The DECISION of the MINISTER of the INTERIOR approves the Charter (revised) the collection of stamps in Vietnam (Vietnam Stamp Society) the MINISTER of the INTERIOR base of the order No. 102/SL-L004 on 20 May 1957 enacted legislation regulating the right of Assembly;
Pursuant to Decree No. 45/2003/ND-CP dated 9 May 2003 of the Government functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of the Interior;
Pursuant to Decree No. 88/2003/ND-CP dated 30 July 2003 of the Government regulations on the Organization, operation and management of the Association;
Proposal of the Chairman of the Vietnam Stamp and Director of non-governmental organizations, decision: article 1. Approval of the Charter (revised) the collection of stamps in Vietnam (Vietnam Stamp Society) has been the National Congress session III the stamp Vietnam Society through August 31, 2005.
Article 2. Decisions in effect after 15 days from the date The report.
Article 3. Chairman of the Vietnam Stamp, Director of the non-governmental organizations responsible for the implementation of this decision.
 
The CHARTER (revised) the collection of stamps in Vietnam (Vietnam Stamp Society) (issued under decision No 119/2005/QD-BNV on 10/11/2005 of the Minister of the Interior) chapter I the NAME, PURPOSE, SCOPE and PRINCIPLES of the ORGANIZATION of the article 1. The name, the symbol 1. Vietnamese name: the collection of stamps in Vietnam referred to as Society Vietnam Stamp.
2. international transaction Name.
-The name of the international registration in French: Association des Philatelistes du Vietnam.
Name in English: Vietnam Philatelic Association.
The abbreviated name of the VPA.
3. The logo the logo of the Stamps of the square around the Vietnam border stamp teeth, inside is a circle with 3 parallel lines representing earth, the middle is the S-shaped curve represents the country Vietnam. Under the circle is 4 digit Vietnam Stamp Society. The badge has a background color pale violet, the lines are dark green.
Article 2. Meeting purpose only religious Stamps Vietnam hosted the voluntary society of people in Vietnam and collection of postage stamps; in order to gather, unite together strong effective development activities collection of stamps into a healthy, rewarding hobby; raise the level of knowledge, a collection of postage stamps; contributing to the education of patriotism; promoting social and cultural activities of the country; development of the relations of understanding and friendship between the peoples in the country and the world.
Article 3. The range of activities the Association Vietnam Stamps (hereinafter referred to as the Association) has a range of activities in the country, is a member of the World Association of philatelic (FIP), the Association of United Asian stamps (FIAP); relations with international organisations in accordance with the respective laws and international practices.
Article 4. Management of the State Agency of the Association subject to the governance of the society of the Ministry of the Interior; in the field of Assembly operations of The postal service, telecommunications; about propagating the exhibition postage stamps of the Ministry of culture and information and the relevant ministries.
Article 5. Legal, seal, Member Societies have legal personality, the seal (wet seal, wet seal, floating markers) and private accounts.
Article 6. The headquarters of the society's headquarters: No. 18 Nguyen Du, Hanoi.
Chapter II the DUTIES and POWERS of the ASSOCIATION article 7. The Mission of the 1. The Association operates under the Charter of the society was the competent State agencies approved and prescribed by law;
2. Advocacy promotes extensive stamp collection subjects in the masses, especially among adolescents;
3. Set the stamp collectors to guide dissemination of knowledge, methods experienced stamp collector;
4. Help the collectors of stamps in the collection of stamps and the postal publications in the country, Exchange stamps among collectors of stamps in foreign countries according to the provisions of the law; instructions and help members attend the international stamp exhibition, 5. Organize seminars, propose and coordinate with the authorities organized exhibitions of national and international stamps in Vietnam;
6. Publish books, newspapers say about stamp collection, research institutions to improve their collection of stamps and stamp collectors;
7. Encourage members to introduce research collections, stamps and postal history in Vietnam and abroad;
8. Donate your comments with the State authorities in the construction of the subject of the stamp issuing short term, long term and managing stamps aimed at improving the quality, value postage stamps to encourage the development of stamp collection movement in Vietnam; contributing to the same State Management Agency against the spurious behavior about stamps and postal publications; protect the legitimate rights of the stamp collectors.
