THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 18/2012/TT-BTC
Hanoi,October 2, 2012
 
CIRCULAR

Guiding criteria and process of identifying technologies on the List of  technologies encouraged for transfer, the List of technologies restricted from transfer and the List of  technologies banned from transfer

Pursuant to the Law on Technology Transfer;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 28/2008/ND-CP of March 14, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science and Technology;
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 133/2008/ND-CP of December 31, 2008, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Technology Transfer;
At the proposal of the director of the Department for Technology Assessment, Appraisal and Inspection;
The Minister of Science and Technology issues this Circular to guide criteria and process of identifying technologies on the List of technologies encouraged for transfer, the List of technologies restricted from transfer and the List of technologies banned from transfer as follows:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular guides criteria and process of identifying technologies and appraisal of modification proposals of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies for the List of  technologies encouraged for transfer, the List of technologies restricted from transfer and the List of  technologies banned from transfer specified in Clause 1, Article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 133/2008/ND-CP of December 31, 2008, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Technology Transfer.