Approval authority for incentives for linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products in HCMC, Vietnam

Approval authority for incentives for linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products in HCMC, Vietnam (Internet image)

Approval authority for incentives for linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products in HCMC, Vietnam

The approval authority for incentives for linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products in HCMC, Vietnam is regulated as follows:

- The People's Committee of the City: approves subsidies for the linkage project with a total amount from the City's budget of 10 billion VND or more for one linkage project.

- The People's Committee of the district level: approves subsidies for the linkage project or proposal for subsidies for the linkage with a total amount from the City's budget of less than 10 billion VND for one proposal for subsidies for the linkage.

Types of linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products in Vietnam

According to Decree 98/2018/ND-CP, the types of linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products in Vietnam include:

- Linkage from supply of materials and other inputs, production, harvesting, preparation or processing to consumption of agricultural products.

- Linkage from supply of materials and other inputs to consumption of agricultural products.

- Linkage from production and harvesting to consumption of agricultural products.

- Linkage from supply of materials and other inputs, production and harvesting to consumption of agricultural products.

- Linkage from production, harvesting, preparation or processing to consumption of agricultural products.

- Linkage from supply of materials and other inputs, preparation or processing to consumption of agricultural products.

- Linkage from preparation or processing to consumption of agricultural products.

Rights of a participant in a linkage in Vietnam

According to Decree 98/2018/ND-CP, the rights of a participant in a linkage in Vietnam are regulated as follows:

- Participate in linkages in authorized agricultural production sectors as prescribed by law.

- Apply for incentives and subsidies for linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products, and others according to state policies.

- Use property on land and other property formed from borrowed funds as collateral for loans from credit institutions as regulated.

- Request information concerning state policies for subsidies for linkages, prices, market, quality standards, scientific and technological applications as well as other public services serving a linkage.

- Select appropriate methods for settling disputes that arise during the performance of linkage contracts or projects as regulated.

- Have assets and infrastructural facilities serving a linkage (including assets acquired from state funds) ensured according to applicable law regulations.

- Exercise other rights as regulated by laws.

Responsibility of people’s committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities in Vietnam

- Determine and give approval for key agricultural products of which linkages in production and consumption are encouraged and the ones of which linkage in production and consumption are given priority in giving subsidies, and publicly announce information thereof in province.

- Request Provincial-level People’s Councils to consider giving approval for incentive policies for linkages in production and consumption of agricultural products applicable in province.

- Give approval for subsidies for linkages in a province within their competence. Stipulate the competence of District-level People’s Committees to consider giving approval for subsidies according to investment scale and place where a linkage is performed.

- Instruct professional authorities, District-level and Commune-level People’s Committees to plan, instruct and inspect the implementation of regulations herein in province. Allocate funds from state budget to give subsidies for linkages according regulations herein.

- Instruct relevant authorities and organizations to assist and organize training programs, and provide information concerning prices and agricultural product market to participants in linkages.

- Submit annual reports to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for preparing and submitting a consolidated report to the Prime Minister.

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