Circular No. 18/2019/TT-BCT on the performance of official duties by the Market Management Force

 

 

CIRCULAR

Regarding the official duties of the Market Management Force

 

 

 

The Government promulgates this Decree amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Decree No. 148/2016/NĐ-CP dated October 4, 2016 of the Government guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Market Management Ordinance.

Pursuant to the Market Management Law dated March 8, 2016;

On the basis of Decree No. 34/2011/NĐ-CP dated May 17, 2011 of the Government on disciplinary measures for civil servants;

Pursuant to Decree No. 98/2017/NĐ-CP dated August 18, 2017, of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to Decision No. 34/2018/QĐ-TTg dated August 10, 2018 of the Prime Minister on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the General Department of Market Management under the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

At the proposal of Director of the General Department ofục Market Management;

The Minister of Industry and Trade issues this Circular stipulating the official duties of the forces Market Management Force.

 

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

1. This Circular stipulates on:

a) Official duties, responsibility in performing official duties, and actions not to be taken during the performance of official duties by the Market Management Force;

b) Measures to prevent, deter, and handle disciplinary actions against violations of laws during the performance of official duties by the Market Management Force;

c) Accountability system for leading civil servants (hereinafter referred to as leading civil servants) regarding violations of laws during the performance of official duties by the Market Management Force;

d) Awards and preferential treatment in the performance of official duties by the Market Management Force.

第二条 组织和实施奖励工作的支出水平，如政府第152/2025/NĐ-CP号决定关于分级授权和奖励领域的分权规定

Market Management agencies at all levels (hereinafter referred to as Market Management agencies);

Civil servants working at Market Management agencies (hereinafter referred to as civil servants), including Market Management civil servants and those who have not been appointed to the rank of Market Management civil servant.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

1. Intentional violation means that the civil servant has been informed, disseminated, and thoroughly understood about state policies and laws but still carries out the act despite recognizing it as a violation.

2. Unintentional violation means that the civil servant does not recognize that their actions may cause consequences, thus committing a violation, or although they are aware of the consequences, they believe that such consequences will not occur or can be prevented, leading to a violation.

3. Repeat offense means that a civil servant commits a violation which has been disciplined but continues to carry out the same violation during the implementation period of the disciplinary decision.

4. c) Market Management Teams operating across multiple counties or having two or more workplaces shall simultaneously use multiple Work Diaries; at each county or workplace of the Market Management Team, no more than one (1) Work Diary shall be used concurrently." Failure to fully perform assigned responsibilities or to comply with relevant laws while carrying out specific official duties.

5. Neglecting management Failure by leading civil servants to properly fulfill their assigned functions, tasks, and powers; failure to timely organize and implement legal regulations and superior directives; lack of leadership initiatives, guidance, urging, inspection, supervision, and control over the performance of official duties by civil servants and Market Management agencies within their jurisdiction; failure to take necessary measures to prevent, deter, or mitigate consequences caused by violations; failure to strictly handle discovered violations or report them promptly to competent authorities.

6. Serious violation includes violations:

a) Having significant harmful nature and degree, causing negative public opinion and damaging the reputation of the civil servant and the Market Management agency where the civil servant works;

b) Caused by lax management and lack of responsibility in territorial management, resulting in cases within the inspection scope of the Market Management but handled by other competent authorities with confiscated assets valued from VND 1 billion to less than VND 5 billion or criminal prosecution for fake goods.

7. Very serious violation includes violations:

a) Having extremely harmful nature and degree, causing widespread public dissatisfaction, damaging the reputation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the General Department of Market Management (hereinafter referred to as the General Department);

b) Caused by lax management and lack of responsibility in territorial management, resulting in cases within the inspection scope of the Market Management but handled by other competent authorities with confiscated assets valued from VND 5 billion to less than VND 10 billion or criminal prosecution for fake goods up to three cases in a year.

