Category

Procedure for licensing

Responsible Agency

Department of Publication, Print and Release - Ministry of Information and Communication

Legal basis of the Procedure                

• Law No. 19/2012/QH13 dated November 20, 2012 of the National Assembly on Publishing;

• Decree 195/2013/ND-CP dated November 21, 2013 of the Government, detailing the implementation of a number of articles and measures for the implementation of the Law on Publishing;

• Circular 23/2014/TT-BTTTT providing instructions on the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on publishing and the Decree No. 195/2013/ND-CP detailing some articles and implementation measures of the Law on publishing

Processing time

15 working days from date of reception of sufficient, valid dossier papers

Fee

No

Type of documents

Note

1

Application for registration of publication import for business purposes

Original copy

2

List of publications imported for business purposes

03 copy

Step 1

The Department of Publication, Print and Release shall receive and examine the dossier of Application, and forward the dossier to specialized units.

Step 2

Receive the dossier from the mail & record unit, report to the department's leader for assignment of settlement.

-     If the dossier is inadequate of prescribed papers, the Department shall guide the organization to complete, complement or revise it in the forms of: direct communication, telephone, official document (if any) or notification via the mail & record unit.

-      If the dossier is complete and satisfactory: Consider and approve the issuance of Certificate of registration of the list of publications imported for business purposes

Step 3

Make the notice of results/make records of the dossier

- Domestic and foreign organizations and individuals allowed to import publications into Vietnam in accordance with Vietnamese applicable laws and international agreements in which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

- Enterprises doing business in publication import (hereafter referred to as importer of publications) with a license of publication import issued by the Ministry of Information and Communication.