Chương 1 Nghị định 02/2009/NĐ-CP: Những quy định chung

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of governing and subjects of application

1. This Decree provides the organization, operation, rights and obligations of the private libraries with community service (hereinafter referred to as the private libraries) and of the person whose name is stated in the establishment certificate of the private library; State policies and state management for private libraries.

2. This Decree applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals residing domestically related to the private libraries.

The establishment of libraries of Vietnamese organizations shall comply with the provisions of the 2000 Ordinance on Libraries.

The establishment of libraries of the foreign organizations, individuals not for profit purposes shall comply with the provisions of the current law on the establishment and operation of foreign institutions of culture, education in Vietnam.

The establishment of libraries under the form of domestically-invested enterprises shall comply with the provisions of the Enterprise Law in 2005.

The establishment of libraries under the form of foreign-invested enterprises shall comply with the provisions of the 2005 Enterprise Law and Investment Law in 2005.

Article 2. Private libraries

Private libraries are the institutions providing non-public service in the sector of library, are established, invested in the construction of material facilities by a person or a group of people, which cover operating funds by their own and operating under provisions of the law.

Private libraries have function of collection of books, newspapers and other types of documents (hereinafter referred to as the number of library documents) to serve the needs of education, entertainment, information, research of the public in the institutions.

Article 3. State policy

1. The State encourages the establishment of private libraries to serve the public broadly; respects and treats equally for the products and services of the private libraries.

2. Private libraries are enjoyed the preferential policies as stipulated in the Decree No.69/2008/ND-CP of May 30, 2008 on policy to encourage socialization for the activities in the fields of education, vocational training, health care, culture, sports, environment.

3. Private libraries are participated in the public services in the field of library funded, ordered by the State; are received books transferred from the public libraries of the state.

4. Those who work in the private libraries are free of charge to attend the classes training professional skills of library organized by the culture branch.

5. The State encourages and creates conditions for the private libraries to apply information technology into library operation.

6. The donated, or non-refundable aided assets during the operation of private libraries are not given to individuals, they are commonly used for the benefit of the community and institutions.