Decision 04/2025/QD-TTg the allowance regime for members of the Vietnam Competition Commission

DECISION

Defining the allowance regime for members of the Vietnam Competition Commission, persons conducting competition legal proceedings, expert witnesses, interpreters and witnesses

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Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to the Law on Competition dated June 12, 2018;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 03/2023/ND-CP dated February 10, 2023, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Vietnam Competition Commission;

At the request of Minister of Industry and Trade;

The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision defining the allowance regime for members of the Vietnam Competition Commission, persons conducting competition legal proceedings, expert witnesses, interpreters and witnesses.

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

1. This Decision defines the allowance regime for members of the Vietnam Competition Commission, persons conducting competition legal proceedings, expert witnesses, interpreters and witnesses.

2. This Decision applies to members of the Vietnam Competition Commission, persons conducting competition legal proceedings, expert witnesses, interpreters, witnesses and relevant organizations and individuals.

Article 2. Special allowance regime

Members of the Vietnam Competition Commission shall be entitled to an allowance of VND 2,340,000 per person per month.

Article 3. Allowance regime applicable to persons conducting competition legal proceedings, expert witnesses, interpreters and witnesses at hearings

1. The Chairperson of the Council for handling of the competition restraint-related case is entitled to an allowance of VND 150,000 per day.

2. Members of the Council for handling of the competition restraint-related case, investigators of competition cases participating in hearings, and secretaries at hearings are entitled to an allowance of VND 100,000 per person per day.

3. Expert witnesses invited by the Council for handling of the competition restraint-related case are entitled to an allowance of VND 100,000 per person per day.

4. Interpreters invited by the Council for handling of the competition restraint-related case to interpret at hearings are entitled to an allowance in accordance with regulations on translation expenses in the expenditure for reception of foreign guests, organization of international conferences and seminars in Vietnam.

5. Witnesses summoned by the Council for handling of the competition restraint-related case to attend hearings are entitled to an allowance of VND 100,000 per person per day.

Article 4. Allowance regime applicable to persons conducting competition legal proceedings, expert witnesses, interpreters and witnesses during the investigation of competition cases

1. Investigators of competition cases are entitled to an allowance of VND 80,000 per person per day during the investigation of the competition case as assigned.

2. Interpreters summoned or invited by the investigation body for competition cases to attend working sessions during the investigation of the competition case are entitled to an allowance in accordance with regulations on translation expenses in the expenditure for reception of foreign guests, organization of international conferences and seminars in Vietnam.

3. Expert witnesses and witnesses summoned or invited by the investigation body for competition cases to attend working sessions during the investigation of the competition case are entitled to an allowance of VND 100,000 per person per day.

Article 5. Allowance regime applicable to persons participating in discussions, meetings for handling of competition cases and settlement of complaints about competition case-handling decisions

1. The Chairperson of the Council for handling of the competition restraint-related case is entitled to an allowance of VND 150,000 per day.

2. Members of the Council for handling of the competition restraint-related case, members of the Council for settling complaints about competition case-handling decisions are entitled to an allowance of VND 100,000 per person per day.

Article 6. Implementation funding

The funding for the allowance regime for members of the Vietnam Competition Commission, persons conducting competition legal proceedings, expert witnesses, interpreters, and witnesses shall be covered by the state budget and allocated in the annual state budget estimate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in accordance with law regulations on state budget.

Article 7. Effect

1. This Decision takes effect on April 01, 2025.

2. This Decision replaces the Decision No. 35/2016/QD-TTg dated August 23, 2016, of the Prime Minister on the allowance regime for members of the Competition Council and persons conducting competition legal proceedings or participants in competition legal proceedings.

Article 8. Implementation responsibility

Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of relevant agencies, Chairpersons of the Vietnam Competition Commission and its members, related organizations and individuals shall take responsibility for the implementation of this Decision.