Joint Circular No. 73/2015/TTLT-BTC-TTCP stipulates the management and issuance regime for uniforms for inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees working at state inspection agencies.

JOINT CIRCULAR

Regulations on the management and issuance of uniforms for inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees working at state inspection agencies

Pursuant to Decree No. 60/2003/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2003 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on State Budget;

Pursuant to Decree No. 215/2013/NĐ-CP dated December 23, 2013 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to Decree No. 83/2012/ND-CP dated October 9, 2012 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Government Inspectorate;

Pursuant to Decree No. 97/2011/ND-CP dated October 21, 2011 of the Government on inspectors and inspection collaborators;

Pursuant to Decree No. 92/2014/ND-CP dated October 8, 2014 of the Government amending and supplementing Decree No. 97/2011/ND-CP dated October 21, 2011 of the Government on inspectors and inspection collaborators;

The Minister of Finance and the Chairman of the Government Inspectorate issue this Circular stipulating the regulations on the management and issuance of uniforms for inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees working at state inspection agencies.

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Circular stipulates the regulations on the management and issuance of uniforms for inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees working at state inspection agencies.

Article 2. Applicability

1. Inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees working at state inspection agencies.

2. State inspection agencies and related agencies.

Article 3. Standards and issuance period for uniforms

1. Uniforms issued according to service years:

2. Uniforms issued once (in cases where uniforms become old, damaged, or lost, they will be replaced):

a) Cap;

b) Rank insignia;

c) Shoulder boards;

d) Rank badge;

đ) Emblem;

e) Nameplate.

Specifically, the cap, rank insignia, shoulder boards, and rank badge are only issued to inspectors.

For southern provinces, depending on specific conditions and within the budget allocated for uniform procurement, the heads of state inspection agencies (or the managing agencies of these inspection agencies) may consider and decide to convert the overcoat uniforms into spring and summer clothing to suit the weather conditions.

Article 4. Provisions on uniform management

1. The Government Inspectorate shall stipulate the management, use, color requirements, material, and design of uniforms for inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees of state inspection agencies.

2. For industries and sectors requiring specialized inspection uniforms, the Ministers or Heads of ministries or equivalent agencies managing such industries or sectors shall coordinate with the Government Inspectorate to establish inspection uniforms for inspectors in those industries or sectors and implement their issuance according to the standards and periods specified in this Circular.

Article 5. Principles for the issuance and use of uniforms

1. The issuance and use of uniforms must comply with established standards, purposes, target groups, and periods as prescribed. State inspection agencies shall maintain records to track the management, issuance, and use of uniforms down to each inspector, official, civil servant, and employee, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.

2. Inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees working at state inspection agencies who are provided uniforms for use during official duties have the responsibility to maintain and preserve them according to regulations. In cases where uniforms have been issued and become damaged or lost due to external factors, replacements will be provided. If uniforms become damaged or lost not due to external factors, individuals must replace them themselves to meet the uniform requirements for official duties.

3. In cases of retirement, disability leave, or transfer to other positions where the issued uniforms have not yet reached their usage period, there is no need for recovery; if the usage period has expired and they have not been reissued, they will not be reissued.

4. In cases of forced termination of employment or resignation for reasons other than those specified in Clause 3 of this Article, the previously issued rank insignia, shoulder boards, rank badges, emblems, and nameplates must be recovered before the individual leaves the job.

5. Based on specific conditions, the head of a state inspection agency or the managing agency of a state inspection agency may consider and decide to provide uniforms for inspectors, officials, civil servants, and employees or provide funds for individuals to purchase uniforms according to the established standards, forms, colors, and styles of uniforms.

Article 6. Establishing budgets, managing and settling accounts for clothing expenses

1. The source of funds for providing uniforms shall be guaranteed by the state budget according to the current budget classification.

2. Establishing budgets:

Annually, the State Inspectorate agencies shall base on the recipients of uniforms, the quantity, and types of uniforms reaching the issuance period as stipulated in this Circular to establish the budget for clothing expenses, which will be consolidated into the annual budget of the State Inspectorate agencies; for State Inspectorate agencies that are not budgetary units, they shall establish the budget for clothing expenses needs to be consolidated into the revenue and expenditure budget of their agencies or units; send it to the financial authority at the same level for consolidation into the state budget for submission to the competent authority for approval.

The costs for making and purchasing inspection uniforms, insignias, badges, rank stripes, shoulder marks, and rank insignia shall be allocated in the non-autonomous expenditure budget of agencies and units.

3. Managing and settling accounts for clothing expenses:

The management and settlement of accounts for clothing expenses shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law and the current guiding documents.

Article 7. Implementation Organization

1. This Circular takes effect from July 1, 2015, and replaces Circular Jointly Issued No. 150/2007/TTLT-BTC-TTCP dated December 14, 2007, issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Government Inspectorate regarding guidelines for the management and distribution of uniforms for inspectors and staff members of State Inspectorate agencies.

2. The clothing expenses for 2015 shall be used within the 2015 state budget already assigned by the competent authority.

3. Uniforms distributed before the effective date of this Circular shall be adjusted according to the standards and issuance periods specified in this Circular and shall be used to calculate the issuance period for the next distribution from the time of distribution.

4. In case difficulties arise during implementation, please report to the Ministry of Finance and the Government Inspectorate for study and adjustment to ensure compliance.