Circular No. 07/2023/TT-BQP on guidelines for implementation of some articles of Decree No. 120/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on national defense or cipher and Decree No. 37/2022/ND-CP on admendments to some articles of Decrees on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on national defense or cipher; management and protection of national border; within the territorial waters, islands and continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Circular issued by the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam provides guidelines for implementing certain articles of the Government’s Decree No. 120/2013/ND-CP and Decree No. 37/2022/ND-CP. These decrees pertain to penalties for administrative violations against regulations on national defense, as well as the management and protection of national borders, territorial waters, islands, and the continental shelf of Vietnam. The Circular outlines the scope of application, regulated entities, and specific cases for determining penalty amounts. It also details the administrative violations, sanctions, and remedial measures for violations against national defense regulations.