Chương I Thông tư 09/2017/TT-BTTTT: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Circular provide guidelines for Clause 2 Article 6 of the Law on Children on content ratio, broadcasting time and period intended for children and warning of contents not suitable for children in broadcasting newspapers, printed newspapers, online newspapers and publications.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Circular applies to news agencies; publishers and importers of publications; and governing bodies of news agencies and publishers; Departments of Information and Communications of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as provinces); and relevant entities.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

1. Contents intended for children refers to contents to be produced, published, broadcasted, or released for readers or audiences being children;

2. Contents not suitable for children refer to contents not suitable for the age, maturity level, needs and capacity of the children, and the risk of adverse impact on cognitive and psychological development of children.

Article 4. Preferred contents to be produced, published, broadcasted, or released

1. Preferred contents to be produced, published, broadcasted, or released include:

a) Laws and policies on children rights;

b) Discovery, learning, exchange of knowledge, recreation, and entertainment intended for children;

c) Prevention and awareness of factors and acts likely to harm, abuse, hurt, or exploit children;

d) Guidelines for life skills, self-protection skills, and safety skills for children;

dd) Sex education, health, and nutrition;

e) Other contents as per the law.

2. In annual action month for child rights, subjects and themes on children shall be preferred, focusing on exercising children rights; matters relating to exercising children rights and fulfilling children obligations; topics and messages in the action month for child rights.