| THE PRIME MINISTER ------- No. 55/2010/QD-TTg | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness --------- Hanoi, September 10, 2010 |
DECISION
ON THE COMPETENCE, ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFYING ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS CARRYING OUT HI-TECH APPLICATION OR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS AND RECOGNIZING HI-TECH ENTERPRISES
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 13, 2008 Law on High Technologies;
A t the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology,
DECIDES:
Article 1. Competence to certify hi-tech application or research and development operations and recognize hi-tech enterprises
The Ministry of Science and Technology may grant certificates of hi-tech application or research and development operations (below referred to as operation certificates) and hi-tech enterprise certificates.
Article 2. Order and procedures for the grant of operation certificates
Organizations' and individuals' dossiers of application for operation certificates shall be sent directly or by post to the Ministry of Science and Technology. A dossier shall be made in two sets, including one original set and one photocopied set.
1. An organization's dossier of application for an operation certificate comprises:
a/ An application for the certificate, made according to a form set by the Ministry of Science and Technology;
b/ A notarized copy of the business registration certificate, investment certificate, science and technology enterprise certificate or certificate of registration of scientific and technological operations:
c/ A written explanation about the hi-tech application project or hi-tech research and development scheme (for high technologies on the list of those prioritized for development investment);
d/ The managing agency's written certification of the contents presented in the written explanation (for organizations managed by ministries, ministerial-level agencies or government-attached agencies); or a written certification of the provincial-level Science and Technology Department of the locality in which the organization carries out hi-tech application or research and development operations (for organizations not managed by ministries, ministerial-level agencies or government-attached agencies).
2. An individual's dossier of application for an operation certificate comprises:
a/ An application for the certificate, made according to a form set by the Ministry of Science and Technology, enclosed with two 4x6 cm photos;
b/ A copy of his/her valid identity card or passport;
c/ A written explanation about the hi-tech application project or hi-tech research and development scheme (for high technologies on the list of those prioritized for development investment);
d/ A written certification of the contents presented in the written explanation, given by the provincial-level Science and Technology Department of the locality in which the individual carries out hi-tech application or research and development operations.
