Vietnam: Management and maintenance of weapons, military explosives and combat gears

According to Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the 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 manage and maintain them in warehouses or storage places and apply for issuance of the use license and registration certificate in accordance with regulations, and shall only use them after obtaining the use license or registration certificate;

- The warehouses or storage places shall be located in a manner that ensures security and fire safety. Protection measures shall be designed and there must be regulations that are approved by the head of the organization/enterprise equipped with weapons, military explosives and combat gears.

- The warehouses that are and are not under the management of the Ministry of National Defense shall be designed and constructed in accordance with national standards decided by the Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security respectively.

- Weapons, military explosives and combat gears in warehouses and storage places shall be neatly arranged and sorted by their type and trademark. If stored in the same warehouse or storage place, weapons, combat gears and bullets used for weapons and combat gears shall be separated from each other. Military explosives and weapons, combat gears and bullets shall be stored in a separate warehouse or storage place.

In addition to the above provisions, the management and maintenance of weapons, military explosives and combat gears shall also comply with Article 9 of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Combat Gears of Vietnam.

Decree No. 79/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government takes effect from July 01, 2018.

- Thanh Lam -

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