What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam in building, managing and protecting maritime boundary areas?
- What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam in building, managing and protecting maritime boundary areas?
- What are the regulations on location of "sea boundary area” sign in Vietnam?
- What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam in building, managing and protecting maritime boundary areas?
What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam in building, managing and protecting maritime boundary areas?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 of Decree 71/2015/ND-CP, it is clearly stated as follows:
The Ministry of National Defense
1. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees of coastal localities in, performing the state management of national borders; and organizing the implementation of policies, master plans, plans and investment projects on management and protection of maritime boundary areas in accordance with law.
2. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and related ministries and sectors in, formulating a regulation on coordination among forces tasked to build, manage and protect national borders, protect political security and maintain social order and safety in maritime boundary areas in accordance with law; and carrying out search and rescue activities in maritime boundary areas.
3. To manage and supervise economic and national defense activities in maritime boundary areas.
4. To mobilize and command manpower, vehicles and craft of ministries, sectors, enterprises and localities participating in the protection of sovereignty and sovereign rights in Vietnam’s maritime zones under decisions of competent authorities.
5. To regularly exchange information on and coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in dealing with complicated issues to ensure security and social order and safety in maritime boundary areas and at sea, and to protect national sovereignty and sovereign rights over sea; to coordinate with ministries and sectors in examining operation licenses of vehicles and craft operating in maritime boundary areas related to the state management fields of ministries and sectors.
6. To direct Border Guard, Navy and Coast Guard forces to coordinate with customs, waterway traffic police, fisheries resources surveillance and other forces operating in maritime boundary areas in patrolling, controlling, detecting, preventing and handling violations in maritime boundary areas; protecting national sovereignty, sovereign rights, security and order in Vietnam’s maritime zones; and protecting fishing activities of fishermen and lawful activities of persons, vehicles and craft in maritime boundary areas and maritime zones and on islands of Vietnam.
7. To direct Border Guard forces:
a/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with army units garrisoned in maritime boundary areas, People’s Public Security forces, local administrations and related agencies in, managing and protecting national maritime boundaries; protecting political security and maintaining social order and safety in maritime boundary areas in accordance with law;
b/ To coordinate with People’s Public Security forces, local administrations and related agencies in managing foreigners studying, working or carrying out production and business activities in economic zones within or partly within maritime boundary areas; inspecting and controlling foreigners’ exit from, entry into, transit through or residence in economic zones and seaport border gates in accordance with law;
c/ To advise People’s Committees of all levels in coastal localities on developing plans, programs, contents and measures to launch the “All people participate in protecting sovereignty and sovereign rights” movement; strengthening political bases and building maritime boundary areas which are strong in economy, politics, socio-culture, national defense, security and foreign relations;
d/ To implement various measures and arrange and use forces, means, weapons and supporting tools to manage and protect national maritime boundaries, protect political security and maintain social order and safety in maritime boundary areas, and perform military and border-guard diplomacy in accordance with law;
dd/ To arrange fixed and mobile control stations for checking and controlling persons, vehicles and craft entering, leaving or operating in maritime boundary areas; to supervise vessels in maritime boundary areas in accordance with law;
e/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with related agencies and units in, reaching agreement on the provision of information on the operation of vessels in maritime boundary areas; annually, to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with Public Security forces in, managing and counting the number of foreigners entering maritime boundary areas, prohibited zones and restricted areas in maritime boundary areas and zones of suspension of innocent passage and zones of restriction of innocent passage in the territorial sea;
g/ To coordinate with Public Security forces in performing the state management of foreigners’ entry into, exit from, transit through and residence in maritime boundary areas and economic zones; to handle violations of the law on entry into, exit from, transit through and residence in maritime boundary areas and seaport border gates;
h/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with functional forces operating in maritime boundary areas and maritime zones of Vietnam in, protecting, supervising, maintaining, and handling violations of regulations on, restricted areas and prohibited areas in maritime boundary areas and zones of suspension of innocent passage and zones of restriction of innocent passage in the internal waters and territorial sea.
Accordingly, the Ministry of National Defense has the above responsibilities in building, managing and protecting maritime border areas.
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What are the regulations on location of "sea boundary area” sign in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of Circular 162/2016/TT-BQP stipulates as follows:
Sign templates and locations
1. "Sea boundary area", "no admittance area", "boundary area of restricted activity" signs on land shall be made in a single form as follows: the sign is made of corrugated iron, 1.5 mm in thickness; its column(s) are made of metal, 100mm in diameter, 02mm in thickness; surface and words on the sign applies reflective paint; background of sign applies dark blue, words applies white; column applies reflective paint, white and red; words are written in 2 lines, the first line is in Vietnamese and the second line is in English. Sizes of the sign and words thereon shall be conformable with Templates No. 01, 02, 03 prescribed in the Appendix issued herewith.
2. Location of "sea boundary area” sign: It is put up in contiguous boundary between the coastal communes, wards and towns and inland communes, wards and towns; in noticeable area, on the right of the traffic road (roadway, railway, waterways) into the sea boundary area.
3. Depending on topography and nature of each no admittance area, “no admittance area”, "boundary area of restricted activity” signs in sea boundary area will be put up in suitable and noticeable areas.
According to the above regulations, the location of the "sea border area" sign is regulated as follows:
- It is put up in contiguous boundary between the coastal communes, wards and towns and inland communes, wards and towns;
- It is put up in noticeable area, on the right of the traffic road (roadway, railway, waterways) into the sea boundary area.
What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam in building, managing and protecting maritime boundary areas?
Pursuant to Article 18 of Decree 71/2015/ND-CP, it is clearly stated as follows:
The Ministry of Public Security
1. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with ministries, sectors and provincial-level People’s Committees of costal localities in, drawing up plans on protection of national security, combining security and order in maritime boundary areas with security and order in the inland; to coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense in providing professional guidance and training for Border Guard forces in fighting crimes, protecting political security and maintaining social order and safety in maritime boundary areas.
2. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense in, promulgating a regulation on coordination in ensuring security and social order and safety and fighting crimes and other violations in maritime boundary areas.
3. To direct provincial-level Public Security Departments of coastal localities in coordinating with Border Guard forces in protecting political security and maintaining social order and safety in maritime boundary areas.
Thus, the Ministry of Public Security has the above responsibilities in building, managing and protecting maritime border areas
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