REGULATIONS

ON CONTROL OF POWER, ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-MISCONDUCT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

Pursuant to the Charter of the Communist Party of Vietnam;

Pursuant to the Working Regulations of the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat of the 13^th term,

The Politburo hereby promulgates regulations on control of power, anti-corruption and anti-misconduct in the legislative process:

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope and subjects of application

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2. These Regulations are applicable to CPV committees, CPV organizations, CPV members, agencies, organizations, individuals having legislative power (hereinafter referred to as “legislative entities”), and other related entities.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

For the purposes of this document, the terms below shall be construed as follows:

1. “legislative process” refers to the activity of agencies, organizations, and individuals competent to propose and petition new laws, develop, approve, adjust the legislative programme, draft documents, solicit opinions, submit drafts, participate in feedback, social criticism, appraise, verify, absorb, revise, and promulgate legislative documents.

2. “legislative power” means the authority of the CPV committee, CPV organizations, CPV members, and agencies, organizations, and individuals having power in the performance of assigned tasks and powers in legislative process.

3. “control of legislative power” involves the use of mechanisms and measures to ensure that CPV committees, CPV organizations, CPV members, and legislative entities strictly fulfil their assigned tasks and powers in legislative process; to prevent, detect, and address violations of the CPV's regulations and the State's laws, especially acts of corruption and misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in legislative process.

4. “corruption in legislative process” means acts of individuals having legislative power (hereinafter referred to as “legislators”) who have exploit and abuse their assigned positions and powers in legislative process for personal gain.

5. “special interest groups and regulatory capture in legislative process” refer to acts of corruption by legislators who intentionally incorporate, include, or exclude provisions in legislative documents with the aim of serving, meeting, or protecting the private interests of a group of people or the local interests of agencies, organizations, localities, or enterprises, which are unjust and detrimental to the interests of the State and the interests of the People.

6. “misconduct in legislative process” refers to acts of legislators who exhibit a decline in political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle, fail to adhere to the CPV’s guidelines and regulations, the State’s laws of the State, agencies’ rules, and organizations’ charters in legislative process.

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a) Agencies and organizations competent to or assigned to propose new laws, develop, approve, adjust the legislative programme, draft documents, solicit opinions, submit drafts, participate in feedback, social criticism, appraise, verify, absorb, revise, and promulgate legislative documents.

b) Elected delegates, officials, civil servants, and employees having power in or assigned responsibility in proposing or petitioning new laws, developing, passing, adjusting the legislative programme, drafting documents, soliciting opinions, submitting drafts, participating in feedback, social criticism, appraising, verifying, absorbing, revising, and promulgating legislative documents.

Article 3. Principles of control of power, anti-corruption and anti-misconduct in legislative process

1. Ensure the centralized, unified, strict, and comprehensive leadership and direction of the CPV in controlling power, fighting corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process.

2. Synchronously and closely combine mechanisms and measures to control power, fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process; proactively prioritize prevention; promptly detect, prevent, and strictly handle acts of exploitation or abuse of position or authority, corruption, and misconduct in the legislative process; protect CPV members, officials, and public employees who are dynamic, creative, dare to think, dare to act, and dare to take responsibility for the common good.

3. Emphasize the exemplary responsibility of leaders of CPV committees, CPV organizations, agencies and organizations, and the responsibility of CPV members, officials, and public employees in the fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process.

4. Ensure the proper implementation of the functions, tasks, and powers of legislative entities; do not hinder the initiative, creativity, transparency, democracy, timeliness, consistency, unity, and feasibility in legislative process.

5. Ensure the supervision, critique, and participation in the legislative process of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations, press agencies, other social organizations, and the People in accordance with regulations.

Article 4. Methods of control of power, anti-corruption and anti-misconduct in the legislative process

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a) The leadership, direction, inspection, supervision, and discipline by the CPV in legislative process.

b) The control of power among legislative entities through the implementation of processes and procedures in legislative process.

c) The monitoring of legislative documents by the National Assembly and the People's Councils at all levels; inspection of legislative documents by the Government, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, People's Councils, and People's Committees.

d) The internal inspection and examination by legislative bodies.

dd) The supervision, social criticism, and participation in the development of laws of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations, other social organizations, press agencies and the People.

e) Actions taken by competent state agencies against regulations of law committed during legislative process.

