Circular No. 82/2016/TT-BTC amends and supplements certain Articles of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC dated December 30, 2013, of the Ministry of Finance regarding the procedures for issuing, receiving, distributing, and using state reserve goods for relief and aid, and managing funds to ensure the issuance and receipt of goods for relief and aid.

CIRCULAR

Amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular number No.
December 30, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance on procedures for issuing, receiving, distributing, using state reserve goods for relief and assistance and managing funds to ensure the work of issuing and receiving goods for relief and assistance
For the purpose of relief and assistance
On the basis of the State Reserve Law No. 22/2012/QH13 dated November 20, 2012;

On the basis of the Law on Management and Use of State Assets No. 09/2008/QH12 dated June 3, 2008;

On the basis of Decree No. 94/2013/NĐ-CP dated August 21, 2013 of the Government detailing the implementation of the State Reserve Law;

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

The Minister of Finance issues this Circular amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC dated December 30, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance on procedures for issuing, receiving, distributing, using state reserve goods for relief and assistance and managing funds to ensure the work of issuing and receiving goods for relief and assistance,

At the proposal of the Director General of the State Treasury Administration;

Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC as follows:

1. Clause 1, Article 5 of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC shall be amended and supplemented as follows:

"Within a maximum period of 10 working days from the date of receipt of the decision on issuing state reserve goods for relief issued by the Prime Minister or the authorized person; the head of the ministry or sector managing the field, the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province receiving state reserve goods for relief must issue a decision on allocating state reserve goods and assign tasks to units and organizations receiving state reserve goods for relief; at the same time send this decision to state reserve units directly issuing and delivering goods for coordination in implementation. The content of the decision must clearly specify the name of the unit or organization receiving goods, the name of the goods, quantity of goods, and the time of receiving goods."

2. Clause 1, Clause 2 of Article 10 of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC shall be amended as follows:

"1. Report on the results of issuing state reserve goods for relief:

Within 10 working days from the date of completion of the task of issuing, delivering, and transferring state reserve goods for relief and assistance, the ministry or sector managing state reserve goods must compile the results and report to the Prime Minister, while sending the Ministry of Finance (State General Reserve Administration) for consolidation. The report form follows Form 01/BC-THXC attached to Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC.

2. Report on the results of distribution and use of state reserve goods for relief:

Within 10 working days from the date of completion of the task of receiving, distributing state reserve goods for relief, the ministry or sector managing the field, the People's Committee of the Province must compile the results and report to the Prime Minister, while sending the Ministry of Finance (State General Reserve Administration) and the ministry or sector managing state reserve goods for coordination in management. The report form follows Form 02/BC-TNPP attached to this Circular. For state reserve goods allocated as rescue equipment, supplies, means of transport, machinery with a usage period exceeding one year and used multiple times, they should be compiled and reported according to Form 03/BC-QLSD attached to Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC."

3. Clause 1, Article 13 of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC shall be amended and supplemented as follows:

"In cases where the decision of the head of the ministry or sector managing the field or the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province on the allocation of state reserve goods and assignment of tasks to units and organizations receiving state reserve goods for relief specifies that the delivery of goods will take place more than 60 days after the effective date of the decision, the state reserve units directly responsible for issuing and delivering goods must organize public bidding or competitive tendering to select transportation units and packaging material suppliers in accordance with the Public Procurement Law."

4. Point b, point c, Clause 1, Article 15 of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC shall be amended and supplemented as follows:

"b) For units receiving state reserve goods for relief:

Based on the decision of the head of the ministry or sector managing the field or the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province on the allocation of state reserve goods and assignment of tasks to units and organizations receiving state reserve goods for relief, the handover record, sales invoice of state reserve goods, and related documents on the results of receiving, distributing goods for relief, the financial department of the unit directly receiving state reserve goods for relief shall implement:

- Open a ledger to fully record the quantity and value of state reserve goods received for relief in accordance with current accounting regulations (without increasing the budget fund). For state reserve goods temporarily issued for use as stipulated in Clause 4, Article 6 of Circular No. 211/2013/TT-BTC dated December 30, 2013, the units receiving the goods must open a ledger to manage until the goods are returned to the state reserve warehouse.

- Annually compile and report to the higher-level financial management agency on the implementation of the work of receiving, managing, distributing, and using state reserve goods received for relief together with the annual settlement report.

c) For local Department of Finance receiving state reserve goods for relief:

Annually based on reports from units directly receiving state reserve goods for relief, the Department of Finance has the responsibility to compile and report the results of receiving and using state reserve goods received for relief in the year together with the annual budget settlement report of the locality (a separate report on the type, quantity, and value of state reserve goods received; already distributed to users; in the evaluation section, there is a separate report on the assessment)."

2. During the implementation process, if there are difficulties, agencies, organizations, and individuals are requested to promptly reflect them to the Ministry of Finance for research and supplementary guidance.

Article 2. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from August 1, 2016.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER