Article 5 of the Decree stipulates that civil servants in ministries, ministerial-level agencies and other organizations established by the Government and the Prime Minister include:
1. Deputy Ministers and persons holding equivalent titles and positions; persons holding chief and deputy chief positions and persons working in offices, departments, inspectorates and other organizations that are not public service units under ministries and ministerial-level agencies.
2. General Director and equivalent, Deputy General Director and equivalent, people holding the position of head, deputy head and people working in the office, department, inspectorate of the General Department and equivalent.
3. Director, Deputy Director, person holding the position of director, deputy director and person working in the office, department, inspectorate, and branch of the Department.
4. Heads, deputy heads and employees of organizations established by the Government or the Prime Minister that are not public service units.
Clause 4, Article 5 is guided by Article 2 of Circular 08/2011/TT-BNV effective from July 20, 2011.