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2.1 Article 1. Regulation scope and task of the Civil Procedure Code2.2 Article 2. Regulated entities and effect of the Civil Procedure Code
3.1 Article 3. Compliance with laws in civil procedures3.2 Article 4. Right to request Courts to protect legitimate rights and interests3.3 Article 5. Involved parties' right to decision-making and self-determination3.4 Article 6. Supply of evidences and proof in civil procedures3.5 Article 7. Responsibility of competent individuals, agencies and organizations to supply materials and evidences3.6 Article 8. Equality in rights and obligations in civil procedures3.7 Article 9. Ensuring the involved parties' right to protect legitimate rights and interests3.8 Article 10. Mediation in civil procedures3.9 Article 11. Participation of People’s Jurors in adjudication of civil lawsuits3.10 Article 12. Judges, People’s Jurors are independent in adjudication of civil lawsuits and settlement of civil matters and only comply with law3.11 Article 13. Responsibilities of civil proceeding authorities and proceeding officers3.12 Article 14. Collective trials by Courts3.13 Article 15. Prompt, equal and public trials by Courts3.14 Article 16. Ensuring impartiality and objectiveness in civil procedures3.15 Article 17. Following the two-level adjudication regime3.16 Article 18. Cassation of trials3.17 Article 19. Assurance of the effect of Courts' judgments and decisions3.18 Article 20. Spoken and written language used in civil procedures3.19 Article 21. Supervising the law observance in civil procedures3.20 Article 22. Courts' responsibility for forwarding documents and papers3.21 Article 23. Participation of agencies, organizations and individuals in civil procedures3.22 Article 24. Assurance of oral argument in adjudication3.23 Article 25. Assurance of the right to complaints and denunciations in civil procedures
5.1 Article 26. Civil disputes falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.2 Article 27. Civil petitions falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.3 Article 28. Marriage and family-related disputes falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.4 Article 29. Marriage-and family-related petitions falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.5 Article 30. Business and/or trade disputes falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.6 Article 31. Business or trade petitions falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.7 Article 32. Labor disputes falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.8 Article 33. Labor petitions falling under the courts' jurisdiction5.9 Article 34. Jurisdiction of Courts over particular decisions of agencies/organizations
6.1 Section 35. Jurisdiction of People’s Courts of districts6.2 Section 36. Jurisdiction of Tribunals of People’s Courts of districts6.3 Section 37. Jurisdiction of People’s Courts of provinces6.4 Section 38. Jurisdiction of Specialized tribunals of People’s Courts of provinces6.5 Article 39. Territorial jurisdiction of courts6.6 Article 40. Jurisdiction of Courts selected by plaintiffs or petitioners6.7 Article 41. Transferring civil cases to other courts; settlement of disputes over jurisdiction6.8 Article 42. Joining or separating cases
7.1 Article 43. Rules for determining jurisdiction of Courts in cases where there is no law provisions to apply7.2 Article 44. Order, procedures for acceptance and resolution of civil cases without law provisions to apply7.3 Section 45. Rules for resolving civil cases without law provisions to apply
8.1 Article 46. Civil proceeding authorities, proceeding officers8.2 Article 47. Tasks and powers of the courts' Chief Justices8.3 Article 48. Tasks and powers of Judges8.4 Article 49. Tasks and powers of People’s Jurors8.5 Article 50. Tasks and powers of ombudspersons8.6 Article 51. Tasks and powers of Court clerks8.7 Article 52. Cases where proceeding officers must refuse to conduct the procedures or be replaced8.8 Article 53. Replacing Judges or People’s Jurors8.9 Article 54. Replacement of Court clerks, ombudspersons8.10 Article 55. Procedures for refusal to conduct the civil proceedings and procedures for request for replacement of Judges, People’s Jurors, Ombudspersons, Court clerks8.11 Article 56. Decision on the replacement of Judges, People’s Jurors, Ombudspersons and/or Court clerks8.12 Article 57. Tasks and powers of procuracy chairpersons8.13 Article 58. Tasks and powers of procurators8.14 Article 59. Tasks and powers of inspectors8.15 Article 60. Replacement of procurators/inspectors8.16 Article 61. Procedures for refusal to conduct the civil proceedings and procedures for request for replacement of the procurators/inspectors8.17 Article 62. Decision on replacement of procurators or inspector
9.1 Article 63. Panel for first-instance trial over civil lawsuits9.2 Article 64. Panel for appellate trial over civil lawsuits9.3 Article 65. Adjudication of civil lawsuits under simplified procedures9.4 Article 66. Panel for cassation or reopening trial over civil lawsuits9.5 Article 67. Arrangements for resolution of civil matters
11.1 Article 68. Involved parties in civil cases11.2 Article 69. The involved parties' civil procedure law capacity and civil procedure act capacity11.3 Article 70. Rights and obligations of the involved parties11.4 Article 71. Rights and obligations of the plaintiffs11.5 Article 72. Rights and obligations of the defendants11.6 Article 73. Rights and obligations of the persons with related interests and/or obligations11.7 Article 74. Inheritance of procedural rights and obligations.
