Workshop to collect opinions on the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising

On April 12, at Hoang Son Hotel, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the Department of Culture and Sports of Ninh Binh province to organize a workshop to collect opinions on the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising.

Attending the workshop were leaders of a number of Departments and Divisions under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ; leaders and representatives of a number of departments, branches, advertising associations, businesses in the area and neighboring provinces...

The Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising consists of 3 articles, of which Article 1 amends and supplements a number of articles of the Law on Advertising (amending and supplementing 20 articles and clauses; adding 3 new articles); Article 2 abolishes a number of points and clauses of the Law on Advertising and Article 3 on implementation provisions. The Draft Law focuses on the following contents: Regulations on advertising content and forms; Regulations on management of advertising activities in the press, online environment and cross-border advertising services; Regulations on outdoor advertising activities.

At the workshop, delegates highly agreed on the need to amend the Advertising Law, basically agreeing with the Draft Law; at the same time, contributing many opinions focusing on a number of contents such as: responsibility for State management of advertising of People's Committees at all levels; appraisal of advertising products, rights and obligations of those who convey advertising products; requirements for advertising content; location planning, regulations on outdoor advertising activities...

Through the workshop, the drafting agency will absorb, supplement and perfect the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising to submit to the National Assembly for approval.

The promulgation of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising will contribute to the timely institutionalization of the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's policies on cultural development; promote the role of the State management agencies on advertising at the central and local levels in implementing policies and laws on advertising activities; create a complete, synchronous and unified legal corridor to manage advertising activities, support and promote the development of advertising service businesses.

Phuong Nam-Minh Quang