Regulatory calendar
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.
Procedures, storage rules, prescription / dispensing / disposal controls under TT 18/2026/TT-BYT all become active.
Apostille replaces consular legalisation for public documents from other signatories — direct simplification for FSC / CPP / GMP and medical-device technical files.
The NMLE under the Hội đồng Y khoa Quốc gia becomes the mandatory route for new CCHN KCB issuance for doctors. Exact rollout date phased under Law 15/2023 framework — confirm against MOH announcements.
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.
End of the deferred transition: foreign healthcare practitioners must satisfy the Vietnamese-language proficiency requirement to maintain CCHN KCB.