Procedures for signing agreements in the name of the Government
On August 24, 2018, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No. 36/2018/QD-TTg on procedures for signing and implementing agreements in the name of the Government and requesting the president of Vietnam to sign agreements in the name of the state that are not international treaties.
The procedure for signing international agreements in the name of the Government is prescribed as follow:
- The proposing authority shall send an enquiry about the signature, adoption, amendment, supplementation, suspension, termination or withdrawal from an agreement;
- The enquired authority shall give a written response within 07 working days from the receipt of the enquiry;
- After completing the enquiry, the proposing authority shall submit it to the Government for decision, regarding the agreement in the name of the Government; request the Government to submit it to the President of Vietnam, regarding the agreement in the name of the State;
- According to the decision made in writing by the competent authority, the proposing authority shall organize the signature, adoption, amendment, supplementation, suspension, termination or withdrawal from the agreement.
Simplified procedures shall be applied in case of urgent matters need to be addressed upon political and foreign affair request; one party or multiple foreign parties does not require a power of attorney upon signature of the agreement…
This Decision takes effect on October 10, 2018.