Vietnam’s Circular 10: Promulgating the process for advertisement product appraisal

According to Circular No. 10/2013/TT-BVHTTDL of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, advertisement product appraisal shall be carried out according to the following process:

- Organizations and individuals shall send request for advertisement product appraisal, directly or via post system, to the Grassroots Culture Department (Form No.1).

- After receiving request for advertisement product appraisal of organizations and individuals, the Grassroots Culture Department shall submit to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism for decision on establishment of Council, send summary of request that needs to be appraised and written invitation of participation in meeting to members of the advertisement appraisal council at least 02 (two) days before day of meeting.

- The advertisement appraisal Council shall conduct meeting for the appraisal in according to the following process:

+ Chairman of Council shall present summarily content of the request that needs to be appraised;

+ Members of the Council will give out comments and assessments; the Council shall discuss to reach unified opinions from comments and assessments;

+ Members of Council shall make vote, chairman of the advertisement appraisal Council shall make decisions in favor of the majority about the conformity of advertisement product with legislations on advertising;

+ Secretary shall make a written record of meeting;

+ The Council shall approve the written record of the meeting, chairman and secretary of the advertisement appraisal council shall sign on the approved written record.

- Based on the result of Appraisal, the Director of the Grassroots Culture Department shall issue a document to send it to an organization or individual in which clearly state that the advertisement product is conformable or non-conformable with legislation of advertising.

- Within 15 (fifteen) working days, after receiving a request for advertisement product appraisal, the grassroots Culture Department shall send the written appraisal of advertisement product  (Form No.2) to the applicants.

View more details at Circular No. 10/2013/TT-BVHTTDL of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, effective from February 01, 2014.

Thu Ba

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