Chương 8 Luật hợp tác xã 2003: Quản lý nhà nước đối với hợp tác xã

Chapter VIII

STATE MANAGEMENT OVER COOPERATIVES

Article 46.- State management over cooperatives

1. Contents of State management over cooperatives cover:

a/ To issue, disseminate, and organize the implementation of, legal documents on cooperatives;

b/ To elaborate and implement strategies and plans on development of cooperatives;

c/ To organize and guide business registration for cooperatives and unions of cooperatives;

d/ To organize professional training and fostering for raising the qualifications of managerial officials as well as necessary knowledge of cooperative members;

dd/ To inspect and examine the observance of law by cooperatives according to law provisions;

e/ To direct the implementation of international cooperation on cooperatives.

2. Responsibilities of agencies performing the State management over cooperatives:

a/ The Government shall perform the uniform State management over cooperatives;

b/ The ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, perform the State management over cooperatives;

c/ The People's Committees of all levels shall have to perform the State management over cooperatives in their respective localities according to law provisions;

d/ The Government shall specify the assignment and decentralization of State management over cooperatives among the ministries, ministerial-level agencies and localities.

Article 47.- Tasks and powers of the People's Committees of various levels towards cooperatives

1. The People's Committees of various levels shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers:

a/ Propagate, mobilize, create favorable conditions and provide support for, the formation and development of cooperatives in their respective localities;

b/ Guide and encourage cooperatives to coordinate their activities for the interests of people in their respective localities;

c/ Examine and inspect the enforcement of the Law on Cooperatives and relevant legal documents;

d/ To settle according to their respective competence complaints, denunciations and disputes, and handle acts of violating the legislation on cooperatives;

dd/ To materialize other contents of the State management over cooperatives according to law provisions.

2. The professional agencies of the People's Committees of various levels shall, within the ambit of their respective functions, tasks and powers, assist the People's Committees in performing the State management over cooperatives in their assigned domains.

Article 48.- Relations between State agencies and Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations, and roles of these organizations towards cooperatives

1. The State agencies shall have to coordinate with Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations in organizing the implementation of the legislation on cooperatives.

2. Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations shall propagate and mobilize people to participate in building and developing cooperatives; consult with State agencies in elaborating policies and supervising the implementation of the legislation on cooperatives.