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On December 30, 2022, the Government issues Decree No. 128/2022/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on cultural and advertising activities.
Decree No. 128/2022 amends and supplements a number of regulations on administrative violations against regulations on cultural and advertising activities prescribed in Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP
Within that, a fine ranging from 40 million VND to 50 million VND shall be imposed on the violations in cinematography activities as follows:
- Distorting national history, denying revolutionary achievements; insulting the nation, notables, and national heroes; inappropriately express or infringe the national sovereignty; slander and insult the reputation of agencies, organizations, and the honor and dignity of individuals;
- Disclosing personal secrets and other secrets as per the law, other than cases met with administrative penalties according to cybersecurity laws;
- Inciting violence or criminal behaviors by depicting detail implementation, graphics, sound, dialogues, scenes of brutal or cruel assaulting, torturing, or killing of another human being and other behaviors which violate human dignity.
- Harming cultural value, benefits of the nation and the people of Vietnam; encouraging social vices; undermining culture and social moral;
- Depicting images, sound, or dialogues that are pornographic, deviant, or incestuous; - Inciting or resisting the implementation of the Constitution and the law.
Decree 120/2022/ND-CP takes effect on February 15, 2023.
