Regulation on the organization and operation of the National Board on Water Resources

DECISION No. 99/2001/QD-TTg OF JUNE 28, 2001 PROMULGATING OF THE REGULA TION ON THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL BOARD ON WATER RESOURCE THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the Law on Organiz(ltion r~/ the Government a/September 30. I 992; 1'11rsua111 lo Decision No. 67'2000/QD-lTg o/J1111e I 5. 2000 of the !'rime Minister on the setting up o(t/w National Board 011 1-Vater Resource: At 1he propo:wl rf the Chairmnn of the NaUrmol Hot1rd (Jil rvater Res011rce. DECIDES: Article 1.- To promulgate together with this Decision 1hc Regulation on the organi,,:ation and opcralion of the National Hoard on \Vatcr Resource. Article 2. This Decision takes effect after its signing. Article.,. 17,c ministers. the heads of ministcrial-lcwl agencies. the heads of the agencies att'1chcd to the (Jm·crnmcnt. the presidents of the People's Committees of the provinces and ccntrall.',·-nm cities, the Chairman and members of \he Na\ion,l\ Bnard on Water Resource sh:dl lune lo imp!, -ull"!lt this Decision. For the Prime Jl,finister /)epu~r Prime .tl1inhter NGl 1 YEN CONG TAN REGl 11.ATIOI\ 01\ THE ORC:.\Nll.ATION '\l11kcs11ggcst1011so1111w.1or :111d1mpon,m1rq1C,rt, .\NH OPERATIO,\f OF THE N•\TION\L :111df"(,ICCt'ronthc\\alcrrcsrn1rccatthcpro1wsnlsot BOAR[) 01\' WATER RESOl'RCE the 111rnrstrics brn11chcs and lrn:.ilitics c,r at the rcqucct of the (j(1ycrt1JJ1cnt ( r,wnu! t:uh. d together 1ri1/J / h'( f\inll .Vo '}I) 'f/f} / U-') / f1l o/J111w \\' ~1!Jf)J of rhc /-'n1J1t' !\li111,1crl Artide 3,-- Ta;;h.s and pm,crs or the: Board 111c111bcr'. ; ( iurpter f Ft:\f(TIO\f. TASKS AND POWERS OF THE t\ATIONAL BOARD ON WATER RESOURCE :lrticfe !.- The Nat1una! Board on \\'at,.,::r Rcsourci..: lu1s the task or gi\ ing consultancy to and assistmg the Cio, crnrncnt 111 making imµortant dccis1011s concerning the \\ atcr resource\\ ithin the ambit or the latter ·s tasks and po\Ycrs: I. Consultancy on the national strc1tegy and policies on ,niter resource: 2. Consultancy on exanrnHng and approYmg the planning on the basins of mc1,jor rin.:rs: 3. Consultancy on the shifting or ,vatcr among the basins of major riYcrs~ 4. Consultancy on the projects of protecting, exploiting and using the water resource decided by the Go\emmcnt: prcYcnting~ fighting and oycrcoming the aficrmath off1oods and other damages caused by water: :-:; Consultancy on the management. protection, exploitation and use of international water resources and settling disputes arising therefrom; (J, Consultancy on the settlement of disputes concerning water resources among the ministries and branches and bet\\"Ccn the ministries and branches 011 one side and the People·s Committees of the prorn1ccs and centrally-run cities on the other and among the prO\ inces and centrnlly-nm cities Article 2.