Joint Circular No. 88/2014/TTLT-BTC-BNNPTNT guiding the management, use, and settlement of state budget funds for tasks and projects under the Fisheries Resource Protection and Development Program until 2020.

 

JOINT CIRCULAR

Hguiding the management, use, and settlement of state budget funds

for the implementation of tasks and projects under the Program to protect

and develop aquatic resources until 2020

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

Pursuant to Decree No. 199/2013/NĐ-CP dated November 26, 2013 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

The Minister of Finance issues this Circular regulating the preparation of budgets, management, use, and settlement of funds supported by the State budget for organizations assigned or authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to perform tasks of selecting, introducing, and managing Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam.

Pursuant to Decree No. 65/2010/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2010 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Biodiversity;

Pursuant to Decree No. 27/2005/NĐ-CP dated March 8, 2005 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Fisheries Law;

Implementing Decision No. 188/QĐ-TTg dated February 13, 2012 of the Prime Minister approving the Program to protect and develop aquatic resources until 2020;

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development issue this Joint Circular guiding the management, use, and settlement of state budget funds for the implementation of tasks and projects under the Program to protect and develop aquatic resources until 2020.

Article 1. Scope of Application

This Circular guides the management, use, and settlement of state budget funds for the implementation of tasks and projects under the Program to protect and develop aquatic resources until 2020 as prescribed in Decision No. 188/QĐ-TTg dated February 13, 2012 of

Article 2. Applicability

This Circular applies to agencies, units, and individuals managing and using state budget funds for the implementation of the Program to protect and develop aquatic resources until 2020.

Article 3. Source of Funding

The sources of funds for implementing the tasks and projects of the Program include: State budget, according to the current budget allocation levels, and other lawful sources of funding.

Article 4. Contents of expenditures for tasks and projects guaranteed by the central government budget

1. Expenditures from state budget funds for economic purposes:

a) Review and prepare files for establishing marine protected areas and inland water protected areas managed by the central government;

b) Release additional populations of rare and valuable indigenous aquatic species into some river systems and major lakes within marine protected areas and national-level inland water protected areas;

c) International cooperation in investigating aquatic resources (both marine and inland), managing migratory fish species, managing transboundary marine protected areas, and combating illegal fishing in the Mekong River basin;

d) Maintaining and updating databases on aquatic resources (including data collection, processing, and exchange) at the national level;

đ) Activities of management boards of marine protected areas and inland water protected areas managed by the central government;

e) Activities of marine animal rescue stations managed by the central government;

g) Other expenditures related to protecting and developing aquatic resources.

2. Expenditures from state budget funds for environmental purposes:

a) Investigating marine resources in distant sea areas, prioritizing investigations of key target species with high economic value and large yields;

b) Investigating marine resources in coastal areas, assessing sustainable exploitation capacity; prioritizing investigations in areas concentrated with breeding grounds and spawning sites of important marine species;

c) Investigating inland aquatic resources, prioritizing investigations in major river basins and lakes with unique species and high biodiversity;

d) Public awareness campaigns and education on protecting and developing aquatic resources;

3. The average level of support is 100 thousand VND/hectare/year based on the total area of special-use forests assigned to ministries and localities for management.

3. Expenditures from state budget funds for training purposes:

a) Training and professional development for central government officials responsible for protecting and developing aquatic resources;

b) Training and professional development for staff of management boards of marine protected areas and inland water protected areas managed by the central government.

4. Expenditures from state budget funds for scientific research purposes:

a) Research and improvement of artificial breeding processes for some rare and valuable indigenous aquatic species at risk of extinction;

b) Research and transfer of technologies for controlling, preserving, and artificially reproducing rare and valuable aquatic species.

Article 5. Contents of expenditures to implement tasks and projects guaranteed by local budgets

1. Expenditures from state budget funds for economic purposes:

a) Reviewing and preparing files for establishing marine conservation areas and inland water conservation areas managed by localities;

b) Releasing additional rare indigenous aquatic species with high economic value into certain natural water bodies with suitable conditions within marine conservation areas, inland water conservation areas, and major river basins and lakes managed by localities;

c) Surveying aquatic resources managed by localities;

d) Establishing production organization models linked to community management to protect resources and create sustainable livelihoods for communities through fishery promotion activities;

đ) Maintaining and updating databases on aquatic resources (including data collection, processing, and exchange) managed by localities;

e) International cooperation in surveying aquatic resources managed by localities;

Activities of Management Boards of marine conservation areas and inland water conservation areas managed by localities;

h) Other expenditures related to protecting and developing aquatic resources;

2. Expenditures from state budget funds for environmental purposes:

a) Propaganda, education, and raising public awareness about protecting and developing aquatic resources;

b) Other expenditures (if any);

3. Expenditures from state budget funds for training purposes:

a) Training and enhancing professional skills for specialized staff of local agencies on protecting aquatic resources;

b) Training and enhancing professional skills for staff of Management Boards of marine conservation areas and inland water conservation areas managed by localities;

4. Expenditures from state budget funds for scientific research purposes:

a) Studying biological and ecological characteristics of rare aquatic species with high economic value;

b) Researching, preserving, and perfecting artificial breeding processes and commercial farming processes for some rare indigenous aquatic species with high economic value that are at risk of extinction;

