Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BTP guiding the work of competition and reward in the Justice Sector

CIRCULAR

Guidelines for Competition and Reward Work in the Justice Sector

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Pursuant to the Law on Competition and Reward dated November 26, 2003 and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward dated June 14, 2005;

Pursuant to Decree No. 42/2010/ND-CP dated April 15, 2010 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward;

On the basis of Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV dated January 24, 2011 of the Ministry of Home Affairs guiding the implementation of Decree No. 42/2010/ND-CP dated April 15, 2010 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward;

 Pursuant to Decree No. 93/2008/NĐ-CP dated August 22, 2008, promulgated by the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice;

The Ministry of Justice guides competition and reward work in the Justice Sector as follows.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Application of Law

1. This Circular guides certain contents regarding the objects of competition and reward, organization of launching competition movements, titles and criteria for competition, forms and criteria for reward; decision-making authority, procedures for proposing rewards; Competition and Reward Councils, Scientific Councils, and Innovation Councils; competition clusters and regions, and the Competition and Reward Fund in the Justice Sector.

2. Competition and reward work in the Justice Sector shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward dated November 26, 2003, the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward dated June 14, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Competition and Reward); Decree No. 42/2010/ND-CP dated April 15, 2010 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Competition and Reward (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 42/2010/ND-CP); Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV dated January 24, 2011 of the Ministry of Home Affairs guiding the implementation of Decree No. 42/2010/ND-CP (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV); this Circular and other relevant legal documents.

Article 2. Subjects of competition and reward

1. Regular competition objects include:

a) Units under the Ministry of Justice;

b) Civil Enforcement Bureaus; Civil Enforcement District Offices;

c) Departments of Justice, Justice Offices;

d) Small collectives within units under the Ministry of Justice, Civil Enforcement Bureaus, Departments of Justice;

đ) Officials, civil servants, employees, and workers currently working at the agencies and units specified in points a, b, c, and d of this clause, including civil servants during their probationary period, indefinite-term contractual staff, and labor contract staff for one year or more; Justice - Household Registration civil servants at commune, ward, town levels.

2. In cases where competition movements are organized in phases or on specific topics, depending on the purpose, requirements, and content of the competition, in addition to the objects stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the competition objects also include individuals and collectives operating in the management fields of the Justice Sector and specifically determined in the plan for launching competition movements in phases or on specific topics issued by the Ministry or Sector.

3. Reward objects include:

a) Objects stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Individuals belonging to the reward objects of the Commemorative Medal "For the Cause of Justice" as prescribed in the Regulation on Granting the Commemorative Medal "For the Cause of Justice" promulgated together with Decision No. 04/2008/QĐ-BTP dated March 19, 2008 of the Minister of Justice;

c) Individuals and collectives belonging to legal affairs organizations of Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, specialized agencies under provincial people's committees, centrally-administered municipalities, enterprises in which the State holds over 50% of the charter capital; Civil Enforcement Bureaus of the Ministry of National Defense, Civil Enforcement Offices of Military Zones and equivalent organizations; organizations practicing law, notarization, judicial appraisal, public notaries, auctioning of assets, registration of security transactions; foreign agencies and organizations, Vietnamese agencies and organizations abroad, and other individuals and collectives who have outstanding achievements and exemplary performance in areas under the State management of the Ministry of Justice.

Article 3. Principles of Competition and Reward

Competition and reward work in the Justice Sector shall be implemented in accordance with the principles stipulated in Article 6 of the Law on Competition and Reward; Article 3 and Article 4 of Decree No. 42/2010/ND-CP and the following principles:

1. Ensuring objectivity, democracy, substance, and timeliness;

2. Competition work must be maintained regularly, the content, objectives, targets, measures for organizing competition movements must be practical, specific, and appropriate to the functions, tasks, organizational models, and linked to the requirements of implementing political tasks of the Ministry and Sector and each agency and unit;

3. Implementing decentralization, strengthening responsibilities tied to authorities of heads of agencies and units in competition and reward work, ensuring consistency and synchronization with current decentralization management of organizational and personnel work and finance;

4. Strengthening coordination between the Ministry of Justice and Provincial Party Committees and People's Committees of centrally-administered municipalities in organizing and directing the implementation of competition and reward work.

Article 4. Powers and responsibilities in the work of competition and commendation

1. The Minister organizes and directs the implementation of the competition movement throughout the Sector, decides to confer commendation titles and forms of commendation within the scope of authority or submits to the competent authority for consideration and conferring of commendation titles and forms of commendation in accordance with the provisions of the law, and is responsible for the competition and commendation work within the Justice Sector.

2. The Head of the Department of Competition and Commendation advises, coordinates with relevant units under the Ministry to propose to the Minister on policies, contents, programs, plans, measures to organize the competition movement; guides, urges, inspects, summarizes, and concludes various competition movements and commendation work; promotes exemplary models and good deeds and people in the Sector; reviews competition and commendation dossier submitted to the Competition and Commendation Council of the Justice Sector for consideration and submission to the Minister for conferring commendation titles and forms of commendation within the scope of authority or for the Minister to submit to the competent authority for consideration and conferring of commendation titles and forms of commendation in accordance with the law.

3. Heads of units under the Ministry, Directors of Provincial Departments of Justice, and Directors of Civil Execution Bureaus have the following duties and powers:

a) Takes the lead and coordinates with the Party Committee, Party organizations, political-social organizations within the agency or unit to determine the content, targets, and methods to organize the competition movement that are suitable to the functions, tasks, organizational structure, management objects, and specific conditions of each agency or unit.

b) Proactively organizes the launch, implementation, inspection, urging, summarizing, and concluding of the competition movement within the agency or unit.

c) Identifies, evaluates, and selects individuals and collectives within the management scope who have outstanding achievements and exemplary performance to be conferred commendation titles and forms of commendation within the scope of authority or to submit to the competent authority for consideration and conferring of commendation titles and forms of commendation in accordance with the law.

d) Participates in providing opinions in writing for commendation cases when requested by the Competition and Commendation Council of the Sector; attends and provides opinions at meetings of the Competition and Commendation Council of the Sector when invited to attend.

