Decision No. 25/2013/QĐ-TTg Issuing the Rules on Spokespersonship and Provision of Information to the Press

Pursuant to …;

Issuing the Regulation on Spokespersonship and Provision of Information to the Press

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Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Press Law dated December 28, 1989; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Press Law dated June 12, 1999;

Pursuant to the Government Decree No. 51/2002/NĐ-CP dated April 26, 2002 detailing the implementation of the Press Law; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Press Law;

Pursuant to the Government Decree No. 43/2011/NĐ-CP dated June 13, 2011 stipulating the provision of information and online public services on the electronic information portal or government portal of state agencies;

Pursuant to the Government Decree No. 08/2012/NĐ-CP dated February 16, 2012 promulgating the Operational Regulations of the Government;

Pursuant to Decree No. 36/2012/NĐ-CP dated April 18, 2012, of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

At the proposal of the Minister of Information and Communications;

The Prime Minister issues this Decision to promulgate the Regulation on Spokespersonship and Provision of Information to the Press,

Article 1. Attached hereto with this Decision is the "Regulation on Spokespersonship and Provision of Information to the Press".

Article 2. This Decision takes effect from July 1, 2013 and replaces Decision No. 77/2007/QĐ-TTg dated May 28, 2007 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Regulation on Spokespersonship and Provision of Information to the Press.

Article 3. THE MINISTERS, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT-LEVEL MINISTRIES, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT-LEVEL AGENCIES, AND CHAIRMEN OF PROVINCE AND CITY PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES DIRECTLY UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THIS DECISION./.