Order No. 24/2012/L-CTN on the promulgation of the Law on the National Reserve No. 22/2012/QH13

Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 19 (angaiOnos765-766/Derenther24,2012) PROMULGATES: The Law on the National Reserve, which was passed on November 20, 2012, by the NILE' National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 4ih session. President of the Socialist Republic of Ue,rnam TRUONG TAN SAN** Law on the National Reserve (No. 22/2012/QH13) Order No. 24/2012/L-CTN of December 3, 2012, on the promulgation of law THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Pursuant to Articles 103 and 106 of the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/ QH10 of December 25, 2001, of the 10` h National Assembly, the 10" session; Pursuant to Article 91 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly; Pursuant to Article 57 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents, Pursuant to the 1992 constinorni of Me Socialist Republic of Vietnam, irtrtrh was amended and supplemented under7n.solution No. 51/2001/QH10; The National Assembly pronuirg .ates the Law on the National Reserve. Chapter I GENERAL PROVISION& Article I. Scope of regulation This Law prescribes the formation, management, administration and use of the national reserve; and the rights and obligations of agencies, organizations and individuals in national-reserve activities. Article 2. Subjects of application 20 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 04-08/December 2012 (COngBaom.)5765-76(VDavndk ,r24,2(112) — This Law applies to agencies. organizations used for the national reserve. ;,,, d,,, duLl 11.11.1W,71 1.11 , management administration and use of the national reserve. Article 3. Objectives of the national reserve The State forms and uses the national reserve to proatth ely meet unexpected and urgent requirements in the prevention, combat and remedyief consequences of natural disasters. catastrophes. fires and epidemics and to serve national (Te reuse and security. Article 4. Interpretation of terms In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows: 1. Naiiimal reserve means the reserve of supplieseNuipment and commodities managed and stored by the State. 2. Nettional reserve activities means the formulation and implementation of strategies. masterpirms. plans and budget estimates on the nationabreserye: the building of the system of physical-technical foundations: and the management, administration and use of the national reserve. 3. Nntional reserve commodities means supplies, equipment and commodities on the list of national reserve commodities managed and stored by the State for use for the national reserve objectives. 4. Lis/ of national rcserre commodities means the names of commodity groups, the names of supplies and the names of equipment 5. Adminismaion of the milional rt. scryr means activities of management. \ varchousing. delivery. purchase. sale, preseix anon and protection of national reserve commodities. G.:National ICSCITC e01111110dilleS - mimaging ministry or sector means a ministry. ministerial level agency or government-attached agency directly managing national reser\ acti ities under the Government's assignment. 7. National reserve unit means an organization of a national reser\ e commodities managing ministry or sector which is assigned to directly manage. warehouse. deliver. purchase. sell, preserve and protect national reserve commodities. 8. Unexpected and urgent cia•umstance means natural disaster, fire or epidemic. which is in danger of breaking out on a vast scale: a defense, security or social order and safety task which must be immediately dealt w ith. 9. Thtal national reserve volume Means the total national reserve value. 10. Level of allocation for the national reserve means the money amount arranged for the national reserve in annual state budget estimates. II. National-reserve commodity .vtorage duration means the maximum duration from the time of warehousing to the time of deli \ CHM national reserve commodities. I 2. Delivery for free supply of national re.vtirve commodities mewls the deli\ in of 0 VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 06-OS/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 21 (GongBaonos T65-76600 ember24 2012) national reserve commodities for free-of-charge supply to organizations and individuals. Article 5. State policies on the national reserve The State adopts national-reserve development strategies. master plans and plans in conformit witli the national socio-economic development strategy. master plan and plan in each period. 2. The State huilds a strong and rationally structured national reserve to ensure achievement of the national-reserve objectives and stn i the state budget balancing capacity. 3. The State adopts investment policies for investment to construct physical foundations, the supply of in technology for the management and preservation 01 national reserve commodities. direct preservation of national reserve commodities:commodities and supplies mobilized from organizations and individuals in unexpected and urgent circumstances in accordance with law. Article 7. Principles of management and 1.1:•C of national reser N c commodities I . National reserve commodities must be strictly. saki% and secretk managed in accordance with law. and must proactively and promptly meet the national-reserve requirements and objectives. Delivered national' reser national reserve-related scientific and technical commodities must he adequately e • "L—omptb developmen: and application of preservation technology and information technology in order to modernize national-reserve activities. 4. The State adopts policies to mobilize resources and encourage and create conditions br organizations and individuals to participate in national-reserve activities. 5. The Go \ eminent shall detail this:Article. Article 6. Sources for formation or the national reserve The national reserve is formed from the following sources: I. The state budget; 2. Lawful resources other than the state budget, which are put into the national reserve, include resources acquired from voluntary made up for. 2. National reserve commodities must be used for proper purposes and i. iordance s th I aw, and may not he used for commercial purposes. Article S. National-reserve organizations I . National-reserve organizations must he concentrated and unified under the administration of the Government and the Prime Minister. The Government shall assign ministries and sectors to manage national reserve commodities in accordance with law. 2. The system of national-reserve organizations shall he ammijed at the central level and in strategic regions and areas nationwide M order to promptly meet the national - reserve requirements and objectives, which comprises: 22 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 (Gong 6ao/ici765-7(Olamtho:24 142) a/ The specialized national reserve management agency under the Ministry of Finance, which is organized in a hierarchical system, comprising the central agency and local units in different regions; b/Units of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security and sections performing part-time national-reserve work in ministries and sectors managing national reserve commodities. Article 9. Regimes and policies applicable to nationat-reserve personnel 1.National-reserve personnel includes: a/ Civil servants and public employees working at the specialized national-reserve management agency; b/ National-reserve personnel being armymen and public security officers; c/ Civil servants and public employees performing national reserve work in ministries and sectors. 2. The national-reserve personnel defined at Points a and b. Clause 1 of this Article are entitled toseniority allowances and occupational prefereuce allowances depending on the fields and nature of their work. The Government shall detail this Clause. Article 10. Contents of state management of the national reserve I.. To promulgate, and organize the implementation of, legal documents on the national reserve. 