4. The representative office of the Ministry of Justice in Ho Chi Minh City coordinates with the Department of Competition and Commendation and the Civil Enforcement General Department to direct, guide, urge, and inspect the competition and commendation work; participates in providing opinions in writing for commendation cases of judicial agencies and civil enforcement agencies in the southern region upon request of the Competition and Commendation Council of the Sector.

5. Information, press, and publishing agencies of the Justice Sector are tasked with promoting the competition and commendation work, identifying individuals and collectives with outstanding achievements in the competition movement, showcasing exemplary models and good deeds and people, advocating the competition movement, and criticizing violations of laws on competition and commendation within the Justice Sector.

6. Individuals and collectives proposed for consideration and conferring of commendation titles and forms of commendation must fully and promptly comply with the procedures, formalities, and deadlines for submitting commendation proposal dossiers in accordance with this Circular and related laws on competition and commendation.

Chapter II

ORGANIZATION OF LAUNCHING THE COMPETITION MOVEMENT,

COMPETITION TITLES AND STANDARDS FOR COMPETITION TITLES

Article 5. Forms and contents of organizing competitive movements

1. The forms and contents of organizing competitive movements shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP and Point 1, Section I of Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV.

2. Launching competitive movements:

a) Annually, the Minister launches regular competitive movements, periodic competitive movements, or thematic competitive movements throughout the Justice Sector;

b) Heads of units under the Ministry, Directors of Provincial Justice Departments, and Heads of Civil Enforcement Cadares in centrally governed cities base on the content of the competitive movement launched by the Ministry of Justice and specific conditions and characteristics of their agencies and units to develop and implement regular competitive plans, periodic competitive plans, or thematic competitive plans, and organize the launch of competitive movements for individuals and collectives within their management scope;

c) The organization of competitive movements must be based on the nature of work, profession, organizational model, scope, and participants in the competition to have appropriate forms of launching competitive movements. The form of organizing and launching competitive movements must be practical, diverse, rich, and attractive to many people to enthusiastically participate; emphasis should be placed on propaganda about the content and significance of the competitive movement, promoting a sense of responsibility and self-awareness among cadres, civil servants, public officials, and workers. In cases where individuals or collectives complete or exceed the competition targets ahead of schedule, they will be promptly commended and rewarded.

Article 6. Registering commendation titles, signing competition pledges

1. Units under the Ministry and Provincial Justice Departments in centrally governed cities organize for individuals and collectives to register efforts to achieve the content, targets, and commendation titles, and submit the competition registration form to the Department of Competition and Reward no later than February 28 each year.

2. Civil Enforcement Cadares in centrally governed cities organize for individuals and collectives, including subordinate Sub-Cadares, to register for competition and submit one copy of the competition registration form to the Department of Competition and Reward and one copy to the General Bureau of Civil Enforcement no later than February 28 each year.

3. Competitive zones and areas organize to sign competition pledges reflecting their determination to respond to and implement the competitive movement launched by the Ministry of Justice, clearly defining targets, content, measures, and commendation titles that must be reviewed and evaluated by the competitive zone or area; submit the signed competition pledge to the Department of Competition and Reward no later than March 15 each year.

4. For periodic or thematic competitive movements aimed at implementing large programs, projects, or responding to campaigns, agencies and units proactively develop plans and register for competition according to the plan launched by the Ministry of Justice.

Article 7. Commendation Titles

1. Competition titles for individuals include: "National Model Competitor", "Justice Sector Model Competitor", "Organizational Model Competitor", "Advanced Worker".

2. Commendation titles for collectives include: "Government Flag of Merit", "Justice Sector Flag of Merit", "Outstanding Collective Laborer", "Advanced Collective Laborer".

Article 8. Standards for commendation titles for individuals

1. The title "National Model Competitor" and "Justice Sector Model Competitor" is awarded annually to individuals meeting the standards stipulated in Articles 21 and 22 of the Law on Competition and Reward; Clause 1 of Article 15 and Clause 1 of Article 14 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP and guidance at Point 2, Section I of Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV.

The awarding of the title "National Model Competitor" and "Justice Sector Model Competitor" must be reviewed and proposed by the competitive zone or area.

2. The title "Organizational Model Competitor" is awarded annually to individuals meeting the standards stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 13 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP.

"Organizational Model Competitor" is an outstanding individual selected from those who have achieved the title "Advanced Worker" and must have innovative ideas to improve technical skills, work solutions, research topics, or new technology applications to enhance labor productivity and work efficiency of the agency or unit.

3. The title "Advanced Worker"

a) The title "Advanced Worker" is recognized annually during the year-end review of the agency or unit's work for individuals meeting the standards stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 24 of the Law on Competition and Reward.

During the year, if an individual who has registered for competition completes their tasks well, including quantity, quality, and progress, they will be recognized with the title "Advanced Worker".

An individual receiving the title "Advanced Worker" must be highly productive, high-quality, and efficient in production or work, selected through evaluation from those who have completed assigned tasks.

In cases where women take maternity leave as prescribed by laws on maternity leave benefits and those who have performed brave actions to save lives or property, or those injured in combat or support services requiring medical treatment as concluded by health authorities, the time taken off is still counted towards consideration for the title "Advanced Worker";

b) Individuals in any of the following situations will not be considered for the title "Advanced Worker": did not register for competition; newly hired for less than ten months; absent from work for forty days or more in a year; administratively punished for performing duties; currently undergoing disciplinary action from reprimand upwards;

c) Individuals sent for short-term training or development under one year, if achieving good results or better, and complying with the regulations of the training or development institution, can be combined with their work performance at the agency or unit to evaluate for the title "Advanced Worker".

Individuals sent for training of one year or longer, with satisfactory academic results, will be ranked equivalent to the title "Advanced Worker" that year, serving as a basis for considering other commendation titles and rewards.

d) For individuals transferred to a new position, the new unit is responsible for evaluating the title "Advanced Worker" based on the assessment opinion of the previous unit if they worked there for six months or more.

