Consolidated Document number 01/VBHN-BNV on salary regulations for civil servants, public officials, and members of the armed forces

CIRCULAR

Guidelines on the organization and operation of villages and residential wards
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Circular No. 04/2012/TT-BNV dated August 31, 2012, issued by the Minister of Home Affairs, guiding the organization and operation of villages and residential wards, which took effect from October 15, 2012, was amended and supplemented by:

Circular No. 14/2018/TT-BNV dated December 3, 2018, issued by the Minister of Home Affairs, amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 04/2012/TT-BNV dated August 31, 2012, issued by the Minister of Home Affairs, guiding the organization and operation of villages and residential wards, which took effect from January 20, 2019.

Pursuant to Decree No. 61/2012/NĐ-CP dated August 10, 2012, issued by the Government, stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

Pursuant to Joint Resolution No. 09/2008/NQLT-CP-UBTWMTTQVN dated April 17, 2008, issued by the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, guiding the implementation of Articles 11, 14, 16, 22, and 26 of the Ordinance on Implementing Democracy at Communes, Wards, and Towns;

Pursuant to Decision No. 85/2002/QĐ-TTg dated June 28, 2002, issued by the Prime Minister, regarding the issuance of a plan to implement Resolution No. 17-NQ/TW dated March 18, 2002, of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on "Reforming and Improving the Quality of the Grassroots Political System in Communes, Wards, and Towns";

The Minister of Home Affairs guides the organization and operation of villages and residential wards.[1]

Chapter I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Object and scope of regulation

This Circular guides the organization and operation of villages and residential wards.

Article 2. Village, residential ward

1. Village, hamlet, ấp, bản, buôn, bon, phum, sóc, etc. (collectively referred to as village); villages are organized within communes; below the commune level are villages.

2. Residential ward, neighborhood, block, khóm, sub-district, etc. (collectively referred to as residential ward); residential wards are organized within wards and towns; below the ward and town levels are residential wards.

3. Villages and residential wards are not administrative levels but are self-governing organizations of community residents sharing a common living area within a commune, ward, or town (hereinafter referred to collectively as commune level); places where direct and extensive democracy is implemented to promote various forms of self-management activities, organizing the people to implement the policies and guidelines of the Party, the laws and policies of the State, and tasks assigned by higher authorities.

Article 3. Principles of organization and operation of villages and residential wards[2]

1. Ensuring the self-management nature of the community, complying with the direct management of the commune-level government and the leadership of the party committee.

2. Adhering to the law, implementing village regulations (agreements); ensuring democracy, transparency, and openness.

3. Not splitting villages and residential wards that are operating stably; merging villages and residential wards in accordance with local conditions and characteristics.

4. In cases where land clearance planning, disaster relief, relocation in mountainous, highland, remote, or difficult-to-access areas with complex terrain and wide areas with difficult transportation, the conditions for establishing new villages and residential wards may be lower than prescribed. In cases where newly formed communities do not meet the conditions to establish new villages or residential wards, they should be merged with adjacent villages or residential wards. Chapter II. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF VILLAGES AND RESIDENTIAL WARDSArticle 4. Organization of villages and residential wards[3]

1. Each village has a Village Head; each residential ward has a Ward Head. If necessary, there can be one Deputy Village Head and one Deputy Ward Head.

2. The Deputy Village Head and Deputy Ward Head are selected by the Village Head and Ward Head after consultation with the Chairman of the People's Council of the village or residential ward; the People's Committee of the commune level decides to recognize the Deputy Village Head and Deputy Ward Head.

Article 5. Activities of villages and residential wards[4]

1. Community residents in villages and residential wards discuss and decide on policies and contributions for building infrastructure and public welfare facilities within the commune, village, or residential ward, funded entirely or partially by the residents, and internal community self-management activities in accordance with the law..

2. Community residents participate in discussions and voting to decide on matters concerning the village, residential ward, and commune level according to the Ordinance on Implementing Democracy at Communes, Wards, and Towns.

3. Establishing and implementing village regulations and agreements; participating in self-management to maintain security, order, social safety, and environmental hygiene; preserving and promoting good cultural traditions in the locality, preventing and combating social evils.

