Article 1:  The National Committee for Population and Family Planning (NCPFP) is a directly subordinate organ of the Government which has the function of state management on population and family planning and coordinates with line ministries, other subordinate organs of the Government and mass organization to carry out population and family planning programme throughout the country.

Article 2: The NCPFP has the following and responsibilities and jurisdictions:

1. Work out strategies, plans, programmes, projects on population-planning to submit to the government for approval and monitor the implementation of the above-mentioned plans throughout the country.
   
   

2. Coordinate with concerned institutions to work out laws, decrees, policies and under-law documents relating to population and family planning to submit to the government for approval.
   
   Issue by its jurisdiction decisions, circulars, instructions on monitoring and guiding the implementation of the State regulations, programme and projects management, relating to population and family planning; coordinate with line ministries and other subordinate organs of the Government to define regimes, standards, technical-economic norms and regulations on population and family planning; participate in setting up policies relating to population and family planning.
   
   

3. Arrange coordination among line ministries and mass organizations to provide family planning information and services to people; work out regulations for implementation of State policies and guidelines on population and family planning for individuals and units.
   
   

4. Coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, the State Planning Committee to submit financial plans to the Government to ensure implementation of population and family planning programme.
   
   After approved by the Government, the NCPFP is assigned to follow up, monitor and manage such plans in accordance with the government stipulations.
   
   

5. Give instructions and supervisions to line ministries, mass organizations and provinces in implementation of State laws and regulations on population and family planning.
   
   Coordinate with institutional members of the Committee to conduct specialized inspection on population and family planning, dealing with petitions from citizens, creating favourable conditions for association, NGOs for their involvement in population and family planning activities.
   
   

6. Submit to the Government issues relating to joining international organizations, signing and approval of international conventions on population and family planning; monitor and conduct the implementation of international cooperation plans and conventions in accordance with government stipulations.
   
   Be involved in or proceed negotiation with international organizations, foreign counterparts on population and family planning subject to the Premier's authorization.
   
   Follow up, monitor and coordinate the implementation of international cooperation projects and programmes on population and family planning (including assistance of governments and NG0s).
   
   

7. Govern population personnel and organizational system and provide them technical training in accordance with the stipulation of the Government; issue decisions relating to recruitment, rewards and discipline, retirement and other State regimes to personnel under direct control of the NCPFP.
   
   Coordinate with concerned agencies to provide management skills on population and family planning to leaders and staff who are involved in population and family planning programme implementation.
   
   

8. Organize and conduct research plans as well as apply scientific - technical progress to population and family planning.
   
   

9. Conduct collection, processing, storing and dissemination of population and family information to meet the requirement of management, coordination and implementation of population and family planning.
   
   

10. Coordinate with concerned agencies to examine conditions for productions and import-export of family planning equipment and contraceptives.

Article 3: The structure of the NCPFP includes:

- Chairman
- A full - time vice-chairman
- Coordinating vice - chairmen are leaders of the State Planning Committee, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health.

The coordinating members of the NCPFP are leaders of the Ministry of Labour, War invalids and Social Affairs; the Ministry of Culture and Information; the Ministry of Education and Training; the Ministry of Defence; the Ministry of Interior; the Ministry of Justice; the Committee for the protection and care for children; the General Statistics Office; the Fatherland Front of Vietnam; The Confederation of Vietnam Trade Union; the Vietnam Family Planning Association, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Women's Union, the Vietnam Peasants' Union, the Vietnam War veterans and the Vietnam Red Cross Society.

The Chairman and the full-time vice-Chairmen are appointed and sacked by the Premier, the coordinating vice-Chairmen and members are appointed by their own institutions as mentioned above.

Article 4: Obligations and jurisdictions of the NCPFP members.

1. Obligations of the Chairman:

- Govern the administration of all activities of the NCPFP.

- Prepare contents, programmes, projects, policies, other documents for discussions in the NCPFP before submitting to the government or the premier for approval, or make decisions of matters authorized by the Government; organize coordination between members of the, NCPFP, monitor and supervise the implementation of population programme.

- Settle all problems relating to obligations and jurisdictions of the NCPFP.

2. Obligations of the full-time vice-chairman:

Assist the Chairman, in charge of some aspects of activities and on behalf of the chairman to deal with problems assigned by the chairmen.

