Vietnam to Postpone Passage of Draft Law on Associations Again: NA Committee

by HK-VH, April 14, 2017

The draft law on Associations, which is expected to be adopted at the June meeting of Vietnam’s legislative body, the National Assembly, will once again be pulled from the agenda, the Dan Tri newswire reported on April 13.

The information was disclosed during an April 13 meeting of the Judicial Affairs Committee.

The two-day meeting, chaired by National Assembly’s Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, covers a draft government proposal on the building of laws and ordinances for 2018 and the revised program for law making in 2017.

Speaking at the event, Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long informed participants that the government had proposed adding 21 projects to the law-making program in 2018. State media gave no details of these draft laws.

Vice Chairman Luu urged agencies not to submit documents lacking research and preparations and to ensure that the laws are consistent with the existing legal framework. Another report said lawmakers are expected to discuss the revised Law on Anti-Corruption at the end of this year.