4. Implementing the policies and guidelines of the Party, the laws and policies of the State; participating in and responding to campaigns and movements initiated by the Party, the State, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and other political-social organizations.

5. Electing, appointing, and dismissing Village Heads and Ward Heads.

4. Implement the Party's guidelines and policies, and the State's laws and regulations; participate in and respond to campaigns and movements initiated by the Party, the State, the Fatherland Front, and other political-social organizations.

5. Elect, appoint, and remove the Village Chief and Ward Head.

Article 6. Village Meetings and Neighborhood People's Group Meetings

1. Village meetings and neighborhood people's group meetings shall be held twice a year (in mid-year and at the end of the year); extraordinary meetings may be convened when necessary. The meeting participants include all voters or voter representatives from households in the village or neighborhood people's group. The meetings shall be convened and chaired by the Village Head or the Neighborhood People's Group Leader. The meeting shall be conducted when more than 50% of the voters or voter representatives from households in the village or neighborhood people's group are present.

2. Matters concerning the organization for the people to discuss and decide directly or vote to have competent authorities make decisions shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Guidelines issued together with Joint Resolution No. 09/2008/NQLT-CP-UBTWMTTQVN dated April 17, 2008 of the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Article 7. Conditions for Establishing New Villages and Neighborhood People's Groups

1. In cases where difficulties arise in the management work of the commune-level administration, and the operation of villages and neighborhood people's groups requires the establishment of new villages and neighborhood people's groups, the establishment of new villages and neighborhood people's groups must meet the following conditions:

a) Household size:

For villages in communes:

Villages in communes in the North Central Highlands and Northern Mountainous Region shall have 150 households or more;

Villages in communes in the Red River Delta shall have 300 households or more;

Villages in communes in the Central Region shall have 250 households or more;

Villages in communes in the Southern Region shall have 350 households or more;

Villages in communes in the Central Highlands shall have 200 households or more;

Border villages, island villages; villages on island districts that do not organize commune-level administrative units shall have 100 households or more;

For neighborhood people's groups in wards and towns:

Neighborhood people's groups in wards and towns in the North Central Highlands and Northern Mountainous Region shall have 200 households or more;

Neighborhood people's groups in wards and towns in the Red River Delta shall have 350 households or more. Specifically, in Hanoi City, there shall be 450 households or more;

Neighborhood people's groups in wards and towns in the Central Region shall have 300 households or more;

Neighborhood people's groups in wards and towns in the Southern Region shall have 400 households or more. Specifically, in Ho Chi Minh City, there shall be 450 households or more;

Neighborhood people's groups in wards and towns in the Central Highlands shall have 250 households or more;

Neighborhood people's groups in border wards and towns, island wards and towns; neighborhood people's groups in island districts that do not organize commune-level administrative units shall have 150 households or more.

b) Other conditions:

There must be essential socio-economic infrastructure facilities suitable to the actual conditions of the locality to serve community activities and ensure the stability of residents' lives. essential socio-economic infrastructure suitable for the actual conditions of the locality to serve community activities and ensure the stability of residents' lives.

2. For special cases

a) Villages and neighborhood people's groups located within land clearance plans, population dispersal plans, villages formed due to migration in mountainous areas, highlands, remote areas, villages located in places with complex terrain, isolated villages on islands; villages on river islands; villages with wide territories and difficult transportation shall have a village size of 50 households or more; neighborhood people's groups shall have 100 households or more.

b) In border and maritime island areas far from the mainland, due to migration or to protect the border and maritime sovereignty, the establishment of villages and neighborhood people's groups does not apply the household size regulations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

c) For villages and neighborhood people's groups that have been established for a long time due to encroachment and settlement and need to transfer management between commune-level administrative units to facilitate community activities and living without changing the commune-level administrative boundary, the dissolution and re-establishment of villages and neighborhood people's groups shall be carried out according to the provisions. If the household size requirement is not met, the merging of residential clusters shall be implemented in accordance with Article 9 of this Circular.

