Chương III Nghị định 98/2023/nđ-cp hướng dẫn luật thi đua, khen thưởng: Trao tặng, đón nhận danh hiệu thi đua, hình thức khen thưởng

Chapter III

AWARD AND RECEIPT OF EMULATION TITLES AND COMMENDATION FORMS

Article 24. Award of emulation titles and commendation forms

1. Emulation titles and commendation forms prescribed in the Law on Emulation and Commendation that shall be disclosed, awarded, and received under this Decree include:

a) Orders: Gold Star Order, Ho Chi Minh Order, Independence Order, Military Exploit Order, Labor Order, Fatherland Defense Order, Feat Order, Great National Unity Order, Bravery Order, and Friendship Order;

b) Honorary titles of the state: Heroic Province, Heroic City, Vietnamese Heroic Mother, People's Armed Forces Hero, Labor Hero, People's Teacher, Teacher of Merit, People's Doctor, Doctor of Merit, People's Artist, Artist of Merit, People's Artisan, and Artisan of Merit;

c) Ho Chi Minh Prize and State Award;

d) Medals: Determined-to-Win Military Flag Medal, For National Security Medal, Glorious Fighter Medal, Friendship Medal, and Glorious Youth Volunteer Medal;

dd) Diploma of Merit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam;

e) Government Emulation Flag;

g) National Emulation Fighter.

2. The award and receipt of emulation titles and commendation forms shall be under the jurisdiction of ministries, central authorities, and local authorities; emulation titles and commendation forms under the jurisdiction of agencies and units of ministries, central authorities, and local authorities shall comply with this Decree.

Article 25. Requirements for the award and receipt of emulation titles and commendation forms

1. The organization of award and receipt ceremonies of emulation titles and commendation forms shall carry the meaning of honoring collectives and individuals, patriotic tradition education, and revolutionary ideology in association with patriotic emulation movements and the implementation of tasks of socio-economic development and national and local assurance of national defense and security, ensuring safety, solemnity, thrift, unobtrusiveness, and formality.

2. It is mandatory to implement a civilized lifestyle and preserve cultural values and national identity during ward and receipt ceremonies of emulation titles and commendation forms.

3. Award and receipt ceremonies of emulation titles and commendation forms shall not be organized privately. Joint organizations may only be held on the occasion of anniversaries of major public holidays of Vietnam, establishment dates, traditional dates of ministries, central authorities, or local authorities, and final conferences according to specific programs in compliance with this Decree (excluding cases of awarding commendation forms for irregularly outstanding achievements, resistance achievements, and Vietnamese Heroic Mother Titles).

4. Representative leaders of eligible collectives and households shall directly receive emulation titles and commendation forms of collectives and households. Eligible individuals shall directly receive emulation titles and commendation forms. In case of posthumous awards, family representatives of the eligible individuals shall receive the awards.

5. Emulation titles and commendation forms shall be awarded by ranks, from high to low. In case of a commendation form for many recipients, it shall be awarded to collectives and households before being awarded to individuals. In case of an emulation title and commendation form decided by a competent authority, comply with the following principles: emulation title first, commendation form later, awards to collectives first and households and individuals later, and awards first, posthumous awards later.

6. During the disclosure, award, and receipt of emulation titles and commendation forms, irrelevant persons shall not gift flowers or film and photograph on the rostrum. It is forbidden to organize parades or processions for awarded emulation titles and commendation forms.

Article 26. Protocols of disclosure, award, and receipt of emulation titles and commendation forms

1. Operators of ceremonies shall be leader representatives of ministries, central authorities, local authorities, provincial People's Committees, and organizing units. Units presiding over the disclosure, award, and receipt ceremonies of emulation titles and commendation forms shall develop scripts for such ceremonies.

