Article 315 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code provides:
1. Within 15 days from the date of issuance of an appellate judgment or decision, the appellate court must send the appellate judgment or decision to the first-instance court, the procuracy at the same level, the competent civil judgment enforcement agency, the appellant, persons whose rights and obligations are related to the appeal or protest, or their lawful representatives.
In cases where the High People’s Court conducts appellate trial, this time limit may be longer, but not exceeding 25 days.
2. Appellate judgments or decisions relating to the protection of consumer rights, initiated by a social organization protecting consumers, must be publicly posted at the court’s office and published in one of the central or local daily newspapers for three consecutive issues.
Appellate judgments or decisions relating to the State’s compensation liability must be sent by the appellate court to the competent state management agency in charge of state compensation.
Appellate judgments or decisions relating to changes in an individual’s civil status must, within 5 working days from the date such judgment or decision takes legal effect, be notified in writing by the appellate court together with an extract of the judgment or decision to the People’s Committee where the individual’s civil status was registered, in accordance with the Law on Civil Status.
3. Appellate judgments shall be published on the appellate court’s online portal (if any), except where they contain information specified in Clause 2, Article 109 of this Code.
Legal grounds:
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Article 315 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code;
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Clause 11, Article 1 of the Law amending the Civil Procedure Code, the Law on Administrative Procedure, the Law on Juvenile Justice, the Law on Bankruptcy, and the Law on Mediation and Dialogue at Court 2025, effective from July 01, 2025.
