Decree No. 38/2023/NĐ-CP Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 27/2022/NĐ-CP dated April 19, 2022, of the Government on the management mechanism and implementation of national target programs

DECREE

Amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 27/2022/NĐ-CP

dated April 19, 2022 of the Government on management mechanisms and organization of implementation of national target programs

The Government promulgates this Decree amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 27/2022/NĐ-CP dated April 19, 2022 of the Government on management mechanisms and organization of implementation of national target programs.

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||| Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law Amending and Supplementing Several Provisions of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;

At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment;

Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 27/2022/NĐ-CP dated April 19, 2022 of the Government on management mechanisms and organization of implementation of national target programs

1. Amending and supplementing Clause 11 of Article 3 as follows:

"11. Community production development support is a method of supporting community residents to implement projects and plans for production and service development proposed and organized by the community residents themselves."

Article 5. Establishing and assigning plans for national target programs for a five-year period

2. Amending and supplementing Clause 5 as follows:

"1. The establishment, review, decision on investment orientation, and investment decision for national target programs shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment.

2. The establishment of plans for national target programs for a five-year period at the national level shall be conducted after the Prime Minister approves the investment decision for national target programs; it shall stipulate principles, criteria, allocation standards for central government budget funds, and the matching ratio of local government budgets for implementing national target programs.

3. Within fifteen working days from the date the Prime Minister issues regulations on principles, criteria, allocation standards for central government budget funds, and the matching ratio of local government budgets for implementing national target programs, the program’s main organizer, in coordination with the component project organizers and relevant agencies:

a) Propose objectives, tasks, and the plan for allocating medium-term public investment funds from the central government budget for the five-year period of national target programs to ministries, central agencies, and centrally-administered cities and provinces; propose key solutions to implement national target programs for the five-year period, and submit them to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance.

b) Develop and announce the draft amount of state budget funds for the five-year period; annually announce the amount of state budget funds for the three-year period of national target programs to ministries, central agencies, and centrally-administered cities and provinces.

4. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall take the lead:

a) To compile and report to the Prime Minister to assign objectives and tasks for the five-year period of each national target program to centrally-administered cities and provinces.

b) To compile and report to the competent authority the plan for allocating and assigning medium-term public investment funds from the central government budget for the five-year period of each national target program to ministries, central agencies, and centrally-administered cities and provinces in accordance with the Public Investment Law.”

“Article 6. Establishing, approving, and assigning plans for implementing national target programs for a five-year period by the program's main organizer

3. Amend and supplement Article 6 as follows:

1. The establishment of plans for implementing national target programs for a five-year period by the program's main organizer shall be carried out after the Prime Minister assigns objectives, tasks, and medium-term public investment plans from the central government budget for the five-year period of national target programs.

2. Basis for establishing plans

a) Plans for economic and social development, medium-term public investment plans for the five-year period of ministries, sectors, and localities.

b) The Prime Minister's decision approving investment in national target programs; the Prime Minister's decision issuing principles, criteria, and allocation standards for central government budget funds and the matching ratio of local government budgets for implementing national target programs.

c) The Prime Minister's decision assigning objectives, tasks, and medium-term public investment plans from the central government budget for the five-year period; announcements by the program's main organizer regarding the amount of state budget funds for the five-year period of national target programs.

d) Guidelines for building the content and activities of implementing national target programs issued by the program's main organizer and component project organizers.

3. Content of the plan at the local level

a) Objectives and indicators for the five-year period; specific tasks according to component projects of each national target program.

b) Ability to mobilize funds for implementing national target programs, including: state budget funds (central budget, local budget); funds integrated from programs and projects at the locality; credit funds; other legally mobilized funds (if any).

c) Principles, criteria, and allocation standards for the state budget plan to implement national target programs at the locality.

d) Content, activities, estimated funding levels, and source structure for each activity; list of investment projects (if any).

đ) Solutions for mobilizing funding sources and organizing implementation.

4. Content of the plan at the central level

a) Content, tasks, activities, estimated funding levels, and source structure for each activity; list of investment projects (if any).

b) Solutions for organizing implementation.

5. Within forty-five working days from the date the Prime Minister assigns objectives, tasks, and medium-term public investment plans from the central government budget for the five-year period, the program's main organizer must complete the establishment, approval, assignment of objectives, tasks, medium-term investment plans, and announcement of the amount of state budget funds for the five-year period for each national target program to relevant agencies, units, and subordinate levels.

Within forty-five working days from the date the Prime Minister assigns the targets, tasks, and medium-term public investment plans from the central state budget for the five-year period, the managing agency of the program must complete the establishment, approval, assignment of targets, tasks, and medium-term public investment plans, and notify the level of state budget-funded recurrent expenditure for each national target program for the five-year period to relevant agencies, units, and subordinate levels.

a) For planning purposes, the provincial People's Committee submits to the same-level People's Council for decision on the medium-term investment plan allocation budget from the state budget (including: central government budget support funds, provincial budget self-balancing funds); total special-purpose fund amounts from the provincial budget over a five-year period (if applicable) for each national target program, detailed according to the structure of central government budget, local budget, domestic capital, foreign capital, and other lawful capital (if any) by individual component projects; list of medium-term public investment projects (including: project name, project sponsor, scale, total investment amount, capital structure, location, implementation time, and other related information).

b) The provincial People's Committee assigns objectives, tasks, and medium-term state budget investment plans over a five-year period, lists of medium-term public investment projects over a five-year period; announces the special-purpose fund amounts from the state budget over a five-year period to relevant agencies, units, and subordinate levels.

c) In cases where necessary, the provincial People's Committee bases on the provisions of the Law on Local Administration Organization to submit to the same-level People's Council for decision on delegating authority to the county-level People's Council to decide on the list of public investment projects, adjust the medium-term public investment project list annually within a five-year period for national target programs in accordance with actual conditions at the locality.

Based on the Resolution of the provincial People's Council, the county-level People's Committee compiles and consolidates the list of medium-term public investment projects over a five-year period and annually within a five-year period at the county level for submission to the county-level People's Council for decision.

d) The county-level People's Committee assigns objectives, tasks, medium-term investment plans, lists of medium-term public investment projects over a five-year period, and announces the special-purpose fund amounts from the state budget over a five-year period to relevant agencies, units, and direct subordinate communes.

