Requirements for the draft Decree on policies to encourage the development of the farm economy in Vietnam

Requirements for the draft Decree on policies to encourage farm economy development in Vietnam (Image from the Internet)

The Office of the Government of Vietnam issued Official Dispatch 5488/VPCP-NN on August 1, 2024, concerning the draft Decree on policies to encourage the development of the farm economy.

Requirements for the draft Decree on policies to encourage the development of the farm economy in Vietnam

Considering the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam in Report 4618/TTr-BNN-KTHT dated June 28, 2024, on the draft Decree on policies to encourage the development of the farm economy (Decree), Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam Tran Luu Quang has the following opinions:

- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall lead, cooperate with the Ministry of Justice and other related ministries, agencies to review, unify the content of feedback, explanation, and completion of the dossier and draft Decree, ensuring feasibility, consistency, and synchronization of the legal system, making it eligible for submission to the Government of Vietnam, focusing on the following contents:

+ Fully and comprehensively assess the socio-economic impact of the changes in the scope of regulation and proposed policies compared to the content approved by the Government of Vietnam’s leaders in document 3818/VPCP-NN dated June 21, 2022, from the Office of the Government of Vietnam.

+ Review farm economy criteria, clarifying the necessity, basis, and foundation for proposing some qualitative criteria (compliance with relevant sectoral legal regulations; ensuring conditions for security, order, social safety, occupational safety, food safety, environmental protection; application of advanced agricultural production processes; the combination of non-agricultural activities ensuring no impact on landscapes and agricultural production development; compliance with land law; farm owners hold certificates of farm management knowledge training); dossier, procedure, agency authorized to evaluate and recognize these criteria.

+ Carefully assess the necessity of regulations on issuing farm economy certificates; clarify policies according to current laws related to encouragement and support for agricultural and rural development requiring or not requiring the farm (or farm owner) to have a farm economy certificate; the appropriateness of the regulation on issuing farm economy certificates with related laws on livestock, investment, and business registration.

+ Review the draft content of policies supporting and encouraging farm economy development, ensuring consistency with the purpose, title, and scope of regulation of the draft Decree, in accordance with Clause 2, Article 8 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents 2015.

+ Fully absorb and explain the appraisal opinions of the Ministry of Justice and the contributions of related ministries, agencies. Unify the content related to the management functions and fields of the Ministries and agencies: Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Planning and Investment, Finance, Internal Affairs, Science and Technology, State Bank of Vietnam.

In case of differing opinions between ministries, agencies on the contents of the draft Decree, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall lead discussions with the Ministers, Heads of relevant agencies to exchange and unify before submitting to the Government of Vietnam in accordance with the working regulation of the Government of Vietnam.

- Based on the review, unification of the above-mentioned section 1, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall complete the dossier, and draft Decree, and submit it to the Government of Vietnam within August 2024.

- The Office of the Government of Vietnam shall supervise and urge according to the assigned functions and tasks.

More details can be found in Official Dispatch 5488/VPCP-NN issued on August 1, 2024.

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