- Basmg itself on the tasks prescribed in Art,clc 1 of this Regulation. the National Boarclo11 Water Resource shall: l. Take the initiatiYc in stud: ing and making suggestions or giving to the Gm crnmcnt consultancy on rnajor undertakings. policies and pro 1ccts and i111porta11t qucstt(1ns in the Joma in of' \1·~11cr rcs0urcc: 2 Orgm1i1c di::cussinnc; and :-:oiir.:it tile: l1pi11ions t1 f C\f1Crt$ and scientists c;n tl1l: ,;trnk!:',\ (II uatic11rnl \\atr::r n;~purr:c f)ll n1ajor. 1r11p(Jrtant and cr1111p!1cated prr.1 iccl-:; 1 1nckr 11lc cc1rnpcte11ce n!" the (it"1\ •::r11nie11l. I Tasks aiid pm\·crs ufthc ( lwirnwn nl' the Board To lead the Board in its ~icti\ 1ltC'- according to the rundion and tasks stipulated in :\r tlclc I :J11d Article 2 Chapter I. of this Regulat1011: To urge and 111spccl the pcd(1rrn:1ncc of the task:-- h:, the f3oar<l mcrnbcrs: ·ro decide to replace one or SC\ era! member-: 01· the Board after reaching conccnsus \\ 1th the related ministries and branches: To dccid.;,:; the contents of the questions brought up for discussion nl each meeting of the BoanL To com-,:nc and preside ,!Yer the meeting,; of tile Board: 2. Tasks and powers of the standing members of the Board: To help the Chairman of the Board in leading the common work of the Board; To settle the day-to-day \\Ork of the Board and the questions assigned or authorized by the Chairman of the Board. To convene and preside oycr the meetings of the Board when aulhori,ed bv the Chairman of the Board: To directly lead the Office of the National Board on Water Resource. 3. Tasks and powers of the regulur members: To take part in all meetings of the Board and fulfill all tasks assigned by the Board: To make suggestions on the questions brought up for discussion at the meetings of the Board or on the documents sent by the Board. and also to make written ans\rcrs if they cannot attend the meeting of the Board: To be c11titlcd to get access lo and be supplied\\ ilh the necessary infomrntion and to use means of their unit to pcrl(xrn their tasks . .J.. Tasks and powers of the irregular mcmhcrs . lo take patt in mccti11g~ nr t.hc Bo,1n\ \rhcn im itcd b; th-:.: Chairman (lr the r3c1::1rd: T(l contnbutL- their np1111c111-, 1:i-1 the quc'.)ti(1;1c:; clatvd tr [he \(1'~cdl!\ :md d<11tHJl1\ cir :1r:t.i1 i!'; or tl1c1r {J~,:1:("', :ii ,1 ) \ I 'I · / .::: 11. Ii 1 Iii,: 111,.,.ung·~ or \h(' 11\)t\ld ur tu ihe ducurn,.-nh :1l·)l\ iJ\ die botird. ;md ;ilso tri nwl\c \\rJtlen anS\\(;J.'i \\hu1 1h,;\ arc 1101 able to attend meetings of1he Board: To be entitled to get access to the 11cccss!11) information and use the means of their units to perform their task: R To haYe the, oting right like the regular members \\·hen taking part in meetings of the Board. Chapter fl WORKING PRINCIPLES AND RELATIONS OJ? THE HOARD Article 4.-The working regime of the Natrona I Board on Water Resource is to discuss. make suggestions and rnte at the meetings of the Board. The Director of the Board Office is the secrctarv of the Board·s meetings Article 5.- An opinion which is approYcd by the majority of the members or which, though approved bY only half of the members but is approved by the Chairman of the Board, is a common recommendation of the Board: the recommendations of a meeting of the Board shall be fully transmitted to the Go\'ernrnent with the signatures of the Chairman and Secretary of the mcctmg of the Board. Other opinions shall also be full, recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Board, and shall be sent to the Go\ ernmonl with the signature~ of the Standing, !ltcrnbcr and the Secretary of the meeting of the Bc>arr! Article 6.