Chapter V
STATE MANAGEMENT OVER ADVERTISEMENT
Article 28.- Contents of State management over advertisement
The contents of State management over advertisement shall include:
1. Elaborating and directing the implementation of, plannings, plans and policies on advertising development;
2. Promulgating and organizing the implementation of, legal documents on advertisement;
3. Granting, revoking permits for performance of advertisement, permits for establishment of advertising representative offices and/or branches in Vietnam of foreign organizations and individuals dealing in advertising services;
4. Organizing and managing the training work, the scientific and technological research and application in the advertising field;
5. Conducting international cooperation on advertisement;
6. Examining, inspecting and settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations of the legislation on advertisement.
Article 29.- Agencies exercising the State management over advertisement
1. The Government unifies the State management over advertisement.
2. The Ministry of Culture and Information is responsible before the Government for exercising the State management over advertisement.
3. The Ministry of Trade, the other ministries, the ministerial-level agencies and the agencies attached to the Government shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, have to coordinate with the Ministry of Culture and Information in exercising the State management over advertisement.
4. The People’s Committees at all levels shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, exercise the State management over advertisement in their localities as assigned by the Government.
Article 30.- Advertising inspectorate
The culture and information State inspectorate shall function as the specialized advertising inspectorate.
The tasks of the culture and information State inspectorate specialized in advertising shall be specified by the Government.
Article 31.- Complaints and denunciations, and the settlement thereof
1. Organizations and individuals have the right to lodge their complaints; individuals have the right to denounce acts of violating the legislation on advertisement.
2. Upon receiving complaints and/or denunciations, the competent organizations and/or individuals shall have to settle them according to law provisions on complaints and denunciations.