8. Particularly serious violation includes violations:

a) Having extremely harmful nature and degree, wide-ranging impact, causing public outrage, and adversely affecting state policies;

b) Causing significant damage to property, health, and lives of organizations and individuals related to the official duties of civil servants and Market Management agencies;

c) Caused by lax management and lack of responsibility in territorial management, resulting in cases within the inspection scope of the Market Management but handled by other competent authorities with confiscated assets valued at VND 10 billion or more or criminal prosecution for fake goods up to five cases in a year.

Article 3. General Principles

1. The official duties of the Market Management Force shall be conducted under the chief executive system; specific tasks shall be assigned to each civil servant; individual responsibility shall be emphasized in the performance of official duties, and leading civil servants shall be responsible for managing and directing the official duties of the civil servants under their management; ensuring democratic, transparent, and effective official duties.

2. Civil servants' official duties must comply with legal provisions governing official duties; they shall be accountable to the leading civil servants assigning tasks and to the law for their official duties.

3. Civil servants and Market Management agencies that achieve outstanding results in official duties shall be considered for awards according to legal provisions on commendation and rewards. Civil servants violating laws during official duties shall be subject to preventive and deterrent measures as stipulated in this Circular, disciplinary action, or criminal liability according to legal provisions.

4. Leading civil servants shall be responsible for supervising, inspecting, detecting, and handling violations of laws by civil servants during official duties according to their level of authority and legal provisions; they shall bear direct or joint responsibility for violations of laws by civil servants during official duties according to legal provisions and this Circular.

 

Chapter II

OFFICIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ACTIONS NOT TO BE TAKEN IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES

 

Article 4. Official Activities of Market Management Forces

1. The official activities of market management forces are the performance of the functions, tasks, and authorities of civil servants and market management agencies as prescribed by law and this Circular.

2. The official activities of market management forces include:

a) Directing and managing;

b) Advising, compiling, and reporting;

c) Recruitment and implementation of policies and systems for civil servants;

d) Training and professional development;

đ) Organizing meetings, conferences, and seminars;

e) Internal inspection;

g) Information dissemination and propaganda;

h) Receiving citizens, handling complaints, denunciations, suggestions, and reflections;

i) Implementing professional measures;

k) Specialized inspections, checks, and administrative violations handling;

l) Coordinating specialized inspections and checks;

m) Managing and using seals, supportive tools, and public assets and equipment;

n) Other contents according to the functions, tasks, and authorities of market management forces.

3. Daily official activities of civil servants working at Market Management Teams under Provincial Market Management Bureaus, inter-provincial bureaus, centrally-administered city bureaus, and business departments under the National Market Management Service Bureau must be recorded in the Work Diary. The issuance and use of the Work Diary shall be carried out as follows:

a) The General Department shall centrally purchase from the annual budget allocation and manage the issuance of the Work Diaries;

b) Market Management Teams operating across multiple counties or having two or more workplaces may simultaneously use multiple Work Diaries. The Work Diary must be carefully kept and stored at the workplace and readily available for use when needed.

Article 5. Responsibilities of Civil Servants in Official Activities

1. When assigned by the competent authority to perform official activities, civil servants have the responsibility to:

a) Wear uniforms, badges, insignias, and identification cards as prescribed; fulfill the assigned or delegated tasks and duties accurately; record the Work Diary before performing the task and after completing it;

b) Strictly comply with labor discipline, administrative discipline, internal regulations, and rules of the agency, and follow the directives and management of authorized persons during official activities; maintain unity, implement grassroots democracy, and office culture;

c) Handle matters within their scope of responsibility and authority, in accordance with the prescribed procedures, formalities, and deadlines under the law and the agency's work program and schedule;

d) Carry out or direct and manage specialized inspections, administrative violation handling, and professional measures based on evidence, in accordance with the prescribed procedures, formalities, and authority under the law;

đ) Protect state secrets and work secrets; make statements or provide information in accordance with regulations;

e) Manage and use supportive tools, seals, Market Inspection Cards, and public assets provided or assigned in accordance with regulations;

g) Implement measures to prevent bureaucracy, corruption, thrift, and waste; actively combat illegal acts in official activities within the agency;

h) Fulfill other responsibilities of civil servants as prescribed by laws on cadres and civil servants and related laws.

