Decree No. 29/2019/ND-CP detailing Clause 3, Article 54 of the Labor Code

DECREE

Detailing Clause 3, Article 54 of the Labor Code regarding licensing of labor lease, payment of deposits and the list of jobs for which labor may be leased^[1]

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

Pursuant to the June 18, 2012 Labor Code;

Pursuant to the November 26, 2014 Investment Law;

Pursuant to the December 8, 2014 Law on Enterprises;

At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs;

The Government promulgates the Decree detailing Clause 3, Article 54 of the Labor Code regarding licensing of labor lease, payment of deposits and the list of jobs for which labor may be leased,

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.Scope of regulation

This Decree provides conditions, competence, order and procedures for grant, extension, re-grant and revocation of labor lease licenses (below referred to as licenses), payment of deposits by labor leasing enterprises and the list of jobs for which labor may be leased as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 54 of the Labor Code.

Article 2.Subjects of application

1. Labor leasing enterprises.

2. Labor hiring parties.

3. Leased employees.

4. Other agencies, organizations and individuals related to labor lease.

Article 3.Interpretation of terms

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

1. Labor leasing enterprise means an enterprise that is established in accordance with the Law on Enterprises, possesses a license, recruits and signs labor contracts with employees, and does not directly use but leases them to another employer (below referred to as leasing enterprise).

2. Labor hiring party means an enterprise, agency, organization, cooperative, household or individual that has the need for employees for a given period and does not directly recruit employees but leases them from a leasing enterprise.

3. Leased employee means an employee that has the full civil act capacity, is recruited by, and signs a labor contract with, a leasing enterprise, and then works for and is subject to the management of a labor hiring party.

Article 4.Purposes of labor lease

1. To temporarily meet an unexpected increase in the labor demand in a certain period of time.

2. To substitute employees who are on maternity leave, suffer labor accidents or occupational diseases, or have to perform citizens’ obligations.

3. To meet the demand for employees with high technical and professional qualifications.

Chapter II

CONDITIONS, COMPETENCE, ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR GRANT, EXTENSION, RE-GRANT AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES

Article 5.Conditions for grant of a license

1. The at-law representative of a leasing enterprise must meet the following conditions:

a/ Being a manager of the enterprise;

b/ Having no criminal convictions;

c/ Having worked in the field of labor lease or labor supply for at least full 3 years (36 months) within 5 consecutive years preceding the year of application for a license.

2. The enterprise has paid a deposit of VND 2,000,000,000 (two billion Vietnam dong) at a commercial bank or a foreign bank branch lawfully established and operating in Vietnam.

Article 6.Competence for grant, extension, re-grant and revocation of licenses

Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities (below collectively referred to as provincial-level People’s Committee chairpersons) are competence to grant, extend, re-grant and revoke licenses for enterprises headquartered in their localities.

Article 7.Licenses

1. A license shall be printed on cardboard paper of A4 size (21cm x 29.7cm); the front page is imprinted with the national emblem and inscribed with the contents of the license on white background with sky-blue patterns in a black border frame; the back page features the country name, national emblem and the phrase “LABOR LEASE LICENSE” on sky-blue background.

2. The contents of a license must comply with Form No. 1 in Appendix II to this Decree.

3. The validity duration of licenses is prescribed as follows:

a/ A license is valid for up to 60 months.

b/ A license may be extended many times; an extended license is valid for up to 60 month;

c/ The validity duration of a re-granted license equals the remaining validity duration of the previously granted one.

Article 8.Dossier of application for a license

1. The enterprise’s application for a license, made according to Form No. 02 in Appendix II to this Decree;

2. A copy of the enterprise registration certificate in accordance with law;

3. A curriculum vitae of the enterprise’s at-law representative, made according to Form No. 04 in Appendix II to this Decree;

4. The criminal record certificate No. 1 as prescribed by the regulations on criminal records of the enterprise’s at-law representative. In case the enterprise’s at-law representative is a foreigner who is not eligible for grant of Vietnam’s criminal record certificates; the criminal record certificate No. 1 shall be replaced by a criminal record certificate or written certification issued by a foreign authority that the foreign employee is neither a criminal nor examined for penal liability.

The above documents must be issued within 6 months before the date of dossier submission.

5. A document proving the period of time of working in the field of labor lease or labor supply of the enterprise’s at-law representative as prescribed at Point c, Clause 1, Article 5 of this Decree, which is one of the following documents:

a/ A certified copy of the labor contract or employment contract of the enterprise’s at-law representative;

b/ A certified copy of the appointment decision (for those who are appointed) or document recognizing results of election (for those who are elected) of the enterprise’s at-law representative.

