THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Circular No. 12/2013/TT-BCT dated June 20, 2013 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade promulgating the regulation on notification, registration and information publication procedures related to e-commerce website
Pursuant to the Decree No 95/2012/ND-CP dated November 12, 2012 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizations structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Pursuant to the Decree No. 52/ 2013/ND-CP dated May 16, 2013 of the Government on e-commerce;
The Ministry of Industry and Trade promulgating theregulation on notification, registration and information publication procedures related to e-commerce website,
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Adjusting scope
This Circular regulates on orders and procedures of notification, registration for e-commerce website, registration for credit evaluation activities of e-commerce websites and information publication on the portal management and e-commerce operation.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular applicable to traders, organizations or individuals involved in e-commerce activity in Vietnam’s territory, including:
1. Traders and organizations set up e-commerce website to sell goods;
2. Traders and organizations set up e-commerce website to provide the e-commerce service;
3. Traders and organizations having performed the credit evaluation of e-commerce website;
Chapter II
PROCEDURES OF NOTIFYING AND REGISTERING THE E-COMMERCE WEBSITE
Section 1
NOTIFICATION OF E-COMMERCE WEBSITE SELLING GOODS
Article 3. Subjects of notifying e-commerce website selling goods
Subjects of notifying e-commerce website selling goods include:
1. Being traders
2. Being organizations with functions including the organization of selling goods, proving the service or conduct the e-commerce activities.
3. Individuals issued with personal tax code.
Article 4. Procedure for notification
1. The receiving and processing registration dossiers for e-commerce website selling goods shall be implemented online by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the Management Portal of E-commerce activities at the address www.online.gov.vn .
2. Traders and organizations shall access on the Management Portal of E-commerce activities and process the following steps:
Step 1: traders and organizations register the access account on the system by providing the following information:
- Name of traders and organizations;
- Business registration certificate number, establishment decision number;
- Business/ operation fields;
- Office address of traders and organizations;
- Other contacts include telephone number, fax, electronic mail.
Step 2: within 03 working days after receiving the result from Ministry of Industry and Trade via registered email on the following contents:
- If the information on account registration is full and valid, trader and organization is provided an account to sign in the system and process the step 3;
- If the account registration failed or being requested to provide more information, trader and organization must process the re-registration or add more information as requested.
Step 3: Trader, organizations sign in by access account of the system, select the button Notify e-commerce website selling goods, process the declaration according to the form.
