National assemblyLaw No. 17/2003/qh 11Socialist republic of vietnamIndependence-freedom-happinessNational assemblyofsocialist republic of vietnamLegislature XI, 4th session(from 21 October to 26 November 2003)----------------Fisheries LawPursuant to Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1992 amended and supplemented according to Resolution No.51/2001/QH10 dated 25 December 2001 of the National Assembly, Legislature X at its 10th session;This Law stipulates fisheries activities.Chapter IGeneral provisionsArticle 1: Application of the LawThis Law shall apply to Vietnamese organizations and individuals and foreign organizations and individuals conducting fisheries activities in mainland, archipelagoes, internal waters, territorial sea, Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.Provisions of this Law shall be applied unless the international treaties to which Vietnam signed or a party state otherwise.Article 2: Explanation of termsFor the...