4. To amend and supplement Article 7 as follows:

Article 7. Establishing and Assigning Annual Implementation Plans for National Target Programs

1. The establishment of annual implementation plans for national target programs by ministries, central agencies, and local levels shall be carried out concurrently with the preparation of economic and social development plans, public investment plans, and state budget estimates annually.

2. Content of plan construction at various levels in localities

a) Evaluation of the results of implementing the national target program in the year of implementation, the ability to complete, and the five-year phase targets and plans.

b) Forecasting objectives, tasks, and plans for the next year by each content and component project.

c) Forecasting sources of funding for implementing national target programs, including: state budget funds detailed according to the structure of investment expenditure, regular expenditure, by source (including proposed support funds from higher-level budgets, self-balancing funds of the implementing budget level); integrated funds from other programs and projects at the locality (if any); credit funds (if any); other legally raised funds (if any). Specifically, the provincial-level plan must clearly specify the matching funds from the local budget according to the regulations of each national target program.

d) Forecasting the funding levels allocated for each content, activity, and component project; list of investment projects (as stipulated by local classification).

đ) Management solutions and organization of implementation.

3. Content of the plan of ministries, central agencies

a) Evaluation of the results of implementing the national target program in the year of implementation.

b) Contents, tasks, activities, forecasted funding levels allocated, and source structure according to each planned activity for the following year; list of investment projects (if any).

c) Solutions for organizing implementation.

4. Basis and procedures for establishing annual implementation plans for national target programs by ministries, central agencies, and localities shall be carried out in accordance with the Prime Minister's Directive, guidelines of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the Ministry of Finance.

For the establishment of plans to implement contents and activities under national target programs involving the participation of people in communes, it shall be implemented in accordance with Article 8 of this Decree.

5. Assignment of annual implementation plans for national target programs

a) The Prime Minister assigns ministries, central agencies, and provincial People's Committees the objectives, tasks, investment capital plans, and central state budget estimates for the following year for each national target program in accordance with the Public Investment Law and the State Budget Law.

b) Ministries, central agencies, and local People's Committees at all levels complete the assignment of objectives and tasks; state budget estimates, annual investment capital plans detailed by component projects under each program, and investment project lists for implementing national target programs to relevant agencies, units, and subordinate levels in accordance with the State Budget Law and the Public Investment Law.

For the establishment, approval, and assignment of lists of public investment projects to implement national target programs at the local level, it shall be carried out in accordance with the classification delegation regulations of the provincial People's Council.

5. Amend and supplement Article 9 as follows:

Article 9. Mobilization and Utilization of State Budget Funds for Implementing National Target Programs

1. State budget funds for implementing national target programs are allocated in the medium-term public investment plan, five-year financial plan, and are balanced and allocated in the annual public investment plan and state budget estimate according to each source of funds.

a) The central government budget ensures balance and allocation to implement national target programs according to the total amount approved by the National Assembly in the investment policy statement of the national target program and the medium-term public investment plan over a five-year period.

b) The local government budget ensures balance and allocation of funds to implement national target programs.

Localities receiving capital support from the central government budget to implement national target programs are responsible for allocating local government budget funds over a five-year period, balancing local government budget funds annually not less than the matching funds required to implement each program at the locality as prescribed by the Prime Minister.

Localities that do not receive capital support from the central budget for implementing national target programs shall be responsible for arranging local budget capital for the five-year period, balancing state budget capital annually to implement each program.

2. Principles for allocating and transferring central budget funds to the managing agencies of the programs

a) Adhere to the principles, criteria, and allocation standards for central budget funds to implement each national target program as prescribed by the Prime Minister.

b) Be consistent with the progress of implementing the five-year plan approved by the competent authority.

c) Based on the results of achieving the targets and indicators assigned by the competent authority, the results of mobilizing counterpart funds from the local budget, and the disbursement results of the previous year.

3. Allocation of local budget funds to implement national target programs according to the principles, criteria, and allocation standards for local budgets decided by the Provincial People's Council.

4. Contents guaranteed by the state budget for implementation:

a) The contents and activities of national target programs as approved by the Prime Minister's Decision on investing in national target programs. Priority shall be given to investment activities, maintenance of construction works, and production development support as stipulated in Chapters IV and V of this Decree.

b) Building and maintaining a monitoring and evaluation system for national target programs.

c) Activities of the Steering Committee for national target programs at both central and local levels.

5. Special mechanisms for supporting investment for policy beneficiaries within the scope of national target programs

a) Using public investment funds to provide direct financial support according to set standards for certain policy beneficiaries within the scope of national target programs to self-implement investments without project management. Assets formed after investment shall not be public assets.

b) Allocating and transferring medium-term public investment plans and annual investment capital plans to implement policies as provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of this Decree.

c) Objectives, contents, beneficiaries, and levels of support from the state budget for each policy shall be implemented according to the Prime Minister's Decision. Technical conditions and requirements (if any) for each policy shall be carried out in accordance with relevant specialized laws.

d) Consolidating, reviewing, appraising, and deciding the list of beneficiaries:

The People's Committee of the commune shall publicly announce policy information, review, appraise, and consolidate the list of policy beneficiaries who have a need for support, ensuring compliance with the content, beneficiaries, principles, and criteria specified in each policy, and submit it to the People's Committee of the district for approval.

The People's Committee of the commune shall cooperate with related agencies at the local level to publicly announce the list of policy beneficiaries and the level of support for each policy support content at their office premises.

e) Organizing the withdrawal of budget estimates and payment to policy beneficiaries:

Based on the medium-term public investment plan and the annual investment capital plan assigned by the competent authority, the People's Committee of the commune shall withdraw the budget estimate from the State Treasury to directly pay the policy beneficiary according to each payment. If the payment to the policy beneficiary has not been completed within thirty days after withdrawing the budget estimate, the People's Committee of the commune shall be responsible for returning the unspent amount to the State Treasury.

The payment of land use rights and production land support for a single policy beneficiary shall be made once only at 100% of the support level. The payment for new house construction support under the housing policy for a single policy beneficiary shall be made in two installments; the first payment (first installment) shall be made after the policy beneficiary completes the foundation of the house, with a maximum payment of no more than 70% of the support level as prescribed; the second payment (second installment) shall be made after the policy beneficiary completes the new house construction.

