Approval Deadline for Tasks and Signing of Science and Technology Contracts

Deadline for approval of tasks and signing of science and technology contracts (Illustrative image)

According to Article 14 of Circular 33/2014/TT-BKHCN, the regulations on the deadline for approval of tasks and signing of science and technology contracts are as follows:

- The principal investigator and the leading organization of the science and technology task must complete the dossier according to the appraisal minutes and submit it to the Department of Planning and Synthesis within 7 working days from the date of receiving the appraisal comments.

- Within 7 working days from the date of receiving the completed science and technology task dossier according to the comments of the Council and the Appraisal Team, the Department of Planning and Synthesis shall submit to the Minister of Science and Technology for approval: the name of the science and technology task, the leading organization, the principal investigator, the implementation period, the budget, and the method of expenditure for the science and technology task.

- The Minister of Science and Technology shall assign the Director of the Department of Planning and Synthesis to sign the science and technology contract using the contract template issued together with Circular No. 05/2014/TT-BKHCN dated April 10, 2014, of the Minister of Science and Technology. The Ministry of Science and Technology will provide additional guidance on the contract template in case of a change in the funding allocation mechanism to a fund mode.

More details can be found in Circular 33/2014/TT-BKHCN, effective from December 20, 2014.

Thuy Tram

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