Vietnam: A food and beverage establishment failing to suspend its operation in accordance with regulations will face severe penalties

Vietnam: A food and beverage establishment failing to suspend its operation in accordance with regulations will face severe penalties (Illustrative photo)

According to Article 12 of Decree 117/2020/ND-CP, penalties for violations against regulations on the application of epidemic management measures in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 3.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations in Vietnam:

- Failing to adopt personal protective measures by persons participating in epidemic management and susceptible persons according to guidance of health authorities;

- Failing to submit reports on infection cases to People’s Committee or local preventive medicine agency as prescribed by law.

2. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations in Vietnam:

- Concealing the status of infection with an infectious disease declared as an epidemic of oneself or another person;

- Failing to implement or refusing to implement cleaning, disinfection and sterilization measures in an epidemic zone;

- Failing to participate in epidemic management activities according to a mobilization decision issued by the steering committee for epidemic management;

- Charging for the provision of medical examination and treatment services to persons infected with group A infectious diseases;

- Failing to implement decisions on compulsory destruction of animals, plants and other things which are regarded as vectors, except the cases prescribed in Point c Clause 4 and Point d Clause 5 of this Article.

3. A fine ranging from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations in Vietnam:

- Failing to implement decisions on temporary closure of public eating establishments that may cause the spread of epidemic in an epidemic zone;

- Failing to implement decisions on prohibition of trading or use of foods which are regarded as vectors;

- Failing to implement decisions on restrictions on public gatherings or temporary suspension of business and services at public places.

4. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations in Vietnam:

- Failing to implement decisions on health inspection, surveillance and control before entering or leaving epidemic areas of a group A infectious disease;

- Transporting articles, animals, plants, foods and other goods that may cause the spread of epidemic out of an epidemic area of a group A infectious disease;

- Failing to implement decisions on compulsory destruction of animals, foods, plants and other things which are regarded as vectors of group A infectious diseases.

5. A fine ranging from VND 30.000.000 to VND 40.000.000 shall be imposed for commission of one of the following violations in Vietnam:

- Failing to comply with requests for health inspection and control of vehicles before they are moved out of an epidemic zone in the state of epidemic emergency;

- Failing to implement a decision on prohibition of gatherings in an area where the state of epidemic emergency is declared;

- Transporting unauthorized persons or vehicles to disease clusters in an area where the state of epidemic emergency is declared;

- Failing to implement decisions on compulsory destruction of animals, foods, plants and other things that may cause the spread of disease to people in an area where the state of epidemic emergency is declared.

More details can be found in Decree 117/2020/ND-CP effective from November 15, 2020.

Thuy Tram

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