Vietnam: Documentation about assessment of literatures on the legislation-related collaboration program or project

According to Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BTP of the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, documentation about assessment of literatures on the legislation-related collaboration program or project shall be composed of the following:

- Documentation about assessment of literatures on the program or project financed by ODA funds, concessional loans provided by sponsors shall include materials stipulated in Article 26 of Decree No. 38/2013/ND-CP dated April 23, 2013 on managing and using ODA funds, concessional loans provided by sponsors (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 38/2013/ND-CP).

- Documentation about assessment of literatures on the legislation-related collaboration program or project financed by foreign non-governmental assistance funds shall include materials stipulated in Article 12 of the Regulation on management and use of foreign non-governmental assistance funds issued together with Decree No. 93/2009/ND-CP dated October 22, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation on management and use of foreign non-governmental assistance fund). 

The governing body (applicable to literatures on the program or project financed by ODA fund, concessional loans) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (applicable to applicable to literatures on the program or project financed by foreign non-governmental assistance fund) shall be responsible for providing the Ministry of Justice with one (01) set of paper or online documentation about assessment of literatures on the legislation-related collaboration program or project. The online documentation shall be sent to the Ministry of Justice at the email address [email protected].

Besides, Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BTP also stipulates the procedure for evaluating literatures on the legislation-related collaboration program or project under the approval-granting authority of the Prime Minister as follows:

- After obtaining opinions on literatures the collaboration program or project under the approval-granting authority of the Prime Minister from relevant agencies, the governing body (applicable to the program or project financed by the official development assistance fund and concessional loans provided by foreign sponsors) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (applicable to the program or project financed by foreign non-governmental aids) shall be responsible for providing the Ministry of Justice with documentation about the assessment of literatures on the legislation-related program or project, enclosing the written request for their assessment  .

- If the program or project is composed of contents which are complicated or related to different Ministries, industries, or the program or project is governed by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry shall convene the meeting about the assessment consultation.

The composition of participants in the meeting about the assessment consultation shall include the representative of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Public Security and other relevant agencies or organizations.

- Within a permitted period of 12 days from receipt of all valid documentation, the Ministry of Justice shall send the written assessment to the governing body and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

More details can be found in Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BTP of the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, which takes effect from August 01, 2015.

Le Hai

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