Chương V Thông tư 23/2014/TT-BTTTT: Văn phòng đại diện tại Việt Nam của nhà xuất bản nước ngoài, của tổ chức phát hành xuất bản phẩm nước ngoài

Chapter V

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES IN VIETNAM OF FOREIGN PUBLISHERS AND FOREIGN PUBLICATION RELEASING ORGANIZATIONS

Article 22. Adjustment and addition of information in establishment license of representative offices when there is a change.

1. The representative office must complete the procedures for requesting for adjustment, addition the information in the license to establish the representative office within 05 working days after having one of changes in:

a) Its location.

b) Its head, name and operation content

2. Application for adjustment and addition information in the license to establish a representative office shall be submitted directly or by post to the Department of Publishing, Printing and Releasing as follows:

a) If the representative office is relocated, the application shall be in 01 (a) notarized set in Vietnamese and English, including:

A written request for adjustment and addition the information in the license;

The licence to establish the representative office;

Proof documents of its own seat or contract of leasing the seat to be the office representative office in the new location;

b) In case of changing the head, name, operation content or representative office, the dossier shall be in 01 (a) notarized set in Vietnamese and English, including:

A written request for adjustment and addition information in the licence;

The licence to establish the representative office;

Copies (presented together with the original for comparison) or certified copies of the documents: college diploma or higher, judicial certification and family register or proof documents of residence in Vietnam of the head of the representative office granted by the competent authorities of Vietnam.

3. Within 07 working days after receiving the satisfactory application, the Department Publishing, Printing and Releasing shall request the Minister of Information and Communications Department to confirm the changed information in the licence to establish the representative office; If the application is rejected, the Minister of Information and Communications Department must make a reply in writing and clearly state the reasons

Article 23. Representative office’s responsibilities

1. Operate in accordance with the contents of the license to establish the representative office granted by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

2. Does not represent for foreign publishers or other foreign publication releasing organizations.

3. Does not establish, contribute capital to establish businesses or perform any work directly make profits in Vietnam.

4. Terminate the operations if foreign publishers, foreign publication releasing organizations terminate its operation, dissolve, bankrupt in their countries.

5. Publicly post at the representative office of the termination of operation, and send a written notice of the operation termination to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the local Department of Information and Communications and agencies, organizations and individuals involved at least 15 days before the termination of operation.

6. Comply with the Law on Publishing, Decree No. 195/2013 / ND-CP of this Circular and other provisions of the law of Vietnam on representative office.