Heavy fines for unqualified mini liquefied petroleum gas LPG bottle manufacturing facilities in Vietnam

Heavy fines for unqualified mini liquefied petroleum gas LPG bottle manufacturing facilities in Vietnam (Internet image)

Article 43 of Decree 99/2020/ND-CP stipulates penalties for violations against regulations on conditions for production of mini LPG bottles in Vietnam as follows:

- A fine ranging from VND 20,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

= Producing mini LPG bottles without fully satisfying the regulations on safety, production process and product quality inspection process as prescribed;

= Failure to have adequate lines, machinery and equipment for production of mini LPG bottles in accordance with national technical regulations;

= Failure to have adequate inspection equipment to satisfy the requirements for safety inspection of mini LPG bottles as prescribed;

= Using the falsified certificate of eligibility to produce mini LPG bottles;

= Leasing/lending or renting/borrowing the certificate of eligibility to produce mini LPG bottles.

- A fine ranging from VND 40,000,000 to VND 60,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

= Producing mini LPG bottles without a certificate of eligibility to produce mini LPG bottles as prescribed;

= Continuing to produce mini LPG bottles with an expired certificate of eligibility to produce mini LPG bottles or after the suspension or revocation of the certificate of eligibility to produce mini LPG bottles.

Note: Some of these violations also result in confiscation of the exhibit used for committing the violation; suspensiong of the certificate of eligibility to produce mini LPG bottles for 01 to 03 months; and being forced to return the illegal profits obtained from the violations.

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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