Procedures for planning formulation in Vietnam 2023

Procedures for planning formulation in Vietnam 2023 (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet responded as follows:

1. Power to organize planning formulation in Vietnam

Power to organize planning formulationunder Article 14 of the Law on Planning 2017 is as follows:

- The Government shall organize formulation of the national comprehensive planning, national marine spatial planning and national land use planning.

- The Prime Minister shall organize formulation of regional planning.

- Ministry and ministerial authorities shall organize formulation of national sector planning.

- The People’s Committees of provinces shall organize formulation of provincial planning.

2. Procedures for planning formulation in Vietnam 2023

The planning process according to Article 16 of the Law on Planning 2017 is as follows:

- Procedures for formulation of the national comprehensive planning, national marine spatial planning and national land use planning:

+ The planning authority shall take charge and cooperate with Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments in determining planning tasks and submitting them to the Government for approval.

+ The planning authority shall select a planning consultancy; take charge and cooperate with relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments in formulating planning;

Analyze, assess and forecast factors, conditions, resources, development situation, assess national socio-economic development, propose viewpoints, objectives and prioritized development orientations serving as a basis for planning formulation;

+ Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments shall select a consultancy to develop the parts of the planning contents and appraise such parts before they are submitted to the planning authority;

+ The planning authority shall take charge and cooperate with Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments in considering and addressing common, inter-regional and inter-provincial issues to ensure uniformity and effectiveness of the planning; propose adjustments to contents of the planning developed by relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments;

+ Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments shall adjust and complete parts of the planning and send them to the planning authority;

+ The planning authority shall complete the planning and send it for enquiry as prescribed in Article 19 of the Law on Planning 2017;

+ The planning authority shall respond to opinions, complete the planning and submit it to the planning appraisal council;

+ The planning authority shall complete the planning according to the conclusion of the planning appraisal council, report it to the Prime Minister, who will submit it to the National Assembly.

- Procedures for formulation of the national sector planning:

+ The authority organizing formulation of the planning shall take charge and cooperate with Ministries and ministerial authorities concerned in determining planning tasks and submitting them to the Prime Minister for approval.

+ The planning authority shall select a planning consultancy; formulate planning and send it for enquiry as prescribed in Article 19 of the Law on Planning 2017;

+ The planning authority shall respond to opinions, complete the planning and submit it to the planning appraisal council;

+ The planning authority shall complete the planning according to the conclusion of the planning appraisal council, report it to the Minister, who will submit it to the Prime Minister for approval.

- Procedures for formulation of the regional planning:

+ The planning authority shall take charge and cooperate with Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments in determining planning tasks and submitting them to the Prime Minister for approval.

+ The planning authority shall select a planning consultancy; take charge and cooperate with Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments in formulating planning;

Analyze, assess and forecast factors, conditions, resources, development situation, assess regional socio-economic development, propose viewpoints, objectives and prioritized development orientations serving as a basis for planning formulation;

+ Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments shall select a consultancy to develop the parts of the planning contents and appraise such parts before they are submitted to the planning authority;

+ The planning authority shall take charge and cooperate with relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments in considering and addressing inter-regional and inter-provincial issues to ensure uniformity and effectiveness of the planning; propose adjustments to the contents of the planning developed by relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments;

+ Relevant Ministries, ministerial authorities and local governments shall adjust and complete the parts of the planning and send them to the planning authority;

+ The planning authority shall complete the planning and send it for enquiry as prescribed in Article 19 of this Law;

+ The planning authority shall respond to opinions, complete the planning and submit it to the planning appraisal council;

+ The planning authority shall complete the planning according to the conclusion of the planning appraisal council, which will submit it to the Prime Minister for approval.

- Procedures for formulation of the provincial planning:

+ The planning authority shall take charge and cooperate with relevant authorities, the People’s Committees of districts in determining planning tasks, reporting them to the People’s Committees of provinces, which will submit them to the Prime Minister for approval;

+ The planning authority shall select a planning consultancy; take charge and cooperate with relevant authorities and the People’s Committees of districts in formulating planning;

Analyze, assess and forecast factors, conditions, resources, development situation, assess local socio-economic development, propose viewpoints, objectives and prioritized development orientations serving as a basis for planning formulation;

+ Relevant authorities and the People’s Committees of districts shall propose the contents to be included in the planning under the their management and send them to the planning authority;

+ The planning authority shall take charge and cooperate with relevant authorities and the People’s Committee of the district in considering and addressing common and inter-district issues to ensure uniformity and effectiveness of the planning; propose adjustments to the contents of the planning developed by authorities and People's Committees of districts;

+ Relevant authorities and People’s Committees of districts shall adjust and complete the parts of the planning and send them to the planning authority;

+ The planning authority shall complete the planning and send it for enquiry as prescribed in Article 19 of the Law on Planning 2017;

+ The planning authority shall respond to opinions, complete the planning and submit it to the planning appraisal council;

+ The planning authority shall complete the planning according to the conclusion of the planning appraisal council and submit it to the People’s Committees of provinces;

+ The People’s Committee of the province shall submit the planning to the People's Council of the province, which will submit it to the Prime Minister for approval.

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