Vietnam: Production of measuring instruments without labels shall be fined VND 10 million

According to Decree No. 119/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, fines for violations against regulations on production of measuring instruments are specified as follows:

(1) A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Production of measuring instruments without labels or with improper labels;

- Production of group 1 measuring instruments not satisfying technical measurement requirements declared by the entity;

- Failure to specify measurement units in accordance with those regulated by law.

(2) A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to carry out inspections or calibration for group 2 measuring instruments before putting them into use.

(3) A fine of from VND 20,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Production of group 2 measuring instruments whose samples have not been approved;

- Production of group 2 measuring instruments approved but the decision on approval for samples thereof expires.

(4) A fine of from VND 40,000,000 to VND 60,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Production of group 2 measuring instruments whose samples are not satisfactory to those approved by a competent authority;

- Failure to take preventive measures or make responses to the change of specifications of measurement instruments declared by the producer or regulated by a competent authority.

View additional penalties applied to the above-mentioned violations at Article 6 of Decree No. 119/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

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