Law on Emulation and Commendation
19:06 26/03/2023
On June 15, 2022, the National Assembly of Vietnam promulgates the Law on Emulation and Commendation
This Law applies to Vietnamese individuals, collectives, and households; Vietnamese individuals and collectives residing abroad; foreign individuals and collectives.
According to the Law, Emulation aims to attract and encourage every individual, collective, and household to promote the tradition of patriotism, unity, innovation, proactivity, creativity for good fulfillment of tasks and best achievements in Fatherland Construction and Defense for the goal of wealthy people, strong nation, democracy, equality, and civilization.
Emulation principles include: Voluntariness, self-consciousness, publicity, and transparency; Unity, cooperation, and mutual development.
Commendation aims to encourage individuals, collectives, and households to enthusiastically emulate; recognize the meritorious services and achievements of individuals, collectives, and households in Fatherland Construction and Defense.
Commendation principles include:
- Accuracy, publicity, transparency, equality, and timeliness;
- Assurance of uniformity between forms and subjects of commendation and meritorious services and achievements;
- One commendation form may be awarded many times to one subject; prohibition against provision of multiple awards or other forms of commendation to one achievement; provision of commendation to the corresponding achievement;
- Focus on the provision of commendations to individuals, collectives, and households that directly work, produce, and conduct business; individuals and collectives that work in borders, seas, islands, and regions with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.
Emulation titles include Emulation titles for individuals; Emulation titles for collectives; Emulation titles for households.
There are 7 forms of commendations including Order; Medal; Honorary title of the state; Ho Chi Minh Prize, State Prize; Commemorative medal;Diploma of Merit and Certificate of Merit.
Bases for consideration for commendations are: achieved achievments, commendation standards and specific conditions and circumstances of the achieved achievement.
The emulation and commendation fund is established based on the state budget, from emulation and commendation funds of enterprises, other economic organizations, contributions of Vietnamese individuals and organizations, foreign individuals and organizations, and other revenue sources according to regulations of the law. The emulation and commendation fund is used for expenditures on the organization of emulation and commendation; expenditures on awards regarding emulation titles and commendation forms for achievements in Fatherland Construction and Defense; expenditures on printing and making commendation items or gifting souvenirs to individuals, collectives, or households. Ministries, departments, central authorities, administrative divisions, organizations, and units shall establish emulation and commendation funds for expenditures on the organization of emulation movements and implementation of policies and regulations on commendation in compliance with regulations of the law.
The President of Vietnam will decide on the award of orders, medals, “Ho Chi Minh Prize”, “State Prize”, and honorary titles of the state.
The Government of Vietnam will decide on the award of the “Emulation Flag of the Government of Vietnam”.
The Prime Minister of Vietnam will decide on the award of the “National Emulation Fighter” title and “Diploma of Merit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam”.
The Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam will decide on the award of commemorative medals.
Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Chief of Office of the CPV Central Committee, Heads of departments of the CPV and equivalences at central levels, Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Chairman of the Office of the President of Vietnam, Auditor General of Vietnam, heads of central agencies of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, social-political-vocational organizations with CPV Designated Representations or organizations of the block of CPV Committees of central agencies will decide on the award of diplomas of merit, emulation flags of Ministries, departments, and central authorities, titles of "Excellent Labor Collective", Emulation Fighter of Ministries, departments, and central authorities, and commemorative medals; heads of central agencies of social organizations, socio-vocational organizations shall be assigned to decide on the award of commemorative medals by the CPV and the State.
Ministers, Heads of Ministries, departments, heads of central agencies of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations at central levels will decide on the award of titles of "Advanced Labor Collective", "Grassroots-Level Emulation Fighter", and "Advanced Laborer" or authorize heads of agencies, organizations, or units without legal status of Ministries, departments, and central authorities to decide on the award of such titles.
Chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces will decide on the award of provincial emulation flags, “Excellent Labor Collective” titles, provincial emulation fighter titles, titles of typical communes, wards, towns, diplomas of merit, and commemorative medals.
The competence to award titles of “Determined-to-Win Unit” and “Excellent Labor Collective” in the People’s Army and People’s Public Security will be stipulated by the Government of Vietnam.
This Law comes into force as of January 1, 2024. The Law on Emulation and Commendation No. 15/2003/QH11 amended by Law No. 47/2005/QH11, Law No. 32/2009/QH12, and Law No. 39/2013/QH13 will expire when this Law comes into force.
The State will continue to recognize and protect emulation titles and commendation forms that have been awarded or posthumously awarded before this Law comes into force; benefits and rights that come with emulation titles and commendation forms shall continue to comply with regulations of the law.
