Dossier to request license of publication printing operation in Vietnam

Dossier to request license of publication printing operation in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Conditions for issuing license of publication printing operation in Vietnam

Conditions for issuing license of publication printing operation include:

- The head of the printing establishment must be Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam; having profession of publication printing management and meeting other criteria as prescribed by law;

- Having production ground and equipment to perform one or more stages of print-out, printing and processing and post-printing of publication;

- Ensuring conditions for security, order, environmental hygiene as prescribed by the law;

- Conform to the planning for developing a network of press agencies, broadcasting and electronic information establishments and publishers, and other relevant planning in accordance with regulations of law on planning.

(Clause 1, Article 32 of the Law on Press 2012, as amended in the Law on Amendments to some articles concerning planning of 37 laws  2018)

2. Dossier to request license of publication printing operation in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 32 of the Law on Press 2012, dossier to request license of publication printing operation include:

- Application for issuing license of of publication printing operation under prescribed form;

- Certified copy of one of the business registration certificate, business registration certificate, investment certificate or decision on printing establishment;

- Papers evidencing the possession of production ground and equipment to carry out one of the stages of print-out, printing and processing and post-printing of publication;

- Resume of the head of the printing establishment under prescribed form;

- Certified copy of diploma granted by the printing training specialized establishment or Certificate of publication printing operation management profession granted by the Ministry of Information and Communications;

- Certified copy of the certificate of eligibility for security and public order and environmental hygiene issued by competent state agencies.

3. Competence to issue license of publication publishing operation in Vietnam

Specifically, in Clause 3, Article 32 of the Law on Press 2012, the competence to issue license of publication publishing operation:

- The Ministry of Information and Communications shall issue license to printing establishments of the agencies and organizations at the central level;

- Provincial-level People's Committee shall issue license to the local printing establishments.

4. Cases of revocation of publication publishing operation in Vietnam

According to Clause 8, Article 32 of the Law on Press 2012, the license of publication publishing operation shall be revoked in the following cases:

- The publication printing establishment does not satisfy conditions specified at Points a, b and c, Clause 1 of Article 32 of the Law on Press 201 in the operation process.

- The printing establishment has changes specified in Clause 6 of Article 32 of the Law on Press 201 without making procedures for change of license.

5. Conditions for receiving of publication printing in Vietnam

The receiving of publication printing shall be implemented in accordance with the following provisions:

- For publications made through the publisher, there must be publishing decision (the original) and the manuscript signed for approval of the General Director (Director) of the publisher;

- For non-commercial materials of Vietnamese organizations and agencies and foreign organizations not done through the publisher, there must be publishing license (the original) and the stamped manuscript of the licensing agency specified in Article 25 of this Law;

- For publications printed for foreign countries, there must be a printing license and publication templates for printing with the seal of the licensing agencies provided for in Article 34 of this Law.

The publication printing must made into contract in accordance with the law between the printing establishment with the publisher or agency or organization which is issued the license of non-commercial material publishing.

The number of publications printed must be shown in the contract and in accordance with the publishing decision or publishing license of non-commercial materials.

(Article 33 of the Law on Press 2012)

Thanh Rin

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