The invention claimed is:1. A method for decoding a bitstream by a video decoding apparatus, the method comprising:obtaining, by the video decoding apparatus from the bitstream, first information for a current block, the first information specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the current block;determining, based on the first information, whether to obtain second information for a sub-block of the current block, the second information of the sub-block specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the sub-block;obtaining, by the video decoding apparatus from the bitstream, the second information for the sub-block of the current block based on the first information having a first value;obtaining, by the video decoding apparatus from the bitstream, the transform coefficient information for the sub-block based on the second information of the sub-block having the first value;obtaining, by the video decoding apparatus, residual data of the sub-block based on the obtained transform coefficient information; andreconstructing, by the video decoding apparatus, the sub-block based on the obtained residual data,wherein, based on the first information having a second value, the obtaining the second information for the sub-block of the current block is skipped.2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first value is 1.3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the bitstream contains no transform coefficient information for the current block based on the first information having the second value.4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the bitstream contains no transform coefficient information for the sub-block based on the second information of the sub-block having the second value.5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the second value is 0.6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the current block is partitioned into a plurality of sub-blocks based on a transform block unit for performing an inverse-transform operation.7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the current block has a size equal to or greater than 32×32.8. A video decoding apparatus configured to decode a bitstream, the video decoding apparatus comprising:an entropy decoding unit configured to:obtain, from the bitstream, first information for a current block, the first information specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the current block,determine, based on the first information, whether to obtain second information for a sub-block of the current block, the second information of the sub-block specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the sub-block,obtain, from the bitstream, the second information for the sub-block of the current block based on the first information having a first value, andobtain, from the bitstream, the transform coefficient information for the sub-block based on the second information of the sub-block having the first value; andan inverse-transform unit configured to:obtain residual data of the sub-block based on the obtained transform coefficient information, andreconstruct the sub-block based on the obtained residual data,wherein, based on the first information having a second value, obtaining the second information for the sub-block of the current block is skipped.9. The video decoding apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first value is 1.10. The video decoding apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the bitstream contains no transform coefficient information for the current block based on the first information having the second value.11. The video decoding apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the bitstream contains no transform coefficient information for the sub-block based on the second information of the sub-block having the second value.12. The video decoding apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second value is 0.13. The video decoding apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the current block is partitioned into a plurality of sub-blocks based on a transform block unit for performing an inverse-transform operation.14. The video decoding apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the current block has a size equal to or greater than 32×32.15. A method for encoding a bitstream by a video encoding apparatus, the method comprising:encoding, by the video encoding apparatus into the bitstream, first information for a current block, the first information specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the current block;determining, based on the first information, whether to encode second information for a sub-block of the current block, the second information of the sub-block specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the sub-block;encoding, by the video encoding apparatus into the bitstream, the second information for the sub-block of the current block based on the first information having a first value;encoding, by the video encoding apparatus into the bitstream, the transform coefficient information for the sub-block based on the second information of the sub-block having the first value;obtaining, by the video encoding apparatus, residual data of the sub-block based on the encoded transform coefficient information; andreconstructing, by the video encoding apparatus, the sub-block based on the obtained residual data,wherein, based on the first information having a second value, the second information for the sub-block of the current block is not encoded.16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing the bitstream encoded by the method of claim 15.17. A video encoding apparatus configured to encode a bitstream, the video encoding apparatus comprising:an entropy coding unit configured to:encode, into the bitstream, first information for a current block, the first information specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the current block,determine, based on the first information, whether to encode second information for a sub-block of the current block, the second information of the sub-block specifying whether the bitstream contains transform coefficient information for the sub-block,encode, into the bitstream, the second information for the sub-block of the current block based on the first information having a first value, andencode, into the bitstream, the transform coefficient information for the sub-block based on the second information of the sub-block having the first value; andan inverse-transform unit configured to:obtain residual data of the sub-block based on the encoded transform coefficient information, andreconstruct the sub-block based on the obtained residual data,wherein, based on the first information having a second value, the second information for the sub-block of the current block is not encoded.