2. To decide on national-reserve development strategies, master plans, plans and policies. 3. To specify the list of national reser \ Lt. commodities; to allocate state budget Mr tilt: national reserve; to decide on deli' warehousing. purchase and sale of national reserve commodities. 4. To organize research into and application of scientific and technical advances and preservation technologies to national reserve commodities. 5. To propagate, disseminate and educate about the law on the national reser \ e. 6. To organize national-reserve operation training and retraining. 7. To inspect, examine, settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the law on the national reserve. 8. To carry out international cooperation on the national reserve. Article U. Specialized national-reserve inspection I. Agencies performing the state management tasks in the field of the national reserve shall perform the specialized national reserve inspection in accordance with the inspection law. 2. Specialized national-reserve inspection means the inspection of the observance of the law on the national reserve in accordance with this Law and relevant laws. 3. The powers and responsibilities of We ;(y,sy . Cc VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM • • • • Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 23 (Congajonos 765-766/Daember24,2012) specialized national-reserve inspectorate; the rights and obligations of inspected organizations and persons and related organizations and persons comply with the inspection law. Article 12. Tasks and powers of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee I. The National Assembly has the following tasks and powers: a/ To decide on national-reserve development policies and national-reserve resource orientations, to approve five-year national reserve plans: b/ To decide on the level of annual central budget allocation for the national reserve. 2. The National Assembly Standing Committee has the following tasks and powers: a/ To decide on annual additional central budget allocations for the national reserve (if any); b/ To decide on central budget-financed purchases to make up for the delivered national reserve corn modities; c/ To adjust the list of national reserve commodities. Article 13. Tasks and powers of the Government and the Prime Minister I. The Government shall perform the unified state management of the national reserve, having the following tasks and powers: decision national-reserve development policies, national-reserve resource orientations and five year national-reserve plans; b/ To submit to the National Assembly for decision the level of annual central budget allocation for the national reserve; c/ To submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee for decision annuaiadditional central budget allocations for the national reserve (if any): d/ To submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee for decision central budget financed purchases to make up for the ce livered national reserve commodities; e/ To submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee adjustments to the list of national reserve commodities: 0 To assign ministries and sector:it" manage national reserve commodities. 2. The Prime Minister has the following tasks and powers: M To approve the national-reserve strategies, annual national-reserve plans and the master plan on the system of national-reserve warehouses; b/ To assign state budget plans and estimates for the national reserve within the state budget estimates approved by the National Assembly; c/To decide on the warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities in accordance with this Law and relevant laws. Article 14. Tasks and powers of the Ministry al To submit to the National Assembly for of Finance 24 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/Deeenther 2012 (Gong &lows 765-766/0(T CI I lber 2-1 2012 The Ministry of Finance shall assist the preservation technologies for submission to die Government in performing the state management of the national reserve, having the following tasks and pov ers: I . To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate w ith the Ministry of Planning and Investment in, advising the Government on national-re-serve development policies, national reserve resource orientations and five-year nationahgeserve plans for submission to the National Assembly: 2. Towsstune the prime responsibility for, and coordinate %A. ith the Ministry of Planning and Investment in. preparing state budget estimates and central budget allocation plans for the Government to submit to the National Assembly for decision annual plans on central budget allocation for the national reserve to national reserve cummodities-managing ministries and sectors: To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate v ith the Ministry of Planning and Investment in, reporting to the Government on annual additional central budget additions for the national reserve (if any). for submission to the National 'Assembly Standing Committee for decision; 3. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and national reserve commodities managing ministries and sectors in, formulating the national-reserve strategies, annual national reserve plans, master plan on the system of national-reserve warehouses. scientific research and application of national-reserve commodity Prime Minister for approval: 4. To assume the prime responsi hint \ for and coordinate w ith the national reser e commodities-managing ministries and sectors in. formulating and promulgating national technical standards and techno-economic nouns ornational reserve commodities: 5. To organize the administration of national reserve activities, to examine and inspect the implementation of annual plans and the Prime Minister's decisions on the national !itself\ el to settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the law on the national reser\ e according to its competence: 6. Based on annual state budget CSffillute::. national-reserve plans and techno-economig norms of national reserve commodities. to ensurc financial sources for the national reccis e or national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors: to appraise and stimmarize the settlement of state budget expenditures nr., for the national i LsL1e; 7. To promulgate according to its competence documents on regimes of financial and budgetar) management, decide on maxim urn purchase prices, minimum sale prices, prices or damage compensation or national reserve commodities and expenses for the warehousing delivert. purchase, sale, preservation and insurance of national reserve commodities; to guide. monitor and check the quantity. quality and alue of national reserve commodities; to organize the implementation of regulations on management. preservation, purchase, sale, warehousing. :1,1? jr • CI:VIETNAM W LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 25 (CongBaci Ho. 75-701)d -40 em/xJ24, 20124 delivery and rotar)„ exchange of national reserve sign and perfonn contracts Ibr hired ',reser \ ati011 C01111110ditiCS. of national resei, c commodities in accordance Article 15.1-asks and poviers of the Ministry of Planning and Investment . To assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate \\ ith the Minists\ of Finance in. arranging and allocating capital construction investment funds or the national reserve. 2. To coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in formulating national-reser e strategies. master plans. five-s ear and annual plans for submission to the Prime Minister. 