Chương I Nghị định 65/2021/NĐ-CP: Những quy định chung

Chapter I.

GENERAL

Article 1. Scope

This Decree provides for management and use of funding from state budget for treaty-related work under the Law on Treaties and international agreement-related work under the Law on International Agreements.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Decree applies to organizations and individuals involved in the process of conclusion and implementation of treaties and international agreements under the Law on Treaties and the Law on International Agreements.

Article 3. Principles of management and use of funding from state budget for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work

1. Funding for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work shall be covered by the state budget and other sources in accordance with regulations of law.

2. The funding for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work to agencies must be allocated according to the policies and foreign affairs’ guidelines of the Communist Party and the State for the international cooperation within their assigned functions, tasks, and powers.

3. The funding from state budget for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work shall be included in the estimate of recurrent expenditures of the agencies in charge of treaty-related work and international agreement-related work within the current state budget in accordance with the Law on State Budget and documents elaborating thereon; expenditures on inspection and appraisal of treaties shall be separated from other expenditures.

4. The estimation, management, use and settlement of funding from state budget for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work shall comply with regulations of the Law on State Budget and documents elaborating thereon.

5. In case where treaty-related work and international agreement-related work are funded by Official Development Assistance (ODA) and grant aids not in the form of official development assistance and sponsorships of foreign non-governmental organization, other domestic and foreign organizations and individuals, the receipt, management and use of the funds in accordance with law on management and use of sources of funds.

Article 4. Sources of state budget for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work

1. Central government budget for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work includes:

a) Budget for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work of central regulatory agencies; general departments and departments affiliated to Ministries and ministerial agencies; agencies and units in the People’s Army and People’s Public Security Force;

b) Budget for provincial regulatory agencies for the purpose of carrying out international cooperation within the framework of the treaties or conducting international agreement-related activities as assigned by the State, the Government and/or the Prime Minister.

2. The local government budget shall cover international agreement-related work of provincial regulatory agencies and specialized agencies affiliated to provincial People’s Committees; district-level People’s Committees and commune-level People’s Committees in border areas in order to carry out international cooperation within their functions, tasks, and powers.

3. Funding for treaty-related work and international agreement-related work of central government agencies of organizations and provincial agencies of organizations shall be allocated from the state budget in case where those agencies carry out international cooperation within the framework of the treaties or as assigned by the State, the Government and/or the Prime Minister. In case where an international agreement is concluded by the central government agency of an organization to carry out another international cooperation, the funding for the work related to such international agreement shall be provided by the financial resource of such agency.