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Standing Committee fixes agenda of the 6th NA sitting session
VGP – The NA Standing Committee (NASC) on Friday agreed to include the construction of the Ninh Thuận Nuclear Power Plant and the approval of the revised Laws on VAT and Corporate Tax into the agenda of the upcoming 6th working session of the 12th NA.
Over the past two days,
the NASC gave ideas on the Food Safety Bill and discussed additional activities
for the next NA working session.
NA Chairman Nguyễn Phú Trọng
concludes the 25th two-day sitting of the 12th National Assembly
Standing Committee, Hà Nội, October 16, 2009 – Photo: VGP
The Bill, which has 11 chapters with 62 articles,
covers compulsory standards and conditions of food safety, solutions to control
food safety, inspection and investigation to prevent food safety infringements,
obligations of the relevant State bodies, and other related issues.
Acknowledging the importance of food safety, members
of the NASC also voiced their concerns over the unclear responsibilities of the
Ministries of Health, Trade and Industry, Agriculture and Rural Development for
the issue.
The fate of genetically modified food is also mentioned
in the Bill, according to NA Vice Chairman Nguyễn Đức Kiên, recommending that
NA should consult experience of other countries to perfect the Bill.