3. To coordinate vi ith the Ministry of Finance in ad). king the Government on annual plans on central budget allocation for the national reserve to be submitted to the National Assembly for decision: io coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in reporting to the Government on the level of annual central budget addition for the national reserve if any) for submission to the National Assembl). Standing Committee for decision. Article 16. Tasks and powers of national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors . To participate in formulating national reserve strategies, master plans. plans and technical standards of national reserve commodities. technoseconomic nonns of national reser \ c commodities and reserve level of each kind of national reser \ e commodity: 2. To direct their attached national reserve units in impiementing national - reserve plans: to ith 3. To send reports on the management and use of national reserve commodities to the Ministry of Finance for summarization and reporting to the Prime Minister. Article 17. 'tasks and powers of the specialized national reserve agency 1. To ad \ ise the Ministr ■ of Finance on performing the state management of the national reser se: to directly manage national reserve commodities in accordance with this Law and other relevant la \\ s. 2. To advise the Ministi, of Finance on assuming the prime responsibility for. and coordinating with the national reser% e commodities -managing ministries and sectors in, summarizing the situation of management and use of national reserve commodities for reporting to the Prime Minister. 3. To examine the warehousing, delivery, purchase. sale. preservation and use of national reser e commodities in accordance NA ith this Lass. 4. To assist the Ministry of Finance in assuming the prime responsibility for, and coordinating with the related ministries and sectors in. formulating national technical standards and rechno-economic norms for national reserve commodities: to send summarization reports on national-reserve activities to the Ministry of Finance for submission to the kinli2 klinistur siniar=csinssa: 26 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06408/December 2012 (argajonm 765-766/Dec milk 21 2( )12) 5. To submit to the Ministry of Finance for decision management and preservation funds of national reserve commodities-preserving units. Article 18. Tasks and powers of national reserve units 1. To directly preserve and protect national reserve commodities, ensuring their adequate quantity. proper quality and types and in designated locations as required by competent agencies. 2. To promptly meet the requirements of mobilization and use of national reserve commodities in all circumstances. 3. To warehouse, deliver, purchase and sell national reserve commodities under decisions of competenliagencies. 4. To supervise the warehousing. delivery, purchase, sale and rotary exchange of national reserve commodities in accordance with law. Article 19. Tasks and powers of organizations and enterprises performing hired preservation contracts I. To directly preserve national reserve commodities, ensuring their adequate quantity. proper quality and types and in designated locations according to the signed contracts. 2. To promptly warehouse, deliver, purchase and sell national reserve commodities under decisions of competent agencies. 3. To rotate and exchange old national reserve commodities for new ones of same types, quantities and quality in accordance \\ ith law. 4. To report on the warehousing. delivery and in-stock quantities of national reserve commodities to the specialized national reserve agenc% and preservation-hiring ministries and sectors. Article 20. Tasks and powers of provincial level People's Committees 1. To propagate, disseminate and implement policies and law on the national reserve. 2. To direct functional agencies to coordinate with agencies and units directly managing the national reserve in their localities in warehousing. delivering, purchasing. selling, preserving and transporting national reserve commodities. ensuring safe and secret national -reser activities in the localities. 3. To arrange land for the construction of national-reserve \warehouses in line with the approved master plan on the system of national reserve warehouses. Article 21. Assignment of management of national reserve commodities 1. The Ministry of Finance shall directly organize the management and preservation of national reserve commodities to meet the requirements of production, daily life, rescue. salvage, relief, prevention, combat and remedy of consequences of natural disasters. catastrophes and Pres. 2. The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security shall threcily oraniic . As. =In W & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZET1E (Congeacmos 76 5-766/December24 2012) 27 the management and preservation of national reserve commodities to serve defense and security requirements and tasks. 3. The Government shall assign ministries and sectors to directly organize the management and preservation of national reserve commodities other than those specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article. Article 22. Prohibited acts I. Disclosing state secrets on the national reserve. 2. Abusing the warehousing, delivery. purchase, sale, preservation or transportation of national reserve commodities, altering purchase or sale prices of national reserve commodities without permission for self-seeking purposes. 3. Irresponsibly or deliberately acting against the regulations on management of the national reserve, thus causing damage, loss or waste of national reserve assets. 4. Infringing upon or destroying national reserve physical-technical foundations and commodities. 5. Obstructing national-reserve activities. 6. Using national reserve commodities for improper purposes. 7. Warehousing, delivering, purchasing and selling national reserve commodities ultra vices. or not of proper types, quantities or quality and in designated locations. 9. Improperly implementing the laws on accounting and statistics in national-reserve activities. 10. Hiring unqualified organizations or enterprises to preserve national reserve commodities. Chapter II NATIONAL-RESERVE STRATEGIES AND PLANS Article 23. National-reserve strategies 1. Principles of formulation of national reserve strategies: a/ Conformity with strategies and plans for socio-economic development, defense and security maintenance, and with sectoral and regional master plans in each period: b/ Suitability to the state budget-balancing capacity; c/ Being based on forecasts about the world. regional and domestic situations and possible unexpected and urgent circumstances. 2. Contents of a national reserve strategy: a/ National reserve objectives, ensuring sustainable development requirements and conformity with the process of international economic integration; b/ National reserve resources; plans on national reserve arrangement for different strategic regions and areas; assurance of efficient and proper management and use: 8. Illegally intervening in national-reserve readiness to respond to unexpected and urgent activities. elfClIffiStarices; SIONMIIIMEricwirsaticie-Ctat! 28 OFFICIAL GAZE TTE Issue nos 06 -08/December 2012 (COngajonac 763-70013))Thikl- 24.2012) c/National reserve development orientations: d/ Major tasks and solutions to the implementation of the national reserve strategy. 3. National reserve strategies must be formulated or every 10-year period with a 20 year vision and in line with socio-economic developniont strategies. Article 24. National reserve plans 1.National reserve plans must be formulated every five years and annually and included in socio-economic development plans. 2. Grounds for formulation of national reserve plans: a/ N atio nal-reserve development strategy; 5/National-reserve objectives; c/Thestate budget-balancing capacity: d/ Forecasts of domestic and international socio-economic situations. 