Recently, the Minister of Science and Technology issued Circular 03/2014/TT-BKHCN on guidance on requirements for establishment and registration of operations of scientific and technological organizations and their representative offices and branches in Vietnam.
Application for initial registration of scientific and technological operations in Vietnam (Internet image)
Circular 03/2014/TT-BKHCN stipulates the application for registration of scientific and technological operation of scientific and technological organizations in Vietnam, including:
- The application form for scientific and technological operation registration: The application form of the scientific and technological organization shall apply the Form 5 stated in the Appendix herewith.
- Establishment decision:
The scientific and technological organization shall submit the copy (with consular legalization) of the establishment decision which has been granted by the competent authorities or entities as regulated in Article 12 of the Law on Science and Technology (except for the organization established by the individuals).
+ Public scientific and technological organization:
The establishment decision shall be granted by the competent authorities to the public scientific and technological organization after it has achieved the approval of appraisal results from the appraisal authorities or organizations as regulated in the Decree 55/2012/ND-CP and the Decree 08/2014/ND-CP.
+ If the scientific and technological organization is established by the contribution of capital for business cooperation of the authorities and entities:
The establishment decision made by one contributor authorized by the others is required.
+ If the scientific and technological organization is established by individuals:
The meeting minutes in which the signatures of the founders must be affixed to approve the essential contents related to the charter of organization and operation, the positions of leadership and managers and other contents is required.
+ Foreign invested scientific and technological organizations:
The foreign invested scientific and technological organization can be established after the establishment decision has been granted and its charter has been approved by the Minister of Science and Technology.
The application for the Permit for establishment of the foreign invested scientific and technological organization includes documents regulated in Article 7 of the Decree 08/2014/ND-CP. The application form for establishment shall apply the Form 6 stated in the Annex herewith.
More details can be found in Circular 03/2014/TT-BKHCN, which comes into force from May 15, 2014.
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