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A chronological view of recent and upcoming Vietnamese regulatory milestones across pharma, cosmetic, food and medical practice. Each milestone shows the governing document, affected product kinds and a link to a Medibase deep-dive article when one exists.

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2026

2 milestones
2026-07-16
in 12 days
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Circular TT 18/2026/TT-BYT

Special-control medicines — full effect

Procedures, storage rules, prescription / dispensing / disposal controls under TT 18/2026/TT-BYT all become active.

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2026-09-11
in 69 days
Treaty Hague Apostille Convention 1961

Hague Apostille Convention in force for Vietnam

Apostille replaces consular legalisation for public documents from other signatories — direct simplification for FSC / CPP / GMP and medical-device technical files.

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2027

1 milestone
2027-07-01
in 362 days
Circular TT 32/2025/TT-BYT

Traditional-medicine licensing fully delegated to provinces

End of the 12-month transition (from 1 July 2026) — registration of vị thuốc cổ truyền and dược liệu is fully handled at the provincial Sở Y tế.

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