Chương I Thông tư 41/2020/TT-BTTTT: Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Circular provides for guidelines for issuance of licenses for operating print newspaper, print magazine, electronic newspaper or electronic magazine, publishing additional publication, operating two types of news media, opening special page for electronic newspaper or electronic magazine, publishing supplement, publishing paper newsletter and publishing special issue according to regulations in Articles 18, 20, 29, 31, 34 and 35 of the Press Law.

Article 2. License applicants

1. Entities permitted to establish a press agency according to regulations in Article 14 of the Press Law and meeting all conditions provided for in Article 17 of the Press Law may apply for licenses for operating print newspaper, print magazine, electronic newspaper or electronic magazine, publishing additional publication, operating two types of news media, opening special page for electronic newspaper or electronic magazine, and publishing supplement.

2. Regulatory bodies and organizations mentioned in Clause 3 Article 34 of the Press Law may apply for the license for publishing paper newsletter.

3. Regulatory bodies and organizations mentioned in Clause 2 Article 35 and Clause 1 Article 56 of the Press Law may apply for the license for publishing special issue.

Article 3. Competence in license issuance

1. The Minister of Information and Communications has the power to issue:

a) License for operating print newspaper;

b) License for operating print magazine;

c) License for publishing additional journalistic publication;

d) License for amending regulations written in license for operating print newspaper/ operating print magazine/ publishing additional journalistic publication;

dd) License for operating electronic newspaper;

e) License for operating electronic magazine;

g) License for amending regulations written in license for operating electronic newspaper/ electronic magazine;

h) License for operating print newspaper and electronic newspaper;

i) License for operating print magazine and electronic magazine;

k) License for amending regulations written in license for operating print newspaper and electronic newspaper or print magazine and electronic magazine;

2. The Director General of Authority of Press has the power to issue:

a) License for publishing supplement;

b) License for opening special page for electronic newspaper/ electronic magazine;

c) License for amending regulations written in license for publishing supplement/ opening special page for electronic newspaper/ opening special page for electronic magazine;

d) License for publishing paper newsletter to central regulatory bodies and organizations, foreign representative missions and foreign organizations in Vietnam;

dd) License for publishing special issue.

3. Provincial People’s Committees or heads of provincial specialized agencies may delegate the power to issue the license for publishing paper newsletter to regulatory bodies and organizations in their provinces and central-affiliated cities.

Article 4. Application receipt and assessment

1. Within 15 days starting from the date of receipt of an application, the licensing authority shall assess the application’s validity. If the application is invalid, the licensing authority shall send a written notification on application completion to the applicant.

2. Consideration period for application approval shall start from the date upon which the licensing authority receives the complete application from the applicant.