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Effective dates & transitional milestones

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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Milestones table (at-a-glance) (2 entries)
Effective date Document ID Name Affected kinds
2025-12-31 Hague Apostille Convention 1961 Vietnam deposits accession to the Hague Apostille Convention medical_device, drug, treaty
2026-09-11 Hague Apostille Convention 1961 Hague Apostille Convention in force for Vietnam drug, medical_device, treaty

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2025

1 milestone
2025-12-31
231 days ago
Treaty Hague Apostille Convention 1961

Vietnam deposits accession to the Hague Apostille Convention

Vietnam deposits the instrument of accession to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention; replaces consular legalisation for most public documents from foreign signatories — major simplification for FSC / CPP / GMP packs.

Medical device Drug Treaty

2026

1 milestone
2026-09-11
in 23 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.

Drug Medical device Treaty