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Article 44. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Send reports to the Government on an annual basis or upon request on the conclusion and implementation of international agreements; send reports to the Government for forwarding to the National Assembly on the conclusion and implementation of international agreements on an annual basis or at the request of the National Assembly.

2. Release statistics of concluded international agreements.

Article 45. Responsibilities of the Foreign Affairs Committee of National Assembly

1. Assist the Standing Committee of National Assembly in directing, regulating and coordinating the conclusion and implementation of international agreements of agencies of the National Assembly, Secretary of the National Assembly, National Assembly Office, agencies affiliated to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, State Audit.

2. Take charge and cooperate with agencies of the National Assembly, Secretary of the National Assembly, National Assembly Office, agencies affiliated to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, State Audit in sending annual or ad-hoc reports on conclusion and implementation of international agreements to the National Assembly or the Standing Committee of National Assembly.

Article 46. Responsibilities of central regulatory bodies, provincial regulatory bodies, central agencies of organizations, provincial agencies of organizations

Central regulatory bodies, provincial regulatory bodies, central agencies of organizations, provincial agencies of organizations shall, apart from the responsibilities as prescribed in Article 42, within the scope of their duties and powers, have the following responsibilities:

1. Sending long-term plans and annual plans on the implementation of the international agreement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for supervision and to the Prime Minister; annual plans are submitted by November 15 of the previous year;

2. Archiving original international agreements that these agencies have concluded or proposed to conclude if these international agreements are concluded in the name of the State, the National Assembly or the Government as per the law on archives;

3. Reporting on the conclusion and implementation of international agreements no later than November 15 every year or upon request, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for monitoring and summing up reports to the Government and the Prime Minister;

4. Raising awareness of the law on international agreements;

5. Inspecting, commending and handling violations of the law on international agreements;

6. Settle complaints and whistleblowing related to the conclusion and implementation of international agreements.

Article 47. Responsibilities of Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of Governmental agencies, Presidents of the People's Committees of provinces

1. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of Governmental agencies shall be held accountable to the Government for the conclusion of international agreements in their name and in the name of general departments, departments affiliated to Ministries, ministerial-level agencies.

2. The President of People’s Committee of province shall be held accountable to the Government for the conclusion of international agreements in their name or in the name of specialized agencies affiliated to the People's Committee of province; the People’s Committee of district; the People’s Committee of commune in border area.

Article 48. Responsibilities of agencies and units that advise on foreign affairs and international cooperation of central regulatory bodies and provincial regulatory bodies

Agencies and units that advise on foreign affairs and international cooperation of central regulatory bodies and provincial regulatory bodies, apart from the responsibilities in the implementation of international agreements as prescribed in Article 43, shall have the following responsibilities:

1. Drafting documents under the promulgation competence of central regulatory bodies and provincial regulatory bodies on the conclusion and implementation of international agreements;

2. Advising central regulatory bodies and provincial regulatory bodies on the conclusion and implementation of international agreements in the name of central regulatory bodies and provincial regulatory bodies, general departments, departments affiliated to Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, specialized agencies affiliated to the People's Committees of provinces; the People’s Committees of districts; the People’s Committees of communes in border areas;

3. Monitoring, consolidating and reporting central regulatory bodies and provincial regulatory bodies on the conclusion and implementation of international agreements in the name of general departments, departments affiliated to Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, specialized agencies affiliated to the People's Committees of provinces; the People’s Committees of districts; the People’s Committees of communes in border areas;

4. Reporting and seeking direction from the competent authorities on issues in the conclusion and implementation of international agreements in the name of general departments, departments affiliated to Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, specialized agencies affiliated to the People's Committees of provinces; the People’s Committees of districts; the People’s Committees of communes in border areas.

Article 49. Responsibilities of foreign affairs agencies of organizations

Foreign affairs agencies of organizations, within their tasks and powers, have the following responsibilities:

1. Taking charge and cooperating with relevant entities in providing guidance on the conclusion and implementation of international agreements;

2. Cooperating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in management of the conclusion and implementation of international agreements of central agencies of organizations;

3. Sending annual or ad-hoc reports to the superior authorities and notify the Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the conclusion and implementation of international agreements of central agencies of organizations.

Article 50. Funding for conclusion and implementation of international agreements

1. Funding for the conclusion and implementation of international agreements in the name of in the name of the State, the National Assembly and the Government, central regulatory bodies, provincial regulatory bodies, general departments, departments affiliated to Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, specialized agencies affiliated to the People's Committees of provinces; the People’s Committees of districts; the People’s Committees of communes in border areas shall be set aside in the recurrent expenditures of state budget and other sources of funds as per the law.

2. Funding for the conclusion and implementation of international agreements in the name of central agencies of organizations, provincial agencies of organizations shall be set aside from their own finance or other sources of funds as per the law.

3. The Government shall elaborate this Article.