2. Measures to fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process include:

a) Exercise the control of legislative power specified in clause 1 of this Article.

b) Complete the system of laws on the fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture, ensuring it is comprehensive, unified, and feasible. Regularly monitor and inspect the legislative process, review and systematize legislative documents to prevent, detect, and address acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process, and promptly issue, amend, supplement, or recommend the issuance, amendment, or supplementation of legislative documents; continue to improve the Law on Promulgation of Legislative Documents and related regulations; specify the subjects and methods of participation in criticism and feedback in the legislative process.

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d) Ensure transparency and openness in the organization and operations of agencies and organizations; accountability; control of conflicts of interest; adherence to codes of conduct; application of science and technology and other measures to prevent corruption within agencies and organizations in accordance with the CPV’s regulations and the legal provisions on the anti-corruption and anti-misconduct.

dd) On the basis of the nature and severity of violations, handle acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process using measures of party discipline, administrative discipline, handling of administrative violations, and criminal handling according to the CPV’s regulations of the State’s laws.

e) Provide training and re-training for officials and public employees engaged in legislative process; establish organizational structures and allocate appropriate funding for the legislative process.

3. The CPV Committees, CPV organizations, CPV members, legislative entities within their duties and powers are responsible for exercising the control of legislative power according to these Regulations and other relevant regulations of the CPV and the State to fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture.

Chapter II

CONTROL OF POWER, ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-MISCONDUCT IN LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

Article 5. Acts of corruption in legislative process

1. Intentionally take charge in the promulgation and advise about the promulgation of legislative documents containing contents regarding special interest groups and regulatory capture; intentionally delay the suspension, annulment, replacement, amendment, supplementation or new promulgation of legislative documents for the purposes of special interest groups and regulatory capture.

2. Receive money, assets, interests in terms of materials or other advantages in any form to promulgate or influence legislative entities to promulgate legislative documents containing contents regarding special interest groups and regulatory capture.

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4. Exploit the position and authority granted in the legislative process to direct communication in a manner that does not ensure objectivity and is not truthful regarding the policy content in legislative process for personal gain.

5. Abuse power, enter into collusion with other enterprises, organizations, or individuals for personal gain in the legislative process.

6. Commit other acts of corruption, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process according to the CPV’s regulations and the State’s laws.

Article 6. Acts of misconduct in the legislative process

1. Deliberate violation of principles, authority, procedures, and processes in the legislative process, or intentional concealment of or dishonest reporting of the actual situation or the content of feedback of agencies, organizations and individuals to competent authorities, or intentional inclusion of new contents into draft documents that differ from the policies or contents already approved by competent authorities without reporting to the competent leadership, resulting in legislative documents that do not ensure constitutionality, legality, or consistency with the legal system, or contain many loopholes that are exploited, causing damage to the State, organizations, and individuals.

2. Irresponsibility, negligence and lack of oversight in legislative process; shielding, intentionally not reporting or addressing acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture within the agencies, organizations or localities under direct management in the legislative process.

3. Illegal use of finance, public property, assets contributed, sponsored or aided by organizations, enterprises, or individuals in the legislative process.

4. Connecting and colluding with hostile, reactionary forces and opportunistic, politically discontented elements to propagate ideas and viewpoints contrary to the guidelines and regulations of the CPV in the legislative process; collecting and transferring information and documents related to the legislative process in violation of legal regulations to foreign entities or other organizations and individuals; exploit the process of public consultation and social criticism in the legislative process to undermine the CPV and the State.

5. Committing other negative acts in the legislative process in accordance with the CPV's regulations and the State's laws.

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1. Lead and direct the strict implementation of principles and regulations on legislative process; ensure close coordination between CPV committees and CPV organizations of agencies and organizations having legislative power; lead and direct the institutionalization of the CPV's guidelines and regulations into the State’s laws in a timely, accurate, and comprehensive manner.

2. Review, amend, supplement, or promulgate within their authority the CPV’s regulations on the legislative process to ensure strict, scientific, democratic, objective, public, and transparent procedures.

