07 Rules in civil defense operations in Vietnam under the Law on Civil Defense 2023

07 Rules in civil defense operations in Vietnam under the Law on Civil Defense 2023 (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

The Law on Civil Defense 2023 was approved by the National Assembly on June 20, 2023 and took effect as of July 1, 2024.

1. What is civil defense?

According to Clause 1, Article 2 of the Law on Civil Defense 2023, civil defense is a part of national defense, consists of solutions for preparing for, mitigating, and recovering from consequences of war; preparing for, mitigating, and recovering from consequences of adverse events, catastrophes, natural disasters, diseases; protecting the People, agencies, organizations, and national economy.

2. Rules in civil defense operations in Vietnam

Rules in civil defense operations in Vietnam specified in Article 3 of the Law on Civil Defense 2023, are 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 the Law on Civil Defense 2023 and other relevant law provisions.

(7) Civil defense operations must maintain humanitarianism, fairness, transparency, gender equality, and prioritize vulnerable population.

3. Government policies regarding civil defense in Vietnam

Government policies regarding civil defense include:

- 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.

(Article 5 of the Law on Civil Defense 2023)

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