Circular No. 17/2014/TT-BVHTTDL stipulates the activities of administrative procedure control under the State management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

CIRCULAR

Regulations on administrative procedure control activities in the field of

state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

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Pursuant to the Law on Legislative Acts of 03 June 2008;

Pursuant to Decree No. 20/2008/NĐ-CP dated February 14, 2008 of the Government on receiving, handling complaints and suggestions from individuals and organizations regarding administrative regulations;

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

Pursuant to Decree No. 48/2013/NĐ-CP dated May 14, 2013 of the Government amending and supplementing certain decrees related to administrative procedure control;

Pursuant to Decree No. 76/2013/NĐ-CP dated July 16, 2013, promulgated by the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

At the request of the Director of the Legal Department,

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism issues the Circular stipulating regulations on administrative procedure control activities in the field of state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

1. This Circular sets forth regulations on administrative procedure control activities in the fields of state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, including: impact assessment and participation in opinions on administrative procedures; publication of administrative procedures; publicizing and posting administrative procedures; reviewing and evaluating administrative procedures; receiving and processing complaints and suggestions regarding administrative regulations in the cultural, sports, and tourism sectors; responsibilities for administrative procedure control and reporting systems on the implementation of administrative procedure control.

2. This Circular applies to agencies under the Ministry (hereinafter referred to as agencies), Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and organizations and individuals related to administrative procedure control activities in the field of state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Article 2. Principles of Administrative Procedure Control

Administrative procedure control work within the scope of state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall be carried out according to the principles stipulated in Article 4 of Decree No. 63/2010/ND-CP dated June 8, 2010 of the Government on administrative procedure control (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 63/2010/ND-CP) and the following principles:

1. Ensuring unified direction by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

2. Ensuring regular and close cooperation among agencies and individuals under the Ministry and Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism in administrative procedure control activities.

3. Transparency in administrative procedure control work.

4. Creating favorable conditions for organizations and individuals to participate in administrative procedure control work in the field of state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

5. Strictly adhering to legal provisions on procedures, formalities, deadlines for publishing and publicizing administrative procedures.

Article 3. Content of Administrative Procedure Control

Administrative procedure control work in the field of state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism includes the following contents:

1. Assessing the impact of administrative procedures and participating in opinions on administrative procedure regulations in draft normative legal documents.

2. Publishing new, amended, supplemented, replaced, abolished, or rescinded administrative procedures.

3. Publicizing administrative procedures on the National Database of Administrative Procedures, the Ministry's website, and relevant agencies' websites.

4. Reviewing and evaluating administrative procedures within the scope of the Ministry’s management functions.

5. Receiving and processing complaints and suggestions regarding administrative regulations in the field of state management by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Chapter II

IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN OPINIONS

ON ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Article 4. Impact Assessment of Administrative Procedures

1. The agency primarily responsible for drafting normative legal documents containing provisions on administrative procedures shall be responsible for conducting impact assessments of such provisions based on the following criteria:

a) The necessity of the administrative procedure;

b) The rationality of the administrative procedure;

c) The legality of the administrative procedure;

d) Compliance costs of the administrative procedure.

2. The primary drafting agency shall use the Impact Assessment Form for Administrative Procedures and Guidance for Responses attached as Appendices I, II, and IV of Circular No. 07/2014/TT-BTP dated February 24, 2014 of the Ministry of Justice guiding the impact assessment of administrative procedures and the review and evaluation of administrative procedures (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 07/2014/TT-BTP).

3. The Legal Department shall be responsible for guiding the primary drafting agency in filling out the impact assessment form and calculating compliance costs for administrative procedures; inspecting agencies assigned to draft normative legal documents under the Minister's authority to implement impact assessments and compliance cost calculations as stipulated in the draft normative legal document.

4. In cases where administrative procedures are amended or supplemented, in addition to assessing the contents specified in Clause 1 of this Article, the primary drafting agency must clearly explain the simplicity and advantages of the amended or supplemented administrative procedures.