2. Disclosure of decisions on awards of emulation titles and commendation forms:

a) Leader representatives of agencies engaging in emulation and commendation or units organizing ceremonies shall disclose the full decisions on the awards of emulation titles and commendation forms;

b) Disclosure of commendation decisions of the President of Vietnam: before the disclosure, the person in charge shall invite the Traditional Flag Team (if any), representatives of committees, authority leaders, the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Trade Unions, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (or representatives of leading generations of eligible collectives), or eligible individuals to the rostrum to receive the disclosure of commendation decisions;

c) Disclosure of decisions on awards of emulation titles and commendation forms of the Government of Vietnam and the Prime Minister of Vietnam: after the disclosure, the person in charge of the disclosure shall invite leader representatives of collectives or individuals included in the commendation decisions to the rostrum to receive emulation titles or commendation forms.

3. Award of emulations titles and commendation forms:

a) The persons awarding emulation titles and commendation forms shall be the persons competent to decide on the award of emulation titles and commendation forms or the persons authorized to award emulation titles and commendation forms or representatives of superior leaders participating in ceremonies. Such persons shall stand at the center of the rostrum;

b) The award shall comply with the following order: attach Orders (or Medals and Badges enclosed with titles) first, then award Diplomas and Hero Flags (for collectives eligible for Heroic Titles);

c) Regarding collectives with Traditional Flags: the awarding person shall attach the Orders (or Badges enclosed with titles) to the high corner of the right side of the Traditional Flags. The attachment position of Orders (or Badges enclosed with titles) on Traditional Flags shall be carried out by ranks, from high to low;

Regarding collectives without Traditional Flags: the awarding person shall award Diplomas with attached Orders (or Badges with enclosed titles);

d) Regarding individuals: the awarding person shall attach Orders (or Medals and Badges enclosed with titles) to the left side of the chest of the recipients, then award the Diplomas;

dd) Regarding posthumous awards: the awarding person shall award Diplomas with attached Orders (or Medals and Badges enclosed with titles) to family representatives of the eligible individuals;

e) Regarding the award of emulation titles and commendation forms in cases where eligible individuals are elderly persons with poor health conditions or persons with disabilities or commendation decisions are for many recipients, the agency presiding over the award ceremony shall consult with the competent person, authorized person, or representative of the superior leader for decisions.

4. Receipt of emulation titles and commendation forms:

a) Receipt of commendation forms under the jurisdiction of the President of Vietnam: the recipients shall strictly stand in a horizontal line in the center of the rostrum to receive commendation decisions;

b) Receipt of emulation titles and commendation forms under the jurisdiction of the Government of Vietnam and the Prime Minister of Vietnam: the recipients shall be invited to the center of the rostrum to receive emulation titles and commendation forms;

c) When receiving Diplomas (or Flags), the recipients shall raise the Diplomas or Flags to chest height and maintain their posture until they leave the rostrum;

d) In case of necessity, representatives of eligible collectives (or individuals or households) shall provide speeches after receiving the commendations.

5. Persons serving award protocols shall:

a) Restrain from turning their back to attendees; stand behind, to the right (dominant hand) of the awarding person when handing Orders (or Medals, Badges enclosed with titles, Diplomas, and Flags) to the awarding person;

b) Place Orders (or Medals, Badges enclosed with titles, and Diplomas) in trays covered with red cloth; ensure that Diplomas are framed; carry the trays and hand Orders, Diplomas, and Flags with both hands to the awarding person.

Article 27. Award of commendation forms to Vietnamese individuals and collectives residing abroad; foreign individuals and collectives; foreign agencies, organizations, and international organizations in Vietnam

The award of commendation forms to Vietnamese individuals and collectives residing abroad; foreign individuals and collectives; foreign agencies, organizations, and international organizations in Vietnam shall comply with Article 26 of this Decree and the following regulations:

1. Domestic award ceremonies shall be presided over by the requesting agencies.

2. Overseas award ceremonies shall be presided over by authorized heads of embassies or authorized heads of representative missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam abroad according to written requests of requesting agencies. Requesting agencies shall transfer commendation decisions and items and cooperate with embassies or representative missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam abroad in organizing award ceremonies, ensuring solemnity and conformity with actual conditions.