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Principles of organization and operation of Vietnam Coast Guard

15:30, 12/12/2018

The National Assembly of Vietnam approved the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard (Law No. 33/2018/QH14) on November 19, 2018, of which a notable content is the regulation on principles of organization and operation of Vietnam Coast Guard.

According to the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard, organization and operation of Vietnam Coast Guard shall comply with the following principles:

- Be put under the ultimate and direct leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam in all aspects, the domination of the State President, the unified State management of the Government and the direct command and administration of the Minister of Defense.

- Abide by the Constitution and laws of Vietnam and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.

- Establish a centralized and uniform organizational structure according to the delegation of authority by the Vietnam Coast Guard Command to grassroots-level units.

- Act on its own initiative in preventing, detecting, preventing, combating and handling violations against laws.

- Combine the tasks of protecting state sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction, and managing security, order and safety at sea with the marine economic development tasks.

- Depend upon people, promote the people’s strength and be put under the people’s surveillance.

View more details at the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard 2018, effective from July 01, 2019.

-Thao Uyen-

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