Decree No. 157/2004/ND-CP dated August 18, 2004 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications

THE GOVERNMENT -----------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness --------------
No. 157/2004/ND-CP	Hanoi, August 18, 2004

DECREE

DETAILING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE ORDINANCE ON POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

THE GOVERNMENT

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

Pursuant to the May 25, 2002 Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications;

At the proposal of the Minister of Post and Telematics,

DECREES:

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.- This Decree details the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Post and Telecommunications (hereinafter called the Ordinance) applicable to Vietnamese organizations and individuals; and foreign organizations and individuals involved in post activities in Vietnam.

Article 2.- Post safety and information security

1. To protect post safety and information security is the responsibility of all organizations and individuals. .

2. Vietnam Post and enterprises providing mail delivery services shall have to apply measures to ensure post safety, including the safety for mails, postal matters and parcels, and for post officers; the safety for the public post network and delivery networks.

Service users shall have to abide by law provisions as well as regulations of Vietnam Post and enterprises providing mail delivery services on post safety and information security.

3. Vietnam Post and enterprises providing mail delivery services shall have to coordinate with, support and create conditions for, competent State agencies to take professional measures to monitor the assurance of information security. When performing the above-mentioned tasks, competent State agencies should create conditions for enterprises to ensure service quality.

Article 3.- Guaranty of confidentiality of private information

1. Confidentiality of private information related to mails, postal matters and parcels shall be guaranteed.

2. Mails, postal matters and parcels shall be opened and checked only in the following cases:

a/ Postal matters (except mails) and parcels shall be opened for handling or re-wrapping when they are damaged or their covers are torn;

b/ Unclaimed mails, postal matters and parcels shall be handled according to regulations;

c/ International postal matters (except mails) and parcels shall be opened by enterprises for presentation to competent State agencies when enterprises, on behalf of service users, fill in the import-export procedures as prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree.

3. The examination and seizure of mails, postal matters and parcels shall be effected only under decisions of competent State agencies as prescribed by law.