Circular No. 09/2012/TT-BKHĐT stipulates on the drafting, examination, and issuance of regulatory legal documents of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

CIRCULAR

Regulations on the drafting, review, and issuance of normative legal documents of the Ministry of Planning and Investment Consolidated Document

Legal Act 

Pursuant to the Law on Enactment of Normative Legal Documents dated June 3, 2008;

Pursuant to Decree No. 24/2009/NĐ-CP dated March 5, 2009, of the Government detailing and providing measures for implementing the Law on Legislative Documents;

Pursuant to Decree No. 63/2010/NĐ-CP dated June 8, 2010 of the Government on administrative procedure control;

Pursuant to Decree No. 116/2008/NĐ-CP dated November 14, 2008 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Investment hereby stipulates the drafting, review, and issuance of normative legal documents of the Ministry of Planning and Investment as follows:

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

These Circulars regulate the preparation work, procedures, and formalities for drafting, reviewing, and issuing normative legal documents that are primarily developed or issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment within its authority.

Article 2. Applicability

1. General Statistics Office, Departments, Bureaus, Institutes, Office of the Ministry, Inspectorate of the Ministry, National Center for Economic and Social Information and Forecasting, and Computing Center (hereinafter referred to as units under the Ministry):

2. Other organizations and individuals related to the drafting, review, and issuance of normative legal documents of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Article 3. Directives on the drafting, review, and issuance of normative legal documents

1. The Minister directly oversees comprehensively the drafting, review, and issuance of normative legal documents of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

2. Deputy Ministers implement directives on the drafting and review of normative legal documents according to the fields assigned to them.

Chapter II

PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS

LEGAL REGULATIONS

Article 4. Program for the development of normative legal documents

1. The program for the development of normative legal documents of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (hereinafter referred to as the Program) is compiled by the Department of Legal Affairs based on the tasks assigned by competent authorities and proposals from units under the Ministry.

||| Article 2. The Program includes the following main contents:

||| a) Name of the legal instrument that needs to be developed and issued;

b) Level of submission or issuance of the document;

c) Time of submission or issuance of the document;

d) Unit responsible for drafting the document;

d) Other necessary contents.

3. The Program is signed and issued by the Minister and may be adjusted or supplemented by the Minister according to the provisions of Article 11 of this Circular.

4. The Program serves as the basis for allocating funds for the development of normative legal documents of the Ministry.

Article 5. Preparation of the Program

1. Prior to registering in the Program, units must conduct the following activities to serve as the basis for proposing the development of documents:

a) Reviewing the policies of the Party and laws of the State related to the intended content to clarify the necessity, legal basis, and consistency with the policies of the Party and laws of the State;

b) Reviewing relevant documents already issued, commitments in international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member or plans to become a member to avoid overlap and identify contents that need to be amended, supplemented, or replaced;

c) Organizing research, surveys, seminars, discussions, statistical evaluations of practical situations, international experiences, and preliminary impact assessments (if necessary).

2. Units are responsible for reporting to the leadership of the Ministry the activities prepared according to Clause 1 of this Article and sending them to the Department of Legal Affairs for use in the examination of proposals for developing documents.

Article 6. Proposals for Developing Normative Legal Documents

1. Units under the Ministry are responsible for preparing proposals for developing normative legal documents and submitting them to the Department of Legal Affairs for consolidation and reporting to the Minister according to the following deadlines:

a) Before January 31 of the first year of the term of the National Assembly for proposals to develop laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (hereinafter collectively referred to as laws and ordinances) for that term of the National Assembly;

b) Before October 15 each year for proposals to develop laws and ordinances for the following year;

c) Before July 1 each year for proposals to develop for the following year of the following documents: decrees of the Government, decisions of the Prime Minister, circulars of the Minister, and joint circulars primarily drafted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (hereinafter collectively referred to as circulars).

2. Agencies, organizations, and individuals may submit written suggestions for developing laws, ordinances, and decrees to the Department of Legal Affairs or the Ministry's website (www.mpi.gov.vn). The Department of Legal Affairs is responsible for coordinating with units under the Ministry to examine, consolidate these suggestions, and report to the Minister.

