Scope of governing

This Decree shall detail the following Articles of the Law on Complaints:

1. Clause 2 of Article 3 of the complaints and settlement of complaints in the public service providing units, state-owned enterprises;

2. Clause 4 of Article 8 of the many people together complain the same content;

3. Article 23, Article 24, Article 26 of the consideration of settlement of complaints of violations of law;

4. Clause 3 of Article 41 of the publication of decision on settlement of the complaints;

5. Clause 4 of Article 46 on the implementation of the valid decision to settle complaints; Clause 2 of Article 58 on the implementation of the decision to settle complaints against valid decisions on disciplinary of officials and civil servants;

6. Chapter V of reception of citizens.

This Decree applies to Vietnamese agencies, organizations, citizens; foreign agencies, organizations and individuals in Vietnam in the complaint of administrative decision, administrative acts, except the international agreements which Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party otherwise provided for.

This Decree takes effect from November 20, 2012 and replaces the provisions on complaints and settlement of complaints and citizens reception in the Decree No.136/2006/ND-CP of November 14, 2006 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of some Articles of the Law on complaints and denunciations and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on complaints and denunciations.

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