3. Within their duties and powers:

a) Solicit opinions and consult with competent authorities of the CPV as stipulated in Article 14 of these Regulations and demand compliance with opinions of competent authorities of the CPV. Elected bodies, CPV designated representatives, CPV organizations of concerned organizations under elected bodies shall take responsibility for leading and directing elected delegates to strictly comply with the directives of the CPV’s competent authorities during the process of verification, reception, revision, and consideration of approval of law projects and draft legislative documents.

b) Give feedback on issues that raised by the CPV committees and CPV organizations, drafting agencies, and the agencies responsible for holding consultation according to the provisions of Article 14 of these Regulations.

4. Lead the implementation of measures to fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process. Regularly self-inspect and direct, organize inspections and supervise the performance of tasks by agencies and organizations having legislative power under their leadership and direction, advisory agencies, assisting agencies, subordinate agencies, and CPV members, officials, and public employees under their management in the legislative process. Organize periodic and annual evaluations, or conduct extraordinary assessments of CPV members and CPV committees in terms of the implementation of regulations on power control to fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process. Timely detect, correct, and strict handle acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process.

5. Upon discovering that legislative documents of agencies, organizations, or individuals that are directly led or directed by CPV committees or CPV organizations contain the content that is in violation of the law or the content of special interest groups and regulatory capture, it is necessary to promptly direct the review and clarification, request such agencies, organizations, or individuals to suspend the implementation, amend, supplement, or annul part or all of the documents; simultaneously, handle according to authority or petition competent authorities to handle the agencies, organizations, or individuals that have issued the documents.

6. Organize the receipt and timely handling of feedback and denunciations on acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process. Timely protect and reward organizations and individuals who detect, report, and truthfully denounce acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture, and other violations in the legislative process.

7. Lead and direct the planning, training, re-training, employment and evaluation of officials and public employees engaged in legislative process; relieve from duty, transfer or change working positions of those whose professional competencies do not meet the requirements in the legislative process.

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9. Take responsibility before the superior CPV committees for leading competent agencies, organizations and individuals to ensure the progress, quality and compliance with procedures in the legislative process; take responsibility for corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture that occur during the legislative process, except in cases specified at Point b, Clause 2, Article 16 of these Regulations.

Article 8. Responsibilities of members of the CPV Committees and CPV organizations of agencies and organizations having legislative power

1. Fully and correctly exercise the power and responsibilities, and take responsibility before the CPV Committees and the CPV organizations for the performance of tasks in the legislative process.

2. Resolutely fight against acts contrary to the CPV's regulations and the State's laws in the legislative process.

3. Clearly express their political opinions and take responsibility for their feedback, and be allowed to reserve their feedback in the legislative process. Take personal responsibility and joint responsibility with the CPV committees and the CPV organizations when corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture occur during the legislative process, except in cases where feedback is not approved or the dissent is expressed.

Article 9. Responsibilities of the heads of CPV Committees, CPV organizations of agencies and organizations having legislative power

In addition to fulfilling the responsibilities stipulated in Article 8 of these Regulations, heads of the CPV Committees and the CPV organizations of agencies and organizations having legislative power must also:

1. Lead the CPV Committees and the CPV organizations to comply with the provisions of Article 7 hereof.

2. Fulfil responsibilities of the heads in the legislative process according to the CPV's regulations, bear responsibilities before the superior CPV Committees and the CPV organizations for the leadership and direction in the legislative process.

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1. Responsibilities of legislative entities

a) Agencies, organizations and individuals having power to draft law projects and draft legislative documents shall take responsibility to the agencies, organizations and individuals having power to promulgate such documents for the progress and quality of the project and draft documents.

b) Law project and legislative document drafting boards (hereinafter referred to as “drafting boards”) shall take responsibility before drafting agencies and organizations for the progress and quality of the projects and draft documents.

c) Legislative document drafting agencies and organizations shall take responsibility to the proposing agencies, organizations and individuals or promulgating agencies, organizations and individuals having power to promulgate for the drafting progress; the research, explanation, and reception of opinions during the process of revising the documents; the quality of the projects and draft documents assigned for drafting.

