(Vietnamese version) Vietnam Law on Natural Resources and Environment of Sea and Islands on 25 June 2013
- Summary
This legal document contains the Vietnamese version of Vietnam’s Law on Natural Resources and Environment of Sea and Islands – Law No. 82/2015/QH13, promulgated by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 25 June 2013. The Law consists of 10 Chapters with 80 Articles. Names of the Chapters listed hereafter are adapted from the English translation of the Law.
Chapter I (Article 1-8): General Provisions
Chapter II (Article 9- 11): Strategy for Exploitation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Environment of Sea and Island.
Chapter III (Article 12-21): Fundamental Investigation, Scientific Research on Resource and Environment,
Chapter IV (Article 22-38): General Plan for Exploitation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Littoral Zones.
Chapter V (Article 39-41): Management of Natural Resources and Islands.
Chapter VI (Article 42-63) Control of Pollution, Coping with Spill of Oil, Toxic Chemicals, and Sea Dumping.
Chapter VII (Article 43-70): General Monitoring And Supervision, Information And Database System On Natural Resources And Environment Of Sea And Islands
Chapter VIII (Article 71-72): International Cooperation On Natural Resources And Environment Of Sea And Islands
Chapter IX (Article 73-78): Responsibilities For General Management Of Natural Resources And Environment Of Sea And Islands.
Chapter X (Chapter 79-80): Implementary Provisions.
- Document: Vietnam’s Law on Natural Resources and Environment of Sea and Islands – Law No. 82/2015/QH13 on 25 June 2013 (Vietnamese version)
- Related Article: The English version of this law.
(Vietnamese version) Vietnam Maritime Code P.2
- Summary
This legal document contains the Second Part of the Vietnamese version of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's Maritime Code - Law No. 95/2015/QH13, promulgated by the 13th National Assembly of Vietnam on 25 NovemberThis first part in 2015.
This second part includes the last 15 chapters with 128 Articles, while the whole Maritime Code is 124-page long, consists of 20 Chapters, of which there are 341 Articles. The names of the Chapters listed below are adapted from those in the English version of Vietnam's Maritime Code.
Chapter VI (Article 129-144): Arrest of Ships.
Chapter VII (Article 145-199): Contract for Carrying of Goods by Sea.
Chapter VIII (Article 200-214): Contract for Carriage of Passengers and Baggage by Sea.
Chapter IX (Article 215-234): Charter-Party.
Chap X (Article 235-246): Ship Agents and Shipbroking.
Chapter XI: (Article 247-255) Marine Pilotage.
Chapter XII (Article 256-263): Ship towage.
Chapter XIII (Artice 264-275): Marine rescue.
Chapter XIV (Article 276-284): Salvage of Shipwrecked Property.
Chapter XV (Article 285-291): Ship Collisions.
Chapter XVI (Article 292-297): General Average.
Chapter XVII (Article 298-302): Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims.
Chapter XVIII (Article 303-336): Marine Insurance Contract.
Chapter XIX (Article 337-339): Resolution of Maritime Disputes.
Chapter XX (Article 340-341): Implementary Provisions
The law applies to Vietnamese organizations or individuals; overseas organizations or individuals engaging in maritime operations within the territory of Vietnam, as provided by Article 2, Chapter I.
- Document: Vietnam Maritime Code Part 2, from Law No. 95/2015/QH13 on 25 November 2015 (Vietnamese version)
- Related Articles:
- Vietnamese version, Vietnam Maritime Code Part 1, from Law No. 95/2015/QH13 on 25 November 2015
- English version, completed version of Vietnam Maritime Code - Law No. 95/2015/QH13 on 25 November 2015
(Vietnamese version) Vietnam Maritime Code Part 1, from Law No. 95/2015/QH13 on 25 November 2015
- Summary
This legal document contains the First Part of the Vietnamese version of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's Maritime Code - Law No. 95/2015/QH13, promulgated by the 13th National Assembly of Vietnam on 25 NovemberThis first part in 2015.
This first part includes the first five chapters with 23 Articles, while the whole Maritime Code is 124-page long, consists of 20 Chapters, of which there are 341 Articles. The names of the Chapters listed below are adapted from those in the English version of Vietnam's Maritime Code.
Chapter I (Article 1-12): General Provisions.
Chapter II (Article 13-49): Sea-going Ships.