3. Obligations of coordinating vice-chairmen and members.

- Fully participate in and be involve in discussions and decisions making of the NCPFP

- Being responsible for management and monitoring their own institutions to carry out the implementation of population and family planning accordingly.

Article 5:  Obligations of line ministries and mass organizations of the NCPFP:

1. The State Planning Committee, in collaboration with the NCPFP, is responsible for development and adjustment of annual and 5 year plans to submit to the Government for approval.
   
   

2. The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the NCPFP is responsible for defining and monitoring financial plans, financial distribution mechanism, usage of approved resources for population and family planning.
   
   

3. The Ministry of Health is responsible for providing and monitoring the implementation of clinical family planning services, integrating population and family planning to other programmes within the MOH, particularly the maternal and child health care, developing technical aspects on family planning, training technical cadres for family planning service, fostering counselling skills on family planning for health workers, setting up a network of clinical family planning services at communal level, conducting state management to private sector.
   
   

4. The Ministry of Education and Training is responsible for developing and implementing population and sex education for students of general education, high school, university, vocational training and other types of education, being involved in IEC activities on population and family planning among students and pupils.
   
   

5. The Ministry of Culture and Information is responsible for plan development and involved in motivation of people to practice family planning through mass media and other education forms, providing cadres, equipment, documents on population and family planning for those who are involved in this work.
   
   

6. The Ministry of Defence and Interior are responsible for educating and motivating armed forces to practice family planning, at the same time, providing family planning services to cadres, soldiers and people in their areas, particularly the remote places; introducing population and family planning contents to formal training curriculum of specialized schools run by the Ministries.
   
   

7. The Ministry of Labour, War invalids and Social Affairs is responsible for developing and monitoring policies relating to implementation of population and family planning.
   
   

8. The Committee for protection and care of Children is responsible for integrating programme of protection and care of children to population and family planning programme.
   
   

9. The General Statistics Office is responsible for collecting, processing and providing timely and accurately information on population and family planning as well as other socio-economic aspects relating to the programme.
   
   

10. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for conducting registration of birth, death, marriage according to its function.
    
    

11. Mass organizations are responsible for educating and motivating their members on family planning practice in accordance with guidelines of the NCPFP, making regulations on population and family planning practice among mass organization; developing and multiplying advanced models to encourage strong mass movements for acceptance of a small-size family, fostering a network of family planning motivators.

Article 6: The organization of the NCPFP full-time staff include:

- Administrative Bureau,
- Dept. of Planning-Finance and Policy
- Dept. of IEC
- Dept. of Family Planning Service Coordination
- Dept. of Organization, Personnel and Training
- Dept. of International Cooperation
- Inspection
- Centre for Population Studies and Information

Obligations, powers and staff of the said units are stipulated by the Chairman of the NCPFP.

Article 7: The mechanism of population and family planning at various levels is organized as follows:

1. Population and family planning steering committees are set up within the line ministries and mass organizations and there are full-time staff working as consultants for these committees.
   
   

2. Population and family planning committees are set up at provincial and districts levels. The components of the population and family planning committees are decided by the chairman of People's committee in accordance with the guidelines of the NCPFP.
   
   Functions, obligations, powers, organization and staff of permanent office of population are decided by the people's provincial committee in accordance with guidelines provided by the NCPFP and Personnel Organization Dept. of the Government.
   
   

3. Population and Family planning units are set up at communal level which include active components of population and family planning headed by a chairman of people's committee of commune.
   
   A full time cadre (not in a pay roll) is needed to assist the head of communal. population and family planning unit.
   
   Collaborators on family planning motivation and service are available at population spots who directly manage family planning target audience.
   
   

4. Population and family planning activities at factories and establishments are run by a directing board who decides contents and assigns a leader to be in charge with assistance of a specialized unit.

Article 8: This decree replaces decree No. 193- HDBT dated 19 June 1991 of the Council of Minister on the functions, obligations, jurisdictions, mechanism and working relations of the NCPFP, and it becomes effective from issuing date , all other stipulations which contradicts to this decree are rescinded.

Article 9: The Minister, Chairman of the NCPFP, all ministers, heads of Government Ministries, Chairmen of the People's provincial Committees are responsible for executing this decree.