What information is considered inaccessible in Vietnam?

According to Article 6 of the Law on access to information 2016 of Vietnam, inaccessible information consists of 02 following types:

+ Classified information that contains important contents associated with politics, national defense and security, foreign relations, economics, science, technology and other fields as regulated by the law.

Once classified information is declassified, citizens may access it as regulated by this Law.

+ Information the access to which is considered as harming the national interests, causing adverse influence on the national defense and security, international relations, social order and security, social ethics and the community health; harming human life, living or property of others; information classified as working secrets; those concerning internal meetings of state agencies; documents drafted by state agencies to serve their internal activities.

Besides, the Law on access to information 2016 also lists types of information which are accessible with particular conditions, including:

+ Information relating to a trade secret may be accessible if the trade secret holder has assented to the access to such information.

+ Information relating to secrets and privacy of an individual may be accessible if such individual grants an assent; information relating to family secrets may be accessible if there is an assent granted by all members of that family.

Moreover, the Law on access to information 2016 of Vietnam also stipulates: Heads of state agencies may, during the execution of their functions, tasks and powers, and where necessary, decide the provision of information concerning trade secrets, personal secrets and privacy or family secrets for the purpose of protecting interests and health of the community as regulated by relevant laws without asking for the assent of relevant entities as regulated above.

Source: Baomoi.com

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