Circular No. 18/2014/TT-BNV stipulates the confirmation of the designation of volunteer youth units that have been established and operated during various periods for volunteer youth units that have not yet been confirmed their designations.

CIRCULAR

Article 24regarding the confirmation of the unit nameplate of volunteer units that have been established and operated during various periods for volunteer units that have not yet been confirmed their unit nameplates

 for volunteer units that have been established and operated during various periods but have not yet been confirmed their unit nameplates

for volunteer units that have not yet been confirmed their unit nameplates

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Pursuant to the Youth Law 2005;

Pursuant to Decree No. 12/2011/NĐ-CP dated January 30, 2011, of the Government on the organization and policies for youth volunteers;

Pursuant to Decree No. 58/2014/NĐ-CP dated June 16, 2014, of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs;

Pursuant to Decision No. 40/2011/QĐ-TTg dated July 27, 2011, of the Prime Minister on the regime for youth volunteers who have completed their duties during the resistance war;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Youth Work;

The Minister of Home Affairs issues this Circular to regulate the confirmation of the unit nameplate of volunteer units that have been established and operated during various periods for volunteer units that have not yet been confirmed their unit nameplates.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Circular stipulates criteria, authority, dossier, procedures, formalities, and responsibilities of organizations and individuals related to the confirmation of the unit nameplate of volunteer units that have been established and operated during various periods at central and local levels but have not yet been confirmed their unit nameplates.

Article 2. Applicability

This Circular applies to agencies, organizations, and individuals related to the establishment of dossiers and confirmation of the unit nameplate of volunteer units that have been established and operated during various periods for volunteer units that have not yet been confirmed their unit nameplates.

Article 3. Designation of youth volunteer units

1. The designation of youth volunteer units includes the name and code (if any):

a) The name of the youth volunteer unit during various periods is determined according to the criteria set forth in Chapter II of this Circular;

b) The code of the youth volunteer unit is determined according to letters attached to a series of numbers with historical significance or specific characteristics of the youth volunteer unit.

2. The designation of the youth volunteer unit serves as the basis for management officials and members of the youth volunteer unit to request competent authorities to:

a) Confirm participation in combat service, combat, construction, and defense of the country;

b) Request resolution of benefits and policies in accordance with the law.

3. Management officials and members of the youth volunteer unit referred to in Clause 2 of this Article include:

a) Young people under 18 years old who voluntarily join the youth volunteer movement and are approved by the organization;

b) Young people aged 18 to 30 years old who are mobilized by competent authorities to join the youth volunteer movement;

c) People over 30 years old who are mobilized to join the youth volunteer movement to perform management, professional, and technical tasks.

Chapter II

CRITERIA FOR CONFIRMING THE UNIT NAMEPLATE OF VOLUNTEER UNITS DURING VARIOUS PERIODS

VOLUNTEER UNITS DURING VARIOUS PERIODS

Article 4. Criteria for Youth Volunteer Units Participating in Anti-French Resistance from 1950 to 1954

1. Establishment Policy

Based on the Directive of President Ho Chi Minh or the Resolution of one of the following organizations:

a) The Central Youth Mobilization Party Group;

b) The Vietnam Youth Salvation Association;

c) The Labor Youth Association.

2. Authority to Decide on Establishment

Established, managed, and utilized by one of the following agencies:

a) The Central Youth Volunteer Unit or the Central Vietnam Youth Salvation Association;

b) The State Supply General Department;

3. Organizational Form

Youth Volunteer Units are organized in the following forms:

a) Central Youth Volunteer Teams, Model Youth Volunteer Teams, Youth Volunteer XP Teams;

b) Combined Teams, Combined Sub-units, Sub-units;

c) Youth Volunteer Teams organized into companies, battalions, and platoons.

4. Tasks of Youth Volunteer Units

Youth Volunteer Units perform one of the main tasks below:

a) Building and repairing roads, defusing bombs and mines, ensuring traffic;

b) Transporting logistics, serving combat operations, and directly participating in combat;

c) Conducting mass mobilization work, protecting and serving Party and State agencies, propagandizing Party and State policies, production, and study;

d) Participating in mitigating war consequences, constructing key projects, restoring and developing the economy in difficult areas;

đ) Supplementing forces for the military when necessary.

5. Duration of Operation of Youth Volunteer Units

The specific duration of operation of each Youth Volunteer Unit is carried out according to the requirements and tasks of the authority responsible for mobilizing, managing, and utilizing Youth Volunteers.

Article 5. Criteria for Youth Volunteer Units Engaged in Mitigating War Consequences and Building Socialism from 1955 to 1964

1. Establishment Policy

Based on Directive No. 01/CT.TNLĐ/TW dated February 25, 1959 of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Labor Movement on recruiting volunteers for socialist construction or according to the policy of the Youth Union or revolutionary authorities in the South.

