Decree No. 52/2003/ND-CP dated May 19, 2003 of the Government prescribing the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Vietnam State Bank

THE GOVERNMENT -------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------
No: 52/2003/ND-CP	Hanoi, May 19, 2003

DECREE

PRESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS, TASKS, POWERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF VIETNAM STATE BANK

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the December 12, 1997 Law on Vietnam State Bank;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 02/2002/QH11 of August 5, 2002 of the first session of the XIth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam prescribing the list of ministries and ministerial-level agencies of the Government;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 86/2002/ND-CP of November 5, 2002 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

At the proposals of the Governor of Vietnam State Bank and the Minister of the Interior,

DECREES:

Article 1.- Position and functions

Vietnam State Bank (hereinafter called the State Bank for short) is a ministerial-level agency of the Government, which functions to perform the State management over monetary and banking activities and acts as the Central Bank of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; performs the State management over public services and acts as representative of the owner of State capital portions at State-invested enterprises operating in the banking field as prescribed by law.