Decree No. 08/2019/ND-CP some regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions

DECREE

Providing a number of regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions^[1]

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the June 18, 2009 Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the November 21, 2017 Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to the November 13, 2008 Law on Cadres and Civil Servants;

Pursuant to the November 15, 2010 Law on Public Employees;

Pursuant to the June 25, 2015 Law on the State Budget;

Pursuant to the conclusion of the 29^th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee notified in the National Assembly General Secretary’s Official Letter No. 2587/TB-TTKQH of December 14, 2018;

At the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs;

The Government promulgates the Decree providing a number of regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decree provides the cost-of-living allowance, other allowances and subsidies, insurance for medical examination and treatment, working time, and other regimes for members of overseas Vietnamese missions who are salaried by the state budget or have their income from the state budget and their accompanying spouses and minor children.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. Members of overseas Vietnamese missions and their accompanying spouses and minor children.

2. Agencies and organizations responsible for ensuring and implementing the regimes provided in this Decree.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Overseas Vietnamese missions include overseas representative missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (below referred to as overseas Vietnamese representative missions) and other overseas Vietnamese missions.

Overseas Vietnamese representative missions include diplomatic missions, consular missions and representative missions at international organizations performing the function of officially representing the Vietnamese State in its relations with host countries, territories and receiving international organizations under the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

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