Hanoi, Feb. 12 -- National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has requested that agencies proposing draft laws must be fully accountable throughout the legislation process. Man made the request in the 15th NA's group discussion on the draft Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on the Organisation of the National Assembly and the draft revised Law on the Promulgation of Legal Documents, as part of its 9th extraordinary session in Hanoi on February 12. Speaking at the group discussion, State President Luong Cuong said the aim is for a streamlined, effective and efficient administrative system, noting that over 5,000 legal documents, including more than 200 laws, still require amendments or supplements.

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