Agreement on Order Restoration in Vientiane Capital Urban and Suburban Areas

关于万象首都市区及城郊整治秩序的协议

ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຈັດສັນຄວາມເປັນລະບຽບຮຽບຮ້ອຍ ໃນຕົວເມືອງ ແລະ ຊານເມືອງ ຢູ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ

Summary

The Vientiane Capital Authority issued an agreement stipulating principles, rules, and measures for rectifying disorder in urban and suburban areas, clarifying four key areas of commerce, public works and transport, energy and telecommunications, and culture, and defining responsibilities of authorities at all levels and relevant departments.

Articles

Article 1

Purpose. This Agreement stipulates the principles, rules, and measures for rectifying the disorder in urban and suburban areas, in order to implement the Law on Urban Planning, the Law on National Roads, the Law on Commerce, and the Law on Culture and Tourism, aiming to elevate the status of Vientiane City as the national capital, making it worthy of the name of the capital, and achieving the urban goal of being livable, gradually prosperous, and civilized.

Article 2 Rectification of Urban Order. Rectification of order in urban and suburban areas refers to the reorganization of various inappropriate activities and matters that contradict established rules, regulations, laws, and urban planning.

Article 3 Interpretation of Terms or Rectification. The meanings of terms or phrases used in this Agreement are as follows: 1. Rectifying current disorder refers to correcting certain ongoing negative phenomena and matters contrary to laws and regulations (the Law on Commerce, the Law on National Roads, the Law on Urban Planning, the Law on Culture and Tourism...), i.e., those caused by individuals or legal entities and having adverse effects on the public interest in that location. 2. Rectification of disorder in the commercial sector refers to ensuring that commercial centers, markets, shops, and other trading premises maintain the established planning for markets, commercial centers, shops, and trading premises (without spillover or overcrowding), being systematic and standardized, ensuring cleanliness, making trading convenient and comfortable, ensuring the safety of operators and customers, and correcting illegal street vending (selling at undesignated locations or places) that obstructs vehicles and pedestrians. 3. (Original text missing, OCR numbering jumps to 4) Rectification of disorder in the field of public works and transport refers to reorganizing certain roadways, demolishing illegal constructions inconsistent with planning and clutter along national roads and important urban roads, removing all types of illegally installed billboards with non-compliant form and content, clearing obstacles on sidewalks and public areas, and rectifying disorder in the construction and repair of buildings. 4. (Original numbering 5) Rectification of disorder in the cultural field refers to correcting situations that violate prohibitions under the Law on Culture and the Decree on Entertainment and matters causing adverse effects on the community, and adjusting cultural business activities to align with socio-economic development. 5. (Original numbering 6) Rectification of disorder in the field of posts, telecommunications, and communications refers to rectifying telephone cables, cables, low-voltage power line systems hung on poles that are unsightly, as well as old, degraded wires lacking technical standards and unable to ensure safety. 6. (Original numbering 7) Road obstacles refer to persons, objects, installations or constructions, businesses, and activities that temporarily or permanently cause blockages, obstructions, or make passage difficult and congested on sidewalks or various traffic routes.

Article 2

Principles of Remediation. 1. Comply with the laws, regulations, and rules that have been promulgated and are in effect by various sectors. 2. Comply with the livable city construction policy and the established plans of the authorities, such as urban planning, road planning, and land use zoning plans. 3. Ensure legal uniformity and equality before residents, communities, and passersby in urban and suburban areas. 4. Ensure peace, unity and harmony, civilized traditions, and the dignity of the capital's people. 5. Ensure social convenience and safety, with public interest prevailing over individual interests, and the minority submitting to the majority.

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