DECISION

ON FUNCTIONS, TASKS, POWERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OF METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SURVEY FEDERATION AFFILIATED WITH THE VIETNAM METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Pursuant to Decree No. 68/2022/ND-CP dated September 22, 2022 of the Government on functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structures of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;

Pursuant to Decision No. 10/2023/QD-TTg dated April 24, 2023 of the Prime Minister on functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structures of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration affiliated with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources;

At request of General Director of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and Director of Organization and Personnel Department.

HEREBY DECIDES:

Article 1. Position and function

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2. The Meteorological and Hydrological Survey Federation is a budget-using unit with a legal status, separate seal, and separate account opened at the State Treasury and banks as per the law; is headquartered in Hanoi City.

Article 2. Tasks and powers

1. Develop and submit programs, plans, schemes, projects, and tasks related to meteorology and hydrology investigation and survey to General Director of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration for approval (hereinafter referred to as “General Director”). Upon approval, implement them accordingly.

2. Develop and request the General Director to approve technical regulations and standards, technical - economic norms regarding meteorology and hydrology investigation and survey.

3. Provide professional guidance on meteorology and hydrology investigation and survey in accordance with assignment of the General Director.

4. Conduct meteorology and hydrology investigation and survey according to plans and programs and conduct them irregularly in case of natural disasters; measure topographical development of stream beds, estuaries, coastal areas across the country.

5. Conduct science and technology tasks regarding meteorology and hydrology investigation and survey as assigned by the General Director.

6. Provide meteorology and hydrology consultancy:

a) Conduct investigation and survey regarding meteorology and hydrology;

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c) Conduct monitoring and survey of environmental quality;

d) Conduct measurement and survey of structural subsidence, deformation;

dd) Design, develop, supply, install, and repair technical equipment in the field of meteorology and hydrology, map measurement, climate change and natural disaster preparedness; provide consultancy for scientific research, application and technology transfer as per the law;

e) Provide hydrometeorological forecasting and warning services for natural disaster preparedness and socio-economic development;

g) Carry out calibration of measuring instruments as per the law;

h) Communicate meteorology, hydrology, environment, climate change and raise community's awareness regarding natural disaster preparedness and mitigation;

i) Other services as prescribed by law.

7. Perform administrative reform in accordance with administrative reform programs, plans of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration; exercise efficiency; prevent corruption and waste within management of the Federation.

8. Manage organizations, public employees, employees, finance, and asset; implement policies, emulation, rewards, discipline, provide training for public employees and employees under the management of the Federation according to regulations and decentralization of the Administration; carry out the responsibilities of the budget-using unit as per the law.

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10. Perform other tasks assigned by the General Director.

Article 3. Heads of the Federation

1. The Meteorological and Hydrological Survey Federation is composed of a director and up to 3 vice directors.

2. The director shall be held accountable to the General Director for assigned tasks; request the General Director to promulgate functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structures of organizations affiliated to the Federation; promulgate regulations on operating and coordinating activities of the Federation.

3. Vice directors shall assist the director, be held accountable to the law and to the director for assigned field of operation.

Article 4. Organizational structure

1. Office.

2. Department of Technical Affairs.

3. Northern Meteorology and Hydrology Survey Team.

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5. Southern Meteorology and Hydrology Survey Team.

6. Center for Investigation and Survey of Natural Resources and Environment.

Entities from Clause 3 through Clause 6 of this Article are dependent accounting units with separate seals and are allowed to open bank accounts as per the law.

Article 8. Transitional provisions

Department of Meteorology, Hydrology, and Environment, Department of Technical Affairs, Meteorology and Hydrology Survey Team I, Meteorology and Hydrology Survey Team II, Meteorology and Hydrology Survey Team III, Center for Hydrographic and Environmental Survey, Center for Topographic Survey and Map continue their operation according to applicable regulations until the Decision on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the units specified in clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Article 4 of this Decision, issued by the Director General of the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, comes into force.

Article 6. Entry into force and implementation

1. This Decision comes into force from the date of signing and supersedes Decision No. 706/QD-BTNMT dated March 8, 2018 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on the functions, tasks, and powers and the organizational structure of Meteorological and Hydrological Survey Federation affiliated with the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration.

2. Chief of Ministry Office, Director of the Organization and Personnel Department, General Director of Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration; Director of the Meteorological and Hydrological Survey Federation; heads of entities affiliated to the Ministry and entities affiliated to the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration are responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.

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MINISTER




Dang Quoc Khanh

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