12.1 Article 75. Defense counsels of involved parties' legitimate rights and interests12.2 Article 76. Rights and obligations of defense counsels of the involved parties' legitimate rights and interests12.3 Article 77. Witnesses12.4 Article 78. Rights and obligations of witnesses12.5 Article 79. Expert-witnesses12.6 Article 80. Rights and obligations of expert-witnesses12.7 Article 81. Interpreters12.8 Article 82. Rights and obligations of interpreters12.9 Article 83. Procedures for refusing to give expertise opinions or interpretations or requesting the replacement of expert-witnesses or interpreters.12.10 Article 84. Deciding on replacement of expert-witnesses, interpreters12.11 Article 85. Representatives12.12 Article 86. Rights and obligations of representatives12.13 Article 87. Cases of disallowance to act as representatives12.14 Article 88. Appointing representatives in civil procedures12.15 Article 89. Termination of the representation in civil procedures12.16 Article 90. Consequences of the termination of representation in civil procedures
13.1 Article 91. Obligations to prove13.2 Article 92. Details and facts that are not required to be proved13.3 Article 93. Evidences13.4 Article 94. Sources of evidence13.5 Article 95. Identifying evidences13.6 Article 96. Hand-over of materials and evidences13.7 Article 97. Verification and collection of evidences13.8 Article 98. Taking testimonies of involved parties13.9 Article 99. Taking testimonies of witnesses13.10 Article 100. Confrontation13.11 Article 101. On-site inspection/appraisal13.12 Article 102. Request for expertise13.13 Article 103. Requesting expertise of evidences denounced to be forgery13.14 Article 104. Property evaluation and price appraisal13.15 Article 105. Entrusting the collection of evidences13.16 Article 106. Requesting agencies, organizations and individuals to supply materials and evidences13.17 Article 107. Preserving materials and evidences13.18 Article 108. Assessing evidences13.19 Article 109. Disclosing and using materials and evidences13.20 Article 110. Protecting evidences
14.1 Article 111. Right to petition the application of provisional emergency measures14.2 Article 112. Competence to decide on the application, change or cancellation of provisional emergency measures14.3 Article 113. Responsibilities for improper application of provisional emergency measures14.4 Article 114. Provisional emergency measures14.5 Article 115. Sending minor persons, legally incapacitated persons, person with limited cognition or behavior control to individuals or organizations for looking after, nurturing, taking care of and educating.14.6 Article 116. Forced prior-performance of part of the alimony obligation14.7 Article 117. Forced prior-performance of part of the obligation to pay compensation for damage to health or life14.8 Article 118. Forcing of the employers to provide the employees with advance wages, health insurance, social insurance, treatment cost for occupational accidents or occupational diseases or compensations, allowances for occupational accidents or occupational diseases14.9 Article 119. Suspending the execution of decisions on unilateral termination of labor contract or decisions on dismissal of employees14.10 Article 120. Distraining disputed properties14.11 Article 121. Prohibiting the transfer of property right over disputed properties.14.12 Article 122. Prohibiting the change of existing conditions of disputed properties14.13 Article 123. Permitting to harvest and sell subsidiary food crops or other products or commodities14.14 Article 124. Freezing accounts at banks, other credit institutions, State Treasury14.15 Article 125. Freezing properties at depositories14.16 Article 126. Freezing the obligors' properties14.17 Article 127. Prohibiting or forcing the performance of certain acts14.18 Article 128. Prohibiting the obligors from leaving Vietnam14.19 Article 129. Prohibiting the contact with victims of family violence14.20 Article 130. Suspending the bid closing and activities related to bidding14.21 Article 131. Arresting aircrafts or seagoing ships to ensure the case resolution14.22 Article 132. Other provisional emergency measures14.23 Article 133. Procedures for application of provisional emergency measures14.24 Article 134. Recommendation for application of provisional emergency measures of agencies, organizations and individuals initiating lawsuits to protect public interests, State interests and lawful rights and interests of other people14.25 Article 135. Courts make decisions on application of provisional emergency measures by themselves14.26 Article 136. Forcible application of security measures14.27 Article 137. Changing, additionally applying provisional emergency measures14.28 Article 138. Cancellation of the application of provisional emergency measures14.29 Article 139. Effect of decisions on application, change or cancellation of provisional emergency measures14.30 Article 140. Complaint, recommendations about decisions on application, change or cancellation or non-application, non-change, non-cancellation of provisional emergency measures14.31 Article 141. Complaint, recommendations about decisions on application, change or cancellation or non-application, non-change, non-cancellation of provisional emergency measures14.32 Article 142. Execution of decisions on application, change or cancellation of provisional emergency measures
