(2022.09.02-ны өдрийн орчуулгын хяналт)                                         Unofficial translation

LAW OF MONGOLIA

May 7, 2020                                   Ulaanbaatar city

ON DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING, AND ITS MANAGEMENT

/Revised version/

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.Purpose of the Law

1.1.The purpose of this law is regulate relations in connection with ensuring sustainability and consistency of development policy making and planning process of Mongolia; establishing principles to be governed in development policy and planning at nationwide; developing, planning, effectively implementing, carrying out monitoring and evaluation, informing, and building integrated and clear system of the development policy; defining rights and roles of stakeholders in policymaking, and planning processes; ensuring proper partnership of stakeholders in development policy making and planning; and coordinating types and forms of policy and planning documents; and to strengthen development policy and planning, its management and structural organization.

Article 2.Legislation on Development Policy and Planning, and Its Management

2.1.The legislation on development policy and planning, and its management shall comprise the Constitution of Mongolia, the Law on National Security, the Law on the Government of Mongolia, the Law on Budget, the Law on Regionalized Development Management and Coordination, the Law on Administrative and Territorial Units and Their Governance, this law and other legislative acts enacted in conformity with them.

Article 3.Scope of Application of the Law

3.1.This law applies to relations related to development, approval, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of the development policies of Mongolia, establishment of an integrated system of the development policy and planning, and carrying out of management.

Article 4.Definitions

4.1.The terms used in this law shall be understood as follows:

4.1.1."development policy" means a document adopted by competent authority which incorporated measurable goals and objectives aim to make a progress with regard to certain development issues in a long, mid and short term at state, sectoral, inter-sectoral, regional and local level, their base level, expected results, implementation activities, budget confirmed by source of finance and benchmarks to monitor implementation;

4.1.2."development planning" means a process to develop plan determined to implement measurable goals and targets of the development policymaking in stages and a certain period of time;

4.1.3."development planning phases" mean activities to identify development needs and requirements, determine and evaluate resources, define top priorities of the development, plan in a long, mid and short-term at state, sectoral, inter-sectoral, regional and local level, carry out monitoring and evaluation, and report;

4.1.4."long-term development policy of Mongolia" means a document incorporated long-term goal, objectives, expected results, activities and benchmarks aim to strengthen the independence and sovereignty of Mongolia, pairing common global development trends with nation's specifics, maintaining environmental balance, ensuring human development and advancing economic, social and governance development;

4.1.5."Development target program" means a mid-term policy document incorporated activities, quantity and quality parameters which conformed to sectoral, inter-sectoral, regional and local specifics, based on resources and confirmed by source of finance to implement certain targets and actions addressed in a long-term development policy of Mongolia at state level;

4.1.6."Five-year development guideline of Mongolia" means a mid-term integrated planning document with state investment program, quantity and quality parameters which contained project and actions developed based on the goals, objectives, expected results, and resources, which aim to implement the long-term development policy of Mongolia, aligned with the Development target program, and ensured state, sector, inter-sectoral, regional and local coherence;

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.7."Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city" means a mid-term planning document reflected local characteristics based on the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia and Development target program;

4.1.8."Action program of Government" means a planning document conforms to goals and targets incorporated in the long-term development policy of Mongolia and aims to implement Five-year development guideline of Mongolia;

4.1.9."Action plan to implement Action program of Government" means a document planned projects and actions which aimed to implement goals and objectives of Action program of Government in conformity with their budget, estimation and sources of finance in a greater detail;

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.10."Action program of Governor" means a planning document aims to implement Five-year development guideline of Mongolia and action program of the Government at local level;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.11."Action plan to implement Action program of Governor" means a document planned projects and actions, which aimed to implement goals and objectives stated in the Action program of Governor and reflected local characteristics, in conformity with their budget, estimation and source of finance in a greater detail;

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.12."Investment program of state" means an attachment document planned investment projects and actions required for implementation of the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia in conformity with their budget, estimation and source of finance in a greater detail;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.13."annual development plan of state" means a planning document includes projects and actions reflected budget and source of finance to implement goals and targets addressed in the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia in the given year;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.14."annual development plan of aimag, capital and city" means a planning document based on annual development plan of the state and includes projects and actions to implement in a given area which reflected budget and source of finance;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.15."development policy and planning monitoring and evaluation" means a comprehensive evaluation carried out on consistence with the principles set out in this law, performance of functions and cooperation by stakeholders in development policymaking and planning process, and implementation process and outcome of development policy and planning documents in preparing the development policy and planning documents;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.16."goal of policy" means achievable positive changes which ensured coherence between state, sector, inter-sectoral, regional and local development policymaking and planning processes;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.17."targets/objectives of policy" means certain, measurable, achievable, actionable, realistic, and time-bound positive changes in compliance with policy goals and ensured coherence of state, sector, inter-sectoral, regional and local development policymaking and planning;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.18."policy impacts" means a positive change to be created within the scope of human development, society, environment, economy and governance as a result of policy implementation;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.19."alternative policy" means at least two alternatives of policy offered to solve problems based on situation analysis and preliminary impact assessment;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.20."base level" means a meaning of quantity and quality parameters during the project development process;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.21."activity" mean an action which is rational, measurable, and achievable in certain period of time, and aimed to achieve policy goals and targets;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.22."indicator" mean quantity and quality parameters specified in project to measure changes to be made in each phase of development policy and planning document implementation;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.23."target level" means a meaning of quantity and quality parameters of indicators determined the changes expected to be achieved during and after the policy implementation in a project;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.24."policy coherence assessment" means analysis, evaluation and recommendation of consistency of the policy documents having goals, objectives and activities with other long, mid and short-term, as well as sectoral and inter-sectoral level development policy and planning documents, and their overlapping, gaps and non-compliance;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.25."general data" means a determination of human, social, environmental and economic development level and governance status during the project preparation stage in order to perfectly determine a policy;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.26."situational analysis" means studies to apply to the preparation of alternative policy which determined problem causes and impacts based on quantity and quality data along with its scope;

