Chương 3 Nghị định 66/2008/NĐ-CP: Tổ chức thực hiện hỗ trợ pháp lý cho doanh nghiệp

Chapter III

ORGANIZATION OF PROVISION OF LEGAL AID FOR ENTERPRISES

Article 13.- Responsibilities to organize the implementation

1. The Ministry of Justice shall assist the Government in performing the state management of the provision of legal aid for enterprises nationwide.

Within the ambit of its responsibility, the Ministry of Justice has the following tasks and powers:

a/ To assume the prime responsibility for or take part in elaborating and submitting to competent authorities for promulgation or promulgate according to its competence legal documents on legal aid for enterprises;

b/ To take the initiative in organizing or coordinating with other agencies in conducting the provision of legal aid for enterprises under this Decree;

c/ To organize the provision of law knowledge training and professional guidance for legal aid workers:

d/ To coordinate with other ministries and provincial-level People's Committees in directing and inspecting the provision of legal aid for enterprises:

e/ To assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with other ministries and provincial-level People's Committees in. reviewing the provision of legal aid for enterprises and annually reporting it to the Prime Minister.

2. Ministries and provincial-level People's Committees shall take the initiative in organizing or coordinating with one another in conducting the provision of legal aid for enterprises under this Decree: organize reviews of the provision of legal aid for enterprises and notify them to the Ministry of Justice on an annual basis or at the latter's request for summing up and reporting to the Prime Minister.

3. Legal departments of ministries shall assume the prime responsibility for organizing the provision of legal aid for enterprises under these ministries' management.

4. Provincial-level Justice Services shall advise provincial-level People's Committees on the provision of legal aid for enterprises in their localities and assume the prime responsibility for coordinating with other specialized agencies of provincial-level People's Committees in providing legal aid for enterprises under this Decree.

Article 14.- Funds for the provision of legal aid

1. Funds for the provision of legal aid are incorporated in estimates of regular budget expenditures of ministries and provincial-level People's Committees under the Law on the State Budget and relevant legal documents.

2. Ministries and provincial-level People's Committees may mobilize and use financial aid or supports of domestic and foreign organizations and individuals for the provision of legal aid for enterprises in accordance with law.

3. For programs on provision of legal aid for enterprises implemented by ministries and provincial-level People's Committees specified at Point a. Clause 3. Article 12 of this Decree, funds for their implementation are incorporated in annual budge: estimates of ministries and provincial - level People's Committees. For inter-branch legal aid programs specified at Point b. Clause 3. Article 12 of this Decree, funds for their implementation are incorporated in annual budget estimates of agencies in charge of these programs.

4. The Ministry of Finance shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with the Ministry of Justice in. guiding the estimation, management and use of support funds from the state budget for the provision of legal aid for enterprises.

Article 15.- Organization of legal affairs apparatuses and improvement of qualifications of legal affairs officers in ministries and provincial-level People's Committees

1. Legal affairs apparatuses of ministries and specialized agencies of provincial-level People's Committees shall be consolidated and strengthened to take charge of organizing the provision of legal aid for enterprises under this Decree.

2. Ministers and presidents of provincial-level People's Committees shall ensure sufficient personnel for consolidating and strengthening the organization and operation of legal affairs apparatuses of their ministries and specialized agencies of their provincial-level People's Committees.

3. Legal affairs officers of ministries and specialized agencies of provincial-Ievel People's Committees will be trained and retrained to improve their professional qualifications and skills and enjoy favorable conditions regarding material foundations, working equipment entitlements and preferential policies so as to fulfill their assigned tasks.

The Ministry of Home Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with he Ministry of Justice the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor. War invalids and Social Affairs in. providing for entitlements and personnel policies toward legal affairs officers in ministries and specialized agencies of provincial-level People's Committees.