2. In addition to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article, leading civil servants also have the responsibility to:

a) Guide, organize, direct, supervise, inspect, and urge the implementation of official activities of civil servants under their management;

b) Timely resolve, in accordance with the law and their authority, or refer to competent authorities for resolution, complaints and denunciations related to the official activities of civil servants under their management;

c) Promptly detect and handle, in accordance with the law and their authority, civil servants who violate the law in official activities as prescribed by the law;

d) Be responsible for any violations occurring in official activities at the agency under their management as prescribed by the law and this Circular.

Article 6. Prohibited Actions in Official Duties

1. Failure to comply with regulations and internal rules of the agency, taking leave without valid reasons.

2. Not wearing the Market Management uniform and insignia as prescribed.

3. Consuming alcohol, beer, or stimulants immediately before, during working hours, or during breaks within working hours, or while performing official duties in a state of intoxication from alcohol, beer, or stimulants; smoking at locations where smoking is prohibited.

4. Engaging in inappropriate behavior, gestures, attitudes that affect the reputation and honor of individuals or organizations during official duties.

5. Using public assets, public finances, and public equipment for personal purposes or for profit; managing and using support tools not in accordance with the provisions of the law.

6. Failing to resolve or failing to advise on or issue documents responding to regulations and policies within the specified time frame, affecting the legal circulation of goods or other legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

7. Issuing conditions, requirements, and procedures not in accordance with the law when formulating inspection plans; receiving and processing information; specialized inspections, inspections, and administrative violations.

8. Neglecting management, lacking responsibility in directing, operating, and implementing professional measures according to assigned functions and tasks.

9. Failing to accept, process complaints and reports from organizations and individuals as prescribed, or failing to report, reporting inaccurately, or incompletely to authorized persons when performing official duties.

10. Failing to develop inspection plans, search plans as prescribed, or developing them without basing on audit reports, verification reports, or inspection and search proposals of assigned civil servants.

11. Advising, approving, issuing inspection plans, specialized inspections for profit motives or contrary to directives of authorized agencies.

12. Failing to implement or implementing incorrectly or incompletely directives, inspection plans, decisions on specialized inspections, inspections, and searches issued by authorized persons.

13. Using incorrect forms of records, decisions when establishing case files.

14. Failing to properly conduct specialized inspections, inspections, and administrative violation handling as prescribed, affecting the legal circulation of goods or other legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

15. Misusing official duties to cover up, tolerate, or collude with organizations or individuals committing administrative violations for the purpose of embezzlement or accepting bribes in any form.

16. Suggesting or demanding satisfaction of material or immaterial benefits, or intentionally borrowing money or purchasing goods from organizations or individuals under specialized inspections, inspections, and administrative violation handling.

17. Claiming to represent the Market Management agency to provide information to the press without being the designated spokesperson or intentionally providing information to the press without authorization or beyond the scope of authority.

18. Providing information to the press that affects the legal business operations of organizations and individuals during ongoing cases without a formal written violation conclusion.

19. Intentionally providing false information to the press or posting on social media to distort or defame the nature and image of Market Management official duties.

20. Issuing inspection, search, or examination decisions or conducting examinations without sufficient grounds, beyond authority, or for personal gain.

21. Forging seals, documents to alter case files leading to inaccurate conclusions, improper handling, and penalties.

22. Advising or issuing penalty decisions without sufficient evidence proving the violation or applying penalties, remedial actions not in accordance with the law.

23. Collecting fines improperly; embezzling, misappropriating, or illegally using confiscated administrative violation proceeds, items, or vehicles; altering records, accounting documents to embezzle or misappropriate administrative fine proceeds or violation items.

24. Illegally disclosing information related to state secrets; using information or documents related to state secrets or work secrets to provide illegal advice or consultation to other organizations or individuals or to make illegal complaints or accusations causing internal discord, damaging the reputation of functional agencies.

25. Other prohibited actions in official duties as prescribed by laws on cadres and civil servants and other relevant laws.

 

Chapter III

PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW IN OFFICIAL DUTIES

 

Article 7. Measures The to prevent and combat violations of law in official activities

1. Acts violating the law or showing signs of violation in official activities of civil servants and market management agencies must be promptly detected and immediate measures to prevent and combat such violations must be applied.

