Vietnam: Statistical reporting regulation and related regulations

According to Article 40 of the Law on Statistics 2015 of Vietnam, statistical reporting regulation comprises:

- National-level statistical reporting regulation;

- Ministerial, department-level statistical reporting regulation;

Content of statistical reporting regulation comprises purposes and scope of statistics, subjects of application, reporting units, reported units, symbols, reporting periods, time limit for receiving reports, methods of sending reports and other accompanying forms.

1. National-level statistical reporting regulation

According to Article 41 of the Law on Statistics 2015 of Vietnam, national-level statistical reporting regulation shall be applied for collection of statistical information belonging to the national statistical indicator system.

Agencies, organizations performing national-level statistical reporting regulation:

- Ministries, departments; central agencies of political organizations, socio-political organizations;

- Other agencies, organizations as prescribed.

2. Ministerial, department-level statistical reporting regulation

According to Article 42 of the Law on Statistics 2015 of Vietnam, ministerial, department-level statistical reporting regulation shall be applied for collection of statistical information belonging to national statistical indicator system, ministerial, department-level statistical indicator system, provincial, district-level statistical indicator system and for compilation of other statistical information serving management requirements of areas, sectors.

Agencies, organizations performing ministerial, department-level statistical reporting regulation:

- Professional agencies affiliated to provincial, district-level People’s committees; People’s Court, provincial, district-level People’s Procuracy; professional agencies affiliated to ministries, ministerial-level agencies in localities;

- Other agencies, organizations as prescribed;

Authorities to issue ministerial, department-level statistical reporting regulation as follows:

- Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, president of the Supreme People’s Court, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Auditor General shall promulgate ministerial, department-level statistical reporting regulation;

- Governmental agencies shall be responsible for establishing and making submission to ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies for promulgating ministerial, department-level statistical reporting regulation that applies to the areas assigned.

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