Article 5. Participation in opinions on administrative procedure regulations

1. The Legal Department shall provide comments on administrative procedure regulations in draft circulars of the Minister to ensure the principles and requirements stipulated in Articles 7 and 8 of Decree No. 63/2010/ND-CP.

In cases where necessary, the Legal Department may organize the collection of opinions from relevant agencies, organizations, and affected entities through consultations, conferences, seminars, or opinion forms issued and published by the Ministry of Justice on the National Database on Administrative Procedures, independently assess the impact of administrative procedure regulations to compile opinions for submission to the drafting agency.

2. The drafting agency shall be responsible for studying, adopting, and explaining the comments provided by the Legal Department.

Article 6. Examination of administrative procedure regulations

1. In addition to examining the content of draft normative legal documents, the Legal Department shall be responsible for examining administrative procedure regulations and reflecting this content in the examination report.

2. The examination of administrative procedures mainly considers the criteria stipulated in Article 4 of this Circular.

3. In addition to the files submitted for examination according to the laws on promulgating normative legal documents, the submitting agency must include an assessment of the impact of administrative procedures as prescribed in Article 10 of Decree No. 63/2010/ND-CP amended and supplemented by Clause 3, Article 1 of Decree No. 48/2013/ND-CP dated May 14, 2013 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of related decrees concerning administrative procedure control (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 48/2013/ND-CP).

The Legal Department will not accept examination files if the draft normative legal document contains administrative procedure regulations without an impact assessment of administrative procedures and comments from the Legal Department.

Chapter III

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Article 7. Scope of publication of administrative procedures

The following administrative procedures specified in normative legal documents must be published:

1. New administrative procedures issued.

2. Administrative procedures revised, supplemented, or replaced.

3. Administrative procedures that have been abolished or revoked.

Article 8. Authority to publish administrative procedures

1. The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall publish administrative procedures within the scope of the Ministry's management functions.

The publication of administrative procedures shall be carried out by means of a publication decision in accordance with Article 15 of Decree No. 63/2010/ND-CP amended and supplemented by Clause 5, Article 1 of Decree No. 48/2013/ND-CP.

2. Agencies drafting normative legal documents shall be responsible for preparing decisions to publish administrative procedures in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of this Circular.

Where normative legal documents specify administrative procedures under the management of multiple agencies or normative legal documents contain administrative procedures drafted primarily by other ministries or sectors, the administrative procedures within the scope of the assigned functions and tasks of each agency shall be prepared by that agency for submission to the Minister for publication.

3. The Office of General Synthesis and Administrative Procedure Control under the Legal Department shall be responsible for receiving and quality controlling the files submitted for the publication of administrative procedures by agencies under the Ministry before presenting them to the Minister.

Article 9. Form and Content of the Decision to Publish Administrative Procedures

1. The form of the Decision to Publish shall be implemented according to the model attached as Appendix I to this Circular.

2. The content of the Decision to Publish administrative procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clause 2, Article 3 of Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP dated February 7, 2014, issued by the Ministry of Justice guiding the publication, posting of administrative procedures, and reporting on the implementation and results of administrative procedure control (hereinafter referred to as Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP).

Article 10. Time Limit for Issuing the Decision to Publish Administrative Procedures

The Decision to Publish administrative procedures must be issued at the latest twenty working days before the date when the legal normative document containing provisions on administrative procedures comes into effect.

Article 11. Coordination Process for Publishing Administrative Procedures

1. Drafting the Decision to Publish:

a) Based on newly issued legal normative documents containing provisions on administrative procedures within their functional scope and assigned tasks, the drafting agency shall proactively draft the Decision to Publish immediately after the issuance of the legal normative document. At the latest thirty working days before the date when the legal normative document containing provisions on administrative procedures becomes effective, the drafting agency shall send the draft Decision to Publish to the Legal Department for quality control prior to submitting it to the Minister.

b) The dossier for sending the draft Decision to Publish to the Legal Department for quality control includes:

- A request for quality control of the draft Decision to Publish;

- The draft Resolution to Publish the Decision (according to the model attached as Appendix II to this Circular);

- The draft Decision to Publish along with new administrative procedures issued/revised, supplemented, or replaced/administrative procedures abolished or revoked.

