The DECREE regulates religious activities in the COUNCIL of MINISTERS pursuant to the law the Council of Ministers held on 4-7-1981;
To meet the needs of the religious activities of the religion;
According to the proposal of the head of the Government's religious Committee;
DECREE: chapter I GENERAL PRINCIPLES article 1. The State guarantees the right to freedom of religion and freedom of non-beliefs of citizens; prohibits the discrimination because of religion or belief.
Article 2. All citizens by religion or non-religion are equal before the law; enjoy all the rights of citizens and the responsibility to make every citizen's obligation.
Article 3. Religious activities must follow the Constitution and the laws of the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Article 4. The religious activities of legitimate interests and the legitimate of the faithful was secured. These religious activities for the benefit of the country and the people are encouraged.
Article 5. All the works were songs except superstition. Any misuse of religion to undermine the national independence, against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, undermining the policy of uniting the whole people, doing harm to a healthy culture of the nation, preventing the faithful make the obligation of the citizens are dealt with according to law.
CHAPTER II SPECIFIC PROVISIONS article 6. All citizens have the freedom to follow or not to follow a religion, to abandon or change of religion. All violations of the right to freedom are dealt with according to law.
Article 7. The faithful have the right to perform religious activities are not contrary to the laws and policies of the State; have the right to conduct the rituals of worship, pray at home and participate in religious activities in places of worship. Not propagate superstitions, not impede productive labor, academic and citizen service.
Article 8. The normal religious activities in places of worship (such as prayers, prayer, preaching, teaching catechism ...) according to local religious customs and under annual subscription program do not have to ask permission.
The unusual religious activities or beyond the routine must have the approval of the authorities.
Article 9. The retreats of the priests in the diocese, of the monks from several monasteries base of Christianity, the class devotions of pastor and missionary of the Protestant, the States settling down of the unlawful Buddhist monks and nuns, and similar religious activities of other religions ... are asking people's Committee or the administrative level equivalent.
Article 10. The Congress according to the National Conference and the tenure of the organized religions levels nationwide, each domain or each Department must seek permission of the Council of Ministers.
Article 11. The place of worship of the religion of the State protection; religious organizations are responsible for protecting, restoration. The repair work, changing the built-in architectural works to be provincial people's Committee, or equivalent level approved.
Article 12. In the residential sector has stabilized and a new economic zone, if the devotees wishing to apply for the construction of places of worship, they must ask permission people's Committee or equivalent administrative review decision.
Article 13. The place of worship of the religion has been rated under the provisions of the cultural sector is still guaranteed the normal direction of the Organization, the monks and devotees.
Article 14. The Church religion is allowed to print, to publish the kind of business, religious books, produce or import religious cultural goods in the direction according to the regulations on printing, publishing, importing and exporting of food culture.
Ban the circulation, possession of the books, cultural products with content of propaganda, and against the regime of the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, against the law, religion, ethnic divisions and people.
Article 15. Dignitaries and monks are economic activities, social-culture as other citizens. The Organization of labor, produced as a service to improve life in the place of the monastery, or to the building maintenance fund restoration, where worship is encouraged and in accordance with the policy, the laws of the State.
Article 16. The dignitaries, monks and other religious organisations are charitable activities in the field of the State allows. The basis of the existing charitable activities religion auspices are continuing to operate under the guidance of the authorities of the State.
Article 17. The training school was open religious dignitaries, monks, but must seek permission and the consent of the Council of Ministers.
Organization and operation of the training school dignitaries and monks must obey the rules of the religious Committee of the Government and the relevant authorities of the State.
Article 18. Provincial people's Committee or the administrative level equivalent where the training school dignitaries and monks along religious Committee of the Government and the Ministry of education and training is responsible for the review, inspection personnel, academic teaching according to the content of the program has been approved.
Article 19. The ordained for dignitaries and monks of religion must be approved by the provincial people's Committee or the administrative level equivalent. For dignitaries from monk in Buddhism, Cardinal, Bishop, Executive Manager of Christianity and those of equivalent ranks in other religions must be approved by the Council of Ministers.

Article 20. The appointment, transferred the dignitaries, monks and people who specialize in religious activities, including those by the faithful elect depending on specific activity areas are to be granted the authorities of local administration that newly approved activities.
Article 21. The tu line (or collective forms of austerities like) like to operate and be approved by the Council of Ministers or the Council of Ministers authorized.
The order was multiplying new people into the monastery. Those that are responsible to complete the administrative management procedures with the authorities where the basis of the monastery and residence.
Article 22. All international activities of the religious organizations and dignitaries, monks must adhere to the General regulations of the State on Foreign Affairs.
Article 23. Dignitaries and monks are religious organizations outside of the ordained, appointment must be approved by the Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
These individuals and religious organizations in the country to apply for government permission before implementing the instructions of the religious organizations abroad.
Article 24. Religious organizations who attend religious activities abroad, invited dignitaries and monks, the religion or religious organizations in representatives abroad on our country must ask permission and the consent of the Council of Ministers.
Article 25. All aid activities of foreign religious organizations or related to foreign religions are compliant with policy, current management regimes and through the Agency of the Council of Ministers was put in charge of the management of aid.
Organizations or individuals in the religious country like to get plain religion aid must ask permission of the Council of Ministers.
The religion also, voluntary, not arbitrarily set out donations contrary to state regulations.
CHAPTER III IMPLEMENTATION Article 26. Head of the Government's religious Committee, heads of ministries, State committees, other bodies in the Council of Ministers, the President of the people's committees of provinces and cities area centrally responsible for implementation of this Decree.
Article 27. The Government's religious Committee guidelines, the urge and examine the implementation of this Decree.
Article 28. This Decree replaces the resolution 297-CP DATED 11 November 1977 of the Government Council and take effect from the day of promulgation. The previous provisions contrary to this Decree are repealed.