Article 9. Criteria for commendation titles for collectives

1. The title "Flag of Government Competition" and "Flag of the Justice Sector Competition" shall be awarded annually to collectives meeting the criteria specified in Articles 25 and 26 of the Law on Competition and Commendation, Clause 2 and Clause 4 of Article 16 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP, and guided at Point 2, Section I of Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV. A collective eligible for the award of the "Flag of Government Competition" must be an outstanding and excellent model nationwide, selected from among collectives that have been awarded the "Flag of the Justice Sector Competition", leading in each field, sector, or profession nationwide, having new factors and models exemplary for the whole country to learn from, and the number of nominations shall not exceed 20% of the total number of collectives awarded the "Flag of the Justice Sector Competition"..

A collective eligible for the award of the "Flag of the Justice Sector Competition" must be an outstanding collective that has excellently and comprehensively completed all tasks.

Competition units or regions convene meetings to review and propose the awarding of the titles "Flag of Government Competition" and "Flag of the Justice Sector Competition".

2. The title "Outstanding Labor Collective" shall be awarded once a year at the end of the working year to outstanding collectives chosen from among advanced labor collectives meeting the criteria specified in Clause 1 of Article 27 of the Law on Competition and Commendation, with a period of operation of at least 12 months, including individuals who have received the title "Excellent Competitor at the Base Level" and without any individual being disciplined with a warning or higher according to the Law on Public Officials and Civil Servants or transferred to perform other work with a lower salary for a maximum period of six months according to the Labor Code.

3. The title "Advanced Labor Collective" shall be awarded once a year at the end of the working year to outstanding collectives chosen from among those completing tasks and meeting the criteria specified in Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Competition and Commendation, with a period of operation of at least 12 months.

Article 10. Forms of commendation

Chapter III

FORMS AND CRITERIA FOR REWARDS

1. Regular commendation is a form of commendation conducted annually for individuals and collectives achieving outstanding results after completing annual or multi-year plans, programs, or tasks.

2. Commendation in phases or on specific topics is a form of commendation for individuals and collectives achieving outstanding results after completing a phase of competition, a program, or a specific topic of work initiated by the President, Prime Minister, Ministers, heads of agencies, or units within the sector.

3. Immediate commendation is a form of commendation for individuals and collectives achieving outstanding results in combat or support for combat, courageously rescuing people and state property.

Outstanding achievements are those achieved in unforeseen circumstances, occurring outside the normal planned work schedule that individuals or collectives must undertake.

4. Commendation for dedication is a form of commendation for individuals who have participated in various stages of the revolution and held leadership positions in state agencies, public institutions, political organizations, and political-social organizations, making significant contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party, the nation, and the Justice Sector.

5. Foreign commendation is a form of commendation for foreign individuals or collectives who have made contributions to building and developing the Justice Sector.

5. Foreign commendation is a form of reward given to foreign individuals and groups who have achieved merits and made contributions to the construction and development of the Justice Sector.

Article 11. Forms of reward

1. National-level reward forms:

a) Medals, Friendship Badges;

b) State Honorary Titles "Ho Chi Minh Award", "State Award";

c) Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister.

2. Forms of reward of the Justice Sector:

a) Medal "For the Cause of Justice";

b) Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Justice;

c) Commendation Letter from the Head of a Ministry Unit with legal personality, having a bank account, and a separate seal, or from the Director of the Civil Enforcement Bureau.

Article 12. Criteria for forms of reward

1. Criteria for national-level reward forms shall be implemented in accordance with the Law on Competition and Reward and Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP and the guidance at Point 2, Section II of Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV.

2. Criteria for forms of reward of the Justice Sector:

a) The Commemorative Medal "For the Cause of Justice" shall be implemented according to the Regulation on Granting the Commemorative Medal "For the Cause of Justice" issued together with Decision No. 04/2008/QĐ-BTP dated March 19, 2008 by the Minister of Justice;

b) Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Justice shall be awarded to individuals and groups within the competition subjects specified in Clause 1 of Article 2 of this Circular who meet the criteria stipulated in Clause 1 and 2 of Article 72 of the Law on Competition and Reward and Clause 2 and 3 of Article 49 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP; individuals and groups who achieve outstanding and sudden achievements or are evaluated in competition during a campaign or a special topic or at the end of a movement initiated by the Ministry that has educational and learning effects throughout the Sector;

c) Commendation Letter from the Head of a Ministry Unit with legal personality, having a bank account, and a separate seal, or from the Director of the Civil Enforcement Bureau of provinces and centrally-administered cities shall be awarded to individuals and groups who meet the criteria stipulated in Clause 1 and 2 of Article 75 of the Law on Competition and Reward; individuals and groups who achieve outstanding and sudden achievements or are evaluated in competition during a campaign or a special topic or at the end of a movement initiated by the agency or unit, which has educational and learning effects within the agency or unit.

Chapter IV

AUTHORITY TO DECIDE, BESTOW, PROCEDURES AND FILES FOR PROPOSAL TO REVIEW HONORABLE TITLES AND FORMS OF REWARD

Article 13. Authority to decide on granting honorary titles and forms of reward

1. Authority to decide on granting national-level honorary titles and forms of reward: Medals, Badges, "Ho Chi Minh Award", "State Award", National Honorary Titles; "Flag of Excellence from the Government", "National Model Competitor", "Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister" shall be implemented in accordance with Articles 77, 78, 79, 80 of the Law on Competition and Reward and Point 3, Section I of Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV.

2. The Minister of Justice decides to grant "Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Justice", "Flag of Excellence of the Justice Sector", title "Excellent Labor Collective", title "Model Competitor of the Justice Sector", Commemorative Medal "For the Cause of Justice"; decides to grant titles "Model Competitor at the Grassroots Level", "Advanced Worker", "Advanced Labor Collective" to individuals and collectives of units under the Ministry without legal personality, bank account, and separate seal.

3. Heads of units under the Ministry with legal personality, bank account, and separate seal decide to grant titles "Model Competitor at the Grassroots Level", "Advanced Worker", "Advanced Labor Collective" and Commendation Letters.

4. The Director of the Civil Enforcement General Department decides to grant titles "Model Competitor at the Grassroots Level", "Advanced Worker", "Advanced Labor Collective" and Commendation Letters to collectives being Civil Enforcement Bureaus, to individuals being Directors of Civil Enforcement Bureaus, and to individuals and collectives under the Civil Enforcement General Department.