2. Quality Control of the Draft Decision to Publish:

The Office of Consolidation and Administrative Procedure Control under the Legal Department shall be responsible for assisting the Legal Department's Director in controlling the form and content of the Decision to Publish and sending comments to the drafting agency within five working days from the date of receipt of the dossier for comments on the draft Decision to Publish.

3. Incorporating Comments, Explaining, and Finalizing the Draft Decision to Publish and Submitting for Signature and Issuance:

The drafting agency specified in Point a, Clause 1, Article 11 of this Law shall be responsible for incorporating comments, explaining, and finalizing the draft Decision to Publish administrative procedures according to the Legal Department's recommendations and submitting it to the Minister for issuance within three working days from the date of receipt of the Legal Department's comments.

The dossier submitted to the Minister for publishing administrative procedures includes:

- The Resolution to Publish the Decision;

- The draft Decision to Publish along with new administrative procedures issued/revised, supplemented, or replaced/administrative procedures abolished or revoked;

- The document incorporating and explaining comments along with the Legal Department's comments.

4. Sending and Publicizing the Published Decision:

a) After signing and issuing, the drafting agency shall send the Decision to Publish to the Office of Consolidation and Administrative Procedure Control under the Legal Department, the Administrative Procedure Control Department of the Ministry of Justice, Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Departments of Justice on the same day the document is signed or at the latest on the following working day; simultaneously requesting the Ministry’s Office to publicize it on the Ministry’s electronic portal.

b) The Decision to Publish administrative procedures shall be sent in paper form or electronically. The method of sending the Decision to Publish shall comply with the provisions of Point b, Clause 4, Article 6 of Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP.

5. Entering Administrative Procedure Data:

The Legal Department shall enter data on administrative procedures published by the Minister into the National Database in accordance with the process stipulated in Clause 1, Article 6 of Circular No. 19/2014/TT-BTP dated September 15, 2014, issued by the Ministry of Justice regarding the entry, registration, exploitation of administrative procedure data in the National Database on Administrative Procedures and management of the National Database on Administrative Procedures.

Chapter IV

PUBLICIZING AND POSTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Article 12. Forms of Public Disclosure

1. Publishing on the National Database of Administrative Procedures.

2. Posting on the Ministry’s electronic portal (if available).

3. Publicly posting at the office premises of the administrative procedure handling agency directly responsible for individuals and organizations.

Article 13. Posting on the Ministry’s Electronic Portal

1. Within two working days from the date the Decision on Publication is signed by the Minister, the drafting agency shall send a letter along with the electronic version of the Decision on Publication to request the Ministry’s Office to post it on the Ministry’s electronic portal.

2. The Ministry’s Office is responsible for posting the document containing regulations on administrative procedures and the Decision on Publication on the Ministry’s electronic portal immediately upon receipt of the request letter and the electronic document.

3. In cases where the agency has its own electronic portal, the document containing regulations on administrative procedures or the Decision on Publication must be posted on the agency’s electronic portal within two working days from the date of issuance of the document.

Article 14. Publicly Posting at Agency Premises

1. The agency responsible for promptly and fully posting all administrative procedures within its jurisdiction at the agency’s office premises and at the location where administrative procedures are received and results are delivered.

2. Administrative procedures shall be posted from the date the Decision on Publication becomes effective and shall comply with the requirements stipulated in Article 10 of Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP.

3. The method of publicly posting administrative procedures shall be carried out in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Article 11 of Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP.

4. Public postings shall reflect and address individual and organizational comments on administrative regulations according to Model No. 04 in Appendix II of Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP.

Chapter V

AUDITING AND EVALUATING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Article 15. Responsibilities for Reviewing and Evaluating

1. Agencies are responsible for regularly reviewing and evaluating administrative procedures prescribed in legislative documents of the National Assembly, Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Government, Prime Minister, and Ministers within their assigned functions and tasks.