16.1 Article 143. Court fee advance, charge advance; Court fees and charges16.2 Article 144. Handling of collected Court fee advance, charge advance, Court fees and charges16.3 Article 145. Regime of collection and expenditure of Court fee advances, charge advances, Court fees and charges16.4 Article 146. Obligation to advance Court fees and advance charges16.5 Article 147. Obligation to bear first-instance Court fees16.6 Article 148. Obligation to bear first-instance Court fees16.7 Article 149. Obligation to bear charges16.8 Article 150. Specific regulations on Court fees and charges
17.1 Article 151. Overseas request for judicial assistance expense advance, overseas request for judicial assistance expense17.2 Article 152. Obligation to pay overseas request for judicial assistance expense advance17.3 Article 153. Obligation to bear overseas request for judicial assistance expense17.4 Article 154. Handling of overseas request for judicial assistance expense advance17.5 Article 155. On-site inspection/appraisal expense advance, on-site inspection/appraisal expense17.6 Article 156. Obligation to pay on-site inspection/appraisal expense advance17.7 Article 157. Obligation to bear on-site inspection/appraisal expense17.8 Article 158. Handling of on-site inspection/appraisal expense advances17.9 Article 159. Expertise expense advance, expertise expense17.10 Article 160. Obligation to pay expertising expense advances17.11 Article 161. Obligation to bear expertising expenses17.12 Article 162. Handling of paid expertising expense advances17.13 Article 163. Property valuation expense advances, property valuation expenses17.14 Article 164. Obligation to advance property valuation expenses17.15 Article 165. Obligation to bear property valuation/price appraisal expenses17.16 Article 166. Handling of valuation expense advances17.17 Article 167. Expenses for witnesses17.18 Article 168. Expenses for interpreters and lawyers17.19 Article 169. Specific regulations on procedural expenses
18.1 Article 170. Obligation to issue, send or notify procedural documents18.2 Article 171. Procedural documents to be issued, sent or notified18.3 Article 172. Persons effecting the issuance, sending or notification of procedural documents18.4 Article 173. Modes of issuing, sending or notifying procedural documents18.5 Article 174. Validity of the issuance, sending or notification of procedural documents18.6 Article 175. Procedures for issuance, sending or notification of procedural documents18.7 Article 176. Procedures for issuance, sending or notification of procedural documents by electronic means18.8 Article 177. Procedures for direct issuance, sending or notification to individuals18.9 Article 178. Procedures for direct issuance, sending or notification to agencies, organizations18.10 Article 179. Procedures for public posting18.11 Article 180. Procedures for announcement on the mass media18.12 Article 181. Notification of results of issuance, sending or notification of procedural documents
19.1 Article 182. Procedural time limits19.2 Article 183. Application of the Civil Code's regulations on time limits19.3 Article 184. The statute of limitations for lawsuits, the statute of limitations for requests for civil matter resolution19.4 Article 185. Application of the Civil Code's regulations on statute of limitations
21.1 Article 186. Right to institute cases21.2 Article 187. Right to institute civil lawsuits to protect legitimate rights and interests of other persons, public interests and/or the State's interests21.3 Article 188. Scope of initiation of lawsuits21.4 Article 189. Form and contents of a lawsuit petition21.5 Article 190. Submission of lawsuit petitions to courts21.6 Article 191. Procedures for receiving and processing lawsuit petitions21.7 Article 192. Return of lawsuit petitions, consequences of the return of lawsuit petitions21.8 Article 193. Request for amendment and/or supplementation of lawsuit petitions21.9 Article 194. Complaints, recommendations about the return of lawsuit petitions and settlement thereof21.10 Article 195. Accepting cases21.11 Article 196. Notice on acceptance of cases21.12 Article 197. Assigning Judges to settle cases21.13 Article 198. Tasks and powers of Judges when preparing case files21.14 Article 199. Rights and duties of defendants and persons with relevant interests and duties after receiving the notices21.15 Article 200. Defendants' right to make counter-claims21.16 Article 201. Right of persons with related interests and obligations to make independent claims
21.17 Article 202. Procedures for making counter-claims or independent claims
