What is the fine for act of bottling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) without having a certificate of eligibility to bottle LPG in Vietnam?

What is the fine for act of bottling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) without having a certificate of eligibility to bottle LPG in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Article 40 of Decree 99/2020/ND-CP stipulates penalties for violations against regulations on conditions to be satisfied by LPG bottling stations, LPG filling stations for tank trucks, gas filling stations for means of transport, gas supply stations and CNG compressor stations in Vietnam as follows:

- A fine ranging from VND 40,000,000 to VND 60,000,000 shall be imposed:

+ for having an LPG bottling station, LPG filling station for tank trucks, gas filling station for means of transport, gas supply station or CNG compressor station whose construction has not been allowed by a competent authority; or

+ on a trader whose LPG bottling station fails to have a bottled LPG warehouse that satisfies the regulations on safety and fire safety as prescribed.

- A fine ranging from VND 60,000,000 to VND 80,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

+ Using a certificate of eligibility to fill gas into means of transport, certificate of eligibility to fill LPG into tank trucks or certificate of eligibility to bottle LPG which has been falsified;

+ Leasing/lending or renting/borrowing the certificate of eligibility to fill gas into means of transport, certificate of eligibility to fill LPG into tank trucks or certificate of eligibility to bottle LPG.

- A fine ranging from VND 80,000,000 to VND 100,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

+ Bottling LPG without having a certificate of eligibility to bottle LPG in accordance with regulations;

+ Bottling LPG with an expired certificate of eligibility to bottle LPG or after the suspension or revocation of the certificate of eligibility to bottle LPG.

- A fine ranging from VND 100,000,000 to VND 140,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

+ Filling gas into means of transport without a certificate of eligibility to fill gas into means of transport or certificate of eligibility to fill LPG into tank trucks without a certificate of eligibility to fill LPG into tank trucks as prescribed;

+ Filling gas into means of transport without an expired certificate of eligibility to fill gas into means of transport or after the suspension or revocation of the certificate of eligibility to fill gas into means of transport;

+ Filling LPG into tank trucks with an expired certificate of eligibility to fill LPG into tank trucks or after the suspension or revocation of the certificate of eligibility to fill LPG into tank trucks;

+ Continuing to supply gas from fixed tanks or system of LPG bottles directly through the pipeline to end users or compress CNG into tanks during the period of suspension of operation.

More details can be found in Decree 99/2020/ND-CP, which comes into force from October 11, 2020.

Le Vy

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