- Each yc;ir the National Board on Water Resource shall hold two meetings in the second and f'orn1h quarters In case of neccssit:: and at the request of the Prime tvlinistcr or at the request of at least half of the regular members of !he Board. the Chairman of the Board shall convene.: nn C).tn10rdinary meeting. All meetings of the Board must be at1cndcd by at least half of its members, Article 7 ... Depending on the contents or the meeting. the Chainnan of the Board may in\'ile rcprcscntnti\·cs nl the concerned agencies. localities and scientists. Th~ guests shall not take pan in the \ oting 011 questions of the Board unless i1n-1tcd as n011-n.:gulm member:, of the Board Article 8.~ In case no meeting is comcn2<l. lhl' Chairman of the Board mdy send documc11t 1; ;rnd 1,ibscn at ion c;lfds !o th-:; members of!hi.; Board to cnlkt·1 thci1 opinions The Di1,.cwrofthc nffict: nf'thv ~i.1t1on;il l )nard on WcJ1cr Rc:st)tm .. :..: ,Jud\ h;n c to 111H.:grah:: these t1pinions for ::;ubm.ission to the Chairman of the Board and report the s;nthcsi1ed result to aJJ members of the Board. Article 9 ... The National Board on Water Resource 1s entitled to request the mmlstries: branches and localities to report the acti1itics related to the \\atcr resource to senc the research and consultanc~- ,, ork of . the Board The ministries; branches and localitic9 hm c the responsibility 1o suppl} nccessar:i infonrn1lion nnd documents al the request of the National Board on Water Resource. Article JI). - The funding for the operation of the Na1ional Board on Water Resource and its Office shall be incorporated in the annual regular budget oC the Ministrv of Agriculture and Rural DeYclopment according to the plan approved by the competent authority. Chapter Ill FUNCTION AND TASKS OF THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL BOARD ON WATER RESOURCE Article 11.- The National Board on Water Resource has its m\'11 Office to assist it in its \York bnsed at the Mmistr) of Agriculture and Rural De,elopmcnl The Office of the Board has the following main tasks: l. To prepare the agenda and contents for meetings of the Board and the workshops decided by the Chaimia11 of the Board: 2. To prepare the contents and documents related tu the work of the Board bct,Yccn two meetings and to send these documents to the members of the Board as well as the agenda of each mcetmg at least 1.\ davs before a regular meeting. J. To synthesize the \\Tittcn opinions contributed b) 1hc members absent from the meetings m order to rcpon to the Bonrd and to notif~: the absent members of the Gonclusions of the meetings 4. To \\dtc and send the minutes of the meetings and send the c0nsultanc} report of' the Board to the Co\·ernmcnt i. To stud~. surn::· and dr.·l\\ up the con:-;ult:mc\ plan 1111:l11d1nt c1m:--:ullath'\ on intcrntl!inna.l ~>lop,::n.1lt1J\1111 (he (lf !- i( I \I r; 1 '. i i L dn111.:i 1 ! 1 ,:1 I \\ ntcr n:\oLircc <llld 1 he CJ\.)111r111 c,f rx,n~ul liu i...:, group,:; ,)n question:: mentioned m .\.rt1clc 1. Ckiplcr I, (lf tlw; Rc:su!ation r, rr , cc1111p1lc the national \\a1cr· n.::-ourcc dnss;icr and either ncccssar:, information tuols to n~sist 1n the c(111sull:1Hc:, work of the Board. ·lo n:gul:irly upcbte the inforrn,1tion mid data related ln the tasks llr the Bnc1rd 7. ·10 draw up the working plan and tlic draft annual c,pcndilurcs of the Board and submit them lo the cornp2tcnt authority for c.,a1111nc1tion and apprO\ al. 8 To manage the nrgani1,atio11. personnel and propcrticr;; assigned to lt according lo the State regulations. Article 12.