• Procedures for legal document making by central governmental agencies (ENG) - PPWG Workshop: “Overview on the Legal Environment Affecting Civil Society Organisations”, May 2007
• CSO Law (VIET) - PPWG Workshop: “Overview on the Legal Environment Affecting Civil Society Organisations”, May 2007
• Ordinance on Implementation of Democracy at Commune Level (ENG) - PPWG Workshop: “Overview on the Legal Environment Affecting Civil Society Organisations”, May 2007
• Ordinance on Implementation of Democracy at Commune Level (VIET) - PPWG Workshop: “Overview on the Legal Environment Affecting Civil Society Organisations”, May 2007
• Constitution of Vietnam 1992 (Articles 2, 3, 4 and 11 highlighted in bold font)
• Ordinance No 34/2007/PL-UBTVQH11 - on Grassroots Democracy, (ENG) 
• Law No. 21/2000/QH10 - Law on Science and Technology (ENG)
• Decree No. 102/1957/SL-L - Regulations on the Rights to Set up Associations (ENG)
• Decree No. 177/1999/ND-CP - Promulgating the Regulation on Organisation and Operation of the Social Funds and Charity Funds (ENG)
• Decree No. 29/1998/ND-CP - Regulations on the Exercise of Democracy in Communes (ENG)
• Decree No. 79/2003/ND-CP, July 7, 2003 - promulgating regulation the Exercise of democracy in communes
• Circular No. 12/2004/TT-BNV, February 20, 2004 - Guiding the Implementation of Decree No.79/2003/ND-CP on Exercise of Democracy in Communes
• Decree No. 88/2003/ND-CP, July 30, 2003 - Providing for the Organisation, Operation and Management of Associations
• Circular No. 01/2004/TT-BNV, January 15, 2004 - Guiding the Implementation of Articles of Decree No. 88/2003/ND-CP of July 30, 2003 on the Organisation, Operation and Management of Associations
• Decree No. 28/2005/ND-CP, March 9, 2005 - Organisation and Operation of Small-Sized Financial Institutions in Vietnam

Overview of Decree 29/1998/ND-CP on Regulation of the Exercise of Democracy in Communes

1. Fourteen major areas where people must be kept informed of changes and revisions in areas such as law and policy; administrative procedures; local socio-economic development strategy; land use plan; budget planning and expenditures; state or other funded programmes; loan programmes for poverty reduction; (Chapter 2 in Decree 29)

2. Six major areas where people should discuss and directly decide, such as: people's contribution for infrastructure development; formulation of customary rules; formulation and monitoring the management of people-created funds, etc. (Chapter 3 in Decree 29)

3. Eight major areas where people should discuss and be consulted before the local government makes decisions, such as: draft economic development plan; draft land use plan; draft plan for implementation of national programme on environment and clean water, etc. (Chapter 4 in Decree 29)

4. Ten major areas where people should monitor and check, such as: activities of people councils; implementation of resolutions of councils and decisions of people committees; settlement of claims; land use; expenditure of funds, etc. (Chapter 5 in Decree 29).