The 2015 Criminal Code, enacted by the National Assembly, came into effect on January 1, 2018, introducing significant changes. Notably, it eliminated the death penalty for certain crimes, specified additional cases where death sentences would not be imposed, and stipulated a number of new offenses. The code also includes provisions addressing the crime of evading payment of social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance for workers.
| Issuing bodies: | National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Gazette number: | 1263&1270-12/2015 |
| Official number: | 100/2015/QH13 | Gazette dated: | 31/12/2015 |
| Types of documents: | Code | Signer: | Nguyen Sinh Hung |
| Issuing date: | 27/11/2015 | Expiry date: | |
| Effective date: | 01/01/2018 | Effect status: | Partly expired |
| Fields: | Criminal | Updated date: | 27/11/2015 |