2. Based on the severity of the violation, the authorized person of the Market Management agency, upon discovering acts by civil servants as stipulated in Article 6 of this Circular, shall implement one or more preventive and combating measures as follows:

a) Warning;

b) Criticize at a meeting;

c) Suspend the performance of assigned official duties related to the violation of law or signs of violation;

d) Reassign tasks within the Market Management agency;

đ) Temporarily suspend work in cases where disciplinary action or criminal responsibility is required according to the law.

3. In cases where civil servants commit violations as specified in Clause 25, Article 6 of this Circular, the authorized person of the Market Management agency shall decide on the application of preventive and combating measures as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article based on relevant laws.

4. If a civil servant has been reminded but continues to violate with the same act, a criticism at a meeting must be applied. The criticism must be recorded in the minutes of the Market Management agency's meeting and serve as a basis for annual evaluation and classification of civil servants.

Article 8. Authority, procedure, and process for applying preventive and combating measures against violations of law in official activities

1. The authority to apply preventive and combating measures from point a to point d, Clause 2, Article 7 of this Circular includes:

a) The Director General of the General Department of Market Management (hereinafter referred to as the Director General);

b) The Director of the Market Management Department and equivalent positions (hereinafter referred to as the Director);

c) The Team Leader of the Market Management Team and equivalent positions (hereinafter referred to as the Team Leader).

2. The authority to apply preventive and combating measures as stipulated in point đ, Clause 2, Article 7 of this Circular shall be implemented according to the law on the分级管理公职人员的规定。

3. The application of preventive and combating measures shall be carried out as follows:

a) Upon discovering or receiving information about violations of law or signs of violation in official activities of civil servants, the authorized person must promptly verify the information, assess the nature, degree of violation, fault, and work history of the civil servant to decide on applying one or more preventive and combating measures within their authority to civil servants who have committed or shown signs of committing violations according to this Circular and relevant laws;

b) The application of preventive and combating measures must be reflected in a decision by the authorized person, except for the cases stipulated in points a and b, Clause 2, Article 7 of this Circular;

c) The decision to apply preventive and combating measures by the authorized person must be sent to the higher-level Market Management agency for reporting and to relevant organizations and individuals for coordination;

d) Civil servants subject to preventive and combating measures must immediately cease, rectify, and correct the violation; implement the preventive and combating measures applied by the authorized person; and have the right to appeal the decision to apply preventive and combating measures according to the law;

đ) During the internal inspection decision implementation process, the Head of the Internal Inspection Team has the right to recommend to the authorized person to apply preventive and combating measures to civil servants for verification and clarification of the violation;

4. In cases where violations of law in official activities of Market Management civil servants require disciplinary action, the authorized person applying preventive and combating measures shall conduct disciplinary action within their authority or propose that the authorized person conduct disciplinary action.

Article 9. Disciplinary Measures for Civil Servants Violating Laws in Official Duties

1. A civil servant who violates the provisions set forth in Article 6 of this Circular shall be subject to disciplinary measures or criminal responsibility追究刑事责任，depending on the nature and severity of the violation, in accordance with the law.

2. Violations of laws in official duties must be subject to disciplinary measures. The forms of disciplinary measures, cases not subject to disciplinary review, cases exempt from disciplinary responsibility, the statute of limitations for disciplinary measures, the duration of disciplinary measures, the authority to impose disciplinary measures, the procedures and formalities for reviewing and imposing disciplinary measures shall be implemented in accordance with the Government's regulations on disciplinary measures for civil servants.

Article 10. Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances when Reviewing Disciplinary Measures

1. Aggravating circumstances:

a) Repeated offenses or violations committed after being criticized for the same act;

b) Organized violations in official duties; failure to voluntarily report or intentionally conceal violations of laws in official duties;

c) Abuse of position and power to obstruct agencies or persons with authority in detecting and handling violations of laws in official duties;

d) Refusal to comply with the disciplinary review process imposed by the competent authority for violations of laws in official duties;

đ) Other aggravating circumstances as prescribed by law.

