Starting in October, selling ‘portable items’ can result in a hefty fine



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Starting in October, the sale of products transported by hand can be fined heavily - Photo 1.

Petrol sales by mobile mail in Sa Phin Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang – Photo: TTD

The purchase and sale of goods transported by hand can be subject to heavy fines, what are the specific penalties?

The fine can be twice the value of the merchandise.

Decree 98/2020 on the sanction of administrative offenses in commercial activities, production and marketing of counterfeit goods, prohibited goods and protection of consumer interests comes into force as of October 15. Article 15 of this Decree establishes that the trade in contraband goods will be sanctioned with a fine corresponding to the value of the contraband goods.

In the case of contraband goods valued at less than 3 million VND, a fine of 500,000 to 1 million VND may be imposed. For goods valued at VND 100 million or more, a fine of between VND 40 and 50 million may be imposed.

The fine is doubled if the contraband goods are on the import prohibited list or temporarily suspended from import. Similar products are contraband food, additives, processing aids, food preservatives; preventive medicine and medicinal materials, cosmetics; medical equipment, chemicals, insecticides and disinfectants for domestic and medical use, products for the treatment of the aquaculture environment …

“Tight” calls, promotional emails

As of October 1, 2020, decree 91/2020 on anti-spam messages, unwanted emails and unwanted calls comes into force.

Consequently, article 13 of this Decree stipulates that each advertiser is not allowed to send more than 3 text messages to a phone number, 3 advertising emails to an email address, 1 advertising phone call. a phone number within 24 hours unless otherwise agreed with the user. Text messages from 7 am to 10 pm every day, call advertising from 8 am to 5 pm unless otherwise agreed with the user. Violators of the above terms can be fined VND 20 million to VND 30 million.

Decree 91/2020 also stipulates that users have 3 ways to block spam calls and messages. Telecommunications service providers and Internet service providers, and organizations that establish telecommunications networks for private use, will guide and provide users with tools and applications to reflect messages and unwanted calls. . Users can actively block spam calls and messages. There are 3 ways to block text messages, spam calls: mirror spam messages, spam calls (in prefix 5656), spam emails; refuse to receive advertising text messages; Register phone number to the non-advertisement list.

Increase the fine for selling gasoline through barrels, cans, bottles

Decree No. 99/2020 on sanctions for administrative offenses in the oil and gas fields, oil and gas trade, in force from 11 to 10, regulates the act of selling oil through mini pumps, hands, barrels, cans, bottles and other containers can be fined 3-5 million dong (except for merchants who are business households, petrol stations belonging to the people’s armed forces in mountainous areas, upland may act as retail agent for oil from in accordance with the conditions of the oil business in that area).

Buy tax-free products, where to receive them?

According to Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 100/2020 on tax-free businesses as of October 15, there is a provision that establishes that tax-free goods are received to receive goods in the following places: People leaving or in transit after completion Departure and transit procedures, passengers on international flights departing from Vietnam or people waiting for departure and collection at the reception desks in the quarantine area at the international border gate (place of departure ). Foreign tourists in groups by sea, passport or valuable documents to travel internationally and acquire goods tax-free in the country to receive goods in the quarantine area at the type 1 checkpoint of the sea port where the tourists exit.

In particular, in addition to the reception location mentioned above, customers who buy goods (except customers who buy on international flights departing from Vietnam) can receive goods abroad.

Go to the border area must have identification documents

Decree 96/2020 on administrative sanctions in the field of management and protection of national borders, effective as of October 10, 2020, also has some notable regulations. Consequently, Vietnamese persons entering land border areas without carrying an ID / CCCD / passport may be subject to a warning or a fine of between VND 300,000 and VND 500,000.

Circular 28/2020 of the Ministry of Education and Training on the promulgation of the regulation of primary schools establishes that teachers cannot criticize students in front of the whole class, in front of the whole school or in meetings with parents.

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