5. The Director of the Civil Enforcement Bureau decides to grant titles "Model Competitor at the Grassroots Level", "Advanced Worker", "Advanced Labor Collective" and Commendation Letters to individuals and collectives under the Civil Enforcement Bureau and subordinate Civil Enforcement Branches, except those specified in Clause 4 of this Article.

6. The Director of the Department of Justice decides to grant honorary titles and forms of reward to individuals and collectives within the management scope of the Department in accordance with the laws on competition and reward and the regulations of the People's Committee of the province or centrally-administered city.

Article 14. Organization of awarding commendation titles and forms of reward

1. The ceremony for awarding national commendation titles and forms of reward: Medals, Honorary Titles, "Ho Chi Minh Award", "State Award", "Flag of Excellence from the Government", and "Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister" shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 154/2004/NĐ-CP dated August 9, 2004 of the Government on state ceremonial procedures for organizing rallies, commemorations, and awarding and receiving national honorary titles, Medals, and Certificates of Merit from the Government.

2. The organization of awarding commendation titles and forms of reward provides an opportunity to recognize and honor exemplary individuals and deeds and outstanding models, ensuring solemnity, practicality, avoiding ostentation, formality, and waste; when organizing such events, they should be combined with the annual work summary meetings of the Department, agency, or unit, or integrated with other contents to save time and costs.

3. The Department of Commendation and Reward shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and units to advise and propose to the Minister regarding the organization of awarding national commendation titles and forms of reward and those within the authority of the Minister.

4. Heads of agencies and units shall organize the awarding of commendation titles and forms of reward within their decision-making authority and shall be authorized by the Minister to award commendation titles and forms of reward at the sector level.

Article 15. Procedures and files for applying for examination of commendation titles and forms of reward

1. The procedures and files for applying for examination of national commendation titles and forms of reward shall be implemented according to the provisions from Article 53 to Article 65 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP; Point 4, Section III A collective eligible for the award of the "Flag of Government Competition" must be an outstanding and excellent model nationwide, selected from among collectives that have been awarded the "Flag of the Justice Sector Competition", leading in each field, sector, or profession nationwide, having new factors and models exemplary for the whole country to learn from, and the number of nominations shall not exceed 20% of the total number of collectives awarded the "Flag of the Justice Sector Competition".In addition to the number of documents required to be submitted to the competent authority as stipulated, the agency or unit must also submit one additional copy to be kept at the Ministry of Justice.

2. Files for applying for examination of commendation titles and forms of reward within the decision-making authority of the Minister of Justice: "Outstanding Labor Collective", "Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Justice", "Flag of Excellence of the Justice Sector", "Excellence Soldier of the Justice Sector" shall include:

a) A request for approval by the Minister from the heads of units under the Ministry, the Director of the Department of Justice (in accordance with Model 1 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular), accompanied by a list of individuals and collectives proposed for commendation (in accordance with Model 2 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular);

b) Reports on achievements of individuals and collectives proposed for commendation, including comments and confirmation by the head of the direct superior unit (in accordance with Models number 4, 5, 6, 7 and Model 11 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular);

c) Minutes of the meeting of the Commendation and Reward Council at the level proposing commendation (in accordance with Model 12 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular);

d) A request for approval by the Commendation and Reward Council at the level proposing commendation;

đ) A summary report on the content of research topics, innovations, experiences, and management solutions confirmed by the scientific council of the agency or unit for cases proposing "Excellence Soldier of the Justice Sector"; minutes of the final meeting and minutes of the voting and proposal process of the cluster or competition area for cases proposing "Excellence Soldier of the Justice Sector"; "Flag of Excellence of the Justice Sector"; opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security for in cases proposing commendation for foreign organizations and individuals.

3. Files for applying for the heads of agencies and units with legal personality, separate seals, and accounts to present commendation titles and forms of reward: Certificate of Merit, title of "Advanced Worker", "Excellence Soldier at the Base Level", "Advanced Labor Collective" shall include:

a) A request from the head of the agency or unit proposing individuals and collectives for commendation, accompanied by a list of individuals and collectives proposed for commendation (in accordance with Model 3 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular);

b) Minutes of the meeting of the Awards and Honors Council at the grassroots level;

c) A request for approval by the base-level Commendation and Reward Council;

d) Reports on achievements of individuals and collectives proposed for commendation, including comments and confirmation by the head of the direct superior unit;

đ) A summary report on the content of technical improvements, work solutions, research topics, or new technology applications confirmed by the base-level innovation council for cases proposing the title of "Excellence Soldier at the Base Level".

4. Files in cases where the heads of units under the Ministry do not have legal personality, separate accounts, or individual seals and propose the Minister to present the title of "Excellence Soldier at the Base Level", "Advanced Worker", and "Advanced Labor Collective" shall include: A request to the Minister from the head of the unit under the Ministry and the documents specified in points a, b, c, d, and đ of Clause 3 of this Article.

5. Files for applying for rewards through simplified procedures shall include:

a) A request for commendation from the level proposing commendation, accompanied by a list of individuals and collectives proposed for commendation (in accordance with Model 1 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular).

b) A summary of achievements by the direct supervisor clearly stating the actions, achievements, and merits of individuals and collectives proposed for commendation through simplified procedures (in accordance with Model 6 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular).

Files for applying for rewards through simplified procedures shall be applied in cases where the commendation serves political requirements, timely encouragement and motivation of the masses; individuals and collectives achieve outstanding and sudden achievements in work, labor, and study; the achievements and merits are clear.

Article 16. Report on Achievements for Award Recommendation

1. KIn preparing the report on achievements for award recommendation must closely adhere to the criteriaensuring that the content and format of the report are appropriate for each type of award.

2. Agencies and units when recommending awards according to which standard, the report on achievements should be prepared according to that standard; the dossier for award recommendation must match the form of the award. The report on achievements must contain all necessary grounds to compare with the standards stipulated in the Law on Competitions and Awards, Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP of the Government, Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV, and this Circular.

