| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No. 33/2010/ND-CP | Hanoi, March 31, 2010 |
DECREE
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHING ACTIVITIES IN SEA AREAS BY VIETNAMESE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Fisheries-Law;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (in Report No. 4382/TTr-BNN-KTB VNLTS of December 31, 2009, and Official Letter No. 716/BC-BNN-TCTS of March 16, 2010),
DECREES:
Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. Scope of regulation
This Decree provides the management of fishing activities inside and outside seas areas of Vietnam.
2. Subjects of application
This Decree applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals engaged in fishing activities.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
1. Coastal route means broken lines linking points from No. 01 to No. 18. The coordinates of points from No. 01 to No. 18 are determined by longitude and latitude specified in an Appendix to this Decree (not printed herein).
2. Inshore route means broken lines linking points from No. 01' to No. 18'. The coordinates of points from No. 01' to No. 18' are determined by longitude and latitude specified in an Appendix to this Decree (not printed herein).
3. Sea areas of Vietnam means sea areas under the sovereignty, sovereignty rights and jurisdiction of the Socialist Republic ©f Vietnam as defined in the June 17, 2003 Law on National Borders.
4. Outside seas areas of Vietnam mean the open sea or sea areas of other countries and territories.
5. Open sea means sea areas outside the exclusive economic zone of Vietnam and the exclusive economic zones of other countries or territories.