22.1 Article 203. Time limit for trial preparation22.2 Article 204. Documenting civil lawsuits’ files22.3 Article 205. Principle for conducting mediation22.4 Article 206. Civil lawsuits which must not be mediated22.5 Article 207. Civil lawsuits which cannot be mediated22.6 Article 208. Notification about meetings for checking the handover of, access to and disclosure of evidences and mediating22.7 Article 209. Participants in meetings for checking the handover of, access to and disclosure of evidences and mediating22.8 Article 210. Order of meetings for checking the handover of, access to and disclosure of evidences and mediating22.9 Article 211. Minutes of meetings for checking the handover of, access to and disclosure of evidences and mediating22.10 Article 212. Issuing decisions to recognize the agreements of the involved parties22.11 Article 213. Effect of decisions to recognize the involved parties' agreements22.12 Article 214. Suspension of the resolution of civil lawsuits22.13 Article 215. Consequences of the suspension of resolution of civil lawsuits22.14 Article 216. Decisions on resuming the resolution of civil lawsuits22.15 Article 217. Termination of the resolution of civil lawsuits22.16 Article 218. Consequences of the termination of resolution of civil lawsuits22.17 Article 219. Competence to issue decisions to suspend, resume or terminate the resolution of civil lawsuits22.18 Article 220. Decisions to bring cases to trial22.19 Article 221. Discovery and recommendation for amendment, supplement or annulment of legislative documents
24.1 Article 222. General requirements for first-instance Court sessions24.2 Article 223. Place of Court session24.3 Article 224. Arrangement of courtrooms24.4 Article 225. Direct and oral trial24.5 Article 226. Replacement of Trial Panel members in special cases24.6 Article 227. Presence of involved parties, their representatives and defense counsels of legitimate rights and interests24.7 Article 228. Trial in absence of involved parties and/or defense counsels of their rights and interests from Court sessions24.8 Article 229. Presence of witnesses24.9 Article 230. Presence of expert-witnesses24.10 Article 231. Presence of interpreters24.11 Article 232. Presence of procurators24.12 Article 233. Time limit for postponing a Court session and decision to postpone a Court session24.13 Article 234. Internal rules of Court sessions24.14 Article 235. Procedures for rendering Court judgments or decisions in Court sessions24.15 Article 236. Minutes of Court sessions24.16 Article 237. Preparing for the opening of a Court session24.17 Article 238. Procedures for conducting trial in absence of all procedure participants
25.1 Article 239. Opening a Court session25.2 Article 240. Handling requests for replacement of procedure conductors, expert-witnesses and/or interpreters25.3 Article 241. Considering and deciding on the postponement of Court sessions upon someone's absence25.4 Article 242. Securing the objectivity of witnesses25.5 Article 243. Inquiring the involved parties about change, supplementation or withdrawal of their claims25.6 Article 244. Considering the change, supplementation or withdrawal of claims25.7 Article 245. Changing the procedural status25.8 Article 246. Recognizing the agreements of involved parties
26.1 Article 247. Contents and mode of oral argument in Court sessions26.2 Article 248. Presentation of defense counsels of legitimate rights and interests of the involved parties26.3 Article 249. Order and principle of inquiring in Court session26.4 Article 250. Inquiring plaintiffs26.5 Article 251. Inquiring defendants26.6 Article 252. Inquiring persons with related interests and obligations26.7 Article 253. Inquiring witnesses26.8 Article 254. Public disclosure of materials and evidences of the cases26.9 Article 255. Listening to audio-tapes and/or discs, watching video tapes and/or discs and other audio/video-recording devices26.10 Article 256. Examining exhibits26.11 Article 257. Inquiring expert-witnesses26.12 Article 258. Concluding the inquiries in Court sessions26.13 Article 259. Postponement of Court sessions26.14 Article 260. Order for making arguments26.15 Article 261. Presentations during arguments and responses26.16 Article 262. Presentations of procurators26.17 Article 263. Resuming inquiries and arguments
27.1 Article 264. Deliberation27.2 Article 265. Resumption of inquiries and arguments27.3 Article 266. First-instance judgments27.4 Article 267. Pronouncing judgments27.5 Article 268. Amendment or supplementation of judgments27.6 Article 269. Supplying judgment extracts and judgments
2.1 Article 270. Nature of appellate trial2.2 Article 271. Persons having the right to appeal2.3 Article 272. Application for an appeal2.4 Article 273. Time limit for an appeal2.5 Article 274. Examination of appeal applications2.6 Article 275. Overdue appeals and consideration for overdue appeals2.7 Article 276. Notification of payment of appellate Court fee advance2.8 Article 277. Notice of appeal2.9 Article 278. Appeal by procuracies2.10 Article 279. Appeal decisions of procuracies2.11 Article 280. Time limit for an appeal2.12 Article 281. Notification of appeals2.13 Article 282. Effects of an appeal2.14 Article 283. Forwarding case files and appeals2.15 Article 284. Modifying, supplementing, withdrawing appeals
3.1 Article 285. Acceptance of appellate trial3.2 Article 286. Time limit for preparation for appellate trials3.3 Article 287. Provision of materials and evidences during the preparation for appellate trial3.4 Article 288. Suspension of the appellate trial3.5 Article 289. Termination of the appellate trial3.6 Article 290. Decision to bring a case to appellate trial3.7 Article 291. Decision to apply, change or cancel provisional emergency measures3.8 Article 292. Forwarding the case files to the procuracies for study
