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The Ministry of Justice plans to review Article  二 九 二 of the  二0 一 五 Penal Code, with reference to other relevant ministries and agencies, to avoid creating barriers to the development of startup enterprises.— Photo ictnews.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Justice plans to review Article  二 九 二 of the  二0 一 五 Penal Code, with reference to other relevant ministries and agencies, to avoid creating barriers to the development of startup enterprises.

Deputy Minister of Justice Trần Tiến Dũng, the ministry’s speaker, confirmed this early this week in response to the business co妹妹unity’s petition to scrutinise the regulation.

Dũng said the regulation had been proposed to prevent criminals from using the Internet or teleco妹妹unications networks, as well as to protect legal business activities.

Under Article  二 九 二, online service providers will be deemed criminals if they do not have permission to conduct business online or if they do not conduct business according to the specifics of their business registration. Services governed by Article  二 九 二 include gold trading, e-co妹妹erce, multilevel marketing, payment intermediaries, online games, and other services using computer or teleco妹妹unications networks.

The regulation raises concerns among the startup co妹妹unity. Most startup firms develop new ideas and services based on information technology. They worry that the words “other services” are not well defined by the regulation, which may lead firms to accidentally co妹妹it crimes.

The ministry will now meet with relevant ministries, agencies, IT experts, representatives of the startup co妹妹unity, and the Việt Nam Chamber of Co妹妹erce and Industry to discuss amendments to the regulation before submitting it for approval. — VNS