THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 30/2006/TT-BVHTT
Hanoi, February 21, 2006
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE No. 111/2005/ND-CPOFAUGUST 26, 2005, DETAILING AND GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON PUBLICATION
On August 26, 2005, the Government issued Decree No. 111/2005/ND-CP, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Publication. In order to uniformly implement this Decree throughout the country, the Ministry of Culture and Information hereby guides in detail the implementation of a number of articles of this Decree as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
1. On planning of development of the sector of publishing, printing and distribution of publications:
On the basis of the planning on development of the publishing, printing and publication distribution sector throughout the country up to 2010, approved by the Minister of Culture and Information in his Decision No. 40/2002/QD-BVHTT of December 31, 2002, ministries, branches and localities shall make and send their plannings to the Ministry of Culture and Information prior to June 30, 2006.
Based on the practical publishing activities and the provisions of law, the Minister of Culture and Information may adjust the planning on development of the publishing, printing and publication distribution sector throughout the country up to 2010.
The planning on development of the publishing, printing and publication distribution sector throughout the country shall serve as a basis for realizing policies of encouraging and supporting the development of publication activities and permitting the establishment of publishing houses, publication-printing establishments and publication-importing business establishments.
2. On the re-grant of permits to publishing houses, publication-printing establishments and publication-importing business establishments:
The re-grant of permits for publishing activities defined in Article 21 of the Government's Decree No. 115/2005/ND-CP of August 26, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 115/2005/ND-CP), shall be effected as follows:
a/ For publishing houses:
Existing publishing houses shall send dossiers to the Ministry of Culture and Information to apply for the re-grant of permits. The dossiers of application for the re-grant of permits shall comply with the provisions of Clause 1, Article 16 of the Law on Publication.
The re-grant of permits to existing publishing houses shall be based on conditions defined in Article 12 of the Law on Publication.
b/ For publication-printing establishments:
Existing publication-printing establishments of central agencies and organizations shall send dossiers to the Culture and Information Ministry's Publication Department to apply for the re-grant of permits; those of local agencies and organizations shall send dossiers to their respective provincial/municipal Culture and Information Services to apply for the re-grant of permits. The dossiers of application for the re-grant of permits shall comply with the provisions of Clause 2, Article 31 of the Law on Publication.
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