3. The Department of Legal Affairs is responsible for publishing on the Ministry's website explanations about proposals for developing laws, ordinances, and decrees and preliminary impact assessment reports of the documents for at least twenty (20) days to allow agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments.

Article 7. Proposal Documents for Regulatory Legal Instruments

1. For laws and ordinances, the proposal dossier for developing the document shall be implemented in accordance with Article 4 of Decree No. 24/2009/NĐ-CP dated March 5, 2009 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement the Law on Enactment of Normative Legal Documents (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 24/2009/NĐ-CP).

2. For decrees of the Government, the proposal dossier for developing shall be implemented in accordance with Article 15 of Decree No. 24/2009/NĐ-CP.

3. For decisions of the Prime Minister and circulars of the Minister, the proposal dossier is a detailed explanation stating the name of the document; the necessity of issuing the document, legal basis for issuing the document; issues to be resolved; proposed main content of the document; name of the unit responsible for drafting; time of submission.

4. In addition to the dossiers prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article, units responsible for drafting are required to attach prepared materials related to the draft document as specified in Clause 1 of Article 5 of this Circular.

Article 8. Examination of Proposals for Drafting Regulatory Legal Documents

1. The Legal Affairs Department shall be responsible for examining the files of proposals for drafting regulatory legal documents submitted by units under the Ministry to present to the Minister for consideration and inclusion in the Program.

2. In cases where the files of proposals for drafting regulatory legal documents do not meet the requirements stipulated in Article 7 of this Circular, within five (5) working days, the Legal Affairs Department shall request the units under the Ministry to supplement and perfect such files.

3. The Legal Affairs Department shall conduct the examination within seven (7) working days from the date it receives complete files of proposals for drafting regulatory legal documents sent by units under the Ministry.

The main contents of the examination include: necessity for issuance, legal basis, scope of regulation, applicable subjects, basic policies of the document, consistency, feasibility, compliance with current Vietnamese laws and international treaties to which Vietnam is a party, and conditions for drafting and implementing the document.

4. During the examination process, if clarification of related contents is required, the unit proposing the document shall be responsible for explaining those contents.

Article 9. Issuance of the Program

1. Based on the examination results, the Legal Affairs Department shall draft the Program, send it to units under the Ministry for comments, and publish it on the Ministry's electronic portal (www.mpi.gov.vn) for agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide feedback.

2. On the basis of comments from units under the Ministry, agencies, organizations, and individuals, the Legal Affairs Department shall revise and perfect the Program draft, submit it to the Minister for consideration and decision to issue.

Article 10. Implementation of the Program

1. The Legal Affairs Department shall take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry’s Office to monitor and urge units under the Ministry to implement the Program.

2. Heads of units under the Ministry assigned to draft regulatory legal documents shall be responsible for ensuring the drafting procedures, progress, submission deadlines, quality of draft documents; and reporting monthly, quarterly, every six (6) months, annually, or ad hoc reports on the progress of drafting regulatory legal documents according to the requirements of the Ministry’s leadership and the Legal Affairs Department.

Article 11. Adjustment and Supplement to the Program

1. Units under the Ministry may propose adjustments and supplements to the Program in the following cases:

a) Removing from the Program when there are changes in economic and social conditions affecting the necessity for issuing the document;

b) Adding to the Program documents due to urgent management needs of the State in the fields managed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment or necessary amendments and supplements to ensure the consistency of the legal system or to fulfill international commitments;

c) Adjusting the submission time due to delays in drafting and non-compliance with document quality standards.

2. Units under the Ministry shall submit adjustment requests to the Legal Affairs Department, clearly stating the reasons for adjustment, implementation timeline, and accompanying files as prescribed in Article 7 of this Circular.

3. The Legal Affairs Department shall be responsible for examining and compiling adjustment and supplement proposals to the Program, presenting them to the Minister for consideration and decision to issue.

4. Adjustments and supplements to the Program must be completed no later than July 15 each year, except in the case specified in Point b Clause 1 of this Article.

