Application for the Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Science and Technology in Vietnam

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Application for the Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Science and Technology in Vietnam

According to Circular 21/2022/TT-BKHCN amending Circular 16/2019/TT-BKHCN, an application for a Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Science and Technology, consisting of 1 set (original), shall be sent directly or by post to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The application include:

(1) A written request for commendation from the head of a competent agency or organization (enclosed with a list of collectives and individuals proposed for commendation), specifically:

- Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, heads of other central state agencies, for collectives and individuals under ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government-attached agencies, other state agencies; heads of political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations at the central level, for collectives and individuals belonging to political organizations, socio-political organizations, political - social - professional organizations;

- The Minister of State performs specialized state management over collectives and individuals belonging to socio-professional organizations at the central level in that field;

- Presidents of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities, collectives and individuals belonging to agencies, organizations, and units managed by the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities, local socio-professional organizations, collectives, and individuals that do not fall into the above cases.

- Competent persons, heads of relevant units under the Ministry of Science and Technology for overseas Vietnamese, foreign collectives, and individuals.

(2) Report on the achievements of the collective or individual proposed for commendation, certified by the head of the agency or organization requesting the reward, made according to Form No. 01, Form No. 02 promulgated together with Decree 91/2017/ND-CP);

In case of request for overseas Vietnamese, foreign collectives, or individuals, report on achievements (according to Form No. 08, Form No. 09 issued together with Decree 91/2017/ND-CP) proposed by the requesting agency, organization, unit, or unit (belonging to the requesting agency, organization, or unit) directly related to the proposed object. The agency, organization, or unit that requests certification is responsible for the authenticity of the information in the report.

(3) Minutes of consideration and commendation of the agency, organization, or unit whose collective or individual is proposed for commendation; in the case of a request for an overseas Vietnamese, foreign collective, or individual, the record of commendation consideration of the requesting agency, organization, or unit or the unit (belonging to the agency or organization, the requesting unit) directly related to the proposed collective or individual

(4) Certification of a competent management agency for inventions, inventions, innovations, and application of scientific and technological advances for collectives and individuals having inventions, inventions, innovations, and application of scientific and technological advances.

**Simplified procedures apply to collectives and individuals with achievements in the field of science and technology that meet the requirements of Article 85 of the Law on Emulation and Commendation according to the provisions of Article 55 of Decree 91/2017/ND-CP, including:

(1) Written request for commendation from the head of a competent agency or organization according to Point a, Clause 1, Article 9 of Circular 16/2019/TT-BKHCN (enclosed with the list of collectives and individuals proposed for commendation);

(2) Report on the achievements of the agency or organization requesting the reward, clearly stating the achievements and merits to propose the reward to the collective or individual according to simple procedures (according to Form No. 06 issued together with Decree 91/2017/ND-CP).

Duong Chau Thanh

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