Article 7a. Conditions for Merging, Dissolving, Naming, and Renaming Villages and Neighborhood People's Groups

1. In cases of merging villages and neighborhood people's groups

a) For villages and neighborhood people's groups with a household size below 50% of the household size specified in Clause 1 of Article 7 of this Circular, they must be merged with adjacent villages and neighborhood people's groups;

b) For villages and neighborhood people's groups reaching 50% or more of the household size specified in Clause 1 of Article 7 of this Circular in places with sufficient conditions, merging shall be implemented;

c) During the process of merging villages and neighborhood people's groups, factors such as geographical location, terrain, and customs of the local community should be considered;

d) The proposal for merging villages and neighborhood people's groups must be approved by more than 50% of the voters or voter representatives from households of each village and neighborhood people's group being merged.

2. In cases of dissolving villages and neighborhood people's groups due to land requisition for land clearance or resettlement and other cases decided by competent authorities, the relocation of residents, resettlement arrangements, and resolution of related issues shall be carried out according to the Land Compensation, Support, and Resettlement Plan or Community Resettlement Proposal approved by competent authorities.

3. The name of newly established or merged villages and neighborhood people's groups shall not duplicate the names of existing villages and neighborhood people's groups in the same commune-level administrative unit.

4. The renaming of villages and neighborhood people's groups shall be carried out according to the wishes of the residents living in those villages and neighborhood people's groups.

Article 8. Procedures and Documents for Establishing New Villages and Neighborhoods

1. Based on the principles stipulated in Article 3 and the conditions for establishing new villages and neighborhoods as provided in Clause 7 of this Circular, the Provincial People's Committee decides on the policy to establish new villages and neighborhoods; directs the District People's Committee to instruct the Commune People's Committee to develop the Proposal for Establishing New Villages and Neighborhoods. The main contents of the Proposal include:

a) The necessity of establishing new villages and neighborhoods;

b) The name of the new village and neighborhood;

c)[7] (abolished);

d) Population (number of households, number of residents) of the new village and neighborhood;

đ)[8] (abolished);

e) Other conditions prescribed in Clause 2, Article 7 of this Circular;g) Proposals and recommendations. 2. The Commune People's Committee organizes the collection of opinions from all voters or household representatives in the area for establishing new villages and neighborhoods regarding the Proposal for Establishing New Villages and Neighborhoods; compiles the opinions and records them in a minutes of opinion collection on the Proposal.

3. If more than 50% of voters or household representatives in the area for establishing new villages and neighborhoods agree with the Proposal for Establishing New Villages and Neighborhoods, the Commune People's Committee will complete the dossier (including the minutes of opinion collection) and submit it to the Commune People's Council for approval at the nearest session. Within ten working days from the date of the Resolution of the Commune People's Council, the Commune People's Committee completes the dossier and submits it to

the District People's Committee.

4. W ithin fifteen working days from the date of receiving the complete valid dossier transferred by the Commune People's Committee,

the District People's Committeeshall prepare a Report (accompanied by the dossier for establishing new villages and neighborhoods from the Commune People's Committee) to send to the Department of Home Affairs for review and submission to the Provincial People's Committee. The time limit for the Department of Home Affairs to review is not more than fifteen working days from the date of receipt of the Report and dossier from the District People's Committee. The dossier submitted to the Provincial People's Committee includes: a) The Report of the District People's Committee (accompanied by the Report and dossier for establishing new villages and neighborhoods from the Commune People's Committee submitted to the District People's Committee according to Clause 1, Clause 2, and Clause 3 of this Article); b) The Review Document of the Department of Home Affairs. Based on the dossier submitted by the District People's Committee and the results of the review by the Department of Home Affairs, the Provincial People's Committee will submit the Resolution for Establishing New Villages and Neighborhoods to the Provincial People's Council for consideration and issuance. Article 8a. Procedures and Documents for Merging, Dissolving, and Naming or Renaming Villages and Neighborhoods

5. 1. The procedures and documents for merging villages and neighborhoods are implemented as the procedures and documents for establishing new villages and neighborhoods as stipulated in Article 8 of this Circular.

2. Converting villages into neighborhoods when establishing towns or wards from administrative units of communes:

Based on the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the establishment of towns or wards from administrative units of communes, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee decides to convert villages into neighborhoods within towns or wards.

6.[9] 3. In cases of dissolving villages and neighborhoods:.