3. Contents of a national-reserve plan: a/The period-end national-reserve level: b/ Nan for increase and reduction of the national reserve, rotary exchange of commodities: c/ Investment in the development of physical and technical foundations; cU Scientific and technological research and application; el Plans for balancing financial sources for national-reserve activities. Article 25. Total national-reserve ume The total national-reserve volume is guaranteed for the attainment of national-rcsenc objectives. Article 26. National-resen c modes The national reserve is reserved in supplies. equipment and commodities. Article 27. Lists of national reserve commodities 1.Commodities on the list of national reserve commodities must satisfy the national-reser c objectives specified in Article 3 of this La \\ and one of the following criteria: a/Being strategic and essential, having a H.ih use frequency or an effect of timely response in unexpected and urgent circumstances: b/ Being of special types. which cannot he replaced: c/ Being supplies. equipment and commodities assuring defense and security but their domestic production has not yet met the quantity. qualitv and type requirements. 2. The list of national reserve commodities covers the following commodity groups: a! Food; b/ Rescue and salvage supplies and equipment; c/ Supplies of common use for industrial mobilization; d! White salt; ,e aCLEEwa LEGAL FORUM ,... tate Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 29 (Congajon0165-766/Derember24.2012) e/ Fuel; reserve commodities to make up for those f/ Industrial explosives; delivered in the plan year after they are approved by competent authorities. g/ Plant seeds, h/ Plant protection drugs; Article 29. State budget expenditures for purchase of national reserve commodities U Germicide chemicals used for environment cleaning, treatment of water for daily-life use and aquaculture; j/ Medicines used for human diseases and epidemics: k/ Drugs used for cattle, poultry, plant and aquatic diseases and epidemics; I/ Supplies. equipment and commodities to sort c defense and security. 3. When necessary to adjust the list of national reserve commodities, the Government shall report it to the National Assembly Standing Committee or consideration and decision. 4. The Government shall detail Clause 2 of this Article. Chapter III STATE BUDGET EXPENDITURES FOR THE NATIONAL RESERVE A rticle 28. State budget expenditures for the national reserve 1. State budget expenditures for the national reserve comply with the Law on the State Budget and are included in annual state budget estimates. 1. Based on national-reserve plans and assigned expenditure estimates for thc national reserve, the Ministry of Finance shall allocate funds for the national reserve commodities managing ministries and sectors in purchase national reserve commodities according to regulations. 2. In case of purchase to make up for the delivered national feSene cornmodifies, the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors shall send the additional budget estimates to the Ministry of PhIMICC For submission to the Prime Minister. 3. For the state budget estimmes assigned to ministries and sectors for purchase to increase or to make up for the national reserve commodities in the plan year which have not yet been used up due to inadequate purchase of national reserve commodities: supplies. equipment and commodities with a manufacture or production cycle longer than the budget year or a seasonable cycle: special commodities to serve defense and security. the Minister of Finance shall consider and decide to transfer them to the subsequent year at the proposal of the heads of these ministries or sectors. 2. The Ministry of Finance shall manage and Article 30. State budget expenditures for allocate funds for the purchase of national capital construction investment in the national reserve commodities. purchase of national reserve 0 VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL On t 1V, 30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 (COngBaono3 765-76O/Der mho 24, 2012) 1. State budget expenditures for capital construction investment in the national reserve are included in annual development investment plans of the national reserve commodities managing ministries and sectors. 2. The national reserve commodities managing ministries and sectors shall manage and use Capi ta I construction investment funds in accordance with law. Article 31. State budget expenditures for national-reserve management activities 1. State budget expenditures for national reserve management activities cover expenditure for operations of the management apparatus; expendiatre for warehousing, delivery, purchase, sale, presenation, protection and insurance of national reserve commodities; expenditures for seientifiCreseareh and application of preservation technologies: expenditures for training and training of cadres, civil servants and public employees performing national-reserve work and other expenditures prescribed by law. 2. State budget expenditures for national reserve management activities of ministries. sectors and national-reserve units comply with plans, estimates, norms and contracts for hired preservation of national reserve commodities and with the current financial and budgetary management regimes. 3. Expenditures for warehousing, delivery and preservation of national reserve commodities comply with the package funding regime. 4. Expenditures for warehousing and delivery for free supply of national reserve commodities under the Prime Minister's deci SIOI1S must be allocated by the Ministry of Finance according to the approved estimates. The national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors shall base themsel \ es on techno-economic norms and national reserve commodity preservation contracts to prepare budget estimates for the varehousi ri g. del i very andpreservation of national reserve commodities and report them to the Ministry of Finance or approval before implementation: pending such approval, the Minister of Finance inay decide to pay advances for national reserve agencies and units to deploy the implementation. Article 32. Financial mechanism, accounting and audit regimes, statistical and reporting regimes applicable to the national reserve 1. The financial mechanism applicable to the national reserve complies with the Law on the State Budget and relevant laws. The national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors shall estimate state budget expenditures for national-reserve activities and send them to the Ministry of Finance for examination, appraisal, summarization and reporting to the Government for submission to the National Assembly for approval. After the above state budget expenditure estimates are approved by the National Assembly, the Prime Minister shall decide on the assignment of these estimates and the Ministry of Finance shall distribute them to the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors. W & LEGAL FORUM " .isiset; Issue nos 06-08/Decenther 2011 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 31 (Gong Baonos 765-764/Deconber21.2012) 2. The national reserve commodities-managing quality. prices, locations: timeliness and safety; ministries and sectors and national reserve units compliance w ith warehousing and delivery and national reser% e commodities-preserving organizations and enterprises shall abide by the laws on financial and budgetary management. accounting. statistical. audit and the reporting regime applicable to the national reserve. 