3 groups of subjects are not allowed to register business households

Cases where business households are not allowed to be established

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 80 of Decree 01/2021/ND-CP, the following subjects are not allowed to register to establish business households:

- Juvenile people, people with limited civil act capacity; people with lost civil act capacity; people with difficulty in perception, mastering behavior.

- People who are being prosecuted for criminal liability, detained, serving a prison sentence, serving administrative measures at compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities, compulsory education institutions or being banned by the Court from holding a position, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs.

- Other cases as prescribed by relevant laws.

If they fall into one of the above cases, they are not allowed to register to establish a business household.

Right to establish a business household and obligations to register a business household

- Individuals and household members who are Vietnamese citizens with full civil act capacity as prescribed in the 2015 Civil Code have the right to establish a business household as prescribed in Chapter VIII of Decree 01/2021/ND-CP.

Individuals are only allowed to register one business household nationwide and are not simultaneously owners of private enterprises or joint stock members of a joint stock company (unless agreed upon by the remaining joint stock members). However, they still have the right to contribute capital, buy shares or capital contributions in enterprises as individuals.

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