Vietnam: Severe fines for selling, hiding or destroying exhibits and instrumentalities which are being inspected

10:29, 31/08/2020

Recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued the Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP prescribing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on commerce, production and trade in counterfeit and prohibited goods, and protection of consumer rights.

Phạt nặng nếu tiêu hủy, tẩu tán tang vật, phương tiện đang bị thanh tra, kiểm tra, Nghị định 98/2020/NĐ-CP

According to Article 79 of Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, administrative penalties for violations against regulations on sealing and seizure of exhibits and instrumentalities of violations are as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for deliberately removing or breaking the seals of exhibits and instrumentalities which are being kept under seal or temporary seizure, or deliberately making changes in scenes of administrative violations.

2. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for changing or swapping exhibits and instrumentalities which are being inspected, sealed or temporarily seized.

3. A fine ranging from VND 10.000.000 to VND 20.000.000 shall be imposed for illegally storing or keeping exhibits and instrumentalities which are being inspected, sealed or temporarily seized.

4. A fine ranging from VND 20.000.000 to VND 30.000.000 shall be imposed for selling, hiding or destroying exhibits and instrumentalities which are being inspected, sealed or temporarily seized.

Note: The violating entity is compelled to return the hidden exhibits and instrumentalities or make an amount of money equivalent to the value of the exhibits and instrumentalities sold, hidden or destroyed in the violations of illegally storing or keeping exhibits and instrumentalities which are being inspected, sealed or temporarily seized or selling, hiding or destroying exhibits and instrumentalities which are being inspected, sealed or temporarily seized.

View more details at the Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, issued on August 24, 2020.

Le Vy

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