Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính presides over the government meeting on law-building on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed the role of legal and institutional framework in growth and innovation, while chairing the September government meeting on law building.

The meeting on Monday discussed the data law project, the proposal for the personal data protection law and the amendments to the health insurance law and the law on lawyers.

Discussions on the data law project focus on connections, sharing and authority, the budget for the national strategy, as well as funding for national data development.

Regarding the proposed personal data protection law, government officials centred on policies to develop, govern and process data, especially the application of technology in processing and state management of data. They also focused on the rights and obligations of related stakeholders and measures to protect personal data.

Meanwhile, the review of the health insurance law touched on health insurance participants and their rights, technical expertise, auditing, digital transformation, data sharing, registrations for medical examination and treatment, hospital referrals, health insurance fund management efficiency, as well as the criteria and principles in applying the list of insurance-covered medicines into practice.

A comprehensive amendment to the 2006 Law on Lawyers is also underway, in alignment with the 2013 Constitution regarding citizens’ rights to legal counsel, and the Party’s direction building and perfecting a socialist rule-of-law state in the new context.

A total of 15 law projects will be submitted for approval at the eighth session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) in October, while another 11 law projects will be up for review.

PM Chính required that ministerial-level leaders prioritise time, efforts and resources to meet the schedule and quality requirements, in line with the regulations on the promulgation of legal documents.

Ministries and departments must also put their focus on perfecting and amending the laws for innovative solutions that will remove the bottlenecks for development.

They are required to coordinate with NA agencies during the law-building process, and promptly report emerging issues that exceed their authority.

Stressing that the Party’s direction must be reflected in legal documents, PM Chính said that law-building must be based on actual situations, ensuring feasibility and national interests as well as the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organisations.

Areas of focus include decentralisation and delegation of authority, resource allocation, enhancing supervision, in addition to streamlining administrative processes.

Law-building processes must design the management tools that match Việt Nam’s conditions and resources, while driving growth and mobilising resources for innovation.

There must be measures to address violations while upholding the principle of not criminalising civil and economic relations, he added.

The law projects underway should inherit existing regulations that remain appropriate and effective in the current context. They must clearly specify roles and responsibilities and make use of recommendations from experts, scientists and related stakeholders, the PM noted.

Policy communication should also be strengthened to foster consensus among the public during law building, perfecting and enforcement. — VNS