In case the documents specified at Points a and b of this Clause are made in a foreign language, they must be translated into Vietnamese.

6. A certificate of deposit for providing labor lease services, made according to Form No. 05 in Appendix II to this Decree.

Article 9.Order and procedures for grant of licenses

1. An enterprise shall send a dossier set prescribed in Article 8 of this Decree to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the province or centrally run city (below referred to as provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) where it is headquartered to apply for a license.

2. A dossier of application for a license shall be received if it comprises all the documents specified in Article 8 of this Decree. Upon receiving the dossier, the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall issue a receipt clearly stating the date of dossier receipt.

3. Within 20 working days after receiving a dossier as prescribed, the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall appraise it and propose the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson to grant a license to the enterprise.

In case the dossier is not complete and valid as prescribed, within 10 working days after receiving it, the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall issue a notice requesting the enterprise to complete the dossier.

4. Within 7 working days after receiving the proposal dossier of the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson shall consider granting a license to the enterprise. If refusing to grant a license, he/she shall issue a written reply clearly stating the reason.

5. A provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson shall refuse to grant a license in the following cases:

a/ The applying enterprise fails to meet the conditions prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree;

b/ The applying enterprise has used a counterfeit license to conduct labor lease;

c/ The applying enterprise’s at-law representative used to be the at-law representative of an enterprise whose license has been revoked under Point d, dd, e or g, Clause 1, Article 12 of this Decree in 5 consecutive years preceding the time of applying for a license;

d/ The applying enterprise’s at-law representative used to be the at-law representative of an enterprise which has used a counterfeit license.

Article 10.Extension of licenses

1. To have its license extended, an enterprise must meet the following requirements:

a/ Meeting the conditions prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree;

b/ Not having been sanctioned for administrative violations in the field of labor lease for at least twice during the validity duration of the previously granted license;

c/ Fully complying with the reporting regime prescribed in this Decree;

d/ Sending a dossier of request for extension of the license to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs 60 days before the license expires.

2. A dossier of request for extension of a license must comprise:

a/ A written request for extension of the license, made by the enterprise according to Form No. 02 in Appendix II to this Decree;

b/ The documents specified in Clauses 2 and 6, Article 8 of this Decree;

c/ The documents specified in Clauses 3, 4 and 5, Article 8 of this Decree, if the enterprise requests extension of the license and change of the at-law representative at the same time.

3. The order and procedures for extension of a license must comply with those for grant of licenses prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4, Article 9 of this Decree.

4. In case an enterprise fails to meet the requirements in Clause 1 of this Article or falls into one of the cases specified in Clause 5, Article 9 of this Decree, the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson shall issue a written reply clearly stating the reason for refusal to extend its license.

Article 11.Re-grant of licenses

1. An enterprise may request the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson to re-grant a license in the following cases:

a/ There is a change in one of the contents of the granted license, including: name of the enterprise; address of the head office; at-law representative;

b/ The license is lost or burnt;

c/ The license is damaged and no longer contains sufficient information.

2. A dossier of request for re-grant of a license must comprise:

a/ A written request for re-grant of the license, made according to Form No. 02 in Appendix II to this Decree;

b/ The documents specified in Clause 2, Article 8 of this Decree, in case the enterprise changes its name or address of its head office or the license is damaged and no longer contains sufficient information;

c/ The documents specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5, Article 8 of this Decree, in case the enterprise changes its at-law representative;

d/ The documents specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Article 8 of this Decree and a written certification of the loss or burning of the license, made by the local administration of the place where the license is lost or burnt;

dd/ The granted license, for the cases specified at Points a and c, Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The order and procedures for re-grant of licenses must comply with those for grant of licenses prescribed in Article 9 of this Decree.

Article 12.Revocation of licenses

1. An enterprise shall have its license revoked in the following cases:

a/ It terminates labor lease activities at its own will;

b/ It dissolves or is declared bankrupt under a court ruling;

c/ It fails to meet one of the conditions prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree;

d/ It lets another enterprise, organization or individual use the license;

dd/ Leased employees perform the jobs not on the list of jobs for which labor may be leased as provided in Appendix I to this Decree;

e/ It has been sanctioned for administrative violations in the field of labor lease at least thrice within 36 months counting from the date of being sanctioned for the first time;

g/ It has committed acts of forging the documents in the dossier of application for, or request for extension or re-grant of, a license, tampering with the license or using a counterfeit license;

h/ Other cases as requested by court.

