Decree No. 06/2005/ND-CP dated January 19, 2005 of the Government on the establishment and operation of representative offices of foreign cooperation and research organizations in Vietnam

THE GOVERNMENT -------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ----------
No.06/2005/ND-CP	Hanoi, January 19, 2005

DECREE

ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF FOREIGN COOPERATION AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN VIETNAM

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

At the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs,

DECREES:

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. This Decree prescribes the establishment and operation of representative offices of foreign cooperation and research organizations in Vietnam (hereinafter called representative offices)

The establishment and operation of representative offices of foreign cultural and educational organizations in Vietnam shall not be governed by this Decree and comply with the provisions of the Government’s Decree No.18/2001/ND-CP dated May 4, 2001 prescribing the setting up and operation of foreign cultural and educational institutions in Vietnam.

Article 2. Foreign cooperation and research organizations prescribed in this Decree are units under ministries, branches or local administrations of foreign countries, which carry out non-profit activities in Vietnam in order to support cooperation, manage programs and projects, and conduct research into the domains of science, technology, natural resources and environment, health and social affairs (hereinafter called foreign organizations) with partners being Vietnamese ministries, branches provincial/municipal People’s Committees (hereinafter called Vietnam managing agencies).

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