NA starts fourth week of sixth sitting, to ratify CPTPP
The National Assembly (NA) started the fourth week of its sixth meeting on November 12, during which the deputies are expected to adopt three resolutions and a bill.
The National Assembly (NA) started the fourth week of its sixth meeting on November 12. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly (NA)started the fourth week of its sixth meeting on November 12, during which thedeputies are expected to adopt three resolutions and a bill.
The law-making body will vote on a resolution to ratifythe Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership(CPTPP) and related documents, as well as two others on the adjustment of themedium-term public investment plan for the 2016 – 2020 period and the nationalbudget allocation for 2019. The draft Law on Protection of State Secretes willalso be passed.
This week, the NA will spend most of their time to debatea number of revised laws and bills, including the amended Laws on TaxManagement, Public Investment, Enforcement of Criminal Judgments, and Education.They will also focus their discussion on the new Laws against Alcohol Harms,and Architecture.
The NA deputies will review reports on the prevention ofand combating against crimes and law violations, enforcement of judgments andcorruption prevention and combating in 2018.
They are scheduled to listen and discuss reports on thework of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy and the ChiefJustice of the Supreme People’s Court this year, and will later discuss reportson the settlement of citizens’ complaints and denunciations as well as thesupervision of the settlement of those problems this year. –VNA
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The 12th National Assembly approved the State budget projection for 2019, with an approval rate of 86.19, during its ongoing sixth session in Hanoi on November 9.
The National Assembly (NA) deputies debated a number of bills, including a draft law on preventing and combating the harmful effects of alcohol and beer, on November 9 during their ongoing sixth session.
Legislators will vote on a resolution ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and relevant documents on November 12, as part of the ongoing sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.
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The National Assembly (NA) started the fourth week of its sixth meeting on November 12. (Photo: VNA) 
