Decree No. 07/2022/ND-CP Amending and supplementing certain articles of decrees on administrative penalties in the forestry sector; plant protection and quarantine; veterinary science; animal husbandry

                

DECREE

Amending and supplementing certain articles of Decrees on administrative penalties in the forestry sector; plant protection and quarantine; veterinary; animal husbandry

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to the Law on Handling Administrative Violations dated June 20, 2012; the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations dated November 13, 2020;

Pursuant to the Forestry Law dated November 15, 2017;

1. List of products changing information related to trade name and information related to organizations and individuals registering, Appendix I issued together with this Circular:

Pursuant to the Law on Veterinary Medicine dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Livestock Breeding Law on November 19, 2018;

At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;

The Government promulgates this Decree amending and supplementing certain articles of Decrees on administrative penalties in the forestry sector; plant protection and quarantine; veterinary; animal husbandry.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 35/2019/NĐ-CP dated April 25, 2019 on administrative penalties in the forestry sector:

1. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 3 as follows:

a) To amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Products of wild animals; endangered, precious, and rare animals prioritized for protection; animals listed in the Catalogue of Endangered, Precious, and Rare Forest Plants and Animals Groups IB and IIB; animals listed in Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; other terrestrial wildlife products are raw or processed products derived from these animals."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

"5. Evidence and means of administrative violations include:

a) Evidence includes: Forestry products; endangered, precious, and rare plants and animals prioritized for protection; plants and animals listed in the Catalogue of Endangered, Precious, and Rare Forest Plants and Animals; endangered terrestrial wildlife listed in Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; other terrestrial wildlife; raw or processed parts and products of animals specified in this clause; wood products processed from plants specified in this clause; forest tree planting seeds.

b) Means include: Motor vehicles, non-motorized vehicles, inland waterway vessels, non-motorized waterway vessels, and other types of means; tools and equipment used to commit administrative violations."

c) Supplement Clause 8 as follows:

"8. Other terrestrial wildlife refers to species specified in Point d, Clause 29, Article 3 of Decree No. 06/2019/NĐ-CP dated January 22, 2019 of the Government on management of endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals and enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, supplemented at Clause 4, Article 1 of Decree No. 84/2021/NĐ-CP dated September 22, 2021 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 06/2019/NĐ-CP."

2. Amending and supplementing certain clauses of Article 4 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Points b and k, Clause 3 as follows:

"b) Order demolition of construction works or parts thereof without permit or not in accordance with the permit;

k) Order destruction of a batch of forest tree planting seeds;"

b) Supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. In cases where administrative violators cannot be identified under Articles 17 and 20 of this Decree, remedial measures shall be taken by applying forest management measures at Point a or Point d, Clause 1, Article 45 of the Forestry Law to restore the forest."

3. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 5 as follows:

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4. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 6 as follows:

a) Add Clause 4a after Clause 4 as follows:

“4a. Acts of administrative violation against terrestrial wildlife species other than those listed in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora or endangered terrestrial wildlife species listed in Appendix III shall be subject to administrative penalties as if they were acts committed against ordinary forest animals.

In cases where the value of the wildlife species other than terrestrial wildlife species involved in the violation is from VND 300,000,000 or more, the highest fine range applicable to ordinary forest animals shall be applied; supplementary penalties and remedial measures corresponding to that fine range shall also be applied.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. For acts of administrative violation that are transferred for administrative penalty pursuant to Article 63 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations from criminal proceedings handled by competent authorities, the nature, severity, consequences of the violation, the violator, and aggravating or mitigating circumstances shall be taken into account to apply the appropriate fine range, supplementary penalties, and remedial measures corresponding to the act of violation.

If the administrative violation causes consequences exceeding the highest fine range prescribed for that act of violation, the highest fine range, supplementary penalties, and remedial measures corresponding to that fine range shall be applied.

Where the evidence of the violation is animals, parts of animal bodies, or products of animals listed in the Catalogue of Rare and Precious Species under Priority Protection, the administrative penalty shall be applied as if the animals were forest animals listed in the Catalogue of Forest Plants and Animals under Priority Protection Group IB.”

c) Supplement Clause 10 as follows:

“10. Personnel performing duties related to forest management, protection, and ensuring compliance with forestry laws have the responsibility to determine the scope, boundaries, and area of forests or areas with immature trees affected or damaged, and record this information in the administrative violation report. During the process of considering and issuing decisions on administrative penalties, the authorized authority may request an appraisal to determine the area of forests or areas with immature trees affected or damaged. The request for appraisal shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on appraisal.”

5. Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 of Article 9 as follows:

“2. Acts of using forest environmental services without declaration, incorrect declaration, or delayed declaration of funds payable for indirect payment of forest environmental services shall be penalized as follows:”

6. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 13 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:

“7. Forest owners who are assigned or leased forests by the State to manage, protect, or use in accordance with the law, if they fail to organize or fully implement activities for forest management, protection, development, and use as stipulated in the forest management regulations resulting in illegal logging, shall be subject to penalties as provided in Clause 1 or Point a of Clause 4 of this Article.”

b) Amend and supplement Point b of Clause 8 as follows:

“b) Confiscate means of transportation on unpaved roads and tools and equipment used to commit acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Article;”.

7. Amend and supplement Article 14 as follows:

“Article 14. Violations concerning the management of forestry plant varieties

c) Reporting quantities of goods entering, exiting, and remaining in transit ports;

a) Failing to report the results of production and business of forestry plant varieties when requested by the competent state management agency for forestry at the local level;

b) Failing to send notification or sending incomplete information as required before producing or trading forestry plant varieties.

2. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

a) Using the wrong name of the forestry plant variety in the decision recognizing the forestry plant variety issued by the competent authority;

b) Failing to establish and retain records of forestry plant varieties as prescribed or establishing and retaining incomplete or inaccurate records;

c) Failing to conduct trials of forestry plant varieties according to the prescribed methods and contents.

3. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) Conducting trials of forestry plant varieties without ensuring the conditions for trial bases as prescribed;

b) Producing forestry plant varieties without ensuring the conditions for producing forestry plant varieties as prescribed;

c) Trading forestry plant varieties without a legitimate place of transaction.

4. Producing forestry plant varieties that do not meet quality requirements; trading forestry plant varieties that do not meet quality requirements or without records of forestry plant varieties as prescribed shall be punished as follows:

a) A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value under VND 10,000,000;

b) A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value from VND 10,000,000 to under VND 20,000,000;

c) A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value from VND 20,000,000 to under VND 30,000,000;

d) A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value from VND 30,000,000 to under VND 40,000,000;

đ) A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value from VND 40,000,000 to under VND 60,000,000;

e) A fine of VND 25,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value from VND 60,000,000 to under VND 80,000,000;

g) A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 35,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value from VND 80,000,000 to under VND 100,000,000;

h) A fine of VND 35,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed on a batch of forestry plant varieties with a value of VND 100,000,000 or more.

5. Measures to remedy consequences:

The batch of forestry plant varieties shall be ordered to be destroyed for violations stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article.”

8. Amend and supplement Article 15 as follows:

“Article 15. Violations concerning afforestation replacement

Acts of delaying afforestation replacement according to the approved afforestation plan by the competent authority shall be punished as follows:

1. Delaying afforestation replacement of less than 01 hectare:

a) A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

2. Delaying afforestation replacement of from 01 hectare to under 03 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

3. Delaying afforestation replacement of from 03 hectares to under 05 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 35,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 35,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 40,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

4. Delaying afforestation replacement of from 05 hectares to under 07 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 50,000,000 to VND 55,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 55,000,000 to VND 60,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 60,000,000 to VND 70,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

5. Delaying afforestation replacement of from 07 hectares to under 10 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 70,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 75,000,000 to VND 80,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 80,000,000 to VND 90,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

6. Delaying afforestation replacement of from 10 hectares to under 15 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 90,000,000 to VND 95,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 95,000,000 to VND 100,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 100,000,000 to VND 115,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

7. Delaying afforestation replacement of from 15 hectares to under 20 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 115,000,000 to VND 120,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 120,000,000 to VND 125,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 125,000,000 to VND 140,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

8. Delaying afforestation replacement of from 20 hectares to under 25 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 140,000,000 to VND 145,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 01 year to under 02 years;

b) A fine of VND 145,000,000 to VND 150,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement from 02 years to under 03 years;

c) A fine of VND 150,000,000 to VND 165,000,000 shall be imposed for delaying afforestation replacement for 03 years or more.

9. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 25 hectares to less than 30 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 165,000,000 to VND 170,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 170,000,000 to VND 175,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 175,000,000 to VND 190,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

10. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 30 hectares to less than 35 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 190,000,000 to VND 195,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 195,000,000 to VND 200,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 200,000,000 to VND 215,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

11. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 35 hectares to less than 40 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 215,000,000 to VND 220,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 220,000,000 to VND 225,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 225,000,000 to VND 240,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

12. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 40 hectares to less than 45 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 240,000,000 to VND 245,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 245,000,000 to VND 250,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 250,000,000 to VND 265,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

13. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 45 hectares to less than 50 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 265,000,000 to VND 270,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 270,000,000 to VND 275,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 275,000,000 to VND 290,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

14. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 50 hectares to less than 60 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 290,000,000 to VND 300,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 300,000,000 to VND 310,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 310,000,000 to VND 325,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

15. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 60 hectares to less than 70 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 325,000,000 to VND 335,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 335,000,000 to VND 345,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 345,000,000 to VND 360,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

16. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 70 hectares to less than 80 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 360,000,000 to VND 370,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 370,000,000 to VND 380,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 380,000,000 to VND 395,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

17. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 80 hectares to less than 90 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 395,000,000 to VND 405,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 405,000,000 to VND 415,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 415,000,000 to VND 430,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

18. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas from 90 hectares to less than 100 hectares:

a) A fine of VND 430,000,000 to VND 440,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 440,000,000 to VND 450,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 450,000,000 to VND 465,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

19. Delay in replanting substitute forest areas of 100 hectares or more:

a) A fine of VND 465,000,000 to VND 475,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from one year to less than two years;

b) A fine of VND 475,000,000 to VND 485,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests from two years to less than three years;

c) A fine of VND 485,000,000 to VND 500,000,000 for the act of delaying replanting substitute forests for three years or more.

9. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 16 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a, Clause 1 as follows:

"a) The forest owner does not report or reports inaccurately to the competent authority when there is a change in the area of the forest as prescribed by law;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. A fine of VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 for one of the following violations:

a) Bringing tools and equipment into natural production forests or protective forests without permission from the forest owner;

b) Bringing harmful chemicals, explosives, flammable substances contrary to the provisions of the law into protective forests or grazing livestock on newly planted forest areas that are still in the care period for production forests or protective forests;

c) Setting up camps in production forests or protective forests without permission from the forest owner;

d) The forest owner does not replant the forest immediately in the next planting season after clear-cutting with an area from one hectare to less than three hectares."

c) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 1,500,000 for one of the following violations:

a) Organizing people to enter the forest for scientific research, education, training, specimen collection, biological gene sources without permission from the forest owner;

b) Bringing tools and equipment or setting up camps in special-use forests without permission from the forest owner;

c) Bringing hazardous chemicals, explosives, flammable materials, or grazing livestock, poultry, or other animals within the strictly protected zone or on newly planted forest areas during the care period for special-use forests;

d) Advertising to sell wild plants, wild animals, and their products contrary to the provisions of the Law on Investment regarding species not listed in Appendix III;

đ) The forest owner does not replant the forest immediately in the next planting season after clear-cutting with an area from three hectares to less than ten hectares;

d) Repeal point g Clause 5;

đ) Amend and supplement point a, point b Clause 9 as follows:

"9. Remedial measures:

a) Compel restoration to the original state for the act of setting up camps in production forests, protective forests, or special-use forests as stipulated in point c Clause 3 and point b Clause 4 of this Article;

b) Compel removal of waste, toxic chemicals, explosives, flammable substances, and combustible materials from the forest for the acts specified in point b Clause 3 and point c Clause 4 of this Article;"

10. Supplement Clause 11 of Article 17 as follows:

"11. In cases where the administrative violator cannot be identified for the acts stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, and Clause 8 of this Article, the People's Committee of the commune currently managing and protecting the State-owned forest areas that have not been allocated or leased, or the forest owner whose forest has suffered damage shall cooperate with the authority issuing the decision on remedial measures to implement the remedial measures prescribed in point c Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree;"

11. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 20 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point d Clause 4 as follows:

"d) Special-use forests with an area from 300 square meters to under 400 square meters;"

b) Amend and supplement Clause 11 as follows:

"11. The act of peeling bark, encircling trees, drilling into tree trunks, cutting roots, or pouring chemicals to destroy tree roots affecting the growth and development of forest trees shall be fined VND 200,000 for each tree with a diameter at breast height of 8 centimeters or more, but the total fine for such acts shall not exceed VND 200,000,000; VND 100,000 for each tree with a diameter at breast height below 8 centimeters, but the total fine for such acts shall not exceed VND 100,000,000;"

c) Amend and supplement Clause 12 as follows:

"12. Forest owners who are assigned or leased forests by the State to manage, protect, or use according to the law, if they fail to organize or fully implement management, protection, development, and utilization activities in accordance with the forest management regulations resulting in illegal deforestation shall be punished as prescribed in point b Clause 1, point b Clause 2, point b Clause 3, point b Clause 4, point b Clause 5, point b Clause 6, point b Clause 7, point b Clause 8, point b Clause 9, or point b Clause 10 of this Article;"

d) Amend and supplement Clause 14 as follows:

"14. Remedial measures:

Individuals or organizations violating administrative acts in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of this Article shall be subject to the following remedial measures:

a) Compel restoration to the original state for the act of digging, excavating, leveling, blasting, damming, or diverting natural water flow causing damage to the forest;

b) Compel implementation of measures to restore environmental pollution and prevent disease spread for the act of discharging toxic substances causing damage to the forest;

c) Compelling the return of unlawful profits obtained through the commission of administrative violations;

d) Compel replanting of the forest or paying the cost of replanting until it becomes a forest according to the investment rate applied locally at the time of the administrative violation;"

đ) Supplement Clause 15 as follows:

"15. In cases where the administrative violator cannot be identified for the acts stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of this Article, the People's Committee of the commune currently managing and protecting the State-owned forest areas that have not been allocated or leased, or the forest owner whose forest has suffered damage shall cooperate with the authority issuing the decision on remedial measures to implement the remedial measures prescribed in point c Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree;"

12. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 21 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the opening paragraph and Clause 1 as follows:

"Acts of hunting, capturing, killing, keeping, or confining wild animals contrary to the law shall be punished as follows:

1. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for one of the following cases:

a) Ordinary wild animals valued under VND 5,000,000;

b) Wild animals listed in the Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Wild Plants and Animals Group IIB valued under VND 3,000,000;"

b) Supplement Clause 1a following Clause 1 as follows:

"1a. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for one of the following cases:

a) Ordinary wild animals valued from VND 5,000,000 to under VND 10,000,000;

b) Wild animals listed in the Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Wild Plants and Animals Group IIB valued from VND 3,000,000 to under VND 5,000,000;"

c) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

"2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 25,000,000 for one of the following cases:"

d) Amend and supplement point a Clause 15 as follows:

"a) Confiscate the contraband items, tools, and equipment used in the administrative violations stipulated in Clauses 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this Article;"

đ) Amend and supplement Clause 16 as follows:

"16. Remedial measures:

Compel implementation of measures to restore environmental pollution and prevent disease spread; compel destruction of goods and items harmful to human health, pets, crops, and the environment for the acts stipulated in Clauses 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this Article;"

13. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 22 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the opening paragraph and Clause 1 as follows:

"Acts of transporting timber without legal documentation or with legal documentation but the actual transported timber does not match the documentation, shall be punished as follows:"

1. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for one of the following cases:

a) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof with a common value under VND 7,000,000;

b) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IIB with a value under VND 3,000,000;

c) Timber of common species under 01 cubic meter;

d) Timber listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IIA under 0.5 cubic meters;

đ) Timber listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IA under 0.1 cubic meters;

e) Non-timber forest products with a value under VND 7,000,000;

g) Processed wood products without legitimate forestry documents with a value under VND 7,000,000.”

b) Supplement Clause 1a following Clause 1 as follows:

"1a. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for one of the following cases:

a) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof with a common value from VND 7,000,000 to under VND 15,000,000;

b) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IIB with a value from VND 3,000,000 to under VND 7,000,000;

c) Timber of common species from 01 cubic meter to under 02 cubic meters;

d) Timber listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IIA from 0.5 cubic meters to under 1 cubic meter;

đ) Timber listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IA from 0.1 cubic meters to under 0.2 cubic meters;

e) Non-timber forest products with a value from VND 7,000,000 to under VND 15,000,000;

g) Processed wood products without legitimate forestry documents with a value from VND 7,000,000 to under VND 15,000,000.”

c) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

"2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 25,000,000 for one of the following cases:"

d) Amend and supplement point a, name point b and paragraph 2 of point b of Clause 20 as follows:

“a) Confiscate the contraband items for violations stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 1a, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 11, Clause 12, Clause 13, Clause 14, Clause 15, Clause 16, Clause 17, Clause 18, and Clause 19 of this Article (except cases where the timber has legitimate documents and origin but the actual volume exceeds the permissible error according to regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development).

b) Confiscate the means of transportation for violations stipulated in Clause 1, Clause 1a, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 11, Clause 12, Clause 13, Clause 14, Clause 15, Clause 16, Clause 17, Clause 18, and Clause 19 of this Article in any of the following circumstances:

Using vehicles produced or assembled contrary to regulations; vehicles without a Registration Certificate as prescribed; vehicles displaying fake license plates.”

đ) Amend and supplement Clause 21 as follows:

“21. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the implementation of measures to address environmental pollution and disease spread; compel the destruction of goods and items harmful to human health, livestock, crops, and the environment for violations stipulated at point a, point b of Clauses 1, Clause 1a; point a, point b, point c of Clauses 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 11; point a, point b, point c, point đ of Clause 12; point a, point c of Clause 13 and Clause 14 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of unlawful profits obtained from administrative violations or compel the payment of an amount equal to the value of contraband items or means of transportation that have been consumed, disposed of, or destroyed for violations stipulated in Clauses 1, Clause 1a, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 11, Clause 12, Clause 13, Clause 14, Clause 15, Clause 16, Clause 17, Clause 18, and Clause 19 of this Article.”

e) Amend and supplement Clause 22 as follows:

“22. In cases where forestry products are transported and determined to have legitimate origins but the forestry documents do not comply with legal regulations or the person controlling the means of transport or the owner of the forestry products cannot present the forestry documents to the authorized personnel at the time of inspection, they shall be subject to penalties as stipulated in Article 24 of this Decree.”

g) Amend and supplement Clause 24 as follows:

“24. In cases where it is discovered that coal and charcoal are being transported out of forests and determined to originate from natural and planted forests owned by the State, the person controlling the means of transport shall be penalized for illegal transportation of non-timber forest products as stipulated in this Article, and the owner of the forestry products shall be penalized according to Clause 4 of Article 13 of this Decree.”

