THE GOVERNMENT
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No. 13/2012/ND-CP
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence– Freedom – Happiness
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Hanoi, March 02, 2012
 
DECREE
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON INNOVATIONS
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
At the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology,
 
DECREES:
 
Article 1. To promulgate together with this Decree the Regulation on innovations.
Article 2. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall assist the Government in performing the unified state management of innovation activities nationwide.
Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, and chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees shall, within the ambit of their functions, tasks and powers and depending on the practical conditions of their respective agencies or localities, detail and guide the implementation of this Decree.
Article 3. This Decree takes effect on April 25, 2012, and replaces the provisions on innovations of the Regulation on innovations, technical improvements for production rationalization and inventions, promulgated together with Decree No. 31 -CP of January 23, 1981, which was amended and supplemented by Decree No. 84/HDBT of March 20, 1990, of the Council of Ministers (now the Government).
 

 

 
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER




Nguyen Tan Dung
 
REGULATION
ON INNOVATIONS
(Promulgated together with the Government's Decree No. 13/2012/ND-CP of March 2, 2012)
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. This Regulation details the conditions and procedures for recognizing innovations, rights and obligations of innovation investors, innovators and persons participating in first-time application of innovations, measures to promote innovation activities, and the state management of innovation activities.