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

4.1.27."preliminary impact assessment" means a research assessment of impacts on socio-economic development, pristine environment and balance, as well as legal environment and governance system, resulted upon policy implementation.

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

CHAPTER TWO

PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING, ANDTYPES OF DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Article 5.Principles of development policy and planning

5.1.Development policy and planning shall be based on the following principles:

5.1.1.preserve fundamental national interest;

5.1.2.be consistent with global development trend;

5.1.3.ensure integration, completeness and interrelation;

5.1.4.be steady, consistent and coherent;

5.1.5.be well balanced;

5.1.6.be based on reserve and source;

5.1.7.be transparent and open;

5.1.8.be based on study and research;

5.1.9.ensure measurability of goals and targets;

5.1.10.ensure compliance of parameters with goals;

5.1.11.ensure outcome-based planning;

5.1.12.ensure balanced top down and bottom-up approaches of planning;

5.1.13.ensure involvement of all stakeholders;

5.1.14.ensure proper Public-Private Partnership;

5.1.15.principle of stakeholders' responsibility;

5.1.16.principle of integrated/consolidated reporting;

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

5.1.17.principle of budgeting based on planning.

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

5.2.The principles of development policy and planning set out in Article 5.1 of this law shall be understood as follows:

5.2.1."Principle of preserving Fundamental National Interest" means development policy and planning documents adopted by State Great Khural and activities of Government implementing them shall be aimed to ensure and strengthen the independence and sovereignty of Mongolia;

5.2.2."Principle of being consistent with global development trend" means global development goals and trends shall be reflected in development policy and planning documents ensuring its consistency with national specifics according to obligations under international treaties and conventions;

5.2.3."Principle of ensuring integration, completeness and interrelation" means structural organization, activities, statistics and approaches of the development policymaking and planning system shall be integrated and coherent, and policy planning, drafting, implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation shall be unified.

5.2.4."Principle of being steady, consistent and coherent" means in drafting, planning, adopting and implementing development policy and planning documents, ensure policy steadiness and be based on implementation outcome and evaluation of the development policy and planning documents previously adopted;

5.2.5."Principle of being well balanced" means human and socioeconomic development and environmental balance shall be ensured in determining the goals, objectives and activities of development policy and planning documents;

5.2.6."Principle of being based on the reserve and source" means natural wealth, raw materials, funding, finance, technology, science, innovation, skilled labor-force, and other required resources shall be incorporated within the limited scope determined in accordance with pre-estimated budget and assumption when drafting, adopting, planning and implementing development policy and planning documents;

5.2.7."Principle of being transparent and open" means except containing confidential information belongs to state and official secrets protected by law, development policy and planning documents shall be transparent to public and officially published;

5.2.8."Principle of being based on study and research" means when determining goals, targets and expected result of the development policy and planning documents, reserve limitation and risks shall be taken into account, and to set forward rational and measurable goals and objectives to be achieved within the period agreed;

5.2.9."Principle of ensuring measurability of goals and targets" means to be able to assess and measure the performance of objectives of the development policy and planning documents by using criteria with certain quantity and quality parameters during policymaking and planning phases;

5.2.10."Principle of ensuring compliance of criteria/parameters with goals" means to be able to monitor the performance of the development policy and planning documents by using quantity and quality parameters;

5.2.11."Principle of ensuring outcome-based planning" means expected outcome as a result of implementation of the development policy and planning documents shall be determined and its goals, objectives and activities shall be planned in accordance with certain arrangement and priority;

5.2.12."Principle of ensuring balanced top down and bottom up approaches of planning" means to make a planning by determining integrated goals and objectives upon combining "top down" planning or proposing unified goals and objectives and implementing them in sector and regions, and "bottom up" planning or views by Public-Private investment programs and projects;

5.2.13."Principle of ensuring involvement of all stakeholders" means development policy and planning documents shall be prepared ensuring participation of relevant government and non-government organizations, scientific and research institutes, professional associations, private businesses, individuals and interested parties;

5.2.14."Principle of ensuring proper Public-Private Partnership" means proper involvement of private businesses in the development policy and planning activities;

5.2.15."Principle of stakeholders' responsibility" means development policy and planning stakeholders shall perform their lawful obligation in the development policy and planning relationship;

5.2.16."Principle of integrated/consolidated reporting" means to report in accordance with the Law on the Inspection of the State Great Khural of Mongolia by conforming the documents specified in Articles 6.7 and 6.8 of this law with their stated goals, objectives, and expected results, by integrating data on the percentage of results achieved upon implementation of the projects and actions in such year, source and amount of finance, together with approved parameters, when reporting on the implementation of the annual development plan of the state to the State Great Khural, and the implementation of the annual development plan of aimag, capital and city to the Citizens' Representatives' Khural which specified in Article 6.9 of this law;

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

5.2.17."Principle of budgeting based on planning" means when planning the state and local budgets, which are short-term planning documents specified in Article 6.9 of this law, they shall meet the requirements specified in Articles 6.10.3 and 6.10.4, and develop them based on the annual development plans of the state, and of the aimag, capital and city.