2. Mitigating circumstances:

a) Inadvertent violations and having achieved satisfactory performance in the five years preceding the violation;

b) Voluntarily reporting violations of laws before they are discovered;

c) Voluntarily returning property or material benefits obtained through violations of laws in official duties; actively compensating and taking proactive steps to mitigate or limit losses caused by violations of laws in official duties;

d) Having submitted a resignation letter which has been accepted by the competent authority;

đ) Other mitigating circumstances as prescribed by law.

3. Application of Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances:

a) In cases where a civil servant commits a violation in official duties with any of the aggravating circumstances stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, higher forms of disciplinary measures may be considered; if there are multiple aggravating circumstances, the highest form of disciplinary measure may be considered;

b) In cases where a civil servant commits a violation in official duties with any of the mitigating circumstances stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article, lower forms of disciplinary measures may be considered; if there are multiple mitigating circumstances, disciplinary measures may not be imposed but compensation for damages must be provided (if applicable).

Article 11. Other Measures against Disciplined Civil Servants

1. A civil servant disciplined for causing damage to state assets or those of other organizations or individuals in official duties must compensate for the damage in accordance with the law.

2. A civil servant disciplined by demotion in rank, reduction in grade, or removal from office due to corruption or embezzlement in official duties shall not be assigned or perform tasks related to the position previously held or positions prone to corruption or misconduct.

3. A civil servant disciplined by dismissal due to corruption, embezzlement, or violation of professional ethics shall not be eligible to apply for positions in market management agencies or roles related to the duties performed during the period of illegal acts.

Chapter IV

RESPONSIBILITY REGIME OF LEADING CIVIL SERVANTS

FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW IN OFFICIAL DUTIES

 

Article 12. Liability System for Leading Civil Servants

1. Leading civil servants who neglect management shall bear responsibility for violations of laws in the performance of public duties by civil servants under their management and supervision according to the provisions of the law on the liability system for heads and deputy heads of state agencies, organizations, and units (hereinafter referred to as deputy heads) when performing tasks and public duties.

2. The principles for considering the liability of leading civil servants are as follows:

a) If a civil servant violates the law, the direct liability of the leading civil servant assigned to manage and supervise such civil servant must be considered; the head of the Market Management Agency must also be considered for joint liability;

b) If a deputy head violates the law, the direct liability of the head of the Market Management Agency must be considered; the leading civil servant from a higher level assigned to manage and supervise must also be considered for joint liability;

c) If the head of a lower-level Market Management Agency violates the law, the direct liability of the leading civil servant from a higher level assigned to manage and supervise must be considered; the head of the higher-level Market Management Agency must also be considered for joint liability;

d) In cases where the head of the Market Management Agency is simultaneously a leading civil servant assigned to manage and supervise, they shall be considered for the liability system as a leading civil servant assigned to manage and supervise;

đ) The Director-General and Deputy Directors-General shall be responsible to the Minister for violations in their own activities and those of the General Department.

Article 13. Aggravating, Mitigating, or Exempting Circumstances for Considering the Liability System for Leading Civil Servants

1. Leading civil servants shall be subject to increased disciplinary measures regarding the liability system if they have any of the following circumstances:

a) Reporting false information about incidents related to the violations of civil servants under their direct management and supervision in the performance of public duties;

b) Continuously allowing civil servants to engage in unlawful behavior or failing to report discovered violations of laws promptly to competent authorities for strict handling;

c) Continuing to violate the liability system or being untruthful in reports, statements, acceptance of criticism, self-examination, or deliberately evading or shifting responsibility;

d) Other aggravating circumstances for liability as prescribed by the law on the liability system for heads and deputy heads when performing tasks and public duties.

2. Leading civil servants shall be subject to reduced disciplinary measures regarding the liability system if they have any of the following circumstances:

a) Promptly reporting to competent authorities about the violations of laws by civil servants and strictly handling the violators within their authority;

b) Proactively issuing documents and decisions to amend, supplement, replace, abolish, revoke, or suspend the implementation of part or all of the public duties related to the violations of civil servants and having fully remedied the consequences caused by the violations (if any);

c) Other circumstances for mitigating responsibility as prescribed by the law on the liability system for heads and deputy heads when performing tasks and public duties.