2. The Legal Department organizes the review and evaluation of administrative procedures within the scope and functions of the Ministry in accordance with Decree No. 63/2010/NĐ-CP.

Article 16. Content, Method, and Results of Reviewing and Evaluating

1. The content and method of reviewing and evaluating shall be implemented in accordance with Articles 28 and 29 of Decree No. 63/2010/NĐ-CP.

2. Agencies conducting reviews and evaluations of administrative procedures according to the Review Plan. The results of the review and evaluation of administrative procedures shall be compiled into a Report on Review Results and proposals for simplifying administrative procedures, which shall be submitted to the Legal Department for consolidation and reporting to the Minister.

3. During the process of examining the review results, the Legal Department may engage consultants, organize seminars, conferences, and seek opinions from organizations and individuals affected by administrative procedures.

The results of reviewing and evaluating administrative procedures serve as the basis for simplifying administrative procedures in the field of state management under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

4. Based on the review and evaluation results of agencies under the Ministry and the recommendations of provincial People's Committees or independent review and evaluation results, the Legal Department will compile and submit to the Minister for decision-making on amendments, supplements, replacements, revocations, or cancellations within the authority, or compile proposals for amendments, supplements, replacements, revocations, or cancellations of administrative procedures and related provisions within the authority of the Government and Prime Minister, to be sent to the Ministry of Justice for examination and evaluation before submission to the Government and Prime Minister.

Chapter VI

RECEIVING AND HANDLING COMPLAINTS,

 PETITIONS REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

Article 17. Receiving Reflections and Suggestions

1. The Legal Affairs Department shall be the focal point for receiving reflections and suggestions from individuals and organizations regarding administrative regulations within the scope of management under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

2. Address for receiving complaints and petitions:

Legal Affairs Department, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, No. 51 Ngo Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi City.

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://bvhttdl.gov.vn

Telephone for receiving reflections and suggestions: 04. 39439232.

Article 18. Methods of Receiving Reflections and Suggestions

1. By written document:

The Office of General Coordination and Administrative Procedure Control under the Legal Affairs Department shall receive, classify reflections and suggestions and submit them to the head of the Legal Affairs Department for transfer to relevant agencies for handling.

2. Direct Reflections and Suggestions:

In cases where organizations or individuals come directly to make reflections and suggestions, the Office of General Coordination and Administrative Procedure Control assigns personnel to guide the organizations or individuals making reflections and suggestions to write a document or record the content of their reflections and suggestions in writing.

3. Reflections and Suggestions via Telephone:

Organizations or individuals making reflections and suggestions to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism through the telephone number must comply with the requirements stipulated in Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 20/2008/NĐ-CP dated February 14, 2008 of the Government on receiving and handling reflections and suggestions from individuals and organizations regarding administrative regulations (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 20/2008/NĐ-CP).

4. Reflections and Suggestions via Electronic Data:

Reflections and suggestions submitted via electronic data sent to the email [email protected] or through the website: http://bvhttdl.gov.vn will be printed in written form.

5. Reflections and Suggestions through Questionnaires or Discussion Papers, or Oral Statements (with name, workplace) at seminars or conferences related to administrative regulations within the scope of management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall be considered valid reflections and suggestions from organizations and individuals regarding administrative regulations and administrative procedures within the scope of management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

6. The Legal Affairs Department shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies to organize Consultative Conferences and Gather Opinions from organizations and individuals on administrative regulations within the scope of management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism according to the Decision of the Minister.

Article 19. Classification and Handling of Reflections and Suggestions

1. For reflections and suggestions within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, within five working days from the date of receipt of the reflections and suggestions, the Legal Affairs Department shall transfer the reflections and suggestions to relevant agencies or agencies directly managing civil servants whose actions have been reflected or suggested for handling in accordance with the law.

The Legal Affairs Department shall report to the leadership of the Ministry to take the lead in handling certain reflections and suggestions about administrative regulations that significantly impact business operations and people's lives, or have already been handled but individuals or organizations continue to suggest.

