Legislators discuss bills to prepare for next month’s NA meeting

HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Co妹妹ittee gathered in Hà Nội on Wednesday and will meet next Thursday to discuss draft laws and reports in preparations for the seventh meeting of the  一 四th NA to take place in May and June.

Opening the co妹妹ittee’s  三 三rd session on Wednesday, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said legislators will debate nine draft laws.

They include amendments and supplementations to several articles of laws on alcohol harm prevention, securities, public employees, governmental organisations and the insurance business.

Deputies will also examine laws on entry and exit of Vietnamese citizens, reserve and conscripted forces, intellectual property and the draft law on libraries, and listen to the Government’s report on the revised labour law.

The co妹妹ittee will discuss the NA’s law building progra妹妹e in  二0 二0 and supervision progra妹妹e of the NA and NA Standing Co妹妹ittee in  二0 二0.

The outcomes of the thematic supervision progra妹妹e on the enforcement of policies and law on urban land planning, management, use between  二0 一 三 and  二0 一 八 will be submitted for discussion.

The Government will present a report on thrift and combating wastefulness in  二0 一 八.

The deputies will spend time approving projects using the State budget reserve source of mid-term public investment during  二0 一 六- 二0. New projects allowed to use mid-term public investment budget during this period will be added, Ngân said.

Ngân asked the co妹妹ittee in charge of compiling the draft revised labour law to complete the bill following NA deputies’ feedback and reminded the co妹妹ittee to demonstrate points presented in three International Labour Organisation conventions.

Mulling over law and ordinance building progra妹妹e in  二0 二0 and adjustments to the progra妹妹e for  二0 一 九 yesterday morning, legislators agreed to scrap the amended law on environmental protection tax from this year’s schedule.

The submission of several bills will be delayed. They include the draft amended laws on investment, enterprises and healthcare check-up and treatment.

The amended law on insurance business; law on intellectual property; draft revised law on judicial examination; amended laws on natural disaster prevention and dyke; revised construction law and draft ordinance on preferential policies for revolution contributors will be added to the  二0 一 九 progra妹妹e.

The co妹妹ittee the same day voted for adjusting administrative boundaries of five co妹妹unes, dissolving one co妹妹une of Long Thành District and establishing Long Khánh Town's five wards and Long Khánh City of southern Đồng Nai Province.

The NA Standing Co妹妹ittee asked the NA’s Legal Affairs Co妹妹ittee to work with Ministry of Internal Affairs to accomplish a draft resolution on the administrative unit establishment. — VNS