Authority to grant eID accounts as in Vietnam

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Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Authority to grant eID accounts as in Vietnam

According to Article 20 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, the authority to grant eID accounts and issue decisions to lock or unlock eID accounts is as follows:

- Director of the Police Department on Administrative Management of Social Order under the Ministry of Public Security shall be mandated to issue eID accounts; issue decisions on automatic locking or unlocking of eID accounts on the electronic identification and authentication system, and requests for locking or unlocking of eID accounts of central department-, equivalent- or higher-level agencies.

- Directors of Police Sub-Departments on Administrative Management of Social Order under Police Departments of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities shall be mandated to issue decisions on eID account locking or unlocking requests filed to these Police Departments.

- Directors of Police Divisions of districts shall be mandated to issue decisions on eID account locking or unlocking requests that the Divisions receive.

- Directors of Police Sub-Divisions of communes shall be mandated to issue decisions on eID account locking or unlocking requests that the Sub-Divisions receive.

2. Getting connected and access to eID accounts created by the electronic identification and authentication system in Vietnam

Getting connected and access to eID accounts created by the electronic identification and authentication system according to Article 22 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP as follows:

- In order for individuals or non-person entities to get connected to the electronic identification and authentication system, the following conditions must be satisfied:

+ Their information facilities and systems must be in place to get connected to the electronic identification and authentication system;

+ Their information systems helping in getting connected to the electronic identification and authentication system must meet level-3 or higher-level safety requirements for information systems set out by law.

- Documentation requirements and procedures for application for connection to the system:

+ Any individual or non-person entity wishing to get connected to the electronic identification and authentication system sends the written request for connection to the electronic identification and authentication regulator, clearly stating the scope and purposes of connection, and other papers or documents evidencing satisfaction of conditions for connection set out in clause 1 of Article 22 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP.

+ Based on the connection conditions specified in clause 1 of Article 22 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, the scope and purposes of connection of individuals or non-person entities requesting connection, the electronic identification and authentication regulator conducts site inspection and issues decisions on whether connection is permitted or not.

+ Within 30 days of receipt of the connection request, the electronic identification and authentication regulator considers issuing a decision to permit connection in writing; in case of rejection, a written response, clearly stating reasons, must be sent.

- Getting connected to the system:

+ After receiving the written consent to connecting the electronic identification and authentication system with information systems of individuals or non-person entities, electronic authentication service providers can make connection through service contracts with these connection-requesting individuals or non-person entities.

+ Electronic authentication service providers can cease connection if these contracting individuals or non-person entities are in breach of contractual terms and conditions. Electronic authentication service providers must report on this case in order for the electronic identification and authentication regulator to notify the connection-requesting individual or non-person entity.

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