From today (January 11), people are allowed to use fireworks.
Since January 11, Decree 137/2020/ND-CP has officially taken effect, allowing people to use fireworks in certain events such as weddings and birthdays. However, to use fireworks legally, people need to pay attention to a few things.
According to the Decree, from January 11, 2021, fireworks are products that are manufactured, handcrafted or industrially produced, when impacted by mechanical, thermal, chemical or electrical stimulation, creating sound, light and color effects in space, without causing an explosion. Thus,fireworkused must not cause explosion.
People should note to only buy fireworks from organizations and businesses that have been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for Fireworks Business: These are organizations and businesses under the Ministry of National Defense that are allowed to trade in fireworks and must be granted a Certificate of Eligibility for Security and Order by a competent Public Security agency; ensuring conditions for fire prevention, fire fighting, incident prevention and response, and environmental protection.
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| From January 11, 2021, people are allowed to use fireworks that do not cause explosions. Photo: Kim Anh |
Decree 117/2020 also prohibits the following acts related to the use of fireworks:
- Researching, manufacturing, producing, trading, exporting, importing, storing, transporting, illegally using or appropriating fireworks;
- Bringing illegal fireworks and fireworks into or out of Vietnam's territory or into prohibited areas, restricted areas, protected areas and protected targets.
- Taking advantage of or abusing the use of fireworks to infringe upon national security, social order and safety, life, health, property, rights and legitimate interests of agencies, organizations and individuals.
- Transporting, storing, and destroying fireworks that do not ensure safety or affect the environment;
- Exchanging, donating, giving, sending, borrowing, lending, renting, leasing, or pawning fireworks to illegally produce fireworks.
- Appropriating, buying, selling, exchanging, giving, lending, borrowing, renting, leasing, mortgaging, counterfeiting, repairing, erasing all types of fireworks licenses.
- Instruct, train, organize training on how to illegally manufacture, produce, and use fireworks in any form.
- Intentionally providing false information on the management and preservation of fireworks and fireworks chemicals;
- Failure to report or untimely reporting, concealing or falsifying information about loss, damage, accidents or incidents involving fireworks or fireworks chemicals.