5.1 Article 293. Scope of appellate trial5.2 Article 294. Participants in appellate Court sessions5.3 Article 295. Suspension or termination of appellate trials in Court sessions5.4 Article 296. Postponement of appellate Court sessions5.5 Article 297. Preparation for the opening of appellate Court sessions and procedures for starting the appellate Court sessions5.6 Article 298. Asking about the appeals and processing of change of appeals in Court sessions5.7 Article 299. Plaintiffs withdraw lawsuit petitions before the opening of, or in, appellate Court sessions5.8 Article 300. Recognizing the agreement of the involved parties in appellate Court sessions
6.1 Section 301. Contents and forms of oral argument in appellate Court sessions6.2 Article 302. Presentations of the involved parties and procurators in appellate Court sessions6.3 Article 303. Procedures for inquiries and publication of materials and evidences examination of exhibits in appellate Court sessions6.4 Article 304. Postponement of appellate Court sessions6.5 Article 305. Arguments in appellate Court sessions6.6 Article 306. Presentations of the procurators in appellate Court sessions6.7 Article 307. Deliberation and judgment pronouncement6.8 Article 308. Jurisdiction of the appellate trial panels6.9 Article 309. Amendment to first-instance judgments6.10 Article 310. Repeal of the whole or parts of first-instance judgments and transfer of the case files to the first-instance Courts for retrial over the cases according to first-instance procedures6.11 Article 311. Annulment of first-instance judgments and termination of case resolution6.12 Article 312. Termination of the appellate trial6.13 Article 313. Appellate Court judgments6.14 Article 314. Procedures for appellate revision of decisions of the first-instance Courts which are appealed against6.15 Article 315. Forwarding appellate judgments/decisions
8.1 Article 316. Scope of application of simplified procedures8.2 Article 317. Conditions for application of simplified procedures8.3 Article 318. Decisions to bring cases to trial for resolution according to simplified procedures8.4 Article 319. Complaints, recommendations about decisions to bring cases to trial for resolution according to simplified procedures and resolution thereof8.5 Article 320. Court sessions conducting simplified procedures8.6 Article 321. Effect of judgments/decisions made according to simplified procedures
9.1 Article 322. Time limit for appeal against judgments/decisions made according to simplified procedures9.2 Article 323. Time limit for preparation for appellate trials conducted according to simplified procedures9.3 Article 324. Appellate simplified procedures for judgments/decisions of first-instance Courts that are appealed against
11.1 Article 325. Nature of cassation11.2 Article 326. Grounds and conditions for appeal according to cassation procedures11.3 Article 327. Discovering legally effective judgments or decisions of Courts which need to be reviewed according to cassation procedures11.4 Article 328. Application for reviewing legally effective judgments or decisions according to cassation procedures11.5 Article 329. Procedures for receiving applications for reviewing courts’ legally effective judgments or decisions according to cassation procedures11.6 Article 330. Supplement, verification of materials and evidences in cassation procedures11.7 Article 331. Persons competent to appeal according to cassation procedures11.8 Article 332. Postponement and suspension of enforcement of legally effective judgments or decisions11.9 Article 333. Decisions to appeal according to cassation procedures11.10 Article 334. Time limit for appeal according to cassation procedures11.11 Article 335. Modification, supplementation, withdrawal of appeals according to cassation procedures11.12 Article 336. Forwarding decisions to appeal according to cassation procedures11.13 Article 337. Jurisdiction to review cases according to cassation procedures11.14 Article 338. Participants in cassation review Court sessions11.15 Article 339. Time limit for opening of cassation review Court sessions11.16 Article 340. Preparations for cassation review Court session11.17 Article 341. Trial procedures at cassation review Court sessions11.18 Article 342. Scope of the cassation review11.19 Article 343. Jurisdiction of the Cassation Review Panels11.20 Article 344. Upholding the subordinate courts' lawful judgments or decisions which have been annulled or amended11.21 Article 345. Repealing parts or the whole of courts’ legally effective judgments/decisions to retry according to first-instance procedures or appellate procedures11.22 Article 346. Repealing legally effective judgments and/or decisions and termination of case resolution11.23 Article 347. Modification of parts or the whole of the legally effective judgments/decisions11.24 Article 348. Cassation review decisions11.25 Article 349. Effect of the cassation review decisions11.26 Article 350. Forwarding the cassation review decisions
12.1 Article 351. Nature of reopening procedures12.2 Article 352. Grounds for appeal according to reopening procedures12.3 Article 353. Notice and verification of newly discovered details12.4 Article 354. Persons competent to appeal according to reopening procedures12.5 Article 355. Time limit for appeal according to reopening procedures12.6 Article 356. Jurisdiction of the Reopening trial Panels12.7 Article 357. Application of the regulations on reopening procedures