For other support policies, the Provincial People's Committee shall decide the progress and conditions for paying a single policy beneficiary once only or in分期付款，但不超过两次。如果是分期付款，在完成一定工作量后进行第一次（第一期）支付，支付金额不得超过规定支持水平的70%；在政策受益人完成投资后进行第二次（第二期）支付。

f) Preparing files to track the implementation progress of policies and payment files for policy beneficiaries:

The file to track the implementation progress of policies includes: A tracking book of the implementation progress of the policy beneficiary from the initial support date to the completion of payment and settlement of the support fund, confirmed by the People's Committee of the commune; a certified copy of the land use right certificate or production land certificate issued by the competent authority in the name of the policy beneficiary, or a verification record of the completed work volume between the commune management board and the policy beneficiary according to Model No. 01 attached to this Decree; other relevant documents as prescribed by specialized laws or regulations of the Provincial People's Committee (if any); payment files; lists of policy beneficiaries who have received support payments and confirmation documents of the payments. The file to track the implementation progress of policies shall be kept by the People's Committee of the commune.

The payment file includes: A payment request form according to Model No. 02, a list of policy beneficiaries and the support levels for households (signed and confirmed by the policy beneficiary, or the person authorized by the policy beneficiary, or the head of the household) according to Model No. 03 attached to this Decree; the medium-term public investment plan and the annual investment capital plan assigned by the competent authority, and the list of supported policy beneficiaries approved by the competent authority. The payment file shall be prepared in two copies, one copy sent to the State Treasury for the withdrawal of the budget estimate to pay the policy beneficiary; one copy retained by the People's Committee of the commune.

g) The People's Committee at the commune level shall monitor and supervise the progress of investment implementation by policy beneficiaries. In cases where, upon completion of the national target program phase, the policy beneficiary has received the initial payment but has not completed the remaining procedures for payment according to the quota, the People's Committee at the commune level shall notify the policy beneficiary in writing to request the completion of procedures for acceptance of investment results and the remaining payment procedures for the support amount as prescribed.

After three (03) notifications, if the policy beneficiary does not complete the procedures for acceptance of investment results and the remaining support payment, the People's Committee at the commune level shall settle the amount already paid; and will not make the remaining support payment (if any) to the policy beneficiary.

6. Payment and settlement of state budget capital for implementing the national target program shall be carried out in accordance with the Government's regulations on management, payment, and settlement of projects using public investment capital, the provisions of this Decree, and the guidance of the Ministry of Finance.”

6. Amend Clause 1 of Article 10 as follows:

“1. Principles for integrating funds in implementing national target programs

a) Integration of funds in implementing national target programs must be implemented consistently from the stage of formulating policies, planning, allocating budgets, and using, paying, and settling funds.

b) Integration of funds between national target programs shall only be implemented in cases where there is simultaneous overlap in content, subjects, and scope of implementation. The integration must ensure that it does not change the objectives and tasks of each program.

c) Prioritize the integration of funds from other programs and projects that are not part of the national target programs but have the same objectives, beneficiaries, activities, and are implemented in the same district or commune to enhance the effectiveness of the national target programs.

Funds integrated from other programs and projects for implementing national target programs shall not be considered as counterpart funds from local budgets to implement national target programs as prescribed.

d) Focus on integrating various sources of funds for activities and content implemented in poor districts; particularly difficult communes in coastal areas and islands; and particularly difficult communes and villages in ethnic minority and mountainous regions.

đ) Take the content, activities, and investment projects under the national target programs as the core for fund integration. Clearly determine the proportion of mobilized and contributed funds for each integrated program and project. Uniformly set expenditure standards for each integrated content and activity; uniformly establish procedures and processes for payment and settlement of integrated funds suitable to the actual conditions of the locality. The support level for particularly difficult areas, ethnic minority and mountainous regions shall be applied at the highest expenditure standard as currently prescribed.

e) Clearly assign responsibilities among agencies and units in charge and those cooperating in implementing fund integration activities.”

7. Amend and supplement Article 11 as follows:

“Article 11. Mobilization and utilization of credit funds for implementing national target programs

1. Mobilization of credit funds for implementing national target programs

a) Maximize the mobilization of credit funds for implementing national target programs through credit policies for each subject and content within the scope of each national target program's investment. The mechanism for mobilizing credit funds shall be implemented according to the regulations of each credit policy approved by the competent authority.

b) The People's Committee at the provincial and district levels shall submit to the People's Council at the same level for decision on the scale and allocation of the local self-balancing budget to implement credit policies and credit support for each subject, field, content, and activity within each national target program, ensuring compatibility with the economic and social conditions of the locality and the laws on public investment management, state budget management, and policy credit management.

2. Utilization of credit funds shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations of each credit policy and the laws on credit activities; encourage the use of state budget funds entrusted to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to implement credit policies supporting the implementation of national target programs.”

8. Amend and supplement Article 13 as follows:

“Article 13. Principles for organizing the implementation of construction investment projects under special mechanisms

1. Small-scale projects with non-complex technology that are organized under special mechanisms must involve the participation of the people in the process of preparing documents, organizing construction, and maintaining works.

2. The state budget shall provide partial funding, with the remainder coming from the contributions of the people and other lawful sources at the local level to implement construction investment projects. For projects implemented in particularly difficult communes and villages, the state budget shall provide maximum support up to 100% of the total investment cost.

3. Contributions from the people can be in the form of money or in-kind, days of labor converted into money; they must be included in the value of the work for tracking and managing the agreed contribution ratio; and shall not be recorded in the state budget revenue and expenditure.

4. Prioritize the use of local labor and materials to implement construction investment projects under special mechanisms. The unit price for preparing construction documents shall be determined based on market prices confirmed by the People's Committee at the commune level.

5. State budget support payments for implementing construction investment projects must be based on the results of the acceptance of completed works' volume confirmed by the People's Committee at the commune level. Investment preparation and project management costs shall be implemented in accordance with the laws on construction investment.”

9. Amend Article 18 as follows:

“Article 18. Management of construction works, payment, and settlement of construction investment projects

1. Organization of construction works

a) Based on the Decision approving the investment project, the results of selecting the construction contractor, and the capital allocation plan, the Commune Management Board shall sign a construction contract with the representative of the community, organization, or winning group of workers (collectively referred to as the construction contractor) to organize the implementation.”

b) In cases where the mechanism prescribed in Clause 5, Article 17 of this Decree is applied, in the Decision approving the investment project, the People's Committee of the commune shall entrust the Commune Development Board (the construction contractor) to be the focal point for implementing the project and signing construction contracts with individuals directly involved in the construction work.