After implementing the Compensation, Support, and Resettlement Plan or the Arrangement and Stabilization of Residents Plan and other cases approved by the competent authority, the Provincial People's Committee prepares a Report accompanied by a List of Households belonging to the villages and neighborhoods involved, and submits it to the Provincial People's Council for a decision to dissolve the villages and neighborhoods.

4. Naming and renaming villages and neighborhoods:

a) Naming villages and neighborhoods is carried out during the process of preparing the dossier for establishing new villages and neighborhoods, and merging villages and neighborhoods;

b) Renaming villages and neighborhoods is carried out in the following steps:

The Commune People's Committee prepares a dossier including: Report and Plan for Renaming Villages and Neighborhoods (the plan must clearly state the reasons for renaming villages and neighborhoods; the name of the village and neighborhood after renaming...) and organizes the collection of opinions from

all voters or

household representative voters in the village and neighborhood regarding the renaming plan, compiles the opinions and records them in a minutes of opinion collection;

If more than 50% of household representative voters agree with the renaming plan, the Commune People's Committee will complete the dossier and submit it to the Commune People's Council for approval of the renaming plan; within five working days from the date of the Resolution of the Commune People's Council, the Commune People's Committee will complete the dossier and submit it to the District People's Committee;

Within ten working days from the date of receiving the complete valid dossier transferred by the Commune People's Committee, the District People's Committee will prepare a Report accompanied by the dossier to send to the Department of Home Affairs for review;

Within ten working days from the date of receiving the complete valid dossier transferred by the District People's Committee, the Department of Home Affairs will review and report to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and submission to the Provincial People's Council for consideration and issuance of the Resolution on renaming villages and neighborhoods. all voters or household representatives in the village or ward regarding the proposal to change the name of the village or ward, compile opinions and prepare minutes of the consultation;

If more than 50% of the household representatives agree with the proposal to change the name of the village or ward, or voter the People's Committee at the commune level shall complete the dossier and submit it to the People's Council at the same level for approval of the proposal to change the name of the village or ward; within five working days from the date of the People's Council resolution at the commune level, the People's Committee at the commune level shall complete the dossier and submit it to the People's Committee at the district level;

Within ten working days from the date of receiving the complete and valid dossier transferred by the People's Committee at the commune level, the People's Committee at the district level shall prepare a report along with the dossier to send to the Department of Home Affairs for review;

Within ten working days from the date of receiving the complete and valid dossier transferred by the People's Committee at the district level, the Department of Home Affairs shall review and report to the People's Committee at the provincial level for consideration and submission to the People's Council at the provincial level for consideration and issuance of a Resolution on changing the name of the village or ward.

Article 9. Procedures and Documents for Merging Community Clusters into Existing Villages or Resident Groups

1. For cases of merging community clusters into existing villages or resident groups as stipulated in Clause 5, Article 3 of this Circular, after the decision on the policy direction by the People's Committee at the district level, the People's Committee at the commune level shall develop a proposal for merging community clusters into existing villages or resident groups. The main contents of the proposal include:

a) The necessity of merging community clusters into existing villages or resident groups;

b)[11] (abolished);

c) Population (number of households, number of individuals) of the village or resident group after the merger;

d)[12] (abolished);

d) Proposals and recommendations.

2. The People's Committee at the commune level shall organize to collect opinions from all voters or household representatives in the area where the community cluster is being merged (including both the community cluster and the existing village or resident group) regarding the proposal for merging community clusters into existing villages or resident groups; compile these opinions and record them in a minutes of opinion collection on the proposal.

3. If more than 50% of voters or household representatives in the area where the community cluster is being merged agree with the proposal for merging community clusters into existing villages or resident groups, the People's Committee at the commune level shall complete the dossier (attached with the minutes of opinion collection) and submit it to the People's Council at the commune level for approval at the nearest session. Within ten working days from the date of the resolution of the People's Council at the commune level, the People's Committee at the commune level shall complete the dossier and submit it to the People's Committee at the district level.

In cases where the proposal has not been agreed upon by more than 50% of voters or household representatives in the area where the community cluster is being merged, the People's Committee at the commune level shall organize a second round of opinion collection; if still less than 50% of voters or household representatives agree, within five working days from the date of the minutes of the second round of opinion collection, the People's Committee at the commune level shall report to the People's Committee at the district level for consideration and decision.

