Vietnam: Documentation and process for giving advice on non-project legislation-related assistance

According to Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BTP of the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, documentation submitted to obtain advice on non-project legislation-related assistance and the process for giving advice on non-project legislation-related assistance are as follows:

Documentation submitted to obtain advice on non-project legislation-related assistance by using ODA fund, concessional loans provided by sponsors shall be composed of the following:

- The decision on approval for the List of sponsorships granted by competent authorities.

- Draft literatures on non-project legislation-related assistance in terms of the non-project assistance at the scale of approximately more than USD 20,000.

- Written advice from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies, sponsors (if any) during the process of preparing documentation about the non-project legislation-related assistance.

Documentation submitted to obtain advice on the non-project legislation-related assistance by using the foreign non-government aids shall be composed of materials stipulated in Article 9 enshrined in the regulation on management and utilization of foreign non-government aids.

Process for giving advice on non-project legislation-related assistance:

- During the process of obtaining advice from relevant agencies, the governing body (applicable to non-project legislation-related assistance by using ODA fund and concessional loans provided by sponsors), and the agency in charge of assessment (applicable to non-project legislation-related assistance by using foreign non-government aids), shall be responsible for submitting documentation about non-project legislation-related assistance for the purpose of obtaining advice.

- Within a permitted period of 07 working days from receipt of all valid documentation, the Ministry of Justice shall be responsible for giving their advice in writing to the governing body or the agency in charge of assessment.

The governing body or the agency in charge of assessment shall be responsible for submitting one (01) paper and online set of documents to obtain advice on the non-project legislation-related assistance to the Ministry of Justice. The online documentation shall be sent to the Ministry of Justice at the email address [email protected].

More details can be found in Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BTP of the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, which takes effect from August 01, 2015.

Le Hai

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