Decision 02/1999/QĐ-TTg

DECISION No. 02/1999/QD-TTg of January 8, 1999 on the establishment of the Management Board of the Techno-Economic Program for Biological Technology

To establish the Management Board of the Techno-Economic Program for Biological Technology to assist the Prime Minister in materializing Resolution No.18-CP of March 11, 1994 of the Government on the development of the biological technology in Vietnam till the year 2010. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is assigned to take the prime charge of the program; the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall act as the Manager.

The Program Management Board shall have the following tasks and powers:

- To base itself on the socio-economic development strategy and the biological technology development strategy to work out a phased long-term plan and annual plans for the execution of the techno-economic program for biological technology, then submit them to the Prime Minister for approval;

- To organize and direct the execution of the techno-economic program for biological technology under Decision No.54/1998/QD-TTg of March 3, 1998 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Regulation on management and execution of techno-economic programs; to coordinate with the functional agencies in evaluating, approving and allocating funds for the program�s projects according to the current regulations, and at the same time monitoring, guiding and inspecting the execution of such projects by the ministries, branches and localities; to be entitled to make suggestions to the ministries, branches and localities concerning the organization of execution of the program�s projects; to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and solution the problems arising beyond its competence in the course of executing the program;

- To coordinate with the concerned agencies in formulating policies, regimes and measures for executing the techno-economic program for biological technology, then submit them to the Prime Minister for promulgation; to promulgate documents guiding and inspecting the observance of the Prime Minister�s regulations;

- To periodically report according to the regulations on the situation of execution of the program and coordinate with the concerned agencies in evaluating and checking upon completion of the execution of the program�s projects.

This Decision replaces Decision No.445-TTg of June 20, 1997 of the Prime Minister on the establishment of the Management Board of the National Program for Biological Technology.- (Summary)