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

5.3.Candidates of presidential election of Mongolia, and political parties and coalitions to be participated in elections of State Great Khural and/or Citizens Representatives Khural of aimag, soum, capital, and district shall prepare their action platforms in conformity with the concept of national security, and development policy and planning documents adopted by the State Great Khural.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of April 22, 2022/

5.4.The National Audit Office shall review whether action platforms of candidates of presidential election of Mongolia and political parties and coalitions to be participated in elections of State Great Khural and/or Citizens Representatives Khural of aimag, soum, capital, and district are consistent with the documents set out in Article 5.3 of this law and submit its conclusion to the General Elections Committee.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of April 22, 2022/

5.5.Development policy and planning documents adopted by the State Great Khural in conformity with the principles set out in this law shall be implemented in a long run and newly formed State Great Khural and Government shall continually implement the said documents.

Article 6.Types of development policy and planning documents

6.1.Development policy and planning documents shall have the following interconnected types aim to achieve goals and targets established:

6.1.1.long-term;

6.1.2.mid-term; and

6.1.3.short-term.

6.2.Vision to implement in up to 30 years of period shall be a long-term development policy document of Mongolia.

6.3.The long-term development policy document of Mongolia shall be the basis of mid and short-term policy and planning.

6.4.Development plan of population's distribution and settlement and city's master plan shall be based on the long-term development policy document of Mongolia.

6.5.Development policy documents to implement in mid-term or in 10-year period of time shall be the following Development target program which has activities confirmed by goals, targets and sources of finance aim to implement the long-term development policy document of Mongolia and to be measured by quantity and quality parameters:

6.5.1.target program of human development;

6.5.2.target program of social development;

6.5.3.target program of economic and infrastructure development;

6.5.4.target program of environment;

6.5.5.target program of governance;

6.5.6.target program of regional development;

6.5.7.target program to increase national competitiveness.

6.6.In case, agency which directly reports to the State Great Khural drafts documents applicable to the Development target plan set out in Articles 6.5.3 and 6.5.5 of this law, it shall draft them based on recommendation by the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters, and submit the draft to relevant Standing Committee.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

6.7.A mid-term development planning documents or documents to implement in Five-years of period of time shall be the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia and Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city.

6.7.1.A Five-year development guideline of Mongolia shall meet the following requirements:

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.7.1.а.to be determined the expected results of the goals and objectives of the long-term development policy in the given Five-year, the quantity and quality parameters, and the target level to be measured by such parameters;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.7.1.b.to be ensured sectoral and inter-sectoral coherence aimed to improve human and socio-economic development, environmental balance and governance;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.7.1.c.to attach state investment programs to be detailly planned with conformity of investment projects and actions aimed to implement goals and objectives set in such five years with their budget, estimation and source of finance;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.7.2.A Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city shall meet the following requirements:

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.7.2.а.to be determined parts from the goals, objectives, expected results, and parameters stated in the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia that belong to the said aimag, capital and city in compliance with its specifics;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.7.2.b.to attach program specified projects and actions with estimation of the source of finance to be required for implementation of Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.7.2.c.the goals, objectives, expected results, the quantity and quality parameters, and the target level to be measured by such parameters may be determined newly in the local level by taking into account of local characteristics in conformity with the goals, objectives, and expected results stated in the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia.

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.Development planning documents to implement in a short-term or in Four-year period of time shall be action programs of Government and Governor:

/This paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.1.Action program of the Government shall meet the following requirements:

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.1.а. to be aimed to achieve goals, targets and expected results reflected in the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.1.b.to be complied with projects and actions set out in the Development target program;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.1.c.to be ensured sectoral and inter-sectoral coherence to be aimed to improve human and socio-economic development, environmental balance and governance;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.2.Action plan to implement Action program of the Government shall meet the following requirements:

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.2.а.to be developed goals, objectives, and projects and actions to be aimed to satisfy them by sector, region, location, source of finance and annual breakdown;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.2.b.to be developed by estimating parameters aimed to the results and performance parameters, and target level;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.3.Action program of Governor shall meet the following requirements:

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.3.а. to be developed by selecting suitable approaches to effectively achieve goals and objectives incorporated in the Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city and Action program of the Government;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.3.b. to be aimed to implement projects and actions set out in the Development target program at local level;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.3.c. to be cohered to state, regional and local development targets aimed to improve the local human and socio-economic development, environmental balance and governance;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.3.d.to strengthen cooperation and coherence between administrative and territorial units at the regional level, and to be ensured their interrelated development possibilities.

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.4.action plan to implement Action program of Governor shall meet the following requirements:

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.4.а.to be developed goals, objectives, and projects and actions to be aimed to satisfy them by source of finance and annual breakdown;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.8.4.b.to be developed by estimating parameters aimed to the results and performance parameters, and target level;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.9.Development planning documents to implement in a short-term or in a year includes an Annual development plan of the state, State budget, Annual development plan of aimag, capital and city, and Local budget.

