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.
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