Chương 1 Nghị định 66/2008/NĐ-CP: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1- Scope of regulation

This Decree provides for forms and contents of legal aid. conditions for ensuring the provision of legal aid for enterprises and business organizations and individuals (below collectively referred to as enterprises); and responsibilities of ministries and ministerial-level agencies (below collectively referred to as ministries) and People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities (below collectively referred to as provincial-level People's Committees) for providing legal aid for enterprises.

Article 2.- Subjects of application Subject to this Decree are:

1. Ministries:

2. Provincial-level People's Committees;

3. The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Vietnam Union or Cooperatives and business associations, societies and clubs (below collectively referred to as institutional representatives of enterprises):

4. Enterprises:

5. Other agencies, organizations and individuals defined by law.

Article 3.- Principles of providing legal aid for enterprises

1. Legal aid for enterprises referred to in this Decree is provided for all enterprises, regardless of their ownership and organizational forms, business scales and domains of operation.

2. Legal aid is provided in appropriate forms. Programs on legal aid for enterprises shall be formulated based on socio-economic conditions of the country and of each region, branch or domain and needs of each legal aid beneficiary

3. Legal aid is provided for enterprises on the principle of coordination between state agencies and institutional representatives of enterprises.

Article 4.- Responsibilities of ministries and provincial-level People's Committees in providing legal aid for enterprises

Within the ambit of their functions, tasks and powers, ministries and provincial-level People's Committees shall:

1. Direct specialized agencies in taking the initiative in grasping enterprises' needs for legal aid:

2. Organize the provision of legal aid for enterprises under this Decree.

Article 5.- Responsibilities of institutional representatives of enterprises in. providing legal did

1. To take the initiative in organizing the provision of legal aid for enterprises within the ambit of their respective functions and tasks.

2. To coordinate with state management agencies and other concerned organizations in providing legal aid for enterprises under this Decree.

Article 6. - Responsibilities of enterprises

1 To take the initiative in studying laws, appoint staff members to take charge of corporate legal affairs, or hire attorneys at law to provide consultancy on their observance of law.

2. To coordinate with state management agencies and their institutional representatives in providing legal aid under this Decree.