Conditional business lines under Article 7, Law on Investment 2020 of Vietnam as follows:

Article 7. Conditional business lines

1. Conditional business lines are the business lines in which the business investment must satisfy certain conditions for reasons of national defense and security, social order and security, social ethics, or public health.

2. A List of conditional business lines is provided in Appendix IV hereof.

3. Conditions for making business investment in the business lines mentioned in Clause 2 of this Article are specified in the Laws and Resolutions of the National Assembly, Ordinances and Resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Decrees of the Government and international agreements to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory. Ministries, ministerial agencies, People’s Councils, People’s Committees at all levels, and other entities must not issue regulations on conditions for making business investment.

4. Conditions for making business investment must be appropriate for the reasons in Clause 1 of this Article and be public, transparent, objective and economic in terms of time and costs of compliance by investors.

5. Regulations on business investment conditions shall contain the following:

a) Subjects and scope of the business investment conditions;

b) Forms of fulfillment of the business investment conditions;

c) Contents of the business investment conditions;

d) Documentation and administrative procedures for compliance with the business investment conditions (if any);

dd) Regulatory agencies and agencies that have the power to handle administrative procedures regarding the administrative procedures;

e) Effective dates of licenses or certificates or other written confirmation or approval (if any).

6.  Business investment conditions to be fulfilled are those specified in:

a) Licenses;

b) Certificates;

c) Credentials;

d) Written confirmation or written approval;

dd) Other requirements that must be satisfied by individuals and business entities to conduct business investment activities without obtaining written confirmation from a competent authority.

7. The conditional business lines and the corresponding conditions shall be posted on the National Business Registration Portal.

8. The Government shall elaborate the announcement and control of business investment conditions.