Chapter III

||| DRAFTING LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

Article 12. Allocation of Drafting Responsibilities

The Minister assigns a unit under the Ministry to take the lead in drafting regulatory legal documents, with other units cooperating in the drafting process in accordance with their functions and tasks.

Article 13. Drafting Laws, Ordinances, Decrees

1. The drafting of laws, ordinances, and decrees shall be carried out through the Drafting Board and the Editorial Group in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Issuing Regulatory Legal Documents and Decree No. 24/2009/NĐ-CP.

2. The leading unit responsible for drafting shall coordinate with the Department of Organization and Cadres and the Department of Legal Affairs to submit to the Minister for signing the decision to establish the Drafting Board and the Editorial Group.

Article 14. Drafting Decisions of the Prime Minister, Circulars of the Minister

1. The drafting of decisions of the Prime Minister and circulars of the Minister shall be carried out through the Drafting Team.

2. The leading unit responsible for drafting shall have the responsibility to submit to the Minister for signing the decision to establish the Drafting Team.

The Drafting Team for the Prime Minister's decision shall consist of a Team Leader who is the leadership of the leading drafting unit, and members representing the Ministry of Justice, the Government Office, the Department of Legal Affairs - Ministry of Planning and Investment, and relevant agencies, organizations, individuals, and units.

The Drafting Team for the Minister's circular shall consist of a Team Leader who is the leadership of the leading drafting unit, and members representing the Department of Legal Affairs, representatives from relevant units, organizations, and individuals.

3. The Drafting Team shall develop a detailed plan for the drafting process from the effective date of the decision establishing the Drafting Team until the submission of the draft document, in accordance with the drafting schedule of the Program.

4. The Drafting Team shall summarize the implementation status of the law; survey and evaluate the current social relations that the draft document will regulate; study relevant information and materials to serve as the basis for developing the outline and draft.

Article 15. Soliciting Opinions During the Drafting Process

1. During the drafting of regulatory legal documents, the leading unit responsible for drafting must solicit opinions from agencies, organizations, individuals, and direct subjects affected by the document through forms prescribed in Clause 2, Article 35 of the Law on Issuing Regulatory Legal Documents.

2. For law and ordinance projects, the leading unit responsible for drafting must solicit opinions from Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government agencies in accordance with the regulations.

3. For draft decrees of the Government and decisions of the Prime Minister, circulars of the Minister, the main drafting unit must organize the solicitation of opinions according to the following regulations:

a) For draft decrees of the Government: The leading unit responsible for drafting must solicit opinions from Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and direct subjects affected by the document; specify issues requiring opinions and clearly identify the address for receiving contributions.

For draft documents related to the rights and obligations of enterprises, the leading unit responsible for drafting has the responsibility to send the draft to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to solicit opinions from enterprises.

b) For draft decisions of the Prime Minister and circulars of the Minister: The leading unit responsible for drafting has the responsibility to organize the solicitation of opinions from direct subjects affected by the document and from agencies, organizations, and individuals through forms prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

In cases where the document contains provisions related to the rights and obligations of enterprises, the leading unit responsible for drafting has the responsibility to send the draft to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to solicit opinions from enterprises.

4. The leading unit responsible for drafting shall have the responsibility to compile opinions contributed by different groups, explain the adoption of these opinions.

Article 16. Impact Assessment of Legal Instruments

1. During the drafting process of legal instruments, based on preliminary impact assessment results, the leading unit responsible for drafting laws, ordinances, decrees shall be responsible for conducting an impact assessment before drafting the legal instrument and completing a simple impact assessment report during the drafting process. The impact assessment focuses on economic, social, environmental, and legal system impacts; impacts on citizens' basic rights and obligations; the ability of agencies, organizations, and individuals to comply with the legal instrument and other impacts.

2. The impact assessment report must clearly state the issues to be addressed and the policy objectives, solutions to address the issues; select the optimal solution to address the issue based on specific assessments of measures to implement the fundamental policies of the draft legal instrument, based on qualitative or quantitative analyses regarding costs, benefits, positive and negative impacts.

3. The unit implementing the impact assessment is responsible for publishing the impact assessment report in accordance with Clause 1, Article 17 of this Circular and completing the impact assessment report based on comments received.