2. Responsibilities of the construction contractor

a) Develop construction measures and progress schedules; safety measures for tasks with high risks of labor accidents (if applicable).

b) Organize the inspection of materials, components, construction products, and installed equipment before and during construction; carry out construction and control the quality of construction works according to the design requirements as stipulated in the Decision approving the investment project and the construction contract.

c) In case discrepancies or inconsistencies are found between the design documents and the construction contract (if any) compared to actual conditions during construction, notify the Commune Management Board and the Community Supervision Board to implement adjustments.

d) Maintain construction diaries for the project, including the following key information: number of workers and construction equipment on site; daily construction activities and acceptance on the construction site; incidents, damages, labor accidents, other issues arising and measures to address them (if any).

đ) Prepare and store completion drawings, construction management files, and hand over to the Commune Management Board upon completion of the project.

3. Responsibilities for managing quality and supervising construction works

a) The People's Committee of the commune shall manage the quality, progress, quantity, labor safety, environmental protection, and investment management costs for construction projects implemented under the special mechanism.

b) The Commune Management Board and the Community Supervision Board are responsible for supervision during the construction process.

4. Contents of construction supervision by the Commune Management Board and the Community Supervision Board

a) Inspect and confirm the type, quality, quantity of materials, components, construction products, and installed equipment incorporated into the project and their origin, source, and quality certification documents (if any) as required by the design documents.

b) Monitor, supervise, and urge the contractor to perform construction work at the site according to the design requirements, construction methods, safety measures, and construction schedule; conduct acceptance procedures as prescribed.

c) Inspect and confirm completion drawings and completed construction quantities; organize the establishment and storage of construction management files as prescribed.

5. The Commune Management Board organizes the acceptance of construction work and the completion of the project; the acceptance results are confirmed by minutes; for the acceptance of construction work, it can be recorded directly in the construction diary. The main contents of the minutes include:

a) Name of the construction work or project being accepted; time and location of acceptance.

b) Signatories of the acceptance minutes for construction work include: the Commune Management Board, the Community Supervision Board, and representatives of the construction contractor. Signatories of the acceptance minutes for the completed project include: all parties mentioned above, together with representatives of the People's Committee of the commune and other relevant parties decided by the People's Committee of the commune.

c) Acceptance conclusions, specifying approval or non-approval of acceptance; requirements for repairs and improvements to the work already performed and other requirements (if any).

6. Procedures and processes for payment and settlement of projects and works under the special mechanism shall be carried out in accordance with the Government's regulations on project management, payment, and settlement using public investment funds.

10. Amend and supplement Article 19 as follows:

"Article 19. Management and operation, maintenance of works constructed under the special mechanism

1. The People's Committee of the province shall issue a model maintenance procedure to manage the operation and maintenance of works constructed under the special mechanism in the locality.

The content of the model maintenance procedure includes: objects, methods, and frequency of inspections; contents and instructions for maintenance of works suitable for each part of the work, type of work, and installed equipment; timing and instructions for periodic replacement of installed equipment; instructions for repair methods for work defects and handling cases of work deterioration; service life of works, parts, and items of works, installed equipment; other instructions related to maintenance of construction works and provisions to ensure labor safety and environmental hygiene during the implementation of maintenance of construction works and other contents as prescribed by laws on construction.

2. Based on the provisions of the People's Committee of the province, the People's Committee of the commune shall implement the following:

a) Entrust the Commune Management Board or the Village Development Board to directly manage and operate the construction works; the Commune Management Board shall develop a maintenance plan based on the model maintenance procedure as prescribed by the People's Committee of the province.

b) Decide on the maintenance plan and select community residents, mass organizations, groups, teams, cooperatives to carry out maintenance of construction works.

3. Maintenance costs for construction works are determined by preparing budgets in accordance with the laws on construction investment.

The content of maintenance costs includes: costs for regular annual maintenance work, repair costs for works, consulting fees for maintenance services, management costs for maintenance within the responsibility of the owner or manager/user of the works, and other costs (if any)."

11. Amend and supplement Article 20 as follows:

"Article 20. Principles for managing support activities for production development under the national target program"

1. State budget support for implementing production development activities is conditional support; the support period follows the production cycle or the investment term of national target programs. Priority is given to using state budget funds to support projects, plans, schemes, and models of production development implemented in poor districts, particularly difficult communes in coastal areas and islands, and particularly difficult communes in ethnic minority and mountainous regions.

2. Enhance mobilization of credit capital, capital from enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative unions, organizations, and individuals participating in supporting production development. Implement a mechanism to integrate funding sources to carry out support activities for production development under national target programs as stipulated in Article 10 of this Decree.

3. Costs for selecting projects and models to support production development (including survey and evaluation costs; establishment of a project selection council; selection of ordering units and assignment of tasks; organizing bidding to select units providing products and services; price verification in procurement plans for materials, goods, and services) shall be included in the implementation budget for support activities for production development or the regular budget of the agency or unit directly implementing such activities; these costs shall not exceed 5% of the total allocated budget for supporting production development activities.

4. Prioritize the use of crop and livestock seeds and other goods and services produced directly by people in the project implementation area. Purchase prices for products, goods, and services are calculated based on market prices at the same time and location, confirmed by the People's Committee of the commune on the receipt of purchase and sale with the people.

5. Projects, plans, schemes, and models (collectively referred to as projects) for production development must ensure that at least 50% of the people participating in the project are beneficiaries of national target programs, with priority given to resource allocation for projects where more than 70% of participants are from poor households, near-poor households, newly escaped poverty households, ethnic minority households, persons with meritorious service, and poor household women.

6. Settlement of state budget funds for implementing support activities for production development is based on the results of the acceptance of completed work volume according to annual progress or phases.

12. Amend Article 21 as follows:

Article 21. Support for production development linked to value chains

1. Conditions for supporting production development linked to value chains

a) The project or plan for linkage must determine the results regarding job creation indices, income increase levels, and contributions to local socio-economic development according to the annual plan and the end date of the project.

b) The leading unit and linked entities must have contracts or cooperation memorandums regarding training, technical support, supply of inputs, organization of production, harvesting, initial processing, processing, purchasing, and selling products.

c) Ensure the participation rate of people belonging to the investment target of national target programs as stipulated in Clause 5 of Article 20 of this Decree and the regulations of the competent authority at the local level.

