THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 358/2003/QD-BTP
Hanoi, August 15, 2003
 DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON COLLABORATORS OF LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS
THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 62/2003/ND-CP of June 6, 2003 on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 734/TTg of September 6, 1997 on the establishment of organizations providing legal aid for the poor and the social policy beneficiaries;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Directive No. 05/2000/CT-TTg of March 1, 2000 on strengthening the legal aid work;
Pursuant to Joint Circular No. 52/TTLT/TP-TC-TCCP-LDTBXH of January 14, 1998 guiding the implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 734/TTg of September 6, 1997 and Joint Circular No. 21/2002/TTLT/BVN-BTC-BTP of December 26, 2002 guiding the regime of remuneration for collaborators;
At the proposal of the director of the Legal Aid Agency,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on collaborators of legal aid organizations.
Article 2.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
This Decision replaces the Justice Minister's Decision No. 459/1998/QD-BTP of June 3, 1998 promulgating the Regulation on collaborators of legal aid organizations.
The previous stipulations contrary to this Regulation are all hereby annulled.
Article 3.- The director of the Legal Aid Agency, the director of the Office, the heads of the units under the Justice Ministry, and the directors of the Justice Services and the State-run Legal Aid Centers of the provinces and centrally-run cities shall have to implement this Decision.
 
MINISTER OF JUSTICE




Uong Chu Luu
 
REGULATION
ON COLLABORATORS OF LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS
(Promulgated together with the Justice Minister's Decision No. 358/2003/QD-BTP of August 15, 2003)
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Collaborators
The collaborators of the Legal Aid Agency and the State-run Legal Aid Centers of the provinces and centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred collectively to as the legal aid organizations) are those who are qualified for such titles, recognized and granted collaborator's cards by the legal aid organizations according to this Regulation.