| THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No. 02/2010/TT-BTTTT | Hanoi, January 11, 2010 |
CIRCULAR
DETAILING THE DECEMBER 3, 2004 PUBLICATION LAW, THE JUNE 3, 2008 LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE PUBLICATION LAW, DECREE NO. 111/2005/ND-CP OF AUGUST 26, 2005, AND DECREE NO. 11/2009/ ND-CP OF FEBRUARY 10, 2009
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Pursuant to December 3, 2004 Publication Law No. 30/2004/QH11, which was amended and supplemented under Law No. 12/2008/QH12 of June 3, 2008;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 111/2005/ND-CP of August 26, 2005, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Publication Law;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 11/2009/ND-CP of February 10, 2009, amending and supplementing the Government's Decree No. 111/2005/ND-CP of August 26, 2005, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Publication Law;
At the proposal of the General Director of the Publication Department,
STIPULATES:
Article 1. Development planning for the publication, printing and publication distribution industries
1. Planning to develop the publication, printing and publication distribution industries must adhere to the following principles:
a/ To implement state policies to promote and support the development of publication, to clearly set development objectives and orientations for each period;
b/ To match and meet national socioeconomic development requirements;
c/ To develop the domestic publication market, to approach and expand overseas markets to meet international economic integration requirements;
d/ To apply advanced and environmentally friendly technologies;
e/ To plan on development of the publication, printing and publication distribution industries of each economic region and locality in conformity with the national master plan on development of the publication, printing and publication distribution industries.
2. Planning responsibilities:
a/ The Publication Department shall assume the prime responsibility for elaborating a national master plan to develop the publication, printing and publication distribution and submitting it to a competent authority for approval;
b/ Based on the national master plan to develop the publication, printing and publication distribution industries and local socio-economic development master plans, provincial-level Information and Communications Departments shall assume the prime responsibility for elaborating local master plans to develop the publication, printing and publication distribution industries and submitting them to competent authorities for approval.
Article 2. Publication of works and documents as publications
Works and documents in the forms below must be published through publishing houses:
1. Printed book, book printed in Braille; work read or heard through electronic devices, digital
devices or the internet;
devices or the internet;
2. Calendar, tear-off calendar, pocket calendar, book calendar, desk calendar;
3. Picture, photo, map, poster, leaflet and brochure with the contents specified in Article 4 of the Publication Law;
4. Audio tape and disc, video tape and disc substituting or illustrating books.
Article 3. Printing of catalogs, leaflets and brochures freed from licensing
1. Organizations and individuals that order printing of catalogs, leaflets or brochures only to introduce or provide use instructions for goods and products: or introduce their enterprises, goods and services are not required to apply for publication permits.
2. A catalog, leaflet or brochure under Clause 1 of this Article must contain at least the following information:
a/ Name, address and telephone number of the printing order maker;
b/ Name of the printer.
3. When designing, printing or post-press processing catalogs, leaflets and brochures specified in Clause 1 of this Article, designing, printing or post-press processing establishments are not required to apply for publication printing permits.