2. Model application forms for project and plan linkage proposals

a) The model application form for project and plan linkage proposals in agricultural production and product consumption shall comply with the Government's regulations on policies encouraging the development of cooperation and linkage in agricultural production and product consumption.

b) The model application form for project and plan linkage proposals in other industries, trades, and fields, and the receiving entity for the application forms:

For projects and plans for linkage carried out by ministries, central agencies, the application form for project and plan linkage includes: Proposal Form No. 04, Project and Plan Content Form No. 05, Appointment Agreement Form No. 06 attached to this Decree; certified copies of business registration certificates or establishment decisions; documents proving the capacity of the leading linkage unit; certified copies of certificates or commitments regarding product, goods, and service quality standards; linkage contracts; other documents (if any) as prescribed by ministries and central agencies.

For projects and plans for linkage carried out by localities, the Provincial People's Council shall decide on the application form, conditions, and requirements for selecting projects and plans based on the actual conditions of the locality. The model proposal form for projects and plans must clearly specify information requirements about: the capacity of the leading linkage unit and related parties; production, business, product consumption, and service supply plans; detailed budget estimates by year; procurement plans for materials and equipment for production and service supply, and seedlings proposed for support from the state budget (if applicable); content and support costs for households or individuals belonging to the target group of national target programs; key output indicators tied to project implementation milestones; certified copies of contracts or signed agreements between the leading linkage unit and linked entities; anticipated risks and financial solutions to handle risks (if applicable); other contents (if any) as prescribed by the Provincial People's Council.

3. Selection of linkage projects and plans

a) The managing agency or subordinate agency authorized by the managing agency shall widely announce plans to implement support activities for production development linked to value chains in the implementation of national target programs through media or on the agency's website, publicly posted at the agency's office.

b) Prepare an application form to propose the implementation of linkage projects and plans for production development support.

For projects and plans implemented by ministries and central agencies, the leading linkage unit shall prepare the application form for the project and plan in accordance with point b, clause 2 of this Article and submit it to the ministry or central agency.

For projects and plans managed by localities, the leading linkage unit shall prepare the application form for the implementation of the project and plan in accordance with the regulations of the Provincial People's Council.

c) The competent authority of the program, within its establishment authority, shall establish, or entrust an agency, unit, or subordinate level to establish an Appraisal Board for the project and joint plan, and an agency, unit, or department to assist the Board.

The composition of the Board at the ministry or central agency includes: The Chairman of the Board is the leadership of the ministry or central agency, or the leadership of the subordinate agency or unit authorized by the ministry or central agency; members include representatives from specialized agencies managing investment, finance, industry sectors, and independent experts or other components (if necessary).

The composition of the Board at the local level includes: The Chairman of the Board is the leadership of the provincial People's Committee or the leadership of the department, bureau, sector, or district People's Committee authorized by the provincial People's Committee; members include the leadership of the district People's Committee (in case the provincial People's Committee establishes the Board) where the project or joint plan is located, representatives from state management agencies on investment, finance, industry sectors, and independent experts or other components (if necessary).

The appraisal content must clarify compliance with documentation, procedures, and conditions stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article; the necessity of implementing the project and joint plan; procurement plans and the responsible entity for implementing the procurement of materials and equipment for production, service supply, and crop and livestock seedlings proposed for support from the state budget (if applicable); risks and financial plans to address risks (if applicable).

d) Based on the Appraisal Board's opinion, the Minister or Head of the Central Agency decides or delegates the Head of the subordinate agency or unit to decide on approving the project and joint plan; the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee decides or delegates the Head of the provincial department, bureau, or sector to approve the project and joint plan within their provincial jurisdiction; the Chairman of the district People's Committee decides or delegates the Head of the district department or bureau to approve the project and joint plan within their district jurisdiction.

đ) The content of the decision on the project and joint plan must include: Name of the project and joint plan; name of the leading unit and parties involved in the joint plan; implementation period; location; total cost, structure of each source of capital (state budget, capital of the leading unit, capital contributed by the parties involved, preferential credit capital (if applicable), integrated capital for implementing policies (if applicable)); content, activities, and responsibilities of each party according to each content and activity; level of support, disbursement schedule, and payment from the state budget and detailed budget according to each supported content and activity; expected results by fiscal year and at the end of the project and joint plan; procurement plans and the responsible entity for implementing the procurement of materials and equipment for production, service supply, and crop and livestock seedlings proposed for support from the state budget (if applicable); content and costs of support for households or individuals under the national target program; organization managing assets formed after support (if applicable); financial plans to address risks (if applicable); sanctions and mechanisms for recovering state budget support funds in cases where the leading unit violates commitments and other related contents (if applicable).

4. The content of support from state budget capital for implementing national target programs, in accordance with the guidance of the program's competent authority, is tailored to each national target program. Priority is given to supporting the following aspects for the linked entities:

a) Training in production techniques; training in management skills, contract management capabilities, chain management, and market development.

b) Transfer and application of new science and technology, implementation of production and quality management processes in a synchronized manner along the chain.

c) Materials and equipment for production, service supply, crop and livestock seeds.

d) Promotion and trade facilitation for products and services.

5. Level of support and method of support from state budget capital

a) Maximum support not exceeding eighty percent (80%) of the total cost of implementing one (01) project or joint plan in particularly difficult areas; not exceeding seventy percent (70%) of the total cost of implementing one (01) project or joint plan in difficult areas; not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of implementing one (01) project or joint plan in other areas within the scope of investment of national target programs.

For projects and plans of localities, the approving agency decides the specific level of support for implementing one (01) project, but it must not exceed the support ceiling determined by the Provincial People's Council.

For projects and plans of ministries or central agencies, the Head of the Central Agency decides the level of support for implementing one (01) project or plan.

b) State budget capital supports the implementation of joint projects and plans through the leading unit.

