Resolution No. 67/NQ-CP On Simplifying Administrative Procedures within the Scope of Management Functions of the Ministry of Science and Technology

RESOLUTION

Regarding the simplification of administrative procedures within the scope of the management functions

of the Ministry of Science and Technology

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 THE GOVERNMENT

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

Considering the proposal of the Minister, Chairman of the Government Office, Head of the Specialized Task Force for Administrative Procedure Reform under the Prime Minister,

RESOLUTION:

Article 1. Approving the plan to simplify administrative procedures within the scope of the management functions of the Ministry of Science and Technology attached to this Resolution.

Article 2. Assigning the Ministry of Science and Technology and related ministries and sectors within their respective authorities to be responsible for implementing according to the content and deadlines specified in the Plan to Simplify Administrative Procedures approved by the Government in Article 1 of this Resolution.

During the implementation process, the Ministry of Science and Technology shall proactively identify and promptly amend, supplement, replace, or abolish and cancel relevant regulations within its authority, or submit written proposals to the Ministry of Justice and the Government Office regarding laws, ordinances, decrees of the Government, decisions of the Prime Minister concerning administrative procedures that need to be amended, supplemented, replaced, or abolished to implement the Plan to Simplify Administrative Procedures approved by the Government in Article 1 of this Resolution.

Article 3. For administrative procedures stipulated in laws and ordinances that need to be amended, supplemented, replaced, or abolished according to the simplification plan set forth in Article 1 of this Resolution, assigning the Minister of Justice, acting on behalf of the Prime Minister, to report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly before December 31, 2010, proposing the Government's request for permission to include projects for laws and ordinances to implement the simplified administrative procedure plans approved by the Government in the legislative program for 2011 and 2012 in the form of a single document amending multiple documents and applying the expedited procedures as prescribed by the Law on Legislative Documents in 2008.

Based on the legislative program adopted by the National Assembly, assigning the Government Office to take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Justice to present to the Prime Minister for decision the deadline for drafting the aforementioned draft laws and ordinances to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for consolidation into a single document to be presented to the Government for consideration and decision.

Article 4. For administrative procedures stipulated in legislative documents within the authority to promulish by the Government, the Prime Minister, Ministers, and Heads of agencies at the ministerial level that need to be amended, supplemented, replaced, or abolished according to the simplification plan set forth in Article 1 of this Resolution, assigning the Ministry of Science and Technology to apply the form of a single document amending multiple documents through expedited procedures to promulish within its authority or to submit to the Government and the Prime Minister for promulgation. In cases where a single document is needed to amend another document, assigning the Minister of Science and Technology to consider and decide.

Article 5. Assigning the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities, based on the content of legislative documents issued by central agencies to implement the simplification plan for administrative procedures set forth in Article 1 of this Resolution, to immediately amend, supplement, replace, or abolish and cancel relevant provisions in documents within their authority and issue them to ensure enforcement when the aforementioned central documents come into effect.

Article 6. Assigning the Government Office to monitor, urge implementation, and compile difficulties encountered by the Ministry of Science and Technology, related ministries, sectors, and localities during the execution of the simplified administrative procedure plans approved by the Government in this Resolution to promptly report to the Prime Minister for resolution.

Article 7. This Resolution takes effect from the date of signature.

The Ministers, Heads of agencies at the ministerial level, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities, and related agencies are responsible for enforcing this Resolution.