Circulars made ads Ordinances and resolutions 12/2000/NQ-CP of the Government on banning tobacco advertising in paragraph 8 article 5 of Ordinance provisions prohibiting ads "advertising of goods and services that the law prohibits trading or advertising bans". In point b of paragraph 1 of section II of resolution 12/2000/NQ-CP dated 14 August 2000 by the Government on national policies for prevention of the harmful effects of tobacco during the period 2000-2010 rules: "tobacco ad Bans in all forms, including the use of names, trademarks and logos of tobacco products with the products and services that are not related to smoking.
Prohibits the Organization of marketing activities including the use of the system to print labels, advertising on transport ".
To implement the aforesaid regulations seriously, the Ministry of culture-information circular issued specific guidelines of behavior prohibited tobacco advertising as follows: 1. All acts done the names, marks, logos of tobacco products on the advertising media are considered as tobacco advertising.
2. The following acts are also considered in tobacco advertising prohibition regulations: 2.1. Advertising media on part of the name, trademark, product icon enough to the public get to know it's name, trademarks, icons, a type of tobacco product.
2.2. On the means of advertising tobacco products information, about the contest learn tobacco products.
2.3. On the mass media and in terms of results, the promotion of tobacco products.
2.4. the cultural activities In the arts, sports, entertainment or other social activities have involved because tobacco companies sponsor can show the names, marks, logos of tobacco brands.
2.5. Distribute to the public announcing the promotion of tobacco products.
2.6. To announce the promotion of tobacco products by pa, posters have an area of 0, 5, so too a pa-slavery or posters or all pa-emancipation and posters at a site sell tobacco.
2.7. In the place of selling cigarettes on display than a bag/Pack (20 cigarettes) or exhibited more than a cosmetic touch/box (200 cigarettes) of a tobacco brand.
2.8. Use the active voice, direct public offerings, participate in contests, games related to tobacco products.
2.9. Use the name, trademarks, logos of tobacco products or wear uniforms demonstrating symbol tobacco go off road mobile, residential or gathering place.
2.10. Other forms known to make public or pay attention to tobacco products.
3. The advertising media include: 3.1. The means specified in article 9 and article 14 ad Ordinance, Decree 24/2003/ND-CP of August 13, 2003 detailing the Government's enforcement of the Ordinance on the ad.
3.2. The news media can convey the sound, light, image such as mobile phones, pagers, the Internet messaging system (SMS) of mobile phones, multi-messaging system (MMS) system, card phone cards and the electronic media, telecommunications can transmit information to many people.
3.3. The architecture, public buildings, bus stations, consumer goods, flags, cuckoo, sales items, product packaging, the cover sheet attached left smoking.
3.4. other ads facilities 4. Tobacco product logos is meant to be symbolic signs, images of tobacco products. Tobacco product logos may be shown by the image, text, sound, light; can be represented by a color or multiple colors, using one or more blocks of colour to distinguish, identify a tobacco product.
5. This circular have effect after 15 days from the Post Gazette. Pursuant to instruction in this circular, the specialized inspection of culture and information organized, competent individuals processed in breach of advertising has the responsibility to detect, handle the Organization, individuals violating the provisions of the law.