What are details of the latest fireworks price list of Ministry of Defense for 2024 in Vietnam?

What are details of the latest fireworks price list of Ministry of Defense for 2024 in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 3, Decree 137/2020/ND-CP stipulates that Firecrackers are products manufactured manually or industrially which, upon mechanical, chemical, thermal or electrical impact, will emit explosion sound effect or emit whistling, explosion sound and colorful effects;

Organizations and individuals may only buy fireworks at organizations and enterprises of the Ministry of National Defense that are licensed to produce or organizations and enterprises of the Ministry of National Defense that trade in fireworks or organizations that are licensed to trade in fireworks. 

Currently, there are 02 enterprises under the Ministry of National Defense licensed to trade fireworks products, including:

(1) Factory Z121 (Chemical Company Limited 21)

(2) National Defense Industry Economic and Technical Corporation (GAET Corporation).

On December 1, 2023, the Director of 21 Chemical Company Limited issued the latest price list for Ministry of Defense fireworks in 2024 as follows:

When can individuals use fireworks in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 17 of Decree 137/2020/ND-CP regulating use of consumer fireworks:

Use of consumer fireworks

1. Agencies, organizations and individuals having full legal capacity may use consumer fireworks during: National holidays, Tet holiday, marriage, conventions, grand openings, anniversaries, cultural and art activities.

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Thus, individuals with full civil capacity may use fireworks in the following cases:

- TET holiday.

- Birthday

- Wedding

- Conference

- Grand opening

- Anniversary days and cultural and artistic activities.

What are details of the latest fireworks price list of Ministry of Defense for 2024 in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What are penalties for illegal use of fireworks in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 3, Clause 7, Article 11 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulating violations against regulations on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors, combat gears, fireworks, firecrackers, and dangerous banned toys:

Violations against regulations on management and use of weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors, combat gears, fireworks, firecrackers, and dangerous banned toys

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3. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 VND to 10.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Exchanging, giving away, sending, borrowing, lending, renting, leasing, pledging weapons, combat gears, explosive fireworks, smuggled fireworks or pyrotechnic compositions for illegal firework production; parts, assemblies of weapons, combat gears or scraps and refuses thereof;

b) Transporting or destroying weapons, explosive materials, explosive precursors or combat gears without ensuring safety or affecting the environment but not liable to criminal prosecution;

c) Failure to carry out testing, inspection, assessment and registration as prescribed by regulations of law on management of product quality before initiation production, sale, use of weapons or combat gears in Vietnam;

d) Illegal storage, transport of junk and scrap of weapons and combat gears;

dd) Transport, storage of dangerous banned toys;

e) Selling explosive precursors to an organization or enterprise that has not been granted the certificate of security and order, certificate of eligibility to manufacture industrial explosives, license for sale of explosive precursors or written approval issued by a competent authority;

g) Losing provided cold weapons or combat gears;

h) Using weapons or combat gears without a license;

i) Illegal use of firecrackers, fireworks or pyrotechnic compositions;

k) Manufacturing, providing, storing, transporting, repairing weapons or combat gears with a license but failing to comply with regulations of law.

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7. Additional penalties:

a) Confiscation of the exhibits and means of administrative violations for the violations specified in Points d and dd Clause 1, Points a, b, c, e and g Clause 2; Points a, c, d, dd, e, h, i and k Clause 3; Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, h and I Clause 4 and Clause 5 of this Article;

b) 3 – 6 months suspension of the license for use, certificate of registration of weapon or combat gear in case of violations specified in Point e Clause 2 of this Article;

c) 9 - 12 months suspension of the license, certificate of weapon, combat gear or fireworks in case of violations specified in Point a Clause 2, Points b and k Clause 3 of this Article.

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Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 4 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulating the maximum fines, organizations incurring administrative penalties:

Maximum fines, organizations incurring administrative penalties

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2. The fines specified in Chapter II of this Decree are imposed upon administrative violations committed by individuals. The fine imposed upon an organization for the same violation shall be twice the fine imposed upon an individual.

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Thus, organizations and individuals that use fireworks illegally will be punished in Vietnam as follows:

- Fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND for individuals.

- Fine from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND for organizations

In addition, organizations and individuals have their exhibits and means of administrative violations confiscated.

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