Chapter VII
INSPECTION, AND HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS
Article 48.- Cinematography inspectorate
1. The cinematography inspectorate belongs to the Ministry of Culture and Information's inspectorate and shall conduct inspection in cinematography.
2. The cinematography inspectorate has the following tasks:
a/ Inspecting the implementation of law and policies on cinematography
b/ Detecting, preventing and handling according to its competence or proposing competent state management agencies to handle acts of violating the cinematography law;
c/ Verifying, proposing competent state management agencies to handle complaints and denunciations concerning cinematography.
3. Organization and operation of the cinematography inspectorate shall comply with the provisions of this Law and the inspection law.
Article 49.- Violations in film production and provision of film production services
1. Violating the provisions of Article 11 of this Law.
2. Producing films or providing film production services without business licenses or doing business at variance with the provisions of business registration certificates.
3. Cooperating, entering into joint ventures to produce films or provide film production services for foreign organizations and individuals without permit of the Ministry of Culture and Information or at variance with the provisions of such permit.
4. Violating regulations on signing and performance of contracts between directors or general directors of film production enterprises and investors, or screenwriters, directors and other members of film crews.
5. Not submitting films for approval to get permits before dissemination of films.
6. Not establishing a screenplay appraisal council; not organizing biddings for the production of ordered films funded with the state budget under the provisions of Clause 3, Article 24 of this Law.
Article 50.- Violations in film distribution
1. Distributing films without dissemination permits granted by competent cinematography state management agencies or broadcasting decisions issued by the general director of Vietnam Television or directors of provincial-level radio-television stations.
2. Distributing films after the films are banned, suspended or stopped from dissemination or withdrawn, confiscated or destroyed under decisions.
3. Distributing film tapes or discs not stuck with control stamps of the Ministry of Culture and Information.
4. Dubbing or reproducing films for distribution without contracts or at variance with contracts signed with film owners.
5. Exporting films without dissemination permits granted by a competent cinematography state management agency or broadcasting decisions issued by the general director of Vietnam Television.
6. Exporting film tapes or discs not stuck with control stamps of the Ministry of Culture and Information.
7. Importing films at variance with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3 and 5, Article 30 of this Law.
8. Renting or selling films which are for internal circulation.
9. Managing and using imported films for scientific research for improper purposes or allowing unauthorized persons to view the films.
Article 51.- Violations in film dissemination
1. Projecting or broadcasting films without dissemination permits granted by a competent cinematography state management agency or broadcasting decisions issued by the general director of Vietnam Television or directors of provincial-level radio-television stations.
2. Projecting or broadcasting films which are banned, suspended or stopped from dissemination or withdrawn, confiscated or destroyed under decisions.
3. Cinemas failing to satisfy the standards set by the Ministry of Culture and Information
4. Allowing children to view films in cinemas which are banned from viewing by children.
5. Failing to comply with the Government's regulations on the ratio of the number of projections, time volume, time for projecting or broadcasting Vietnamese films; time volume and time for projecting or broadcasting children's films.
Article 52.- Violations in film deposit and archive
1. Film production establishments' or film-importing establishments' failure to deposit films or deposit films in insufficient quantities or with improper types.
2. Film production establishments' failure to submit for archive original materials of financed or ordered films funded with the state budget, or deposit in insufficient quantities or with improper types to film archive establishments within six months from the date the films are granted dissemination permits by a competent cinematography state management agency.
3. Depository agencies' failure to submit deposited films to film archive establishments within twelve months after the date the films are granted dissemination permits by a competent cinematography state management agency.
4. Film archive establishments' failure to provide copies, record or extract materials for film production establishments in accordance with law.
5. Film archive establishments' failure to ensure safety for films and their original materials and to preserve films in accordance with technical requirements for archives.
6. Film archive establishments' sale or rent of films without consent of film owners or without permits granted by a competent cinematography state management agency or broadcasting decisions of the general director of Vietnam Television or directors of provincial-level radio-television stations.
7. Film archive establishments managed by the Ministry of Culture and Information that dub or reproduce deposited films for sale, rent or dissemination without approval of a competent cinematography state management agency; and manage and use income not in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Culture and Information and the Ministry of Finance.
Article 53.- Handling of violations of cinematography law
Organizations and individuals violating the law in cinematographic activities shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of their violation, be disciplined, administratively sanctioned or examined for penal liability; if causing damage, they shall pay compensations in accordance with law.
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