Vietnam: All fines for violations in publication import and export from December 01, 2020

According to Article 30 of Decree No. 119/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, all fines for violations in publication import and export are specified as follows:

- A fine from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for the action below:

+ Failure to request the competent authority to reissue the license to import publications in case of loss or damage;

+ Failure to issue internal regulations on assessment of imported publications or failure to send to a competent authority available internal regulations on assessment of imported publications;

+ Assessing the contents of imported publications before being released but failure to ensure adequate procedures are followed as prescribed;

+ Failure to report the results of assessment of contents of imported publications to the competent authority;

+ Failure to comply with the contents of the license for import of non-commercial publications.

- A fine from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for the action below:

+ Importing non-commercial publications without an import license, except for cases where the license is not required;

+ Failure to re-export for publication imported as materials for international seminars which allowed to organized in Vietnam or publication belong to institution, family and individual that are used privately after it has been used (publicly);

+ Failure to assess the content of imported publication for commercial purpose before the release, for each publication;

+ Importing publications for commercial purpose without a certification of import registration by a competent authority, for each publication.

- A fine from VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 for the action below:

+ Doing business in the import and export of publications but not meeting the conditions for operation after obtaining the license from the competent regulatory agency;

+ Selling imported publications of the type of non-commercial use for each publication title;

+ Releasing imported publications without the consent of the agency that requests the assessment of the contents of imported publications for each publication.

- A fine from VND 30,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 for the action below:

+ Doing business in importing publications without a license;

+ Exporting the publication that has been illegally published or printed, the publication subject to printing or release suspension, ban from circulation, revocation, recall, destruction, publication with prohibited content.

View more details at Decree No. 119/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 01, 2020.

Le Vy

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