Decree 98: Administrative penalties for violations against regulations on display and introduction of goods and services in Vietnam

According to Clause 4 Article 35 of the Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, administrative penalties for violations against regulations on display and introduction of goods and services are specified as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for committing one of the following violations:

- Providing information about the displayed or introduced goods different from that about the goods being or to be sold;

- Displaying or introducing goods or services of other traders for comparison purposes, unless the goods displayed or introduced for comparison are counterfeit goods or intellectual property right-infringing ones;

- Displaying or introducing goods which are not labeled or are labeled against regulations;

- Displaying or introducing goods which fail to meet standards/ technical regulations announced or applied; goods which fail to meet food safety and quality requirements or expired goods.

2. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000 shall be imposed for committing one of the following violations:

- A trader’s representative office directly displays or introduces goods or services of that trader at locations other than the representative office’s premises;

- A trader’s representative office displays or introduces goods or services of that trader without that trader’s authorization.

3. A fine ranging from VND 30.000.000 to VND 50.000.000 shall be imposed for committing one of the following violations:

- Displaying or introducing goods or services included in the list of prohibited goods and services, goods which are not or not yet permitted to be sold, or services which are not yet permitted to be provided in Vietnam;

- Selling goods which are temporarily imported for display or introduction in Vietnam against the law of Vietnam;

- Displaying or introducing goods or services, or using forms or means of displaying or introducing goods or services which infringe upon the national security, social safety and order, landscape, environment or human health;

- Displaying or introducing goods or services, or using forms or means of displaying or introducing goods or services which are contrary to historical, cultural or ethic traditions, or fine traditions and customs of Vietnam;

- Displaying or introducing goods or services which reveal state secrets.

View more details at the Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 15, 2020.

Ty Na

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