3. The content of the report on achievements shall be carried out according to templates from number 4 to number 11 of the Appendix issued together with this Circular; for civil enforcement agencies, specific indicators achieved regarding cases, money, reduction in pending cases compared to assigned plans, previous years, or previous awards must be detailed.

Article 17. Time for Submitting Dossiers for Award Recommendation

1. For commendation titles and forms within the authority of the Minister of Justice, the time for submitting dossiers along with lists of individuals and groups recommended for awards to the Competition and Award Council of the Justice Sector (Department of Competition and Award) is as follows:

a) Units under the Ministry, Provincial Departments of Justice, and cities directly under the Central Government must submit their dossiers no later than October 31 each year;

b) Civil Enforcement Cadastral Offices must submit their dossiers along with lists of individuals, groups recommended for awards to the General Department of Civil Enforcement. The General Department of Civil Enforcement will take the lead, coordinate with the Department of Competition and Award and related units to review, compile, and submit in writing to the Minister, accompanied by dossiers and lists summarizing the achievements of individuals and groups recommended for awards to the Competition and Award Council of the Justice Sector (Department of Competition and Award) no later than November 15 each year;

c) Competition and Award Areas must submit their dossiers no later than November 15 each year;

d) For awards given in batches or on special topics, the submission time for dossiers will follow the guidance document or the launch plan of the Ministry.

2. For national commendation titles and forms, the time for submitting dossiers for award recommendations to the Competition and Award Council of the Justice Sector (Department of Competition and Award) is as follows:

a) For "National Model Worker", no later than April 15 of the following year. For "Government Flag of Merit", no later than March 15 of the following year; for subordinate training institutions under the Ministry, no later than September 15 each year.

b) For Orders, Medals, Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister, National Honorary Titles, "Ho Chi Minh Prize", "State Prize" and other regular national awards, no later than May 15 each year; for subordinate training institutions under the Ministry, no later than September 15 each year.

3. Heads of agencies and units with legal personality, bank accounts, and separate seals decide the time for submitting competition and award dossiers for commendation titles and forms within their decision-making authority.

Article 18. Line of Examination for Commendation Titles and Forms of Awards

1. The level initiating competition campaigns is the level selecting outstanding individuals and groups for awarding commendation titles and forms of awards or recommending higher levels to award commendation titles and forms of awards. The line of examination for commendation titles and forms of awards is implemented according to Article 53 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP and Point 1, Section III of Circular No. 02/2011/TT-BNV.

2. The Minister of Justice submits to the competent authority for examination and awarding national commendation titles and forms of awards: "Government Flag of Merit", "Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit"; "National Model Worker", Orders, Medals, National Honorary Titles, "Ho Chi Minh Prize", "State Prize" to individuals and groups under the Ministry's management.

3. Heads of units under the Ministry submit to the Minister for examination and awarding commendation titles and forms of awards within their authority or recommend the Minister to submit to the competent authority for examination and awarding national commendation titles and forms of awards as prescribed for individuals and groups under their management.

4. The Director of the General Department of Civil Enforcement submits to the Minister for examination and awarding commendation titles and forms of awards within their authority or recommends the Minister to submit to the competent authority for examination and awarding national commendation titles and forms of awards as prescribed for the General Department of Civil Enforcement, individuals and groups under the General Department of Civil Enforcement, local civil enforcement agencies.

5. The International Cooperation Department submits to the Minister for examination and awarding within their authority or recommends the Minister to submit to the competent authority for examination and awarding for organizations and individuals from foreign countries who have made outstanding contributions to the Justice Sector.

6. The Director of the Department of Justice submits to the People's Committee at the provincial level for examination and awarding commendation titles and forms of awards within their authority or recommends the People's Committee at the provincial level to submit to the competent authority for examination and awarding national commendation titles and forms of awards: "Government Flag of Merit", "Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit"; "National Model Worker", Orders, Medals, National Honorary Titles, "Ho Chi Minh Prize", "State Prize" to groups and individuals under the Department of Justice's management.

The Director of the Department of Justice submits to the Minister of Justice for examination and awarding "Justice Sector Flag of Merit" to the group of the Department; "Justice Sector Model Worker" to individual leaders of the Department; "Minister of Justice's Certificate of Merit" to individuals and groups under the Department's management with outstanding achievements; Commemorative Medal "For the Cause of Justice" to individuals with achievements and contributions to the cause of building and developing the Justice Sector according to regulations.

7. Heads of agencies and units with individuals and groups recommended for awards submit recommendations to the heads of units under the Ministry, Directors of the Department of Justice, Civil Enforcement Cadastral Offices for examination and awarding or recommend the competent authority for examination and awarding as prescribed.

Article 19. Consideration for Awards

1. Based on the annual competitive achievements, collectives and individuals may be considered for awards with titles equal to or lower than those registered if they do not meet the criteria for such titles. In cases where collectives and individuals achieve competitive results exceeding the criteria of the registered titles at the beginning of the year, they may be considered for higher titles depending on the nature, level, and scope of influence of their achievements.

2. For the form of award "Golden Star Order", "Ho Chi Minh Order", "Independence Order" of various classes, title "People's Teacher", title "National Labor Medalist", title "Heroic Laborer", and other state-level awards for cadres under the management of the Party Cadre Affairs Committee, after the Departmental Competition and Reward Council examines and gives opinions, the Department of Competition and Reward reports to seek the opinion of the Party Cadre Affairs Committee before the Minister submits to the Prime Minister and the President for decision.

3. Regarding the consideration for awarding competition titles and forms of reward for individuals and collectives under the Ministry, the heads of units under the Ministry complete the dossier to submit to the Department of Competition and Reward for review, then present to the Departmental Competition and Reward Council for examination and submission to the Minister.

4. Regarding the consideration for awarding competition titles and forms of reward for individuals and collectives in local civil enforcement agencies, the Director of the Civil Enforcement Agency of the province or centrally-administered city completes the dossier, proposes to the General Director of the General Bureau of Civil Enforcement for examination and consolidation, then presents in writing along with the dossier and list summarizing the achievements of the individuals and collectives proposed by the General Director of the General Bureau of Civil Enforcement to the Department of Competition and Reward for review, then present to the Departmental Competition and Reward Council for examination and submission to the Minister.

