THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 59/2001/QD-TTg
Hanoi, April 24, 2001
 
DECISION
ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORKING COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;
At the proposals of the Minister - Director of the Governments Commission for Organization and Personnel, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister-Director of the Governments Office,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To establish the Working Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations to assist the Prime Minister in directing and handling matters related to foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Vietnam.
Article 2.- The Working Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations is tasked to:
1. Propose strategies and policies concerning foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Vietnam; coordinate with the concerned agencies in guiding, supervising and inspecting the implementation of law and policies related to activities of foreign non-governmental organizations.
2. Manage the consideration, granting, amendment and withdrawal of the operation licenses, permits for establishing project offices, permits for establishing representative offices of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam according to the Regulation on operation of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam, issued together with the Prime Minister�s Decision No. 340/TTg of May 24, 1996.
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