Article 8. The powers of the Assembly 1. Representing members in the Cabinet, foreign relations relevant to the functions and tasks of the Association;
2. the protection of legal rights of the Association members and 3. Directing and coordinating the activities of professional stamp collection with movement, the Congress of Member Stamps;
4. training, common knowledge, provide the necessary information about the collection of stamps to members under the provisions of the law.
5. Consultation, review the matter in the scope of the activities of the organization or individual;
6. Join the opinion on the legal documents related to the content of the activity. Recommendations to the competent State agencies with regard to the issues related to the development of the Society and the field of activity;
7. In collaboration with the relevant departments to carry out the tasks of the movement development collection of stamps;
8. Are funds on the basis of Association dues of members and the organisation of business cooperation services, as prescribed by the law to cover himself about the funding activity;
9. Get legal funding of organizations and individuals in and outside the country under the rule of law;
10. decision on financial matters, the assets of the society based on the rule of law.
11. The decision to reward, discipline for members and held in the society; reward organizations and individuals have contributed to build the society development.
Chapter III article 9 MEMBERS. Conditions became a citizen of Vietnam had enough of these conditions will be the Executive Board Review Meeting the Assembly: 1. Enough 16 years;
2. Respect for the law;
3. Approved the Charter of the Association;
4. Have an understanding of the stamp collection;
5. Voluntary application in Society.
Article 10. Benefits of membership 1. Participation in activities organized by the society, to improve their guidance on the collection of stamps, making the exposition showcasing stamps;
2. Nomination, nomination and election of the head of the Agency;
3. membership card;
4. democratic discussion, questions, recommendations and vote on the work of the Association;
5. Have the right to ask out and return the membership card.
Article 11. Member obligations 1. Executive Charter, program implementation and resolutions of the Assembly, actively contribute and participate in activities;
2. Fees and charges due to the Executive Committee of the Association rules;
3. development of new Member advocacy and help Club members stamp collection to grow the movement;
4. Preserving ethics membership and protect society.
Article 12. Protocol on Assembly, out Assembly 1. Eligible to have recorded in article 9. When in the society must have application to specify their name, year of birth, occupation, residence, contact, time to start collecting stamps.
2. Protocol the Member meeting: out there off the application Assembly or in violation of any of the following: a) does not close the annual premium;
b) violate the law;
c) violate the Charter;
d) Do loses Kudos.
Deleting the names in the list of members by the Executive Committee to review Council decision discussion.
Article 13. Honorary Member

Who has the credibility and social stamp, the benefactors, the cultural and social activists ... voluntarily support mental and physical activity, the development of the society are the Executive Committee accepted the honorary membership.
Honorary members do not pay dues and have no right to vote, the nomination.
Chapter IV article 14 ORGANIZATION of the SOCIETY. The Organization of the Meeting 1. Held: a) the stamp Vietnam Society b) Stamp Society members: The Stamps of the province, central cities are established according to the provisions of the law. To become a member of the society of Philatelic Stamps, the Stamp Vietnam province, the city must have a single proposal, the consent of the local authorities and the Association decision review Vietnam Stamp.
c) branches collection of stamps, stamp collection Club hosted the base Assembly 2. The institutions subordinated to the Stamp Office:-Vietnam Association.
-The professional Board.
-Stamp magazine's agency of the Vietnam Stamp.
-Document printing facility, the magazine.
-Basis services business stamps collection and exhibitions.
-And a number of organizations founded when necessary according to the provisions of the legislation and the Charter.
