What is publishing? Conditions for establishment of publisher in Vietnam

What is publishing? Conditions for establishment of publisher in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is publishing?

According to Clause 1, Article 4 of the Publishing Law 2012, publishing is the organization and development of manuscript to be edited into templates for printing and release directly through the electronic media.

2. Conditions for establishment of publisher in Vietnam

According to Article 13 of the Publishing Law 2012 (amended in the Law on amendments to some articles concerning planning of 37 laws 2018), the establishment of publisher must meet the following conditions:

- Having principles, purposes, functions, duties, objects to services and publications are in conformity with the functions and duties of the line agencies;

- Having qualified persons specified in Article 17 of the Publishing Law 2012 for appointment of General Director (Director), editor in chief and have at least five full-time editors;

- Having headquarters, financial resources and other necessary conditions to ensure the activities of the publisher as prescribed by the Government;

- Conform to the State’s strategies, plans and policies on publishing development.

3. Issuance and revocation of establishment license and suspension of the publisher’s activities.

The Issuance and revocation of establishment license and suspension of the publisher’s activities according to Article 14 of the Publishing Law 2012 are as follows:

- The line agency of publisher shall prepare dossier to request the licensing of publisher establishment and send it to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

The dossier includes:

+ Application for issuance of license of publisher establishment;

+ Scheme for publisher establishment and papers evidencing all the conditions specified in Section 2.

- Within 30 days from the date of receipt of complete dossier, the Ministry of Information and Communication shall issue license of publisher establishment. If not licensing, there must be written reply clearly stating the reasons.

- After being issued license of publisher establishment, the line agency shall make a decision on establishing publisher and prepare other necessary conditions for activities of the publisher.

- 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 Section 2;

+ 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.

- 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 Section 2 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 Article 14 of the Publishing Law 2012, the line agency of publisher shall make the dissolution of the publisher in accordance with the law.

Quoc Dat

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