THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
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No. 07/2011/TT-BTTTT
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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Hanoi, March 01, 2011
 
CIRCULAR
REGULATING IN DETAIL AND GUIDING ON ISSUING THE LICENSE FOR PRESS ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF RADIO AND TELEVISION
 
THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Pursuant to the December 28, 1989 Press Law and the June 12,1999 Law on Amending and Supplementing a number of articles of the Press Law;
Pursuant to the Decree No.51/2002/ND-CP of April 26, 2002 of the Government regulating in detail the implementation of the Press Law, the Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Press Law;
Pursuant to the December 25, 2007 Decree No.187/2007/ND-CP of the Government regulating functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications;
The Ministry of Information and Communications regulate in detail and guide issuing the license for Press activities in the field of radio and television as follows
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Adjusting scope
This Circular detail and guide the new granting, re-granting, amending, supplementing of License for Press activities in the field of radio, television, hereinafter referred to as the license for radio and television activities
Article 2. Application subjects
This Circular applies to organizations that are issued the license for radio and television activities under the provisions of law on the Press; Radio stations, Television stations, Radio and Television stations (hereinafter generally referred to as radio and television operation organization) and Press governing agencies (hereinafter referred to as governing agency).
Article 3. Term Interpretation
In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. License for radio and television operation includes: radio operation license; television operation license; license for production of broadcast radio program channel; license for production of broadcast television program channel (after referred to as license for broadcast program channel production); license for special program production, license for auxiliary program production.
2. License for Radio operation means license for spoken Press operation that associated with the establishment of radio and television operation organization, licensed organization’s guideline regulation, organization purpose of the first broadcast radio program channel.
3. License for Television operation means operation license for picture Press operation that associated with the establishment of radio and television operation organization, licensed organization’s guideline regulation, organization purpose of the first broadcast television program channel.

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