13.1 Article 358. Requests, recommendations and applications for reviewing decisions of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court13.2 Article 359. Procedures for reviewing decisions of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court13.3 Article 360. Competence to review decisions of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People’s Court
15.1 Article 361. Scope of application15.2 Article 362. Petitions for the Court resolution of civil matters15.3 Article 363. Procedures for receiving and processing petitions15.4 Article 364. Returning petitions15.5 Article 365. Notices on the acceptance of petitions15.6 Article 366. Preparation for petition consideration15.7 Article 367. Participants in meetings for resolving civil matters15.8 Article 368. Decision on replacement of presiding officers in the process of resolution of civil matters15.9 Article 369. Procedures for conducting meetings to resolve civil matters15.10 Article 370. Decision on resolution of civil matters15.11 Article 371. Appeal and appeal against civil matter-resolving decisions15.12 Article 372. Appeal time limits15.13 Article 373. Consideration of appeals, appeals15.14 Article 374. Participants in appellate meetings to resolve civil matters15.15 Article 375. Procedures for conducting appellate meetings to resolve civil matters
16.1 Article 376. Right to file petitions for declaring a person lacking civil act capacity, having limited civil-act capacity or having limited cognition or behavior control16.2 Article 377. Preparation for consideration of petitions16.3 Article 378. Decisions to declare a person lacking civil act capacity, having limited civil-act capacity or having limited cognition or behavior control16.4 Article 379. Right to file petitions for repealing decisions to declare a person lacking civil act capacity, having limited civil-act capacity or having limited cognition or behavior control16.5 Article 380. Decisions of the Courts in case of accepting the petitions for repealing decisions to declare a person lacking civil act capacity, having limited civil-act capacity or having limited cognition or behavior control
17.1 Article 381. Petitions for issuing notices on search of persons absent from their residence places17.2 Article 382. Preparation for consideration of petitions for issuing notices on search of persons absent from their residence places17.3 Article 383. Decisions to issue notices on search of persons absent from their residence places17.4 Article 384. Notices on search of persons absent from their residence places17.5 Article 385. Announcement of notices on search of persons absent from their residence places17.6 Article 386. Effect of decisions on issuance of notices on search of persons absent from their residence places
18.1 Article 387. Petition for declaring a person missing18.2 Article 388. Preparation for consideration of petition for declaring a person missing18.3 Article 389. Decision to declare a person missing18.4 Article 390. Annulment of a decision to declare a person missing
19.1 Article 391. Right to file petition for declaring a person dead19.2 Article 392. Preparation for consideration of petition for declaring a person dead19.3 Article 393. Decision to declare a person dead19.4 Article 394. Petitions to annul decisions that have declared persons dead19.5 Article 395. Decisions to annul decisions that have declared persons dead
20.1 Article 396. Petitions for recognition of voluntary divorces and agreements on child custody and property division upon divorces20.2 Article 397. Mediation and recognition of voluntary divorces and agreements on child custody and property division upon divorces
21.1 Article 398. Petitions for declaration of notarized documents to be invalid21.2 Article 399. Preparation for consideration of petitions for declaration of notarized documents to be invalid21.3 Article 400. Decisions to declare notarized documents invalid
22.1 Article 401. Petitions for declaration of a labor contract/collective bargaining agreement to be invalid22.2 Article 402. Consideration of petitions for declaration of a labor contract/collective bargaining agreement to be invalid
23.1 Article 403. Requesting a Court to consider the legitimacy of a strike23.2 Article 404. Procedures for sending a written request to a Court for consideration of the legitimacy of a strike23.3 Article 405. Jurisdiction to consider the legitimacy of a strike23.4 Article 406. Composition of the panel in charge of considering the legitimacy of a strike23.5 Article 407. Participants in a meeting for considering the legitimacy of a strike23.6 Article 408. Postponement of a meeting for considering the legitimacy of a strike23.7 Article 409. Termination of the consideration of the legitimacy of a strike23.8 Article 410. Procedures for processing a written request for consideration of the legitimacy of a strike23.9 Article 411. Process of a meeting for considering the legitimacy of a strike23.10 Article 412. Decision on the legitimacy of a strike23.11 Article 413. Order and procedures for settling appeals against the decisions on the legitimacy of a strike
24.1 Article 414. Civil matters relating to Vietnamese commercial arbitration activities that fall under the jurisdiction of the court24.2 Article 415. Resolving procedures