6.10.Development planning documents to implement in a year shall meet the following requirements:

6.10.1.to be developed to implement targets and actions reflected in the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city, action programs of Government and Governor;

6.10.2.to be defined source of finance, to be estimated required investment amount in advance, with responsible person, to be approved their feasibility study and design, and to be prioritized projects and actions necessary to be implemented in a given year;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.10.3.state budget should be aimed to implement Annual development plan of the state;

6.10.4.local budget should be aimed to implement Annual development plan of aimag, capital and city.

6.11.The term "state policy" specified in other laws and regulations shall be stated in the types of development policy and planning documents specified in Articles 6.2, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8 and 6.9 of this law and the term "national program" shall be understood as stated in the Development Target Program specified in Article 6.5 of this law, respectively.

/This paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.12.When approving the Action plan to implement Action program of the Government stated in the Articles 6.8.2 and 16.3 of this law, the Government may specify in the Action plan the projects and actions of the risk phases required to be decided unavoidable problems being faced in a given period upon presenting them to the State Great Khural. 

/This paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

6.13.State policy documents in connection with independence and security of the country including the Concept of National Security of Mongolia, the Concept of Foreign Relations of Mongolia, as well as disaster, emergency and wartime plans shall not belong to the types of the development policy and planning documents, and they shall not be regulated under this law.

/This paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

CHAPTER THREE

SYSTEM OF DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING,

AND RIGHTS AND ROLES OF ITS STAKEHOLDERS

Article 7.System of development policy and planning

7.1.System of development policy and planning consists of a State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters at national level, State Central Administrative and State Administrative Authorities at sectoral level, and Development Policy and Planning Unit set up by aimag, capital, and district Governor, as well as Employee in charge of soum's development policy and planning matters  at local level.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

7.2.A State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters shall manage development policy and planning issues at national level, and line minister and chairman of State Administrative Authority at sectoral level, and aimag, soum, capital, and district Governor at local level.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of April 22, 2022/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

7.3.A National Development Institute aims to support the development policy and planning activities shall work under supervision of the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

Article 8.Stakeholders of development policy and planning

8.1.The following stakeholders shall participate in the development policy and planning of Mongolia:

8.1.1.President of Mongolia;

8.1.2.State Great Khural of Mongolia;

8.1.3.Government of Mongolia;

8.1.4.State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

8.1.5.State Central Administrative Authority in charge of finance and budget matters;

8.1.6.State Central Administrative Authorities;

8.1.7.National Statistical Office;

8.1.8.National Audit Office;

8.1.9.Central Bank;

8.1.10.aimag, soum, capital, and district Governor;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of April 22, 2022/

8.1.11.aimag, soum, capital, and district Citizens Representatives' Khural;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of April 22, 2022/

8.1.12.National Development Institute, university, institute and research institute;

8.1.13.political party; and

8.1.14.private company.

8.2.Apart from those set out in Article 8.1 of this law, State Administrative Authority, central scientific research institute, state-owned joint stock company, fund, Development Bank, executive agencies of the government, professional associations, civil societies and private legal entity shall participate in the development policy and planning activities as specified in applicable legislations.

Article 9.Rights and roles of stakeholders of development policy and planning

9.1.A President of Mongolia shall participate in the development policy and planning by exercising his/her prerogative powers set out in the Paragraph 1 of the Article Thirty-three of the Constitution of Mongolia.

9.2.Powers of the State Great Khural shall be:

9.2.1.to approve financial and credit, official taxation, monetary policies, development policy and planning documents of the State ensuring their alignment as specified in the sub-paragraph 7, paragraph 1, Article Twenty-five of the Constitution of Mongolia;

9.2.2.to adopt the documents set forth in Articles 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.8, 4.1.12 and 4.1.13 of this law as submitted to the Government in conformity with Paragraph 2 of the Articles Six and sub-paragraph 7, paragraph 1, Article Twenty-five of the Constitution of Mongolia, respectively;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.2.3.to adopt action program of Government, state budget and its performance report in conformity with the concept of national security and documents set out in Articles 4.1.4, 4.1.5 and 4.1.6 of this law under sub-paragraph 7, paragraph 1, Article Twenty-five of the Constitution of Mongolia;

9.2.4.to discuss and approve draft Development target program submitted pursuant to Article 6.6 of this law;

9.2.5.to have external evaluation carried out on the long-term development documents of Mongolia and Development target program and provided conclusion, and provide direction to the Government in term of amendments to development policy and planning documents based on relevant studies, researches, progress and final evaluation;

9.2.6.to adopt annual development plan of the state and annual budget in conformity with the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia;

9.2.7.to discuss the implementation of long-term development policy of Mongolia, Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, Development target program, annual development plan of the state, and action program of Government, and when necessary, provide direction to the Government and suggest a Prime Minister to impose liability on relevant officials;

9.2.8.to assess activities of the Government and provide conclusion depending on the performance outcome of development policy and planning documents, and when required, suggest dismissing a Prime Minister as specified in Article Forty-three of the Constitution of Mongolia;

9.2.9.to follow the principle of sustainability of development policy and planning described in sub-paragraph 7, paragraph 1, Article Twenty-five of the Constitution of Mongolia, the State Great Khural shall not discuss and approve draft development policy and planning documents which non-conformed to the principles and failed to meet the requirements set out in this law.