14. Amend and supplement Article 23 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name, opening paragraph, and Clause 1 of Article 23 as follows:

“Article 23. Storing, buying, selling, exporting, importing, processing timber in violation of the law

The act of storing, buying, selling, exporting, importing, processing timber without legal documentation or with legal documentation but the timber does not match the content of such documentation shall be subject to the following penalties:

1. A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 for one of the following cases:

a) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof with a common value under VND 7,000,000;

b) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IIB with a value under VND 3,000,000;

c) Timber belonging to common species under 01 meter³;

d) Timber listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IIA under 0.5 cubic meters;

d) Timber belonging to the List of Endangered, Precious, and Rare Forest Plants and Animals Group IA under 0.1 meter³;

e) Non-timber forest products with a value under VND 7,000,000;

g) Processed wood products without legitimate forestry documents with a value under VND 7,000,000.”

b) Supplement Clause 1a following Clause 1 as follows:

"1a. A fine of VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for one of the following cases:

a) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof with a common value from VND 7,000,000 to under VND 15,000,000;

b) Wild animals, parts of their bodies, or products thereof listed in the Catalogue of Precious and Rare Forest Plants and Animals in Group IIB with a value from VND 3,000,000 to under VND 7,000,000;

c) Timber belonging to common species from 01 meter³ to under 02 meters³;

d) Timber belonging to the List of Endangered, Precious, and Rare Forest Plants and Animals Group IIA from 0.5 meter³ to under 01 meter³;

d) Timber belonging to the List of Endangered, Precious, and Rare Forest Plants and Animals Group IA from 0.1 meter³ to under 0.2 meter³;

e) Non-timber forest products with a value from VND 7,000,000 to under VND 15,000,000;

g) Processed wood products without legitimate forestry documents with a value from VND 7,000,000 to under VND 15,000,000.”

c) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

"2. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 25,000,000 for one of the following cases:"

Amend and supplement point a Clause 20 as follows:

“a) Seize the contraband items for violations stipulated in Clauses 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of this Article.”

đ) Amend and supplement Clause 21 as follows:

“21. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the implementation of measures to address environmental pollution and disease spread; compel the destruction of goods and items harmful to human health, livestock, crops, and the environment for violations stipulated at point a, point b of Clauses 1, Clause 1a; point a, point b, point c of Clauses 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 11; point a, point b, point c, point đ of Clause 12; point a, point c of Clause 13 and Clause 14 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of unlawful profits obtained from administrative violations or compel the payment of an amount equal to the value of contraband items or means of transportation that have been consumed, disposed of, or destroyed for violations stipulated in Clauses 1, Clause 1a, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 11, Clause 12, Clause 13, Clause 14, Clause 15, Clause 16, Clause 17, Clause 18, and Clause 19 of this Article.”

e) Supplement Clause 24 as follows:

“24. The act of storing forest products in violation of the law where the contraband items are live animals shall be punished according to the provisions of Article 21 of this Decree for the act of raising or keeping wild animals in violation of the law.”

15. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 24 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 1 as follows:

“c) The person in charge of the means of transport or the owner of the forest products cannot present the forest product documentation to the authorized authority at the time of inspecting the means of transporting forest products.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

2. Fine from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 for one of the following violations:

a) The owner of a processing or trading facility for forest products does not establish a record book or establishes a record book that does not comply with the prescribed format; does not record or records incompletely or inaccurately in the import and export record books of forest products;

b) The owner of a facility for breeding or growing endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals or species listed in the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora does not establish a record book or establishes a record book that does not comply with the prescribed format; does not record or records incompletely or inaccurately in the breeding or growing record book as prescribed by law;

c) The owner of a facility for breeding common wild animals or other terrestrial wildlife does not establish a record book or establishes a record book that does not comply with the prescribed format; does not record or records incompletely or inaccurately in the record book or does not report within the prescribed time limit to the competent authority when bringing common wild animals or other terrestrial wildlife back to the breeding facility as prescribed by law;

d) The owner of forest products does not implement or implements incorrectly the reporting requirements within the prescribed time limit regarding the Vietnam Timber Legality Assurance System.”

c) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 3 as follows:

“b) The owner of a facility for breeding or growing endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals or species listed in the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora with legal origin but does not register the facility code as prescribed by law.”

d) Amending and supplementing Clause 4 as follows:

4. Fine from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for one of the following violations:

a) The owner of forest products transports, buys, sells, stores, processes forest products originating from legally managed natural forests but does not comply fully with the legal regulations on legal forest product documentation;

b) An enterprise fails to declare or declares inaccurately the criteria for classifying enterprises as prescribed by the Vietnam Timber Legality Assurance System.”

16. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 25 as follows:

“2. Civil servants, public officials, and personnel of the People's Army and People's Public Security in the agencies specified in Articles 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33 of this Decree while performing their duties, ensuring compliance with laws on forest management, protection, development, and utilization; processing and trade in forest products within their jurisdiction and assigned functions, tasks, and powers.”

17. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 26 as follows:

“c) A Level 3 budget unit is a Bureau-level unit or equivalent directly under the Ministry of Public Security shall appoint a department-level leader responsible for financial and accounting functions to appoint an accounting manager; for a Level 3 budget unit that is a department-level unit or equivalent, if the organizational structure includes a team-level unit directly subordinate with at least 20 officers performing financial, accounting, logistics, or political-logistics functions, then a team-level commander should be appointed to appoint an accounting manager.”

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 20,000,000.”

b) Amend and supplement points c and d Clause 3 as follows:

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 50,000,000;

d) Apply remedial measures prescribed in points a, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

c) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 4, point d and point đ Clause 4 as follows:

“4. The Director of the Forest Protection Division; the Director of the Regional Forest Protection Division, and the Commander of the Special Task Force of the Forest Protection Division have the authority to:

d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 100,000,000;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

d) Amend and supplement point d and point đ Clause 5 as follows:

“d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

18. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 27 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement points c and d Clause 1 as follows:

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 10,000,000;

d) Apply remedial measures prescribed in points a, b, c, d Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

b) Amend and supplement points b, d and đ Clause 2 as follows:

“2. The Chairman of the People's Committee of the district has the authority to:

b) Impose a fine up to VND 100,000,000.

d) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

c) Amend and supplement points d and đ Clause 3 as follows:

“d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

19. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 28 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 1 as follows:

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 1,000,000;”

b) Amend and supplement points d and đ Clause 2 as follows:

“d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 100,000,000;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

c) Amend and supplement points d and đ Clause 3 as follows:

“d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 500,000,000;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

d) Amend and supplement points d and đ Clause 4 as follows:

“d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

20. Amend and supplement Article 29 as follows:

“Article 29. Competence to impose administrative penalties of the People's Public Security

1. Public security officers performing their duties have the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose a fine up to 500,000 VND.

2. The head of a Mobile Police Company-level unit, the Station Chief, and the Team Leader specified in Clause 1 of this Article have the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose a fine up to 1,500,000 VND.

3. The Chief of the Police Station at commune level, the Post Chief, the Border Gate Station Chief, the Processing Plant Station Chief, the International Airport Border Gate Chief, the Battalion Commander of the Mobile Police Battalion, and the Waterborne Unit Commander have the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose fines up to 2,500,000 VND;

c) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 5,000,000 dong;

d) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, and d of Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

4. The Chief of the Police Station at district level; the Head of the Department under the Political Security Branch; the Head of the Department under the Administrative Management Branch for Social Order; the Head of the Department under the Traffic Police Branch; the Head of the Department under the Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Branch; the Head of the Department under the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Branch; the Head of the Department under the Exit and Entry Administration Branch; the Provincial Police Department including the Heads of the Departments of Internal Political Security, Administrative Management for Social Order, Social Order Crimes Investigation, Corruption, Economy, Smuggling Investigation, Narcotics Investigation, Traffic Police, Road Traffic Police, Railway Traffic Police, Waterway Police, Mobile Police, Protection Police, Criminal Enforcement and Judicial Assistance, Environmental Crime Prevention, Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue, Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention, Exit and Entry Administration, Economic Security, Foreign Security, Motorized Infantry Battalion Commander, and Waterborne Unit Commander have the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) To impose fines up to VND 25,000,000;

c) Suspend forest exploitation activities for a period of from six months to twelve months or suspend the operation of wood processing facilities for a period of from six months to twelve months;

d) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 dong;

đ) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, and o of Clauses 3 and 4, Article 4 of this Decree.

5. The Director of the Provincial Police Department has the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose a fine up to VND 100,000,000.

c) Suspend forest exploitation activities for a period of from six months to twelve months or suspend the operation of wood processing facilities for a period of from six months to twelve months;

d) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation;

đ) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, and o of Clauses 3 and 4, Article 4 of this Decree.

6. The Director of the Political Security Branch, the Director of the Economic Security Branch, the Director of the Administrative Management Branch for Social Order, the Director of the Social Order Crimes Investigation Branch, the Director of the Corruption, Economy, Smuggling Investigation Branch, the Director of the Narcotics Investigation Branch, the Director of the Traffic Police Branch, the Director of the Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Branch, the Director of the Environmental Crime Prevention Branch, the Director of the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Branch, the Director of the Domestic Security Branch, the Director of the Temporary Detention, Temporary Custody, and Community Criminal Enforcement Branch, and the Commander of the Mobile Police Force have the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) To impose a fine up to VND 500,000,000;

c) Suspend forest exploitation activities for a period of from six months to twelve months or suspend the operation of wood processing facilities for a period of from six months to twelve months;

d) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation;

đ) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, and o of Clauses 3 and 4, Article 4 of this Decree.”

21. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 30 as follows:

a) Supplement Clause 2a after Clause 2 as follows:

“2a. The Team Leader of the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime under the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime has the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose fines up to 10,000,000 VND;

c) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 20,000,000 dong;

d) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, and d of Clauses 3 and 4, Article 4 of this Decree.”

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3, point c and point d of Clause 3 as follows:

“3. The Post Commander of the Border Guard Post, the Commander of the Coast Guard Squadron, and the Commander of the Border Guard Command at the Port have the authority to:

c) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;

d) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, d, e, and l of Clause 3 and Clause 4, Article 4 of this Decree.”

c) Supplement Clause 3a after Clause 3 as follows:

“3a. The Commander of the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime under the Drug and Crime Prevention Department of the Border Guard Command has the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose a fine up to VND 100,000,000.

c) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 200,000,000 dong;

d) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, d, đ, e, and l of Clauses 3 and 4, Article 4 of this Decree.”

d) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 4, point d and point đ of Clause 4 as follows:

“4. The Commander of the Border Guard Force at provincial level; the Commander of the Coast Guard Flotilla, and the Director of the Drug and Crime Prevention Department of the Border Guard Command have the authority to:

d) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation;

đ) Apply measures to remedy consequences as stipulated in points a, c, d, đ, e, and l of Clauses 3 and 4, Article 4 of this Decree.”

22. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 31 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 4 as follows:

“c) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 dong;”

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 5 and point c of Clause 5 as follows:

“5. The Commander of the Coast Guard Flotilla; the Commander of the Reconnaissance Squadron, and the Commander of the Special Task Force against Drug Crime under the Vietnam Marine Police Command have the authority to:

c) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 100,000,000 dong;”

c) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 6 and point c of Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Commander of the Vietnam Marine Police Region; the Director of the Department of Operations and Law under the Vietnam Marine Police Command have the authority to:

c) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations;”

d) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 7 and point d, point đ of Clause 7 as follows:

"7. The Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard has the authority:

d) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation;

d) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, c, and d Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree."

23. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 32 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 and point c, point d Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Head of Market Management Team, the Director of Business Affairs Department under the Market Management Business Affairs Bureau have the authority:

c) To confiscate administrative violation objects with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;

d) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, d, đ, and k Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree."

b) Amend and supplement point d and point đ Clause 3 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects;

đ) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, c, d, đ, and k Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree."

c) Amend and supplement point d and point đ Clause 4 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects;

đ) To apply measures to remedy consequences as prescribed in points a, c, d, đ, and k Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree."

24. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 33 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Head of Customs Sub-Department; the Head of Control Team under the Provincial, Interprovincial, or Central City Customs Department; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department have the authority:"

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3 and point c Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Head of Customs Sub-Department; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department; the Head of Control Team under the Provincial, Interprovincial, or Central City Customs Department; the Head of Criminal Investigation Team, the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team, the Head of Sea Control Team, and the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team for Counterfeit Goods and Intellectual Property Protection under the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Bureau; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department under the Post-Clearance Inspection Bureau have the authority:

c) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;"

c) Amend and supplement point d Clause 4 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

d) Amend and supplement point c Clause 5 as follows:

"c) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

25. Amend and supplement Clause 4 Article 34 as follows:

"4. Those authorized persons of the Market Management Force who have the authority to impose administrative penalties for violations have the authority to apply additional forms of punishment and measures to remedy consequences for acts of violation prescribed in Articles 14, 23, and 24 within their scope of management and functions, tasks, powers assigned as stipulated in Article 32 of this Decree."

Article 2. Amend and supplement some articles of Decree No. 31/2016/NĐ-CP dated May 6, 2016 on administrative penalties in the field of plant variety protection, plant quarantine, and plant health (amended and supplemented by Decree No. 04/2020/NĐ-CP dated January 3, 2020 of the Government).

1. Supplement point n Clause 3 Article 4 as follows:

"n) To compel the return of Plant Protection Product Import Permit; Plant Protection Product Field Trial Permit; Plant Protection Product Registration Certificate; Plant Quarantine Import Permit, Export Plant Health Certificate, Import Plant Health Certificate, Transit Plant Health Certificate, and Domestic Transport Plant Health Certificate; Plant Protection Product Production Qualification Certificate; Plant Protection Product Trading Qualification Certificate; Plant Quarantine Treatment Practitioner License; Plant Quarantine Treatment Practitioner Card; Notification of State Quality Inspection Results of Imported Plant Protection Products; Village People's Committee Confirmation Document on Plant Protection Service Activities (hereinafter referred to collectively as permit) that has been erased, altered, or falsified."

2. Supplement Article 5a after Article 5 as follows:

“Article 5a. Enforcement of measures to remedy consequences

1. Compel removal from the territory of Vietnam or compel re-exportation for goods violating administrative regulations:

Goods that must be removed from the territory of Vietnam or re-exported shall be confirmed in writing or through other electronic means by the customs authority at the border gate. The organizations or individuals subject to punishment must return the decision on administrative violation to the competent authority within five working days from the date the goods have been removed from the territory of Vietnam or re-exported for record-keeping purposes.

2. Compel destruction of plant protection products; planting materials; propagation materials; harmful and beneficial organisms; objects subject to plant quarantine; objects subject to plant quarantine or objects requiring control or live alien harmful organisms:

a) Depending on the nature and characteristics of the goods violating administrative regulations and the requirements to ensure environmental hygiene, destruction shall be carried out in the following forms: chemical treatment, mechanical methods, burning, burial, or other forms prescribed by law. The authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision shall directly supervise or monitor the destruction process using technical means (if available).

b) Individuals or organizations violating regulations must prepare a destruction record. The content of the record must include: basis and reasons for destruction; time and location of destruction; participants in the destruction; name, type, origin, place of production, quantity, condition of the goods and items at the time of destruction; method of destruction and other related contents. The destruction record must be signed by the participants in the destruction and representatives of the authority supervising the destruction. After destruction, individuals or organizations violating regulations must submit one destruction record and relevant documents concerning the destruction to the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision.

3. Compel recycling of finished drugs still capable of being recycled:

a) Depending on the nature and characteristics of plant protection products, the recycling of plant protection products must be carried out by a facility holding a Certificate of Eligibility for Plant Protection Product Production as prescribed by law. After recycling, individuals or organizations violating regulations must submit a report on the implementation of remedial measures along with a test result certificate for the quality of plant protection products in the batch of plant protection products released after recycling, as prescribed by law, to the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision.

b) The authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision shall urge the implementation of recycling.

4. Compel submission of altered permits:

Organizations or individuals violating regulations must submit altered permits to the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision. In cases where the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision is not simultaneously the authority issuing the permit, within five working days from the date of issuance of the administrative violation penalty decision, the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision shall send a Notice regarding the application of measures to remedy consequences compelling the submission of altered permits to the authority issuing the permit (except in cases where the permit is issued by a foreign authority).

3. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 25 as follows:

a) Add Clause 1a after Clause 1 as follows:

“1a. A fine of VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 for the act of selling plant protection products together with other goods such as: foodstuffs, food products, animal feed, aquaculture feed, medical drugs, veterinary drugs.”

b) Repeal point a clause 1.

4. Amend and supplement point a clause 4 of Article 30 as follows:

“a) Compel submission of permits for acts violating the provisions of this clause.”

5. Amend and supplement some points of clause 1 and clause 2 of Article 31 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 1 as follows:

“c) Confiscate contraband goods and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 10,000,000;”

b) Amending and supplementing Point d Clause 2 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

6. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 33 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. Agricultural inspectors and persons assigned to perform specialized inspection tasks while performing their duties have the right:

a) To issue warnings;

b) Impose a fine up to 500,000 VND;

c) Confiscate contraband goods and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 1,000,000;

d) Apply remedial measures prescribed in points a, c, and d clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.”

b) Amend and supplement the name of clause 2 and points d and đ clause 2 as follows:

“2. Heads of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Inspection; Chiefs of Crop Cultivation and Plant Protection Branches; Chiefs of Plant Quarantine Regional Branches under the Plant Protection Department; Heads of specialized inspection teams of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Heads of specialized inspection teams: Plant Protection Department, Crop Cultivation and Plant Protection Branch, have the right:

d) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 dong;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in points a, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and points g, h, i, k, l, m, n clause 3 of this Decree.”

c) Amend and supplement points d and đ Clause 3 as follows:

“d) Confiscate contraband goods and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 70,000,000;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in points a, c, d, đ, g, h, i clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and points g, h, i, k, l, m, n clause 3 of this Decree.”

d) Amend and supplement points d and đ Clause 4 as follows:

“d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed in points a, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and points g, h, i, k, l, m, n clause 3 of this Decree.”

7. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 34 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

“2. Heads of Mobile Police Company-level units, Station Chiefs, Team Leaders of persons specified in clause 1 of this Article have the right:”

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3 and point c Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Chiefs of Commune Police Stations, Detachment Chiefs, Port Police Station Chiefs, Industrial Zone Police Station Chiefs, International Airport Port Police Station Chiefs, Harbor Commanders have the right:

c) Confiscate contraband goods and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 5,000,000;”

c) Amend and supplement the name of clause 4 and point d clause 4 as follows:

"4. The Head of the Provincial Public Security Department; the Head of the Business Units under the Administrative Management Police Department of the Social Order; the Head of the Business Units under the Traffic Police Department; the Head of the Business Units under the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department; the Heads of the Business Units under the Provincial Public Security Department including: the Head of the Administrative Management Police Department of Social Order, the Head of the Social Order Crime Investigation Police Department, the Head of the Corruption, Economy, Smuggling Crime Investigation Police Department, the Head of the Traffic Police Department, the Head of the Road Traffic Police Department, the Head of the Waterway Traffic Police Department, the Head of the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department, the Head of the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department, the Head of the Economic Security Department, and the Commander of the Water Transport Team have the authority to:"

d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 20,000,000 VND;"

d) Amend and supplement point d of Clause 5 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

đ) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Director of the Economic Security Department, the Director of the Administrative Management Police Department of Social Order, the Director of the Social Order Crime Investigation Police Department, the Director of the Corruption, Economy, Smuggling Crime Investigation Police Department, the Director of the Traffic Police Department, the Director of the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department, and the Director of the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department have the authority to:"

8. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 35 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Head of Customs Sub-Department; the Head of Control Team under the Provincial, Interprovincial, or Central City Customs Department; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department have the authority:"

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3 and point c Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Head of Customs Sub-Department; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department; the Head of Control Team under the Provincial, Interprovincial, or Central City Customs Department; the Head of Criminal Investigation Team, the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team, the Head of Sea Control Team, and the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team for Counterfeit Goods and Intellectual Property Protection under the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Bureau; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department under the Post-Clearance Inspection Bureau have the authority:

c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;"

c) Amend and supplement point d Clause 4 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

9. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 36 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Clause 2 and Clause 3 as follows:

"2. The Head of Market Management Team, the Director of Business Affairs Department under the Market Management Business Affairs Bureau have the authority:

c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;"

b) Amend and supplement Point c of Clause 3 as follows:"

"c) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

10. Amend and supplement Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 37 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3 and points c and d of Clause 3 as follows:

“3. The Post Commander of the Border Guard Post, the Commander of the Coast Guard Squadron, and the Commander of the Border Guard Command at the Port have the authority to:

c) Seize objects and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 20,000,000 dong;

d) Apply remedial measures prescribed at points a, c, d, đ, and k of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations."

