THE PRIME MINISTER

DECIDES:

Article 1.- Receipt and settlement of administrative affairs on Saturdays

1. To organize on every Saturday (except national holidays and new-year days) the receipt and settlement of the following administrative affairs:

a/ Notarization;

b/ Authentication;

c/ Civil status-related procedures;

d/ Grant and renewal of people's identity cards;

e/ Grant, renewal and extension of passports (including crew members' passports);

f/ Grant of visas to foreigners;

g/ Grant, renewal and extension of licenses, diplomas and professional certificates of operators of waterway and land vehicles;

h/ Grant of construction permits;

i/ Grant and modification of business registration certificates; grant and modification of investment registration certificates;

j/ Grant of land use right certificates, dwelling house ownership certificates and construction work ownership certificates;

k/ Collection of taxes and registration fees related to land, houses and vehicles; collection of fines on administrative violations;

l/ Registry of motor vehicles;

m/ Registration of vehicles and construction machines;

n/ Customs clearance of imported and exported goods, goods in transit and vehicles on entry and exit or in transit.

2. Apart from administrative affairs listed in Clause 1 of this Article, based on the actual needs of people and enterprises, ministries, branches and localities may consider and decide on the receipt and settlement of other administrative affairs directly related to citizens and enterprises on Saturdays.

3. The working time on Saturdays is the same as on workdays. Units working to receive and settle administrative affairs on Saturdays shall arrange their staff in a scientific manner without increasing their payroll and affecting normal operation on other workdays and working efficiency. They shall arrange their cadres and civil servants to settle according to regulations administrative affairs that need to be immediately settled; for other administrative affairs, they may only arrange sections to receive administrative affairs and give replies while allowing other concerned sections not to work on Saturdays.

4. Day-offs will be arranged for cadres and civil servants working on Saturdays so as to ensure that they work only 40 hours a week as stipulated in the Prime Minister's Decision No. 188/1999/QD-TTg of September 17, 1999, on the implementation of the regime of 40 working hours/week. Cadres and civil servants who work overtime are entitled to benefits and policies according to regulations.

Article 2.- Responsibilities of ministries, branches and localities

1. Ministers, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies and provincial/municipal People's Committees shall organize the receipt and settlement of administrative affairs on Saturdays according to the provisions of Article 1 of this Decision.

The situation and results of implementation must be reported biannually to the Prime Minister.

2. The Government Office shall monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of this Decision, sum up and report to the Prime Minister difficulties and problems met by ministries, branches and localities in the course of implementation.

Article 3.- Implementation provisions

This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO."

Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies and presidents of provincial/municipal People's Committees shall implement this Decision.