Vietnam: Administrative handling of fisheries and forestry occurs in border areas

According to Article 14 of the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, administrative violations against regulations on fisheries committed within sea border areas, administrative violations against regulations on forestry, environmental protection and construction committed within border areas and checkpoint areas are specified as follows:

- Penalties for violations against regulations on areas banned from commercial fishing; eligibility requirements for aquaculture; import and export of live aquatic animals, import, temporary import, re-export and transit of fishery products from illegal fishing; violations against regulations on commercial fishing; fishing vessels, fishing ports and sheltered anchorages for fishing vessels are specified in the Decree No. 42/2019/ND-CP dated May 16, 2019 of Vietnam’s Government.

- Penalties for crossing the border to unlawfully harvest and destroy harvests, violations against regulations on forest animals; regulations on cross-border transport, storage, trading in and processing of forest products originating from outside of Vietnam's border against the law within the border area are specified in the Decree No. 35/2019/ND-CP dated April 25, 2019 of Vietnam’s Government.

- Penalties for illegal cross-border trading, exchange, transport or storage of substances harmful to human, animal and plant health, environment, social order and safety within the border area; causing insanitation or environmental pollution, thereby adversely affecting landscape of the border area are specified in Articles 19, 20 and 22 of the Decree No. 155/2016/ND-CP dated November 18, 2016 of Vietnam’s Government.

- The Border Guard shall impose penalties for violations against regulations on construction survey, formulation of the construction planning and adjustment to the construction planning; construction of works and construction order committed within border areas and border checkpoint areas as prescribed in Articles 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 and 26 of the Decree No. 139/2017/ND-CP dated November 27, 2017 of Vietnam’s Government.

View more details at the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, issued on August 24, 2020.

Le Vy

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