Vietnam: When shall the license of publisher establishment be revoked?

Specifically, according to Article 14 of the Publishing Law 2012 of Vietnam, the publisher shall be suspended from operation with definite time in the following cases:

- After establishment and during operation, the line agency and publisher do not meet the conditions specified in clauses 1, 2 and 3, Article 13 of this Law;

- The publisher does not properly implement the contents specified in the license of publisher establishment;

- The publisher violates the provisions of the law on publishing and is handled for administrative violations at the level of activity suspension.

Besides, the license of publisher establishment shall be revoked in the following cases:

- The time limit of suspension is over without remedy for the cause leading to the suspension.

- Within 06 months from the date of issuance of the license of publisher establishment but the line agency does not make a decision on the publisher establishment;

- Within consecutive 12 months without any publication for legal deposit from the publisher.

- Failing to meet the conditions specified in Article 13 of this Law and causing serious consequences

- Seriously violating other provisions of law.

When the license of publisher establishment is revoked in the cases specified at Points a, c, d and e, Clause 5 of this Article, the line agency of publisher shall make the dissolution of the publisher in accordance with the law.

View more details at the Publishing Law 2012 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2013.

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