Legal Document Updates in English (29/2013)

ISSUE THE DECREE ON MARITIME IN 2015
 

In order to implement fully and completely provisions of the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention (2006MLC) of which Vietnam is a member, in order to assure legal rights and benefits of crewmembers, improve quality of contingent of crewmembers for effective development of Vietnam’s maritime ships team and  develop the human resource of maritime in accordance with the 2006 MLC in order to raise safety and quality of international maritime transport, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No.  1221/QD-TTg dated July 25, 2013 approving the implementation plan on 2006 Maritime Labor Convention.

In accordance with the road map in this Plan, the tasks are to complete system of domestic legal documents on maritime labor in order to carry out fully and completely provisions and standards of the 2006 MLC, in which

03 CONDITIONS FOR SMOKING CESSATION ESTABLISHMENTS
 

On July 17, 2013, the Government issues the Decree No.  77/2013/ND-CP detailing the implementation of the Law on Tobacco Harm Prevention regarding to some measures for Tobacco Harm Prevention.

In accordance with this Decree, Conditions of smoking cessation establishments includes possessing decision on establishment of competent state agency for establishments owned by State or business registration certificate of competent state agency for establishments owned by individuals.; having sufficient material facilities ensuring for activities of smoking cessation and advising about smoking cessation; there are persons directly exercising activities of smoking cessation and there are persons directly exercising advisory activities of smoking cessation with knowledge, understanding of smoking harm for their health, diseases originated from reason of smoking and advisory content of smoking cessation.

Similarly, the Conditions of smoking cessation advisory establishments includes possessing decision on establishment of competent state agency for establishments owned by State or business registration

A FINE TO VND 30 MILLION FOR REVEALING THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION
 

On July 19, 2013, the Government issues the Decree No. 79/2013/ND-CP promulgating on penalties for administrative violations in statistics.

In accordance with this Decree, A fine of from 300,000 VND to 1,000,000 VND for one of the violations such as the submission of statistical survey forms, which are filled by the subjects of survey under the instructions of the surveyor (hereinafter referred to as indirect survey method), is 01 - 04 days behind schedule according to the statistical survey plan; failing to submit sufficient indirect statistical survey forms according to the statistical survey plan; failing to provide sufficient information in the survey forms according to the statistical survey plan. Or a fine of from over 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND for submitting statistical survey forms, which are filled by the subjects of survey under the instructions of the surveyor (hereinafter referred

GAME SHOPS MUST HAVE MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 200M FROM SCHOOLS
 

On July 15, 2013, the Government issues the Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP on management, provision and use of Internet services and online information.

In accordance with this Decree, conditions for opening public game centers as follows: organizations and individuals may only open public game centers after obtaining the Certificate of eligibility to open public game centers; the Certificate of eligibility to open public game centers shall be issued after the conditions below are satisfied as the opening of the game center is registered, the game center is located at least 200 m away from gates of primary schools, middle schools, and high schools,  a sign saying “Game center” is put up, which specifies the name, address, phone number, and business registration number, the total area of computer rooms of the game center is at least 50 m2 for urban areas in class I, class II, class III, at least 40 m2 for urban areas in class IV, class V, and at least 30 m2 for other areas…The Ministry of Information and Communications shall specify the procedure for issuing, adjusting, extending, revoking, and reissuing the Certificate of eligibility to open public game centers.

VND 20 MILLION FINE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION OF
GOODS LABEL, CODE AND BARCODE
 

On July 19, 2013, the Government issues the Decree No. 80/2013/ND-CP promulgating the administrative violation sanction in the field of standards, measure and quality of products and goods.

In accordance with this Decree, the maximum fine level in the field of measure for individuals is 100,000,000 dong and 200,000,000 dong shall be imposed for organizations, the maximum fine level in the field of standards, quality of products and goods for the individuals is 150,000,000 dong and 300,000,000 dong shall be imposed for organizations.

For sanctioning violation of conformance in the wholesale and retail of goods circulating in the market, the fine level for the violation of provisions on conformance announcement, conformance mark or products and goods having their quality not in accordance with the standards published in the wholesaling and retail as a caution or a fine of between 50,000 dong and 200,000 dong shall be imposed if the violating batch of goods is valued up to 10,000,000 dong; a fine of between 200,000 dong and 500,000 dong shall be imposed if the violating batch of goods is valued from over 10,000,000 dong to 20,000,000 dong; a fine of between 500,000 dong and 2,000,000 dong