, dissolution, or cessation of operations, the managing, using, or receiving agency, organization, or unit may continue to manage and use the area in accordance with the standards and norms prescribed in this Decree.

In case the office area exceeds the prescribed standards and norms (if any), the agency or person competent to allocate or reassign property as prescribed by the law on management and use of public property shall decide on reallocating such excess area to another agency, organization, or unit for management and use if it is consistent with the standards, norms, and usage needs of such agency, organization, or unit; during the period when no reallocation decision is made, the agency, organization, or unit currently managing and using or receiving the property shall be responsible for managing, preserving, and safeguarding such excess area. If there is no suitable agency, organization, or unit to receive the reallocation, the competent agency or person as prescribed by the law on management and use of public property shall decide to reallocate the excess area to the agency, organization, or unit currently managing and using or receiving the office building or public service facility to ensure efficient and economical use.

Chapter II

STANDARDS AND NORMS FOR USE OF OFFICE BUILDINGS BY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Article 4. Standards and norms for use of office buildings by agencies and organizations

1. The working space within an office building includes the following areas:

a) Office area for performing duties of titles as specified in Article 5 of this Decree;

b) Shared-use area as specified in Article 6 of this Decree;

c) Specialized-use area as specified in Article 7 of this Decree.

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Article 5. Office area for performing duties of titles

1. The standards and norms for office area for performing duties of titles at central and local levels are specified in Appendix I and Appendix II enclosed with this Decree.

2. The total office area serving the performance of duties of titles shall be determined based on the number of staff positions or the number of employees assigned or approved by competent authorities, or according to the job position scheme approved by competent authorities, and the number of employees of the unit working under indefinite-term labor contracts as decided by competent authorities in accordance with law, or based on the staffing orientation and number of employees determined in the sectoral or field development orientation approved by competent authorities (if any) at the time of determining the standards and norms.

3. Based on the design and current condition of the office building, the head of the agency or organization shall determine the specific office area to be allocated to each title, which may be higher or lower than the standards and norms specified in Appendix I and Appendix II enclosed with this Decree, but the total office area allocated for titles must not exceed the total office area determined under Appendix I and Appendix II enclosed with this Decree.

Article 6. Shared-use area

1. Shared-use area refers to the area used to serve common operations within the office building of an agency or organization, including:

a) Document reception and return rooms (single-window department); citizen reception room; clerical, typing, administration, and management rooms; document copying rooms;

b) Reception rooms (domestic and international);

c) Auditoriums, meeting rooms;

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dd) Data center, computer room, network administration room, technical equipment room, building management room;

e) Security guard room or overnight guard room; tradition room; medical room; canteen; supply and stationery storage; lobby, corridor; balconies and loggias; wastepaper and garbage collection points; garage office; restrooms; areas for fire prevention and fighting;

g) Other shared-use areas not specified under Points a, b, c, d, dd, and e of this Clause.

2. The shared-use area specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall not exceed 85% of the total office area for performing duties of titles of the agency or organization and shall be allocated to each type of area as specified in Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, and g of Clause 1 of this Article.

Where, after allocation to each type of area specified in Clause 1 of this Article, the area of any room/section is lower than the minimum level required by the Viet Nam Construction Standards (for state administrative offices), then the minimum area required under such standards shall apply.  The difference between the allocated area and the minimum area under the Viet Nam Construction Standards shall be added to the shared-use area of the agency or organization.

Article 7. Specialized-use area

1. Specialized-use area refers to the area used to serve the specific operational needs of the agency or organization, including:

a) Area for investigation, prosecution, and trial activities within the premises of judicial bodies; transaction area of the State Bank system and State Treasury;

b) Specialized warehouses such as: national reserves, warehouses for safekeeping money, gold, silver, gemstones, precious metals, valuable papers, warehouses for storing evidence, special evidence, or other assets required for specific sectoral duties;

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d) Official residence used for professional duties of specific sectors, physical training area for officials, public employees, and workers of the agency or organization (if any);

dd) Other specialized-use areas not falling under Points a, b, c, and d of this Clause, used for the specific functions of the agency or organization (if any).