9.3.Powers of the Government:

9.3.1.to implement the documents adopted by the State Great Khural and described in Articles 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.8, 4.1.12 and 4.1.13 of this law under Paragraph 2, Articles Six, and sub-paragraph 7, paragraph 1, Article Twenty-five of the Constitution of Mongolia;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.3.2.to draft a long-term development policy of Mongolia, Development target program, Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, action program of Government and annual development plan of the state, and submit to the State Great Khural within the period established in law;

9.3.3.to manage nationwide implementation of the development policy and planning documents, and be in charge of implementation monitoring and evaluation, performance evaluation and reporting at state level;

9.3.4.to present the implementation of long-term development policy of Mongolia, Development target program, Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, and annual development plan of the state to the State Great Khural within the period specified in this law;

9.3.5.to determine sustainable development top priorities of society, environment, economy and governance, and priority of common development targets and activities;

9.3.6.to ensure consistency and compliance of development policy and planning documents, and eliminate overlapping, gap and non-compliance;

9.3.7.to adopt a regulation on drafting development policy and planning documents;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.3.8.to adopt a regulation on conducting the monitoring and evaluation of outcome of the of the implementation of development policy and planning documents, and concluding its performance, as well as report template respectively;

/This sub-paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.3.9.to provide certain duties and direction to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters in terms of any development policy and planning issues;

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

9.3.10.others stated in law.

9.4.Functions of the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters:

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.4.1.to organize the development policy and planning activities at state, sectoral, inter-sectoral, regional and local level with integration, and provide with consolidated methodology, management, and coordination;

9.4.2.to draft the documents set out in Articles 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.8, 4.1.12 and 4.1.13 of this law in accordance with the direction provided by the Government by following principles and requirements specified in this law and submit the drafts to the Government;

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.4.3.to directly manage macro-economic policy and development policy and planning matters in inter-sectoral level, and provide approval with respect to whether draft state budget consistent with the long-term development policy of Mongolia, Five-year development guideline of Mongolia and annual development plan of the state;

9.4.4.to determine funding and source of finance required for the achievement of goals and targets of the long-term development policy of Mongolia, Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, action program of Government and Development target program;

9.4.5.to require government authorities of all levels and other relevant agencies to submit statistics and studies required for the development policy and planning and their comments, recommendations and draft plan with regard to certain development issues of the sector;

9.4.6.to draft a regulation required for the development policy and planning activities with the support of line ministries, agencies and local administrations, and submit to the Government for review and discussion;

9.4.7.to ensure involvement of government authorities of all levels, scientific and research institutes and private businesses in the drafting of development policy and planning documents, and provide with conditions to allow participation of universities, institutes, professional associations, non-governmental organizations and individuals;

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.4.8.to train and building capacity of specialized and expert human resources of development policy and planning;

9.4.9.to adopt a recording regulation of the development policy and planning documents and regulation of nationwide integrated database of the development policy and planning;

9.4.10.to create, sort and maintain an integrated database, create, update and review database, circle data and manage other activities related to the database;

9.4.11.to determine direction to follow with regard to development policy and planning, and offer integrated management and specialized consultation for the preparation of development policy and planning documents;

9.4.12.to supply funding, equipment, finance and personnel required for researches and processing of the National Development Institute;

9.4.13.others stated in law.

9.5.Functions of the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of finance and budget matters with regard to development policy and planning:

5.1.to link state and local budgeting with development policy and planning;

9.5.2.to provide funding and source of finance required for the achievement of goals and targets of the long-term development policy of Mongolia, Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, action program of Government and Development target program;

9.5.3.to control budget and sources of finance of actions reflected in the annual development plan of state, and provide with funding and source of finance required for their implementation.

9.6.Functions of the State Central Administrative Authority with regard to development policy and planning:

9.6.1.to participate in the drafting, planning, implementation, performance evaluation, reporting, conducting a monitoring and evaluation of documents set forth in Articles 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6, 4.1.8, 4.1.12 and 4.1.13 of this law within its authority;

/This sub-paragraph was amended by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.6.2.to submit its comments to include in the documents stated in Article 9.6.1 of this law to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters, and within its authority, promptly prepare and submit statistics, surveys and data required for the drafting, adoption and planning of development policy and planning documents within the period established in law;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.6.3.to prepare incorporated comments and estimates of relevant government and non-government organizations operating within its authority, and submit to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters, and to organize implementation of the development policy and planning documents at its sectoral level after the adoption of them;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.6.4.within its authority to carry out monitoring and evaluation on the implementation of development policy and planning documents and submit its report and recommendation to the Government and State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters within the period established in law;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.6.5.within its authority to approve and implement plans to implement in its sector goals and objectives reflected in the development policy and planning documents;

/This sub-paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.6.6.others stated in law.

/The numbering of this sub-paragraph was changed by the law as of December 16, 2021/

9.7.Functions of the National Statistical Office with regard to development policy and planning:

9.7.1.to prepare, time after time, official statistics required for drafting the development policy and planning documents, planning policy, evaluating performance, conducting monitoring and evaluation on the implementation, and submit to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters and other State Central Administrative Authorities;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.7.2.to offer methodology and specialized consultation required for determination and establishment of parameters, their sources and estimation methods necessary for the drafting of development policy and planning documents to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters and other State Administrative Authorities;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.8.Functions of the National Audit Office with regard to development policy and planning:

9.8.1.to audit the development policy and planning documents under the State Audit Law and submit the audit report to the State Great Khural;

9.8.2.to send the auditor's recommendation, conclusion together with the audit report of development policy and planning documents to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters.