6. Responsibilities of agencies and units assigned plans and budgets for implementing support activities for production development:

a) Based on the Decision of the competent authority approving the project for supporting production development in value chains, sign a contract with the leading unit to implement the project and joint plan.

b) Organize the implementation of support activities according to the tasks and authorities delegated (if applicable).

c) Disburse funds to the leading unit or related parties according to the progress specified in the contract signed with the leading unit.

d) Maintain records and monitor the use of assets formed after support (if applicable), organize liquidation and recovery of assets according to regulations (if applicable).

đ) Supervise the results of the project and joint plan implementation.

7. Responsibilities of the leading unit and parties involved in the joint plan:

a) Implement production development contents according to the Decision of the competent authority approving the project for supporting production development in value chains, and the contract signed with the state agency.

b) Use the state budget support capital according to the approved project's content, purpose, and ceiling.

c) Maintain a record to monitor the use of assets after support, record depreciation of fixed assets, and periodically report to the agencies or units implementing production development support programs (if applicable).”

13. Amend and supplement Article 22 as follows:

“Article 22. Support for Community Production Development

1. Conditions for Supporting Projects and Production Plans

a) Ensuring the participation rate of people belonging to the target investment groups under the National Target Program in accordance with Clause 5, Article 20 of this Decree and the regulations of the provincial People's Committee.

b) The community proposing projects and production plans must be a group of households confirmed by the commune People's Committee; a voluntary cooperative established in accordance with the law; a group of households represented by political-social organizations; a group of households represented by the Village Development Board; or a group of households represented by respected individuals among ethnic minority communities in mountainous areas.

c) The group or community must have members who are recognized as skilled economic practitioners by the commune People's Committee.

d) Households participating in projects and production plans must meet the conditions regarding material infrastructure, labor, and means of production required by the project and commit to providing the counterpart funding for the implementation of the project and plan.

2. Procedures, formalities, sample application forms, and content of the review of applications for projects and production plans shall be carried out according to the regulations of the Provincial People's Council. The application form must clearly specify requirements for information such as: Minutes of community meetings; production and business plans, product sales plans; total project costs, detailed requests for state budget support for each activity, contributions from group members; procurement plans for materials, equipment, and seeds proposed for state budget support (if applicable); project outcomes; methods of circulating physical assets or funds within the community (if applicable); training needs and financial solutions for risks (if applicable); other contents (if applicable) as prescribed by the Provincial People's Council.

3. Selection of Community Production Projects and Plans

a) Agencies or units responsible for implementing production development support activities must widely announce their plans to implement community production development activities through various media channels, on their websites, or by publicly posting notices at their offices.

b) Communities must prepare and submit applications for projects and production plans to the agencies or units responsible for implementing production development support activities. Applications must comply with the regulations of the Provincial People's Council.

c) The People's Committee of the district establishes a Review Team for project and production plan applications and decides on the unit or department to assist the Review Team. The Review Team consists of: A team leader appointed by the district People's Committee or the head of a specialized department under the district People's Committee; members appointed by the commune People's Committee where the project or production plan is located; representatives from financial and investment departments and specialized departments under the district People's Committee; experts or professionals with experience in implementing production development support activities selected by the community (if necessary).

The review must clarify whether the conditions set forth in Clause 1 of this Article are met; the necessity of implementing the project or production plan; procurement plans and the responsible entities for implementing procurement plans for materials, equipment, and seeds using state budget funds (if applicable).

d) Based on the review opinions of the Review Team, the Chairman of the district People's Committee decides or delegates the decision to approve the project to the heads of specialized departments under the district People's Committee or the Chairman of the commune People's Committee.

đ) The content of the decision approving the project or production plan support must include: Project name and plan; representative of the community and list of participating communities; implementation timeline; location; target participants; project activities; detailed budget estimate; sources of funding (state budget support, preferential credit loans (if applicable), integrated funding from policies and counterpart funding from participating households (if applicable)); content, activities, and responsibilities of each party according to each activity; level of support, schedule for disbursement and payment from the state budget, and detailed estimates for each supported content and activity; expected project outcomes; procurement plans and responsible entities for implementing procurement plans for materials, equipment, and seeds proposed for state budget support (if applicable); management organization for assets formed after support (if applicable); circulation method and amount (if applicable); financial solutions for risk management (if applicable); sanctions for breach of commitments (if applicable).

4. Contents of support from state budget funds for the implementation of the National Target Program shall be guided by the program's managing agency in accordance with each National Target Program. Priority shall be given to the following contents:

a) Technical training based on the needs of group members, enhancing management and operation capabilities of groups.

b) Materials, equipment, and seeds for production and service provision.

c) Promoting and marketing products and services; tracing origin and labeling products.

5. Level of support and method of support from state budget capital

a) Support at a maximum rate not exceeding ninety-five percent (95%) of the total project implementation costs for one (01) project in particularly difficult areas; not exceeding eighty percent (80%) of the total project implementation costs for one (01) project in difficult areas; not exceeding sixty percent (60%) of the total costs for implementing one (01) project in other areas within the scope of national target program investment. The agency approving the project and plan decides on the specific level of support for implementing one (01) project or plan, but it shall not exceed the support ceiling determined by the Provincial People's Council.

b) The state budget supports the implementation of production and service projects through representatives chosen by the community.

6. Responsibilities of agencies and units assigned plans and budgets for implementing support activities for production development:

a) Based on the Decision of the competent authority approving the community production development support project, sign a contract with the representative of the community group to implement activities supporting production development.

b) Organize the implementation of support activities according to the tasks and authorities delegated (if applicable).

c) Disburse funds to the representative of the community group and related parties according to the progress stipulated in the Contract signed with the representative of the community group.

d) Maintain records and monitor the use of assets formed after support (if applicable), organize liquidation and recovery of assets according to regulations (if applicable).

đ) Monitor the results of implementing the production and service projects and plans.

7. Responsibilities of the community group representative and members:

a) Implement the production project and plan according to the Decision of the competent authority approving the community production development support project and the Contract signed with the state agency.

b) Use the support capital from the state budget in accordance with the content, purpose, and ceiling specified in the Decision approving the project.

c) Maintain a record of the situation regarding the use of assets after support, depreciation of fixed assets, and periodically report to the agency or unit implementing production development support (if applicable).

