Vietnam: When shall the license to organize photography exhibitions be revoked?

According to Decree No. 72/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, organizations or individuals organizing photography exhibitions that fail to perform the following responsibilities shall have their licenses to organize photography exhibitions (hereinafter referred to as licenses) revoked:

- Do not propagate against the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; do not sabotage the great national unity bloc.

- Do not reveal secrets of the Communist Party and the Government, military, security, economic and foreign affair secrets, secrets of an individual’s private life and other secrets as regulated by laws.

- Do not incite war of aggression and cause enmity between nations or between the people of countries; do not disseminate reactionary propaganda.

- Do not edit or combine photographic works to falsify contents of images thereof for the purposes of distorting history or denying revolutionary achievements; do not offend great men, national heroes and well-known men of culture; do not slander or damage prestige of an agency or organization, or individual's honor and dignity.

- Do not commit violations against regulations on civilized lifestyle, customs and habits, security and public order; do not propagate violence, crimes and social evils harming human health and damaging ecological environment, and other illegal acts.

- Do not purchase, sell, use and disseminate photographic works in violation of the law or to which decision on suspension or prohibition from sale, recalling, confiscation or destruction issued by a competent authority.

- Comply with laws on copyright, relevant rights and individual's rights over images.

- Organize photography exhibitions in conformity with licensed contents.

More details can be found in Decree No. 72/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from August 15, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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