| THE GOVERNMENT No. 66 /2014/ND-CP | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness Hanoi, July 4, 2014 |
DECREE
Detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 19, 2013 Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control;
At the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
The Government promulgates the Decree detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree details and guides a number of articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, covering responsibilities for information transmission, frequency and lengths of time of information transmission, communication networks and equipment serving the direction and command of response to natural disasters; assignment and decentralization of responsibilities and coordination in natural disaster response; mobilization, fundraising and allocation of resources for relief and support to remedy natural disaster consequences; rights and obligations of foreign organizations and individuals and international organizations participating in the response to and remedy of consequences of natural disasters in Vietnam; and organizational structures and tasks of steering and commanding agencies for natural disaster prevention and control and the mechanism of coordination between the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the National Committee for Search and Rescue.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Decree applies to Vietnamese agencies, organizations, households and individuals; foreign organizations and individuals and international organizations residing, operating, or engaged in natural disaster prevention and control activities in Vietnam.
[1] Công Báo Nos 695-696 (20/7/2014)