d) Agencies, organizations and individuals having power to request and petition development of laws shall take responsibility for their requests and petitions.  Agencies, organizations and individuals having power that are invited to participate in providing feedback and social criticism regarding requests for the development of laws, law projects and draft legislative documents shall take responsibility for the content and the time limit of their participation in providing feedback and social criticism.

dd) Appraisal agencies shall take responsibility to proposing agencies, organizations and  individuals or promulgating agencies and individuals for the time limit and results of the appraisal of requests and petitions for development of laws, law projects and draft legislative documents.

e) Verification agencies shall take responsibility to promulgating agencies, organizations and individuals for the deadlines and results of the verification of requests and petitions for the development of laws, project and draft legislative documents; agencies participating in the verification shall take responsibility to promulgating agencies, organizations, and individuals for the deadlines and results of their participation in the verification of requests and petitions for the development of laws, law projects and draft legislative documents in the fields for which they are responsible.

g) Agencies and organizations in charge of, agencies, organizations and individuals participating in reception and revision of legislative documents shall take responsibility to promulgating agencies, organizations and individuals for the content of  reception and revision of the law projects and draft legislative documents.

h) Agencies, organizations and individuals having power to approve and adjust legislative programmes and promulgate legislative documents shall take responsibility for the progress and quality of the documents promulgated by themselves.

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a) Direct and organize the strict implementation of the CPV’s regulations and the State's laws in the legislative process.

b) Direct submission of reports in a prompt, adequate and truthful manner to CPV Committees, CPV organizations, leaders and state agencies in authority on important contents and debatable major issues of law projects and draft legislative documents, and handling plans and viewpoints.

c) Direct the organization of training and re-training for officials and public employees doing legislative works.

d) Direct the organization of implementation of measures to fight against corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process. Handle conflicts of interests in the legislative process as per regulations. Timely detect, remind, correct, report and strict handle acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process.

dd) Direct, organize inspections, supervise legislative documents under their authority; upon detecting that legislative documents contain the content that is in violation of laws or expresses special interest groups and regulatory capture, corruption and misconduct, timely direct, consider, clarify, suspend or request suspension from implementation, amend, supplement, or annul part or all of the documents; simultaneously, handle according to authority or petition competent authorities to handle the agencies, organizations and individuals that have promulgated the documents.

e) Take direct responsibility for occurrence of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture performed by individuals directly managed or tasked by themselves in the legislative process; take joint responsibility in cases where they have assigned their deputies to take direct responsibility for the legislative process, except in the cases specified in point b clause 2 Article 16 hereof.

g) Within their duties and powers, take responsibility for the failure to fulfil duties of agencies and organizations according to the provisions of clause 1 of this Article.

Article 11. Responsibilities of CPV members, officials and public employees

1. Responsibilities of CPV members, officials and public employees providing advice and proposals in the legislative process:

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b) Thoroughly understand the guidelines and regulations of the CPV, the laws of the State, the international treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory, and the practical situation regarding issues related to the policies for which they provides advice and proposals. Ensure objectivity, transparency, impartiality, timeliness, accuracy, caution, and rigor in the advice and proposal provision in the legislative process.

c) Take responsibility for the content of advice and proposals and be allowed to preserve feedback in the legislative process.

d) Promptly report to leaders for handling in cases where there are conflicting opinions and they are aware of conflicts of interest when performing their duties in the legislative process.

dd) Promptly report to agencies having power to take actions when detecting signs of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process.

2. CPV members, officials and public employees shall take responsibility for detecting and hearing feedback from the People, reporting, petitioning, denouncing and providing information and documents to competent agencies, organizations and individuals for acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process, as well as acts of shielding and aiding in corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process. Strictly prohibit the CPV members, officials and public employees from distorting, slandering, fabricating, intentionally misrepresenting, accusing, or providing false information to competent agencies, organizations, and individuals.

Article 12. Responsibilities of other organizations and individuals

1. Organizations and individuals shall have rights and responsibilities for detecting, reporting, denouncing and informing acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process and be protected and awarded as per regulations. Strictly prohibit organizations and individuals from exploiting rights to lodge complaints and denunciations to slander, fabricate, intentionally misrepresent, accuse, or provide false information to agencies, organizations, and individuals in authority.

