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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-TTg
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Hanoi
,February 02, 1996
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON THE
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR COORDINATION OF
VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES IN ASEAN
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the
Government of September 30, 1992;
Pursuant to Decision No.651-TTg of October 10, 1995 of the Prime Minister on
the establishment of the National Committee for Coordination of Vietnam's
Activities in ASEAN;
At the proposal of the Minister-Director of the Office of the Government,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To issue
together with this Decision the Regulation on the Organization and Operation of
the National Committee for Coordination of Vietnam's Activities in ASEAN
(National ASEAN Committee for short).
Article 2.- This Decision takes
effect from the date of its signing.
The earlier provisions which are contrary to
this Decision are now annuled.
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THE PRIME MINISTER
Vo Van Kiet
REGULATION
ON THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR COORDINATION OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES IN ASEAN
(issued together with Decision No.96-TTg of
February 8, 1996 of the Prime Minister)
Article 1.- The National
Committee for Coordination of Vietnam's Activities in ASEAN (National ASEAN
Committee for short) , established under Decision No.651-TTg of October 10,
1995 of the Prime Minister, is an agency to assist the Prime Minister in
guiding the Ministries, branches at the central level, and the People's
Committees of the provinces or cities directly under the Central Government,
and the mass organizations and people's associations (hereinafter referred to
as the agencies) to participate in the activities of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the security, political, economic, cultural,
social, scientific, technical and external fields.
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1. To sum up and evaluate proposals on
guidelines, policies and plans (long-term and annual) of Vietnam for the
participation in ASEAN's activities, which are submitted by the agencies to the
Government and the Prime Minister; to propose major guidelines and policies
concerning the relations with ASEAN.
2. To assign and direct agencies to discharge
their duties and participate in the activities and cooperation programs with
ASEAN; to direct the agencies in organizing apparatuses and training
specialists for ASEAN affairs.
3. To organize the preliminary summing-up and
summing-up, prepare periodical (quarterly, annual) and extraordinary reports on
the activities of ASEAN and of Vietnam in ASEAN to be submitted to the
Government and the Prime Minister.
4. To evaluate and submit to the Prime Minister
for ratification the legal documents and agreements of ASEAN which require
amendments or promulgation of new legal documents in the country; the plans and
projects on the participation in and organization of, meetings and visits of
the ministerial or higher levels.
5. To perform other tasks assigned by the Prime
Minister.
Article 3.- Competence of the
National ASEAN Committee:
1. To request other agencies to provide data and
report on the issues relating to ASEAN and activities in ASEAN.
2. To inspect the agencies' implementation of
the duties, programs and cooperation projects with ASEAN.
3. To direct the management and utilization of
the financial assistance from foreign Governments and international
organizations for Vietnam's activities in ASEAN.
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1. The National ASEAN Committee consists of a
Chairman, who is a Deputy Prime Minister; its members are Heads of Government
agencies and appointed by the Prime Minister; a General Secretary, who is the
Deputy Director of the Office of the Government working on a part-time basis.
The members of the Committee take personal responsibilities for the tasks
assigned by the Chairman of the National Committee.
2. The Office of the National ASEAN Committee is
an assisting agency of the National Committee.
3. The Chairman of the National ASEAN Committee
has the following responsibilities:
- To resolve, on behalf of the Prime Minister,
the proposals of the Government agencies concerning the discharge of the
obligations and the participation of Vietnam in ASEAN, in conformity with the
guidelines of the Government and the Prime Minister; to assign the Ministries
and branches to participate as coordinating agencies, in the organizations,
activities, programs and projects of ASEAN;
- To convene and chair regular and extraordinary
meetings of the Committee. In case of necessity, to invite the heads of concerned
agencies and individuals to attend meetings of the Committee and make
conclusions on issues raised at such meetings;
- To assign tasks to each member and the General
Secretary of the Committee, monitor and inspect the discharge of their assigned
tasks.
- To ratify and issue regulations on the
coordination between the Ministries and branches in the fields and
organizations of ASEAN, submitted by the Head of the coordinating agency; to
ratify plans on the participation in ASEAN's activities; to ratify plans on the
utilization of financial assistance for Vietnam's activities in ASEAN at the
proposals of the Ministry of Finance and the relevant agencies.
