Under Government Resolution 66.18/2026 on decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions, the field of fire prevention, fighting, and rescue has seen the elimination of three additional administrative procedures.
The three abolished procedures include: inspection of fire prevention, fighting, and rescue (PCCC) acceptance work; PCCC acceptance for construction projects and vehicles that have received PCCC design approval certificates; and restoration of activities for facilities, motor vehicles, households, and individuals.
Police agencies stopped accepting applications for these procedures from 20/6. Applications received before this date will continue to be processed, with results issued until 30/6.
Consequently, only three administrative procedures in fire prevention, fighting, and rescue now fall under the authority of the Ministry of Public Security. These are: PCCC design appraisal; PCCC design approval for design adjustments during the construction of projects already granted approval certificates; and circulation permits.
Projects now require only one procedure before operation
Previously, construction projects or vehicles subject to PCCC management had to undergo two sequential procedures: design appraisal and PCCC acceptance inspection, before being officially put into operation.
However, the Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue Police Department (C07), Ministry of Public Security, stated that both procedures aimed at the same goal: reviewing and evaluating compliance with legal regulations, standards, and technical codes in construction and design.
Therefore, maintaining both procedures simultaneously was deemed unnecessary. According to C07, if functional agencies effectively perform design appraisal and assign implementation responsibility to project owners, state management objectives will still be met.
Following these reductions, construction projects and vehicles now only need to complete one administrative procedure before operation: PCCC design appraisal, or PCCC design approval in cases where design adjustments are made during construction.
After independently organizing construction and acceptance, project owners can commission their projects.
Project owners, property owners, or vehicle owners must bear full legal responsibility for construction, construction supervision, and acceptance in accordance with the applicable standards and technical codes.
Colonel Nguyen Thanh Diep, Deputy Director of the Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue Police, noted that cutting over 91.6% of administrative procedures makes it more convenient for individuals and businesses to submit applications through public services, independent of time and administrative boundaries.
According to him, this change shortens application processing times and reduces compliance costs for individuals and businesses.
"Simplifying application components and increasing autonomy also enhances the self-aware compliance with laws by individuals and businesses," Colonel Diep added.
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A fire prevention and fighting system in a current apartment building. *Photo: Pham Du* |
Businesses anticipate reduced time and costs
A construction sector business described the reduction of PCCC procedures as a positive reform. The abolition of state-led PCCC acceptance procedures particularly benefits project owners.
According to this business, the change shortens the waiting period to complete procedures for commissioning projects, thereby reducing financial costs, accelerating project progress, and improving investment efficiency.
Reducing overlapping inspection activities also allows project owners to be more proactive in internal acceptance work and project quality management.
However, the business emphasized that abolishing acceptance procedures does not mean relaxing PCCC safety requirements. Standards and technical codes must still be strictly complied with, but the responsibility of project owners increases as they organize acceptance themselves and are legally accountable for project quality.
