AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES MUST BE IMPORTED UNDER LICENSE
On October 15, 2018, the Ministry of Information and Communications promulgates the Circular No. 13/2018/TT-BTTTT on the List of cyber information security products imported under license, and procedures and application for issuance of the license for import of cyber information security products.
Accordingly, automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included must be imported under license.
Also prescribed in the Circular, enterprises have to submit a dossier for issuance of the import license to the Authority of Information Security; within 02 working days from the receipt of the application the Authority of Information Security shall inspect it; within 07 working days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, the Authority of Information Security shall appraise, complete and submit the application for issuance of the import license.
This Circular takes effect on December 01, 2018.
