Circular No. 07/2012/TT-BVHTTDL dated July 16, 2012 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Toursim guiding the Government’s Decree No. 32/2012/ND-CP of April 12, 2012, on management of the export and import of cultural products for non-commercial purposes

MUST NOT GET THE LICENSE FOR TAPES CIRCULATED IN VIETNAM

On July 16, 2012, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issues the Circular No. 07/2012/TT-BVHTTDL to guide the Government’s Decree No. 32/2012/ND-CP of April 12, 2012, on management of the export and import of cultural products for non-commercial purposes.

Under this Circular, audio- and video-recording tapes and disks of films of all kinds, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, hard disks, optical disks already recorded, and other audio-visual products already recorded with information in the form of script, sound or image which are in lawful distribution or circulation in Vietnam; Photographic films, sound-and image-recording tapes and disks with contents featuring personal or family daily-life, travels, weddings, birthday parties, funerals; Fine-art works which constitute lawful property of organizations and individuals and are neither relics, antiques nor national treasures must not get the license of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Under the Circular, organizations and individuals receive the imported culture of individuals and organizations that enjoy diplomatic privileges are directly making procedures for the application of the import license of cultural products at culture, sports and tourism agencies as prescribed by Law.