THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 30/2000/PL-UBTVQH10
Hanoi, December 28, 2000 
 ORDINANCE
ON STATE SECRETS PROTECTION
(No. 30/2000/PL-UBTVQH10 of December 28, 2000)
In order to raise the responsibility of State bodies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, economic organizations, other organizations, people�s armed force units and all citizens in the task of protecting the State secrets, contributing to the building and defense of the Fatherland;
Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
Pursuant to the Resolution of the Xth National Assembly, at its 6th session, on the 2000 law and ordinance making program;
This Ordinance prescribes the protection of the State secrets.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- The State secrets mean information on cases, affairs, documents, objects, venues, time, speech, carrying important contents in the fields of politics, national defense, security, external affairs, economy, science, technology and other fields, which the State does not publicize or has not yet publicized and the disclosure of which will cause harm to the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Article 2.- To protect the State secrets is a very important task of the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The State bodies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, economic organizations, other organizations, people�s armed force units (hereinafter referred collectively to as agencies, organizations) and all citizens have the duty and responsibility to protect the State secrets.
Article 3.- All acts of gathering, disclosing, losing, appropriating, buying and selling, and illegally destroying State secrets, and the abuse of State secret protection to conceal acts of law breaking, infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and citizens, or obstructing the implementation of State plans are strictly forbidden.
The access to, preservation, supply and treatment of State secrets must comply with the Government's regulations.
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