Chapter VIII
STATE MANAGEMENT OF COOPERATIVES AND UNIONS OF COOPERATIVES
Article 59. Contents of state management
1. Promulgating, disseminating, guiding, and organizing the implementation of, legal documents on cooperatives and unions of cooperatives and relevant legal documents.
2. Building the apparatus and organizing the implementation of plans, programs and support and preferential policies for cooperatives and unions of cooperatives;
3. Organizing and guiding the registration of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives.
4. Inspecting and examining the implementation of laws by cooperatives and unions of cooperatives; handling in accordance with law acts of violation committed by cooperatives and unions of cooperatives, and related individuals and organizations.
5. Implementing international cooperation to develop cooperatives and unions of cooperatives.
Article 60. Responsibilities of state management agencies
1. The Government shall perform the uniform state management of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives;
2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assist the Government in performing the state management of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives;
3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within the scope of their powers and tasks, perform the state management of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives in accordance with law.
4. People’s Committees at all levels shall, within the scope of their powers and tasks, perform the state management of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives in accordance with law.
5. State management agencies shall coordinate with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations and other social organizations in organizing the implementation of the law on cooperatives and unions of cooperatives; propaganda and dissemination of the law on cooperatives and unions of cooperatives; and implement programs and projects on development of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives.
Article 61. Inspection, examination and audit
1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with ministries, ministerial-level agencies and People’s Committees at all levels in, inspecting and examining the implementation of the law on cooperatives and unions of cooperatives.
2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and People’s Committees at all levels shall, within the scope of their respective functions and tasks, inspect and examine operations of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives.
3. The Government shall stipulate the audit of cooperatives and unions of cooperatives.