4. The members of the National ASEAN Committee
have the following tasks and powers:
The members and the General Secretary of the
National ASEAN Committee shall have to perform the tasks assigned by the
Chairman of the Committee and periodically report the results to him/her;
attend all the meetings of the Committee and efficiently take part in the
general directional activities of the Committee. The members of the Committee
may invite relevant agencies to discuss issues concerning the fulfillment of
their responsibilities in accordance with the following regulations:
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- The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall attend
ASEAN Ministerial Meetings (AMM) and the ASEAN Joint Ministerial Meetings
(JMM), and guide the concerned agencies in carrying out the decisions adopted
at such Meetings after reporting them to, and obtaining the approval of, the
Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Committee; assist the Chairman of the
Committee in directing the elaboration of guidelines and policies on relations
with ASEAN in the political and security fields; direct the preparations for
the Prime Minister's participation in formal and informal summit meetings;
direct the participation in and the implementation of the decisions, of the
ASEAN Senior Officials' Meetings (SOM), the Joint Consultative Meetings (JCM),
the ASEAN Standing Council (ASC); and direct the activities of the National
ASEAN Secretariat;
- The Minister of Planning and Investment shall
assist the Chairman of the Committee in directing the elaboration of economic
guidelines and policies for the effective participation in the activities and
cooperation projects of ASEAN;
- The Minister of Trade shall attend ASEAN
Economic Ministers' Meetings (AEM) and guide the concerned agencies to execute
the decisions adopted at such Meetings; together with the Minister of Foreign
Affairs attend ASEAN Joint Ministerial Meetings (JMM), and guide the concerned
agencies to execute the decisions adopted at such Meetings (those regarding the
economic cooperation) after reporting them to, and obtaining the approval from,
the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Committee; assist the Chairman of
the Committee in directing the elaboration of general guidelines and policies
into specific guidelines and policies on economic cooperation with ASEAN;
direct the preparation for , participation in, and implementation of the
decisions of, the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials' Meetings (SEOM); direct the
coordinating agencies for economic cooperation in ASEAN;
- The Minister of Finance shall attend the
meetings of the AFTA Council, assist the Chairman of the Committee in directing
the implementation of the ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariffs (CEPT),
the participation in the program for establishing the ASEAN Free Trade Area
(AFTA), and the dicharge of the financial obligations in ASEAN; in directing
the preparation for, participation in and implementation of the decisions of,
the meetings of the ASEAN Budget Committee and Auditing Committee; in directing
Vietnam's coordinating agencies on AFTA;
- The General Secretary of the Committee assists
the Chairman and members of the Committee in administering and handling the
daily work of the Committee; makes periodical reports of the Committee to be
submitted to the Government and the Prime Minister; passes the guidances of the
Chairman of the Committee to other agencies; directly guides the activities of
the Office of the ASEAN National Committee.
Article 5.- The Sub-Committee on
Economic Cooperation and the Sub-Committee on Specialized Cooperation
(hereinafter referred to as the Sub-Committees):
1. The Sub-Committee on Economic Cooperation
advises the National Committee on issues relating to economic activities of
Vietnam in ASEAN. The Office of the Government, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Trade, the
Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry, the
Ministry of Communication and Transport, the Ministry of Aquatic Products, the
State Bank, the General Customs Department, the General Tousism Department, the
General Post Office and other agencies and organizations (if necessary), shall
each appoint one official at the department level and one expert to take part
in the Committee on a part-time basis. The Head of the Sub-Committee shall be
the Head of Vietnam's delegation to SEOM (ASEAN Economic Senior Officials'
Meetings), appointed by the Ministry of Trade;
2. The Sub-Committee on Specialized Cooperation
advises the Committee on issues relating to the activities of Vietnam in
specialized areas of ASEAN. The Office of the Government, the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of
Science, Technology and Environment, the Ministry of Culture and Information,
the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of
Education and Training, the Ministry of Health, the Committee on Nationalities
and Mountainous Areas, and other agencies and organizations (if necessary),
shall each appoint one official at the department level and one expert to take
part in the Committee on a part-time basis. The Head of the Sub-Committee is
the Director of the National ASEAN Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs;
3. The Sub-Committees have the responsibility to
examine the agencies' participation in the cooperation activities in ASEAN so
as to make proposals to the Committee on raising the efficiency of the
activities of Vietnam in ASEAN;
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5. The members of the Sub-Committees shall
represent their agencies to participate in joint-ministerial or inter-branch
activities in ASEAN (including ASEAN meetings) at the corresponding levels;
request the officials attending the ASEAN meetings in the fields of their
respective agencies' management to report on the results of such meetings and
supply all documents to the Sub-Committees for summarization and submission to
the Committee;
6. Working mechanism of the Sub-Committees:
- The Sub-Committees meet regularly once every
two months. In case of necessity, the Heads of the Sub-Committees may convene
extraordinary meetings. The proposals of the Sub-Committees submitted to the
Committee shall be adopted by consensus.
- Prior to each periodical session of the
Committee, the two Sub-Committees shall hold joint meetings to prepare the
agenda for the Committee's session. The Office of the Committee may convene
joint extraordinary meetings when necessary.
Article 6.- The Office of the
National ASEAN Committee:
1. The Office of the National ASEAN Committee is
the assisting agency of the Committee, consisting of specialists of the Office
of the Government and led by a Department Director.
2. The Office of the National ASEAN Committee
shall assist the Chairman and members of the Committee in organizing and
coordinating activities of Vietnam's agencies in ASEAN.
3. The Office of the National ASEAN Committee
has the following tasks:
- To prepare the agenda and organize the
National Committee's sessions in accordance with its approved plans, as well as
the meetings between the Chairman and members of the Committee.
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- To sum up the plans on the participation in
ASEAN's activities, elaborated by the various agencies, and submit them to the
National ASEAN Committee for ratification and decision.
- To monitor the programs and researches on
ASEAN; to organize seminars to report to the National ASEAN Committee on issues
necessary to its work.
- To monitor personnel training and the
equipment of working facilities for the ASEAN Departments of the various
agencies with a view to efficiently servicing the activities of Vietnam in
ASEAN.
Article 7.- The fund for the
operation of the National ASEAN Committee shall be supplied by the Ministry of
Finance from the State budget and allocated through the Office of the
Government. The Office of the Government shall ensure the fund and working
facilities in service of the operation of the National ASEAN Committee.
THE PRIME MINISTER
Vo Van Kiet