Chương VII: Quyết định 52/2015/QĐ-TTg Ban chỉ đạo thương mại biên giới

Chapter VII

BORDER TRADE STEERING COMMITTEES

Article 26. Border Trade Steering Committees

1. The Central Border Trade Steering Committee shall have the Minister of Industry and Trade as chairperson and a Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in charge of border trade as the standing vice chairperson. Its members include deputy ministers or directors general of general departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and State Bank of Vietnam.

2. Members of the Central Border Trade Steering Committee shall work on a part-time basis. The Committee may use the seal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for its transactions. The chairperson of the Committee shall issue the operation regulation of the Committee; and define the membership and tasks of its standing agency.

3. The chairperson of the Central Border Trade Steering Committee shall guide the People’s Committees of border provinces in strengthening provincial Border Trade Steering Committees, each having a leader of the provincial People’s Committee as head, the director of the provincial Industry and Trade Department as standing deputy head, and leaders of related provincial departments and sectors as members.

Article 27. Tasks and powers of the Central Border Trade Steering Committee

1. To assist the Prime Minister in directing and coordinating ministries, sectors and localities in managing border trade; to monitor, examine and urge ministries, sectors and People’s Committees of border provinces in performing the assigned functions and tasks related to border trade; and settle affairs related to many ministries, sectors and localities in the management of border trade.

2. To review and evaluate border trading activities of ministries, sectors and localities; to report and propose to the Prime Minister policies, measures, programs and plans to enhance the effectiveness of border trade.

3. To assist the Prime Minister in directing and handling activities at border gates and border crossings under the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 45/2013/QD-TTg of July 25, 2013, and this Decision; to direct provincial People’s Committees in managing trade support services in border gates and border crossings.

4. To organize forms of emulation and commendation according to its competence; to propose the Prime Minister to commend and reward organizations and individuals that record achievements in border trading activities in accordance with law.

5. To perform other tasks and exercise other powers according to directions of the Prime Minister.

Article 28. Funding for activities of Border Trade Steering Committees

Activities of the Central Border Trade Steering Committee and provincial Border Trade Steering Committees shall be funded by the state budget in accordance with the law on the state budget.