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Chapter X

REPRESENTATIVE BODIES OF ARTELS, COOPERATIVES AND COOPERATIVE UNIONS

Article 110. Representative bodies of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions

1. Representative bodies of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions are established, organized and operate in accordance with regulations of law on associations and societies and relevant laws.

2. Representative bodies of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions have the following obligations:

a) Represent and protect rights and lawful interests of their members;

b) Disseminate, instruct, share information and encourage the implementation of State policies for development of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions;

c) Provide counseling, assistance, relevant services and human resource training to serve the establishment and development of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions;

d) Implement programs and projects, and provide public services as assigned in order to support the development of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions;

dd) Engage in the formulation of policies and laws on artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions;

e) Represent their members in cooperative relationships with domestic and foreign organizations in accordance with regulations of law;

g) Carry out risk assessment and provide counseling and assistance for enhancing transparency in financial management, ensuring compliance with regulations of law during their operation, and improving business efficiency of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions;

h) Evaluate efficiency and contribution of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions, and their members to economic, social and cultural development.

3. Representative bodies shall be provided for funding from state budget for performing tasks assigned by the State.

4. Artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions are encouraged to join representative bodies.

Article 111. Vietnam Cooperative Alliance system

1. Vietnam Cooperative Alliance is an organization that represents and protects rights and lawful interests of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions, plays a key role in and boosts the development of collective economy.

2. Vietnam Cooperative Alliance system includes Vietnam Cooperative Alliance that is a central-government agency and provincial cooperative alliances that are established in provinces and central-affiliated cities. The Charter of Vietnam Cooperative Alliance shall be ratified by its Congress and approved by the Prime Minister of Vietnam; the charter of a provincial cooperative alliance shall be ratified by its Congress and approved by Chairperson of the provincial People’s Committee. Contents, format and effect of the charter of a provincial cooperative alliance must be consistent with those of the Charter of Vietnam Cooperative Alliance.

3. Vietnam Cooperative Alliance system has the following obligations:

a) Perform obligations of representative bodies specified in Clause 2 Article 110 of this Law;

b) Protect rights and lawful interests of artels, cooperatives and cooperative unions that are not their members;

c) Perform other tasks assigned by the State.

4. The State shall assist and facilitate Vietnam Cooperative Alliance system’ performance of assigned tasks.