Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has signed a decision on the establishment of a Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under Article 13.15 of Chapter 13 on Trade and Sustainable Development, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.
Production at a garment company in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien hassigned a decision on the establishment of a Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) underArticle 13.15 of Chapter 13 on Trade and Sustainable Development, theEU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.
The DAG operates as a forum and has neither legal status norits own stamp and bank account. It will operate in a self financing mechanism.
The DAG has the function and task of collectingand presenting viewpoints, making recommendations, advice and feedback relatingto the implementation of the chapter on trade and sustainable development inthe EVFTA.
Thoseviewpoints and recommendations will be submitted to the EVFTA’s Committee onTrade and Sustainable Development.
Membersof the DAG Vietnam are associations, non-governmental organisations andnon-profit organisations of Vietnam, which operate legally in Vietnam andrepresent legitimate interests related to trade and sustainable development inVietnam.
Thelist of members of DAG Vietnam issued in the decision’s appendix comprises theVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Institute for Workers andTrade Unions under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Centrefor Sustainable Rural Development. /.
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Production at a garment company in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. (Photo: VNA)
