On May 22, 2018, the Prime Minister issued Directive No.12/CT-TTg on strengthening the implementation of the Law on Cooperatives in 2012. The Directive took effect from the date of its promulgation.

Accordingly, Directive No.12/CT-TTg clarifies the following tasks and solutions so that the Law on Cooperatives can be effectively implemented and actually bring into full effect in practice as follows:

1. Intensify the dissemination and training of cooperative legislation; develop appropriate content and propaganda methods to each object to achieve practicality and efficiency.
2. To continue perfecting the system of legal documents on cooperatives; to monitor, urge and inspect the implementation of the provisions of the Law on Cooperatives;
3. To carry out cooperative schemes and programs;
4. To direct and implement the model of cooperatives and review the model of cooperatives operating effectively, linking production and consumption in order to environmental protection products and raising incomes for members. .
5. To enhance the efficiency of state management and international cooperation in collective and cooperative economy, closely linked to the leadership and direction of the party committees and local administrations in cooperative development.
6. To strengthen the inspection, examination and supervision of the implementation of the Law on Cooperatives; to intensify the training and fostering to raise the overall quality of officials and members of cooperatives, in association with the scheme on vocational training for rural areas in the direction of creating professional managers for cooperatives.

As such, it can be seen that Directive No.12/CT-TTg provides effective tasks and measures so that the Law on Cooperatives can be effectively implemented and actually bring into full effect, thereby ensuring and promoting production and business activities in the form of cooperatives.