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THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 96/2004/QD-TTg
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Hanoi, May 31, 2004
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DECISION
ESTABLISHING THE INTER-MINISTERIAL
WORKING TEAM FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ASEAN AND PARTNERS
OUTSIDE THE ASSOCIATION
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of
December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to
decisions of the heads of the States and Governments of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and top leaders of the dialogue countries at
ASEAN + 1 summits;
At the proposals of the Minister of Trade and the Minister-Director of the
Government Office,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To establish the inter-ministerial
working team for performance of the tasks of economic cooperation negotiations
between ASEAN and partners outside the Association, hereinafter called the
inter-ministerial working team. The inter-ministerial working team has the
following tasks:
1. To study and elaborate Vietnam's plans for negotiations
on economic cooperation agreements between ASEAN and each partner outside the
Association, then submit them to the Prime Minister for approval.
2. To participate in negotiations between ASEAN and partners
outside the Association on the basis of the plans already approved by the Prime
Minister.
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Article 2.- On organization and membership:
1. The Trade Minister, who is in charge of the work of
Vietnam's accession to ASEAN under the Prime Minister's decision (Official
Dispatch No. 96/VPCP-QHQT of February 16, 2004), shall be the head of the
inter-ministerial working team, answerable for comprehensive direction of the
contents and organization of negotiating groups in the inter-ministerial
working team, in compliance with its relations within ASEAN and with partner
countries as well as directing opinions of the Prime Minister.
2. The heads of negotiating groups in the inter-ministerial
working team shall be the departmental-level officials of the Ministries of
Trade, Finance, Planning and Investment, and Foreign Affairs, and decided by
the head of the inter-ministerial working team, depending on the specific
cooperation contents within ASEAN (deputy-heads of negotiating groups may be
appointed if necessary).
3. The members of negotiating groups shall be the
departmental-level officials or senior specialists of the Government Office and
the Ministries of Trade, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Planning and Investment,
Justice, Industry, Agriculture and Rural Development, Fisheries, Science and
Technology, Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, Post and
Telematics, Education and Training, Health, and Culture and Information, as
well as Vietnam State Bank and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
4. The inter-ministerial working team may set up a technical
assistance group in case of necessity.
5. The secretary of the inter-ministerial working team and
functional negotiating delegations (concurrently acting as a member of the
functional negotiating group) shall be an official of the departmental level or
equivalent level of the Government Office.
Article 3.- To promulgate together with this
Decision the Working Regulation of the inter-ministerial working team for
economic cooperation agreements between ASEAN and partners outside the
Association.
Article 4.- Funding for operation of the
inter-ministerial working team shall be allocated from the State budget to the
Trade Ministry according to the expenditure estimates of the inter-ministerial
working team in the Trade Ministry's annual budget estimates.
Article 5.- The ministries and agencies shall
have to create working conditions for members appointed to participate in the
inter-ministerial working team or the technical assistance group.
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Article 7.- The ministers, the heads of the
ministerial-level agencies and the heads of the Government-attached agencies
shall have to implement this Decision.
FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Vu Khoan
WORKING REGULATION
OF THE INTER-MINISTERIAL WORKING
TEAM FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ASEAN AND PARTNERS OUTSIDE THE
ASSOCIATION
(Promulgated together with the Prime
Minister's Decision No. 96/2004/QD-TTg of May 31, 2004)
Responsibilities and powers:
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a/ To direct and administer the working team's activities in
studying and elaborating plans for submission to the Prime Minister for
approval, and participate in negotiations on the basis of the plans already
approved by the Prime Minister.
b/ To assign one of the members of the inter-ministerial
working team to act as the head of Vietnam's group for negotiations between
ASEAN and each partner, and set up negotiating groups, the task assignment must
be made in detail, clearly and in writing.
c/ To decide on the convention, contents and participants
of, and preside over, monthly, quarter and annual meetings of the
inter-ministerial working team.
d/ To directly work with the ministries, branches, provincial/municipal
People's Committees, agencies and research institutes in order to collect and
synthesize information and research results related to negotiation contents and
plans.
e/ Depending on negotiation requirements and contents, to
take initiative in requesting the concerned ministries and branches to add or
replace representatives participating in negotiating delegations, in accordance
with the working contents of the inter-ministerial working team.
2. The heads of the negotiating groups in the inter-ministerial
working team have the following responsibilities and powers:
a/ To submit to the direction and assignment by the head of
the inter-ministerial working team in preparing contents for, and participating
in, negotiations.
b/ To act as the leader of Vietnam's negotiating group
participating in negotiations between ASEAN and each partner outside the
Association on the basis of the contents and plans already approved by the
Prime Minister.
c/ To recommend the negotiating groups' members suitable to
the negotiation require-ments. To elaborate plans on annual operation funding
of the inter-ministerial working team.
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3. Members of the inter-ministerial working team:
The members of the inter-ministerial working team shall work
on a part-time basis, having the following responsibilities:
a/ To propose negotiation plans related to the domains
managed by their respective ministries or branches for inclusion into general
plans.
b/ To participate in negotiation sessions under the
assignment of the head of the working team and advise heads of the negotiating
groups on matters related to the domains managed by their respective ministries
or branches.
c/ To perform other tasks related to negotiation work
assigned by the head of the inter-ministerial working team.
4. The
secretary of the inter-ministerial working team shall have to monitor, attend
and synthesize negotiation progresses, organize and coordinate research
programs, assist the heads of negotiating groups in maintaining the consistency
of Vietnam's negotiation objectives with different partners according to the
Government's approved directing opinions; file petitions to the head of the
inter-ministerial working team on necessary synthesized matters and is subject
to the direction by the head of the inter-ministerial working team in preparing
monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the Prime Minister.
5. The technical assistance group assisting the
inter-ministerial working team:
The technical assistance group is set up to render technical
and professional assistance to negotiating groups under the assignment of the
head of the inter-ministerial working team. The group's members are specialists
appointed by the concerned ministries and branches at the proposal of the head
of the inter-ministerial working team.
6.
The members of the inter-ministerial working team and the technical assistance
group participating in negotiation sessions shall enjoy regimes on working
conditions and allowances during the preparation and performance of negotiation
sessions at home and abroad according to the regimes towards the Government's
delegation for international economic-trade negotiations (for WTO accession),
set up under the Prime Minister's Decision No. 30/2003/QD-TTg of February 21,
2003.