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Vietnam: Inauthentic report on scientific and technological research progress shall be fined up to VND 4 million

09:41, 15/06/2019

This is a content specified in Decree No. 51/2019/NĐ-CP prescribing administrative fines for violations arising from scientific and technological activities, and technology transfer, issued on June 13, 2019 by the Government of Vietnam.

According to Decree No. 51/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, inauthentic report on scientific and technological research progress, contents and scientific research discoveries shall be imposed a fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000. Moreover, this fine shall also be imposed for the violation of declaration of false information included in the application package for direct selection and assignment of science and technology tasks.

Besides, Decree No. 51/2019/NĐ-CP also specifies penalties for violations against regulations on science and technology activities as follows:

- Issuing a warning against the violation in which science and technology tasks using state budget allocations are performed after the defined duration without consent from competent regulatory authorities.

- Imposing a fine ranging from 1,000,000 dong to 2,000,000 dong for submission of dossiers and documents necessary for assessment and acceptance testing of scientific and technological achievements that contain false data and information.

View relevant provisions at Decree No. 51/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from August 01, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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