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Chapter III

RESPONSIBILITIES OF MINISTRIES, BRANCHES AND PROVINCIAL/ MUNICIPAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES

Article 21.- Responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance

1. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned ministries and branches and provincial/municipal People's Committees in, guiding and conducting public information on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

2. To promulgate rules, terms and table of premium rates of compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

3. To specify the issuance, management and use of the model insurance certificate.

4. To guide dossiers of request for indemnities.

5. To set the level of annual contributions to and promulgate the mechanism of management, use, payment and finalization of the motor vehicle insurance fund.

6. To directly inspect and supervise insurance enterprises in organizing compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners, or assume prime responsibility for. and coordinate with concerned agencies in, doing so.

7. To direct functional forces in sanctioning insurance enterprises' administrative violations of regulations on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners under this Decree and other relevant provisions of law.

8. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned agencies in, guiding the Vietnam Insurance Association and insurance enterprises in developing a database on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

Article 22.- Responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security

1. To coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and concerned ministries and branches in, guiding and conducting public information on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

2. To direct the traffic police and other concerned police forces in supervising and inspecting motor vehicle owners and:

a/ Requesting motor vehicle owners to produce valid insurance certificates when carrying out procedures for motor vehicle registration;

b/ Detecting and handling, through patrol and control operations, administrative violations of motor vehicle owners joining traffic without valid insurance certificates; requesting motor vehicle owners to purchase insurance.

3. To direct the traffic police and investigative police forces to supply copies of documents relevant to traffic accidents to insurance enterprises for paying indemnities, including:

a. Written records of accident scene investigation;

b. Plans and photos of accident scenes (if any).

c/ Written records of inspection of accident-related motor vehicles;

d/ Preliminary reports on results of the initial investigation of traffic accidents;

e/ Other documents relevant to accidents (if am)

4. To direct the traffic police and other police forces in coordinating with the Ministry of Finance's units in inspecting and supervising insurance enterprises in implementing compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

5. To direct the traffic police and other police forces in sharing and linking databases on motor vehicles under their management with the database on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

Article 23.- Responsibilities of the Ministry of Transport

1.To coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and concerned ministries and branches in guiding and conducting public information on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

2.To direct registry offices to request, in examining the technical safety of motor vehicles, their owners to produce valid insurance certificates. Registry offices shall only issue technical safety examination stamps and books for motor vehicles when their owners can produce valid insurance certificates.

3. To coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in inspecting and supervising insurance enterprises in implementing compulsory insurance; for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

4. To share and link the database on motor vehicles under its management with the database on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

5. To coordinate with functional agencies in applying measures to prevent and mitigate damage in road traffic in strict compliance with law.

Article 24.- Responsibilities of the Ministry of Health

To direct central and local health establishments in supplying copies of medical records and documents relevant to the rendering of first aid and medical treatment to road traffic accident victims to insurance enterprises for swiftly completing indemnity dossiers to assure the insured's interests.

Article 25.- Responsibilities of the Ministry of Information and Communication

1. To direct central and local information and press agencies in regularly conducting public information on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

2. To direct the Vietnam Television Station and the Voice of Vietnam Radio to spare a certain broadcasting time volume to regularly propagate and disseminate information on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

Article 26.- Responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies

1. To coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in inspecting and supervising the implementation of compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

2. To perform other tasks within their competence under law.

Article 27.- Responsibilities of provincial/ municipal People's Committees

1. To direct functional agencies and local administrations at all levels in implementing compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners in their respective localities.

2. To direct local news and press agencies in regularly conducting public information on compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

3. To direct the traffic police and other concerned police forces in their respective localities in organizing the inspection and handling of motor vehicle owners that fail to participate in compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

4. To perform other tasks within their competence.

Article 28.- Responsibilities of the National Office of Vietnam for Implementation of the ASEAN Scheme of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance

1. The National Office of Vietnam for Implementation of the ASEAN Scheme of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance (referred to as the National Office for Motor Vehicle Insurance for short) is a standing body assisting concerned ministries and branches in directing and supervising the implementation of compulsory insurance for civil liability of motor vehicle owners.

2. The Ministry of Finance shall define the functions, tasks, organizational structure and operation of the National Office for Motor Vehicle Insurance.