THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 179/2001/TT-BQP
Hanoi, January 22, 2001
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S DECREE No. 34/2000/ND-CP OF AUGUST 18, 2000 ON THE REGULATION ON THE LAND BORDER AREAS OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
On August 18, 2000, the Government issued Decree No. 34/2000/ND-CP on the Regulation on the land border areas of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (hereafter called Decree No. 34/CP for short), with its Article 26 prescribing: "The Ministry of Defense shall coordinate with the concerned ministries and branches in elaborating documents guiding the implementation of this Decree".
After reaching agreement with the concerned ministries and branches, the Defense Ministry hereby provides specific implementation guidance as follows:
I. THE BORDER AREAS, BORDER BELTS AND RESTRICTED ZONES
1. Determination of the border areas, border belts and restricted zones
a/ Border areas
The land border areas defined in Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree No. 34/CP cover communes, wards and district townships with their administrative boundaries adjoining the national land borderline (hereinafter referred to as the border communes and specified in Appendix No. 1 to this Circular).
b/ Border belts
The determination of border belts shall be based on the defense, security, order and economic situation, terrain and the border management and protection requirements in each locality, for appropriate regulations.
In special cases where, due to the terrain and/or border management and protection requirements in certain areas, there must be prescriptions different from those at Point a, Clause 2, Article 2 of Decree No. 34/CP, the provincial Peoples Committees shall reach agreements with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Public Security for reporting them to the Prime Minister for decision.
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