25.1 Article 416. Recognition of successful out-of-Court mediation results25.2 Article 417. Conditions for recognition of successful out-of-Court mediation result25.3 Article 418. Application for recognition of successful out-of-Court mediation results25.4 Article 419. Procedures for recognition of successful out-of-Court mediation results
26.1 Article 420. Right to request the Court to arrest an aircraft or a seagoing vessel26.2 Article 421. Jurisdiction of the Court to arrest an aircraft or a seagoing vessel26.3 Article 422. Procedures for arresting aircrafts or seagoing vessels
28.1 Article 423. Foreign courts’ civil judgments or decisions which shall be recognized and enforced in Vietnam28.2 Article 424. Foreign arbitrators’ award which shall be recognized and enforced in Vietnam28.3 Article 425. Right to apply for recognition and enforcement or non-recognition of civil judgments or decisions of foreign courts; recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral award28.4 Article 426. Ensuring the right to appeal28.5 Article 427. Ensuring the effect of the decisions of Vietnam’s Courts on recognition and enforcement or non-recognition of civil judgments/decisions of foreign Courts; recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitrators’ award28.6 Article 428. Sending the decisions of Vietnam’s Courts on recognition and enforcement or on non-recognition of civil judgments/decisions of foreign Courts; recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitrators’ award28.7 Article 429. Ensuring the right to send money and properties from the enforcement of civil judgments/decisions of foreign Courts or foreign arbitrators’ award28.8 Article 430. Fees and charges for consideration of application for recognition and enforcement or non-recognition of civil judgments/decisions of foreign Courts; recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitrators’ award28.9 Article 431. Civil judgments/decisions of foreign Courts, decisions of other foreign competent agencies that are automatically recognized in Vietnam
30.1 Article 432. Prescriptive periods for filing applications for recognition and enforcement30.2 Article 433. Applications for recognition and enforcement30.3 Article 434. Papers and documents enclosed with the applications30.4 Article 435. Transferring of dossiers to Courts30.5 Article 436. Acceptance of dossiers30.6 Article 437. Preparation for consideration of applications30.7 Article 438. Meetings for considering applications30.8 Section 439. Civil judgments/decisions of foreign Court that shall not be recognized or enforced in Vietnam30.9 Article 440. Foreign Courts having jurisdiction to settle disputes and requests30.10 Article 441. Sending of decisions of Courts30.11 Article 442. Appeals30.12 Article 443. Consideration of appeals
31.1 Section 444. Prescriptive periods for application for non-recognition in Vietnam of civil judgments/decisions of foreign Court31.2 Section 445. Application for non-recognition in Vietnam of civil judgments/decisions of foreign Court31.3 Section 446. Application for non-recognition in Vietnam of civil judgments/decisions of foreign Court
32.1 Section 447. Prescriptive periods for application for non-recognition of civil judgments or decisions of foreign Courts which are not requested to be enforced in Vietnam32.2 Section 448. Application for non-recognition of civil judgments or decisions of foreign Courts which are not requested to be enforced in Vietnam32.3 Section 449. Procedures for acceptance and processing of application for non-recognition of a civil judgment/decision of a foreign Court which is not requested to be enforced in Vietnam32.4 Article 450. Sending decisions of Courts and regulations on appeal
33.1 Article 451. Time limit for submission of applications for recognition and enforcement33.2 Article 452. Application for recognition and enforcement in Vietnam of foreign arbitrator’ award33.3 Article 453. Papers and documents enclosed with the applications33.4 Article 454. Forwarding dossiers to Courts33.5 Article 455. Acceptance of dossiers33.6 Article 456. Forwarding dossiers to other Courts, settlement of disputes about jurisdiction33.7 Article 457. Preparation for consideration of applications33.8 Article 458. Meetings for considering applications33.9 Article 459. Cases of non-recognition33.10 Article 460. Sending of decisions of Courts33.11 Article 461. Appeals33.12 Article 462. Consideration of appeals33.13 Article 463. Termination of enforcement, repealing of decisions to recognize and enforce a foreign arbitrator’ award
35.1 Article 464. Principles of application35.2 Article 465. Procedural rights and obligations of foreigners, foreign agencies and organizations and branches or representatives offices of foreign agencies and organizations and international organizations or their representatives in Vietnam, States of foreign countries35.3 Article 466. Civil-procedure legal capacity and civil-procedure act capacity of foreigners35.4 Article 467. Civil-procedure legal capacity of foreign organizations, branches or representative offices in Vietnam of foreign agencies and organizations and international organizations and their representatives offices in Vietnam and of the State of foreign countries35.5 Article 468. Protection of legitimate rights and interests involved parties being foreigners, foreign agencies and organizations, branches or