Civil defense measures according to the Law on National Defense 2005 of Vietnam

Tuyet Hoan

16:11, 07/03/2006

Civil defense constitutes a part of the national defensive system, covering measures for active prevention and fighting of wars or catastrophes caused by nature or humans, dangerous epidemics; prevention, combat and remedy of consequences of catastrophes, protection of the people, protection of activities of agencies, organizations and the national economy.

According to Article 27 of the Law on National Defense 2005 of Vietnam, civil defense measures include:

- Measures to protect operations of agencies, organizations and the national economy include:

+ Handling of circumstances in the state of war or the defense emergency state;

+ Evacuation and camouflage; protection of material foundations, warehouses, equipment, machinery, raw materials and materials, economic, socio-cultural works; reserve of food and foodstuff, clean water, medicines, biological industrial products; protection of water sources, works, terrain of defensive value;

+ Conservation and protection of the environment.

- Measures to protect people include:

+ Guiding, training and drilling in civil defense measures for local people and forces; using personal prevention means; evacuation of the people to safe areas or less dangerous areas;

+ Organization of people's air defense, building of shelters; issuance of regulations on lighting, camouflage, communication and information and defensive measures.

- Organizing search and rescue forces; redressing consequences of war, epidemics and catastrophes caused by nature or humans.

- Drawing up plans and taking measures for prevention and fighting of mass destruction weapons, poisons, radioactive substances, flammables and explosives.

View relevant contents at: Article 27 of the Law on National Defense 2005 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2006.

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