Chương 5 Nghị định 194-CP: Quản lý nhà nước về hoạt động quảng cáo

Chapter V

STATE MANAGEMENT OF ADVERTISING ACTIVITIES

Article 18.- The Ministry of Culture and Information is the State management agency of advertising activities throughout the country. It has the following tasks and powers:

1. To help the Government formulate and issue legal documents on advertisement.

2. To coordinate with the concerned services in providing detailed guidance on the advertising activities.

3. To inspect and handle the violations.

4. To issue permits for advertising activities to the central agencies and the advertising organizations throughout the country, and allow foreign advertisements to be conducted in Vietnam (the People's Committees in the provinces and cities shall provide for the concrete places and forms of advertisement).

Article 19.- The People's Committees of the provinces and cities directly under the Central Government shall issue permits for advertising activities by the local agencies, and carry out State management of advertisement in their territories.

Article 20.- The directors of the publishing houses, radio and television stations, the editors-in-chief of the newspapers and magazines which have advertising activities must strictly observe the provisions of this Decree.