Vietnam: Law on Prevention and Fighting Against Negative Effects of Alcohol

On 24 February 2020, the Government issued Decree No. 24/2020/ND-CP ("Decree 24") detailing a number of articles of Law No. 44/2019/QH14 on Prevention and Fighting against the Negative Effects of Alcohol ("Alcohol Law"). Decree 24 took effect on 24 February 2020.

The Decree provides for new restrictions on the consumption and advertisement of, as well as other activities related to alcohol. Download the full alert for a brief summary of these restrictions.