Vietnam: Rights and responsibilities of organizations and individuals carrying out administrative procedures

According to Decree No. 61/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the rights and responsibilities of organizations and individuals carrying out administrative procedures are specified as follows:

1. Rights

- Receive instructions about preparation of documents, receipt of documents and document receipt notes and make appointments to inform results of processing of documents;

- Refuse to carry out requests not specified in legislative documents prescribing administrative procedures;

- Raise issues and recommendations with competent entities about unnecessariness, irrationality and illegitimacy of administrative procedures;

- Send reports, recommendations, complaints or denunciations to public officers, servants and employees when having grounds or evidence that guiding, receiving, settling or informing results of handling of administrative procedures is in breach of laws and about other related violations;

- Exercise other rights in accordance with laws.

2. Responsibilities:

- Take responsibility for legality and accuracy of documents included in documentation and provide related information in full;

- Upon receiving results of handling of administrative procedures at the One-stop shop, bring the note of document receipt and appointment for notification of results. In case of authorizing other persons to receive such results, the letter of authorization signed by the principal shall be required;

- Fully implement regulations on handling of administrative procedures and those imposed by the One-stop Shop; pay fees, charges (if any) in full as per regulations in force;

- Bear responsibility before law for any violation specified in clause 2 and 3 of Article 5 herein and other relevant regulations.

Decree No. 61/2018/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government takes effect from June 21, 2018.

- Thanh Lam -

>> CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN VIETNAMESE