Regulations on management and maintenance of weapons, military explosives and combat gears in Vietnam

According to Clause 2 Article 4 of the Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, regulations on management and maintenance of weapons, military explosives and combat gears are as follows:

- When equipped with weapons, military explosives and combat gears, the organization/enterprise shall prepare a record. The use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears shall be permitted by the head of the organization/enterprise and recorded. After use, it is required to transfer them to the person assigned to manage the warehouse or storage place and sign the record.

- The organization/enterprise shall formulate an annual plan for inspection, quality assessment and classification of the equipped and used weapons, military explosives and combat gears. It is required to inform the equipping authority and the authority that issues the use license and registration certificate (hereinafter referred to as “the issuing authority”) about the weapons, military explosives and combat gears that are no longer usable or expired to register recall, liquidation or destruction thereof.

- The organization/enterprise shall submit biannual and annual reports on management and use of weapons, military explosives and combat gears to the issuing authority.

- In case any of the weapon, military explosive or combat gear is lost or the warehouse or storage place is involved in any incident, it is required to immediately inform the issuing authority.

- The person assigned to manage the warehouse or storage place shall record the provision, receipt, recall, transfer, damage to, loss or repair of weapons, military explosives and combat gears; regularly test, maintain and take measures for preventing rust, termites, dampness, mold, loss, fire, explosion and other dangers to weapons, military explosives and combat gears; clean both the inside and outside of the warehouse or storage place.

View more details at the Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2018.

Ty Na

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