Resolution 03/1998/NQ-CP

RESOLUTION No.03/1998/NQ-CP of March 3, 1998 of the Government on the February 1998 regular meeting of the Government

On February 25 and 26, the Government held its February 1998 regular meeting to discuss and resolve the following issues:

Regarding the legislative work:

- It adopted the principal content of the draft decree on trade policy to be applied in mountainous areas, islands and areas inhabited by people of ethnic minorities. It assigned the Ministry of Trade to coordinate with the concerned agencies in finalizing the draft decree, then submit it to the Government for signing and promulgation in March 1998;

- It gave its comments on the draft decree on the provisional regulation on the retirement ages applicable to some posts of State officials and employees in the fields of Education-Training and Science-Technology;

- It adopted the draft decree on the management of State assets. It assigned the Ministry of Finance to coordinate with the concerned agencies in finalizing such draft decree, then submit it to the Government for promulgation in March 1998;

- It adopted the draft resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the civil transactions for residential houses, which were established before July 1st, 1991. It assigned the Ministry of Justice to coordinate with the concerned agencies in finalizing such draft resolution then reporting it to the Prime Minister in March 1998 before it is submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee;

- It assigned the Ministry of Justice to finalize the draft Penal Code (amended) and the draft Law on Marriage and Family (amended) and authorized the Minister of Justice to sign on behalf of the Prime Minister a report to be submitted to the National Assembly.

Regarding other issues:

- It heard a report on the policy on managing foreign exchange and readjusting exchange rates; the report on the implementation of February 1998 plan and the implementation of the Government's decisions; the report on the promulgation and initial implementation of the working regulation of the Government; and the report on results of the Prime Minister's working sessions with representatives of enterprises;

- The Government urged the ministries, the ministerial-level agencies, the agencies attached to the Government, the People's Committees of the provinces and cities directly under the Central Government to expeditiously take specific and practical measures to implement the 1998 resolution of the National Assembly, the working agenda and the working regulation of the Government.- (Summary)