Ha Noi, day 27 month 01 year 2000

DECISION No. 14/2000/QD-TTg OF JANUARY 27,2000 STIPULATING DOMESTIC DELEGATIONS AND FOREIGN GUESTS VISITINGVIETNAM WAY-LED BY TRAFFIC POLICE MOTOR VEHICLES

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;

Pursuantto Decree No. 36/CP of May 29, 1995 of the Government on ensuringtraffic order and safety on roads and in urbans centers; Decree No.75/1998/ND-CP of September 26, 1998 of the Government amending andsupplementing a number of Articles of Decree No. 36/CP;

At the proposal of the Minister of Public Security,

DECIDES:

Article 1.- Domestic delegations and foreign guests to Vietnam being way-led by traffic police motor vehicles are stipulated as follows:

1. For high-ranking Party and State leaders and domestic delegations:

-The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam CentralCommittee, the State President, the National Assembly Chairman, and/orthe Prime Minister being on visit, working visits or attending domesticor international anniversaries and conferences held in localities;

-Polibureau members, advisors to the Communist Party of Vietnam CentralCommittee, Vice-Presidents of the State, Vice-Chairmen of the NationalAssembly, Deputy Prime Minister being on visits, working visits orattending domestic or international anniversaries and conferences heldin localities;

- The Party delagations during the time they attend the Party's National Congresses;

- The National Assembly delegations during the time they attend the National Assembly sessions;

-Convoys joining parades in service of great anniversaries held by theState or the People's Committees of the provinces or centrally-runcities;

- Funeral processions held by the State.

2. For foreign delegations being guests of the Party and the State:

- Heads of States;

- Heads of Governments;

- Presidents of Parliaments;

- General Secretaries, Chairmen or Heads of the Parties which have established relations with the Communist Party of Vietnam;

- Deputy Heads of States, Deputy Prime Ministers, Vice Chairmen of Parliaments and the like;

- The U.N. Secretary General and deputy Secretaries General;

- Parties'ex- general Secretaries, or ex-Chairmen, former Heads of State or Prime Ministers;

- Heads of international organizations;

- Ministers and the like;

- Key members of royal families (Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses);

- Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary presenting credentials;

- Diplomatic missions of various countries attending formal activities organized by the State;

- Foreign delegations attending international conferences held by the State.

3.Apart from the subjects defined in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article,other cases where traffic police vehicles are required for way-leadingshall be considered and decided by the Minister of Public Security atthe written requests of concerned agencies and/or organizations.

Article 2.- The organization of way-leading by traffic police must ensure the following principles:

- To strictly comply with the State ceremonies, diplomatic formalities and international practices;

- To ensure thrift, avoid show-offs and wastefulness;

-To ensure the absolute safety for the Party and State leaders, domesticdelegations and foreign guests, as well as their smooth travels asrequired;

- The way-leading traffic police motor vehicles arepriority vehicles; all people and means joining in the traffic shallhave to give way according to the provisions of law;

Theagencies, organizations and the People's Committees of the provinces andcentrally-run cities shall, when asking for way-leading traffic policemotor vehicles, have to promptly report such and work out coordinationplans, so that the traffic police force can take initiative in workingout plans for implementation in strict compliance with the regulationsof the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Public Security.

Article 3.- The Ministry of Public Security shall provide detailed guidance for theuniform implementation of this Decision throughout the country.

Article 4.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its signing. All previousregulations which are contrary to this Decision are now annulled.

Article 5.- The ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies, the headsof the agencies attached to the Government, the presidents of thePeople's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities shall haveto implement this Decision.