The Government issued Decree prescribing functions, duties, powers and organizational structures of government-attached agencies. This Decree prescribes the functions, duties, powers and organizational structures of government-attached agencies; and working regimes and responsibilities of heads of government-attached agencies.
Government-attached agencies shall be established by the Government, to serve state management tasks of the Government; and shall deliver a number of public services with important characteristics and natures requiring the Government’s direction. Government-attached agencies are subject to the state management by line ministries.
Duties and powers :In term of international cooperation: To propose the conclusion, amendment, supplementation, extension and termination of effect of treaties, and suspension of the implementation of treaties in accordance with law; To organize the implementation of treaties as assigned by the Prime Minister; To conclude, amend, supplement and extend international agreements, and terminate effect or suspend the implementation of international agreements in the name of government-attached agencies in accordance with law; To organize and examine the implementation of foreign sponsored programs and projects in accordance with law; To participate in international cooperation conferences, workshops, programs and plans in accordance with law.
To decide on and direct the implementation of the administrative reform program in conformity with the objectives and contents of the state administrative reform program approved by the Prime Minister.
For information and reporting regimes:To organize information on and dissemination of political tasks, policies, regimes and laws of the State in assigned sectors or fields; To report to the Prime Minister or ministers in accordance with law.
For organizational apparatus, payrolls of civil servants, number of employees and working positions, and structure of civil servants and public employees based on ranks and professional titles. To implement a number of state management tasks in assigned sectors and fields in accordance with law. To implement other tasks and powers assigned by the Government and the Prime Minister and in accordance with law.
For financial and asset management: To make their annual budget estimates and three-year finance-state budget plans for submission to competent state agencies in accordance with law;
The organizational structure comprises: Departments; The office; Other attached non-business organizations (if any).
Organizations mentioned at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article shall operate under the regime of head ship, shall not have their own seals, may have their attached sections and shall be detailed in the Government’s Decrees defining the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of each government-attached agency.
The office mentioned at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article may have its own seal; and shall sections or teams.
In special cases where an attached agency bears another name, the Government shall review and decide in conformity with the functions and duties of each government-attached agency.
Heads of government-attached agencies shall take responsibility before the Government, the Prime Minister and law for the performance of functions, duties and powers of their agencies; and shall be held responsible for management shortcomings or occurrence of corruption and bureaucracy, causing damage in organizations and units under their management. Heads of government-attached agencies shall report to the Government and the Prime Minister on the organization and activities of their agencies and the performance of assigned tasks; ask for opinions of the Prime Minister on issues beyond their competences; attend the Government’s meetings upon request of the Prime Minister; coordinate with ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and heads of other government-attached agencies, central agencies and socio-political organizations in settling issues related to their functions, duties and powers; and settle proposals and petitions of provincial-level People’s Committees in conformity with their assigned functions, duties and powers.
This Decree takes effect on March 20, 2016.