MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF LAW FALCULTY OF COMMERCIAL LAW ----o0o---- HAP THI NHU NGUYET THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS BACHELOR THESIS SPECIALTITY OF COMMERCIAL LAW HCMC – 2011 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF LAW FALCULTY OF COMMERCIAL LAW -------- BACHELOR THESIS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS STUDENT: HAP THI NHU NGUYET COUSE: 32 STUDENT CODES: 3220133 SUPERVISOR: DR. HA THI THANH BINH HCMC - 2011 Page 2 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 COMMITMENT During the time of studying at Ho Chi Minh city University of Law, the topics related to the field of Commercial law have always attracted the interest of the author. Therefore, the author has chosen the topic: “The implementation of current law governing commercial advertisement: Reality and recommendations” to study and present in bachelor thesis. Despite of the limited time and reference material, the thesis was done with the high concentration of the author on both its form and content.
The author protests that this thesis is the research results of the author, with the guidance of supervisor. The information other than my idea presented in this thesis is also fully cited. I would bear full responsibility for my protest. Ho Chi Minh City, 07/2011 Hap Thi Nhu Nguyet Page 3 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis would not have been accomplished without the contribution of several individuals, to whom I would like to express my deepest appreciation.
First and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisor, Ms Ha Thi Thanh Binh, for her invaluable guidance and advice from the very first to the final steps of this thesis. This thesis is dedicated to my parents, my elder brother and all of family members for always supporting and encouraging me in the time of studying at Ho Chi Minh city University of Law. A very special thank to my mother who always believes in me and makes me believing in myself. It is her desire making me decide to study at Ho Chi Minh city University of Law and it is her love giving me the strength to face all the difficulties of my student life.
Finally, an honorable mention goes to my special friends for their lovely support and understandings. Thanks to my dear best friend, Nguyen Thi Ha for always being by my side every time I need. Thanks to my dear brothers and sisters in Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, especially Tran Quang Huy, Nguyen Thi Duyen, who helped me improve my English writing skill. Without their helping, perhaps I would not have completed this thesis as well as it is now.
Thank you all for all the help you have given me. This thesis would have not been possible without you. Page 4 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CURRENT LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: SOME SIGNIFICANT REMARKS. Error! Bookmark not defined.1 Overviews of commercial advertisement 1.1 Definitions and main characteristics of commercial advertisement.
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Reasons why the topic is worth consideration The market mechanism has opened a new development trend for our economy. Businesses in Vietnam have confirmed their position in the world marketplace through their strong brands. Contributing partially to this success is the role of advertising activities. It is considered that advertising activity is one of indispensable activities on business promotion of companies.
In addition, consumers also consider it as a channel providing information about the price and quality of products. In Vietnam, the importance of advertising activities was highly appreciated recent years. Along the line, the law on advertising also has being improved gradually. However, because of the rapid change of advertising activities, current law governing commercial advertisement has exposed some shortcomings and needs to be improved.
Page 7 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 The shortcomings of current law governing commercial advertisement are also the research contents of some authors such as Dao Huu Dung, Phan Huy Hong, Truong Hong Quang, Nguyen Ba Dien etc. Most of them carried out their researches on some aspects of advertising activities, for example Dao Huu Dung with television advertising; Phan Huy Hong, Truong Hong Quang with comparative advertising. These authors have clarified many important issues of advertising activities. However, beside these issues, in the law governing advertising activities, there are also some other shortcomings must be improved.
This requirement becomes more necessary when Vietnam is about to build and issue Advertising law in the coming time. Because of this reality, the author has chosen the topic: “The implementation of the law governing commercial advertisement: Reality and Recommendations” to study and present on Bachelor thesis at Ho Chi Minh city University of Law. The purposes of the thesis This thesis is conducted to serve the demand of the improvement of current law governing commercial advertisement. This thesis addresses the necessity of the improvement of current law governing commercial advertisement.
