The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 363/TB-VPCP dated July 15 on the conclusion of the Government Standing Committee at the meeting on the draft Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam (replacement).
The notice clearly states that the current Vietnam Civil Aviation Law has been issued since 2006, and has been in place for 19 years, and the most recent amendment and supplement was in 2014, which is also 11 years.
In the context of many changes in the domestic and world socio-economic conditions, it is required to respond to policies very promptly and effectively.
However, the research to propose amending the Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam is slow, causing many problems and inadequacies, hindering development and having to apply specific policies to handle it.
The Government Standing Committee requires the Ministry of Construction to proactively assess, review, and amend mechanisms and policies in the management field to promptly overcome shortcomings and limitations in practice.
The Government Standing Committee assigned the Ministry of Construction to review the draft Law, ensuring the following requirements:
- Fully institutionalize the Party's policies such as promoting decentralization and delegation of power in the direction of assigning ministries, branches and localities to decide, implement and take responsibility; cutting and simplifying administrative procedures to the maximum.
- Inheriting regulations that have been proven correct and effective.
- Issues related to prices and fees are implemented according to market rules, regulated by the state; there are no specific price regulations in the Law.
- In planning work: The Prime Minister approves the overall planning of the national airport system; the Minister of Construction approves the detailed planning.
- Regulations on land management, assets, and valuation of public assets at airports need to be studied to overcome current problems, without having to submit applications to many levels, facilitating the mobilization of resources to invest in airport infrastructure in the direction of assigning the Ministry of Finance to decide on this issue.
- Ensure equality between airlines in accessing aviation exploitation conditions.
- Clearly define the function of state management of aviation. The function of managing flight operations is performed by the state.
- All airports and airports use two-way, except for airports used exclusively for the armed forces, assigned to the Government for regulation.
- Regarding the selection of investors, the Government is assigned to prescribe standards and criteria; ministries, branches and localities decide to assign investors or select investors.
- Transitional handling to avoid problems with projects, works, and work under implementation.
- Comprehensively review legal regulations related to civil aviation, clearly identify any remaining problems and inappropriateness to amend, supplement or determine a suitable roadmap for amendments and supplements.
- For prohibited acts in civil aviation activities, it is necessary to review and study carefully to ensure coverage, comprehensiveness and completeness.
- Study and have regulations to open and assign the Government to regulate the pilot management of drones to ensure strict management, absolutely not affecting or causing unsafety to civil and military aviation activities.
The Government Standing Committee requested the Ministry of Construction to urgently complete the draft Law and report to the Government at the thematic meeting on law-making in July 2025.