5. Regarding the consideration for awarding the "Competition Flag of the Justice Sector" to collectives in the Department of Justice, "Justice Sector Labor Medalist" to leaders of the Department of Justice, and "Minister of Justice Commendation" to collectives and individuals within the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, the Director of the Department of Justice completes the dossier to submit to the Department of Competition and Reward for review, then present to the Departmental Competition and Reward Council for examination and submission to the Minister.

6. The Ministry Office proposes competition titles and forms of reward for the leadership of the Ministry, completes the dossier to submit to the Department of Competition and Reward for review, then present to the Departmental Competition and Reward Council for examination and submission to the Minister.

7. For the form of awarding the "Minister of Justice Commendation" to individuals and collectives specified in point c, Clause 3, Article 2 of this Circular and to individuals and collectives outside the sector, the heads of agencies or units assigned to manage, monitor, or have direct relations complete the dossier to submit to the Department of Competition and Reward for review, then present to the Departmental Competition and Reward Council for examination and submission to the Minister.

8. The heads of agencies or units with individuals and collectives proposed for awards complete the dossier to submit to the organization assisting the head of the agency or unit in implementing competition and reward work for review, then present to the grassroots Competition and Reward Council for examination and submission to the head of the agency or unit.

Article 20. Acceptance, Examination of Files and Presentation for Awards

1. Relevant agencies and units shall submit complete files within the prescribed deadlines. The Department of Mobilization and Awards shall accept and examine files proposing to be considered for commendation titles and award forms.

For incomplete or non-compliant files, if there is still time to examine files proposing to be considered for commendation titles and award forms, the Department of Mobilization and Awards shall send a letter to the submitting unit within two days from the date of receipt of the file, specifying the deadline for completing and resubmitting the file.

2. For compliant files, the Department of Mobilization and Awards shall examine the files no later than fifteen days from the date of acceptance for files proposing to be considered for the Minister's Commendation Certificate, the "For the Cause of Justice" Commemorative Medal; thirty days for files proposing to be considered for Excellent Labor Collectives, Ministry of Justice Competition Flags, Outstanding Competitors in the Ministry of Justice, Government Competition Flags, Prime Minister's Commendation Certificates, Labor Orders of all classes; forty-five days for files proposing to be considered for National Outstanding Competitors, Labor Heroes, Independence Orders, Ho Chi Minh Orders, Golden Star Orders.

The above deadlines shall not apply in special cases decided by the Minister.

3. No later than five days from the date the Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council convenes to consider or seek opinions from its members, the Department of Mobilization and Awards must complete all procedures as prescribed to present to the Minister, except in special cases decided by the Minister.

Article 21. Consultation on Awards

1. The Ministry of Justice shall implement the approval of rewards based on the proposal of the Central Board of Commendation and Reward.

2. Upon receiving a consultation request from the Central Mobilization and Awards Board, the Department of Mobilization and Awards shall draft a consultation document, seek opinions from the Standing Members of the Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council, related units, and Deputy Ministers responsible for the agency, unit, or locality.

3. The Department of Competition and Awards shall compile the opinions received and finalize the draft concurrence document, presenting it to the Minister or Deputy Minister in charge for consideration and decision.

Article 22. Management and Storage of Award Files

1. The Department of Mobilization and Awards shall be responsible for managing and storing files, recording, and statistically tracking commendation titles and forms under the authority of the Minister and state-level commendation titles and forms; implementing the transfer of award files to the Archive Room of the Ministry's Office according to current laws on archives.

2. Agencies and units shall organize the management and storage of files, record keeping, and statistical tracking of commendation titles and forms for individuals and collectives within their own agencies and units. Decisions on mobilization and awards made by the heads of agencies and units with legal personality, bank accounts, and separate seals must be sent to the Department of Mobilization and Awards no later than fifteen days from the date of issuance of the decision. 15 ||| 2. The Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council shall be established and its members designated by the Minister of Justice.

3. Commendation and reward files shall be stored on paper and electronically in accordance with the provisions of the law.

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16 ||| 2. Members of the Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council include:

a) The Chairperson is the Minister or a Deputy Minister assigned by the Minister;

b) The Vice-Chairperson in charge is the Director of the Department of Mobilization and Awards, along with other Vice-Chairpersons and members appointed by the Minister.

c) The Standing Members of the Council consist of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons.

In necessary cases, the Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council may invite some relevant representatives to attend meetings; these invited representatives can express their opinions but do not have voting rights at the meeting.

3. The Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council serves as an advisory body to the Minister regarding mobilization and award activities in the justice sector; it examines proposals for the Minister to confer commendation titles and award forms within his authority or proposes the Minister to submit to competent authorities for commendation titles and award forms as prescribed. The Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council operates according to regulations issued by the Minister of Justice.

1. The Mobilization and Awards Councils at the grassroots level of the Civil Enforcement General Bureau, units under the Ministry, and Provincial Civil Enforcement Bureaus directly under the central government shall be established and their members designated by the heads of the agencies and units. Depending on the organizational structure and the number of civil servants, officials, and employees under their management, the number of members of the grassroots Mobilization and Awards Council may be three, five, seven, nine, or eleven, with the following composition:

a) The Chairperson is the head or deputy head of the agency or unit;

b) The Vice-Chairperson in charge is the person in charge of the organization assisting the head of the agency or unit in carrying out mobilization and award activities;

Article 24. Grassroots Competition and Reward Council

c) The Members are representatives of the Party Committee, Trade Union, and other members who are heads of specialized units directly under the head of the agency or unit.

If the grassroots Mobilization and Awards Council has nine or eleven members, then two or three Vice-Chairpersons will be designated, with the person in charge of the organization assisting the head of the agency or unit in carrying out mobilization and award activities being the Vice-Chairperson in charge; the Standing Members of the Council consist of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons.

In necessary cases, the grassroots Mobilization and Awards Council may invite some relevant representatives to attend its meetings; these invited representatives can express their opinions but do not have voting rights at the meeting.

