Nghe An tightens management of multi-level sales seminars
(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, in the province, the situation of multi-level marketing is still chaotic, especially through seminars. In that context, localities in Nghe An are urgently strengthening the role of state management.
Monitor the conferences
Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade has just issued a warning about signs of unlicensed multi-level marketing activities related to Natural Intelligence Trading Joint Stock Company - Natural Intelligence Science Center.
Accordingly, through people's feedback, the National Competition Commission - Ministry of Industry and Trade has collected some information related to signs of illegal multi-level marketing business activities related to Natural Intelligence Trading Joint Stock Company - Natural Intelligence Science Center.
According to collected documents, there are signs that this unit develops a business system according to a multi-level model. This unit also has signs of providing exaggerated information about the Syrinx product to attract participants. Meanwhile, up to now, the competent authority has not issued a multi-level sales registration certificate to any enterprise or organization named Natural Intelligence Trading Joint Stock Company - Natural Intelligence Science Center mentioned above.
Authorities warn that people should not participate in activities that show signs of multi-level marketing without the above-mentioned certificates to minimize risks and material and legal damages. Coordinate and provide information and documents to authorities for verification and handling according to regulations.
This is just one of a series of illegal multi-level systems that have been operating vigorously in recent times and have been warned by authorities. According to the leader of the Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade, multi-level activities are increasingly widespread, especially in rural, remote and isolated areas, but management work still has many shortcomings. Coordination between levels and sectors in managing multi-level sales activities in the locality is still limited, making it very difficult to inspect and supervise.
In that context, the unit has recently taken many measures to strengthen management. Specifically, most recently, in Vinh City, there were seminars of multi-level companies with a scale of more than 3,000 participants. Although this company was licensed to operate, before the seminars took place, the Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade still issued documents, requesting this company to provide documents, coordinate with departments, branches, and localities to monitor the events. During the seminars, local authorities always assigned people to monitor, so that the seminars took place within the permitted framework, in accordance with legal regulations.
According to the leaders of the Department of Industry and Trade, the unit has also sent a document on strengthening the management of multi-level marketing activities in the locality to relevant departments, branches and People's Committees of districts, cities and towns. Accordingly, due to the recent receipt of many complaints and reflections on issues in the conference, seminar and training activities of multi-level marketing enterprises and multi-level marketing participants, in order to strengthen the management of multi-level marketing activities in the locality, the Department of Industry and Trade requests agencies and units to coordinate to effectively implement the Regulation on coordination of state management of multi-level marketing business activities in Nghe An province in Decision No. 11/2020/QD-UBND dated April 24, 2020 of the Provincial People's Committee.
Strengthening the supervision, inspection, examination and handling of violations in multi-level sales activities in general and conferences, seminars and training activities on multi-level sales in particular of businesses and multi-level sales participants in the locality, including both online and direct activities.
The Department of Industry and Trade also requested the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to direct specialized departments and People's Committees of communes, wards and towns to strengthen propaganda and dissemination of legal regulations on management of multi-level business activities, acts and signs of law violations by enterprises and multi-level sales participants to raise awareness and sense of law compliance of agencies, organizations and people in the area. Mobilize owners of food establishments, restaurants and hotels to sign a commitment not to allow organizations and individuals to organize conferences, seminars and trainings that show signs of multi-level business in disguise, without a license. Promptly detect violations and report to competent authorities for inspection and handling according to regulations.
The Department of Industry and Trade also requested the Provincial Consumer Protection Association to inform and warn consumers about illegal multi-level marketing businesses and goods and services that do not meet requirements. Propose and recommend competent state agencies to handle violations of the law on consumer protection in multi-level marketing activities.
Strengthen inspection and handling
Not only the Department of Industry and Trade, but also the districts, cities and towns in the province are urgently taking action to rectify the chaotic situation of multi-level marketing activities. In Que Phong district, Mr. Bui Van Hien - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee said that he has just issued a document directing the Office of the People's Council and the District People's Committee to coordinate with relevant departments and units to inspect and handle violations in meeting business conditions of goods of enterprises and people participating in multi-level marketing in the medical field; handle violations of the law in the process of production, preliminary processing, processing, preservation, transportation and trading of food products, cosmetics and other products of multi-level marketing enterprises in the district. Inspect and handle according to authority the activities of advertising, conferences, seminars, propaganda, providing information on drugs, cosmetics, functional foods and other products of multi-level marketing enterprises under the management scope according to the provisions of law.
The District Economic and Infrastructure Department is also assigned to proactively inspect, monitor, detect, handle or report to competent authorities to handle violations of the law on multi-level marketing business activities in the management area according to the law. Coordinate with relevant agencies to inspect, check and monitor conferences, seminars and training on multi-level marketing organized in the district.
The leaders of Que Phong district also requested the district police to coordinate in guiding and urging organizations and individuals doing business in the form of multi-level marketing to comply with legal regulations; strengthen the management of temporary residence and absence of people and individuals involved in the area to promptly detect and handle according to legal regulations organizations and individuals doing business in the form of multi-level marketing with signs of fraud and illegal capital mobilization. Take the lead and coordinate with relevant departments and units to develop plans and programs to organize inspections and review the compliance with legal regulations of enterprises and people participating in multi-level marketing in the district. Regularly grasp information, monitor, supervise, prevent and promptly handle enterprises, organizations and individuals doing business in the form of multi-level marketing with signs of violating the law. Receive and handle reports and denunciations of crimes related to multi-level marketing in the area; prosecute, investigate crimes and perform other tasks as prescribed by law.
Direct the Commune Police to take the lead and regularly coordinate with specialized departments, branches and sectors at the commune level in monitoring, inspecting, detecting and promptly handling violations of the law by organizations and individuals related to multi-level business activities in the locality.
Along with that, the leaders of Que Phong district also assigned the Department of Culture and Information to preside over and direct the District Center for Culture, Information and Communication to develop regular programs, propaganda columns, and disseminate laws on multi-level marketing, warn people about disguised activities, manifestations of illegal multi-level marketing activities and business forms that are easily mistaken for multi-level marketing; reflect and provide timely, accurate and objective information on the operations of multi-level marketing enterprises.
