Chương 3 Nghị định 15-CP: Chế độ làm việc và quan hệ công tác của bộ

Chapter III.

WORKING SYSTEM AND RELATIONS OF MINISTRIES

Article 14.

1. The Ministries shall deliver to the National Assembly and its Standing Committee their reports at the request of the National Assembly ; and answer National Assembly deputies' questions on relevant issues ;

2. At the request of the Standing Committee, the Council of Nationalities and Commissions of the National Assembly, the Ministries shall be responsible for replying or presenting necessary documents to them ;

3. The Ministries shall be responsible for replying to the Nationality Council and Commissions of the National Assembly in 15 days at the latest from the day of petition receipt.

Article 15. The Ministries must comply with the leadership and instruction in the Prime Minister ; report to and ask to be instructed by the Government for settlement of issues beyond their assigned capacity ; be subject to Government inspection and supervision in respect of management tasks assigned by the Government. The Ministries are not permitted to refer issues which can be solved within their capacity to the Government or the Prime Minister.

Article 16.

1. The Ministries shall abide by regulations on State management within the authority of other Ministries and shall not promulgate documents contrary to stipulations by the Government, the Prime Minister or other Ministries ;

2. The Ministries shall discuss with other Ministries to settle issues of inter-sectarian State management. When agreement is not reached among relevant Ministries, the issues shall be referred to the Government Prime Minister for decision.

Issues referred by a Ministry to the Prime Minister in connection with other Ministries must contain the official comment in writing from the Ministries concerned. The Ministries to be consulted shall be responsible for giving answers in ten (10) days at the latest from the receipt of the relevant documents. A consulted Ministry shall be considered to consent if it fails to reply to the said documents.

Article 17.

1. The Ministries shall submit to the Government for approval the contents of State management to be exercised by the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-ruled cities over relevant branches, sectors upon reaching agreement with the Government Committee on Organization and Personnel; guide and inspect the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-ruled cities on the delegation of management of branches, sectors under their charge to the People's Committees of districts, communes and other equivalent administrative units ;

2. The Ministers must spend time on guiding and inspecting activities by the relevant branches, sectors and directly handling proposals by the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-ruled cities. If the Ministers authorize their Vice Minister to work on and settle proposals by the localities, then they shall be responsible for their Vice Minister�s decisions made under their authority.

Article 18. The Ministers are permitted to properly and fully exercise their powers to settle issues relating to their management of the relevant branches, sectors.

The Ministers shall only authorize their Vice Minister to settle issues within the Ministers' powers and shall be responsible for such authorization.

Article 19. The Ministries shall coordinate with the Trade Unions and other mass organizations in implementing their duties; and shall create favorable conditions for these organizations to run activities and participate in the design of the relevant systems and policies.