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.9.Functions of the Central Bank with regard to development policy and planning:

9.9.1.to ensure macro-economic and financial sustainability in drafting, planning and implementation of the development policy and planning documents;

9.9.2.to comment on development policy and planning activities;

9.9.3.others stated in law.

9.10.Functions of aimag and capital Governor with regard to development policy and planning:

9.10.1.to draft a Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city, action program of Governor and annual development plan of aimag, capital and city in conformity with the Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, and submit along with comments by the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters to a Citizens Representatives' Khural of the concerned level;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.10.2.to submit its comments on the drafting of long-term development policy of Mongolia and Development target program to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.10.3.to submit implementation reports of the long-term development policy of Mongolia and Development target program to the Government and State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters, and of Five -year development guideline of aimag, capital and city, action program of Governor and annual development plan of aimag, capital and city to a Citizens Representatives' Khural of the concerned level, respectively within the period established in law;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.10.4.Governor shall ensure coherence of the development policy and planning documents, manage activities and monitor implementation at soum and district level;

9.10.5.Governor shall obey this law in implementing the functions set forth in Articles 9.10.1, 9.10.2, 9.10.3 and 9.10.4 of this law.

9.11.Functions of aimag, soum, capital, and district Citizens Representatives' Khurals with regard to development policy and planning:

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of April 22, 2022/

9.11.1.to discuss, adopt or return Five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city, action program of Governor and annual development plan of aimag, capital and city submitted by Governor of the respective level, by taking into consideration the recommendation by the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters about whether the said documents are consistent with the long-term development plan of Mongolia, Five-year development guideline of Mongolia and Development target program.

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.12.Functions of the National Development Institute with regard to development policy and planning:

9.12.1.to support development of the nationwide development policy and planning techniques, perform researches and studies required for preparation, planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the development policy and planning documents;

9.12.2.to produce policy studies, pre-feasibility study and feasibility study of programs and projects reflected and to be reflected additionally in the development policy and planning documents pursuant to direction provided by the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 07, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.12.3.to survey population and labor force resources which are the foundation of economic development, raw materials from animal origin, water and natural resources reserve which will be in the economic circulation in greater detail by their location, and determine optimal approaches for use of assumption of population and labor force resource, and reserves;

9.12.4.to study experience and development trends of the world countries, develop and introduce a development model appropriate for characteristics of its country;

9.12.5.to develop norms, normative and standards required for the development policy and planning with the support of sectoral scientific and research institutes, and submit to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.12.6.to team up with globally accepted development research institutes, train and build capacity of human resources of the nationwide policy and planning, apply advanced technology and devices, and organize joint research activities;

9.12.7.to offer a specialized support for creation and updating of an integrated development policy and planning database in accordance with direction provided by the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters;

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.12.8.to work according to direction provided by the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters, and report its performance.

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

9.13.Whilst the State Great Khural discusses and approves a draft long-term development policy of Mongolia, Development target program and Five-year development guideline of Mongolia, a political party shall officially submit to the State Great Khural its comments or views related to the said drafts prior to initial discussion of the drafts.

CHAPTER FOUR

PREPARATION PHASES, TIMELINE OF AND AMENDMENTS TO

DEVELOPMENT POLICYAND PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Article 10.Preparation phases of development policy and planning documents

10.1.Development policy and planning documents shall be prepared in accordance with the following sequences:

10.1.1.to perform a situation analysis which determines nationwide development policy and planning problems;

10.1.2.to draft model, assumption, impacts and expected results of the development, reserve study, amount and sources of finance to resolve the problems determined by the situation analysis, and prepare an alternative policy;

10.1.3.to carry out preliminary human and socio-economic development evaluation, preliminary environmental impact assessment and evaluation of consistency with long, mid and short-term development policymaking process on alternative policies and preliminary estimates of effectiveness;

10.1.4.to select an alternative policy based on Article 10.1.3 of this law and by virtue of the principles set out in Article 5 of the same;

10.1.5.to determine goals and targets of the policy documents by their sequences and phases;

10.1.6.to determine sources of investment and finance required for the implementation of actions and policy based on the goals, targets, criteria, base and target levels of the policy documents.

Article 11.Requirements for preparation of development policy and planning documents

11.1.Drafting of the development policy and planning documents set out in Article 6 of this law shall be based on the principles set out in Article 5 of this law.

11.2.Goals, targets, criteria, base and target levels, implementing methods and phases, expected results, socio-economic and environmental impacts and risks upon implementation of the policy, sources of finance, monitoring and evaluation plan, and responsible agencies shall be incorporated in the draft development policy and planning documents set out in Article 6 of this law.

11.3.Drafting of the development policy and planning documents shall be ensured involvement of all stakeholders and final draft shall be subject to public discussion.

Article 12.Long-term development policy documents timeline

12.1.The Government shall submit the progress report of the implementation of long-term development policy documents to the State Great Khural every 5 years and performance report 2 years before the expiry date.

