Civil Code. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, General Keyword Consumer protection Inheritance Contract/agreement Business/industry/corporations Cooperative/producer organization Traditional rights/customary rights Hazards Public health Liability/compensation Pollution control Aquaculture Forest management/forest conservation Agricultural land Urban land Ownership Land tenure Transfer Property rights Lease Common property Prescription/adverse possession Servitude Expropriation Animal production Waterworks Irrigation Rainwater Drainage/land reclamation Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes The Civil Code entered into force on 1 January 2017. Abstract The current Civil Code of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was promulgated by Law No. 91/2015/QH13 of 24 November 2015. It applies to private law relationships and provides the legal status and legal standards for the conduct of natural and juridical persons; the rights and obligations of natural and juridical person regarding personal and property rights and obligations in relations established on the basis of equality, freedom of will, independence of property and self-responsibility. In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, all civil rights are recognized, respected, protected and guaranteed under the Constitution and law. Civil rights may be limited as prescribed in law in exceptional circumstances due to national defense and security, social safety and order, social ethics and the community’s health (art. 2). Full text English Website www.economica.vn