This Law applies to Vietnamese individuals, collectives, and households; Vietnamese individuals and collectives residing abroad; foreign individuals and collectives.
According to the Law, Emulation aims to attract and encourage every individual, collective, and household to promote the tradition of patriotism, unity, innovation, proactivity, creativity for good fulfillment of tasks and best achievements in Fatherland Construction and Defense for the goal of wealthy people, strong nation, democracy, equality, and civilization.
Emulation principles include: Voluntariness, self-consciousness, publicity, and transparency; Unity, cooperation, and mutual development.
Commendation aims to encourage individuals, collectives, and households to enthusiastically emulate; recognize the meritorious services and achievements of individuals, collectives, and households in Fatherland Construction and Defense.
Commendation principles include:
- Accuracy, publicity, transparency, equality, and timeliness;
- Assurance of uniformity between forms and subjects of commendation and meritorious services and achievements;
- One commendation form may be awarded many times to one subject; prohibition against provision of multiple awards or other forms of commendation to one achievement; provision of commendation to the corresponding achievement;
- Focus on the provision of commendations to individuals, collectives, and households that directly work, produce, and conduct business; individuals and collectives that work in borders, seas, islands, and regions with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.
Emulation titles include Emulation titles for individuals; Emulation titles for collectives; Emulation titles for households.
There are 7 forms of commendations including Order; Medal; Honorary title of the state; Ho Chi Minh Prize, State Prize; Commemorative medal;Diploma of Merit and Certificate of Merit.
Bases for consideration for commendations are: achieved achievments, commendation standards and specific conditions and circumstances of the achieved achievement.
The emulation and commendation fund is established based on the state budget, from emulation and commendation funds of enterprises, other economic organizations, contributions of Vietnamese individuals and organizations, foreign individuals and organizations, and other revenue sources according to regulations of the law. The emulation and commendation fund is used for expenditures on the organization of emulation and commendation; expenditures on awards regarding emulation titles and commendation forms for achievements in Fatherland Construction and Defense; expenditures on printing and making commendation items or gifting souvenirs to individuals, collectives, or households. Ministries, departments, central authorities, administrative divisions, organizations, and units shall establish emulation and commendation funds for expenditures on the organization of emulation movements and implementation of policies and regulations on commendation in compliance with regulations of the law.
The President of Vietnam will decide on the award of orders, medals, “Ho Chi Minh Prize”, “State Prize”, and honorary titles of the state.
The Government of Vietnam will decide on the award of the “Emulation Flag of the Government of Vietnam”.
The Prime Minister of Vietnam will decide on the award of the “National Emulation Fighter” title and “Diploma of Merit of the Prime Minister of Vietnam”.
The Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam will decide on the award of commemorative medals.
Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, governmental agencies, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Chief of Office of the CPV Central Committee, Heads of departments of the CPV and equivalences at central levels, Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam, Chairman of the Office of the President of Vietnam, Auditor General of Vietnam, heads of central agencies of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, social-political-vocational organizations with CPV Designated Representations or organizations of the block of CPV Committees of central agencies will decide on the award of diplomas of merit, emulation flags of Ministries, departments, and central authorities, titles of "Excellent Labor Collective", Emulation Fighter of Ministries, departments, and central authorities, and commemorative medals; heads of central agencies of social organizations, socio-vocational organizations shall be assigned to decide on the award of commemorative medals by the CPV and the State.
Ministers, Heads of Ministries, departments, heads of central agencies of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations at central levels will decide on the award of titles of "Advanced Labor Collective", "Grassroots-Level Emulation Fighter", and "Advanced Laborer" or authorize heads of agencies, organizations, or units without legal status of Ministries, departments, and central authorities to decide on the award of such titles.
Chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces will decide on the award of provincial emulation flags, “Excellent Labor Collective” titles, provincial emulation fighter titles, titles of typical communes, wards, towns, diplomas of merit, and commemorative medals.
The competence to award titles of “Determined-to-Win Unit” and “Excellent Labor Collective” in the People’s Army and People’s Public Security will be stipulated by the Government of Vietnam.
This Law comes into force as of January 1, 2024. The Law on Emulation and Commendation No. 15/2003/QH11 amended by Law No. 47/2005/QH11, Law No. 32/2009/QH12, and Law No. 39/2013/QH13 will expire when this Law comes into force.
The State will continue to recognize and protect emulation titles and commendation forms that have been awarded or posthumously awarded before this Law comes into force; benefits and rights that come with emulation titles and commendation forms shall continue to comply with regulations of the law.