12.2.Based on the evaluation of implementation progress, the State Great Khural may provide guidance to the Government about drafting amendments to the long-term development policy documents of Mongolia and submitting to the State Great Khural.

12.3.The Government shall draft a long-term development policy documents of Mongolia within a year and submit it to the State Great Khural.

12.4.The State Great Khural shall adopt the long-term development policy documents 6 months before the expiry date of the preceding policy documents.

Article 13.Development target plan timeline

13.1.The Government shall submit the progress report of the implementation of development target plan to the State Great Khural every 5 years and performance report 1 year before the expiry date of the given documents.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

13.2.A State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters shall determine funding and resources required for implementation of the draft development target plan.

/The amendment to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this sub-paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

13.3.A State Central Administrative Authority shall prepare, adopt and implement an implementation plan of the development target plan within its authority.

/This paragraph was invalidated by the law as of December 16, 2021/

Article 14.Five-year development guideline timeline of Mongolia

14.1.The Government shall present an implementation evaluation to the State Great Khural one year before the expiry date of the five-year development guideline of Mongolia.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

14.2.Based on the said evaluation, the State Great Khural may provide guidance to the Government regarding the preparation of succeeding five-year development guideline.

14.3.With the involvement of National Development Institute, research institutes, universities, institutes, other State Central Administrative Authorities, professional associations and private legal entities, a State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters shall draft a five-year development guideline of Mongolia and present it to the Government.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

14.4.The Government shall submit the draft five-year development guideline of Mongolia to the State Great Khural two months before the expiry date of the preceding guideline documents.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

14.5.The State Great Khural shall adopt the five-year development guideline of Mongolia one month before the expiry date of the preceding guideline documents.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

Article 15.Five-year development guideline timeline of aimag, capital and city

15.1.With the support of Administrative Authority in charge of development policy and planning matters of the given aimag, capital and city, aimag and capital Governor shall draft a five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city based on the five-year development guideline of Mongolia three months before the expiry date of the previous planning document.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

15.2.Aimag and capital Citizens Representatives' Khural shall adopt the draft five-year development guideline of aimag, capital and city submitted by the aimag and capital Governor before the expiry date of the preceding guideline document.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

Article 16.Action program timeline of Government

16.1.Implementation of the Government action program shall be submitted to the State Great Khural by 1st of April of each year.

16.2.The Government shall submit its action program to the State Great Khural within the period specified in the Law on Government of Mongolia.

16.3.The Government shall adopt action plan to implement action program of the Government.

Article 17.Action program timeline of Governor

17.1.Aimag and capital Governor shall present implementation of their action program to Citizens Representatives' Khural of the given level within the period specified in law.

17.2.Whilst preparing aimag and capital Governor's action program, the comments by a State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters shall be incorporated, and it shall be prepared within two months after the appointment of Governor.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

17.3.Soum and district Governor's action plan shall incorporate comments by Unit in charge of development policy and planning issues set up by the aimag and capitol Governor and shall be prepared within a month after the appointment of Governor.

/This paragraph was invalidated by the law as of December 16, 2021/

17.4.Aimag and Capital Citizens Representatives Khural shall adopt an action program of Governor within 90 days after the appointment of Governor.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

17.5.A Governor of the given level shall adopt and implement an action plan to implement  the Governor's action program.

Article 18.Annual development plan timeline of state, aimag, capital and city

18.1.A State Central Administrative Authority and relevant State Administrative Authority shall integrate points by budget and local administration, state-owned and private business entities operating within the scope of their authority, and submit it to the State Central Administrative Authorities in charge of national development policy and planning, and finance and budget matters by 15th of January of each year.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

18.2.A State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters shall draft an Annual development plan of the state with the support of National Development Institute, research institute, university, institute, other State Central Administrative Authorities, professional associations and private legal entities by 25th of March of each year.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

18.3.Government shall submit the draft of annual development plan of the state to the State Great Khural by 1st of May of each year. State Great Khural shall adopt it within 1st of July.

/This paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

18.4.The Government shall submit performance of the annual development plan of the state to the Highest authority of the National Audit Office for auditing within 1st of February of each year, and submit it to the State Great Khural within March 15, and the State Great Khural shall discuss it within 1st of April.

/This paragraph was revised by the law as of December 16, 2021/

18.5.Aimag and capital agencies in charge of development matters shall draft an annual development plan of aimag, capital and city based on draft annual development plan of the state by 1st of September.

18.6.Aimag and Capital Citizens Representatives' Khural shall adopt a draft annual development plan of aimag, capital and city by 1st of October of each year.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of December 16, 2021/

18.7.Competent person shall be obliged to make integrated reporting in accordance with principle specified in Article 5.2.16 of this law on the implementation of annual development plan of the state and of the aimag, capital and city.

/This paragraph was added by the law as of December 16, 2021/

Article 19.Amendments to development policy and planning documents

19.1.Unless otherwise stated by this law, long and mid-term development policy and planning documents may be amended in the following cases:

19.1.1.necessity for amending the development policy and planning documents according to the monitoring and evaluation carried out, audit report and recommendation should be proved;

19.1.2.socio-economic status, budget and financial position of the state should be changed depending on external and internal impacts and factors;

19.1.3.extraordinary circumstances specified in paragraph 2, Article Twenty-five of the Constitution of Mongolia should be arisen.