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 4 and point đ of Clause 4 as follows:

"4. The Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard Force of the Province, the Commander of the Border Guard Flotilla under the Border Guard Command have the authority to:"

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed at points a, c, d, đ, i, and k of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations."

11. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 38 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 4 as follows:

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 20,000,000 VND;"

b) Amend and supplement point c of Clause 5 as follows:

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 30,000,000 VND;"

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Commander of the Vietnam Marine Police Region; the Director of the Department of Operations and Law under the Vietnam Marine Police Command have the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) To impose fines up to VND 25,000,000;

c) To revoke the right to use licenses and certificates of practice for a period of time;

d) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation;

đ) Apply remedial measures prescribed at points a, c, d, đ, and k of Clause 1 of Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations."

d) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 7 as follows:

“7. The Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard has the authority to:"

12. Replace the phrase "the investigative agency has a decision not to initiate a criminal case, a decision to revoke the decision to initiate a criminal case, a decision to terminate the investigation, or a decision to terminate the case" with the phrase "the competent investigative agency has a decision not to initiate a criminal case, a decision to revoke the decision to initiate a criminal case, a decision to terminate the investigation, a decision to terminate the case, or a decision to terminate the case against the suspect, exempting criminal responsibility according to the judgment" in Clause 5a of Article 19; Point e of Clause 5 of Article 20; Points a and b of Clause 7 of Article 24; Points a and b of Clause 8 of Article 25.

Article 3. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 90/2017/NĐ-CP dated July 31, 2017 on administrative penalties for violations in the field of veterinary medicine (which has been amended and supplemented by Government Decree No. 04/2020/NĐ-CP dated January 3, 2020):

1. Supplementing point m to Clause 3 of Article 3 as follows:

“m) Compelling the return of the Animal Disease Safety Facility Certificate; Animal Vaccination Certificate; Animal Quarantine Certificate; Animal Product Quarantine Certificate; Veterinary Sanitation Certificate; Veterinary Drug Testing Permit; Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Certificate; Veterinary Drug Sales Permit; Veterinary Drug Import Permit; Veterinary Practitioner Certificate (hereinafter referred to collectively as the permit) which have been erased, altered, or falsified.”

2. Supplement Article 3a following Article 3 as follows:

“Article 3a. Implementing measures to rectify consequences compelling the return of permits that have been erased, altered, or falsified.

Organizations or individuals violating regulations must submit altered permits to the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision. In cases where the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision is not simultaneously the authority issuing the permit, within five working days from the date of issuance of the administrative violation penalty decision, the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision shall send a Notice regarding the application of measures to remedy consequences compelling the submission of altered permits to the authority issuing the permit (except in cases where the permit is issued by a foreign authority).

3. Amending and supplementing Clause 2 of Article 4 as follows:

“2. The monetary fines prescribed in Chapter II of this Decree shall be applied to administrative violations committed by individuals, except for cases stipulated in Articles 22, Clause 3 of Article 24, Clause 5 of Article 27, Clause 1 of Article 28, Article 29, Article 30, Article 31, Article 32, and Article 33 of this Decree. For organizations committing the same violation, the monetary fine shall be twice the amount imposed on individuals.”

4. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 5 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Clause 9 as follows:

“9. Additional forms of punishment:

Seizing the Animal Disease Safety Facility Certificate for violations specified in Clause 5 of this Article.”

b) Supplementing point c to Clause 10 as follows:

“10. Measures to rectify consequences:

c) Compelling the return of the Animal Disease Safety Facility Certificate that has been erased, altered, or falsified as specified in Clause 5 of this Article;”

5. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 7 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 8 as follows:

“8. Additional forms of punishment:

Seizing the Animal Vaccination Certificate for violations specified in Clause 5 of this Article.”

b) Supplementing point c to Clause 9 as follows:

"9. Remedial measures:

c) Compelling the return of the Animal Vaccination Certificate that has been erased, altered, or falsified as specified in Clause 5 of this Article;”

6. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 11 as follows:

a) Supplementing point đ to Clause 2 as follows:

“đ) Bringing animals or animal products to a location not matching the destination address recorded in the Animal Quarantine Certificate.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 6 as follows:

“6. Measures to rectify consequences:

a) Compelling the re-quarantine of animals or animal products for violations specified in points a, b, c, d of Clause 2 and Clause 4 of this Article;

b) Compelling the destruction of animals or animal products if the re-quarantine reveals that the animals are diseased or the animal products carry infectious pathogens listed in the List of Notifiable Diseases in Animals for violations specified in points a, b, c, d of Clause 2 and Clause 4 of this Article.”

7. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 14 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Additional forms of punishment:

Seizing the Animal Quarantine Certificate or Animal Product Quarantine Certificate for violations specified in Clause 2 of this Article.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Measures to rectify consequences:

a) Compelling the return of the Animal Quarantine Certificate or Animal Product Quarantine Certificate that has been erased, altered, or falsified as specified in Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Compelling the re-quarantine of animals or animal products for violations specified in Clause 3 of this Article.”

8. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 15 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a, Clause 1 as follows:

“a) Importing more animals or animal products than the quantity or volume recorded in the Exporting Country's Animal Quarantine Certificate;”

b) Amending and supplementing points b, c of Clause 10 as follows:

“b) Imposing a fine of VND 40,000,000 to VND 45,000,000 for violations causing property damage valued under VND 100,000,000;

c) Imposing a fine of VND 45,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 for violations causing property damage valued at VND 100,000,000 or more, provided that the competent authority with criminal prosecution jurisdiction decides not to initiate a criminal case, revoke the decision to initiate a criminal case, terminate the investigation, terminate the case, or terminate the case against the suspect, and the civil liability is exempted according to the judgment.”

9. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 17 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Additional forms of punishment:

Seizing the Animal Quarantine Certificate or Animal Product Quarantine Certificate for violations specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.”

b) Supplementing point c to Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Measures to rectify consequences:

c) Compelling the return of the Animal Quarantine Certificate or Animal Product Quarantine Certificate that has been erased, altered, or falsified as specified in Clause 1 of this Article;”

10. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 18 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Additional forms of punishment:

Seizing the Animal Quarantine Certificate or Animal Product Quarantine Certificate for violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Measures to rectify consequences:

a) Compelling the return of the Animal Quarantine Certificate or Animal Product Quarantine Certificate that has been erased, altered, or falsified as specified in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Compelling the re-export or destruction of animals or animal products for violations specified in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.”

11. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 19 as follows:

a) To amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Additional forms of punishment:

Seizing all types of Animal Quarantine Certificates or Animal Product Quarantine Certificates for violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compelling the return of all types of Animal Quarantine Certificates or Animal Product Quarantine Certificates that have been erased, altered, or falsified as specified in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Compelling the removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of animals or animal products, and in cases where re-export is not possible, compelling the destruction of animals or animal products for violations specified in Clause 2 of this Article.”

12. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 of Article 21 as follows:

“1. Imposing a fine of VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 for violations committed by individuals directly involved in slaughtering animals, preliminary processing, or preparing animal products without ensuring health standards as prescribed by the Ministry of Health and veterinary sanitation during the process.”

13. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 of Article 22 as follows:

“1. Imposing a fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 for violations committed by individuals directly involved in slaughtering, preliminary processing, or preparing animal products without ensuring health standards as prescribed by the Ministry of Health and veterinary sanitation during the process.”

14. Amending and supplementing some clauses of Article 24 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. A fine of from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of a market trading small animals without a place for collecting and treating wastewater and waste."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. A fine of from VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed on a collection facility for animals that commits one of the following acts:"

15. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 27 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. A fine of from VND 3,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of a market trading small animals, a collection facility for animals without a Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation or using an expired Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. A fine of from VND 6,000,000 to VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of a cold storage facility for preserving live animals and animal products, a testing, diagnosing, and surgical facility for animals without a Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation or using an expired Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation."

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 5 as follows:

"5. A fine of from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of a specialized market for trading animals, a centralized slaughterhouse for animals, a facility for processing and manufacturing animals and animal products for trade without a Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation or using an expired Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation."

d) Amending and supplementing Clause 6 as follows:

"6. Additional penalties:

Seizure of the Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation for the acts of buying and selling as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article."

đ) Supplement Clause 7 as follows:

"7. Measures to remedy consequences:

Compel the return of the Certificate of Veterinary Sanitation that has been erased or altered as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article."

16. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 28 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Additional forms of punishment:

Seize the Drug Testing Permit for the acts of buying and selling as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article."

b) Add Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Measures to rectify consequences:

Compel the return of the Drug Testing Permit that has been erased or altered as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article."

17. Amend and supplement Clause 1 of Article 31 as follows:

"1. A fine of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed on one of the following acts:

a) Not having production lot files;

b) Not storing or storing insufficiently the production files of veterinary drugs, raw materials for veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors as prescribed;

c) Destroying production files of veterinary drugs, raw materials for veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors not in accordance with regulations;

d) Not reporting or reporting insufficiently the results of producing veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors to state agencies as prescribed."

18. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 32 as follows:

a) Repeal Clause 6.

b) Supplement Clause 7 as follows:

“5. Measures to rectify consequences:

Compel the return of the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Certificate for the violation prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article."

19. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 33 as follows:

a) Supplement Point c in Clause 1 as follows:

"c) Not storing veterinary drugs, raw materials for veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors separately as prescribed."

b) Repeal Point b Clause 3.

20. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 34 as follows:

a) Supplement Point c in Clause 1 as follows:

"c) Not storing invoices related to the purchase and sale of veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors; prescriptions for veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors at the facility after sale as prescribed."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 as follows:

"2. A fine of from VND 4,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on one of the following acts:

a) Trading veterinary drugs without notifying competent state authorities when changing location;

b) Not storing veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors separately as prescribed;

c) Not reporting or reporting insufficiently the quantity of veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors imported, sold, the quantity to be recalled, the address of the purchasing facility, the purpose of use to state agencies as prescribed."

21. Amend and supplement Article 35 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 1 as follows:

"1. A fine of from VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 shall be imposed on one of the following acts:"

b) Repeal Clause 6.

c) Amend and supplement Clause 7 as follows:

"7. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) Compel the return of the Certificate of Eligibility for Trading Veterinary Drugs for the violation prescribed in Point d Clause 2 of this Article.

b) Compel the recall and destruction of veterinary drugs for the violation prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article."

22. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 36 as follows:

a) Repeal Point b Clause 2;

b) Supplement Point c Clause 4 as follows:

"c) Selling each type of veterinary drug containing narcotics, precursors to a trading facility for veterinary drugs without a Certificate of Eligibility for Trading Veterinary Drugs as prescribed; a facility not permitted to practice veterinary examination, diagnosis, surgery, and testing; a person using without a prescription as prescribed."

c) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 7 as follows:

"c) Compel the destruction of raw materials for veterinary drugs, raw materials for medical drugs, medical drugs, veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors for the violation prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article."

23. Supplement some Clauses of Article 37 as follows:

a) Supplement Point d Clause 2 as follows:

"d) Importing each type of veterinary drug containing narcotics, precursors without permission from the competent authority."

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. Measures to remedy consequences:

Compel re-exportation or destruction of veterinary drugs, veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors, raw materials for veterinary drugs for the violation prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article."

24. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 38 as follows:

a) Supplement Point e and Point g in Clause 2 as follows:

"e) Not storing veterinary drugs, raw materials for veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors in separate warehouses, cabinets as prescribed; storing together with other drugs, raw materials for drugs, livestock feed, aquaculture feed, raw materials for livestock feed, aquaculture feed, and other products;

g) Not reporting or reporting insufficiently the results of importing veterinary drugs containing narcotics, precursors to state agencies as prescribed."

b) Repeal Clause 4.

c) Supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Measures to rectify consequences:

a) Compel the return of the Certificate of Eligibility for Importing Veterinary Drugs for the violation prescribed in Point c Clause 1 of this Article."

25. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 39 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

"1. A fine of from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of importing each type of drug, raw material for veterinary drugs not meeting the quality standards announced by the manufacturer."

b) Add Clause 2a after Clause 2 as follows:

"2a. A fine of from VND 25,000,000 to VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of selling each type of imported veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursor substances to a trading entity without a Certificate of Eligibility for Veterinary Drug Trading as prescribed, or to an entity not permitted to practice animal disease diagnosis, surgery, or animal disease testing."

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Additional forms of punishment:

a) The importation of veterinary drugs shall be suspended for six to nine months for violations stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article.

b) The importation of veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursor substances shall be suspended for nine to twelve months for violations stipulated in Clause 2a of this Article.”

d) Amending and supplementing Clause 4 as follows:

"4. Measures to remedy consequences:

a) The violator shall be ordered to re-export or destroy veterinary drugs and raw materials for veterinary drugs as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

b) The violator shall be ordered to destroy veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances or precursor substances as prescribed in Clause 2a of this Article.

c) The violator shall be ordered to return the unlawful profits obtained as prescribed in Clause 2a of this Article.”

26. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 41 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Clause 5 as follows:

"5. Forms of supplementary penalties:

Seize all types of documents and certificates for practicing veterinary medicine for violations stipulated in Clauses 2 and 4 of this Article.”

b) Supplement Clause 6 as follows:

“6. Measures to rectify consequences:

Order the return of the certificate for practicing veterinary medicine for violations stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.”

27. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 43 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 1 as follows:

“c) Confiscate contraband goods and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 10,000,000;”

b) Amending and supplementing Point d Clause 2 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

28. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 44 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 1 as follows:

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 1,000,000;”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 2 and Point d of Clause 2 as follows:

“2. The Chief Inspector of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Director of the specialized management agency under the Department of Animal Health, Aquaculture, and Quality Control of Forestry and Aquatic Products; the Director of the Regional Animal Health Inspection Agency, the Director of the Regional Animal Quarantine Agency under the General Department of Animal Health; the Director of the Central Region Quality Control Agency of Forestry and Aquatic Products, the Director of the Southern Region Quality Control Agency of Forestry and Aquatic Products under the General Department of Quality Control of Forestry and Aquatic Products; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the General Department of Animal Health, the General Department of Fisheries, the General Department of Quality Control of Forestry and Aquatic Products; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the specialized management agency under the Department of Animal Health, Aquaculture, and Quality Control of Forestry and Aquatic Products have the authority:

d) To seize administrative violation objects and means with a value not exceeding VND 50,000,000;”

c) Amend and supplement Point d of Clause 3 as follows:

“d) To seize administrative violation objects and means with a value not exceeding VND 70,000,000; ”

29. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 45 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

“2. Heads of Mobile Police Company-level units, Station Chiefs, Team Leaders of persons specified in clause 1 of this Article have the right:”

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3 and point c Clause 3 as follows:

“3. The Head of the Police Station at the commune level, the Head of the Police Post, the Head of the Police Station at the industrial zone, the Head of the International Airport Customs Police Station, the Battalion Commander of the Mobile Police Battalion, the Commander of the Water Police Team have the authority:

c) Confiscate contraband goods and means of transportation with a value not exceeding VND 5,000,000;”

c) Amend and supplement the name of clause 4 and point d clause 4 as follows:

“4. The Head of the County Police, the Head of the Traffic Police Department; the Head of the Department of Investigation of Economic Crimes, Corruption, and Smuggling; the Head of the Traffic Police Department; the Head of the Road Traffic Police Department; the Head of the Waterway Police Department; the Head of the Environmental Crime Prevention Department; the Head of the Economic Security Department; the Commander of the Water Police Team have the authority:

d) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 20,000,000 VND;"

d) Amend and supplement point d of Clause 5 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

đ) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Director of the Economic Security Bureau, the Director of the Bureau of Investigation of Economic Crimes, Corruption, and Smuggling, the Director of the Traffic Police Bureau, the Director of the Environmental Crime Prevention Bureau have the authority:”

30. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 46 as follows:

a) Supplement Clause 2a after Clause 2 as follows:

“2a. The Team Leader of the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime under the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime has the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) To impose fines up to VND 5,000,000;

c) To seize administrative violation objects and means with a value not exceeding VND 10,000,000;

d) To apply remedial measures prescribed in Points a, c, and d of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations.”

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3 and point c Clause 3 as follows:

“3. The Post Commander of the Border Guard Post, the Commander of the Coast Guard Squadron, and the Commander of the Border Guard Command at the Port have the authority to:

c) To seize administrative violation objects and means with a value not exceeding VND 20,000,000;”

c) Supplement Clause 3a after Clause 3 as follows:

“3a. The Commander of the Special Task Force against Drugs and Crime under the Drug and Crime Prevention Department of the Border Guard Command has the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) To impose fines up to VND 25,000,000;

c) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;

d) To apply remedial measures prescribed in Points a, c, and d of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and other remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 3 of this Decree.”

d) Amend and supplement Clause 4 and Point d of Clause 4 as follows:

“4. The Commander of the Border Guard Force at provincial level; the Commander of the Coast Guard Flotilla, and the Director of the Drug and Crime Prevention Department of the Border Guard Command have the authority to:

d) To apply remedial measures prescribed in Points a, c, d, and i of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and other remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 3 of this Decree.”

31. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 47 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point c Clause 4 as follows:

“c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 20,000,000 VND;"

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 5 and point c of Clause 5 as follows:

“5. The Commander of the Coast Guard Flotilla; the Commander of the Reconnaissance Squadron, and the Commander of the Special Task Force against Drug Crime under the Vietnam Marine Police Command have the authority to:

c) To seize administrative violation objects and means with a value not exceeding VND 30,000,000;

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Commander of the Vietnam Marine Police Region; the Director of the Department of Operations and Law under the Vietnam Marine Police Command have the authority to:

a) To issue warnings;

b) To impose fines up to VND 25,000,000;

c) To revoke the right to use licenses and certificates of practice for a period of time;

d) Confiscate contraband and means of administrative violation;

d) To apply remedial measures prescribed in Points a, c, d, and d of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations and other remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 3 of this Decree.”

d) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 7 as follows:

“7. The Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard has the authority:”.

32. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 48 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Head of Customs Sub-Department; the Head of Control Team under the Provincial, Interprovincial, or Central City Customs Department; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department have the authority:"

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 3 and point c Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Head of Customs Sub-Department; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department; the Head of Control Team under the Provincial, Interprovincial, or Central City Customs Department; the Head of Criminal Investigation Team, the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team, the Head of Sea Control Team, and the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team for Counterfeit Goods and Intellectual Property Protection under the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Bureau; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department under the Post-Clearance Inspection Bureau have the authority:

c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;"

c) Amend and supplement point d Clause 4 as follows:

"d) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

33. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 49 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 2 and Point c of Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Head of Market Management Team, the Director of Business Affairs Department under the Market Management Business Affairs Bureau have the authority:

c) Seize contraband items and means of transportation for administrative violations with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;"

b) Amend and supplement Point c of Clause 3 as follows:"

"c) To confiscate administrative violation objects and means;"

34. Amend Clause 4 of Article 50 as follows:

“4. Those authorized officials of Customs who have the authority to impose administrative penalties shall have the authority to apply additional forms of administrative penalties and remedial measures against administrative violations in the field of animal health as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 13; Articles 14, 15, 16, 18, 19; Clause 2, Article 37; Clause 3, Article 38; Clause 1, Article 39 of this Decree according to their functions, tasks, and granted powers.”

