Vietnam: Is there a Law on Civil Defense 2023? What are 03 civil defense levels specified in Law on Civil Defense 2023?
What are the rules in civil defense operations in Vietnam?
On June 20, 2023, the National Assembly of Vietnam approved the Law on Civil Defense 2023.
Accordingly, Article 3 of the Law on Civil Defense 2023 stipulates the rules in civil defense operations as follows:
(1). Complying with the Constitution, regulations and law of Vietnam, and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.
(2). Operating under leadership of the Communist Party, joint management of the Government; utilizing the role and participation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, unions, and the People.
(3). Being jointly organized from central to local government; receiving assignments, decentralization, and closely cooperating with agencies, organizations, and forces in civil defense operations.
(4). Civil defense must be prepared early and remotely and centered primarily around preparedness; combine four-on-the-spot principles with backup, assistance of central governments, local governments, and international communities; rely on active assessment of risk of adverse events and catastrophes, identification of civil defense level, and application of appropriate civil defense measures to promptly respond to, recover from consequences of war, adverse events, catastrophes, natural disasters, diseases, protect the People, agencies, organizations, national economy, and mitigating damage to humans and property.
(5). Combine civil defense with national defense and security, socio-economic development, protection of human lives, health, and property, protection of the environment, ecosystem, and adaptation to climate change.
(6). Application of measures and mobilization of resources in civil defense must be timely, reasonable, feasible, effective, efficient, appropriate to subjects and level of civil defense according to this Law and other relevant law provisions.
(7). Civil defense operations must maintain humanitarianism, fairness, transparency, gender equality, and prioritize vulnerable population.
To prioritize construction of specialized civil defense structures in Vietnam under the Law on Civil Defense 2023?
The Government policies regarding civil defense is stipulated in Article 5 of the Law on Civil Defense 2023 as follows:
- Prioritize construction of specialized civil defense structures according to planning and plan; procure civil defense equipment.
- Improve capability of civil defense forces, develop special forces with modern and professional organization, equipment; increase dual-use equipment and instruments in armed forces.
- Mobilize resources of agencies, organizations, and individuals in conducting civil defense operations.
- Develop, research, transfer, and apply science, high technology, advanced and modern technology in civil defense operations.
- Provide personnel training and advanced training, attract high quality human resources to serve civil defense operations.
- Encourage and enable agencies, organizations, and individuals to make physical, financial, and mental contributions to civil defense operations on the voluntary basis, not contradicting Vietnamese laws and conforming to international laws.
- Ensure national reserve for civil defense operations.
What are the rules in civil defense operations in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
Vietnam: What are 03 civil defense levels specified in Law on Civil Defense 2023?
Article 7 of the Law on Civil Defense 2023 stipulates the Civil Defense Level as follows:
Civil defense level
1. Civil defense level refers to application level of measures taken by governments of all levels to respond to and recover from consequences of adverse events, catastrophes and serves as the basis for determining responsibilities, solutions, and resources of authorities, agencies, organizations, and individuals in civil defense.
2. The basis for determining civil defense level includes:
a) Affected area, capability of affecting a larger scale, and potential consequences of adverse events and catastrophes;
b) Geographical location, natural, societal, population conditions, national defense and security situations of areas affected by adverse events, catastrophes;
c) Progression, level of damage, and damage done by adverse events and catastrophes;
d) The ability to respond and recover from consequences of adverse events and catastrophes of local governments and civil defense forces.
3. Civil defense level shall be classified as follows:
a) Civil defense level 1 shall be applied to respond to and recover from consequences of adverse events and catastrophes in district level when progression and level of damage of adverse events and catastrophes exceed capability and conditions of special forces and commune-level government in responding to and recovering from consequences.
b) Civil defense level 2 shall be applied to respond to and recover from consequences of adverse events and catastrophes in province level when progression and level of damage of adverse events and catastrophes exceed capability and conditions of special forces and district-level government in responding to and recovering from consequences;
c) Civil defense level 3 shall be applied to respond to and recover from consequences of adverse events and catastrophes in one or multiple provinces and central-affiliated cities when progression and level of damage of adverse events and catastrophes exceed capability and conditions of province-level government in responding to and recovering from consequences.
Thus, according to the above regulations, the civil defense level shall be classified as follows:
- Civil defense level 1 shall be applied to respond to and recover from consequences of adverse events and catastrophes in district level when progression and level of damage of adverse events and catastrophes exceed capability and conditions of special forces and commune-level government in responding to and recovering from consequences.
- Civil defense level 2 shall be applied to respond to and recover from consequences of adverse events and catastrophes in province level when progression and level of damage of adverse events and catastrophes exceed capability and conditions of special forces and district-level government in responding to and recovering from consequences;
- Civil defense level 3 shall be applied to respond to and recover from consequences of adverse events and catastrophes in one or multiple provinces and central-affiliated cities when progression and level of damage of adverse events and catastrophes exceed capability and conditions of province-level government in responding to and recovering from consequences.
* Note: Law on Civil Defense 2023 takes effect from July 1, 2024.
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