Chương IV Luật Điện ảnh 2006: Phát hành phim

Chapter IV

FILM DISTRIBUTION

Article 26.- Rights and responsibilities of film distribution enterprises

1. To do business in accordance with the registered contents.

2. To exchange films and cooperate and enter into joint ventures with domestic and foreign organizations and individuals for film distribution.

Article 27.- Rights and responsibilities of directors or general directors of film distribution enterprises

1. To organize business in accordance with the registered contents.

2. To manage the organization, personnel and material and technical facilities of film distribution enterprises.

3. To exercise other rights and perform other responsibilities as provided for by law.

Article 28.- Sale and rental of films

1. Organizations and individuals may sell and rent celluloid films, film tapes and discs, and open shops or act as agents to sell, rent film tapes and discs in accordance with the Enterprise Law and this Law.

2. Only celluloid films and film tapes and discs with dissemination permits granted by a competent cinematography state management agency or with broadcasting decisions issued by the general director of Vietnam Television or directors of provincial-level radio-television stations can be sold or rented; film tapes and discs must be stuck with control stamps of the Ministry of Culture and Information.

Article 29.- Dubbing and reproduction of films

1. Organizations and individuals may do business in dubbing and reproducing celluloid films, film tapes and discs under the provisions of the Enterprise Law and this Law.

2. Only celluloid films, film tapes and discs with dissemination permits granted by a competent cinematography state management agency or with broadcasting decisions issued by the general director of Vietnam Television or directors of provincial-level radio-television stations can be dubbed or reproduced for distribution. Dubbing and reproduction of celluloid films, film tapes and discs shall be made under contracts signed with film owners.

Article 30.- Import and export of films

1. Organization importing or exporting films shall comply with the following regulations:

a/ To be-exported films must be those with dissemination permits granted by a competent cinematography state management agency.

To be-exported films produced by Vietnam Television must be those with broadcasting decisions issued by the general director of Vietnam Television; to be-exported films produced by provincial-level radio-television stations must be those with dissemination permits granted by a competent cinematography state management agency.

To be-exported film tapes and discs must be stuck with control stamps of the Ministry of Culture and Information.

b/ Imported films must be those with lawful copyright and not violate the provisions of Article 11 of this Law.

2. Film distribution enterprises and other enterprises having business registration for film import and export business must have cinemas to disseminate films.

3. Film production enterprises may import and export films. The number of imported films each year must not exceed two times that of films produced by the enterprises.

4. Film projection enterprises may import films for dissemination.

5. Vietnam Television and provincial-level radio-television stations may export their own films and import films for television broadcast. The number of imported films must not exceed two times that produced by Vietnam Television itself or provincial-level radio-television stations themselves.

6. Non-business units may import films for internal circulation in service of their work; their heads shall take responsibility for the contents, management and use of such imported films.

7. Scientific research institutions may import films in service of scientific research in accordance with their respective functions and tasks; their heads shall take responsibility for management and use of imported films.

Article 31.- Households dubbing, reproducing, selling and renting films

1. Households dubbing, reproducing, selling and renting films which regularly employ ten or more laborers shall register for enterprise establishment and operation in accordance with this Law and the Enterprise Law.

2. Households dubbing, reproducing, selling and renting films on a small scale and regularly employing less than ten laborers shall make business registration and operate in accordance with this Law and the Government's regulations.