4. The dossier submitted to the People's Committee at the district level includes:

a) The request of the People's Committee at the commune level;

b) The dossier on merging community clusters into existing villages or resident groups of the People's Committee at the commune level as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.

5. Within fifteen working days from the date of receipt of the complete and valid dossier transferred by the People's Committee at the commune level, the People's Committee at the district level shall be responsible for examining, approving, and instructing the Chairman of the People's Committee at the district level to issue a decision on merging community clusters into existing villages or resident groups.shall prepare a Report (accompanied by the dossier for establishing new villages and neighborhoods from the Commune People's Committee) to send to the Department of Home Affairs for review and submission to the Provincial People's Committee. The time limit for the Department of Home Affairs to review is not more than fifteen working days from the date of receipt of the Report and dossier from the District People's Committee. Chapter III. HEADS OF VILLAGE AND HEADS OF RESIDENT GROUPS AND DEPUTY HEADS OF VILLAGE AND DEPUTY HEADS OF RESIDENT GROUPS

Article 10. Duties and Authorities of Village Heads and Resident Group Heads[13]

1. Duties:

a) To convene and chair village meetings and resident group meetings; to organize the implementation of tasks within the scope of the village or resident group that have been discussed and decided by the people; to ensure the activities of the village or resident group according to Clause 3, Article 1 of this Circular;

b) To mobilize and organize the people to implement grassroots democracy well and the village regulations and resident group regulations that have been approved by competent authorities;

c) To gather, reflect, and propose to the commune-level authority to resolve legitimate requests and aspirations of the people in the village or resident group; to promptly report to the People's Committee at the commune level about violations of laws in the village or resident group;

d) To record the results of decisions made directly by the people in the village or resident group on village or resident group tasks; to record the results of decisions made by the people in the village or resident group on tasks within the scope of the commune level; to report the results to the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level;

đ) To coordinate with the Mass Front Work Board and political-social organizations in the village or resident group to mobilize the people to participate in movements and campaigns initiated by these organizations;

e) To report work results every six months before the village or resident group meeting.

2. Authorities:

a) To sign contracts for construction projects funded by contributions from villagers or residents in the village or resident group that have been approved by the village or resident group meeting and comply with relevant regulations of authorities at all levels;

b) To assign tasks to Deputy

Village Heads and Deputy Resident Group Heads; to be invited to meetings by the commune-level authority and provided with information and materials related to the management and operation of the village or resident group; to be trained and instructed on organizational work and activities of the village or resident group. TVillage Chief, Deputy Ward Head; invited by the commune-level authority to attend meetings and provided with information and materials related to the management and operation of the village or ward; receive training and guidance on organizational work and activities of the village or ward.

Article 11. Standards for Village Chiefs, Ward Chiefs, and Deputy Village Chiefs, Deputy Ward Chiefs

Village Chiefs, Ward Chiefs, Deputy Village Chiefs, and Deputy Ward Chiefs must be individuals with permanent residence registration and who reside permanently in the village or ward; they must be at least 21 years old, in good health, enthusiastic, and have a sense of responsibility in their work; possess good political and moral qualities, and be trusted by the people; themselves and their families must serve as role models in implementing the policies of the Party, state laws, and local regulations; they must have cultural knowledge, capabilities, experience, and methods to mobilize and organize the people to effectively carry out community self-management tasks and tasks assigned by higher authorities.

Article 12. Procedures for electing, appointing, and removing Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs

1. Procedures for electing, appointing, and removing Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs:

a) Based on consensus with the Branch Committee, the People's Council Working Group of the village or ward nominates a list for the village or ward meeting to elect Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs; at this meeting, voters in the village or ward may self-nominate or introduce candidates. The People's Committee of the commune decides to recognize the Village Chief and Ward Chief based on the election results. The time for organizing the election shall be carried out according to the provisions of the provincial People's Committee;

b) The procedures for electing, appointing, and removing Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Joint Resolution No. 09/2008/NQLT-CP-UBTWMTTQVN dated April 17, 2008, of the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front guiding the implementation of Articles 11, 14, 16, 22 and 26 of the Ordinance on Implementing Democracy in Communes, Towns, and Urban Districts. 2. Term of office of Village Chiefs, Ward Chiefs, and Deputy Village Chiefs, Deputy Ward Chiefs:

a) Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs have a term of office of 2.5 years (two and a half years) or 5 years (five years), as determined uniformly by the provincial People's Committee and in accordance with specific conditions in the locality. In cases where new villages or wards are established or Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs are absent, the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee shall decide to appoint temporary Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs to manage the activities of the village or ward until the election of Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs within six months from the date of the decision to appoint temporary Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs.

b) The term of office of Deputy Village Chiefs and Deputy Ward Chiefs follows the term of office of Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs.

