WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/VNM/E/5 
28 May 2010 
 (10-2961) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
VIET NAM 
 The present document reproduces the text
1 of Order No. 13/2009/L-CTN of 29 June 2009, on 
the promulgation of the Law Amending and Supplemen ting a Number of Articles of the Penal Code, 
as notified by Viet Nam under Article 63.2 of  the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/VNM/4).  
 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA  
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE  
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
VIET NAM 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 de l'Ordonnance n° 13/2009/L-CTN du 29 juin 2009 
portant promulgation de la Loi modi fiant et complétant certains articles du Code pénal, notifié par le 
Viet Nam au titre de l'article 63:2 de l' Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/VNM/4). 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
VIET NAM 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Orden  Nº 13/2009/L-CTN, de 29 de 
junio de 2009, por la que se promulga la Ley en virt ud de la cual se modifican y complementan varios 
artículos del Código Penal, notificada por Viet Nam en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del 
artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/VNM/4). 
 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/VNM/E/5 
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  THE STATE PRESIDENT  
 
Order No. 13/2009/L-CTN of June 29, 2009, on the promulgation of law  
 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCI ALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
 
Pursuant to Articles 103 and 106 of the 1992 Constituti on of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which 
was amended and supplemented under Resolution No . 51/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001, of the 
Xth National Assembly, the 10th session; 
 
Pursuant to Article 91 of the Law on Or ganization of the National Assembly; 
 Pursuant to Article 57 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,  
PROMULGATES:  
the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Penal Code, 
 
which was passed on June 19, 2009, by the XII
th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam at its 5th session. 
 
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 
NGUYEN MINH TRIET 
 
  
Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Penal Code 
 
(No. 37/2009/QH12)  
Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialis t Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and 
supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10; 
 The National Assembly promulgates the Law Ame nding and Supplementing a Number of Articles of 
Penal Code No. 15/1999/QH10.  
Article 1 . To amend, supplement and annul a num ber of articles of the Penal Code 
 
.… 
 
11. To add the following Article 170a: 
 
"Article 170a.  Infringing upon copyright and related rights 
 1. Those who, without permission of holders of co pyright or related rights, commit either of the 
following acts of infringing upon copyright or related rights currently protected in Vietnam on a commercial scale, shall be imposed a fine of be tween fifty million and five hundred million dong or 
subject to non-custodial reform for up to two years: 
 a/ Reproducing works, phonograms or video recordings;  b/ Distributing to the public copies of works, phonograms or video recordings.  IP/N/1/VNM/E/5 
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  2. Committing the crime in either of the following circ umstances, offenders shall be imposed a fine of 
between four hundred million and one billion dong or  sentenced to between six months and three 
years of imprisonment:  a/ In an organized manner; 
 
b/ Committing the crime more than once.  3. Offenders may also be imposed a fine of be tween twenty million and two hundred million dong, 
banned from holding certain posts or  practicing certain professions or performing certain jobs for 
between one and five years." 
 
12. To amend and supplemen t Article 171 as follows: 
 
"Article 171.  Infringing upon industrial property rights 
 
1. Those who intentionally infringe upon industri al property rights to marks or geographical 
indications currently under protection in Vietnam on a commercial scale, shall be imposed a fine of 
between fifty million and five hundr ed million dong or subject to non-custodial reform for up to two 
years.  
2. Committing the crime in either of the following circ umstances, offenders shall be imposed a fine of 
between four hundred million and one billion dong or  sentenced to between six months and three 
years of imprisonment:  a/ In an organized manner; 
 
b/ Committing the crime more than once.  3. Offenders may also be imposed a fine of be tween twenty million and two hundred million dong, 
banned from holding certain posts or  practicing certain professions or performing certain jobs for 
between one and five years." 
 
… 
 
Article 3.  
 
1. This Law takes effect on January 1, 2010. 
 2. The Government, the Supreme People’s Court a nd the Supreme People’s Procuracy shall, within 
the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, guide the implementation of this Law.  This Law was passed on June 19, 2009, by the XII
th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam at its 5th session. 
 
Chairman of the National Assembly 
NGUYEN PHU TRONG 
 
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