From July 1st, 2026, several important documents related to investment, construction, environment, and project management will officially come into effect. Notable among these are Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP, Resolution 66.19/2026/NQ-CP, Decree 217/2026/ND-CP, Decree 212/2026/ND-CP, and Decision 1165/QD-BTC.

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For investors in factories, industrial parks, logistics warehouses, or businesses planning to expand production, these changes can directly impact investment preparation time, implementation progress, and legal compliance costs.

Resolution 66.18: Streamlining fire safety procedures to reduce pressure on project timelines.

Over the years, fire safety has always been one of the procedures that businesses pay attention to because it directly affects the time when a building can be put into operation.

According to Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP, many administrative procedures in the field of fire prevention and control have been reduced or simplified. Most notably, the procedure for inspecting and accepting fire prevention and control work has been abolished for many cases where the design has already been approved.

This change directly impacts structures such as:

• Manufacturing plant;
• Industrial factory;
• Logistics warehouse; Distribution center;
• Cold storage;
• Commercial and service buildings.

Previously, many projects had completed construction but still had to wait for acceptance procedures before they were eligible for operation. With the new mechanism, the time required to prepare projects for commissioning is expected to be significantly shortened.

However, this does not mean that safety standards will be relaxed. The responsibility of the investor, design firm, and construction contractor will be higher as post-construction inspection mechanisms are strengthened.

Resolution 66.19: Not all projects still require an Environmental Permit.

While Resolution 66.18 impacts fire prevention and control, Resolution 66.19/2026/NQ-CP is considered one of the biggest changes in the environmental field.

According to the new regulations, the scope of projects requiring environmental permits has been significantly narrowed. Some industries with a high risk of pollution remain under strict management, including:

• Inorganic chemicals;
• Chemical fertilizers;
• Pesticides;
• Metallurgy from ore;
• Paper manufacturing involves the production of pulp.;
• Processing minerals is hazardous.

Projects in this category still need to apply for an Environmental Permit when they have:

* Wastewater requiring treatment must be 100 m³/day or more;

* Or the amount of exhaust gas requiring treatment is 100,000 m³/hour or more.

Conversely, many popular industrial projects include:

• Mechanical factory;
• Electronics factory;
• Food factory;
• Logistics warehouse;
• Cold storage;
• Some projects that convert LPG fuel to LNG or CNG may have simplified environmental procedures, and in many cases only require environmental registration instead of applying for an Environmental Permit as before.

This change is considered to have a significant impact on the investment preparation time for businesses, especially for production expansion projects or the construction of new factories.

Decree 217: Improving the mechanism for managing construction activities.

At the same time, Decree 217/2026/ND-CP on the management of construction activities officially came into effect and replaced Decree 175/2024/ND-CP.

The noteworthy aspect of the decree lies not in any individual procedure but in its overall direction:

* Standardize records;

* Reduce intermediate steps;

* Increase coordination between administrative agencies;

* Minimize overlapping procedures in the investment and construction process.

For investors, the biggest benefit is the ability to shorten project preparation time and reduce administrative costs incurred during implementation.

In an increasingly competitive market, saving a few weeks or months on investment preparation can create a significant advantage in terms of timeline and capital efficiency.

Decree 212: Each project will have a unique identifier.

Besides streamlining procedures, the government is also accelerating the digitalization of construction investment management.

According to Decree 212/2026/ND-CP, each construction investment project will be assigned a unique identification code in the information system on construction activities.

Simply put, this is the "identity card" of the project.

Through this code, data related to investment, construction, environment, and other procedures will gradually be interconnected on the same system.

Although the impact may not be immediately visible in the short term, this is an important foundation for the formation of digital project records in the future, helping to reduce duplicate declarations and enhance transparency in management.

Decision 1165: Continuing to streamline investment procedures.

The trend of procedural reform is not limited to the construction or environmental sectors.

According to Decision 1165/QD-BTC, the Ministry of Finance has announced the abolition of 10 administrative procedures in the investment sector, while also amending and simplifying many other procedures.

Although each individual change may not seem significant, when combined with reforms in fire safety, environmental protection, and construction, businesses will significantly reduce the time and resources spent on administrative tasks.

One thing remains unchanged: The developer's responsibility is becoming increasingly greater.

The most notable aspect of this reform is that while procedures have been streamlined, the responsibilities of businesses have not diminished.

Conversely, when the State shifts from pre-audit to post-audit, the requirements regarding:

* Design quality;

* Comply with technical standards;

* Construction quality;

* Project management documents;

* Operational work;

It will receive increasing attention.

In other words, businesses are given more favorable conditions in the investment process, but at the same time they must be more proactive in controlling risks and ensuring compliance with the law.

Conclude

From July 1st, 2026, a series of new policies are showing a very clear management direction: reducing pre-inspection, increasing post-inspection, and promoting the digitalization of construction investment activities.

From streamlining fire safety procedures under Resolution 66.18, narrowing the scope of environmental permits under Resolution 66.19, perfecting construction management mechanisms under Decree 217, implementing project identification codes under Decree 212, to further simplifying investment procedures under Decision 1165, all aim to create a more transparent, efficient, and favorable investment environment for businesses.

For industrial investors, this is an opportunity to shorten project implementation time. However, in the context of increasingly accelerated post-inspection and digital transformation, thorough documentation preparation, standardized design, and professional project management will become more important than ever.