Conditions for establishment of Vietnam-based representative offices of foreign publishing houses

According to Article 6 of Decree No. 195/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, conditions for establishment and contents of operation of Vietnam-based representative offices of foreign publishing houses and foreign publication distribution organizations are as follows:

- The publishing house or publication distribution organization is operating lawfully in a foreign country;

- The person expected to be appointed as head of the representative office permanently resides in Vietnam, has full civil act capacity in accordance with law, possesses a university or higher degree and is neither being examined for penal liability nor serving a legally effective court judgment;

- Having a location for establishing the representative office.

Concurrently, a representative office must fully observe the Publication Law, this Decree and other regulations of Vietnam on representative offices and may conduct the following activities:

- Introducing, displaying, organizing exhibitions on, advertising, or otherwise disseminating information in accordance with Vietnamese law about, the organization and publications of the publishing house or publication distribution organization it represents;

- Supporting trade promotion, cooperation, exchange of copyright, publishing, printing and distribution of publications for the publishing house or publication distribution organization it represents.

View more details at Decree No. 195/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from March 01, 2014.

Ty Na

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