8. Implement a mechanism for recycling part of the support capital in the form of cash or in-kind within the community for each community production development support project approved by the competent authority.

a) The provincial People's Committee decides on the implementation of the mechanism for recycling part of the support capital in the form of cash or in-kind within the community in accordance with actual conditions, management capacity, organizational implementation at the grassroots level, and the people's capacity.

b) The community self-manages and organizes the recycling and circulation of capital within the community. In cases where the community lacks management capacity, the agency or unit entrusted with the capital for supporting production activities assigns staff to assist the community in managing and organizing the recycling and circulation.

c) The agency or unit entrusted with the budget estimate for implementing production development support settles the state budget expenditure for implementing community production development support activities according to the amount already paid out and the amount already recorded as state budget expenditure for the project in accordance with the State Budget Law.

d) The recycling ratio, circulation sequence, monitoring procedures of the agency or unit entrusted with the capital for supporting production activities, and other contents about community circulation management are implemented in accordance with the regulations of the provincial People's Committee.

đ) In case the project ends and the participants no longer need the capital in the form of cash or in-kind for recycling, circulation, reinvestment, or expansion of production scale, the agency or unit entrusted with the capital for supporting production activities decides to recover the capital in the form of cash or sell the in-kind assets and deposit the proceeds into the account opened at the state treasury for use in supporting the implementation of new projects or plans approved by the competent authority (if any) or pay into the state budget in accordance with the regulations."

14. Amend and supplement Article 23 as follows:

"Article 23. Production Development Support According to Tasks

1. Conditions for Implementing Production Development Support According to Tasks

a) Production development support according to tasks is applied in implementing projects and models under the management of central agencies.

For projects and models under local management, the mechanism for production development support according to tasks is only applied when considering the applicability of the support method prescribed in Article 21 and Article 22 but failing to mobilize the participation of enterprises, cooperatives, other organizations, or lacking proposals from the community; or implementing projects to support people heavily affected by natural disasters, epidemics, climate change, environmental pollution; projects and models for vulnerable groups; production support linked to consolidating national defense and security, gender equality; models applying new production technology and techniques.

b) At least seventy percent (70%) of the state budget support funding must be used to support production-related activities directly related to people's production activities.

2. Production Development Support According to Tasks Belonging to the List of Public Products and Services; Implemented Through Assignment, Ordering, or Bidding in Accordance With Government Regulations on Assigning, Ordering, or Bidding for the Provision of Public Products and Services Using State Budget Funds From Regular Expenditure.

3. Level of Support and Method of Support From State Budget Capital

a) Support for implementing one (01) project at a maximum rate not exceeding three billion (03) dong. Encourage the ordering party, households, and community participating in the project to contribute counterpart funds (in cash, labor days, or in-kind).

b) The state budget supports through the entity assigned the task, the ordering party, or the winning bidder to carry out production development support activities and related parties.

4. Responsibilities of Agencies and Units Entrusted With Plans and Budget Estimates for Implementing Production Development Support Activities:

a) Based on the Prime Minister's Decision approving the investment in each national target program; relevant provisions and guidelines of the competent authority on implementing production development support activities under the national target program; the budget plan or estimate and other related regulations, approve projects, model proposals for production development support according to tasks.

The approval content for projects and model schemes must clearly specify the following items: Project name; implementation period; geographical area; beneficiaries supported by the project; project activities; detailed budget estimate according to each task and activity; contents, activities, tasks that need to be commissioned, assigned, or tendered (by individual item or overall); expected outcomes and results of the project; organization managing assets formed after support (if applicable); financial solutions to handle risks (if applicable); other contents as prescribed by the program management agency.

b) Announce widely the plan to select units for commissioning tasks, assigning tasks, selecting contractors to provide products and services to implement projects and model schemes supporting production development on communication media, or on electronic websites, publicly posting at the headquarters of the agencies or units.

c) Organize the selection, issue decisions to assign tasks to the entities receiving tasks, or sign commissioning contracts with the entities accepting commissions, winning bidders to carry out support activities for production development as prescribed.

d) Guide, supervise, and disburse funds based on the acceptance results of each phase of completing the content and activities according to the progress stipulated in the decision approving the project and model scheme supporting production development; decisions assigning tasks, commissioning, or commissioning contracts, or contracts signed with selected contractors.”

15. Amend and supplement Clause 3 of Article 26 as follows:

“3. The commune management board (referred to collectively as the commune management board) is established to organize the implementation of national target programs at the commune level. The Chairman of the Commune People's Committee is the Head of the Board; members include: commune-level civil servants responsible for sectors and fields related to national target programs and representatives of political and social organizations and community residents.”

16. Amend and supplement Article 34 as follows:

“Article 34. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Planning and Investment

1. Propose the issuance of general regulations on managing national target programs and guide their implementation within its authority.

2. Propose the balance of state budget capital for public investment to implement each national target program over a five-year period and annually; compile and report to the competent authority for decision-making and assignment of medium-term public investment targets, tasks, and plans, annual investment capital plans from the central budget for each national target program.

3. Develop and propose to the Prime Minister to issue regulations on building a national database and online reporting system for monitoring and evaluating national target programs.

4. Establish a monitoring and evaluation system for national target programs as prescribed in Article 32 of this Decree.

5. Carry out monitoring of national target programs as prescribed in Article 30 of this Decree; prepare monitoring and evaluation reports on national target programs as prescribed in Article 32 of this Decree.”

17. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 35 as follows:

“2. Propose the balance of state budget capital for public services to implement each national target program over a five-year period; notify the budgetary service expenditure check for the next two years in detail according to component projects; compile and report to the competent authority the annual central budget estimates for each national target program based on the proposals of the program management agency as prescribed.”

18. Amend and supplement Article 36 as follows:

“Article 36. Responsibilities of the Program Manager

1. Develop and propose to the Prime Minister to issue principles, criteria, and allocation standards for capital and funding support from the central budget and the matching ratio from local budgets participating in implementing national target programs. Issue within its authority or develop and propose to the competent authority to issue regulations and guidelines for organizing the implementation of national target programs.

2. Take the lead and coordinate with component project managers to announce the total amount of public service capital from the central budget for a five-year period for national target programs; notify the annual and subsequent two-year amounts of public service capital to central ministries, agencies, and provincial-level cities in detail according to component projects or according to the provisions of the competent authority regarding the mechanism for allocating central budget capital for each national target program.

