Vietnam: 08 tasks and powers of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from June 30, 2015

According to Decree No. 47/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the Ministerial Inspectorate has tasks and powers specified in Article 18 of the Law on Inspection and Article 7 of Decree No. 86/2011/ND-CP dated September 22, 2011 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Inspection and the following tasks and powers:

- Preside over or contribute in the formulation of legislative documents under the assignment of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural development.

- Welcome and work with citizens, handle complaints and denunciations and perform the prevention and fighting against corruption according to law.

- Provide professional training for inspectors, officials assigned to perform the function of specialized inspection and inspecting collaborators.

- Direct and provide professional guidance for agencies assigned to perform the function of specialized inspection under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development and Services of Agriculture and Rural development; provide guidance, conduct inspection and expedite agencies assigned to conduct specialized inspection under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development to implement law provisions on inspection, citizen reception and complaint, denunciation and anti-corruption handling.

- Consolidate and report the results of inspection, citizen reception, complaint and/or denunciation handling and anti-corruption under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development.

- Request Services’ Inspectorates to send reports on specialized inspection under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development.

- Consolidate and learn from experience of the inspection of the agriculture and rural development sector.

- Other tasks and powers as prescribed in law.

Besides, Decree No. 47/2015/ND-CP also specifies advisory divisions of specialized inspection, which include:

- The advisory division of specialized inspection of the General Directorate affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development is operated in the model of a department and those of Departments affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development are operated in the model of offices.

- The advisory division of specialized inspection of a Sub-department affiliated to a Service of Agriculture and Rural development is operated in the model of an office, unless the Sub-department is not divided into offices.

View more details at Decree No. 47/2015/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from June 30, 2015.

Le Hai

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