Chapter III
NAMING ENTERPRISES
Article 7.- Name of enterprises
1. An enterprise name must have at least the following two components:
a) Type of the enterprise;
b) The proper name.
The proper name must be written in Vietnamese, which may be accompanied with numerals and signs, pronounceable.
2. Enterprises may use business lines or other supports to compose their names.
Article 8.- Things banned in naming enterprises
1. Not giving names which are identical to, or causing confusion with, the names of registered enterprises.
2. Not to use names of State bodies, people’s armed force units, names of political organizations, socio-political organizations to compose the whole or part of the proper names of enterprises, except where it is so consented by such bodies, units or organizations.
3. Not using terms, signs which violate the nation’s historical, cultural, moral traditions as well as fine customs and practices to make the proper names of enterprises.
Article 9.- Enterprise names written in foreign language(s)
The enterprise names written in foreign language (s) are the names translated from Vietnamese into foreign language(s). When being translated into foreign language(s), the proper names of the enterprises can be retained or translated fully into foreign language(s).
Article 10.- Identical and confusing names
1. Identical names mean the cases where the names of the registration-requesting enterprises, which, if being written and read in Vietnamese, are exactly identical to the names of registered enterprises.
2. The following cases are considered as causing confusion with the names of other enterprises:
a) The Vietnamese names of the registration-requesting enterprises, when read, are identical to the names of registered enterprises;
b) The Vietnamese names of the registration-requesting enterprises are different from the names of registered enterprises only in the sign “ & ”;
c) The abbreviated names of the registration-requesting enterprises are identical to the abbreviated names of registered enterprises;
d) The foreign-language names of the registration-requesting enterprises are identical to the foreign-language names of registered enterprises;
e) The names of the registration-requesting enterprises are different from the names of registered enterprises in natural numbers, ordinal numbers or Vietnamese capital letters (A, B, C...) immediately after the proper names of such enterprises, except for cases where the registration-requesting enterprises are affiliate enterprises of the registered enterprises.
f) The names of the registration-requesting enterprises are different from the names of the registered enterprises in the word “tan” immediately before, or “moi” (new) immediately after the names of the registered enterprises.
g) The names of the registration-requesting enterprises are different from the names of registered enterprises only in the words “Northern,” “northern region,” “Southern,” “southern region,” “Central,” “central region,” “Western,” “western region, “Eastern,” “eastern region,” except for cases where the registration-requesting enterprises are affiliate establishments of the registered enterprises.
h) Other cases of confusing names shall comply with the decisions of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Article 11.- Other matters related to the naming of enterprises
1. Basing themselves on the provisions of this Chapter, within three months as from the time this Decree takes effect, the provincial-level business registration sections shall make lists of enterprises with identical names and enterprises with names causing confusion with the names of other enterprises in the localities; the national center for information on enterprises shall gather and put the lists of enterprises with identical names and enterprises with names causing confusion with other enterprises nationwide on the domestic enterprise website of the national enterprise information system.
2. The enterprises which have been registered before this Decree takes effect and have the names causing confusion with the names of other enterprises shall not be compelled to register for changes of their names.
3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall guide in detail the naming of enterprises, prescribed in this Chapter.
Tìm kiếm
Nghị định 109/2004/NĐ-CP (Bản Word)