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The Government on January 14 issued Decree 15/2026/ND-CP, revising several existing provisions in a move to streamline investment and business conditions, reduce unnecessary administrative requirements, as well as shortening the time needed to process administrative procedures within the scope of state management of science, technology and innovation.
Taking effect on the date of its issuance, the decree revises seven decrees, including Decree 76 of 2018, Decrees 63 and 65 of 2023, Decree 163 of 2024, and Decree 23, 114 and 133 of 2025.
Notably, in its revision to Decree 76 of 2018, the new decree allows organisations and individuals to submit dossiers of request for recognition of scientific research and technological development results, and for the State’s funding support or purchase of research outcomes, via the National Public Service Portal, in addition to the current methods of hand-delivery and submission by post.
It also revises conditions for issuance of the certificate of eligibility for provision of technology evaluation and technology appraisal services. Under the new rule, an enterprise or a science and technology organisation applying for the certificate is required to have at least two experts possessing a university degree or higher degree in a relevant field, having at least two years’ experience, a reduction from the previous requirement of three years.
Similarly, an organisation applying for such a certificate must have at least two official appraisers with at least two years’ experience, instead of the former three-year requirement.
Furthermore, the decree shortens the time limits for completing several administrative procedures while amending Decree 65 of 2023. Specifically, the processing time for withdrawing an industrial property title application will be shortened from two months to 30 days. The time limit for handling compensation procedures for patent holders due to a delay in pharmaceutical marketing authorisation is reduced from three months to two months, while the processing time for registration to take the industrial property representative qualification examination will also be cut from 20 days to 15 days.
Another notable point of the new decree is the adjustment of competence for handling administrative procedures for licensing the use of radio frequencies and devices. Under provisions revising Decree 133 of 2025, provincial-level People’s Committees will issue the licences regardless of the applicants’ localities, while the change, extension, modification, and revocation of the licences will be implemented by the provincial-level People’s Committees that issued the original ones.
- (VLLF)