35. Replace the phrase “the investigative body has decided not to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to revoke the decision to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to terminate the investigation, or decided to terminate the case” with the phrase “the competent investigative body has decided not to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to revoke the decision to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to terminate the investigation, decided to terminate the case, or decided to terminate the case against the suspect, exempting the suspect from criminal responsibility according to the judgment” in Point 5b of Article 6; Point 5b, 6b, 7b of Article 8; Point b of Clause 7, Point b of Clause 8 of Article 33; Point b of Clause 3, Point b of Clause 5 of Article 36.

Article 4. Amend and supplement some articles of Decree No. 14/2021/NĐ-CP dated March 1, 2021 on administrative penalties for violations related to animal husbandry:

1. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 4 as follows:

a) Amend Point b Clause 2 as follows:

“b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation.”

b) Supplement Point s Clause 3 as follows:

“s) Compel the return of the Training Certificate on artificial insemination and embryo transfer techniques for livestock breeding; Export and Import Permit for livestock breeds; Feed Production Facility Certification; Large-scale Livestock Farming Facility Certification that have been erased, altered, or falsified in content to the competent authority that issued them.”

2. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 13 as follows:

a) To amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Additional forms of administrative penalty

Suspend the use of the Training Certificate on artificial insemination and embryo transfer techniques for livestock breeding from three months to six months for acts violating the provisions of Point a Clause 1 of this Article.”

b) Supplement Clause 4 as follows:

"4. Measures to remedy consequences:

Compel the return of the Training Certificate on artificial insemination and embryo transfer techniques for livestock breeding; Export and Import Permit for livestock breeds that have been erased, altered, or falsified in content to the competent authority or person with authority that issued them for acts violating the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article.”

3. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 14 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 8 as follows:

“8. Additional forms of administrative penalty

Suspend the operation of feed production facilities from one month to three months for acts violating the provisions of Clauses 3 and 5 of this Article.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 9 as follows:

“9. Measures to remedy consequences

a) Compel the recovery and change the purpose of use of feed products sold into the market for acts violating the provisions of Clauses 3, 5, 6, and 7 of this Article;

b) Compel the return of the Feed Production Facility Certification that have been erased, altered, or falsified in content to the competent authority that issued it for acts violating the provisions of Clause 4 of this Article.”

4. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 17 as follows:

“2. Fine from VND 2,000,000 to VND 4,000,000 for acts where feed storage areas are not separated or contaminated by plant protection chemicals, fertilizers, or other harmful chemicals.”

5. Supplement Point d Clause 8 of Article 26 as follows:

“d) Compel the return of the Large-scale Livestock Farming Facility Certification that have been erased, altered, or falsified in content to the competent authority that issued it for acts violating the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article.”

6. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 37 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a and point b, Clause 1 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 5,000,000;

b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 10,000,000;”

b) Amend and supplement Point a, Point c, and Point d Clause 2 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation;

d) Apply remedial measures prescribed at Points a, b, c, đ, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, and s Clause 3 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

c) Amend and supplement point a of clause 3 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 100,000,000;”

7. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 38 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a and point b, Clause 1 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 500,000;

b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 1,000,000;”

b) Amend and supplement Point a and Point b Clause 2 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 500,000;

b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 1,000,000;”

c) Amend and supplement Point a and Point b Clause 3 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 500,000;

b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 1,000,000;”

d) Amend and supplement Point a, Point c, and Point d Clause 4 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 100,000,000;

d) Apply remedial measures prescribed at Points a, b, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, and s Clause 3 of Article 4 of this Decree.”

đ) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 5 and Point a, Point b Clause 5 as follows:

“5. The Director of the Plant Quarantine Regional Office under the Plant Protection Department; the Director of the specialized management office under the Plant Protection Department; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Plant Protection Department have the right:

a) Impose fines up to VND 50,000,000;

b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 100,000,000;”

e) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 6 and Point a, Point b Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Director of the specialized management office under the Quality Management Department of Agricultural and Forestry Products and Aquatic Products; the Director of the Central Quality Management Office of Agricultural and Forestry Products and Aquatic Products; the Director of the Southern Quality Management Office of Agricultural and Forestry Products and Aquatic Products under the Quality Management Department of Agricultural and Forestry Products and Aquatic Products; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Quality Management Department of Agricultural and Forestry Products and Aquatic Products have the right:

a) Impose fines up to VND 50,000,000;

b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 100,000,000;”

g) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 7 and Point a, Point c Clause 7 as follows:

“7. The Director of the Animal Health Regional Office; the Director of the Animal Quarantine Regional Office under the Animal Health Department; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Animal Health Department have the right:”

a) Impose fines up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 100,000,000;”

h) Amend and supplement Point a, Point c Clause 8 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 70,000,000;

c) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 140,000,000;”

i) Amend and supplement Point a Clause 9 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 100,000,000;”

k) Amend and supplement Point a Clause 10 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 100,000,000;”

l) Amend and supplement Point a Clause 11 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 100,000,000;”

m) Amend and supplement Point a Clause 12 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 100,000,000;”

8. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 39 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1, Clause 2, and Clause 3 as follows:

“1. People's Police officers performing their duties have the right to fine up to VND 500,000.

2. The Station Chief, Team Leader of the persons specified in Clause 1 of this Article have the right to fine up to VND 1,500,000.

3. The Chief of the Commune Police Station, the Chief of the Border Police Station, the Chief of the Port Police Station, the Chief of the Industrial Zone Police Station, the Chief of the International Airport Port Police Station, the Commander of the Water Police Team have the right:

a) Fine up to VND 2,500,000;

b) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 5,000,000;”

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 4 and Point a, Point c, Point d Clause 4 as follows:

“4. The Chief of the County Police Station, the Chief of the Traffic Police Department; the Chief of the Provincial Police Departments including the Chief of the Environmental Crime Prevention Department, the Chief of the Economic Security Department, the Chief of the Corruption, Economy, and Smuggling Investigation Department, the Commander of the Water Police Team have the right:

a) Fine up to VND 20,000,000;

c) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation with a value not exceeding VND 40,000,000;”

d) Apply the remedial measures provided for in Points a, c, đ, g, h, i, n, p, q, r, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.

c) Amend and supplement Point a, Point c, and Point d of Clause 5 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation;

d) Apply the remedial measures provided for in Points a, c, đ, g, h, i, m, n, p, q, r, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.

d) Amend and supplement Point a, Point d, and the name of Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Director of the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Bureau; the Director of the Traffic Police Bureau; the Director of the Economic Security Bureau; the Director of the Corruption, Economy, Smuggling Investigation Police Bureau have the authority:

a) To impose fines up to 100,000,000 VND;

d) Apply the remedial measures provided for in Points a, c, đ, g, h, i, m, n, p, q, r, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.

9. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 40 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3 as follows:

“1. Coast Guard police officers performing official duties have the authority to impose fines up to 1,500,000 VND.

2. Team leaders of Coast Guard investigative teams have the authority to impose fines up to 5,000,000 VND;

3. Leaders of Coast Guard investigative units, Coast Guard station leaders have the authority to impose fines up to 10,000,000 VND.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Coast Guard Squadron leaders have the authority:

a) Fine up to VND 20,000,000;

b) To confiscate administrative violation objects with a value not exceeding 40,000,000 VND;

c) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points c, d, đ, g, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 5 as follows:

“5. Coast Guard Flotilla leaders have the authority:

a) To impose fines up to 30,000,000 VND;

b) To confiscate administrative violation objects with a value not exceeding 60,000,000 VND;

c) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points c, d, đ, g, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

d) Amending and supplementing Clause 6 as follows:

“6. The Commander of the Vietnam Marine Police Region; the Director of the Department of Operations and Law under the Vietnam Marine Police Command have the authority to:

a) Impose fines up to VND 50,000,000;

b) To confiscate administrative violation objects;

c) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points c, d, đ, g, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

đ) Amend and supplement Point a, Point d Clause 7 as follows:

“a) To impose fines up to 100,000,000 VND;

d) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points c, d, đ, g, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

10. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 41 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3 as follows:

“1. Border Guards soldiers performing official duties have the authority to impose fines up to 500,000 VND.

2. Station leaders, Team leaders of Border Guards have the authority to impose fines up to 2,500,000 VND.

3. Border Guard Post leaders, Border Guard Squadron leaders, Commanders of Border Guard Battalions at border gates have the authority:

a) Fine up to VND 20,000,000;

b) To confiscate administrative violation objects with a value not exceeding 40,000,000 VND;

c) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points c, d, đ, g, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

b) Amend and supplement Point a, Point d Clause 4 as follows:

“a) To impose fines up to 100,000,000 VND;

d) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points c, d, đ, g, m, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

11. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 42 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1, Clause 2 as follows:

“1. Customs officials performing official duties have the authority to impose fines up to 500,000 VND.

2. Team leaders, Group leaders under the Customs Branch; Group leaders under the Inspection Team of the Provincial Customs Department; Team leaders under the Post-Clearance Inspection Branch have the authority to impose fines up to 5,000,000 VND.”

b) Amend and supplement Clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Head of Customs Sub-Department; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department; the Head of Control Team under the Provincial, Interprovincial, or Central City Customs Department; the Head of Criminal Investigation Team, the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team, the Head of Sea Control Team, and the Head of Anti-Smuggling Control Team for Counterfeit Goods and Intellectual Property Protection under the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Bureau; the Head of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-Department under the Post-Clearance Inspection Bureau have the authority:

a) To impose fines up to 25,000,000 VND;

b) To confiscate administrative violation objects with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;

c) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points b, c, d, đ, g, m, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

c) Amend and supplement Point a, Point c, and Point d Clause 4 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Confiscate the objects of administrative violation;

d) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points b, c, d, đ, g, m, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

d) Amend and supplement Clause 5 as follows:

“5. The General Director of the General Customs Department has the authority:

a) To impose fines up to 100,000,000 VND;

b) To confiscate administrative violation objects;

c) To apply the remedial measures provided for in Points b, c, d, đ, g, m, and s Clause 3 Article 4 of this Decree.”

12. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 43 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Clause 1 as follows:

“1. Market Control Officers performing official duties have the authority to impose fines up to 500,000 VND.”

b) Amend and supplement the name of Clause 2 and Point a, Point b Clause 2 as follows:

"2. The Head of Market Management Team, the Director of Business Affairs Department under the Market Management Business Affairs Bureau have the authority:

a) To impose fines up to 25,000,000 VND;

b) To confiscate administrative violation objects with a value not exceeding 50,000,000 VND;”

c) Amend and supplement Point a, Point c Clause 3 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 50,000,000;

c) To confiscate administrative violation objects;”

d) Amend and supplement Point a Clause 4 as follows:

“a) Fine up to VND 100,000,000;”

13. Amend and supplement some Clauses of Article 44 as follows:

a) Amending and supplementing Point b Clause 1 as follows:

“b) The Chairman of the People's Committee of the district shall impose penalties on violations of administrative acts prescribed in Articles 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of Article 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33 and 35 of this Decree;”

b) Amend and supplement Point a, Point b, Point c, Point d, and Point đ of Clause 2 as follows:

“2. The administrative penalty enforcement authority of the Inspectorate:

a) The Chief Inspector of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Director of the Branch with specialized management functions in livestock breeding and veterinary; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Livestock Breeding Bureau; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Branch with specialized management functions in livestock breeding and veterinary shall impose penalties on violations of administrative acts prescribed in Articles 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of Article 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33 and 35 of this Decree;

b) The Head of the specialized inspection team on livestock breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall impose penalties on violations of administrative acts prescribed in Articles 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; Clauses 1, 2, and 3, Point a Clause 4 of Article 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33 and 35 of this Decree;

c) The Director of the Plant Protection Bureau; the Director of the Regional Plant Quarantine Branch under the Plant Protection Bureau; the Director of the Branch with specialized management functions in plant protection; the Head of the specialized inspection team of the Plant Protection Bureau shall impose penalties on violations of administrative acts prescribed in Clause 3, Point b Clause 4, Clause 5, and Clause 6 of Article 17; Article 19; Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 20; Article 22 of this Decree;

d) The Director of the Directorate of Quality Management for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products; the Heads of specialized inspection units under the Directorate of Quality Management for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products; the Heads of the Central Region Quality Management Directorate for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and the South Region Quality Management Directorate for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products under the Directorate of Quality Management for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products; the Heads of specialized inspection teams under the Directorate of Quality Management for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 29 and Article 35 of this Decree;

đ) The Director of the Animal Health Directorate; the Heads of specialized inspection teams under the Animal Health Directorate; the Heads of Regional Animal Health Inspection Units; the Heads of Regional Animal Quarantine Units under the Animal Health Directorate shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Clause 3, Point b Clause 4, Clause 5 and Clause 6 Article 17; Article 19; Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 20; Article 22; Article 29 and Article 35 of this Decree.”

c) Amending and supplementing Clause 3 as follows:

“3. Administrative penalty powers of the People's Public Security:

a) The Heads of public security offices at commune level, the Heads of police stations, the Heads of border gate police stations, export processing zones, international airport border gates, and the Commanders of water police teams shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 29 of this Decree;

b) The Heads of public security offices at district level, the Heads of traffic police departments under the Traffic Police Corps; the Heads of provincial public security departments including the Heads of Environmental Crime Prevention Departments, Economic Security Departments, Corruption Investigation Departments, Economic Crimes, Smuggling, and the Commanders of water police teams shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 6; Clause 1, Article 7; Clause 2, Article 13; Clause 4, Article 14; Point a, Point b Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 17; Clause 2, Article 20; Point c Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 22; Article 24; Point b Clause 1, Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 25; Point c Clause 1, Clause 3, Point a Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 26; Clause 3, Article 27; Clause 3, Article 28; Clause 1, Clause 3 and Point a, Point b Clause 4, Article 29; Article 30; Article 31; Point b Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 32 of this Decree;

c) The Directors of provincial public security departments shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Article 6; Article 7; Clause 2, Article 13; Clause 4, 5, 6 and 7, Article 14; Point a and Point b Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 17; Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 20; Point c Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 22; Article 24; Point b Clause 1, Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 25; Point c Clause 1, Clause 3, 4, 5 and 6, Article 26; Clause 3, Article 27; Clause 3 and Clause 4, Article 28; Clause 1, 3 and 4, Article 29; Article 30; Article 31; Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 32; Clause 5, Article 33; Point b Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 35 of this Decree;

d) The Directors of the Environmental Crime Prevention Corps; the Directors of the Traffic Police Corps; the Directors of the Economic Security Corps; the Directors of the Corruption Investigation Corps, Economic Crimes, Smuggling shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Article 6; Article 7; Clause 2, Article 13; Clause 4, 5, 6 and 7, Article 14; Point a and Point b Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 17; Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 20; Point c Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 22; Article 24; Point b Clause 1, Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 25; Point c Clause 1, Clause 3, 4, 5 and 6, Article 26; Clause 3, Article 27; Clause 3 and Clause 4, Article 28; Clause 1, 3 and 4, Article 29; Article 30; Article 31; Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 32; Clause 5, Article 33; Point b Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 35 of this Decree.”.

đ) Amend and supplement Points a, b, and c of Clause 4 as follows:

“a) The Commanders of Coast Guard Flotillas shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Article 8; Point b Clause 2, Article 13; Point b Clause 4, Article 17; Clause 2, Article 20; Point c Clause 3, Article 22; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3, Article 32 of this Decree;

b) The Commanders of Coast Guard Squadrons shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Article 8; Point b Clause 2, Article 13; Point b Clause 4, Article 17; Points a, b, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i, k and l Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 20; Point c Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 22; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3, Article 32 of this Decree;

c) The Commanders of Coast Guard Regions, the Directors of the Operations and Legal Affairs Department under the Vietnam Coast Guard Command shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 7; Article 8; Point b Clause 2, Article 13; Point b Clause 4, Article 17; Clause 2, Article 20; Point c Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5, Article 22; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3, Article 32; Point b Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 35 of this Decree;”

đ) Amend and supplement Point a of Clause 5 as follows:

“a) The Commanders of Border Guard Stations, the Commanders of Border Guard Flotillas, the Chiefs of Border Gate Command Posts shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Article 8; Point b Clause 2, Article 13; Point b Clause 4, Article 17; Points a, b, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i and k Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 20; Point c Clause 3, Article 22; Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3, Article 32 of this Decree;”.

e) Amend and supplement Points a and c of Clause 6 as follows:

“a) The Heads of Customs Branches; the Heads of Post-Clearance Inspection Branches, the Heads of Control Teams under Provincial Customs Departments, inter-provincial and centrally-administered city Customs Departments; the Heads of Criminal Investigation Teams, the Heads of Anti-Smuggling Control Teams, the Commanders of Sea Control Flotillas and the Heads of Anti-Fake Goods Smuggling Control and Intellectual Property Protection Teams under the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department; the Heads of Post-Clearance Inspection Branches under the Post-Clearance Inspection Department shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Article 8; Point b Clause 2, Article 13; Point b Clause 4, Article 17; Article 19; Points a, b, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i and k Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 20; Clause 1, 2, 3 and 4, Article 22; Point b Clause 1, Point b Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3, Article 32 of this Decree;

c) The Heads of the General Customs Department shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violations as prescribed in Clause 2 and Point b Clause 3, Article 7; Article 8; Point b Clause 2, Article 13; Article 19; Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 20; Article 22; Point b Clause 1 and Point b Clause 3, Article 32; Point b Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 35 of this Decree.”.

g) Amend and supplement Point a of Clause 7 as follows:

"a) The Head of the Market Management Team, the Director of Business Operations under the Business Management Market Department shall impose administrative penalties on acts of administrative violation stipulated in Clause 1, Article 7; Clause 4, Article 9; Clause 2 and Clause 4, Article 10; Article 11; Clause 1, Clause 2 and point a, Clause 4, Article 17; Article 18; points a, b, c, d, đ, e, g, h, i and k, Clause 1, Clause 2, Article 20; Clause 1, point a and point b, Clause 2, point b and point c, Clause 3, Clause 4, Article 22; point a, Clause 1, point a, Clause 2 and point a, Clause 3, Article 32 of this Decree;"

14. Supplement Article 45a following Article 45 as follows:

“Article 45a. Enforcement of measures to rectify consequences requiring the return of Training Certificates for artificial insemination techniques and embryo transfer technology for livestock breeding; Export and Import Permits for livestock breeds; Certificates of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Feed Production; Certificates of Sufficient Conditions for Large-Scale Livestock Farming (hereinafter collectively referred to as permits) that have been erased, altered, or falsified.

Organizations or individuals violating regulations must submit altered permits to the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision. In cases where the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision is not simultaneously the authority issuing the permit, within five working days from the date of issuance of the administrative violation penalty decision, the authority issuing the administrative violation penalty decision shall send a Notice regarding the application of measures to remedy consequences compelling the submission of altered permits to the authority issuing the permit (except in cases where the permit is issued by a foreign authority).

15. Replace the phrase: “investigative agencies have decided not to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to revoke the decision to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to terminate investigation, or decided to terminate the case” with the phrase “authorities with jurisdiction over criminal proceedings have decided not to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to revoke the decision to initiate criminal proceedings, decided to terminate investigation, decided to terminate the case, or decided to terminate the case against the suspect and exempted from criminal responsibility according to the judgment” in Clause 5, Article 22; Clause 2, Article 23 and point b, Clause 4, Article 28.

16. Repeal Clause 7, Article 26.

Article 5. Effective Date

This Decree takes effect from January 10, 2022.

Article 6. Transitional provisions

For acts of administrative violations occurring before the date this Decree takes effect but discovered afterwards or currently under examination and resolution for administrative penalty, if this Decree does not provide for legal liability or provides for lighter legal liability for individuals or organizations committing the violation, then the provisions on administrative penalties set forth in this Decree shall apply.

Article 7. Responsibility for Implementation

Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of agencies under the Government, Chairpersons of Provincial People's Committees, and Chairpersons of Municipal People's Committees directly under the central government shall be responsible for guiding and implementing this Decree.