2. Based on the functions, tasks, documents evidencing specific duties of the agency or organization, actual usage needs, and other relevant regulations, the competent agency or person shall determine the standards and norms for specialized-use areas, specifically as follows:

a) Chief of the Office of the Party Central Committee shall decide or delegate decision-making authority for central-level Party agencies;

b) The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front shall decide or delegate decision-making authority for agencies and organizations under its management;

c) Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, and other central-level agencies (hereinafter referred to as ministers or heads of central-level agencies) shall decide or delegate decision-making authority for agencies and organizations under their management;

d) The Standing Committee of the provincial or municipal Party Committee shall decide or delegate decision-making authority for local Party agencies;

dd) People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as the Province-level People’s Committee) shall decide or delegate decision-making authority in accordance with the Law on Organization of Local Governments and other relevant laws for local agencies and organizations, except those under Point d of this Clause.

3. Where ministries or ministerial-level agencies in charge of sectoral management have issued detailed guidelines on standards and norms for specialized-use areas within their respective sectors, such areas shall be determined in accordance with those guidelines.

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Chapter III

STANDARDS AND NORMS FOR USE OF PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES BY PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES

Article 8. Standards and norms for use of public service facilities by units

1. The working space and public service facilities within a public service establishment include the following:

a) Office area for performing duties of titles as prescribed in Article 9 of this Decree;

b) Shared-use area as prescribed in Article 10, and specialized-use area as prescribed in Article 11 of this Decree;

c) Public service facility area as prescribed in Article 12 of this Decree.

2. The land area of public service facilities shall be determined based on the working space and public service facilities specified in Clause 1 of this Article, land use planning, and construction planning in accordance with the laws on land, construction, and other relevant legislation.

Article 9. Office area for performing duties of titles

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2. For titles in certain fields such as lecturers, teachers, doctors, nurses, technicians, orderlies, scientists, and other titles within the unit, the office area for such titles shall be arranged appropriately depending on the nature of the job, either within the public service facility area specified in Article 12 of this Decree or under Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 10. Shared-use area

Shared-use areas shall be governed by Article 6 of this Decree.

Article 11. Specialized-use area

1. Specialized-use areas shall comply with Clause 1 Article 7 of this Decree.

2. Based on the functions, tasks, documents evidencing the unit’s specific duties, actual usage needs, and other relevant regulations, the competent authority shall determine the standards and norms for specialized-use areas as follows:

a) The Chief of the Office of the Party Central Committee shall decide or delegate decision-making authority for public sector entities under the Party at central level, except for the case under Point e of this Clause;

b) The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front shall decide or delegate decision-making authority for units under its management, except for the case under Point e of this Clause;

c) Ministers and heads of central authorities shall decide or delegate decision-making authority for units under their management, except for the case under Point e of this Clause;

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dd) The Province-level People’s Committee shall decide or delegate decision-making authority in accordance with the Law on Organization of Local Governments and other relevant laws for local units, except for the cases under Points d and e of this Clause;

e) The Management Council or head of the public non-business unit that ensures both recurrent and investment expenditures (in cases where there is no Management Council) shall decide for their respective units.

3. Where ministries or ministerial-level agencies in charge of sectoral management have issued detailed guidelines on standards and norms for specialized-use areas within their respective sectors, such areas shall be determined in accordance with those guidelines.

4. The decisions on standards and norms for specialized-use areas prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article shall be published on the e-Portal of the Office of the Party Central Committee, the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, ministries, central authorities, provinces, and centrally-run cities.

Article 12. Public service facility area

1. Public service facility areas include:

a) Facilities in the fields of health, education, and training;

b) Other facilities not specified in Point a of this Clause, including  those in the fields of culture, sports and tourism, information, communication, science, technology and innovation, diplomacy, agriculture and environment, and other fields.

2. For the facilities specified in Point a Clause 1 of this Article:

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b) Based on such detailed guidelines issued by the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education and Training, the competent authorities prescribed in Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree shall decide on the standards and norms for facilities in the fields of health, education, and training for the units under their authority;

c) In case the Minister of Health or the Minister of Education and Training has not issued detailed guidelines or has not fully issued detailed guidelines as prescribed in Point a of this Clause, the competent authorities specified in Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree shall decide on the standards and norms for public service facility areas in the fields of health, education, and training for the units specified in Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree. After the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education and Training issue the detailed guidelines as prescribed in Point a of this Clause, the competent authorities specified in Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree shall review and issue new, replacement, or amended and supplemented decisions on the standards and norms for public service facility areas in the fields of health, education, and training for the units specified in Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree in accordance with the detailed guidelines of the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education and Training.

