Chương 3 Văn bản hợp nhất 10/VBHN-VPQH năm 2013 hợp nhất Luật di sản văn hóa do Văn phòng Quốc hội ban hành: Bảo vệ và phát huy giá trị di sản văn hóa phi vật thể

Chapter 3.

PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF VALUE OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Article 17. [12]

The State shall protect and promote the value of intangible cultural heritage through the following measures:

1. Study, collect, inventory and classify intangible cultural heritage;

2. Transmit, disseminate, publish, perform and revive intangible cultural heritage;

3. Encourage and create conditions for organizations and individuals to research, collect, store, transmit and introduce intangible cultural heritage;

4. Provide professional guidance on protection and promotion of the value of intangible cultural heritage at the request of the holder of intangible cultural heritage.

5. Finance the protection and promotion of the value of intangible cultural heritage and the prevention of the danger of deterioration and disappearance of intangible cultural heritage."

Article 18. [13]

1. The presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces (hereinafter referred to as “the presidents of the provincial-level People’s Committees”) shall organize the inventory of intangible cultural heritage in their provinces, select intangible cultural heritage and make scientific dossiers thereof to propose the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to include such intangible cultural heritage in the national list of intangible cultural heritage.

2. The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall decide to declare the national list of intangible cultural heritage and issue certificate of intangible cultural heritage in this list.

In case there are grounds to believe that intangible cultural heritage which has been included in the national list of intangible cultural heritage is ineligible for inclusion in this list, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall decide to remove such heritage from the national list of intangible cultural heritage.

3. The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall elaborate Clause 1 of this Article."

Article 19.

The Prime Minister shall consider and decide to propose the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to recognize Vietnam’s typical intangible cultural heritage as World Cultural Heritage, at the proposals of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism [14].

Dossiers that have been submitted to the Prime Minister shall be evaluated in writing by the national council for cultural heritage.

Article 20.

The competent authorities shall adopt necessary measures to protect intangible cultural heritage, prevent the danger of falsification, deterioration and disappearance

Article 21. [15]

The State shall protect and develop spoken and written languages of ethnic groups through in Vietnam the following measures:

1. Study, collect and store spoken and written languages of ethnic groups; promulgate rules on transcription of spoken languages of ethnic groups without written languages: adopt special measures to protect spoken and written languages which are in danger of disappearance;

2. Teach spoken and written languages of ethnic minority groups for officials and public employees as well as officers and soldiers of people's armed forces who are working in ethnic minority areas to meet their working requirements; teach spoken and written languages of ethnic minority groups for ethnic minority pupils in accordance with the Education Law; publish books and newspapers and perform radio, television and stage programs in ethnic minority languages;

3. Issue legal documents and organize activities related to dissemination of information to preserve the clarity and purity of the Vietnamese language and develop the Vietnamese language."

Article 22.

The State and the society shall protect and promote the fine customs and traditions in the nation’s life-style and way of life; abolish bad customs and practices harmful to the people’s cultural life.

Article 23.

The State shall adopt policies to encourage the collection, compilation, translation, statistics, classification and storage of literary, art and scientific works, oral literature, folk oratorio of the ethic groups in Vietnam for popularization at home and cultural exchange with foreign countries.

Article 24.

The State shall adopt policies to encourage maintenance, restoration and development of traditional handicrafts that have typical value; research into and application of knowledge about traditional medicine and pharmacy; maintenance and promotion of value in terms of gastronomy and traditional costumes and other folk knowledge.

Article 25. [16]

The State shall facilitate preservation and promotion of cultural value of traditional festivals through the following measures:

1. Create favorable conditions for organization of festivals.

2. Encourage organization of traditional cultural and art-performance activities in association with festivals;

3. Selectively revive rites of traditional festivals;

4. Encourage guidance on and dissemination of information about the origin and contents of the typical and unique value of festivals at home and abroad."

Article 26. [17]

1. The State shall honor and adopt preferential policies for craftspeople who have outstanding talents, hold and have meritorious services to protection and promotion of the value of intangible cultural heritage, through the following measures:

a) Award or posthumously award medals or state honorary titles or apply other forms of honor;

b) Facilitate and finance creation, performance, display and introduction of products of craftspeople;

c) Provide monthly cost-of-living benefits and other preferential treatment to craftspeople who have been awarded state honorary titles but earn low incomes and meet with difficulties.

2. The Government shall promulgate preferential policies for craftspeople specified in Points b and c, Clause 1 of this Article."

Article 27.

Overseas Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals may conduct research into and collect intangible cultural heritage in Vietnam after obtaining written consents of the competent authorities.