Fine of VND 3,000,000 for act of failure to display or clearly display selling time within a sale area in Vietnam

Fine of VND 3,000,000 for act of failure to display or clearly display selling time within a sale area in Vietnam (Internet image)

Article 35 of Decree 99/2020/ND-CP stipulates penalties for violations against other regulations on petrol and oil retail in Vietnam as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to display or clearly display selling time within a sale area as prescribed.

2. A fine ranging from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for selling petrol and oil using a mini filling column, hand-shake pump, barrel, bottle or another container, except for the case where the trader is a business household or petrol and oil distribution station belonging to the armed force (national defense or public security) in a mountainous area or highlands as prescribed which is allowed by the People’s Committees of a province or central-affiliated city to act as petrol and oil retail agent with the scale and equipment relevant to the petrol and oil trading conditions within such area.

3. A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to register selling time of a petrol and oil retail outlet with a competent authority as prescribed.

4. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Reducing the selling time shorter than the displayed or previously applied time without a plausible reason or without notifying a competent authority according to regulations;

- Failure to sell or suspend sale without written approval by a competent authority or without notifying a competent authority as prescribed;

- Reducing the sales of sold petrol and oil less than those of previously sold petrol and oil without a plausible reason or without notifying a competent authority according to regulations;

5. A fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for selling petrol and oil using an automatic or mobile petrol and oil filling column without permission of the competent authority, except for the case specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

More details can be found in Decree 99/2020/ND-CP, issued on August 26, 2020.

Le Vy

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