| THE GOVERNMENT No. 195/2013/ND-CP | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness Hanoi, November 21, 2013 |
DECREE
Detailing a number of articles of, and measures for implementing, the Publication Law
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 20, 2012 Publication Law;
At the proposal of the Minister of Information and Communications,
The Government promulgates the Decree detailing a number of articles of, and measures for implementing, the Publication Law.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. This Decree details a number of articles of, and measures for implementing, the Publication Law regarding the responsibilities to perform the state management of, and to implement state policies on, publication activities; organization of and operation in the publishing, printing and distribution of publications and publishing and distribution of e-publications.
2. This Decree applies to domestic agencies, organizations and individuals, foreign organizations operating in the Vietnamese territory and foreign residents in Vietnam that are involved in publication activities.
Article 2. Tasks and powers of the Ministry of Information and Communications in performing the state management of publication activities
1. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with others in, formulating and promulgating according to its competence, or submitting to competent agencies for promulgation, legal documents, strategies, master plans, plans and state policies on publication activities, copyright and related rights in publication activities, and measures for preventing and combating illegal printing, printing of fake books, or printing in excess of registered quantities of publications.
2. To conduct scientific research and technological application in publication activities; to provide professional and skills training and retraining in publication activities.
3. To manage and organize international cooperation in publication activities.
4. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with related agencies in, specifying, or proposing competent agencies to specify, the policies prescribed at Points b and c, Clause 2; Points b and c, Clause 4; and Point b, Clause 5, Article 7 of the Publication Law.
5. To grant, renew, re-grant, extend and revoke licenses, certificates, practice certificates and registration certifications used in publication activities in accordance with the Publication Law and this Decree.
6. To receive, manage, read and examine deposited publications and handle violating publications in accordance with the Publication Law, this Decree and other relevant laws.
7. To guide and implement the information, reporting and statistical regimes and issue forms for use in publication activities.
8. To implement emulation and commendation work in publication activities; to select and award national prizes for publications of high value.
9. To request organizations and individuals to suspend the publishing, printing or distribution of publications in accordance with law when detecting signs of violation.
10. To examine, inspect, settle complaints and denunciations and handle law violations in publication activities according to its competence.
Article 3. Responsibilities of ministries and ministerial-level agencies in performing the state management of publication activities
1. The Ministry of Public Security shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Information and Communications in, providing according to its competence, or proposing competent agencies to provide and guide, the implementation of measures to ensure security and order and prevent and combat crimes in publication activities.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Information and Communications in, providing according to its competence, or proposing competent agencies to provide and guide, market management work in publication activities.
