Chương VIII Nghị định 138/2016/NĐ-CP về Quy chế làm việc của Chính phủ: Chế độ thông tin, báo cáo

Chapter VIII

INFORMATION AND REPORTING

Article 46. Information and reporting of the Government, Prime Minister and Government members

1. The Government shall report its work twice a year to the National Assembly, National Assembly Standing Committee and President and make unexpected reports or topical reports at the request of the latter.

a/At the request of the National Assembly, National Assembly Standing Committee or President, the Prime Minister shall assign a ministry or an agency to prepare a report;

b/ Related ministries and agencies shall coordinate with the ministry or agency assigned to prepare the report;

c/ The Government Office shall verify the report and work with the ministry or agency assigned to prepare the report to finalize it before submission to the Prime Minister for publicization;

d/ For an unexpected report or a topical report prepared at the request of the National Assembly, National Assembly Standing Committee or President, the Prime Minister may authorize a Government member to take responsibility for the report’s content before the Government or Prime Minister.

2. The Prime Minister shall, or, when he/she is absent, authorize a Deputy Prime Minister to, present the work reports, explanatory reports and answer questions before the National Assembly and National Assembly Standing Committee.

a/ The Prime Minister shall assign the Government Office to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with related ministries and agencies in, preparing and finalizing reports, and to submit them to the Prime Minister for decision on their publicization;

b/ Related ministries and agencies shall coordinate with one another at the request of the Government Office.

3. The Prime Minister shall report to the People through the mass media on important issues within the competence of the Government or Prime Minister.

a/ The Prime Minister shall assign a ministry or an agency to prepare a report and submit it to him/her;

b/ Related ministries and agencies shall coordinate with one another at the request of the report-preparing ministry or agency;

c/ The Government Office shall verify the report and work with the report-preparing ministry or agency to finalize it before submission to the Prime Minister for decision on its publicization.

4. Government members shall report on their work to the Government and Prime Minister; give explanations and answer questions before the National Assembly and National Assembly Standing Committee; and report to the People on important issues under their respective management.

Article 47. Information and reporting to serve the direction and administration by the Government and Prime Minister

1. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees shall submit to the Government and the Prime Minister the following reports:

a/ Periodical reports (monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual) summarizing the work, management, administration and results of implementation of the work programs of the Government and Prime Minister and performance of tasks assigned by the Government and Prime Minister to their ministries, agencies and localities; assessments and proposals on direction and administration activities of the Government and Prime Minister;

- Monthly reports shall be sent to the Government Office and related agencies no later than the 25^th every month;

- Quarterly reports shall be sent to the Government Office and related agencies no later than the 20^th of the last month of the quarter;

- Biannual reports shall be sent to the Government Office and related agencies no later than the 15^th of June;

- Annual reports shall be sent to the Government Office and related agencies no later than the 10^th of December.

b/ Topical reports and unexpected reports at the request of the Prime Minister;

c/ Draft reports of the Government and Prime Minister to be submitted to the leading bodies of the Party, National Assembly, National Assembly Standing Committee and President as assigned by the Prime Minister.

2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall perform daily reviews of foreign mass media and provide foreign-relation information to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and other Government members.

3. The Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transport (National Traffic Safety Committee) and Vietnam News Agency shall send daily reports (even on festive and new-year holidays) to the Prime Minister on the border, sea and island, national defense, security and social order and safety situation and noteworthy foreign-relation information.

4. In addition to the tasks assigned to other ministers, the Minister-Chairperson of the Government Office shall also perform the following tasks:

a/ To ensure the timely provision of accurate information for the direction and administration by the Government, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers with daily fast reports on issues of special concern; to summarize, and propose handling of, daily press information; to make review reports on direction and administration of the Government and Prime Minister, and performance of work programs and tasks of the Government and Prime Minister on a monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual basis; to coordinate with ministries, agencies and localities in reporting and proposing the Government or Prime Minister to direct the prompt handling of sensitive issues of public concern; to make other reports at the request of the Prime Minister;

c/ To guide, inspect and urge agencies within the administrative system to strictly observe the information and reporting regime;

d/ To organize the building of information infrastructure at the Government Office to effectively serve the direction and administration by the Government and the Prime Minister and other Government members; to step up the application of information technology to Government meetings, working sessions and the handling of regular affairs of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers; to send documents and invitations to meetings via the computer network;

dd/ To organize the application of information technology and receive reports and opinions from people and organizations to advise on the direction and administration work of the Government and Prime Minister.

Article 48. Reporting at Government meetings

1. Monthly, the Minister of Planning and Investment shall report on the socio-economic situation and propose solutions to direct and administer the performance of plan tasks. The Minister-Chairperson of the Government Office shall report on direction and administration work and the implementation of the work programs and tasks assigned by the Government and Prime Minister.

2. Quarterly, the Government Inspector-General shall report on the work of corruption prevention and combat, inspection, and settlement of complaints and denunciations. The Minister of Home Affairs shall report on administrative reform. The Minister of Justice shall report on the formulation of laws and ordinances by the Government and the formulation and promulgation of implementing regulations.

3. At June and December Government meetings, the Minister-Chairperson of the Government Office shall report on the review of the direction and administration by the Government and the Prime Minister.

4. Other topical and unexpected reports as directed by the Prime Minister.

Article 49. Public information on the Government’s activities

1. The Prime Minister and other Government members shall implement the regime of reporting to the public on important issues according to Articles 29 and 37 of the Law on Organization of the Government.

2. The Minister-Chairperson of the Government Office shall act as the spokesperson of the Government and proactively provide information on the undertakings and policies of the Party and laws of the State and major socio-economic issues; perform the tasks of the Government’s and Prime Minister’s spokesperson; organize regular press conferences to inform the Government meeting’s outcomes; organize press conferences when necessary to inform important policies and decisions in the direction and administration by the Government and Prime Minister; answer on issues of public and press concern, and issue press releases. When requested, related ministries and agencies shall attend press conferences, directly present opinions and take responsibility for the contents falling under their specialized management.

3. Ministers, heads of agencies and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees have the following tasks:

a/ To properly observe the regulation on the regime of making statements and providing information to the press, creating favorable conditions for the mass media agencies to access accurate and timely information on events occurring in their sectors, fields or localities;

b/ To organize direct dialogues with people in appropriate forms; to organize periodical press briefings and press conferences upon the promulgation of important documents, implementation of major policies of the Party and State, or occurrence of other significant events;

c/ To regularly perform press reviews and answer the press in accordance with law.

4. The Minister of Information and Communications shall hold press briefings and manage press information in accordance with the press law; implement the regulation on the spokesperson to provide information for the press; and assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministers, heads of agencies and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees in, stepping up the application of information technology and increasing in various appropriate forms information on all aspects of the national situation.

Article 50. Foreign service information

The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Minister-Chairperson of the Government Office and the Minister of Information and Communications in, organizing press conferences to regularly provide information on the socio-economic situation and activities of the Government and Prime Minister to Vietnam-based foreign press agencies and the overseas Vietnamese community.-