Article 15. Stamp Society member 1. The Stamp Society, central cities (Stamp Society member) subject to the governance of State bodies, local authority subject to the field of management of the society of postal Facility operations, telecommunications and the Department of culture and information;
2. The Charter of the Congress of Member Stamp must conform with the Charter of the Vietnam Stamps;
3. The Stamp Society members with the task of implementing the programme of activities of the Stamps and Philatelic Society report on Vietnam Vietnam periodically.
4. the members of the Stamp duty, by the powers of the Association members Stamp regulations.
Article 16. Branch collection of stamps, stamp collection Club 1. At the local not yet eligible Stamp Association members, the Executive Committee of the Association can Vietnam Stamps decided to establish branches collection of stamps or stamp collection Club Conference horres, simultaneously to the notification with the competent State agencies of the local. The branches collection of stamps, stamp collection Club under the direction of the Association and have the duty to participate in activities organized by the society.
2. collection of stamps in the branches, according to the Club's Charter and the law of the State. Chapters, clubs have a responsibility to report the activities of his unit with the upper level periodically.
Article 17. The head of the Agency-the Agency's highest leader of the Stamp Vietnam's National Congress-Executive Committee of the Association's leadership body, the activity of the association between the two terms, Congress has the task of Standing Committee on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Council of the association between the two sessions of the Executive Board. Association Executive Board term is 5 years.
Article 18. The General Assembly 1. The General Assembly Meeting convened by the Executive Committee, the Congress's term is five years.
2. the official delegate of the Congress are: delegates are elected from the Assembly members, the Organization of establishments, the Member of the Executive Committee representing Vietnam Stamp Society, of course, and some of the delegates appointed by the Executive Committee of the Society.
3. principles of voting Congress: Congress can vote using the form of hands or secret ballot. Choosing the form of voting by the General Assembly for decision.
4. The voting through the decisions of the Congress must be too 1/2 number of official delegates present.
5. the main contents of the Congress includes: – sums up the work term and through the work of the new term.
-Discussion and through the revised Association Rules (if any).
-Election of the Executive Committee of the Association.
-Through the resolutions of the General Assembly.
6. Extraordinary Congress: the extraordinary Congress Meeting convened by the Executive Committee when there is at least 1/2 of the Executive Board of Commissioner Meeting or 2/3 or more of the Member required or authorized State agency requirements.
Article 19. The Executive Committee of the Association 1. Be elected to the Executive Committee.
The organizers of the Congress with the consultative members, postage stamp Agency, organized the relevant election who joined the Executive Committee of the Association and the report of the Congress through the number, the electoral list to the General Assembly decided to elect the Executive Committee of the new term.
2. The tasks of the Executive Committee of the Association a Vietnam Stamps) made the resolution of the general meeting;
b) through annual activity program and direction;
c) to keep the relationship works for the industry, the Trade Union bodies and international organizations about the collection of postage stamps, professional guidelines for the Stamp Society members and chapters, the stamp collection Club;
d) compiling and disseminating the materials about the stamp collection;.
DD) collaboration build and modify the rules of the exhibition, the rule evaluates the exhibits, popular and guide the current rules of international organizations about collection of postage stamps;
e) help and guide the collection of stamps to have conditions to attend the exhibition of domestic and international stamps;
f) in the case of necessity the Executive Committee of the Association has the right to Executive Board Member complement, the number of additional Commissioners do not exceed 20% of the Member of the Executive Committee by the General Assembly regulations; have the right to Executive Board member free Assembly;
h) Executive Committee meetings January 6 times.
Article 20. The Standing Committee the Standing Committee by the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee elected Council consisting of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary-General and a number of Commissioners. The Standing Committee has the duty and authority: 1. Election of a permanent division of the Assembly Standing Committee;
2. Planning and implementation of resolutions of the General Assembly, by the Executive Committee Meeting and the regular work of the Assembly;
3. appointment and dismissal of officers in charge of the institutions affiliated to the society;
4. Steer track coordinate the activity of the Assembly members, the Board examined, the Expert Committee of the Association and organizations affiliated to the society;
5. The establishment, dissolution of organizations affiliated to the society and stipulated the duties and powers of the institutions affiliated to the society;
6. decision on the merit, discipline;
7. The Standing Committee meeting January 3 times the decisions of the Standing Committee in effect when the sale of the standing Commissioners approval.
