ONLY SPECIAL AGENCIES ALLOWED TO GET CAMOUFLAGED SOUND RECORDING AND VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES
On May 19, 2017, the Government issued the Decree No. 66/2017/ND-CP prescribing the conditions for doing business in camouflaged sound recording, video recording and positioning devices and software.
In accordance with this Decree, Only the following business establishment can do business in camouflaged sound recording, video recording and positioning devices and software such as business establishments of the Ministry of Public Security that are granted certificates of satisfaction of security and order conditions by a competent agency of the Ministry of Public Security; business establishments of the Ministry of National Defense that are granted certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions by a competent agency of the Ministry of National Defense; and business establishments other than those specified above that are granted certificate of satisfaction of security and order conditions by a competent agency of the Ministry of Public Security..
What’s more important, the Decree prescribes that business establishments are allowed o sell only camouflaged sound recording and video recording devices and software to subjects permitted by law to use secret sound recording and video recording measures, such as specialized agencies in charge of protection of national security and social order and safety; agencies responsible for executing secret sound recording and video recording measures under the conditions, competence and procedures for special procedural investigation measures prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code.
At the same time, business establishments must employ only persons who are aged full 18 years or older, have full civil act capacity and are not drug-addicted. Not to employ persons who are under criminal investigation, prosecution or trial, are permitted to postpone serving an imprisonment sentence, are released from prison ahead of their imprisonment terms on certain conditions, or are serving a non-custodian reform penalty… To destroy all camouflaged sound recording, video recording and positioning devices and software that are damaged.
This Decree takes effect on July 05, 2017
