Government convenes meeting on lawmaking

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a Government meeting on lawmaking in Hanoi on July 27 and 28, focusing on the progress of a programme to build laws and ordinances and determining relevant tasks for the rest of this year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a Government meeting on lawmakingin Hanoi on July 27 and 28, focusing on the progress of a programme tobuild laws and ordinances and determining relevant tasks for the rest ofthis year.

In the first half of this year, thegovernment issued six resolutions and the Prime Minister released fivedecisions and two documents guiding ministries and ministry-levelagencies on enacting laws and ordinances, reported Minister of JusticeHa Hung Cuong at the event.

Generally, draft lawsand ordinances were submitted to the National Assembly on schedule andwere of good quality, he added.

During the period,ministries and ministry-level agencies were required to submit 21 draftlaws and ordinances to the government, five of which were approved, 11others received government feedback and the remaining three—includingthe draft law on demonstration, the revised law on press and amendmentsand supplements to some articles of the law on technologytransfer—sought permission for delayed submission.

They were also asked to submit 178 documents, including 155 guiding indetail the enforcement of 34 valid laws and ordinances and 23 othersregulating the enforcement of four laws that are to take effect onJanuary 1, 2016.

However, only 53 out of 155 documents have been issued.

In his speech, the PM demanded ministries and ministry-level agenciesbridge existing shortcomings and submit the bill on associations, thedraft amended law on press and a draft ordinance on market management tothe Government for adoption before the end of the year.

In parallel with keeping law-making on schedule, more heed should bepaid to the alignment, quality, constitutionality, legitimacy andfeasibility of laws, ordinances and documents guiding law enforcement,he said.

During the meeting, participants also gavefeedback on nine draft laws and ordinances, including laws onassociations; belief and religion; information access; export-importtariff; issuance of administrative decisions; signing, joining andimplementing international treaties; planning; and asset auctions, aswell as an ordinance on professional military personnel and defenceworkers and officers.-VNA

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