Chương III Thông tư 11/2019/TT-BCT: Tổ chức thực hiện

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 28. Contracts for assignment of adoption of scheme

1. Based on the decision on approval for Program of the Minister of Industry and Trade, the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency shall conclude contracts for assignment of adoption of scheme with host organizations and make payment and statements of supportive budget according to the concluded contracts.

2. Host organizations shall prepare initiation plans, financial plans, detailed budget estimates to adopt the approved scheme enclosed with relevant documents and send them to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency so as to conclude contracts for assignment of adoption of scheme. If a scheme requires selection of preferred bidders as prescribed in the Law on Bidding and its applicable guiding documents, the host organization shall send the estimate and relevant documents to conclude such a contract at least 45 days before the bidding date.

3. The content of the contract shall conform to Article 12 of Government's Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP dated March 1, 2018.

Article 29. Responsibilities of host organizations

1. Prepare plans, schemes, estimates for annual National Program on Trade Promotion.

2. Seek consultations from regional trade promotion agencies in case of schemes for trade promotion of products in regions; seek consultations from relevant business associations in case of schemes for multi-industry trade promotion.

3. Report on performance of the scheme as prescribed in Article 14 of Government's Decree No. 28/2018/ND-CP dated March 1, 2018.

4. Maintain records and documents related to schemes under National Program on Trade Promotion as per the law.

5. Fully execute the contract concluded with the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency.

6. Make payments and statements of budget in conformity with time for performance of the scheme, in accordance with laws and regulations on use of state budget, regulations in this Circular and corresponding regulations of law.

Article 30. Responsibilities of the Department of Industry and Trade

1. Advise the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities to promulgate mechanism to cooperate and initiate schemes under National Program on Trade Promotion in provinces or cities.

2. Cooperate with the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, relevant agencies in supervising schemes under National Program on Trade Promotion in provinces or cities.

Article 31. Responsibilities of affiliates of Department of Industry and Trade

1. The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency shall act as the focal point to assume the prime responsibility for management and implementation of the National Program on Trade Promotion and take responsibility for:

a) Guiding host organizations to prepare plans, schemes, estimates of annual Program;

b) Receiving, preliminarily evaluating, appraising and submit schemes under Program to the Minister of Industry and Trade for approval;

c) Organizing and guiding the implementation of the approved program plan and advancing, paying and making statement of budget of the Program;

d) Approving plans for selection of preferred bidder of schemes in which certain items or components so require;

dd) Urge and supervise the execution of contract to adopt the scheme; guide host organizations to initiate schemes in conformity with approved objectives and contents and in accordance with relevant laws;

e) Take charge and cooperate with relevant agencies in inspecting and evaluating performance of schemes, and management and use of budget of the Program;

g) Summarize, evaluate and report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the implementation of the Program.

2. European - American, Asian - African Market Departments, Department of Domestic Market, Department of Export and Import and Vietnamese trade representatives in foreign countries shall cooperate with the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency and host organizations of schemes in implementing the approved National Program on Trade Promotion in an effective manner.

Article 32. Entry in force

1. This Circular comes into force as of September 16, 2019.

2. The difficulties that arise during the implementation must be reported to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consideration./.