No bribery of competent persons in the implementation of administrative procedures

Decree No. 385/2026/ND-CP of the Government regulating the control of administrative procedures (TTHC) takes effect from October 10th.

Article 19 of the Decree stipulates the responsibilities of heads of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and People's Committees at all levels.

Accordingly, they are responsible for announcing, publicizing, and organizing the entry of data on TTHCs that have been announced on the National Database on TTHCs; organizing the implementation of TTHCs that have been announced and publicized on the National Database on TTHCs.

Inspect and urge civil servants and public employees under management authority in the implementation of administrative procedures.

Training and fostering professional skills on the implementation and control of administrative procedures for civil servants and public employees under management authority.

Rewarding civil servants and public employees who have achievements in implementing administrative procedures, controlling administrative procedures or having initiatives to reform administrative procedures.

Strictly and promptly handle civil servants and public employees when there are violations in the implementation and control of administrative procedures in accordance with the law.

Improve the methods and methods of implementing administrative procedures; promptly propose to higher-level agencies measures to reform administrative procedures.

Article 21 of the decree stipulates the rights and obligations of subjects performing administrative procedures.

Individuals and organizations are obliged to fully implement the regulations on administrative procedures; refuse to implement requests not specified in administrative procedures or not disclosed according to regulations.

Be responsible for the legality and accuracy of the documents in the dossier and provide complete related information.

Not obstructing the administrative procedure resolution activities of state agencies and competent persons.

Do not bribe or use other tricks to deceive state agencies or competent persons in implementing administrative procedures.

Supervise the implementation of administrative procedures; reflect and propose to state agencies and competent persons about the irrationalities of administrative procedures and violations of civil servants and public employees in the implementation of administrative procedures.

Complaints, denunciations, lawsuits against administrative decisions and administrative acts in accordance with the law.

Directly or authorize their legal representative to participate in the implementation of administrative procedures in accordance with the law.

Article 22 of the decree stipulates the reflection and recommendations on administrative procedures in the process of implementation, in which all individuals and organizations have the right to reflect and recommend on administrative procedure regulations and the implementation of administrative procedures.

The receipt and handling of reflections and recommendations on administrative procedures are carried out in accordance with the provisions of law on receiving and handling reflections and recommendations of individuals and organizations on administrative regulations.

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for assisting the Government in organizing the implementation of receiving and processing reflections and recommendations on regulations and administrative procedures; receiving and promptly processing reflections and recommendations from organizations and individuals on administrative regulations under the management scope of the Government, the Prime Minister and state administrative agencies in accordance with the law.

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