Article 6. Budget Expenditure Levels

The level of expenditure for implementing tasks and projects shall be carried out according to current financial expenditure standards and regulations stipulated by competent state agencies;

Specific guiding documents include the following:

1. Expenditures for surveys pursuant to Circular No. 58/2011/TT-BTC dated May 11, 2011, issued by the Ministry of Finance, guiding the management, use, and settlement of funds for conducting statistical surveys and other related documents;

2. Expenditures for the activities of Management Boards of marine conservation areas and inland water conservation areas, and Marine Animal Rescue Stations, according to the financial mechanism and expenditure levels of public service units;

3. Expenditures for fishery promotion activities pursuant to Joint Circular No. 183/2010/TTLT-BTC-BNN dated November 15, 2010, issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, guiding the management and use of state budget funds for agricultural extension activities;

4. Contents of expenditures from environmental public service funds pursuant to Joint Circular No. 45/2010/TTLT-BTC-BTNMT dated March 30, 2010, issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, guiding the management of environmental public service funds;

5. Expenditures for maintaining and updating databases on aquatic resources pursuant to Circular No. 194/2012/TTLT-BTC dated November 15, 2012, issued by the Ministry of Finance, guiding the expenditure levels for creating electronic information to maintain the regular operations of agencies and units using state budget funds;

6. Contents of expenditures from training public service funds pursuant to Circular No. 139/2010/TT-BTC dated September 21, 2010, issued by the Ministry of Finance, stipulating the preparation of budgets, management, and use of state budget funds for training and enhancing civil servants and state officials;

7. Contents of expenditures from scientific research public service funds pursuant to Joint Circular No. 93/2006/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN dated October 4, 2006, issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology, guiding the allocation of funds for scientific and technological projects using state budget funds, and Joint Circular No. 44/2007/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN dated May 7, 2007, issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology, guiding the establishment and distribution of budgets for scientific and technological projects using state budget funds;

8. Travel expense regulations pursuant to Circular No. 97/2010/TT-BTC dated July 6, 2010, issued by the Ministry of Finance, stipulating travel expense regulations and the organization of meetings for state agencies and public service units;

9. Expenditures for short-term overseas trips pursuant to Circular No. 102/2012/TT-BTC dated June 21, 2012, issued by the Ministry of Finance, stipulating travel expense regulations for civil servants and state employees going on short-term trips abroad funded by the state budget;

10. Expenditures for propaganda and legal education pursuant to Joint Circular No. 14/2014/TTLT-BTC-BTP of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice, stipulating the preparation of budgets, management, use, and settlement of state budget funds for legal education and popularization and ensuring access to the law for people at the grassroots level;

During implementation, if the regulatory legal documents cited for application in this Circular are amended, supplemented, or replaced by new documents, they will be applied according to those new documents.

Article 7. Preparation and settlement of state budget estimates

1. Establishment of budget projections:

Annually, based on the Directive of the Prime Minister on developing plans for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for the following year, the Circular guiding the preparation of the state budget estimate for the following year issued by the Ministry of Finance, the content and volume of work to be carried out in the planned year, economic and technical norms, current financial expenditure regulations, and the provisions of this Circular; agencies and units assigned tasks and projects under the Program for protecting and developing aquatic resources until 2020 shall prepare their budget estimates as follows:

a) For tasks, projects, and programs implemented by central ministries and agencies: Units shall base their preparation of state budget expenditure estimates on the tasks and projects approved by the competent authority, report to the central ministry or agency responsible for implementing the tasks and projects for review and consolidation into the central ministry or agency's state budget estimate, which will then be submitted to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment for consolidation and reporting to the Government for approval by the National Assembly as prescribed;

b) For tasks and projects implemented by localities: Units shall base their preparation of budget estimates for state budget expenditures on the tasks and projects approved by the competent authority, submit them to the main management department for review and consolidation, which will then be submitted to the Department of Finance for consolidation into the locality's state budget estimate and reported to the People's Committee of the province or centrally-administered city for approval by the People's Council as prescribed.

2. Settlement of funds:

The settlement of the state budget for tasks and projects shall be carried out in accordance with Circular No. 01/2007/TT-BTC dated January 2, 2007, issued by the Ministry of Finance, guiding the examination, verification, and notification of annual settlements for administrative agencies, public institutions, organizations supported by the state budget, and budgets at all levels, and any amendments and supplements thereto (if any).

Article 8. Reporting, inspection, and audit work

1. At the end of the fiscal year, agencies and units implementing tasks and projects are responsible for reporting to the central ministries and agencies (for tasks and projects led by central ministries and agencies) and the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities (for tasks and projects led by localities). Central ministries and agencies and localities shall consolidate the implementation status of the tasks and projects they are responsible for according to the Decision of the Prime Minister, report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and send copies to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

2. Central ministries and agencies and localities assigned to implement tasks and projects are responsible for coordinating with relevant agencies to regularly or urgently inspect the implementation of tasks and projects and ensure that funds are used for their intended purposes and effectively.

Article 9. Implementation Organization

1. This joint Circular takes effect from August 22, 2014.

2. During implementation, if there are any difficulties, central ministries and agencies and localities are requested to reflect these issues to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for study and resolution./.