THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIR
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 01/2004/TT-BNV
Ha Noi, January 15th, 2004
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENTS DECREE No. 88/2003/ND-CP OF JULY 30, 2003 PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS
In furtherance of the Governments Decree No.88/2003/ND-CP of July 30, 2003 providing for the organization, operation and management of associations (hereinafter called the Decree for short), the Ministry of Home Affairs hereby guides the implementation thereof as follows:
I. ON THE SCOPE OF REGULATION
The scope of regulation covers: associations, unions of associations, confederations, federations, societies, clubs and associations under other names according to law provisions (hereinafter referred collectively to as associations), which have legal person status and operate nationwide or inter-provincially; within provinces or centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred collectively to as provinces); within rural districts, urban districts, provincial capitals or towns (hereinafter referred collectively to as districts); and within communes, wards and district townships (hereinafter referred collectively to as communes).
II. THE NUMBERS OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS CANVASSING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS, DOSSIERS FOR THE SETTING UP, AS WELL AS RECOGNITION AND TASKS OF BOARDS CANVASSING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS
1. To establish associations, the founding members must set up boards canvassing for the establishment thereof. The numbers of members of the association establishment-canvassing boards are prescribed as follows:
a/ For associations operating nationwide or inter-provincially, such a canvassing board must comprise at least 10 members;
b/ For associations operating within provinces, it must be consist of at least 5 members;
c/ For associations operating within districts or communes, it must have at least 3 members;
d/ For unions of economic organizations operating nationwide, such a board must be composed of at least 5 members representing various economic organizations; and for those operating within provinces, it must comprise at least 3 members representing various economic organizations in the provinces.
2. A dossier of application for setting up an association establishment-canvassing board shall include: