What are regulations on protection plans for conferences, seminars and meetings containing state secret contents in Vietnam?

What are regulations on protection plans for conferences, seminars and meetings containing state secret contents in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Decree 26/2020/ND-CP stipulating locations, protection plans, equipment and devices for conferences, seminars and meetings containing state secret contents in Vietnam as follows:

1. A conference, seminar or meeting containing state secret contents shall take place in a closed meeting room on the premises of a regulatory body or organization. If it does not take place on such premises, the head of the regulatory body or organization deciding to organize the conference, seminar or meeting shall request the Ministry of Public Security/provincial police force to inspect the security and safety inside and outside of the venue; for conferences, seminars and meetings under the charge of the Ministry of National Defense/Government Cipher Commission, regulatory bodies affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense/Government Cipher Commission shall take on this task.

2. Equipment and devices used in conferences, seminars and meetings containing state secrets contents

a) A conference, seminar or meeting containing state secret contents shall use corded microphones and equipment and devices that have undergone security and safety inspection by the Ministry of Public Security/provincial police force before installation, excluding equipment and devices provided by the Government Cipher Commission; for conferences, seminars and meetings under the charge of the Ministry of National Defense/Government Cipher Commission, regulatory bodies affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense/Government Cipher Commission shall take on this task. Online conferences, seminars and meetings containing state secret contents must have their connections protected as per regulations of laws on cryptography;

b) Attendees of a conference, seminar or meeting containing top secret/secret state secret contents shall not carry devices capable of recording/transmitting information or recording audios/videos. For conferences, seminars and meetings containing confidential state secret contents, equipment and devices shall be provided at the request of the host;

c) When necessary, the regulatory body or organization in charge of a conference, seminar or meeting containing state secret contents may decide use of technical devices and equipment for audio/video recording; prevent acts of infiltration and data collection from the outside.

3. Plans for protection of conferences, seminars and meetings containing state secrets contents

a) For conferences, seminars and meetings containing top secret state secret contents, the in-charge regulatory body or organization shall decide to post guards to protect the outside; anticipate possible complicated situations that may compromise the safety and/or security of the conference, seminar or meeting and prepare plans for handling of such situations;

b) The meeting room of a conference, seminar or meeting containing state secret contents that lasts for more than 1 day must be sealed at the end of each day;

c) Only those invited by the in-charge regulatory body or organization may attend a conference, seminar or meeting containing state secret contents. Conferences, seminars and meetings containing top-secret state secret contents must adopt safety and security inspection measures applicable to attendees.

What are regulations on assignment of personnel for state secrets protection tasks in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Decree 26/2020/ND-CP stipulating assignment of personnel for state secrets protection tasks in Vietnam as follows:

1. Office of the Central Steering Committee and Party Central Committee’s Commission; central bodies of socio-political organizations; Office of the National Assembly; Office of the President; Ministries, Ministerial-level bodies, Governmental agencies, Supreme People’s Court; Supreme People’s Procuracy; State Audit Office; and People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall assign personnel for protection of state secrets in offices or administrative units on a full-time basis.

2. Affiliates of the regulatory bodies and organizations mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article; Party Executive Committees of provinces and cities, provincial People's Councils; Party Executive Committees of districts and district-level People's Councils and People's Committees shall assign personnel for protection of state secrets in offices or administrative units on a part-time basis.

3. Minister of National Defense and Minister of Public Security shall stipulate assignment of personnel for protection of state secrets of armed forces and cryptographer forces on fulltime and part-time basis.

4. Standards for personnel assigned the tasks of state secret protection on fulltime and part-time basis:

a) They have moral values, meet standards pertaining to politics, possess legal and professional knowledge necessary for state secret protection, seriously abide by guidelines and policies of the Communist Party and laws of the State;

b) They shall protect state secrets; follow the assignment and mobilization of regulatory bodies and organizations and fulfill all tasks assigned.

5. Full-time and part-time state secret protectors are entitled to benefits as prescribed by law.

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