- Orgam,ation of the lloard Olficc I llic managerial agency for the\\ atcr resource under the :\lirnstr:, of Agriculture and Rural De1clopme11t shall the li.mction as the Ofiicc of the National Board on \Vat er Resource. The Office of the National Board 011 Water Resource has its own scaL 2. The payroll of the O/fice of the Board is part of the paHoll of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural DcYclopment and prescribed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. 3 The Dircctorofthe Water Management and Water Conscrrancy Projects Department (w1<lcr the Minish: of Agriculture and Rural DeYelopmcnl) is also Dtrcclor of the Office of the Board. The Director of the Board O11ice is anrnerable to the Chainnan of the Board and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development \\ho 1s the Standing member of the Board, for all aspects of the Oflice acti, it,cs. 1. The Director of the Board Office 1s assisted b,. a number of Depnt, Directors of Office. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural DcYclopmcnt ·\Yho is the standing member of the Board shall appoint and dismiss (he Deput, Directors ol' the Office of the Board. Chapter IV FINAL PROVISIONS Article 13.~ Each~ ear\\ lien the need ~H"iscs ln rcp!acG their repre<,entati\ es 8~ rc-[?ular nicmbcrs of lhe Board. the rn1111~tries .111d branches sh,dl rn;1kc \Hitten pn.1pc.v;nl(,' to the C'lrn1nmu1 or tl1c Board fnr cpn-;1dcrati(111 and dccii::ir111 .-luiclc J ./ - ·r lie :111H.:11dniciil :llld supplcrncnt \u th 1 :, f( . .:gul.iti,: 111 ,;11,ill he diq:11:-.:--..-d Ii\ the \'ationc1! f 1i1ard 1 ,n \\ ;11<.:r· f\c-;nurcc and rcp(1rtcd tfl 1hc J-'nmc \.ltn1Sll.T fr1r u1n-..1dcratH111 and (ku:,lc\11 For tlu: Prime Afinixter /)epu~r Prime 1\fi11;,\ler r...Gl'YF\/ CO!\'G TAN DECISION No. 100/2001/QD-TTg OF .J U!\'E 28, 2001 AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE REGULATION ON FINANCIAL MANAGE ,\IENT APPLICABLE TO VIETNAM SOCIAL INSURANCE THE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant lo the law on Organization of the Go1,,:er11ment ol,)'eplemher 30, 1992: Pursuant to the Ciovernmenl \' Decree No. I 9 CP r!f' FchrtWI)' 16, 1995 on the estah/ishment ri V'i'elnmn ,)'odal Insurance: Al the proposals ofthe Mmi,\ler r~lFincmce and the .-Hwtagement Council (l Vietnam Social Insurance, DECIDES: Ardc!e 1.- To amend and supplement a number or articles of the Regulation on financial management applicnble to Vietnam Social Insurance. i.-;sucd together \\'ith the Prime i\·1inistcr ·s Decision No. 20/1 ()()8/()D. TTg or Junuar~ 26. 1998. as rollO\\ s l To amend and supplement Clause I r~l Artfrle J.I asfiJ/lows: 11 ]. Expen~:cs l'or managing the operation of'Victnarn c.;Pcial [nsurancc S\ stern: :1 l R.:gulnr 11w11agcri[1l c,pcnc;c, or Victn~rni Sc1t11d i11 ·;ur ancc s-:,- stern u 1m1m: ;c \ ori<1us c:,pc11."c:1 (1111~iud11:1/ · \ pc11<;;c-; foi sc1c11\1lic r\:sc11rch and C.