THE GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 117/2003/ND-CP
Hanoi, October 10, 2003
 DECREE
ON THE RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN STATE AGENCIES
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the February 26, 1998 Ordinance on Officials and Public Employees and the April 29, 2003 Ordinance amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Ordinance on Officials and Public Employees;
At the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of regulation
This Decree prescribes the recruitment, employment and management of officials and public employees in the State agencies, armed forces, political organizations or socio-political organizations (hereinafter referred collectively to as public employees).