2. The grassroots Mobilization and Awards Council performs advisory functions for the head of the agency or unit regarding mobilization and award activities; it operates based on the principle of democratic centralism and decides by majority rule. In case of equal opinions among Council members, the opinion of the Chairperson is decisive. The grassroots Mobilization and Awards Council operates according to the Regulations on Activities issued by the head of the agency or unit.

3. The grassroots Mobilization and Awards Council performs the following tasks:

a) Organizing the launch, directing, guiding, inspecting, and urging the implementation of mobilization movements in the management fields and tasks of the agency or unit, ensuring that the movement develops strongly, widely, correctly, practically, and effectively.

2. The grassroots Competition and Reward Council performs the function of advising and consulting the head of the agency or unit on competition and reward work; operates under the principle of democratic centralism and decides by majority rule. In cases where the opinions of the Council members are evenly divided, the opinion of the Chairman of the Council shall be decisive. The grassroots Competition and Reward Council operates according to the Regulation on Activities issued by the head of the agency or unit.

3. The grassroots Competition and Reward Council carries out the following tasks:

a) Organizing the launch, directing, guiding, inspecting, urging the implementation of competition movements within the management domain of the agency or unit, ensuring that the movement develops strongly, widely, correctly, practically, and effectively;

b) Review and select outstanding collectives and individuals with exemplary achievements in the competition movement, submit to the head of the agency or unit for decision to confer commendation titles and forms of reward within their authority, or propose to the head of the agency or unit to submit to the Minister for higher commendation titles and forms of reward according to regulations. Conducting inspections and reviews of budget estimates of agencies and units at the same

c) Summarize and evaluate the competition movement of the agency or unit, thereby proposing to the head of the agency or unit on plans for organizing, launching, and directing the implementation of the competition movement and promoting exemplary models and good deeds within the agency or unit;

d) Carry out other tasks assigned by the head of the agency or unit.

Article 25. Scientific and Invention Council of the Justice Sector

1. The Scientific and Invention Council of the Justice Sector shall be established and its members designated by the Minister of Justice.

2. Members of the Scientific and Invention Council include:

In necessary cases, the Ministry of Justice Mobilization and Awards Council may invite some relevant representatives to attend meetings; these invited representatives can express their opinions but do not have voting rights at the meeting.

b) Deputy Chairperson: Head of the Competition and Reward Department;

c) Members: Director of the Legal Science Institute and heads of some other units under the Ministry who have management capabilities and expertise in scientific research, evaluation, and technical innovation assessment, work solutions, scientific research topics, or new technology applications, selected and decided upon by the Minister of Justice. In necessary cases, the Council may invite certain experts, scientists, and managers to participate; invited representatives can express opinions but do not have voting rights at Council meetings.

2. The Scientific and Invention Council of the Justice Sector is tasked with reviewing, evaluating, and recognizing technical innovations, work solutions, scientific research topics, or new technology applications as a basis for recommending the Minister to decide to confer the title of "Model Competitor of the Justice Sector" or proposing to the Prime Minister to confer the title of "National Model Competitor". The Scientific and Invention Council of the Justice Sector operates according to the Rules of Operation issued by the Minister of Justice.

Article 26. Grassroots Invention Council

1. The Grassroots Invention Council shall be established by the head of the agency or unit and consist of the following members:

If the grassroots Mobilization and Awards Council has nine or eleven members, then two or three Vice-Chairpersons will be designated, with the person in charge of the organization assisting the head of the agency or unit in carrying out mobilization and award activities being the Vice-Chairperson in charge; the Standing Members of the Council consist of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons.

b) Deputy Chairperson: A representative from the organization assisting the head of the agency or unit in implementing competition and reward activities;

c) Members appointed by the head of the agency or unit, including those with professional management qualifications and the ability to assess and appraise technical innovations or solutions and topics in management and organizational implementation of tasks of the agency or unit.

2. The Grassroots Invention Council operates on the principle of democratic centralism, deciding by majority vote. In case of equal opinions among Council members, the opinion of the Chairperson of the Council shall prevail.

3. The Grassroots Invention Council assists the head of the agency or unit in reviewing, evaluating, and recognizing technical innovations, work solutions, scientific research topics, or new technology applications as a basis for recommending the head of the agency or unit to decide to confer the title of "Grassroots Model Competitor" and to propose higher commendation titles and forms of reward to superiors. The Grassroots Invention Council operates according to the Rules of Operation issued by the head of the agency or unit.  

Article 27. Competition Clusters and Competition Areas

1. Based on the characteristics of position, function, tasks, nature of work, and scope of operation of units, the Minister decides to establish competition clusters for units under the Ministry.

2. Based on specific characteristics and conditions in the region, the Minister decides to establish competition areas for Departments of Justice and Civil Enforcement Bureaus.

3. Competition clusters and areas have the function of advising and consulting for the Minister and organizing the launch, implementation, inspection, urging, interim review, and final summary of the competition movement in accordance with the specific conditions and characteristics of the competition cluster or area.

4. The head of the competition cluster or area leads and directs the activities of the cluster or area and is responsible for all activities of the cluster or area,主持并总结集群或区域的会议。部长根据部务司司长、总执行局总局长和部长办公室主任的建议决定任命集群或区域的正副负责人。

Article 28. Tasks of Competition Clusters and Areas

1. Organize the launch of competition pledges reflecting the determination to respond to and implement the competition movement initiated by the Ministry, while setting out targets, contents, and methods to organize and implement the competition movement within the cluster or area to develop it strongly, widely, correctly, and effectively.

2. Interim review and final summary of the competition movement annually, proposing directions and tasks for organizing the competition movement within the cluster or area; sharing experiences, building new models, and outstanding examples within the cluster or area.

3. Uniformly evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the competition movement, score, and rank agencies and units within the cluster or area according to the ranking criteria and competition scoring of the Ministry.

4. Select and honor units and individuals with outstanding achievements in the cluster or area to propose for consideration of awarding "Competition Flag of the Government", "Competition Flag of the Justice Sector", "National Model Competitor", "Justice Sector Model Competitor", and "Hero of Labor".