2. Authority to Decide on Establishment

Established, managed, and utilized by one of the following agencies:

a) The Central Youth Association;

b) Other Ministries and Agencies at the Central Level;

d) Provincial Youth Associations;

đ) Youth Organizations or revolutionary governments in the South.

3. Organizational Form

Youth Volunteer Units are organized in the following forms:

a) Youth Volunteer Teams building socialism;

b) Local Youth Volunteer Teams.

4. Main Tasks of Youth Volunteer Units

Youth Volunteer Units perform one of the main tasks below:

a) Participating in mitigating war consequences, opening up traffic routes;

b) Constructing and developing essential works in the Youth Volunteer movement with the task of consolidating peace;

c) Organizing study and training to improve the level of management cadres and Youth Volunteer team members; serving resistance in the South.

5. Duration of Operation of Youth Volunteer Units

The specific operating period of each volunteer unit shall be carried out according to the requirements and tasks of the competent authority mobilizing, managing, and utilizing volunteers; for volunteer units in the South, the specific operating period shall be carried out according to the requirements and tasks of anti-war resistance in each locality.

Article 6. Criteria for Youth Volunteer Units in the Anti-American Resistance War to Save the Country from 1965 to 1975

1. Establishment Policy

Based on Directive No. 71/TTg-CN dated June 21, 1965 of the Prime Minister on organizing volunteer teams against the United States to save the country for transportation work or according to the Resolution of the First Congress of the Revolutionary Youth Union of the South held on March 26, 1965.

2. Authority to Decide on Establishment

Established, managed, and utilized by one of the following agencies:

a) The Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Labor Union;

b) Other Ministries and Agencies at the Central Level;

3. Organizational Form

Youth Volunteer Units are organized in the following forms:

a) General teams, youth volunteer teams organized into battalions, regiments, brigades, companies, platoons, squads for concentrated youth volunteers;

b) Regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, squads for grassroots youth volunteers in the South.

4. Tasks of Youth Volunteer Units

Youth Volunteer Units perform one of the main tasks below:

a) Building urgent defense works, serving the resistance war, and economic construction;

b) Opening roads, ensuring traffic, transporting logistics, evacuating wounded, loading ammunition, serving combat, directly participating in combat, defusing bombs, cleaning up battlefields, working in enemy-controlled areas;

c) Supplementing forces for the army when necessary.

5. Duration of Operation of Youth Volunteer Units

The specific operating period of each volunteer unit shall be carried out according to the requirements and tasks of the competent authority mobilizing, managing, and utilizing volunteers; for grassroots volunteer units in the South, the mobilization period shall be carried out according to the requirements and tasks of anti-war resistance in each locality.

Article 7. Criteria for Youth Volunteer Units in Economic Construction and Development, Participating in Wars to Defend the Homeland, and International Duties in Cambodia and Assisting Laos After April 30, 1975

Based on Directive No. 460-TTg dated September 23, 1978 of the Prime Minister on organizing volunteer forces for economic construction in southern provinces and cities or Decision No. 770/TTg dated December 20, 1994 of the Prime Minister on organizing and policies for volunteers after April 30, 1975, or by the competent authority mobilizing to participate in wars to defend the country and international missions in Cambodia and helping Laos.

2. Authority to Decide on Establishment

Established, managed, and utilized by one of the following agencies:

a) The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth League;

b) Other Ministries and Agencies at the Central Level;

c) Provincial and District People's Committees;

3. Organizational Form

Youth Volunteer Units are organized in the following forms:

b) Battalions of youth volunteers named "Border Defense Pioneers";

c) Youth volunteer economic zones, construction sites, agricultural fields, forestry fields of youth volunteers;

d) Schools, education and vocational training centers of youth volunteers;

đ) Enterprises of youth volunteers;

e) Forces of youth volunteers mobilized to participate in wars to defend the homeland and international duties in Cambodia and assisting Laos after April 30, 1975.

4. Tasks of Youth Volunteer Units

Youth Volunteer Units perform one of the main tasks below:

a) Overcoming the consequences of war, opening roads, building and developing socio-economic regions after liberation;

b) Production labor, building material and technical infrastructure for new economic zones such as land reclamation, afforestation, water conservancy, road construction, and construction of facilities serving production and daily life;

c) Serving border defense combat operations and international duties;

d) Pioneering in performing difficult and urgent tasks, developing the economy and society in border, island areas, and special difficult economic and social conditions areas as specified by the competent authority.