2. Strictly prohibit individuals subject to the influence of legislative documents and other organizations and individuals from bribing, corrupting and exploiting their positions and powers or using their reputation and influence to affect, intervene and exert pressure on legislative entities in order to obtain special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process.

Article 13. Responsibilities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations, press agencies, and other social organizations

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Article 14. Responsibilities for consulting competent authorities of the CPV about the content of legislative documents

1. The CPV committees, CPV organizations and legislators shall take responsibility for reporting to and soliciting opinions of competent authorities of the CPV according to hierarchy of management about the following major issues of law projects and draft legislative documents:

a) The expected directions for the content of amendments and supplements to the Constitution, the orientation of the legislative programme for the National Assembly term, and the anticipated annual program for the development of laws and ordinances.

b) The viewpoints and contents regarding important issues related to political institutions, economic institutions, national defense, security, foreign affairs, the organization of the state apparatus, human rights, and citizens' rights in law projects and draft legal normative documents.

c) The viewpoints and contents regarding fundamental issues with conflicting opinions from competent agencies, organizations and individuals related to new and important policies and guidelines, or specific mechanisms and policies in accordance with the CPV's resolutions in project and draft legislative documents.

2. The consultation regarding major issues of the law projects and draft legislative documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be conducted as follows:

a) Regarding the project and draft Constitution, laws, ordinances and resolutions containing legal provisions of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly that have been submitted to the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the orientation of the legislative programme for the National Assembly term, and the anticipated annual program for the development of laws and ordinances, the CPV designated representatives of the National Assembly shall take responsibility for reporting to and consulting with the Politburo, the Secretariat, or proposing to the Politburo to report to and consult with the Central Committee of the CPV.

Regarding the project and draft Constitution, laws, ordinances and resolutions containing legal provisions of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly that have not yet been submitted to the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, if deemed necessary, the CPV designated representatives; the Government, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the State Audit Office; the CPV designated representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the CPV designated representatives or competent agencies and organizations of the Central agencies of member organizations of the Vietnam Fatherland Front shall take responsibility for reporting to and consulting with the Politburo, the Secretariat, or proposing to the Politburo to report to and consult with the Central Committee of the CPV.

b) The CPV designated representatives of the Government shall take responsibility for reporting to and consulting with the Politburo or the Secretariat about draft decrees stipulating necessary issues under the jurisdiction of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly but which do not yet meet the conditions to be developed into laws or ordinances. For other draft decrees, if deemed necessary, the CPV designated representatives of the Government shall take responsibility for consulting with the Politburo or the Secretariat.

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3. Competent authorities of the CPV shall take responsibility for timely providing feedback on the matters being consulted.

Chapter III

ACTIONS AGAINST VIOLATIONS

Article 15. Actions against violations, corruption, and misconduct in legislative process

1. Organizations and individuals engaging in violations, corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process must be strictly dealt with in accordance with the CPV’s regulations, the State’s laws, and regulations of agencies, organizations, and units.

For violations, corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process of which regulations on handling have not been promulgated, the actions against such violations shall be taken appropriately on the basis of the CPV’s Charter and regulations, the State's laws, charters and regulations of organizations and associations.

In cases where discipline has been imposed, if deemed necessary, competent authorities must resolutely transfer the violators from their current working positions, replace, relieve from duty, resign, or refrain from arranging work related to the legislative process.

2. In cases of violations that warrant criminal prosecution, case files must be transferred to relevant authorities for investigation in accordance with laws and must not be dealt with internally.

Article 16. Handling responsibilities for occurrence of violations, corruption, and misconduct in legislative process

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The CPV Committees and CPV organizations that allow violations, corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture to occur within their responsibilities and leadership authority shall be dealt with in accordance with the CPV's regulations.