2. For reflections and suggestions outside the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Legal Affairs Department shall guide organizations or individuals to submit their reflections and suggestions to relevant agencies or transfer the reflections and suggestions to competent agencies for handling in accordance with the law.

3. Upon receipt of the document transferring reflections and suggestions from the Legal Affairs Department, departments under the Ministry shall be responsible for examining and handling in accordance with the law, reporting to the Minister on the handling within seven working days from the date of receipt of the reflections and suggestions, and simultaneously sending the handling document back to the Legal Affairs Department to inform the results of the handling to the individual or organization that made the reflections and suggestions.

Article 20. Urging and inspecting the handling of complaints and suggestions

The Legal Department shall be responsible for monitoring, urging, and inspecting the handling of complaints and suggestions from agencies; promptly reporting to and advising the Minister on necessary measures to improve administrative discipline in the handling of complaints and suggestions from individuals and organizations.

Article 21. Publicizing the results of handling complaints and suggestions

The Legal Department shall take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies to organize the publicizing of the results of handling complaints and suggestions from individuals and organizations regarding administrative regulations in accordance with Article 19 of Decree No. 20/2008/NĐ-CP.

Chapter VII

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE CONTROL

Article 22. Responsibilities of Heads of Agencies

1. Develop an annual plan for reviewing and evaluating administrative procedures according to the model at Appendix V issued together with Circular No. 07/2014/TT-BTP and submit it to the Legal Department before January 10 of the planning year for consolidation and submission to the Minister for approval.

2. Report periodically every six months to the Minister on the situation and results of administrative procedure control activities, annual reports or ad hoc reports as required by the Minister. Reports shall be submitted to the Legal Department within the time limit specified in Clause 2 of Article 26 of this Circular for consolidation and submission to the Minister.

The content of periodic reports shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 3 of Article 35 of Decree No. 63/2011/NĐ-CP amended and supplemented by Clause 10 of Article 1 of Decree No. 48/2013/NĐ-CP.

3. Implement reviews according to the Plan or upon request of the Minister concerning administrative procedures within the scope of functions and tasks assigned for management.

4. Conduct impact assessments, seek opinions on administrative procedures, publish and disclose administrative procedures in accordance with this Circular and related documents.

5. Handle and report to the Minister on the handling of complaints and suggestions about administrative regulations within the scope of functions and tasks assigned for management.

6. Assign and create conditions for civil servants to perform tasks related to administrative procedure control in their respective fields; cooperate with the Legal Department to carry out tasks related to administrative procedure control or as requested by the Minister.

7. Organize the implementation and bear responsibility before the Minister for administrative procedure control activities and the results of administrative procedures at their agency.

Article 23. Responsibilities of Staff Members Performing Administrative Procedure Control Tasks

1. Assist agency leadership in urging the implementation of impact assessments, reviews, publication, publicity, and posting of administrative procedures; handle complaints and suggestions about administrative regulations within the scope of functions and tasks assigned to the agency.

2. Assist agency leadership in developing plans for reviewing and evaluating administrative procedures within the scope of functions and tasks assigned to the agency and submitting them to the Legal Department for consolidation and submission to the Minister.

3. Assist agency leadership in developing periodic six-month, annual, or ad hoc administrative procedure control reports and submitting them to the Legal Department for consolidation and submission to the Ministry of Justice.

Article 24. Responsibilities of the Legal Department

1. The Legal Department serves as the focal point assisting the Minister in monitoring, urging, and inspecting agencies in implementing decisions on schemes for amending, supplementing, replacing, abolishing, or revoking administrative procedures and related regulations in the field of state administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; guiding, monitoring, and urging the posting of administrative procedures; inspecting the implementation of administrative procedure control activities. Promptly report to the Minister to take measures against agencies that fail to comply with regulations on impact assessments of administrative procedures, soliciting opinions on administrative procedures, publication, publicity, and performing tasks as stipulated in this Circular and related documents.

2. Consolidate and develop an annual plan for reviewing and evaluating administrative procedure regulations for submission to the Minister for approval and submission to the State Administration of Administrative Procedures of the Ministry of Justice before January 31 of the planning year.