3. Take the lead and coordinate with component project managers to develop plans for medium-term public investment allocation for a five-year period in detail according to each component project; propose balancing and plans for allocating annual public investment capital and budgetary service expenditure from the central budget to implement national target programs for central ministries, agencies, and provincial-level cities in detail according to component projects or according to the provisions of the competent authority regarding the mechanism for allocating central budget capital for each national target program.

4. Develop monitoring and evaluation indicators and forms for national target programs as prescribed in Article 32, no later than 60 working days from the date the competent authority decides to invest in the program.

5. Develop and complete the national target program management system as prescribed in Article 32 of this Decree; establish data interconnection with the System according to the guidance of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

6. Carry out monitoring of national target programs as prescribed in Article 30 of this Decree. Prepare monitoring and evaluation reports on national target programs as prescribed in Article 32 of this Decree.”

19. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 37 as follows:

“1. Coordinate with the program manager to develop plans for medium-term public investment allocation (if any); total public service capital from the central budget for a five-year period; propose balancing and plans for allocating annual public investment capital and budgetary service expenditure for the next two years for each component project for central ministries, agencies, and provincial-level cities, and send them to the program manager as prescribed.”

20. Amend and supplement Article 38 as follows:

"Article 38. Responsibilities of Ministries and Central Management Agencies Related to the Implementation of National Target Programs

Ministries and central agencies shall be responsible for guiding the implementation of specialized legal provisions related to the management and organization of activities under each national target program."

21. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 39 as follows:

"2. Issue regulations and organizational rules for implementing support activities for production development at agencies, units, and subordinate levels as provided for in Articles 21, 23, and 24 of this Decree."

22. Amend and supplement Article 40 as follows:

"Article 40. Responsibilities of Provincial People's Committees

1. Develop and submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision:

a) The plan for allocating medium-term investment capital from targeted financial support from the central budget over a five-year period; annual investment capital plans and central budget estimates for targeted financial support; total special-purpose capital from the provincial budget over a five-year period for each program (if applicable), detailed special-purpose capital plans within the three-year state financial and budgetary plan; list of medium-term and annual public investment projects funded from the central budget and provincial budget (if applicable), or mechanisms for deciding and adjusting the list of medium-term and annual public investment projects funded from the central budget and provincial budget (if applicable).

b) The matching capital from local budgets; principles, criteria, and allocation standards for state budget funds to implement national target programs at the local level as stipulated in Article 9 of this Decree.

c) Mechanisms for integrating funding sources between national target programs (if applicable); between other programs and projects on the territory to implement national target programs as stipulated in Article 10 of this Decree.

d) Mechanisms for mobilizing other resources as stipulated in Articles 11 and 12 of this Decree (if applicable).

đ) Standards for state budget expenditures supporting the implementation of development projects, plans, schemes, and tasks as stipulated in Articles 21 and 22; contents of support for chain value project plans; sample application forms, procedures, criteria for selecting project plans in other industries, trades, and fields not related to agricultural production and product consumption as stipulated in Article 21; contents of support, procedures, sample application forms, criteria for selecting production projects and schemes as stipulated in Article 22 of this Decree.

e) Provinces and centrally-administered cities that do not receive support from the central budget for implementing national target programs shall submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision on mechanisms and policies for implementing national target programs using local budget funds."

2. Establish and assign target plans, tasks, and medium-term public investment plans over a five-year period; announce the total special-purpose capital from the state budget over a five-year period as stipulated in Article 6 of this Decree; establish and assign target plans, tasks, annual investment capital plans, state budget estimates, and three-year financial and budgetary plans for national target programs as stipulated in Article 7 of this Decree.

3. Specify mechanisms for disbursing and settling public investment capital in implementing other policies as stipulated in Article 9 of this Decree.

4. Issue documents to organize the implementation of special mechanisms as stipulated in Chapter IV of this Decree:

a) Issue a list of types of projects eligible for special mechanisms as stipulated in Article 14 of this Decree; decide or delegate to the People's Committee of districts or specialized agencies under the Provincial People's Committee to decide on design models, typical designs, application of existing designs, maintenance procedures for model works for projects as stipulated in Article 14 of this Decree.

b) Specify costs for preparing investment, managing projects, and supervising construction works.

c) Specify management, settlement, and finalization procedures for state budget capital allocated for communities to self-implement construction works according to support standards (in kind or in cash).

d) Specify management and operation procedures for works; maintenance procedures and maintenance cost levels for works.

5. Issue documents to organize the implementation of support mechanisms for production development as stipulated in Chapter V of this Decree:

a) Specify mechanisms for circulating a portion of financial or in-kind support funds within the community (if applicable) as stipulated in Clause 8 of Article 22 of this Decree.

b) Guide the implementation of support mechanisms for production development according to authority.

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7. Direct the implementation, organize supervision, and evaluate national target programs on their territory as stipulated in Article 30 of this Decree; implement monitoring and evaluation reports on national target programs as stipulated in Article 32 of this Decree.”

Article 2. Transitional Provisions

1. For the 2021-2025 period, based on the notification of the amount of special-purpose capital from the central budget for the years 2024 and 2025 for each national target program issued by the Ministry of Finance, the program sponsor shall develop a plan for allocating and announce the level of special-purpose capital from the central budget for the 2024-2025 period for each program to relevant ministries, central agencies, and centrally-administered cities.

2. The provisions on the ratio of the number of investment construction projects implemented under the special mechanism as stipulated in Article 13; the contents, files, procedures for selecting projects, and joint implementation plans as stipulated in Article 21; the sample files, procedures, formalities, and contents of the project proposal review and production plan as stipulated in Article 22; the procedures, formalities, and contents of support for production development according to tasks as stipulated in Article 23 of Decree No. 27/2022/NĐ-CP dated April 19, 2022 of the Government on management mechanisms and implementation of national target programs shall continue to be applied during the period from 2021 to 2025.

In cases where there are amendments or supplements, the competent authority shall decide to apply the mechanisms (including the special mechanism in organizing small-scale projects with non-complex technology; contents, files, procedures for selecting projects, and joint implementation plans; community development support projects and models; production support projects and proposals according to tasks) as stipulated in Article 1 of this Decree to amend and supplement the mechanisms and policies that have been issued prior to the effective date of this Decree.

Article 3. Effectiveness and Responsibility for Implementation

1. This Decree takes effect from the date of issuance.

2. The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees under central cities, and related organizations and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.