3. Leading civil servants shall be exempted from disciplinary measures regarding the liability system if they have any of the following circumstances:

a) The head is absent from the Market Management Agency and has issued a delegation or transfer of authority to a deputy head during the absence;

b) Unable to know or having fulfilled their responsibilities in applying necessary measures to prevent and stop violations in the performance of public duties by civil servants under their management and direction;

c) Proactively accepting responsibility, submitting a resignation letter, and obtaining approval from the competent authority;

d) Other circumstances for exemption from responsibility as prescribed by the law on the liability system for heads and deputy heads when performing tasks and public duties.

Article 14. Disciplinary Measures for Leaders' Responsibility System

1. A leader civil servant who covers up, tolerates, or colludes with other civil servants who violate regulations shall be subject to disciplinary measures under the responsibility system in the same form of discipline as the civil servant who committed the violation in official activities.

2. The directly responsible leader civil servant shall be subject to a lower level of disciplinary measure than that applied to the civil servant who violated the regulations; however, they may be exempted from disciplinary measures but must be criticized at a meeting when the violating civil servant is disciplined with a reprimand.

3. The indirectly responsible leader civil servant shall be subject to a lower level of disciplinary measure than that applied to the directly responsible leader civil servant; however, they may be exempted from disciplinary measures but must be criticized at a meeting at the Market Management Authority when the directly responsible leader civil servant is disciplined with a reprimand.

Chapter V

REWARD AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVILEGE REGIME

FOR CIVIL SERVANTS IN OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES

 

Article 15. Principles prescribed functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications; rewarding collective and individual units of the Market Management Authority for outstanding achievements in official activities

The principles of rewards are implemented according to Clause 2, Article 6 of the Law on Competition and Rewards; Article 3 of Decree No. 91/2017/ND-CP dated July 31, 2017 of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Competition and Rewards; Clause 4, Clause 6, and Clause 7 of Article 2 of Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BNV dated October 27, 2017 of the Minister of Home Affairs detailing the implementation of certain provisions of Decree No. 91/2017/ND-CP.

Article 16. Reward work for collective and individual units of the Market Management Authority for outstanding achievements in official activities

Forms, subjects, and criteria for rewards; decision-making authority, awarding; examination files for rewards; state management of reward work; Competition and Reward Council; archiving reward files; reward fund; revocation and restoration of titles; rights and obligations of individuals and collectives in reward work are implemented according to Circular No. 16/2018/TT-BCT dated July 4, 2018 of the Minister of Industry and Trade detailing the implementation of competition and reward work in the industry and trade sector.

Article 17. Implementation of preferential regimes for civil servants injured or killed while performing official duties

The head of the Market Management Authority is responsible for organizing and coordinating with relevant agencies to prepare files to apply for preferential treatment for persons with meritorious service as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 40 of the Market Management Ordinance 2016 for civil servants injured or killed while performing official duties.

Chapter VI

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

 

Article 18. Implementation Organization

a) Disseminating, implementing, and organizing the implementation of this Circular for civil servants and market management agencies;

a) Disseminating, implementing, and organizing the implementation of this Circular;

b) Monitoring, urging, guiding, and inspecting market management agencies in their organization and implementation of this Circular;

c) Summarizing and reporting on the implementation of this Circular according to the regulations and requirements of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

d) Proposing to the Minister of Industry and Trade amendments and supplements to this Circular when necessary.

1. This Circular takes effect from December 15, 2019.

Article 19. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from November 15, 2019.

2. This Circular replaces Circular No. 13/2014/TT-BCT dated May 14, 2014 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on the official duties of market management civil servants.

3. Attached to this Circular is an Appendix containing the model Work Diary of Market Management replacing the model Work Diary issued according to Clause 3, Article 42 of Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BCT dated October 12, 2018 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on the content, procedures, and formalities for inspection, handling of administrative violations, and business practices of the market management force.