NA Standing Committee looks into copyright of national flag, emblem, anthem

Chairman of the NA Committee for Authorized Affairs Hoang Thanh Tung reported on the adjustment of the draft primarily based on suggestions. He mentioned the brand new model amended and supplemented 102 articles of the Regulation on IP, up 11 articles as in contrast with the model offered on the second assembly.

In his remarks, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue requested related companies to proceed perfecting the report after the working session, and urged them seek the advice of full-time legislators, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Trade and the Vietnam Fatherland Entrance because the matter is said to many individuals and companies.

A proposal by the Ministry of Science and Know-how – the compiling company – on supplementing Article 24a on the copyright and different related rights associated to the nationwide flag, nationwide emblem and nationwide anthem obtained nice consideration.

Tung mentioned strict laws on the promotion and use of the nationwide flag, nationwide emblem and nationwide anthem are essential to make sure the sanctity of these nationwide symbols in social life, in addition to folks’s rights in the direction of the nationwide anthem.

Nonetheless, the Standing Committee discovered that the compiling company has failed to supply enough grounds and data to resolve the supplementation of Article 24a, he famous.

Tung harassed that the nationwide flag, nationwide emblem and nationwide anthem are each mental properties and sacred symbols of the nation. Subsequently, the adjustment on this regulation solely would fail to cowl the usage of the nationwide flag, nationwide emblem and nationwide anthem in a complete, inclusive and full method.

He cited the case in quite a lot of nations the place there’s a regulation devoted to the nationwide flag, nationwide emblem and nationwide anthem, including that extra work needs to be performed to consolidate authorized laws on the difficulty, and that there needs to be a separate authorized doc on the modification.

NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh mentioned the Standing Committee assigns the Ministry of Science and Know-how to report back to the Authorities for an official written proposal on the matter.

In the meantime, the NA Committee for Authorized Affairs that’s accountable for evaluation of the draft regulation, and different related companies will conduct additional examine on the difficulty and report back to the Standing Committee earlier than formally presenting the difficulty to the legislature.