2. A dossier of request for revocation of a license in the case specified at Point a or b, Clause 1 of this Article must comprise:

a/ A written request for revocation of a license, made according to Form No. 03 in Appendix II to this Decree;

b/ The granted license;

c/ A report on labor lease activities of the enterprise, made according to Form No. 09 in Appendix II to this Decree.

3. The order and procedures for revocation of a license in the case prescribed at Point a or b, Clause 1 of this Article are as follows:

a/ The enterprise shall send a dossier set prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article to the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the locality where it is headquartered;

b/ The provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall receive the dossier and issues a receipt clearly stating the date of dossier receipt. Within 10 working days after receiving a complete dossier of request for revocation of a license from the enterprise, the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall examine and review the enterprise’s labor lease contracts which remain valid and propose the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson to revoke the license;

c/ Within 7 working days after receiving the proposal dossier of the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson shall decide to revoke the license. The decision on revocation of the license shall be made according to Form No. 06 in Appendix II to this Decree.

4. The order and procedures for revocation of a license in the case specified at Point c, d, dd, e, g or h, Clause 1 of this Article are as follows:

a/ Upon detecting that a leasing enterprise falls into one of the cases specified at Points c, d, dd, e, g and h, Clause 1 of this Article, the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall examine and collect related evidences and propose the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson to revoke the license;

b/ Within 7 working days after receiving the proposal dossier of the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson shall decide to revoke the license of the enterprise;

c/ Within 3 working days after receiving the decision on revocation of the license, the enterprise shall return its license to the provincial-level People’s Committee.

5. The enterprise may not be granted a new license within 5 years from the date it has its license revoked in the case prescribed at Point c, d, dd, e, g or h, Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 13.Responsibilities of enterprises whose licenses are revoked or not extended or re-granted

1. Within 15 working days after receiving a notice of refusal to extend or re-grant its license or a notice of revocation of its license from the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson, a leasing enterprise shall  liquidate all labor lease contracts which are being performed, settle lawful rights and interests of leased employees and labor hiring parties in accordance with the labor law and, at the same time, publicize the termination of labor leasing activities on an electronic newspaper for 7 consecutive days.

2. Leasing enterprises shall arrange jobs for leased employees according to signed contracts. In case an employee has to cease working, the employer of the leasing enterprise shall pay a work suspension wage to the employee as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 98 of the Labor Code.

Chapter III

PAYMENT OF DEPOSITS BY LABOR LEASING ENTERPRISES

Article 14.Use of deposits

Deposits shall be used for payment of wages, allowances, social insurance premiums, health insurance premiums, unemployment premiums, occupational accident and disease insurance premiums or compensations to leased employees in case leasing enterprises violate labor contracts signed with leased employees or cause damage to leased employees because the enterprises fail to guarantee the lawful rights and interests of leased employees.

Article 15.Payment of deposits

1. Leasing enterprises shall pay deposits under regulations of banks and relevant laws.

2. After a leasing enterprise completes the procedures for paying a deposit, a deposit-receiving bank shall issue a deposit certificate to the leasing enterprise according to Form No. 05 in Appendix II to this Decree. In case of changing one of the information details in its deposit certificate, including name of the enterprise, address of the head office, or number of the deposit account, a leasing enterprise shall send a written request, together with documents proving the change, to the deposit-receiving bank for the latter to change the deposit certificate.

Article 16.Management of deposits

1. Deposit-receiving banks shall freeze and manage deposit amounts of enterprises under this Decree and the regulations on deposits.

2. Deposit-receiving banks shall allow enterprises to withdraw deposits or deduct deposits and request enterprises to make additional payment of deposits under Articles 17, 18 and 19 of this Decree.

3. Deposit-receiving banks may not allow enterprises to withdraw deposits when no written approval of the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson is obtained.

Article 17.Withdrawal of deposits

1. A provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson may decide to allow a leasing enterprise to withdraw its deposit in the following cases:

a/ The enterprise temporarily encounters difficulties and is unable to pay wages, allowances, social insurance premiums, health insurance premiums, unemployment premiums, occupational accident and disease insurance premiums for leased employees as prescribed within 30 days from the due date;

b/ The enterprise temporarily encounters difficulties and is unable to pay compensations to leased employees in case it breaches labor contracts signed with leased employees or causes damage to employees as it fails to guarantee lawful rights and interests of leased employees within 60 days from the due date;

c/ The enterprise is not granted a license;

d/ The enterprise’s license is revoked or not extended or re-granted;

dd/ The enterprise had paid a deposit at another commercial bank;

2. Dossiers of request for withdrawal of deposits shall be sent to provincial-level Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, each comprising:

a/ A written request for withdrawal of the deposit, signed by the enterprise’s at-law representative;

b/ A plan on use of the money amount withdrawn from the deposit account, covering: reason for and purpose of withdrawal of the deposit; number of employees, payable amount, and time and mode of payment, in case of withdrawal of the deposit under Point a or b, Clause 1 of this Article;

c/ A report on, and documents proving, the  fulfillment of obligations toward leased employees, in case of withdrawal of the deposit under Point d, Clause 1 of this Article.

d/ A deposit certificate at another commercial bank, in case of withdrawal of the deposit under Point dd, Clause 1 of this Article.