3. For other public service facilities specified in Point b Clause 1 of this Article:

Based on the regulations on functions, tasks, specific activities of the unit, and other relevant provisions, the competent authorities specified in Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree shall decide on the standards and norms for other public service facility areas for the units specified in Clause 2 Article 11 of this Decree.

4. The decisions on standards and norms for public service facility areas as prescribed in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article shall be published on the e-Portal of the Office of the Party Central Committee, the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, ministries, central authorities, provinces, and centrally-affiliated cities.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 13. Entry into force

1. This Decree comes into force as of July 1, 2025.

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2. Decree No. 152/2017/ND-CP dated December 27, 2017 of the Government on standards and norms for use of office buildings and public service facilities ceases to be effective from the effective date of this Decree.

3. In case the legal normative documents cited in this Decree are amended, supplemented, or replaced by other legal normative documents, the implementation shall comply with the amended, supplemented, or replacement documents.

Article 14. Transitional provisions

1. With respect to new construction, renovation, or upgrading projects for office buildings or public service facilities approved by competent authorities before the effective date of this Decree, the competent authority may decide whether or not to adjust such tasks or projects in accordance with the standards and norms set out in this Decree.

2. For standards and norms of specialized-use areas or public service facilities approved by competent authorities prior to the effective date of this Decree that remain appropriate, such documents shall continue to apply until new decisions on specialized-use areas and public service facility areas are issued by competent authorities under Articles 7, 11, and 12 of this Decree.  In such cases, the competent authority shall notify relevant agencies, organizations, or units under its management in writing.

3. For office buildings or public service facilities currently under management, use, or in the process of being allocated, reallocated, or disposed of following merger, consolidation, division, dissolution, or cessation of operation before the effective date of this Decree, the provisions of Clause 5 Article 3 of this Decree and the law on management and use of public property shall apply.

4. For leadership and managerial titles and positions in agencies, organizations, and units as listed in Appendix I and Appendix II enclosed with this Decree that are receiving a higher position-based salary or position-based allowance coefficient than those listed, the standards and norms shall correspond to the title or position with the higher level.

5. For non-specialized staff at commune level whose term of service is extended under decisions or regulations of competent authorities, the Commune-level People’s Committee shall be responsible for allocating suitable office space for such positions.

Article 15. Implementation responsibilities

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2. During the process of restructuring and streamlining the political system and implementing the two-level local government model, the agency or person competent to allocate or reallocate public property as prescribed by law shall decide on the allocation or reallocation of one or more office buildings or public service facilities to one or more agencies, organizations, or units for management and use.

3. The Office of the Party Central Committee, the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, ministries, central authorities, Province-level People’s Committees, and central and local agencies, organizations, and units shall:

a) Organize inspection and supervision of compliance with standards and norms for the use of office buildings and public service facilities, and the implementation of this Decree; and handle violations within their authority or report them to competent authorities for resolution in accordance with law;

b) Perform other responsibilities under this Decree and other relevant laws.

4. The Government Inspectorate and other inspection bodies shall:

a) Conduct inspections of compliance with standards and norms for use of office buildings and public service facilities, and implementation of this Decree;

b) Perform the duties specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

5. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, other central agencies, Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities, and heads of agencies, organizations, units, and related individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.

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APPENDIX I

STANDARDS AND NORMS FOR USE OF OFFICE AREA FOR CENTRAL-LEVEL TITLES
(Enclosed with Decree No. 155/2025/ND-CP dated June 16, 2025 of the Government)

No.

Title

Maximum area (m²/person)

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General Secretary, President, Prime Minister, Chairperson of the National Assembly

Allocated based on work requirements

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Standing member of the Secretariat; Members of the Politburo; Members of the Secretariat; President of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front; Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court; Procurator General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy; Vice President; Deputy Prime Ministers; Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly

Allocated based on work requirements

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- Official members of the Party Central Committee; Heads of Party Commissions at central level; President of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Editors-in-chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper and Communist Review; Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee;

- Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies; Chief of the President’s Office; State Auditor General; Vice President – Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front; Heads of central socio-political organizations; Vice Chairpersons of the Central Inspection Commission;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Heads of Governmental agencies;

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- Deputy Ministers, Deputy Heads of ministerial-level agencies; Deputy Chiefs of the President’s Office; Deputy State Auditors General; Vice Presidents of central socio-political organizations; Members of the Central Inspection Commission; Director of the National Political Publishing House; Assistants to key Party and State leaders; Assistant to the Standing member of the Secretariat;

