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THE
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
29/2001/TT-BVHTT
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Hanoi,
June 05, 2001
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CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIME MINISTER�S DECISION
No. 46/2001/QD-TTg OF APRIL 4, 2001 ON THE MANAGEMENT OF GOODS EXPORT AND
IMPORT IN THE 2001-2005 PERIOD
In furtherance of the Prime Minister’s
Decision No. 46/2001/QD-TTg of April 4, 2001 on the management of goods export
and import in the 2001-2005 period, the Ministry of Culture and Information
hereby guides the implementation of Section V (List of goods subject to the
specialized management by the culture and information service) of Appendix 03
issued together with Decision No. 46/2001/QD-TTg as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE
MANAGEMENT OF SPECIALIZED CULTURE AND INFORMATION IMPORT/EXPORT GOODS
1. Import/export goods and equipment on the list
of those subject the specialized management by the culture and information
service, which fall under peculiar business lines, shall be governed by such
legal documents as the Publication Law, the Press Law and the Government’s
Decrees No. 48/CP and No. 26/CP on the management of cinematographic
activities.
2. Import goods and equipment subject to the
specialized management by the culture and information service defined in this
Circular must fully meet the provisions on the management of culture and
information activities and comply with the service’s technology and development
planning.
3. Due to cultural products peculiarity, only
enterprises having registered suitable business lines are entitled to import
goods prescribed in Part III of this Circular.
II. LIST OF GOODS SUBJECT TO
THE SPECIALIZED MANAGEMENT BY THE CULTURE AND INFORMATION SERVICE, WHICH ARE
BANNED FROM IMPORT/EXPORT
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a) Assorted antiques;
b) Artifacts belonging to museums and
cultural-historical relics;
c) Assorted Buddha statues and worshiping
objects made of all kinds of material, originated from worshiping places of
different religions (temples, pagodas, shrines or churches);
d) Books, newspapers, motion pictures, video
films, objects already visually and/or audio recorded or other audio-visual
data (CD, VCD, DVD, cassette tapes) and other cultural products banned from
dissemination and circulation in Vietnam.
2. List of specialized culture and information
goods banned from import:
a) Assorted cultural products with depraved,
obscene, violence-inciting, or reactionary contents.
b) Children’s toys of various kinds, badly
affecting the personality education and social order and safety.
III. GOODS SUBJECT TO THE
SPECIALIZED MANAGEMENT By THE CULTURE AND INFORMATION SERVICE, WHICH ARE
ALLOWED TO BE IMPORTED/EXPORTED
1. List of export specialized cultural and
informational goods:
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b) Cinematographic works and other audio-visual
products, recorded on all materials and not regulated by Clause 1-d, Section
II.
c) Art works of all genres, newly produced on
all materials like paper, fabric, silk, wood, lacquer, copper, gypsum (with
clear origins)
2. List of import specialized cultural and
information goods:
a) Assorted publications (books, newspapers,
magazines, photos, calendars)
b) Cinematographic works and other audio-visual
products, recorded on all materials.
c) Lay-out and type setting used exclusively for
the printing industry (scanners, color distributors, film developers and
prints, design makers).
d) Assorted printers (offset printers, flexo
printers, copper-tube printers, thermal printers, tampon printers and color
laser printers).
IV. IMPORT/EXPORT MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES
1. For goods on the list of export specialized
culture and information goods
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a) For goods defined in Clauses 1-a and 1-b of
Section III, provided that they are permitted to be produced and circulated in
Vietnam.
b) For goods defined in Clause 1.c of Section
III, there must be papers clearly proving their origins in terms of production
year and lawful owners.
2. For goods on the list of import specialized
culture and information goods:
a) For import goods being publications of
various types (books, newspapers, magazines, paintings, photos, calendars),
their contents and import plans must be approved by the Ministry of Culture and
Information before the enterprises carry out import procedures.
b) For goods being cinematographic works, their
contents and import plans must be approved by the Ministry of Culture and
Information according the provisions in Circular No. 28/2000/TT-BVHTT of
October 31, 2000 guiding the implementation of the Government’s Decree No.
26/2000/ND-CP of August 3, 2000 on cinematographic activities.
For audio-visual products (recorded on all
materials) other than cinematographic works, the Ministry of Culture and
Information shall authorize the provincial/municipal Culture and Information
Services to approve their contents before the importation. The importers may
apply for the approval at convenient provincial/municipal Culture and
Information Services.
c) For goods being lay-out and type-setting
systems used exclusively for the printing industry (scanners, color
distributors, film developers and prints, design makers), before being
imported, they must be granted permits by the Ministry of Culture and
Information.
d) For goods being offset printers, flexo
printers, copper-tube printers, thermal printers, tampon printers and color
laser printers, before being imported, they must be granted permits by the
Ministry of Culture and Information.
Within 7 days as from the date of receiving
import-applying dossiers from enterprises, the Ministry of Culture and
Information or the provincial/municipal Culture and Information Services shall
issue either documents approving the list of goods items and programs contents,
or the import permits for the enterprises to carry out import procedures. In
cases of refusal, they must issue written reply, clearly stating the reasons
therefor.
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This Circular takes effect after its signing,
applies to the activities of importing and exporting specialized culture and
information goods by commercial mode (for business purposes) and replaces
Circular No. 07/2000/TT-BVHTT of April 18, 2000 guiding the implementation of
Decision No. 242/1999/QD-TTg.
Activities of importing and exporting specialized
cultural and informational goods by non-commercial mode (for non-business
purposes) shall still comply with the Regulation on the import/export of
cultural products for non-business purposes, issued together with Decision No.
893/QD-PC of July 20, 1992 of the Ministry of Culture and Information.
In the course of implementation, if any troubles
arise, the concerned State management agencies and subjects that import and/or
export specialized culture and information goods should promptly report them to
the Ministry of Culture and Information for consideration and settlement.
FOR THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND
INFORMATION
VICE MINISTER
Luu Tran Tieu