19.2.Proposed amendments to the mid-term development policy and planning documents shall be consistent with the long-term development policy of Mongolia.

19.3.Results of Mongolia's presidential, State Great Khural's and local elections shall not be the basis to amend the long and mid-term development policy and planning documents.

19.4.Relevant authority and official shall be responsible for the implementation facilitation and amendments of the given development policy and planning documents and required actions based on the monitoring and evaluation findings and recommendation

Article 20.Sources of finance

20.1.Budget, financial projection and sources shall be detailed in the development policy and planning documents to implement in mid and short term.

20.2.Sources of finance of the development policy and planning documents shall be as follows:

20.2.1.state and local budget;

20.2.2.foreign loans and aids;

20.2.3.foreign and domestic investment;

20.2.4.foreign and local securities of Government;

20.2.5.concession agreements;

20.2.6.other sources.

CHAPTER FIVE

IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF

DEVELOPMENT POLICYAND PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Article 21.Implementation monitoring and evaluation of development policy and planning documents

21.1.The Government shall carry out monitoring and evaluation on the implementation of development policy and planning documents and provide conclusion.

21.2.The purpose of implementation monitoring and evaluation of development policy and planning documents is to carry out the quality assessment on planning and implementation of documents as well as on effectiveness of activities implemented and decisions made, and assess its impacts.

21.3.Phases of the monitoring and evaluation to perform on development policy and planning documents are as follows:

21.3.1.to collect, sort and integrate data;

21.3.2.to evaluate outcome of objectives' achievement;

21.3.3.to assess implementation impacts;

21.3.4.to assess impacts of internal and external factors;

21.3.5.to assess relationship between planning and implementation;

21.3.6.to evaluate implementation level;

21.3.7.to suggest certain points to improve planning and implementation of the policy documents.

21.4.The Government shall approve a regulation of conducting monitoring and evaluation and providing conclusion.

/This paragraph was invalidated by the law as of December 16, 2021/

21.5.Every year a State Central Administrative Authority in charge of sectoral development matters shall submit an achievement report of development policy and planning targets to the Government at sectoral level within the period agreed.

21.6.Aimag and capital Governor shall submit local achievement progress and impact report of development policy and planning targets to the Government within the period agreed.

21.7.The Government shall present to the State Great Khural about the implementation of development policy and planning documents and its progress within the period agreed, and submit to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters for adding to the integrated database of development policy and planning.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

CHAPTER SIX

INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM OF

DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING

Article 22.Integrated database of development policy and planning

22.1.The State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters shall create and maintain an integrated database for the purpose of coordinating development policy and planning.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

22.2.An integrated database shall be created with development policy and planning documents adopted by competent bodies, relevant reports, studies, researches, calculation, finding and recommendation using advanced technology.

22.3.Information in the integrated database of development policy and planning shall be confirmed by relevant legal act, report, finding, research, survey and facts.

22.4.Relevant authorities and official shall file accurate and reliable information to include in the integrated database of development policy and planning to the State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters in a timely manner.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

22.5.The State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters shall approve a regulation of maintaining the integrated database, and manage category, collection, record, storage, security and programming of the database as well as development model draft and update.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

Article 23.Publication and promotion of development policy and planning documents

23.1.The State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters and local administration shall be responsible for public dissemination and promoting of the adopted policy and planning documents.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

23.2.To ensure the consistency of sectoral policymaking, a State Central Administrative Authority shall make and publish openly and transparently for the public the implementation assessment of the policy previously implemented and additional policies and actions to be carried out further.

23.3.Copies of published information set out in Article 23.2 of this law shall be submitted to the concerned State Central Administrative Authority and State Central Administrative Authority in charge of national development policy and planning matters.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of July 7, 2020/

/The addendum to this paragraph was made by the law as of November 12, 2021/

CHAPTER SEVEN

LIABILITIES TO BE IMPOSED TO VIOLATORS OF LEGISLATION

Article 24.Prohibitions and liabilities to be imposed

24.1.Political parties and coalitions which fail to prepare its action platforms in compliance with the mid-term development policy and planning documents prepared and adopted to reach targets of the long-term development policy of Mongolia shall not participate in an election.

24.2.The State Great Khural shall not adopt action program of Government which fails to be aimed to implement the long-term development policy of Mongolia, Development target program and Five-year development guideline of Mongolia.

24.3.In preparing its action program, the Government shall follow the principles set out in Article 5 of this law and provisions stated in Article 6.5.1 of the same law.

24.4.Failure to maintain smooth sector performance reflected in the planning documents set out in Articles 4.1.6 and 4.1.10 of this law shall be the reason to dismiss a Cabinet member, and failure to maintain smooth local performance reflected in the planning documents set out in Articles 4.1.7 and 4.1.12 of this law shall be the reason to dismiss Governor of aimag, soum, capital, and district.

/The amendment to this paragraph was made by the law as of April 22, 2022/

24.5.Unless a breach of this law by public officer, official and legal entity constitutes a criminal offense, they shall be subject to liabilities set out in the Law on Civil Service, Law on Infringement and other applicable legislation.

Article 25.Entry into force

25.1.This law shall entry into force from the date when the commencement of the first session of the State Great Khural established by the regular election of the State Great Khural in 2020.

CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE GREAT KHURAL OF MONGOLIA G.ZANDANSHATAR