5. Duration of Operation of Youth Volunteer Units

The specific duration of operation of each Youth Volunteer Unit is carried out according to the requirements and tasks of the authority responsible for mobilizing, managing, and utilizing Youth Volunteers.

Chapter III

AUTHORITY, DOSSIER, PROCEDURES AND FORMALITIES

TO CONFIRM THE UNIT NAMEPLATE OF VOLUNTEER UNITS

Article 8. Competence to Confirm the Unit Nameplate of Volunteer Youth Units

1. For volunteer youth organizations established before March 26, 2011:

a) Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union confirm the unit nameplate of volunteer units for those volunteer units established or directly managed and utilized by themselves;

2. For volunteer organizations established from March 26, 2011 onwards, they shall comply with the provisions of Government Decree No. 12/2011/NĐ-CP dated January 30, 2011 on organization and policies for volunteers.

Article 9. Documents for Requesting Confirmation of the Unit Nameplate of Volunteer Youth Units

The documents for requesting confirmation of the unit nameplate of volunteer youth units include:

2. Necessary documents (originals or copies) according to the criteria specified in Chapter II of this Circular.

Article 10. Procedures and Formalities for Confirming the Unit Nameplate of Volunteer Youth Units Established, Managed, and Utilized by Central Agencies

2. The Vietnam Association of Former Volunteers shall be responsible for receiving, guiding, supplementing to complete the dossier and issuing a document to the competent authority prescribed in Article 8 of this Circular to consider and decide on confirming the unit nameplate of volunteer units.

a) In case there are sufficient files as prescribed in Article 9 of this Circular, submit to the head of the competent authority as specified in Point a Clause 1 Article 8 of this Circular for consideration and decision on confirming the unit nameplate of the voluntary youth corps.

The content of the decision confirming must fully reflect all criteria prescribed in Chapter II of this Circular;

b) In case there are insufficient files to confirm the unit nameplate of the voluntary youth corps, respond in writing and specify the reasons.

1. Organizations and individuals requesting confirmation of the unit nameplate of the voluntary youth corps shall be responsible for sending one set of files as prescribed in Article 9 of this Circular to the Association of Former Voluntary Youth Corps at the provincial level.

2. The Association of Former Voluntary Youth Corps at the provincial level shall be responsible for receiving, guiding supplementary information to complete the files, and issuing a document to submit to the Department of Home Affairs for examination, and presenting to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally governed city for decision on confirming the unit nameplate of the voluntary youth corps.

3. Within forty-five working days from the date of receiving complete and valid files, the Department of Home Affairs shall be responsible for examining the files, submitting them to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally governed city for consideration and decision:

a) In case there are sufficient files as prescribed in Article 9 of this Circular, submit to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally governed city for consideration and decision on confirming the unit nameplate of the voluntary youth corps.

The content of the decision confirming must fully reflect all criteria prescribed in Chapter II of this Circular;

b) In case there are insufficient files to confirm the unit nameplate of the voluntary youth corps, respond in writing and specify the reasons.

1. In cases where errors are discovered in the decision confirming the unit name of the Volunteer Youth Force but such errors do not affect the authority or content of the confirmation, corrections shall be made.

2. In cases where the decision confirming the unit name of the Volunteer Youth Force is found to be untrue or beyond authority, the agency issuing the decision shall be responsible for revoking that decision.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 13. Responsibilities of Ministries, Other Central Agencies, and Provincial People's Committees

1. Organize the confirmation of the unit name of the Volunteer Youth Force in accordance with Chapter III of this Circular.

2. Annually, compile the number of Volunteer Youth Force units that have been confirmed with their unit names by competent authorities and send the list to the Ministry of Home Affairs for monitoring.

Article 14. Request to the Communist Youth Union Central Committee

1. Organize the dissemination and popularization of the contents of this Circular to all levels of the Youth Union.

2. Guide all levels of the Youth Union to cooperate with the Association of Former Volunteer Youth Force at all levels in establishing files and verifying requests for confirmation of the unit name of the Volunteer Youth Force.

Article 15. Request to the Vietnam Association of Former Volunteer Youth Force

1. Organize the dissemination and popularization of the contents of this Circular to the Association of Former Volunteer Youth Force at all levels.

2. Review and tally the number of Volunteer Youth Force units from different periods that have not yet been confirmed with their unit names.

3. Guide the Association of Former Volunteer Youth Force at all levels to cooperate with all levels of the Youth Union in receiving, establishing files, and requesting confirmation of the unit name of the Volunteer Youth Force.

Article 16. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from January 15, 2015.

2. During the implementation of this Circular, if there are any difficulties, please report to the Ministry of Home Affairs for research and resolution by relevant ministries, agencies equivalent to ministries, government agencies, People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities, and related organizations and individuals./.