3. A dossier of withdrawal of deposit to be sent to the deposit-receiving bank must comprise:

a/ A written request for withdrawal of the deposit, signed by the enterprise’s at-law representative;

b/ A written approval of the withdrawal of the deposit of the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson, made according to Form No. 07 in Appendix II to this Decree;

c/ The document of withdrawal of the deposit under regulations of the deposit-receiving bank (if any).

4. The order and procedures for withdrawal of deposits are as follows:

a/ The leasing enterprise shall submit 1 dossier set prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article to the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the locality where it is headquartered;

b/ The provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall receive and check the dossier, then issue a receipt inscribed with the date of dossier receipt. Within 5 working days after receiving a complete dossier of request for withdrawal of deposit from the enterprise, the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall check whether the enterprise has fulfilled its obligations toward leased employees and propose the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson to allow the enterprise to withdraw the deposit;

c/ Within 5 working days after receiving the proposal dossier of the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson shall issue a written approval of the withdrawal of the deposit and plan on use of the deposit (if any) and send it to the enterprise and the deposit-receiving bank;

d/ After receiving the written approval of the withdrawal of the deposit from the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson, the leasing enterprise shall submit a dossier prescribed at Clause 3 of this Article to the deposit-receiving bank;

dd/ The deposit-receiving bank shall receive and examine the enterprise’s deposit withdrawal dossier. If the dossier is lawful and valid, it shall allow the enterprise to withdraw the deposit. In case of withdrawal of deposits specified at Point a or b, Clause 1 of this Article, the payment and compensation to employees shall be made by the deposit-receiving bank according to the plan approved by the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson, after subtracting banking service charges.

Article 18.Deduction of the deposit in case a leasing enterprise fails to fulfill obligations toward leased employees

1. An enterprise’s deposit shall be deducted to settle regimes and interests for leased employees as prescribed in Article 14 of this Decree in case the enterprise fails to settle regimes and interests for leased employees and sends no written request for withdrawal of the deposit to settle regimes and interests for leased employees within 60 days from the due date.

2. A provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall examine, verify and request an enterprise to report on the list of leased employees and the amount not yet paid for each person. Within 5 working days after receiving the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs’ request, the enterprise shall complete the reporting. Within 3 working days after receiving the enterprise’s report, the provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall summarize it and propose the provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson to decide on the deduction of the enterprise’s deposit to make payments under Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Within 5 working days after receiving a provincial-level Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs’ request, a provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson shall decide on the deduction of an enterprise’s deposit. A decision on deduction of an enterprise’s deposit shall be made according to Form No. 08 in Appendix II to this Decree.

4. Within 7 working days after receiving a provincial-level People’s Committee chairperson’s decision on deduction of deposit of an enterprise, a deposit-receiving bank shall deduct the deposit of the enterprise and directly make payments according to the plan and list attached to the decision, after subtracting banking service charges.

5. Provincial-level Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall supervise the making of payments and compensations for leased employees under Clause 1 of this Article and report results to provincial-level People’s Committees.

Article 19.Additional payment of deposits

1. Within 30 days after money is withdrawn from a deposit account to make payments in the case specified at Point a or b, Clause 1 of Article 17 and Article 18 of this Decree, a leasing enterprise shall pay additional money to its deposit account up to the level prescribed in Clause 2, Article 5 of this Decree.

2. After the time limit prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, if a leasing enterprise fails to pay additional money to its deposit account, the deposit-receiving bank shall notify in writing such to the provincial-level Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and People’s Committee.

Chapter IV

JOBS FOR WHICH LABOR MAY BE LEASED

Article 20.List of jobs for which labor may be leased

1. The list of jobs for which labor may be leased is provided in Appendix I to this Decree.

2. Labor may only be leased for the jobs on the list prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and must comply with Articles 4 and 21 of this Decree.

