THE GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence- Freedom- Happiness
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No.101/2003/ND-CP
Hanoi, September 3, 2003
 DECREE
PRESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS, TASKS, POWERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;
Pursuant to Decree No. 30/2003/ND-CP dated April 1, 2003 of the Government prescribing the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the Government-attached agencies;
At the proposals of the General Director of Statistics and the Minister of the Interior,
DECREES:
Article 1. Position and functions
The General Department of Statistics is a Government-attached agency, which performs several tasks and exercises several powers of State management over statistics; organizes statistical activities and provides socio-economic statistical information to agencies, organizations and individuals according to law provisions; performs the State management over public services and performs some specific tasks and exercises some specific powers in representing the owner of the State capital portions at State-invested enterprises under its management as prescribed by law.