Chương VII Luật bưu chính 2010: Tem bưu chính

Chapter VII

POSTAGE STAMPS

Article 35. Vietnamese postage stamps

1. The Ministry of Information and Communications is the sole agency that decides on the issuance of Vietnamese postage stamps.

2. A Vietnamese postage stamp must display:

a/ The word "Vietnam";

b/ The word "Post";

c/ The price (if any) printed on it in Vietnam dong.

3. Themes and designs of Vietnamese postage stamps must not contain words, images, symbols and signs which provoke hatred among nations. nationalities or religions, oppose the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, or are contrary to social ethics and fine traditions and customs of Vietnam.

4. Vietnamese postage stamps must bear the Vietnamese code and join the code system of the Universal Postal Union.

5. Vietnamese postage stamps and relevant documents shall be archived under the law on archive.

Article 36. Use of postage stamps to prepay postages

1. Vietnamese postage stamps are used to prepay postages for domestic postal services and international postal services provided from Vietnam to foreign countries.

2. Foreign postage stamps cannot be used to prepay postages for domestic postal services and international postal services provided from Vietnam to foreign countries.

Article 37. Use of postage stamps for commercial and philatelic purposes

Organizations and individuals may trade in and philatelic ally collect Vietnamese and foreign postage stamps, except for the cases specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

2. The import of foreign postage stamps must comply with regulations of a competent state agency in charge of post.

3. Organizations and individuals may not trade in. exchange, display and propagate the following kinds of postage stamps:

a/ Counterfeit postage stamps:

b/ Postage stamps containing details, images. symbols and signs which provoke hatred among nations, nationalities and religions, oppose the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, or are contrary to social ethics and fine traditions and customs of Vietnam;

c/ Postage stamps subject to withdrawal under a competent state agency's decisions;

d/ Foreign postage stamps with inappropriate contents and origin as notified by post agencies of member countries of the Universal Postal Union and Philatelists Associations.