Vietnam: Power to impose penalties for violations in journalistic activities of the customs

According to Article 37 of Decree No. 119/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, those competent to impose penalties for administrative violations of the customs have the power to impose penalties for administrative violations in journalistic and publishing activities for the actions specified in Article 15; points a, b and d clause 2, clause 4 of Article 30; point e, clause 1 and point d, clause 2, Article 31 of this Decree and in conformity with the assigned functions, tasks and powers. To be specific:

- Team leaders of Sub-department of Customs and Sub-departments of Post-Clearance Inspection are entitled to:

+ Issue warnings;

+ Impose fines of up to VND 10,000,000;

- Directors of Sub-departments of Customs, Sub-departments of Post-Clearance Inspection, team leaders of Provincial Customs Departments, smuggling prevention team leaders, leaders of customs control teams at sea and leaders of intellectual property right protection teams of the Smuggling Investigation and Prevention Department of the General Department of Customs are entitled to:

+ Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

+ Confiscate the illegal items, the value of which must not exceed VND 50,000,000;

+ Apply remedial measures specified in points c, d, dd, e, g, h, i, k, l, n, m, o, p and q clause 3 Article 3 of this Decree.

- Director of the Smuggling Investigation Department, Director of the Post-clearance Inspection Department affiliated to the General Department of Customs, Director of Provincial Customs Departments are entitled to:

+ Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

+ Suspend the license, the definite-term practicing certificate, or the operation;

+ Confiscate the exhibits of administrative violations, the value of which must not exceed VND 100,000,000;

+ Apply remedial measures specified in points c, d, dd, e, g, h, i, k, l, n, m, o, p and q clause 3 Article 3 of this Decree.

- The Director of the General Department of Customs is entitled to:

+ Impose fines of up to VND 200,000,000;

+ Confiscate the exhibits and means of administrative violations;

+ Apply remedial measures specified in points c, d, dd, e, g, h, i, k, l, n, m, o, p and q clause 3 Article 3 of this Decree.

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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