Article 13. Remuneration and Policies for Village Chiefs, Ward Chiefs, and Deputy Village Chiefs, Deputy Ward Chiefs

1. Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs are non-professional staff in the village or ward; they receive monthly allowances, the amount of which is decided by the Provincial People's Council in accordance with the law.

2. Village Chiefs, Ward Chiefs, and Deputy Village Chiefs, Deputy Ward Chiefs are trained and provided with necessary knowledge and skills; if they complete their tasks excellently, they will be commended and rewarded; if they fail to complete their tasks, commit errors, and lose the trust of the people, they will be relieved of their positions or removed from office depending on the severity of the violation, in accordance with the law.

Chapter IV. RESPONSIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTATION Article 14. Responsibility for Implementation 1. Provincial People's Committee:

a) Propose to the Provincial People's Council the establishment of new villages and wards;

b) Issue Regulations on the organization and operation of villages and wards that are suitable to the actual situation in the locality;

c) Issue criteria for classifying villages and wards that are appropriate to the actual population size, area, and special characteristics of the locality.

2. Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee:

b) Decide on the classification results of villages and wards for the commune-level government to implement uniformly;

c) Direct the implementation of this Circular and the Regulations on the organization and operation of villages and wards issued by the Provincial People's Committee in the locality.

3. Chairman of the County People's Committee:

a)[15] (abolished);

a) Decide on merging residential clusters into existing villages and wards after approval by the County People's Committee;

b) Direct and inspect the implementation of this Circular and the Regulations on the organization and operation of villages and wards issued by the Provincial People's Committee in the locality.

Chairman of the Commune People's Committee:

Manage and direct the activities of Village Chiefs and Ward Chiefs in the locality in accordance with this Circular and the Regulations on the organization and operation of villages and wards issued by the Provincial People's Committee.

5. Department of Home Affairs:

4.[16] a) Review the establishment of new villages and wards proposed to the Provincial People's Committee;

b) Monitor the implementation of the provisions of this Circular and the Regulations on the organization and operation of villages and wards;

c) Urge and inspect the County People's Committee on the implementation of the Regulations on the organization and operation of villages and wards;

d) Report annually in December to the Provincial People's Committee and the Ministry of Home Affairs on the implementation of this Circular and the Regulations on the organization and operation of villages and wards in the locality.

b) Monitor the implementation of this Circular and the Regulation on the organization and operation of the village or ward issued by the People's Committee at the provincial level;

c) Urge and inspect the People's Committee at the district level on the implementation of the Regulation on the organization and operation of the village or ward;

d) By December each year, report to the People's Committee at the provincial level and the Ministry of Home Affairs on the implementation of this Circular and the Regulation on the organization and operation of the village or ward in the locality.

Article 15. Effective Date [17]

1. This Circular shall take effect from October 15, 2012.

2. This Circular replaces Decision No. 13/2002/QĐ-BNV dated December 6, 2002 of the Minister of Home Affairs on the issuance of regulations on the organization and operation of villages and urban wards. For villages and urban wards that have added one Deputy Village Head and one Deputy Ward Head according to the number of residents specified in Article 4 of the Regulations on the Organization and Operation of Villages and Urban Wards issued together with Decision No. 13/2002/QĐ-BNV, these additional Deputy Village Heads and Deputy Ward Heads shall continue their activities until the end of their term, after which they shall operate in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of this Circular.

During the implementation of this Circular, if there are any difficulties, organizations and individuals are requested to send their opinions to the Ministry of Home Affairs for study and resolution./.

ANNEX 1

LIST OF PROVINCES AND CENTRALLY-GOVERNED CITIES BY REGION

(Annexed to Circular No. 14/2018/TT-BNV dated December 3, 2018 of the Minister of Home Affairs)
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