Article 17. Publication on the Electronic Information Website

1. The leading unit responsible for drafting shall be responsible for publishing draft regulatory legal instruments and the impact assessment reports of legal instruments (for legislative projects, ordinances; draft decrees of the Government) on the electronic information website of the Government or the Ministry of Planning and Investment for at least 60 (sixty) days to solicit opinions from agencies, organizations, and individuals.

2. The draft legal instrument published on the electronic information website is the draft 2 as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 57 of Decree No. 24/2009/NĐ-CP.

Article 18. Drafting Regulatory Legal Instruments through Simplified Procedures

1. Laws, ordinances, decrees of the Government, decisions of the Prime Minister in cases of emergency or when immediate amendments are required to align with newly issued regulatory legal instruments shall be promulgated through simplified procedures as prescribed in Articles 75, 76, 77 of the Law on Enacting Regulatory Legal Instruments and this Article.

2. Circulars that need to be promulgated to take effect simultaneously with laws, ordinances, decrees of the Government, decisions of the Prime Minister shall be promulgated through simplified procedures.

In cases where circulars need to be promulgated through simplified procedures to meet other management requirements, the leading unit responsible for drafting shall submit to the Ministry's leadership for decision.

3. Documents submitted for drafting regulatory legal instruments through simplified procedures.

a) Draft proposal on the draft legal instrument;

b) Draft document;

c) Review documents for draft decrees of the Government, draft decisions of the Prime Minister, draft circulars; review reports for legislative projects, ordinances;

d) Opinions of agencies or units controlling administrative procedures (if applicable).

4. The drafting of circulars through simplified procedures shall be carried out as follows:

a) The leading unit responsible for drafting directly organizes the drafting;

b) The leading unit responsible for drafting may organize the solicitation of opinions from relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals on the draft legal instrument;

c) The time limit for soliciting opinions on administrative procedures (if applicable) for draft circulars implemented through simplified procedures shall be carried out according to Point b, Clause 3, Article 19 of this Circular;

d) The time limit for reviewing draft circulars implemented through simplified procedures shall be carried out according to Point b, Clause 3, Article 22 of this Circular;

Chapter IV

REVIEWING DRAFT REGULATORY LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Article 19. Soliciting opinions from administrative procedure control agencies on administrative procedures stipulated in draft regulatory legal documents.

1. Prior to sending for review draft regulatory legal documents, the main drafting unit must solicit opinions from administrative procedure control agencies as follows:

a) Solicit opinions from the Administrative Procedure Control Department (Ministry of Justice) regarding administrative procedures stipulated in draft laws, ordinances, draft decrees of the Government, draft decisions of the Prime Minister, and draft joint circulars.

b) Solicit opinions from the administrative procedure control units of Ministries regarding administrative procedures stipulated in draft circulars of Ministers.

2. Documents submitted for soliciting opinions

a) A document requesting participation in opinion solicitation, specifying the issues requiring opinions on administrative procedures, clearly identifying the criteria met by the administrative procedures including necessity, rationality, legality, and costs of implementing the administrative procedures. In cases where administrative procedures are amended or supplemented, in addition to evaluating the criteria met by the administrative procedures, the main drafting unit must clearly explain the simplicity and advantages of the amended or supplemented administrative procedures.

b) Draft document containing provisions on administrative procedures;

c) An impact assessment of the provisions on administrative procedures according to the criteria: necessity, rationality, legality, and compliance costs of the administrative procedures.

3. Time limit for providing comments on administrative procedures stipulated in draft circulars of Ministers

a) Within 10 (ten) working days from the date of receipt of complete documents for soliciting opinions, the administrative procedure control unit of the Ministry shall be responsible for organizing the solicitation of opinions, compiling the opinions, and submitting the comment document to the main drafting unit.

b) For administrative procedures stipulated in draft documents established and issued under expedited procedures, the time limit for providing comments shall not exceed 03 (three) working days.

4. The main drafting unit is responsible for studying and adopting the opinions of administrative procedure control agencies. If the opinions are not adopted, the main drafting unit must provide specific explanations in writing.

