NA’s Standing Committee to convene 42nd session next week

The 42nd session of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee is scheduled to open on October 12, focusing on preparations for the 10 th sitting of the 13 th legislature to kick off on October 20.
NA’s Standing Committee to convene 42nd session next week ảnh 1At the 41st session of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee (Source: VNA)

The 42 nd session of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee is scheduled to open on October 12, focusing on preparations for the 10 th sitting of the 13 th legislature to kick off on October 20.

The committee will review Government reports on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan in 2015 and the socio-economic development plan for next year.

The committee will also scrutinise the implementation of the State budget in 2015, the State budget estimate and the central budget application plan in 2016, as well as the diversification of types of Government bonds and the project on the issuance of Government bonds in foreign markets by 2020.

Vietnam’s participation in the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters and issues regarding the national election council and dates for the general election for deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels will also be on the table.

During the five-day session, the legislators will give feedback on several draft laws, including the Law on Property Auction; the Law on Singing, Joining and Implementing International Treaties (revised); and the amended Law on Administrative Procedures, among others.-VNA

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