This is the content prescribed at the Decree No. 15/2017/ND-CP of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and takes effect on February 17, 2017.
In particular, beside units in the previous regulations such as the Department of Crop Production; the Plant Protection Department; the Department of Livestock Husbandry; Vietnam Administration of Forestry; the Directorate of Fisheries; the Water Resources Directorate…from February 17, 2017, the organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development include the Directorate of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control helping the Minister in state management.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall submit to the Prime Minister regulations on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the Water Resources Directorate, Vietnam Administration of Forestry, Directorate of Fisheries and Directorate of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control; and promulgate a list of other public non-business units attached to the Ministry.
Besides, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is a governmental agency performing the function of state management of the sectors and fields of agriculture, forestry, salt production, fisheries, irrigation, natural disaster prevention and control, and rural development; and state management of public services in the sectors and fields under its management as prescribed by law.
This Decree replaces the Decree No. 199/2013/ND-CP dated November 26, 2013.
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