Article 21. The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and member of the Standing Committee of the Assembly elected the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary-General and Standing Committee members.
For leading cadres have the construction of the society because of the work conditions or age can Congress elected Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Committee or the Association.
1. The President is the legal representative of the Association.
2. The Vice President in charge of some of the field work to be Chairman of the assignment and on behalf of the President when authorized; responsible for the implementation of the part of work is assigned.
3. The Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General are the daily work of the Association and is responsible for the implementation of the part of work is assigned.
4. Committee members are assigned in charge of each section specific work of the Association and is responsible for the implementation of the part of work is assigned.
The specific duties and powers of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and member of the Standing Council regulation by the Executive Committee.
Article 22. Head check Executive Committee elected Prefect, head of inspection check is member of the Standing Committee. Head check have the task of checking the implementation of resolutions, financial checks, property of the Assembly, examine the observance of the Charter. Resolve the complaint factor relevant to the work of the Association, founded the Festival Executive Board report and the General Assembly.

The program activity of the Board is in the Review Conference of the Executive Committee of the Association. Where necessary, the inspector should inspect the Standing Committee decided to set up delegation led by head of the test is to look at the crew chief tasks, missions dissolved at the end of the work.
Article 23. Journal of stamps, Philatelic publications 1. Stamp magazine's agency of the activity according to the law on the press. The editor is responsible before the law and the Executive Committee of the Assembly on all activities of the Philatelic magazine.
2. The Society published, printed, released the publication is done according to the law on publishing.
Chapter V, article 24 of the FINANCIAL ASSETS. The source of currency 1. Financial resources by the State, agencies, unions, business support;
2. Financial resources due to the operation of business services that make up;
3. The fees and charges due to join the closed membership annually (average, filed, provided, reduce Assembly cost due to Standing Committee).
Article 25. Asset management, finance 1. Expenses:-Chi for the regular activities of the Association;
-Professional staff salaries and allowances Executive Committee;
-Administrative costs;
-Rewarding;
-Shopping means work, construction of infrastructure and contribute to social welfare activities.
2. The management of the assets, financial implementation in accordance with the law.
Article 26. The method to solve the financial assets when the association dissolved When the association dissolved, the society's financial assets is done according to the provisions of the law.
Chapter VI REWARDS, discipline article 27. Membership rewards, the Tem members, affiliated associations, organizations and individuals in foreign contribution, practical, effective activities, developing the Assembly was the Assembly Standing Committee praised, reward or recommend competent State agencies rewarded.
Article 28. Member discipline, the affiliated organization, the Stamps violated the Charter members of the society, the society had a nominal advantage Act bad influence depends on heavy light error that bear the form: for members: critical or warning,, delete the name in the Member list.
For organizations directly under the society: criticism, warning, dissolved.
For members: Stamps issued with Stamp Society comments Society member or with the authority of State bodies in the local form of settlement.
The review by the Disciplinary Council Standing Committee decision.
Chapter VII ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS Article 29. Modify, supplement the Charter only Stamp Society Congress new Vietnam has the right to modify or supplement the Charter Assembly.
Article 30. Effect of this Charter include 7 Chapter 30 articles, was passed at the Congress of delegates tenure Vietnam Stamps III meeting in Hanoi capital on August 31, 2005.
This Charter by the decision of approval of the Minister of the Interior.
Vietnam Stamps Association Standing Committee is responsible for guiding the Stamp Society member, society for affiliated institutions, Vietnam Stamp Society chartered practice./.