This is a new notable content specified in the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020 approved on June 19, 2020 by the National Assembly of Vietnam.
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The Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020 supplements operating principles of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, specifically as follows:
- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall work on a collegial basis and make decisions under the majority rule. An ordinance or Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly is passed when it is approved by more than half of the members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
- In the year-end National Assembly session, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall submit a report on its operation to National Assembly deputies. In the final session of each National Assembly legislature, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall submit a report on its operation in the term of office to the National Assembly for consideration and discussion.
With regard to position, functions and organizational structure of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, current regulations of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly 2014 still apply, specifically as follows:
- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly is the permanent body of the National Assembly.
- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall be composed of the Chairperson, who is the Chairperson of the National Assembly, Vice Chairpersons, who are Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly, and Members. Members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly must be National Assembly deputies who work on a full-time basis and may not concurrently be members of the Government. The numbers of Vice Chairpersons and Members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall be decided by the National Assembly.
- The term of office of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly must start from the time the Standing Committee is elected by the National Assembly and end when a new Standing Committee is elected by the new National Assembly.
View new points at the Law on Organization of the National Assembly amended in 2020, effective from January 01, 2021.
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