Chương VII Luật Ban hành Văn bản quy phạm pháp luật 1996: Văn bản quy phạm pháp luật liên tịch

Chapter VII

JOINT LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Article 71.- Joint legal documents of the Ministries, the ministerial-level agencies and the agencies attached to the Government

Inter-agency circulars between Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government are issued to guide the implementation of the laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, orders and decisions of the State President, resolutions and decrees of the Government and decisions and directive of the Prime Minister related to the functions, tasks and powers of those agencies.

Article 72.- Joint legal documents of the Supreme People�s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy; of the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People�s Procuracy and Ministry(ies), ministerial-level agency(ies) and/or agency(ies) attached to the Government

Joint circulars between the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Ministry(ies), ministerial-level agency(ies), agency(ies) attached to the Government and the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy are issued to guide the uniform application of law in the procedural activities and other issues related to the tasks and powers of those agencies.

Article 73.- Joint legal documents between competent State agencies and socio-political organizations

Joint resolutions and circulars are issued by a competent State agency(ies) and the central office of a socio-political organization to guide the implementation of issues the State management involving such socio-political organizations as prescribed by law.

Article 74.- Drafting and issuing joint legal documents

1. The concerned State agency(ies) and socio-political organization(s) shall agree to assign an agency or organization with the main responsibility for drafting the document.

2. The agency or organization assigned with the main responsibly for the drafting shall have to organize the drafting of the document and solicit comments from the concerned agencies and organizations.

With regard to a draft circular to be issued jointly by a Ministry(ies), a ministerial-level agency or an agency attached to the Government and the Supreme People’s Court or the Supreme People’s Procuracy, it must be commented on by the members of the Justice Council of the Supreme People’s Court and the members of the Supervision Committee of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

The agency or organization mainly responsible for the drafting shall have to gather comments and revise the draft document.

3. Both the Head of the agency and the Head of the socio-political organization shall sign the joint resolution or circular.