Decision No. 260/2006/QĐ-TTg Amending and Supplementing Decision No. 147/1999/QĐ-TTg dated July 5, 1999 of the Government on standards and quotas for the use of office premises at state agencies and public service units.

Pursuant to …;

Regarding amendments and supplements to Decision No. 147/1999/QĐ-TTg

dated July 5, 1999 of the Prime Minister

on standards and quotas for the use of office premises

at state agencies and public service units

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PRIME MINISTER

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

Pursuant to Decree No. 130/2005/NĐ-CP dated October 17, 2005 of the Government on the self-management and self-responsibility regime regarding the use of staff positions and administrative management funds for state agencies;

Pursuant to Decree No. 43/2006/NĐ-CP dated April 25, 2006 of the Government stipulating the self-management and self-responsibility regime for the implementation of tasks, organizational structure, and finance for public service units;

Upon the proposal of the Minister of Finance.

Pursuant to …;

Article 1. Amending and supplementing Decision No. 147/1999/QĐ-TTg dated July 5, 1999 of the Prime Minister on standards and quotas for the use of office premises at state agencies and public service units:

1. Clause 2 of Article 3 shall be amended and supplemented as follows:

"2. The total floor area of each agency or unit includes:
a) Work area for officials and civil servants is the floor area of workrooms within the working zone determined based on the number of officials and civil servants in the establishment and those under indefinite-term contracts of the agency or unit according to State regulations and the standard quota per workstation specified in Article 6 of this Decision. The work area for officials and civil servants mentioned above is calculated based on clear dimensions, excluding the area occupied by columns and walls;
b) Common and technical areas include: reception room, meeting room, public reception room, telephone switchboard room, information department, system management computer room, traditional display room, archive room, library, printing and photography department, laboratory, workshop, etc.;
c) Auxiliary and service areas include: main and secondary lobbies, corridors, security guard station, coatroom, restroom, health clinic, cafeteria, kitchen, equipment repair workshop, office supply warehouse, tool warehouse, paper processing room, etc. The auxiliary and service areas mentioned above do not include staircase area, parking garage area, conference room, and auditorium area; they shall be implemented according to Vietnamese construction standards and approved by the competent authority."

2. Clause 4 shall be amended and supplemented as follows:

"1. The competent state management agency shall base its decision on budget capacity, current total office floor area, total establishment, indefinite-term contracts, authorized positions of each agency or unit, and the standards and quotas for the use of office premises stipulated in this Decision to decide on new construction, supplementary construction, or allocation of office premises for each agency or unit according to the current State regulations, ensuring sufficient working area for each level of management.
2. Conditions for considering investment in new construction or supplementary construction of office premises for state agencies and public service units are as follows:
a) State agencies and public service units that have no office premises or whose existing office premises are severely deteriorated, unsafe for users, must be demolished and rebuilt, or whose current office premises area is less than 70% of the prescribed standard in this Decision;
b) Comply with local construction planning and other regulations on basic construction investment; at the same time, it must be included in the capital plan approved by the competent authority in the budget estimate; c) Other conditions according to laws on office management."

3. Article 6 shall be amended and supplemented as follows:

Serial No. Position Standard floor area from minimum to maximum per workstation (m2/person) Note 1 Central Party Department Head, Central Party Office Director, and equivalent positions, National Ethnic Council Chairman of the National Assembly, Standing Committee Member of the National Assembly, National Assembly Committee Chairperson, Supreme People's Procurator General, Supreme People's Court President, National Assembly Office Director, National Assembly Office Director

4. Clause 1 of Article 7 is amended and supplemented as follows:

"1. For newly constructed office premises, the floor area of service, auxiliary, common, and technical sections shall be calculated at a maximum of 50% of the total floor area for officials and civil servants' work."

5. Clause 3 of Article 7 is amended and supplemented as follows:

"3. For auxiliary areas serving special tasks of various sectors, the Minister, head of a ministry-level agency, or head of a government-affiliated agency at the central level shall stipulate standards and quotas suitable for necessary usage after obtaining written agreement from the Minister of Finance."

Article 2. This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Article 3. Ministers, heads of ministry-level agencies, heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairmen of provincial and centrally-administered city People's Committees, and heads of related organizations and agencies are responsible for implementing this Decision.