4. Time limit for dossierprocessing
a/ The Authority of Broadcastingand Electronic Information shall consider and license the establishment
ofgeneral websites and websites of press agencies and grant registrationcertificates of online social network
service provision within the time limitsset in Clause 3, Article 21, and Clause 3. Article 22 of Decree No.
97.
b/ Within 5 working days afterreceiving a dossier of application for establishment of a general
website(except cases to be licensed by Information and Communications Departments ofHanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City under Point a. Clause 3 of this Article) or awebsite of a press agency, a provincial-level
Information and CommunicationsDepartment shall check the dossiers validity and forward it to the
Authority ofBroadcasting and Electronic Information for consideration and licensing. Whenthe dossier is
invalid, it shall issue a written notice clearly stating thereason.
c/ Within 10 working days afterreceiving a dossier, the Information and Communications Department of
Hanoi orHo Chi Minh City shall consider and approve the dossier of application forestablishment of a
website within its licensing competence defined at Point a.Clause 3 of this Article. In case of refusal, it
shall issue a written noticeclearly stating the reason.
5. Competence to supplement,modify, re-grant and revoke licenses
a/ The licensing agenciesdefined in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article may decide to supplement,
modify,extend, re-grant or revoke licenses under Clauses 4. 5 and 6. Article 21 ofDecree. No. 97.
b/ When detecting violations inlicensing or information provision, the Authority of Broadcasting
andElectronic Information may decide to revoke establishment licenses of generalwebsites of organizations
and enterprises.
6. Within 5 working days aftergranting a license under Clause 3. Article 9 of this Circular, the
Informationand Communications Department of Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City shall send one (1)copy of the
license to the Ministry of Information and Communications (the Authorityof Broadcasting and Electronic
Information) for reporting.
Article11. Reporting regulations
1. Organizations and enterprisesestablishing general websites
a/ To make regular reports every12 months and irregular reports at the request of competent state
managementagencies.
b/ A regular report covers:
- Name of the organization, dateand code of the lice use for establishment of the general website issued by
acompetent state management agency;
- Information provided,information sections;
- List of sources;
- Personnel and measures tomanage information on the genera) website.