3. The national reserve commodities managing ministries and sectors shall examine and approve the settlement of state budget funds already allocated to national reserve commodities-preserving units and take responsibility for the approved settlement; summarize the settlement and report it to the Ministry of Finance, which shall appraise and summarize the national-reserve settlement for reporting to the Government. National-reser e state budget settlement reports must he audited in accordance with law. Chapter IV MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL RESERVE Section I WAREHOUSING AND DELIVERY OF NATIONAL RESERVE COMMODITIES Article 33. Pri nciples of warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities The warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities must ensure the following principles: I. Confornnty with plan and competence: 1 . Assurance of proper types, titianlily procedures prescribed by law. Article 34. Cases of warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities I. Warehousing and delivery of,,national reserve commodities under the Prime Minister's decisions as provided in Article 35 of this Law. 2. Warehousing and deli \ cry of national reserve commodities in unexpected and urgent circumstances as provided in Article 3() of this Law. 3. Warehousing, delivery and rotary exchange of national reser e commodities under assigned plan targets as provided in Article 37 of this Law. 4. Warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities in other cases as provided in Article 39 of this Law. Article 35. Warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities under the Prime Minister's decisions I. The Prime Minister shall decide on the warehousing and deliver‘ of national reserve commodities in the following circumstances: a/ When chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces or centrally run cities (below collectively refetTed to as provincial-level People's Committees) announce the occurrence of an epidemic in their localities: b/ Preventing and liahtina and cn ercoming consequences of. natural disasters, catastrophes, epifienliCX OF firoc, or famine relioli efailla Mi122=a1118Witi1t -144 32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE issue nos 06-08/December 2012 (Gong Does765-7(1/Decold r24.2012) c../ When market prices rise or fall abnormally; d/ Meeting the defense or security requireinents. 2. The process of deli ering national reserve commodities a/ For cases of delivery of national reserve commodities specified at Points a and b. Clause 1 of thisArticle, chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees and heads of line ministries : or sectors shall send reports thereon to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision. The Ministryot Finance shall appraise them before submission to the Prime Minister b/ For cases of delivery of national reserve commodities when the market prices rise or fall . abnormally. the Minister of Finance shall propose the Prime Minister to decide thereon. c/ Foy -cases of delivery of national reserve commodities to meet the defense or security requirettients, the Ministry of National Defense or the Ministry of Public Security shall send a written request to the Ministry of Finance for appraisal and submission to the Prime Minister for decision. Article 36. Warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities in unexpected and urgent circum stances In the unexpected and urgent circumstances specified in Clause 8, Article 4 of this Law, the competence to decide on warehousing or delivery of national commodities is exercised as follows: 1. The Prime Minister shall urgently decide on the warehousing or delivery of national reserve commodities. 2. The Minister of Finance. the Minister of National Defense, the Minister of Public Securio and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall decide on the warehousing and delivery of national reserve. commodities according to the folloo ing provisions: st/ To tetnporarily deliver national reserve supplies and equipment to timely serve arising tasks; after the tasks are fulfilled, to it nmediatch. recover them for maintenance. re-warehousing and preservation according to regulations or to report thereon to the Prime Minister for decision. b/ To immediately warehouse or deli % er for free supply national reserve commodities with a value within the Minister of Finance's budget expenditure-deciding competence defined in the Law on the State Budget for timely serving ever task that may arise. 3. Persons competent to decide on the warehousing or delivery of national reserve commodities under Clause 2 of this Article shall manage and use the commodities for proper purposes and subjects: report thereon to the Prime Minister and notify such to the Ministry of Finance within 3 working days after making such decisions and take responsibility for their decisions. 4. The Ministry of Finance shall inspect the warehousing and delivery of natipnal reserve commodities prescrihed in this Article, report violations to the Prime Minister for timely handling and take responsibility for inspection results. Article 37. Warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities under plans and rotary exchange of national reserve commodl ties gem VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM .1 Issue nos 00-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 (ging Edo no, 7,5- 766D0 en tho 24,2012) The arehousina and deli \ cry of national reserve commodities under plans and rotary' exchange of national feser%e commodities must be carried out annually. The national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors shall draw up plans on \\ alenOUSing , rotary exchange and delivery of national reserve commodities and send them to the Ministry of Finance for summarization and reporting to the Prime Minister for decision. 2. Heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors shall onrani7..e the implementation of the plans for arehousing. delivery and rotary exchange of national reserve commodities: if the plans are not completed in the plan year. they shah report to the Ministry of Finance for submission to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision. 3. If money amounts earned from the sale of commodities for rotation are not enough for the purchase if commoditieswith adequate quantities under the approved plans due to price change. the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors shall purchase commodities with quantities consponcling to money amounts earned. 4. In ease of purchase of national reserve commodities of seasonal nature, for rotation purpose. i new commodities must be purchased before the old commodities are sold. the Minister of Finance shall consider and decide on the advance of state budget funds for such purchase; the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors shall reimburse the advanced money amounts v ■ ithin the plan year. Article 38. Internal transfer of national reserve comnn)dities I. Heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors shall — decide on the internal transfer of national reserve commodities in the following cases: a/ According to plan to ensure safety and suitability to the conditions of national reser% c commodity v, arehouses and presenictihn; b/ The national reserve commodities are available in regions struck by national disasters or fires or in unsafe areas; c/ National reserve commodities are transferred to necessary places for performing tasks that may arise: 11/. It is necessary for im enter), hando er. inspection or investigation acti ities. 2. 1 leads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors shall notify the Minister of Finance of the internal transfer of national reserve c oin MOdidiS within three working days alter deciding on ate transfer. Article 39. Warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities in other cases: I. Heads of the national reserve commodities managing ministries or sectors shall decide on the warehousing and delivery of national reserve commodities in other cases, including: a/ Delivery of national reserve commodities for liquidation and destruction: h/ Warehousing of national reserve commodities for excessive commodity quantities a•immumem 0 VIETNAM LAM & 7Tratigla*:e 34 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 (Ceingajonos765-766/Dazinber24,2(1/.2) upon actual inventory compared to those stated in the accounting books. 