THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 35/2004/TTLT/BTC-BGDDT
Hanoi, April 26, 2004
 
JOINT CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MECHANISM AND SPENDING LEVELS OF THE PROJECT ON PRIMARY EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
TF051873 of July 14, 2003 between the Vietnamese Government and the International Development Association on financial assistance to the Project on Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 17/2001/ND-CP of May 4, 2001 promulgating the Regulation on Management and Use of Official Development Assistance (ODA) sources;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 52/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999 promulgating the Regulation on Investment and Construction Management; Decree No. 12/2000/ND-CP of May 5, 2000 and Decree No. 07/ND-CP of January 30, 2003 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Regulation on Investment and Construction Management, issued together with Decree No. 52/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 244/QD-TTg of March 5, 2003 approving the feasibility study report of the Project on primary education for disadvantaged children;
Pursuant to the Finance Minister's Decision No. 112/2001/QD-BTC of November 9, 2001 promulgating a number of spending norms applicable to projects financed with ODA loans;
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education and Training hereby jointly guide the financial management mechanism and spending levels of the Project on primary education for disadvantaged children as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The Ministry of Education and Training shall have the responsibility to manage the Project on primary education for disadvantaged children, ensuring the use of capital for the right purposes and in accordance with contents of the approved project and the commitments with the donors and the relevant legal documents; the Board for Coordination of the Project on primary education for disadvantaged children (hereinafter called the Project Coordination Board for short) shall have to coordinate with the concerned ministries and branches as well as provinces joining in the project in implementing and coordinating activities of the Project.