Fine of VND 30,000,000 for act of leasing the certificate of eligibility to act as a bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retail outlet in Vietnam

Fine of VND 30,000,000 for act of leasing the certificate of eligibility to act as a bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retail outlet in Vietnam  (Internet image)

Article 39 of Decree 99/2020/ND-CP stipulates penalties for violations against regulations on conditions to be satisfied by bottled LPG retail outlets in Vietnam as follows:

- A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for retailing bottled LPG without a bottled LPG sale contract with a trader having an effective certificate of eligibility as prescribed, except for the case where the retail outlet is owned by such trader.

- A fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

+ Retailing bottled LPG at a facility failing to have a certificate of eligibility to act as an LPG retail outlet or with an expired certificate of eligibility to act as an LPG retail outlet or after the suspension or revocation of such certificate;

+ Using the falsified certificate of eligibility to act as a bottled LPG retail outlet;

+ Leasing/lending or renting/borrowing the certificate of eligibility to act as a bottled LPG retail outlet.

In addition to being fined, the exhibit used for committing the violation shall be confiscated; the certificate of eligibility to act as a bottled LPG retail outlet shall be suspended for 01 - 03 months; the violator is compelled to return the illegal profits obtained from the violation.

More details can be found in Decree 99/2020/ND-CP, which comes into force from October 11, 2020.

Le Vy

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