2. The Government shall detail this Article. Section 2 PURCHASE AND SALE OF NATIONAL RESERVE COMMODITIES Article 40. Methods of purchasing national reserve commodities Natiodul reserve commodities may be purchased by the following methods: 1. Purchase in accordance with the bidding law; 2. Public purchase directly from all subjects. Article 41. Purchase of national reserve coinmodiries in accordance with the bidding law 1. The purchase of national reserve commodities in accordance with the bidding law is carried out in the following forms: a/ Public bidding; b/ Direct procurement: c/ Competitive offer; d/Designation of contractors. 2. The designation of contractors complies with die bidding law and applies to the following casest a/ Confidentiality must be assured in accordance with the law on protection of state secrets. for bidding packages to purchase national reserve commodities for defense and security tasks. la/ Neither public bidding nor competiti \ offer can apply due to the emergency. urgencv. seasonal and temporal requirements with regard to bidding packages to purchase national reserve commodities being anti-epidemic drugs, germicide chemicals, plant protection drugs and plant seeds. Article 42. Conditions on designation of contractors 1. Cases of designation of contractors specified in Clause 2, Article 41 of this Lass must satisfy the following conditions: a/ It is included in the assigned national reserve commodity purchase plans; b/ The plan on designation of contractors is approved; c/ The budget estimate is approved according to regulations; d/ The period of contract performance does not exceed 12 months. 2. The designation of contractors must be carried out within 30 days at the latest after the requirement dossiers are approved: for complicated large-scale bidding packages, such time limit is 60 days. 3. The competence for, and process of. contractor designation comply with the bidding law. Article 43. Public direct purchase from all subjects I. The public direct purchase from all subjects applies to cases of purchase of national resers e paddy. P101 H 0 VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM . Aft Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 35 (Gong attics 765-7(6/Deconber24,2012) 2. The public direct purchase from all subjects is carried out as follows: a/ The unit tasked to purchase national reserve commodities draws up a plan for public direct purchase from all subjects and submit it to the he:acl of the specialized national-reserve management agency for approval; IV Determining the quantity, quality and types of paddy to be purchased, purchase locations, purchase time and purchase prices; c/ Based on the approved plan. the unit tasked to purchase national reserve commodities publishes the purchase plan on a newspaper for three consecutive issues or notify on television for three consecutive times in three days and posts it up at the paddy-purchasing locations; and organizes the purchase strictly according to the plan and at the quoted price. Article 44. Methods of selling national reserve commodities National reserve commodities may be sold by the following methods: I. Auction, 2. Designated sale: 3. Public direct sale to all subjects Article 45. Auction of national reserve commodities 1. The auction of national reserve commodities complies with the law on auction. 2. In case of unsuccessful auction, units tasked to sell national reserve commodities shall report thereon to the heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors for decision on public direct sale to all subjects. Article 46. Designated sale or public direct sale to all subjects . National reserve commodities :to serve defense and security can be put on claignated sale only for defense and security purposes. 2. National reserve commodities put on public direct sale to all subjects include: a/ Paddy. vaccines, germicide chemicals, plant protection drugs. plant seeds and white salt; h/ National reserve commodities other than those specified in Clause I and at Point a of this Clause, which must be auctioned hut cannot he sold after two unsuccessful auctions. The price for public direct sale to all subjects must not he lower than the reserve price of the auctions. 3. The designated sale and public direct sale to all subjects are carried out in the following process: a/ The unit tasked to sell national reser \ com inodities draws up a plan for designated sale or public direct sale to all subjects andsubmits it to the head of the national reserve commodities managing ministry or sector for approval; b/Detennining the name, quantity and quality of to be-sold national reserve commodities; sale locations, sale time and sale price; c/ Based on the approved p Ian, the unit tasked to sell national reserve commodities publishes the sale plan on a newspaper for three 36 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 (CongBaoom 765 -7(14/)econber 74. 2012) consecuti ■ e issues or on telex ision tbr three decide on the methods of purchasing and selling consecutk c times in three days and posts it up at the sale locations: organize the sale strictly according to the plan and at the quoted price. For national reser e commodities specified in Clause I of this Article, notification in the mass media is not required: the sale price must be the price approved b ■ the Minister of Nationai Dc Cense or the Minister of Public Security. ArtiCk 47. Liquidation of national reser \ e commodities 1. National reserve commodities \ Inch fail to meet the criteria for serving the national teserveI'objectives must be liquidated in accordatee with law. Heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors Stall decide on the liquidation of national reserve commodities. 2. Money earned from the liquidation of national reserve commodities must be remitted into the state budget after paying reasonable expenses. 3. Unusable national reserve commodities must he destroyed. The Prime Minister shall decide on the destruction of national reserve commodities. Article 48. Competence to decide on methods of purchasing and selling national reserve commodities Heads of the national reserve commodities managing ministries or sectors shall base themselves on Me provisim or this Law to national reser\ e commodities and take responsibiliu for their decisions. Section 3 PURCHASE PRICES. SALE PRICES, WARE' LOUSING EXPENSES. DELIVERY EXPENSES AND PRESERVATION EXPENSES OF NATIONAL RESERVE COMNIODITIES Article 49. Purchase prices and sale prices of national r e serve commodities I. The purchase prices of national reserve commodities through bidding and the sale prices of national reserve commodities though auction comply with the law on bidding or auction and the law on pricing. 2. The purchase and sale prices of national reserve commodities through public direct purchase or sale to all subjects are prescribed as follows: a/ The Minister of Finance shall decide on the maximum purchase prices and the minimum sale prices for national reserve commodities at the proposal of the heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors: b/ Heads of the national reserve commoditics-managing ministries or sectors. excluding the Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security: shall decide on specific prices, based on the market prices at the time and places of purchasing or selling the national reserve commodities under their management. kddch. hok ■ . eker. mukt not he .40 jitt.::! 1 . 1. • • . . 0 .VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL .FORUM • • . . Issue nos 116-08/Decenthe r 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 37 (ging Sao /if ), -657(07.111.(7/1110 - 24 3 )12) higher than the maximum purchase prices and low er than the minimum sale prices decided hv the Minister of Finance', c/ When purchasing or selling national reserve commodities. lithe fluctuating market prices are Section 4 PRESERVATION OF NATIONAL RESER \ COMMODI I 1ES Article 51. Principles of preservation of !Uglier than the maximum purchase prices of national reserve commodities ■ 1 1,1 ULU! UAL 111.11.1111.11. 