- Presidents of Viet Nam National University, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; Justices of the Supreme People’s Court; Prosecutors of the Supreme People’s Procuracy;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Deputy heads of Governmental agencies; Standing members of the Sub-committee for Protection of Internal Political Affairs of the Party Central Committee; Full-time National Assembly deputies;

- Members of the Editorial Board of Nhan Dan Newspaper and the Communist Review; Deputy heads or full-time members of central steering committees; steering committees chaired by the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Ministers; Assistants to senior leaders of the Party and State;

- Editor-in-chief of the People's Deputies Newspaper; Director-General of the Government Web Portal; Deputy Directors of Viet Nam National University, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City;

- Deputy Director of the National Political Publishing House; Deputy Editor-in-chief of the People's Deputies Newspaper; Deputy Director-General of the Government Web Portal; Directors of academies under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics;

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- Directors or equivalent of the National Political Publishing House; heads of departments or units of Viet Nam National University, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; Deputy directors of academies under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Deputy directors, deputy heads of divisions, deputy institute heads, deputy chiefs and equivalents under Party bodies; ministries, ministerial-level agencies; Governmental agencies; the Viet Nam Fatherland Front at central level; Secretaries to members of the Party Central Committee, Ministers, or equivalent positions; Party committees under the Party Central Committee;

- Deputy directors or equivalents at the National Political Publishing House; deputy heads of units under Viet Nam National University, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Heads and deputy heads of departments or faculties under academies affiliated with the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; the National Political Publishing House; units under Viet Nam National University, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City;

- Senior specialists, principal specialists, and equivalent titles;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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Specialists and equivalent titles.

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Individuals working under labor contracts in accordance with Government regulations on contracts for certain types of work in administrative agencies and public sector entities.

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- For titles listed from No. 3 to No. 4, the above maximum areas include workspace and guest reception areas; in addition, necessary areas (if any) may be arranged, and such areas shall not be included in the total area of the agency, organization, or unit as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 5 of this Decree.

- For titles listed at No. 5 and No. 6, the above maximum areas include workspace and guest reception areas.

APPENDIX II

STANDARDS AND NORMS FOR USE OF OFFICE AREA FOR LOCAL-LEVEL TITLES
(Enclosed with Decree No. 155/2025/ND-CP dated June 16, 2025 of the Government)

No.

Title

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Members of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee

Allocated based on work requirements

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- Official members of the Party Central Committee;

- Secretaries of provincial and municipal Party Committees (except Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City); Vice Secretaries of the Party Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; Chairpersons of the People’s Council and the People’s Committee of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Standing members of the Party Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; Heads of delegations of National Assembly deputies of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities;

- Vice Chairpersons of the People’s Council and the People’s Committee of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Standing members of provincial and municipal Party Committees (except Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City);

- Chairpersons of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities; Vice Chairpersons of the People’s Council and the People’s Committee of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities; Full-time Vice Heads of delegations of National Assembly deputies of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Heads of Party committees or agencies under the provincial and municipal Party Committees;

- Directors of departments, heads of agencies or equivalent bodies at provincial level;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Deputy heads of Party committees or agencies under provincial and municipal Party Committees; Vice Chairpersons of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities; Secretaries to provincial or municipal Party Committee secretaries;

- Deputy directors of departments, deputy heads of agencies or equivalent bodies at local level; Members of provincial and municipal Inspection Committees under the Party Central Committee;

- Party secretaries at commune level or equivalent;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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- Deputy Party secretaries at commune level or equivalent; Chairpersons of the People’s Council and People’s Committee at commune level;

- Vice Chairpersons of the People’s Council and People’s Committee at commune level; Chairpersons of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front at commune level;

- Heads and deputy heads of departments, divisions, and equivalent units under provincial and municipal Party Committees; offices of the People’s Council and People’s Committee at provincial level;

- Heads and deputy heads of departments, agencies, and equivalent units of provincial departments and agencies;

- Senior specialists, principal specialists, and equivalents at departments, agencies at provincial and commune levels;

- Equivalent titles and positions.

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Specialists and equivalent titles at local level (including commune-level officials)

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Individuals working under labor contracts in accordance with Government regulations on contracts for certain types of work in administrative agencies and public sector entities.

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- For titles listed from No. 4 to No. 6, the above maximum areas include workspace and guest reception areas.