5. Carry out other tasks assigned by the Minister.

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FUND FOR COMPETITION AND REWARD

Article 29. Sources and Levels of Deduction for the Competition Fund

1. The Competition Fund is formed from state budget sources, contributions from domestic and foreign individuals and organizations, and other lawful revenues. The Minister of Justice decides the level of deduction for the annual Competition Fund of the Justice Sector and subordinate units directly under the Ministry, with a maximum amount equal to 20% of the total salary fund based on rank of officers, civil servants, and public officials within the establishment and approved annual wages of contracted employees according to the state-defined salary scale, excluding the salary fund of self-financed public institutions. 2. Annually, based on the results of implementing the Competition Fund in the previous year and the projected total expenditure on competitions and rewards for the current year, the Minister of Justice decides the level of deduction for the Competition Fund of the Justice Sector from the budget allocation for subordinate units managed by the Ministry. Subordinate units under the Ministry are responsible for transferring their competition and reward funds into the account of the Justice Sector's Competition Fund. The Director of the Civil Enforcement General Bureau is responsible for deducting the competition and reward funds of subordinate units within the civil enforcement agency system and transferring them to the General Bureau's Office for further transfer into the account of the Justice Sector's Competition Fund.

3. The Ministry of Justice encourages collectives and individuals inside and outside the sector to support and contribute to supplementing, building, and developing the Competition Fund.

3. The Ministry of Justice encourages collectives and individuals both inside and outside the sector to support and contribute to supplementing, building, and developing the Competition and Reward Fund.

Article 30. Management of the Competition and Reward Fund

1. The Competition and Reward Fund of the Justice Sector shall have a bank account opened at the State Treasury, with the Chairman of the Competition and Reward Council being the account holder. The authorized signatory for the account shall be the Director of the Department of Competition and Reward, who shall manage and utilize the Competition and Reward Fund of the Justice Sector in accordance with the provisions of the law using the seal of the Ministry of Justice.

2. Heads of agencies and units with legal personality and separate accounts that organize competition movements and decide to confer commendation titles and rewards within their authority shall allocate funds from their own Competition and Reward Fund for such purposes.

For units under the Ministry without legal personality, separate accounts, or individual seals, the Ministry's Office shall allocate funds from the Ministry's Office Competition and Reward Fund for competition and reward purposes.

3. The Competition and Reward Fund of the Justice Sector shall be allocated for organizing and directing the implementation of competition movements throughout the sector; awarding monetary prizes to individuals and groups conferred commendation titles and rewards by the Minister of Justice within his authority or those proposed by the Minister of Justice and decided upon by the Government, Prime Minister, or President.

Article 31. Utilization of the Competition and Reward Fund

The Competition and Reward Fund of the Justice Sector and the Competition and Reward Funds of budgetary units under the Ministry and Civil Execution Bureaus shall be used for the following purposes:

1. Printing certificates, awards, medals, commemorative plaques, competition flags, and award frames.

2. Awarding monetary prizes or commemorative gifts to groups and individuals conferred commendation titles and rewards.

3. Organizing, directing, guiding, inspecting, summarizing, and concluding competition movements; preparing files, materials, and meetings for competition and reward evaluations; ensuring that expenses do not exceed 20% of the total Competition and Reward Fund of the Justice Sector; and the Competition and Reward Funds of budgetary units under the Ministry.

4. The granting of monetary rewards or equivalent items as stipulated in Articles 71, 72, 73, 75, and 76 of Decree No. 42/2010/NĐ-CP shall be applied according to the principles set forth in Clause 2 of Article 68 of this Decree.

5. For overseas Vietnamese, foreign groups, and individuals conferred commendation titles and reward forms by the Minister of Justice, commemorative gifts of equivalent value to the monetary prize amount specified for such commendation titles and reward forms shall be awarded.

6. The Department of Planning and Finance shall take the lead and coordinate with the Department of Competition and Reward to provide detailed guidance on the annual establishment of the Competition and Reward Fund, its management, utilization, and settlement in the Justice Sector in accordance with the law.

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IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 32. Responsibility for Implementation

1. The Director of the Department of Competition and Reward shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant units under the Ministry to advise and assist the Minister of Justice in guiding, inspecting, and urging units under the Ministry, provincial Departments of Justice, and centrally-administered city Departments of Justice to implement this Circular.

2. The Civil Enforcement General Department shall cooperate with the Department of Competition and Reward to advise and assist the Minister in guiding, inspecting, and urging local civil enforcement agencies to implement this Circular.

3. The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Justice and the Inspectorates of provincial Departments of Justice, within their assigned functions, tasks, and authorities, shall conduct inspections on competition and reward activities in the Justice Sector, promptly advising and proposing solutions to the Minister and Department Directors for timely resolution of violations, complaints, and accusations regarding competition and rewards in accordance with the law.

4. Leaders of competition clusters and regions, heads of units under the Ministry, Directors of provincial Departments of Justice, and Civil Execution Bureau Chiefs of centrally-administered cities shall be responsible for promptly implementing this Circular; conducting mid-year summaries every six months and submitting reports to the Standing Committee of the Competition and Reward Council (Department of Competition and Reward) no later than June 30 each year for units under the Ministry and provincial Departments of Justice, and July 15 each year for competition clusters and regions; annually conducting summaries and evaluating competition and reward work, assessing commendation titles and reward forms, and submitting reports and application files for commendation titles and reward forms to the Ministry of Justice in accordance with Article 17 of this Circular.     

Article 33. Effective Date

1. This Circular shall take effect from April 20, 2011; revoking Circular No. 07/2006/TT-BTP dated November 27, 2006, issued by the Ministry of Justice guiding competition and reward work in the Justice Sector; and Circular No. 08/2007/TT-BTP dated November 14, 2007, issued by the Ministry of Justice guiding the establishment, management, and utilization of the Competition and Reward Fund in the Justice Sector.

2. During the implementation of this Circular, if there are difficulties or issues arising that are not suitable, heads of units under the Ministry, Directors of provincial Departments of Justice, and Civil Execution Bureau Chiefs of centrally-administered cities shall report to the Ministry of Justice through the Department of Competition and Reward for research, amendment, and supplementation./.