Vietnam: Guidelines on procedures for issuance of postal license

According to Article 8 of Decree No. 47/2011/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, order of, procedures for the postal license are as follows:

- Enterprises, organizations requesting for postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities submit directly or send dossiers via post to the postal competent state agencies specified in Article 9 of this Decree and take responsibility for accuracy and honesty of dossier. 

- Notifying postal activities to the state agencies with competence in issuing written confirmation of notification on postal activities is performed not later than 07 working days, from the first day of postal operation.

- After receiving dossier meeting provisions in Article 6, Article 7 of this Decree, grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities is performed in the following time limit:

+ 30 days, for verification and grant of postal license;

+ 10 working days, for verification and grant of written confirmation of notification on postal activities.

- Within 03 working days, after receiving the dossier, the state agency with competence in grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities shall send receipt to address of e-mail of enterprises, organizations requesting grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities.

- If dossier of application for grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities fails to meet provisions in Article 6, Article 7 of this Decree, within 07 working days, after receiving dossier, the state agency with competence in grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities shall send notification of first time on contents in dossier which need be amended and supplemented. Within 15 working days, from the day of notification, enterprises, organizations shall amend and supplement the dossier as required.

- If fail to amend, supplement dossier as prescribed or amending and supplementing is not meet requirement, the state agency with competence in grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities shall send notification of second time within 07 working days since the ending day of time limit of first-time notification. Within 15 working days after the day of notification, enterprises shall amend and supplement dossier as required.

- If fail to amend, supplement dossier as required, the state agency with competence in grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities shall issue a notification to refuse grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities within 07 working days since the ending day of time limit of second-time notification.

- If the enterprise has amended and supplemented dossier but not meeting requirements, the amending and supplementing dossier shall be continued to perform under process specified in clause 5 of this Article.

- If refuse for grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities, in time limit specified in clause 2 of this Article, the state agency with competence in grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities must notify in writing and clearly stating reason.

- After the state agency with competence in grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities issuing notification on refusing for grant of postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities, enterprises, organizations want to continue application for postal license, written confirmation of notification on postal activities must submit dossier and perform procedures as prescribed in Article 6, Article 7, Article 8 of this Decree.

View more details at Decree No. 47/2011/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from August 15, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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