\ pcn"cs i(•r tr:1111111P ;:!id rc-tr~iiniuy.l 1n ::!J\ 1c.:, nf tlic npcratili11 Pl'lk \1-hn!,. \·,1"i1,' , :l:1,JJ:1,:, ;!,),· 1 J1l,\ lll,l1ilt,;i!1\, i,i(',•.I:· . '.j"',."il 'S:•; i,,r 1-'i-l)c Lil, )lh ill r,( l.11"~-- clS.S,. l'i u11d ... : p1,1 1 ... ,.,h 1 ;111.11'-·d i)\ '. l.lll)pCklll dU\11(;/"llls,'S. b) Tlh.:: \!,H,,. c·h,di llldlld sC the pa~ n1ll ur olJJ .. '1;il~. and pi!bJ,.>scn ;ints in the mcrnagcri.il apparatus of Vietnam Social lnsurantc Victnnm Sncicil Jnsurancc shall be allo\,cd to tahc i.ni1iu1.i'"..:: in arranging. sl111c1t1r1n~ : and rc-cruiting hibor w..:cording to the pni, isions of the Lahm Cock Sl) as tc1 s~1ti~1~- its \\'l)1li11g demand cJ Funding for rcgu!0r managerial expense~ or Victn<im Sn...-:ia! Insurances:- stern shall be deducted from the profit5,; earned from 111, cstmcnt nctintics and growtl1 nf the Fund und calculated as equal to -1-(~<J of the actunll> collected annual sncial insurance prc1111ums. Tliis rate sholl be ;ipplicd 111 '"'' ,cars, 2110! nnd 2002, d) Ir Vietnam Social Insurance fulf'ills its tasks and sayes regular managerial expenses. it sh.:111 be all,Jwcd to use the cxccssi, c amount to CO\'cr the follO\\ mg additional expenditures: .. \dditional pa~ rncnt of \rngcs and remuneration to laborers of the \\hole branch according to their \,·ork performance, but the maximum k\'el must not double the \Yagc fond currently pr .•c:.:::ribcd by lhc St~tc. Payment of ,\'ages for contractual laborers in 11eccssaf\ · cases in order to ensure !he completion or ,York. Addition to the rc\Yard and \Yclfarc fonds. \\·hich mu~t nnt c-.,,:cccd the a,crngc three months· paid \\ages or the\\ l10k branch Pu~ mc11t of ;:1ddninnal al\cnqmces for the laborers of the system ,, hen implementing the policy of J;1bnr restructure and pa\ roll streamlining os prescribed b! the State· s regimes. The amount l if an:-, l left after cm crrng --t abnYc mcnt101H.:d spcndinr ,:ontcnts shall be put fonYard for u~~: in the sub')c4tH'lll :-- ~'a1 ·· II, To ameml 11ml .\Uf>t'"-'nw11tArticle 18 asf(Jl/011's: ·· Prl)Ji ! s c:1rnl·J frnm 111, cstmcnt acti \ itics ,md grn,Ytl1 nfthc SOL'ia! rn..:ur,111l'l fund <:slwll be zilhic:·tk'd and 11i;cd w 1~Jl\()\\ s 1 °1() 11 II ( \r th,' pn1l!h ,hall b,.:: (1:dw11.:d 1\11 ,1dd111nn lo !11(, ~( 1,.:1,d 111::ur;1.11c, , !'und .J:Jr Jt.:, prl:scn al!llrl and £11)\Vlh 7 \la\.;111g J,,duc11rnis lo ('.1>\Cr h",tul:11 rn;111;111,1:n:d ,.,-, 1:cn:-c:; oi' Vi..:.·ti-i;ini \u.:ial !11Sur:111ci. '-,\ ,r :111 1\Ld,1ny fkduc:tw:h lin the rs:·,1:11·, l .ind ,1, ·li.11,.. l1:111i..; \\ li),: -li ;J,:dl Ii, :·qu.il 11:i !h•, . ,:' ,'(.!;''·· 1hr, , 111,,1i1l1·, ~ Th~; 1-cm,11mk1 s!1.1!\ bi.: iH.ld-:d ld 1h~- im .:·stmcn1 c:1p11JJ sourci~S !'nr th(; constru.:twn of nw!~ri:d base oJ the Hhlllc s~ sk:rn of Vicrn:1111 Social lnsurnncc.:·· Article 2.- This Decision takes effect os from Januar, l. 200 l. The p1\:\ ious pn.1\'isions, which arc contrnr:, to the provisrnns of this Decision, shall cease to be clTccti\·c. Article 3.- lhc \1 inistrY of Finance shall ha,·c 10 l!t11dc -· and inspect the 1mplcmcntutiofl of this Dcci>ion Article./-.- The rninistcrs. the heads of the ministcrial lc,·el agencies. the heads of the agencies Jtlache<l to the Cim·crnmcnL the presidents of the Pcoplc·s Committees of the proYinccs and centrally-run cities, the /'vlanagemcnt Council or Vietnam Social Insurance and the General Director or Vietnam Social Insurance shall ha, c to implement 1h11; Decision Prime Minister PHAN VAN KHAI