Under the 2025 legislative program, the Government will submit to the National Assembly for comments the draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to a number of provisions of 15 laws.
These 15 laws include: the Law on Environmental Protection; the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine; the Law on Animal Husbandry; the Law on Biodiversity; the Law on Dykes; the Law on Surveying and Mapping; the Law on Hydrometeorology; the Law on Forestry; the Law on Disaster Prevention and Control; the Law on Water Resources; the Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment; the Law on Veterinary Medicine; the Law on Irrigation; the Law on Fisheries; and the Law on Crop Production, expected to be presented at the upcoming 10th session.
Workshop to gather feedback on the draft Law amending and supplementing certain provisions of 15 laws in the agriculture and environment sectors. Photo: Pham Thang. The draft law aims to concretize policies on reorganizing administrative structures and two-tier local governments; promote decentralization and devolution of authority; simplify administrative procedures; reduce investment and business conditions; and remove bottlenecks arising from practical state management in the agriculture and environment sectors.
The draft law consists of 17 articles, focusing on three main groups of content: reorganizing administrative structures and defining powers under the two-tier local government system; reducing investment and business conditions and administrative procedures; and promptly addressing inadequacies and bottlenecks in legal provisions.
At the workshop to gather feedback on the draft law on October 9, delegates largely agreed on the necessity and scope of the proposed amendments and supplements, noting that the draft addresses practical needs and contributes to improving management efficiency and sectoral development.
Some comments suggested adding a mechanism for inter-ministerial coordination in management and international exchange of livestock genetic resources, while assessing biological risks and national benefits before granting permits for international exchange.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan emphasized that the draft law should reflect a spirit of innovation in legislation, amending only the content under the National Assembly’s authority; it should establish principles to provide a solid legal framework for state management while expanding development space for the agriculture and environment sectors.
He also noted that although the amendments cover 15 laws, the project’s goal is to address urgent issues arising from practical state management. The Vice Chairman urged the drafting agency to work closely with the examining body, review and harmonize the draft, ensuring it is concise and focused on necessary provisions to remove key bottlenecks in agriculture and environmental management.