1. The press agency must comply with the regulation on legal deposit of press as follows:
a) For the central newspapers and newspapers printed in Hanoi, the press agency must
submit 05 copies to the state management agency over the press in the central
government no later than 08 :00 AM of the release day.
b) For the newspapers printed in localities, the press agency must submit two copies to the
state management agency over the press in localities no later than 08 :00 AM of the
release day while submitting five copies to the state management agency over the press in
the central government by post.
c) The agencies of talking newspaper and photo newspaper must retain all programs
transmitted, broadcast or informed to the signal source used to relay the central radio –
television waves within 30 days after the transmission or broadcasting ; provide the
transmission or broadcasting signals as required by the competent authorities for the
electronic legal deposit of press.
d) The agencies of online newspaper must comply with the regulation on storage of intact
contents of information posted or broadcast within 03 months after the posting or
broadcasting for the inspection of the state management agency.
2. When submitting the printed newspapers for legal deposit, the press agency must
indicate the newspapers legally deposited, number of release, date and hour of legal
deposit and the signature of the head of press agency or the authorized person.
The printed newspapers that are re-printed must be legally deposited as printed for the
first time.
The printed newspapers legally deposited by the post have the priority of fastest transfer to
the deposit agency. The time of legal deposit submission is based on the postal stamp of
the transferring place.
3. The agencies of printed newspapers must submit 05 copies of printed newspaper for
deposited at the National Library of Vietnam.
4. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall implement the electronic deposit
for the talking newspapers, photo newspapers and online newspapers independently from
the press agences and implement the verification and announcement of data pertaining to
the press activities.
Article 53. Inspection of legally deposited press
1. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall inspect the legally deposited
press and the provincial People’s Committee shall inspect it at localiites.
In case of detecting the press violates the law, the Ministry of Information and
Communications or the provincial People’s Committee shall takes measures to deal with it
in accordance with the provisions in Article 59 of this Law.