Actively review and handle problems in the system of legal documents

On the afternoon of August 7, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - Head of the Steering Committee for reviewing and handling difficulties in the legal document system chaired the second meeting of the Steering Committee. Also attending were Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long; representatives of leaders of central ministries and branches.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gave instructions at the second meeting of the Steering Committee. (Photo: Tran Hai)

Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that, after the decision to establish the Steering Committee to review and handle problems in the system of legal documents, on July 8, the Government Standing Committee and the Steering Committee held the first session to identify key tasks and solutions. In particular, clearly identifying the tasks that the Ministry of Justice (Standing Body of the Steering Committee) and ministries, branches and localities need to focus on implementing, which are: reviewing and amending contents related to decentralization and delegation of power (building mechanisms, policies, laws, planning, building inspection and supervision tools, not doing specific tasks); cutting down and simplifying administrative procedures; eliminating the request-grant mechanism; combating harassment and inconvenience for people and businesses; clearing and effectively using all resources for development, taking public investment and State resources as the guide and activating all other legal resources, including foreign investment capital.

Scene of the 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

Based on the review, a law to amend and supplement a number of laws will be developed with shortened procedures to handle problems according to the principle: ministries and branches will preside over and draft laws amending laws under their management, report to the Government for consideration, and submit to the National Assembly at the 8th Session.

In this Session, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Justice to report on the progress and results of implementing the conclusions of the Government Standing Committee at the First Session, including: assessing the situation of ministries and branches performing the task of handling the results of document review as indicated by the Government in the Reports on reviewing legal documents serving Resolution 101/2023/QH15 and Resolution 110/2023/QH15 of the 15th National Assembly; reporting on the results of the review, summarizing urgent legal difficulties and problems at the law level that need to be focused on researching and resolving, and planning to propose plans to assign ministries and branches to research and handle.

Proposing effective and comprehensive solutions to carry out the tasks assigned by the Government in Resolution 82/NQ-CP, Resolution 93/NQ-CP and Decision 81/QD-BCDRSXLVBQPPL dated July 25, 2024 promulgating the Steering Committee's Action Plan.

Representatives of leaders of ministries and branches attended the meeting. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

Based on the Report of the Ministry of Justice, the Prime Minister requested delegates to focus on discussing and giving opinions on the following main issues: giving direct opinions on the contents of the structure, layout and main contents of the Report. Review and re-evaluate how the tasks in Decision 81 of the Steering Committee and the Conclusion of the Government Standing Committee (Notice 322/TB-VPCP dated July 15, 2024 of the Government Office) have been implemented? Are there any problems or difficulties? What are the causes and solutions? Review and evaluate the current situation of document processing after review in the past time, in which it is necessary to clearly identify the main subjective and objective causes of the delay in document processing after review? It is necessary to propose specific solutions to speed up the progress and quality of document processing after review? Have the problems and shortcomings that have been summarized by the Ministry of Justice followed the direction of the Steering Committee? What content needs to be handled immediately to promote growth, control inflation and stabilize the macro economy?

Representatives of the Ministry of Justice report to the Prime Minister at the meeting. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

Regarding the legal problems of 13 laws as reported by the Ministry of Justice, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Finance to give their opinions on the progress and scope of amendments to resolve them immediately, and submit them to the National Assembly at the 8th Session (October 2024). Time is limited, the requirements are many, the content is rich and difficult, so the Prime Minister hopes that the delegates will focus their intelligence, report, and contribute opinions concisely, frankly, and directly to the point.

* According to the Ministry of Justice, regarding the implementation of the review task and handling of review results: based on the request and guidance documents of the Ministry of Justice sent to relevant ministries, branches and People's Committees of provinces up to now, the Ministry of Justice has received reports from ministries and localities, specifically:

15 ministries and ministerial-level agencies have reported on the review of legal documents according to Resolution No. 93/NQ-CP dated June 18, 2024 of the Government: State Bank; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Transport; Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ministry of National Defense; Ministry of Construction; Ministry of Information and Communications; Ministry of Public Security; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Committee for Ethnic Minorities; Ministry of Home Affairs; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Industry and Trade; Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Representatives of leaders of several ministries and branches attended the meeting. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

55 localities and a number of associations and enterprises have reported on the review of legal documents according to Resolution No. 93/NQ-CP dated June 18, 2024 of the Government.

Closely following the Conclusion of the Government Standing Committee on the Steering Committee for reviewing and handling difficulties in the system of legal documents (Notice No. 322/TB-VPCP dated July 15, 2024 of the Government Office), specifically: "Focus on reviewing and handling urgent difficulties in a number of laws to remove difficulties, obstacles, and bottlenecks to promote growth, control inflation and stabilize the macro-economy" and the synthesis results up to now (July 31, 2024), the total number of recommendations that have been synthesized within the scope of the above conclusion is 594 recommendations.

Of which: Investment Law: 47 recommendations; Public Investment Law: 241 recommendations; Public-Private Partnership Investment Law: 32 recommendations; Enterprise Law: 29 recommendations; Planning Law and Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of 37 laws related to planning: 22 recommendations; State Budget Law: 131 recommendations; Tax Administration Law: 14 recommendations; Law on Management and Use of Public Assets: 19 recommendations; Accounting Law: 31 recommendations; National Reserve Law: 2 recommendations; Independent Audit Law: 11 recommendations and Securities Law: 15 recommendations.

Based on the synthesis results, the Standing Body of the Steering Committee has developed 12 Appendices for the review results of 13 Laws including: Investment Law, Public Investment Law, Law on Investment under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP Law), Enterprise Law, Planning Law and Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of 37 laws related to planning; State Budget Law, Tax Management Law, Law on Management and Use of Public Assets, Accounting Law, National Reserve Law, Independent Audit Law and Securities Law.

Regarding the review results in other legal fields, the Standing Body of the Steering Committee is coordinating with ministries and branches to research, review and propose appropriate solutions in the next meetings of the Steering Committee.

Regarding the review and development of laws amending and supplementing a number of laws on promoting growth, controlling inflation and stabilizing the macro-economy: based on 594 recommendations from the review results of the 13 Laws mentioned above, the review results of the system of legal documents implementing Resolution No. 101/2023/QH15 and Resolution No. 110/2023/QH15 of the 15th National Assembly, combined with the synthesis of information from the appraisal activities of legal documents of the Ministry of Justice, research on proposals from ministries, agencies, localities and the Conclusion of the Government Standing Committee in Notice No. 322/TB-VPCP dated July 15, 2024, to meet new requirements arising in the practice of state management, especially issues arising after the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Justice and the Steering Committee's Working Group have compiled and classified the difficulties and inadequacies that need to be handled in this Report after receiving the opinions of the Ministry of Justice. review, exchange and evaluate between state management agencies on the industry and field that the document regulates.

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