Chapter III (Article 50-72): Crew Members and Seafarers.
Chapter IV (Article 73-104): Seaport.
Chapter V (Article 105-128): Maritime Safety, Security, Occupation, and Environmental Protection.
The law applies to Vietnamese organizations or individuals; overseas organizations or individuals engaging in maritime operations within the territory of Vietnam, as provided by Article 2, Chapter I.
- Document: Vietnam Maritime Code Part 1, from Law No. 95/2015/QH13 on 25 November 2015 (Vietnamese version)
- Related Articles:
- Vietnamese version, Vietnam Maritime Code Part 2, from Law No. 95/2015/QH13 on 25 November 2015
- English version, completed version of Vietnam Maritime Code - Law No. 95/2015/QH13 on 25 November 2015
(Vietnamese version) Agreement on Fishery Cooperation in the Tonkin Gulf between the P.R of China and Vietnam on 25 December 2000
- Summary
This legal document contains the Vietnamese version of the Agreement on Fishery Cooperation in the Tonkin Gulf between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, signed on 25 December 2000.
The summary article for this document can be found at that of its English version.
- Document: Agreement on Fishery Cooperation in the Tonkin Gulf between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 25 December 2000 (Vietnamese version)
(Vietnamese version) Agreement between the Thailand and Vietnam on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Thailand on 9 August 1997
- Summary
This legal document contains the Vietnamese version of the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between the two Countries in the Gulf of Thailand signed on 9 August 1997.
The summary article for this document can be found at that of its English version.
- Document: Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between the two Countries in the Gulf of Thailand signed on 9 August 1997 (Vietnamese version, adopted from nghiencuubiendong.vn)
(Vietnamese version) Statement on 12 November 1982 of Vietnam on the Territorial Sea Baseline of Viet Nam
- Summary
This legal document contains the Vietnamese version of the Statement on 12 November 1982 by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the Territorial Sea Baseline of Viet Nam.
The summary article of this document can be found at that of its English version.
- Document: Statement on 12 November 1982 by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the Territorial Sea Baseline of Viet Nam (Vietnamese version, adopted from canhsatbien.vn)
(Vietnamese version) Statement of Vietnam on 12 May 1977 on the Territorial Sea, the Contiguous Zone, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf
This legal document contains the Vietnamese version of the Statement of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Territorial Sea, the Contiguous Zone, the Exclusive Economic Zone, and the Continental Shelf, promulgated in 1977.
The summary article of this document can be found in that of its English version.
Document: Statement of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 12 May 1977 on the Territorial Sea, the Contiguous Zone, the Exclusive Economic Zone, and the Continental Shelf (adopted from canhsatbien.vn)
(Vietnamese version) Vietnam Law of the Sea 2012
- Summary
The document contains the Vietnamese version of Vietnam's Law of the Sea (LotS) adopted in 2012. This legal document includes scope and application of the Law, interpretation of terms of maritime zones, vessels types, Vietnam's coastal state jurisdictions, and legal status in those maritime zones, the rights and duties of other states in those maritime zones, and codes for maritime operations of foreign vessels, individuals, and organization. Apart from the innocent passage of foreign military vessels and the foreign states' rights to lay submarine cables and pipelines, the rest of the contents stated in Vietnam's Law of the Sea conforms to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Article 12.2 of the Law requires prior notice to the competent Vietnamese authorities for innocent passage of foreign military vessels through Vietnam's territorial sea, which is not required as stated in the UNCLOS. Article 16.2 requires written consent of competent Vietnamese authorities for the laying of submarines cables and pipelines in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which is also not stated in the UNCLOS. However, Article 2.2 states that the provision of AN international treaty to which Vietnam is a contracting party shall prevail over Vietnam's LotS if there are differences between the two, which refers to the UNCLOS.
This summary is retrieved from the summary of the official English version of Vietnam Law of the Sea.
- Document: Vietnam Law of the Sea (Vietnamese version)
(Vienamese version) Agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary on 26 June 2003
- Summary
This legal document contains the Vietnamese version of the Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary signed by both contracting parties in 2003.
The summary article for this document can be found at that of the English version of the Bilateral Agreement,
- Documents:
- Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary on 26 June 2003 (Vietnamese version, adopted from UN Treaty Series)
- Map visualizing the Continental Shelf boundary agreed in the Agreement