Subscription 45 (5/2001) GOVERNMENT 31 October 2001 SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness No. 55-2001-ND-CP Hanoi, 23 August 2001 DECREE ON MANAGEMENT, PROVISION AND USE OF INTERNET SERVICES The Government Pursuant to the Law on the Organization of the Government dated 30 September 1992; Having considered the proposal of the General Director of the General Department of Posts and Telecommunications; Decrees: CHAPTER I General Provisions Article 1 1. The management, provision and use of internet services in Vietnam shall be governed by this Decree. All domestic organizations and individuals; foreign organizations and individuals engaged in the internet sector in Vietnam must comply with this Decree. 2. Where an international treaty relating to the internet to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory or participant contains provisions which are inconsistent with this Decree, the international treaty shall prevail. Article 2 1. The internet is an information system which is connected in the form of Internet Protocol (IP) and uses a system of global uniform addresses aimed at providing different services and applications to users. © Ministry of Planning and Investment and Phillips Fox IX-1105

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