THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SOCIALIST REPUBLICOF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom- Happiness
No. 10/2005/TT-BNG
Ha noi, May 19, 2005
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE GOVERNMENTS DECREE No. 06/2005/ND-CP OF JANUARY 19, 2005 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF FOREIGN COOPERATION AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN VIETNAM
In furtherance of the Governments Decree No. 06/2005/ND-CP of January 19, 2005 on the establishment and operation of representative offices of foreign cooperation and research organizations in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the Decree for short), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby guides the implementation as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
Scope and objects of regulation
1. This Circular guides the implementation of a number of articles of the Governments Decree No. 06/2005/ND-CP on the establishment and operation of representative offices of foreign organizations with a view to assisting the cooperation and research in specialized domains of science, technology, natural resources and environment, healthcare, social affairs and some other specialized domains between foreign governments and the Vietnamese Government not for profit.
2. This Circular shall not apply to the establishment and operation of representative offices of foreign cooperation and research organizations not under ministries, branches or local administrations of foreign countries.
3. Vietnamese managing agencies mean ministries, branches or Peoples Committees of provinces or centrally-run cities, which have direct partnership relations with foreign cooperation and research organizations (within the scope defined in Section 1).
4. This Circular shall not apply to foreign organizations operating in cultural and educational domains.
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