The adoption and explanation of comments from administrative procedure control agencies in draft regulatory legal documents shall be reflected as a separate section in the document on adoption and explanation. The document on adoption and explanation must be sent to the agency for comments as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 20. Documents for Requesting Review

1. For draft law and ordinance projects of the National Assembly, draft decrees of the Government, and draft decisions of the Prime Minister, the main drafting unit shall prepare the documents for requesting review and send them to the Ministry of Justice for review in accordance with Article 43 of Decree No. 24/2009/NĐ-CP.

2. For draft circulars, the main drafting unit shall submit five sets of documents for requesting review to the Legal Affairs Department. The documents include:

a) A document requesting review;

b) Draft report to the Minister on the draft circular;

c) Draft circular after incorporating opinions from agencies, organizations, and individuals;

d) Impact assessment on administrative procedures;

đ) Document explaining the incorporation of opinions;

e) Summary of opinions from agencies, organizations, and individuals on the content of the draft circular; document explaining the incorporation of opinions from agencies, organizations, and individuals on the content of the draft circular;

g) Other related documents (if applicable).

Article 21. Acceptance of Draft Circular Review Documents

The Legal Affairs Department shall be responsible for accepting and reviewing the draft circular review documents submitted by units for review.

In cases where the review documents do not meet the requirements stipulated in Article 20 of this Circular, within a period not exceeding three (3) working days from the date of receipt of the documents, the Legal Affairs Department shall request the main drafting unit to supplement the documents.

Article 22. Organization of Draft Circular Review

1. After receiving all requested review documents, the Legal Affairs Department shall be responsible for organizing the review of the draft circular.

Where necessary, the Legal Affairs Department may invite experts with deep knowledge of issues related to the content under review to participate in the review process, and request the main drafting unit to provide explanations on the draft circular to facilitate the review work.

2. For draft circulars that still have differing opinions, the Legal Affairs Department shall coordinate with the main drafting unit to address these issues. If necessary, the Legal Affairs Department may propose that the Ministry's leadership convene meetings with relevant units to discuss issues with differing opinions before issuing the review opinion.

3. Review Period

a) The review period shall not exceed ten (10) working days from the date the Legal Affairs Department receives all requested review documents;

b) The review period shall not exceed three (3) working days from the date the Legal Affairs Department receives all requested review documents for draft circulars established and issued through simplified procedures.

Article 23. Content of Draft Circular Review

The content of the review of the draft circular focuses on the following issues:

1. The necessity of promulgating the document, the subject and scope of regulation of the draft circular.

2. The consistency of the content of the draft circular with the Party's guidelines, policies, and strategies.

3. The constitutionality, legality, and consistency of the draft circular with the legal system and compatibility with international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party.

4. The feasibility of the draft circular, including the alignment between the provisions of the draft circular and practical requirements, the level of social development, and the conditions for implementation.

5. Language and technical drafting of the document.

Article 24. Review Meeting for Draft Circulars

1. The Legal Affairs Department shall organize and chair the review meeting for draft circulars. For draft circulars involving technical industry factors or having many differing opinions, the Legal Affairs Department may invite representatives of the main drafting unit, drafting team, experts, technicians, and other related units to participate in the review meeting.

2. Review Meeting Procedure:

a) The Legal Affairs Department leader announces the purpose of the meeting;

b) The reporter provides relevant information about the draft and expresses their views on issues within the scope of the review;

c) Participants discuss and express their opinions, focusing on issues within the scope of the review as specified in Article 23 of this Circular;

d) The Legal Affairs Department leader summarizes opinions and concludes.

3. The reporter is responsible for recording and signing the minutes of the review meeting. The minutes must fully record the opinions expressed at the meeting to serve as the basis for drafting the review document.

Article 25. Review Document

1. Based on the research results and the minutes of the review meeting, the Legal Department shall issue a review document regarding the contents stipulated in Article 23 of this Circular.

2. The leading unit responsible for drafting shall be responsible for providing written explanations of the review content to send to the Legal Department and report to the Ministry's leadership for consideration and decision.