1, 1 Lu.iL. iL.L.L. %AIL . ,LLIII.LL.L.1 of Finance shall examine and adjust the maximum purchase prices and the minimum sale prices at the proposal of the heads of the national reser e commoditiec.-managing ministries or sectors. 3..1 he Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Securitv shall decide on the purchase prices and sale prices of defense- or securitx -related national reserve commodities alter reaceitia agreement w ith the Minister of Finance on the pricing* principles. Article 50. Txpense levels for w arehousing. dclivcr\and preservation of national reser\ e commodities 1. The prescription of expenses for arehousing. delivers and preservation of national reserve commodities must be based on the techisocconomic norms for national reserve commodities and the national technical standards of national reser% c commodities. 2. The Minister of Finance shall prescribe expense le \ els for warehousing and delivery at the doors of national-reserve warehouses and the maximum delivery expenses outside the warehouses doors and preservation expenses at the proposal of the national reser\ e commornues-managing ministries or sectors. 1.National reserve commodities iuust he kept separately. at prescribed locations and preserved under the national technical standaids and econo technical norms of nation'tl reserve commodities and the contracts for hired preset\ ation of national reser N e commodities, ensuring their quantity. quality and safety. 2. If loss is caused during the pre s4.1\ ation of national reser c commodities I -km ond the law prescribed leN el for subjecti c reasons, the preserv ing units and persons shall compensate for such lost quantity: if the loss is belovi the prescribed level. organizations and persons will be reviarded according to the Governments regulations. 3. National reserve commodities which are damaged or degenerated in quality during preservation imist be rehabilitated or delivered for timely sale to limit the damage. linational reserve commodities are damaged or degenerated in quality terobjective reasons. the preserving units or persons are not required to compensate; if it is due to subjecti e causes. they shall compensate and he handled in accordance vi mu Ii law. Article 52. Responsibility for preservation of national reserve commodities 1. The national reserve commodities naming ministries and sectors shall observe ViErNAMLAW r; llama 38 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/December 21)12 (Conga4on08765-76(iarolthei - 24,2012) the national technical standards and techno- following conditions: economic norms of national reserve commodities and the lavi on protection of state secrets. 2. Heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors shall direct and inspect the preservation of national reserve commodities; promptly stop and handle acts of violation of the law on preservation of national reserve commodities. 3. Heads of units directly managing national reserve commodities and persons directly managing and preserving national reserve commodities are responsible for the quantity and quality of the assigned national reserve commodities. 4. For national reserve commodities with special technical. storage and preservation requirements, the national reserve commodities managing ministries and sectors shall select organizations or enterprises satisfying the conditions specified in Article 53 of this Law to sign contracts for hired preservation thereof. 5. The specialized national reserve agency shall inspect and check the preservation of national reserve commodities by the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors as well as national reserve commodities preserving organizations and enterprises. Article 53. Conditions for being hired to preserve national reserve commodities Organizations or enterprises selected by the national reserve commodities-managing ministries or sectors for hired preservation of national reserve commodities must satisfy the 1. Having the legal entity status; 2. Producing and trading in commodities relevant to the commodities put up for hired preservation: 3. Warehouses and eq uipmont for warehousing, delivery and preset at loll mast satisfy the technical requirements of national reserve commodities; 4. Technical staff possess appropriate managerial and professional experience to meet the requirements of national reserve commodity preservation. 5. Having full financial capability for the performance of national reserve commodity preservation contracts. Article 54. Application of national technical standards and techno-economic norms of national reserve commodities 1.Agencies managing and organizations and enterprises preserving national reserve commodities shall apply the national technical standards of national reserve commodities. The Ministry of Finance shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with related ministries and sectors in. inspecting the application; review, revise and promptly add national technical standards of national reserve commodities suitable to national reserve commodities in accordance with the law on technical standards and regulations. 2. The national reserve commodities managing ministries and sectors and the Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 39 (ging BaoHos 765-7(iiDo 000242012) specialized national reserve agency shall base themselves on the techno-economic norms of national reserve commodities to formulate plans and budget estimates for hired preservation of national reser e commodities. The Ministry of Finance shall assume the prime responsibility Mr. and coordinate with the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors in. studying. reviewing. re ising and adding the techno-economic norms of national reserve commodities to suit reality and meet management requirements Section 5 ESE OF NATIONAL RESERVE CONIMODITIES Article 55. Principles of use of national reserve commodities 1 . National reserve commodities must be used for proper purposes and subjects and in accordance \\ ith the financial, state asset management and statistical regimes prescribed to law. 2. Agencies and organizations using national reser ie commodities are subject to supervision, cyan' inati on and inspection by competent agencies: report on the results of using national reserve commodities to the specialized national reserve agency 3. Heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors. and chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees shall propose the supply and USC of rocrvc commodkies. Article 56. Responsibility for deli% ay for free supply. and receipt ot national reserve commodities I. Agencies. organizations and units tasked to deliver for free supply national reserve commodities shall strictly implement the procedures for delivery, transportation and handover of commodities at prescribedlocations in a timely and safe manner with correctquantity. quality and types. 2. Ministries, sectors and pro % ingial-level People's Committees which are tasked to receive national reserve commodities shall, promptly receive and distribute them strictly according to prescribed regimes and policies and to proper subjects: strictly comply ■A ith the Financial, state asset management and statistical regimes and are subject to supervision and examination bi competent agencies. Article 57. Management and use of national reserve commodities After recei national reserve commodities, ministries, sectors, provincial-level People's Committees. agencies and organizations shall: I . Manage and use national reserve commodities for proper purposes and subjects and according to the norms prescribed by law, ensuring neither loss nor waste: 2. Compile dossiers for monitoring, accounting and reporting on the management and use of supplied national reserve commodities in accordance with the laws on accounting and statistics. Particularly for national reserve commodities which can he used for many times, acs lastganammitanzu 40 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/Deggmher 2012 (COngBamss 765-71/47).:t :en Ind-di 2(;i?) books must he opened for detailed monitoring as prescribed by law. Chapter V NATIONAL-RESERVE WAREHOUSES. