Chương 7 Luật Quốc phòng 2005: Bảo đảm quốc phòng

Chapter VII

DEFENSE ASSURANCE

Article 37.- Assurance of mobilization of human resources in service of national defense

1. Vietnamese citizens constitute the basic and major human resources of national defense.

2. The State adopts policies and draw up plans on building up and fostering human resources in all aspects to ensure the fulfilment of defense tasks during peace and war time.

Article 38.- Assurance of financial resources for national defense

1. The State ensures the budget for the performance of defense tasks in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law.

2. Economic organizations shall ensure funds for the performance of defense tasks under the Government's regulations.

3. The State encourages domestic organizations and individuals as well as foreign organizations and individuals to contribute their property to national defense on the principles of voluntariness and non-contravention of the provisions of Vietnamese law and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.

Article 39.- Assurance of property in service of national defense

1. Properties in service of national defense are properties of the State, which shall be uniformly managed and supplied by the State.

2. Properties in service of national defense shall include:

a) Weapons, equipment, military gears and material conditions for defense purposes;

b) Land used for defense purposes under the provisions of land law;

c) Properties managed by defense enterprises;

d) Means, equipment, material facilities of the national economy, which are created by agencies, organizations and/or citizens, mobilized by the State and reserved under defense mobilization plans;

e) Documents, teaching materials and research works concerning defense and military activities;

f) Technical means mobilized, compulsorily purchased, requisitioned in service of national defense under the provisions of law.

3. The State works out plans on national reserves to ensure the supply thererof for national defense. The management and use of national reserves for national defense and other purposes shall comply with the provisions of law on national reserves.

4. All acts of illegally using and appropriating properties in service of national defense and national reserves for national defense are strictly prohibited.

Article 40.- Ensuring communication and propagation in service of national defense

1. The State works out plans to ensure communication and propagation in service of national defense.

2. The Ministry of Post and Telematics, the Ministry of Culture and Information and the mass media agencies shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, have to coordinate with the Ministry of Defense in assisting the Government to elaborate and implement plans to ensure communication and propagation in service of natioanl defense in peace and war time.

3. It is strictly prohibited to propagate and communicate defense information and notices beyond the assigned tasks.

Article 41.- Ensuring medical services for national defense

1. The State works out plans to ensure medical services for national defense.

2. The Ministry of Health shall, within the ambit of its tasks and powers, have to coordinate with the Ministry of Defense in assisting the Government in drawing up and implementing plans to ensure medical services for national defense in peace and war time.

Article 42.- Ensuring defense works and military zones

1. The State plans and builds defense works and military zones nationwide.

2. The management and use of defense works and military zones shall comply with the provisions of law.

Article 43.- Ensuring transport in service of national defense

1. The State works out plans to ensure transport in service of national defense.

2. The Ministry of Transport shall, within the ambit of its tasks and powers, have to coordinate with the Ministry of Defense in assisting the Government in elaborating plans to ensure transport in service of defense in peace and war time; and organizing the implementation thereof to ensure transport in service of national defense under the Government's decisions.