Vietnam: Competence of market surveillance authorities to sanction violations in the field of national border management and protection

10:40, 28/08/2020

Recently, the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on national border management and protection has been issued by Vietnam’s Government.

According to Article 19 of the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, power delegated to market surveillance authorities to sanction administrative violations in the field of national border management and protection is specified as follows:

1. Market surveillance officials on duty are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 500,000.

2. Leaders of district-level market surveillance teams affiliated to Provincial Market Surveillance Departments are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 25,000,000;

- confiscate the exhibits and instrumentalities used for administrative violation commission, the value of which does not exceed the fine specified in Point b of this Clause;

- enforce the remedial measures mentioned in Points a, d and dd Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

3. Director of Market Surveillance Operations Department affiliated to Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance, and Provincial Market Surveillance Departments are entitled to:

- issue warnings;

- impose a maximum fine of VND 50,000,000;

- confiscate the exhibits and instrumentalities used for administrative violation commission;

- suspend licenses and practicing certificates or suspend the operation;

- enforce the remedial measures mentioned in Points a, d and dd Clause 3 Article 3 hereof.

View more details at the Decree No. 96/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from October 10, 2020.

Le Vy

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