Decree No. 103/1997/ND-CP, issued by the Government, amends the content of Article 36 of the Charter on Organization and Operation of the Vietnam Coffee Corporation. The Decree modifies provisions governing the rights, obligations and internal governance applicable to the Vietnam Coffee Corporation and its units. It prescribes the specific competence and procedures for management of assets, capital, profit distribution and financial obligations between the parent corporation and its subsidiaries, branches and affiliated units; clarifies responsibility for concluding contracts, representing the corporation in civil and commercial relations, and exercise of employer authority. The amendment specifies the scope of authority of the corporation's General Director (or equivalent chief executive) and the Board of Directors (or Managing Committee) with respect to approval…