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY TO NATIONAL RESERVE COMMODITIES Article 58. Master plan on the system of national reserve v arehouses I. Principles of planning the system of national reserve warehouses: al Conformity with socio-economic, defense, security ;And regional development strategies; b/ Conformity with the national reserve strategies and and use master plan; c/ Synchronism and suitability to places of commodity sources. population density and safety. 2. Come tits of the master plan on the system of national reserve warehouses must meet the following requirements: a/ Conformity with the national reserve objectives and requirements, IV Connectivity of the system of national reserve warehouses according to territorial lines and regions; c/ Development toward modernization; d/ Suitability to investment capital capacity; e/ Clear identification of implementation solutions and roadmaps. 3. The Ministry of Finance shall LISSLIFIle the prime responsibility for, and coordinate \s ith the Ministry of Planning and Investment as \ ell as the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors in. lormulating the master plan on the system of national-reserve warehouses for suhmission to the Prime Minister for approval. Article 59. Octal led planning of the nen\ oil of national reserve warehouses I. Principles of detailed planning of the network of national reserve warehouses: a/ Being based on the master plan on the system of national reserve warehouses and local land use master plans: h/ Convenience or commodity protection. tire and explosion prevention and fighting. transport. communications, warehousing and deli' erv: assurance of no flooding: synchronism, large scale, advanced preservation technolon and mechanization in the warehousing and deli of national reserve cormnodities . 2. Contents of a detailed plan on the net ork of national reserve warehouses must satisf the following requirements: a/ Ensuring cornice ti v ity bet v ern major economic centers and different regions nationwide, convenience in the 's areilOUS ing and delivery of national reserve commodities: b/ Ensuring high use efficiency; c/ Ensuring development toward modernization of preservation technology and warehousing and delivery proce: k • tat* aaNINCLIEZMAIMMIZIat4w4 .g Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 41 (ng ajOnos 765-766/Dec the r 24,2012) d/ Being suitable to investment capital capacity, e/ Clearly identifying implementation solutions and roadmaps. 3. Heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors shall formulate and approve detailed plans on the network of national reserve warehouses under their respective management after reaching agreement with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry . of Planning and Iny esunent. Article 60. Planning of land funds used for construction of national reserve warehouses . The national reserve commodities managine ministries and sectors shall base themsek es on the detailed plans on the network of national reser\ e warehouses to draw up plans On the use of land for the construction of national reser y e yaretiouses in conformity with local land use master Mans. 2. State agencies competent in the formulation of land use master plans and plans. land allocation and land lease shall arrange land funds for the construction of national reserve warehouses according to planning and perform the state management of land used for the construction of national reserve warehouses. Article 61. Requirements on national reserve warehouses 1. National reserve warehouses must be built according to the approved master plan: step by step meet the requirements of modernization with idviinced preservation technology, adequate technical equipment and facilities necessary for mechanization and automation of the warehousing and delivery of national reserve coinmodities. 2. National reserve warehouse premises must be strictly protected. safe and secret as prescribed by law: be furnished y ith adequate technical equipment necessary for the observation, supervision, prevention and lighting of natural disasters, fires, damage, loss and other factors which may cause damage to national reserve commodities. 3. Based on the approved master plan on national reserve warehouses, the national reser \ e commodities-managing ministries and sectors shall mobilize organizations. enterprises and individuals to invest in the construction of national reserve warehouses according to the warehouse standards specified in Article 62 or this Law for rent by national reserve ,..,its or for the performance of contracts for hired preservation of national reserve commodities. Article 62. National-reserve warehouse standards 1. The national-reserve warehouse standards must conform to the preservation technology requirements and the specific characteristics of each type of national reserve commodities. 2. The Minister of Finance shall decide on the national-reserve warehouse standards after reaching agreement with the Minister of Planning and Investment and heads of the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors. For national reserve warehouses in (he held of 10111111111111111111MIC=Mr. ateftak 4 42 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-08/December 2012 (Gong&ono 765- 766/ncto kr 2012) defense and security, the Minister of National Defense or the Minister of Public Security shall decide on their standards alter reaching agreement with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Planning and Investment. Article 63. Modernization of national reserve activities Investment must he made in research into and application of preservation sciences. techniques and technologies and in the development of information technology and other facilities to ensure the modernization of national reserve activities. Article 64. Scientific research into and application of national-reserve commodity preservation technologies 1. Scientific research into and application of national-reserve commodity preservation technologies must satisfy the following requirements: a/ Prolonging the storage and preservation duration, ensuring quality and reducing the loss of national reserve commodities; restricting environmental pollution, b/ Being suitable to reality, selectively accepting and trans !erring advanced preservation technologies of foreign countries. 2. Contents of scientific research into and application of national-reserve commodity preservation technologies include: a/ Research into new preservation technologies for replacement of obsolete and polluting national reserve commodity preservation technologies and substitution or imported technologies. h/ Expansion of international cooperation in the transfer and application of advanced national-reserve commodity preser Lubin technologies: c/ Training and retraining of highly qualified human resources. 3. The Ministry of Finance shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the national reserve commodities-managing ministries and sectors in, formulating plans for research and application of sciences and technologies to national-reserve commodity preservation. Chapter VI IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS Article 65. Effect This Law takes effect on July 1. 2013. Article 66. Implementation detailing and guidance The Government and competent agencies shall detail and guide the implementation of articles and clauses as assigned in the Law. This LA \k: was passed on November 20. 2012. by the XIIE /1 National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its /t u l session. Chairman of the National Assembly NGUYEN SINII HUNG alliallan= LAW & LEGAL FORUM a