THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 56/2001/TT-BKHCNMT
Hanoi, October 26, 2001
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE INVESTMENT COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES UNDER DECREE NO. 06/2000/ND-CP
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 22/CP of May 22, 1993 on the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 06/2000/ND-CP of March 6, 2000 on the investment cooperation with foreign countries in the fields of medical examination and treatment, education and training and scientific research (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 06/2000/ND-CP for short);
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 24/2000/ND-CP of July 31, 2000 detailing the implementation of the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 24/2000/ND-CP for short);
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment hereby guides the implementation of the contents on investment cooperation with foreign countries in scientific and technological activities under Decree No. 20/2000/ND-CP as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Scope of application
This Circular guides the investment cooperation with foreign countries regarding scientific and technological activities. Scientific and technological activities in cooperation with foreign countries not for profit purposes shall not be subject to this Circular.
2. Participants in investment cooperation
The following subjects shall be eligible for participating in investment cooperation in order to establish foreign-invested scientific and technological organizations:
a/ Research institutes, research centers and other organizations conducting scientific, technical and technological researches, researching into natural sciences, economic administration science and linguistics, which are scientific public-service units of the State economic sector;
b/ Research institutes, research centers and other organizations conducting scientific, technical and technological researches, researching into natural sciences, economic administration science and linguistics, which are of other economic sectors;
c/ Vietnamese enterprises, including enterprises established under the Law on State Enterprises, the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Cooperatives;
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