Article 21.Cases in which labor may not be leased

1. Leasing enterprises or labor hiring parties currently have labor disputes or strikes or the labor lease aims to replace employees who are exercising the right of strike and during the settlement of labor disputes.

2. Leasing enterprises fail to reach specific agreements with labor hiring parties on the responsibility to pay compensation for occupational accidents or diseases for leased employees.

3. Leased employees do not agree.

4. Replacement of employees who are laid off due to restructuring, change of technology or merger, consolidation, division or splitting of enterprises, or due to economic reasons.

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 22.Responsibilities of leasing enterprises

1. To publicize their original licenses at their head offices and certified copies of licenses at their branches and representative offices (if any).

2. Biannually and annually, to make reports on labor lease according to Form No. 09 in Appendix II to this Decree and send such reports to provincial-level People’s Committees and Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of localities where they are headquartered. Biannual reports must be sent before June 20 and annual reports, before December 20.

3. Upon occurrence of incidents related to labor lease activities, to promptly report them to local competent state agencies or at the request of state management agencies in charge of labor.

4. To fulfill responsibilities of leasing enterprises prescribed in this Decree.

Article 23.Responsibilities of deposit-receiving banks

1. To fully comply with regulations on opening of deposit accounts, payment of deposits and use of deposit accounts by leasing enterprises and other regulations related to these accounts.

2. To make quarterly reports on the payment of deposits by leasing enterprises according to Form No. 11 in Appendix II to this Decree and send such reports to provincial-level People’s Committees and Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of localities where enterprises are headquartered before 15^thof the first month of the subsequent quarter.

3. To discharge all responsibilities of deposit-receiving banks prescribed in this Decree.

Article 24.Responsibilities of provincial-level Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs

1. To disseminate the regulations on labor and labor lease to employers, employees and related agencies and organizations in their localities.

2. To guide, examine, inspect and supervise the implementation of the regulations on labor lease in their localities.

3. To monitor, summarize and make biannual and annual reports on labor lease in their localities according to Form No. 10 in Appendix II to this Decree and send such reports to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and provincial-level People’s Committees. Biannual reports must be sent before July 20 and annual reports, January 20 of the subsequent year.

4. To discharge all responsibilities of provincial-level Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs as prescribed in this Decree.

Article 25.Responsibilities of provincial-level People’s Committees

1. To send notices of grant, extension, re-grant or revocation of licenses to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs within 5 working days after the date of grant, extension, re-grant or revocation for monitoring and management.

2. To publish on their websites information on enterprises that are granted licenses or have their licenses extended, re-granted or revoked.

3. To discharge all responsibilities of provincial-level People’s Committees prescribed in this Decree

Article 26.Responsibilities of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs

1. To disseminate, guide, examine and inspect the implementation of the regulations on labor lease.

2. To examine, inspect and supervise the grant, extension, re-grant and revocation of licenses by provincial-level People’s Committees.

3. To summarize and publish on its website information on enterprises that are granted licenses or have their licenses extended, re-granted or revoked.

4. To summarize and report on labor lease activities nationwide.

5. To discharge all responsibilities of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs prescribed in this Decree.

Article 27.Transitional provisions

An enterprise that is granted a license before the effective date of this Decree may:

1. Continue labor lease activities until its license expires.

2. An enterprise that has been granted a license and falls into the case of extension and re-grant of license under Articles 10 and 11 of this Decree shall carry out procedures for grant of a new license under this Decree.

3. For an enterprise that has been granted a license and falls into one of the cases subject to revocation of license, the provincial-level People’s Committee of the locality where it is headquartered shall revoke its license under Article 12 of this Decree.

Article 28.Effect

1. This Decree takes effect on May 5, 2019.

2. The Government’s Decree No. 55/2013/ND-CP of May 22, 2013, detailing Clause 3, Article 54 of the Labor Code regarding licensing of labor lease, payment of deposits and the list of jobs for which labor may be leased; the Government’s Decree No. 73/2014/ND-CP of July 23, 2014, amending and supplementing Article 29 of Decree No. 55/2013/ND-CP; the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Circular No. 01/2014/TT-BLDTBXH of January 8, 2014, detailing and guiding a number of articles of Decree No. 55/2013/ND-CP; and  the State Bank Governor’s Circular No. 40/2014/TT-NHNN of December 11, 2014, guiding the payment and management of deposits of labor leasing enterprises, cease to be effective on the effective date of this Decree.

Article 29.Implementation responsibility

Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees, and related agencies, organizations, enterprises, cooperatives and individuals shall implement this Decree.-

On behalf of the Government
Prime Minister
NGUYEN XUAN PHUC

* All appendices to this Decree are not translated.