Basing on analyses of the effectiveness of current law governing commercial advertisement, the research’s results of some authors, legislative experiences of some countries in the world, this thesis also brings out some recommendations for the improvement of current law governing commercial advertisement in future. Methodology - Social methods (Analysis, Comparison, Demonstration); - Legal methods (Analysis and Review of legislative activities) 4. Limitation on the research’s scope Page 8 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 This thesis points out the contents and implementation of current law governing commercial advertisement in Vietnam. Basing on these results, the thesis is intended to bring out recommendations for the improvement of current law governing commercial advertisement.
The objects of this thesis are provisions of current law governing commercial advertisement, other related legislations of Vietnam and some countries in the world (Germany, China. The structure of the thesis The content of the thesis includes 2 chapters. - Chapter 1: “The current law governing commercial advertisement: Some significant remarks”. In this chapter, the author presents some following contents: Overview of commercial advertisement; Overview of the law governing commercial advertisement; Analyses of some significant provisions of current law governing commercial advertisement.
- Chapter 2: “Some shortcomings in the implementation of the law governing commercial advertisement and recommendations for improvement”. In this chapter, the author presents following contents: The shortcomings in the implementation of some significant provisions of current law governing commercial advertisement; Recommendations for the improvement of some regulations on the law governing commercial advertisement; Recommendations for the improvement of the State management on advertising. Page 9 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 Due to the limit of time and documents resources, this thesis may have some mistakes. The author wishes to receive the understanding and comments from teachers, readers.
CONTENT CHAPTER 1 CURRENT LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: SOME SIGNIFICANT REMARKS 1.1 Overviews of commercial advertisement 1.1 Definitions and main characteristics of commercial advertisement Advertisement has a long history of development. Thousand years ago, people already knew how to advertise. The tasks of advertisement are to provide information on goods and services for the purpose of facilitating of the sale of good or the provision of services. The word “Advertise” originated from a Latin word: “adverture”.
This word means to attract the interest of people or create attentions and suggestions. In the period from 1300 to 1475 this word was translated into English as “Advertise”. Accompany with the development of commerce, advertising activities developed rapidly and this word was used widely in the world. From Seventeenth century to the end of eighteenth century when English became a popular language, Page 10 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 "Advertisement" was used officially.
At this time, advertising became a profession, a 1 commercial sector. These days, advertisement is an important activity in trading, it helps businesses promote their business in a larger area. In addition, advertising increases businesses’ competition in the market and helps them achieve their business objectives. With a long history of development, definition of advertisement is also improved.
From different standpoints, the term “Advertisement” is defined differently. 2 Literally, advertisement simply means an informative activity. The strong development of science and technology is the basis of the rapid development of advertising activities which are more plentiful and dynamic now. Advertisement is not only an economic activity but also a cultural creation because it creates a special kind of language.
An advertisement contains several concise sentences but can express a lot 3 of information. Economically, “advertisement is a form of communications used to persuade audiences (viewers, readers or listeners) to take some certain actions related to products or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with 4 respect to a commercial offering”. About definition of advertisement, in some countries, advertisement is not only a normal public activity, it is a commercial activity (advertisement is invested by traders, it provides information about goods, services and trading activities; it is governed by commercial law).
In some countries, "Advertisement" is understood as 1 http://marketing-branding.vn/vi/forum/quang-cao--y-tuong-quang-cao/565-lich-su-phat-trien- cua-nganh-quang-cao-the-gioi.html 2 Nguyen Thi Dung (2005), Definition of advertisement on Vietnam law and its impacts on improving the law on advertising, State and Law Journal, (12/2005), p33. 3 Ha Thu Trang2004, The law governing advertising activities in Vietnam - Theoretical and practical issues– Master thesis of Law, Hanoi University of Law, p9.org/wiki/Advertising Page 11 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW GOVERNING COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: 2012 REALITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS2011 "commercial advertisement". But in Viet Nam, “Advertisement” is understood as “non- commercial advertisement” and “commercial advertisement”. According to The European Union Law, advertisement is any of activities giving information of trading activities, profitable activities for the purpose of 5 promoting the sale of products or the provision of services .