| THE GOVERNMENT ----------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness -------------- |
| No. 53/2004/ND-CP | Hanoi, February 18, 2004 |
DECREE
ON ORGANIZATIONAL CONSOLIDATION OF THE ETHNIC AFFAIRS APPARATUSES UNDER THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEES OF ALL LEVELS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of December 25, 2001;
In furtherance of the Resolution of the 7th plenum of the Party Central Committee (the IXth Congress) on ethnic work;
At the proposals of the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister-Director of the Nationality Committee,
DECREES:
Article 1.- Principles for organizational consolidation of the ethnic affairs apparatuses
1. Enhancing their responsibility for State management over the ethnic work, thus meeting the requirements and tasks in the new situation.
2. Suiting the tasks, workloads and practical requirements of the ethnic work in localities.
3. Being neat and effective; organizing multi-branch and multi-domain State management services, departments and sections in line with the administrative reform undertakings.
Article 2.- Criteria and models of ethnic affairs organizations in the provinces and centrally-run cities (hereinafter collectively referred to as the provincial level)