3. Consolidate and develop periodic six-month and annual reports on the situation and results of administrative procedure control activities of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for submission to the Ministry of Justice or ad hoc reports as required by the Government or the Prime Minister.

4. Organize training and capacity building for staff and civil servants engaged in administrative procedure control work and staff members performing administrative procedure control tasks.

5. Inform agency leadership about the completion status of tasks by staff members performing administrative procedure control tasks at the agency.

6. Create files and administrative procedure records on the National Database on Administrative Procedures; request the State Administration of Administrative Procedures of the Ministry of Justice to publish administrative procedure data on the National Database on Administrative Procedures.

7. Submit to the Minister proposals for rewarding collectives and individuals who have achieved outstanding results in administrative procedure control work.

Article 25. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism

The Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall closely cooperate with the heads of agencies under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in reviewing and proposing simplified administrative procedures in the assigned fields; submit the list of officials and civil servants responsible for monitoring administrative procedures to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (through the Legal Affairs Department) to facilitate the monitoring of administrative procedures within the scope of state management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Chapter VIII

REPORTING SYSTEM ON SITUATION AND RESULTS

IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE CONTROL

Article 26. Reporting Periods and Deadlines for Regular Reports

1. Agencies shall report regularly every six months and annually to the Minister on the situation and results of administrative procedure control activities or reports as required urgently (the annual regular report is compiled from the first half-year report and the second half-year report).

2. The deadlines for submitting the six-month regular report and the annual report to the Legal Affairs Department are as follows:

a) Six-month report: submitted no later than May 25 each year for the Legal Affairs Department to compile and send to the Ministry of Justice no later than June 2 each year;

b) Annual report: submitted no later than November 25 each year for the Legal Affairs Department to compile and send to the Ministry of Justice no later than December 2 each year;

c) Official annual consolidated report: submitted no later than March 10 of the following year for the Legal Affairs Department to compile and send to the Ministry of Justice no later than March 15 of the following year.

Article 27. Responsibilities and Content of Reports

1. Agencies under the Ministry shall report regularly as prescribed in Article 26 of this Circular; according to the content stipulated in Article 13 of Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP and according to the forms at Annex III accompanying this Circular (if applicable, Forms No. 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05).

2. The Office of General Synthesis and Administrative Procedure Control under the Legal Affairs Department shall report according to the contents of Forms No. 02a/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 03b/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 04a/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 05a/BTP/KSTT/KTTH (if applicable) in Annex III accompanying Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP.

3. The Legal Affairs Department shall compile reports on the situation and results of administrative procedure control activities of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and submit them to the Ministry of Justice according to the contents of Forms No. 01a/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 02a/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 03b/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 04a/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 5a/BTP/KSTT/KTTH (if applicable), 06b/BTP/KSTT/KTTH, 07e/BTP/KSTT/KTTH in Annex III and according to the Report Outline in Annex IV accompanying Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BTP.

Chapter IX

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 28. Implementation Budget

1. Agencies shall prepare budget estimates for administrative procedure control activities. The budget allocated for administrative procedure control activities shall be implemented in accordance with Circular No. 167/2012/TT-BTC dated October 10, 2012, issued by the Ministry of Finance, which stipulates the preparation, management, and use of budgets for administrative procedure control activities.

2. Agencies with separate accounts shall proactively prepare budget estimates and use funds within their annual budget allocations.

3. Agencies without separate accounts shall prepare budget estimates and use funds within the annual budget allocation provided through the Ministry's Office.

Article 29. Effective Date

This Circular takes effect from February 1, 2015.

Article 30. Implementation

1. Heads of agencies and related organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

2. Compliance with the regulations on administrative procedure control set forth in this Circular is one of the criteria for evaluating the completion of tasks by agencies and individuals in the process of commendation and awarding within the authority of the Minister and in cases where higher authorities are requested to grant awards.

3. During the implementation process, if there are difficulties or obstacles, agencies, organizations, and individuals shall promptly reflect these issues to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (through the Legal Affairs Department) for research, revision, and supplementation./.