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Vietnam: Officially allow people to set off consumer fireworks during the upcoming Lunar New Year 2021 to celebrate

07:50, 28/11/2020

On November 27, 2020, the Government of Vietnam issued the Decree No. 137/2020/NĐ-CP on management and use of pyrotechnics, officially effective from January 11, 2021. According to this Decree, regulations allowing people to set off consumer fireworks on holidays and New Year, specifically the upcoming Lunar New Year 2021, have also been officially approved.

Chính thức Tết Âm lịch 2021 người dân sẽ được đốt pháo hoa ăn mừng

Specifically, according to Article 17 of the Decree No. 137/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government:

Agencies, organizations and individuals having full legal capacity may use consumer fireworks during: National holidays, Tet holiday, marriage, conventions, grand openings, anniversaries, cultural and art activities.

Agencies, organizations and individuals shall only purchase consumer fireworks at organizations and enterprises eligible for manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks.

According to this provision, conditions for setting off consumer fireworks on the upcoming Lunar New Year 2021 are:

(1) Agencies, organizations and individuals must have full legal capacity; and

(2) Consumer fireworks must be purchased at organizations and enterprises eligible for manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks.

Decree No. 137/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government divided pyrotechnics into firecrackers and consumer fireworks. In which, firecrackers consist of fireworks and short-range fireworks. Features to distinguish firecrackers and consumer fireworks are that firecrackers emit explosive sound and color effect while consumer fireworks only emit sound, light or colorful effects without emitting explosion sound effect.

It is permitted to set off consumer fireworks on national holidays and Tet holiday, so that people need to pay attention to choose only the type of consumer fireworks which are products manufactured manually or industrially which, upon mechanical, chemical, thermal or electrical impact, will emit sound, light or colorful effects without emitting explosion sound effect.

Besides having to choose the right type of consumer fireworks that are allowed to set off during the holidays, Tet especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year 2021, people must pay special attention to only purchasing consumer fireworks at organizations and enterprises eligible for manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks.

Thus, people are allowed to set off consumer fireworks during the upcoming Lunar New Year 2021 to celebrate. Not only that, on other holidays and anniversaries of the year such as Valentine's Day (February 14), wedding anniversaries, birthdays, etc., people can still set off fireworks to celebrate.

Decree No. 137/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government strictly prohibits the following acts:

1. Conducting research, making, manufacturing, trading, importing, exporting, storing, transporting, using or appropriating fireworks; except for organizations and enterprises affiliated to Ministry of National Defense assigned by the Prime Minister to conduct research, manufacture, import, export, provide, transport and/or use fireworks according to this Decree.

2. Conducting research, creating, manufacturing, trading, importing, exporting, storing, transporting or using consumer fireworks or pyrotechnic compositions illegally.

3. Carrying pyrotechnics or pyrotechnic compositions into or out of territory of Socialist Republic of Vietnam or into restricted areas, restricted zones, protected areas and protected targets.

4. Abusing or exploiting pyrotechnics to violate national security, social order, safety, life, health, property, legal rights and benefits of agencies, organizations and individuals.

5. Exchanging, gifting, giving, sending, borrowing, lending, hiring, leasing or mortgaging fireworks or pyrotechnic compositions to illegally manufacture pyrotechnics; transporting, preserving or disposing pyrotechnics in an unsafe manner or in a manner that affects the environment.

6. Appropriating, trading, exchanging, gifting, giving, borrowing, lending, hiring, leasing, mortgaging, fabricating, falsifying or modifying pyrotechnic-related certificates.

7. Assigning fireworks or pyrotechnic compositions to ineligible agencies, organizations or individuals as per the law.

8. Guiding, training, or organizing training on production, manufacturing or using pyrotechnics illegally in any shape or form.

9. Intentionally providing false information on managing and preserving pyrotechnics or pyrotechnic compositions; failing to promptly report, concealing or falsifying information on losses, incidents or accidents related to pyrotechnics and pyrotechnic compositions.

Thuy Tram

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