representative offices in Vietnam of foreign agencies and organizations and international organizations and their representative offices in Vietnam or the State of foreign countries35.6 Article 469. Common jurisdiction of Vietnamese Courts to resolve civil cases involving foreign elements35.7 Article 470. Exclusive jurisdiction of Vietnamese Courts35.8 Article 471. Not changing the jurisdiction of Courts35.9 Article 472. Returning the lawsuit petitions or applications or terminating the resolution of civil cases involving foreign elements in case arbitration agreements and/or agreements on choosing foreign Courts have been concluded or in case such civil cases have been settled by foreign Courts or foreign arbitrators or other foreign competent authorities or the involved parties are eligible for legal exemption35.10 Article 473. Requests for provision of information about record and determination of addresses of involved parties living overseas35.11 Article 474. Methods of delivering and notifying courts’ procedural documents to overseas involved parties35.12 Article 475. Collection of evidences from foreign countries35.13 Article 476. Notification of acceptance of cases, date for opening meetings or Court sessions35.14 Article 477. Handling of results of delivery of Court’s procedural documents to overseas involved parties and results of requesting of foreign competent authorities to collect evidences35.15 Article 478. Recognition of papers and materials sent by foreign agencies, organizations, or individuals to Vietnamese Courts35.16 Article 479. Time limit for appealing against Court judgments or decisions on trial of civil lawsuits involving foreign elements35.17 Article 480. Delivery or notification of procedural documents of appellate Courts to overseas involved parties and handling of delivery or notification results35.18 Article 481. Determination and provision of foreign law for the Court to apply in the settlement of civil cases involving foreign elements
37.1 Article 482. To be-enforced judgments/decisions of courts37.2 Article 483. Recording and explanation about the right to request the enforcement of civil judgment37.3 Article 484. Issuance of judgments/ decisions of Courts37.4 Article 485. Time limit for forwarding of judgments/decisions37.5 Article 486. Explanation for and modification of judgments/ decisions of Courts37.6 Article 487. Resolution of requests and recommendations about judgments/ decisions of Courts37.7 Article 488. Jurisdiction, procedures for consideration for exemption or reduction of judgment enforcement obligation regarding the amounts payable to the State budget by the Court
39.1 Article 489. Handling acts of obstructing the verification and collection of evidences by proceeding officers39.2 Article 490. Handling measures applicable to witnesses who are intentionally not present under courts’ subpoenas39.3 Article 491. Handling of violations against the internal rules of Court sessions39.4 Article 492. Actions against acts offending or injuring the solemn and/or prestige of the Court, honor, dignity or health of proceeding officers or other persons carrying out duties at the request of the Court39.5 Article 493. Actions against the issuance, sending, receiving, delivery or notice of procedural documents of the Court39.6 Article 494. Actions against acts preventing representatives of agencies, organizations or individuals from participating in procedures as requested by Courts39.7 Article 495. Actions against acts of failing to executive Court decisions on provisions of documents and evidences to the Court or acts of reporting untruthful information in order to obstruct Court’s settlement of cases39.8 Article 496. Actions against acts interfering in the settlement of civil cases39.9 Article 497. Responsibilities of the procuracies in cases where the Courts institute criminal cases39.10 Article 498. Forms of penalty, competence, order and procedures for imposing penalties
40.1 Article 499. Decisions and acts in civil procedures which may be complained about40.2 Article 500. Rights and obligations of complainants40.3 Article 501. Rights and obligations of the complained persons40.4 Article 502. Statute of limitations for lodging complaints40.5 Article 503. Forms of complaint40.6 Article 504. Competence resolution of complaints against decisions/acts of proceeding officers40.7 Article 505. Time limit for resolution of complaints40.8 Article 506. Contents of decisions on first complaint resolution40.9 Article 507. Procedures for second complaint resolution40.10 Article 508. Resolution of complaints against expertise activities in civil procedures40.11 Article 509. Persons who have right to denounce40.12 Article 510. Rights and obligations of denouncers40.13 Article 511. Rights and obligations of the denounced persons40.14 Article 512. Competence and time limit for resolution of denunciations40.15 Article 513. Procedures for denunciation resolution40.16 Article 514. Responsibilities of persons competent to settle complaints/denunciations40.17 Article 515. Inspection and supervision of law observation in resolution of complaints and denunciations in civil procedures
41.1 Article 516. Amendment to a number of articles of the Labor Code No. 10/2012/QH1341.2 “Article 51. Competence to declare a labor contract to be invalid41.3 Article 517. Effect
