Decision No. 15/2008/QD-BNN on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry's Office

Pursuant to …;

Regulations on functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Office of the Ministry

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THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to Decree No. 01/2008/NĐ-CP dated January 3, 2008, of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

分配给办公室各直属单位的职能、任务和权力，以及根据政府规定和部委授权任命干部；指导制定并组织实施办公厅的工作制度。

Considering the proposal of the Director of the Department of Personnel Organization,

DECISION:

Article 1. Position and Functions

本决定自发布之日起十五日后生效。废除农业与农村发展部2003年9月4日第98/2003/QĐ-BNN号决定关于办公厅职能、任务、权限和组织机构的规定；2005年3月22日第17/2005/QĐ-BNN号部长决定关于补充和调整部分单位职能和组织机构的规定；2006年4月12日第1064/QĐ-BNN-TCCB号部长决定关于成立农业与农村发展部常设行政改革办公室；2006年10月30日第97/2006/QĐ-BNN号部长决定关于将办公厅信息技术任务移交信息统计中心；与本决定相抵触的其他先前规定。

The Office of the Ministry has its own seal for transactions and is allowed to open accounts in accordance with the provisions of the law.

b) Draft five-year and annual socio-economic development plans for the province; major economic and social balances for the province; draft five-year and annual plans, programs, projects, measures to organize and implement tasks related to socio-economic development, finance-budget, planning-investment, and other tasks within the scope of state management of the Department of Finance as prescribed by law;

1. Drafting, monitoring, and urging the implementation of the program and work plan of the Ministry, of the leadership of the Ministry, and tasks assigned by the leadership of the Ministry to departments and units under the Ministry; advising, compiling reports on the guidance and management of the Ministry.

2. Taking the lead or coordinating in preparing, organizing meetings, working sessions, receiving guests, and business trips of the leadership of the Ministry; announcing conclusions and assignments of the leadership of the Ministry to departments and units under the Ministry.

3. Taking the lead in drafting regulations and rules on working systems and cooperation among departments of the Ministry; guiding, urging, and inspecting the implementation thereof.

4. Serving as the focal point for compiling the administrative reform program and plan of the Ministry; guiding, inspecting, urging, and compiling the situation of administrative reform implementation by departments and units under the Ministry; organizing the implementation of administrative reform contents assigned by the leadership of the Ministry.

5. Guiding administrative, archival, and record-keeping work for departments and units under the Ministry; performing administrative, archival, record-keeping, and information-related tasks of the Ministry in accordance with the provisions.

6. Compiling the situation of propaganda activities of newspapers, magazines, and other publications of departments and units under the Ministry in accordance with the law; serving as the focal point for providing information to mass media organizations, organizations, and individuals in accordance with the provisions and assignments of the Minister.

7. Participating in implementing organization fair activities as assigned by the Minister; taking the lead in organizing the exhibition work of the Ministry.

8. Taking the lead in organizing the compilation of the historical tradition of the sector.

9. Proposing and organizing the implementation of information technology application, managing the website www.mard.gov.vn, software, and databases serving the guidance and management of the leadership of the Ministry; managing communication equipment of departments and units using administrative funds managed by the Office of the Ministry.

10. Managing material, technical facilities, and assets; ensuring means and conditions for common work of the Ministry's agency.

11. Implementing reception, ceremonial, and funeral activities in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry.

12. Organizing the implementation of security, safety, fire prevention, military service, self-defense, health, environmental sanitation, and landscape maintenance activities within the Ministry's agency.

13. Managing administrative and public service funding sources serving the operation of the Ministry's agency in accordance with the provisions and managing other funding sources assigned by the leadership of the Ministry; coordinating in completing files for social insurance and medical insurance benefits for officials and civil servants receiving salaries from the Office of the Ministry.

14. Organizing the implementation of service activities within the assigned tasks in accordance with the provisions.

15. Organizing the implementation of the tasks of the Ministry's Office Representative Agency in Ho Chi Minh City.

16. Managing organizational structure, staffing, officials, and employees assigned in accordance with the provisions.

17. Performing other tasks assigned by the Minister.

Article 3. Organizational Structure

1. Leadership of the Office of the Ministry:

The leadership of the Office of the Ministry consists of the Director and Deputy Directors appointed by the Minister in accordance with the provisions.

The Director manages the activities of the Office of the Ministry; is responsible before the Minister and the law for the activities of the Office.

Deputy Directors assist the Director in overseeing and directing certain aspects of work according to the assignment of the Director and are responsible before the Director and the law for the implementation of assigned tasks.

2. Management Organization:

a) Administrative Department;

b) General Department;

c) Propaganda Department;

d) Accounting Department;

đ) Management and Health Department;

e) Information Technology Department;

g) Archive Department;

h) Permanent Office for Administrative Reform;

i) Representative Office of the Ministry's Office in Ho Chi Minh City;

k) Vehicle Unit. The Director of the Ministry's Office shall develop a restructuring proposal for the Vehicle Unit in accordance with the provisions and submit it to the Minister for approval.

3. Subordinate Units:

a) Agricultural Service Center;

b) Southern Agricultural Trade Service Center.

4. Officials and staff of the Office of the Ministry are responsible before the Director and the law for the execution of assigned tasks; have obligations and rights in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Departments mentioned in Clause 2 of this Article have Heads, Deputy Heads, and equivalents appointed by the Director of the Ministry's Office in accordance with the分级任务如下：

The Director of the Office of the Ministry assigns the functions, tasks, and authorities of subordinate units of the Office of the Ministry and appoints cadres of these units in accordance with the provisions of the Government and the classification of the Ministry; directs the development, issuance, and implementation of the working regulations of the Office of the Ministry.

Article 4. Effective date

This Decision takes effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette. It abolishes Decision No. 98/2003/QĐ-BNN dated September 4, 2003 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Office; Clause 13 of Article 1 of Decision No. 17/2005/QĐ-BNN dated March 22, 2005 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on supplementing and adjusting the tasks and organizational structure of some units under the Ministry; Decision No. 1064/QĐ-BNN-TCCB dated April 12, 2006 of the Minister on establishing the Permanent Office for Administrative Reform of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Decision No. 97/2006/QĐ-BNN dated October 30, 2006 of the Minister on transferring the information technology tasks of the Office to the Information and Statistics Center; and any previous provisions that conflict with this Decision.

Article 5. Responsibilities for Implementation

The Head of the Ministry’s Office, Department Heads, Bureau Chiefs, Inspectorate Chief of the Ministry, and Heads of related agencies and units are responsible for implementing this Decision./.