Decree No. 96/2010/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Government's Decree No. 115/2005/ND-CP on the mechanism of autonomy and accountability of public science and technology organizations, the Decree No. 80/2007/ND-CP

THE GOVERNMENT
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No. 96/2010/ND-CP

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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Hanoi, September 20, 2010

DECREE

AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 115/2005/ND-CP OF SEPTEMBER 05, 2005, ON THE MECHANISM OF AUTONOMY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 80/2007/ND-CP OF MAY 19, 2007, ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISES

THE GOVERNMENT

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

Pursuant to the June 9, 2000 Law on Science and Technology;

Pursuant to the November 29, 2005 Law on Enterprises;

At the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology,

DECREES:

Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 115/2005/ND-CP of September 5, 2005, on the mechanism of autonomy and accountability of public science and technology organizations, as follows:

1. To amend and supplement Article 4 as follows:

"Article 4. Form of organization and operation

1. Scientific research and technological development organizations and scientific and technological service organizations that can self-finance their regular operations may be organized and operate in either of the following forms:

a/ Science and technology organizations that self-finance their regular operations (below referred to as self-financing organizations);

b/ Science and technology enterprises.

2. Scientific research and technological development organizations and scientific and technological service organizations that are unable to self-finance their regular operations shall be organized and operate in either of the forms specified in Clause 1 of this Article or be merged or dissolved by the end of December 31, 2013, at the latest.

Science and technology organizations that conduct basic research, strategy and policy research or research and development of specialized econo-technical norms to serve state management work shall consolidate their organization and raise their operation effectiveness before December 31, 2011, in order to receive slate budget funds for their assigned regular operations.

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