Chapter V

ISSUANCE, ANNOUNCEMENT, AND TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS

Article 26. Submission for Issuance of the Circular

The leading unit responsible for drafting shall submit one set of files for the Ministry's leadership to sign and issue the circular after receiving the Legal Department’s review comments. The file includes:

1. A proposal from the Ministry's leadership on the draft circular;

2. The draft circular revised after the review, with the signature stamp of the leader of the leading drafting unit at the bottom right corner of each page;

3. A summary of opinions from agencies, organizations, and individuals on the draft circular content; documents explaining the adoption of opinions from agencies, organizations, and individuals on the draft circular content;

4. The Legal Department’s review document;

5. Documents explaining the adoption of review comments;

6. Other related documents (if any).

Article 27. Sending to the Agency for Legal Document Inspection, Publishing in the Official Gazette, and the Government’s Electronic Information Portal

1. The Ministry’s Office is responsible for sending the circular signed and issued by the Ministry's leadership (both paper and electronic versions) to the Government’s Office for publication in the Official Gazette and on the Government’s Electronic Information Portal, as well as to relevant agencies authorized to inspect and handle legal documents within their respective fields, except for documents containing state secrets.

2. Within five working days from the date the legal regulatory document is issued, the Legal Department is responsible for coordinating with related units to publish the document on the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Electronic Information Portal, including a brief introduction of the document and facilitating conditions for organizations and individuals to download the soft copy of the document.

Article 28. Announcement and Introduction of Legal Regulatory Documents

1. Within seven working days from the date the document is issued, depending on the nature of the issued document, the leading drafting unit may propose the Ministry's leadership to organize press conferences or issue documents introducing new legal regulatory documents to news agencies, press, Vietnam Bar Association, Vietnam Law Society, associations, and other related organizations and individuals.

2. The Legal Department, the Ministry’s Office, and related units are responsible for coordinating with the leading drafting unit to implement the announcement and introduction of the document.

Article 29. Translation of Legal Regulatory Documents

1. Legal regulatory documents are translated into foreign languages according to Article 51 of Decree 24/2009/NĐ-CP.

2. Within ninety days from the date the circular is published in the Official Gazette, the leading drafting unit shall take the lead and coordinate with the Legal Department and related units to translate circulars containing provisions stipulated in Point b Clause 1 Article 51 of Decree 24/2009/NĐ-CP, and under permissible conditions, may translate other documents into English or other foreign languages.

3. The translation of documents shall be carried out through hiring organizations or individuals with expertise. Draft translations shall be sent to the Vietnam News Agency for proofreading.

4. Translations of legal regulatory documents into English or other foreign languages must accurately reflect the spirit of the original document, ensure the accuracy of its content, and have only reference value.

Chapter VI

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 30. Ensuring the Work of Drafting Regulatory Legal Documents

The Heads of Ministries, Heads of Units under the Ministry within their respective functions, tasks, and authorities shall be responsible for allocating staff, financial support, working tools, information, and other necessary conditions for preparing, drafting, participating in opinions, and reviewing draft regulatory legal documents.

Article 31. Financial Support for Drafting Regulatory Legal Documents

1. The Ministry's Office shall be responsible for implementing procedures to allocate funds from the State budget for the annual work of drafting regulatory legal documents of the Ministry in accordance with current regulations.

2. Based on the source of funds from the State budget, the Department of Legal Affairs shall submit to the Ministry's Leadership for consideration and decision on the allocation of financial support for drafting regulatory legal documents.

3. For regulatory legal documents with wide scope, complex subjects, significant impact, the leading unit in drafting such documents may propose research topics on scientific and practical bases serving the drafting of appropriate documents in accordance with the guidelines for compiling the annual science and technology plan of the Ministry.

4. Units receiving financial support for drafting regulatory legal documents shall prepare detailed budgets to send to the Ministry's Office and use the supported funds according to financial regulations, ensuring all legal and valid documentation in accordance with current regulations.

The Ministry's Office shall be responsible for guiding units in preparing detailed budgets and settling accounts for each regulatory legal document.

Chapter VII

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 32. Effectiveness

This Circular takes effect from February 1, 2013.

Article 33. Implementation Organization

1. Agencies, units, and individuals under the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall be responsible for implementing this Circular.

2. The Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and evaluating the implementation of this Circular./.