2. Regarding leaders of the CPV Committees, CPV organizations, agencies, organizations and units:

a) Heads and members of the CPV committees and CPV organizations, members of the leadership of agencies, organizations and units that allowing violations, corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture to occur in the legislative process at their agencies, organizations, units and within the scope of work they are directly assigned to manage and oversee shall be dealt with in accordance with the CPV’s regulations, the State’s laws and regulations of their agencies, organizations and units.

b) Leaders of the CPV committees, CPV organizations, agencies, organizations and units shall be considered to be exempt from responsibility in the following cases:

- It is not permissible to have consultation or to have dissenting feedback on the content reflecting the corruption, misconduct, serving special interest groups and regulatory capture in draft legislative documents.

- They have promptly led and directed the application of the measures specified in clause 5 of Article 7 and point dd, clause 2 of Article 10 to prevent acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in the legislative process and not to cause consequences of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture.

- They are entitled to exemption from responsibility according to the provisions of law on encouraging and protecting officials who are dynamic and creative, dare to think, dare to act, and dare to take responsibility for the common good.

c) Leaders of the CPV committees, CPV organizations, agencies, organizations and units shall be considered for exemption or reduction from responsibility in the following cases:

- They have promptly led and directed the application of the measures specified in clause 5 of Article 7 and point dd, clause 2 of Article 10 to prevent and remedy consequences of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture.

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- They are considered for exemption or reduction from disciplinary action if they voluntarily report violations and request resignation before competent authorities discover and handle such violations, except in cases of criminal prosecution.

d) The leaders of the CPV committees, CPV organizations, agencies, organizations and units shall be considered to bear increased responsibility in cases where acts of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture are detected in the legislative process but they fail to lead or direct the application of the measures specified in Clause 5, Article 7 and Point d, Clause 2, Article 10, or other necessary measures to prevent and remedy the consequences of corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture..

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 17. Organization of implementation

1. The CPV committees, CPV organizations, legislative entities shall lead and direct the grasp and development of programs and plans for organizing the implementation of these Regulations in a strict and effective manner.

2. The CPV designated representatives of the National Assembly, and other CPV designated representatives: The Government, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, and the State Audit Office, within their functions and powers, shall direct the review, promulgation, amendment, and supplementation of the Law on Promulgation of Legislative Documents and related legal documents, ensuring consistency and uniformity with these Regulations; regularly direct the review and systematization of legislative documents, enhance the supervision and inspection in the legislative process to detect loopholes and weaknesses that may lead to corruption, misconduct, special interest groups and regulatory capture in legislative documents for timely amendments and supplements, or petitions for amendments and supplements by competent authorities.

3.  Inspection Commissions at all levels shall regularly check and supervise the implementation of these Regulations; take disciplinary actions within their authority or request competent authorities to impose disciplinary actions on collective or individual violators.

4. The CPV designated representatives of the Government shall take charge and cooperate with the CPV Central Committee’s Organization Commission in directing relevant agencies to research and advise on the improvement of mechanisms in terms of organizational structure, personnel, regimes, policies, and funding in legislative process in a manner that is proper, adequate, prompt and meets the requirements for improvement of institutions in accordance with the CPV’s guidelines and regulations.

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6. The CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization, the CPV designated representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and political-social organizations within their duties and powers shall study and advise on the improvement of mechanisms for feedback and social criticism provision in the legislative process; propose to competent authorities to consider and handle violations detected through the supervision and report of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political-social organizations, media agencies, press agencies and the People.

7. The CPV Central Committee’s Publicity and Education Commission shall take charge and cooperate with relevant agencies in directing the research, dissemination, thorough understanding and propagation of the implementation of these Regulations.

8. The CPV Central Committee’s Internal Political Commission shall take charge and cooperate with the CPV Central Committee’s Inspection Commission and relevant agencies in monitoring, urging, inspecting and supervising the implementation of these Regulations; periodically submitting preliminary and final reports to the Politburo and the Secretariat.

Article 18. Entry into force  

1. These Regulations come into force from the day on which they are signed.

2. For violations that occur before the effective date of these Regulations, they shall be considered and handled according to Regulation No. 69-QD/TW dated July 6, 2022 of the Central Committee of the CPV on disciplinary actions against violating CPV organizations and CPV members and other relevant documents.

During the implementation of these Regulations, if any difficulties are detected and there is a need for supplementation or amendment, the CPV Central Committee’s Internal Political Commission shall report to the Politburo for consideration and decision.

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