What criminal liability does a commercial legal entity bear when bringing waste into Vietnamese territory?
(Baonghean.vn) - What criminal responsibility must a commercial legal entity bear when bringing waste into Vietnam's territory?. The issue of concern to Mr. Nguyen Van Loi (Cua Lo, Nghe An).
Reply: According to Clause 5, Article 239 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended by Point b, Clause 61, Article 1 of the 2017 Penal Code, the crime of bringing waste into the territory of Vietnam is regulated as follows: Crime of bringing waste into the territory of Vietnam
... 5. A commercial legal entity committing a crime specified in this Article shall be punished as follows:
a) Committing a crime under the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article shall be subject to a fine of from VND 1,000,000,000 to VND 3,000,000,000;
b) Committing a crime under the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article shall be subject to a fine of from VND 3,000,000,000 to VND 5,000,000,000 or suspension of operations for a period of from 06 months to 01 year;
c) Committing a crime under the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article shall be subject to a fine of from VND 5,000,000,000 to VND 7,000,000,000 or suspension of operations for a period of from 01 to 03 years;
d) Committing a crime under the provisions of Article 79 of this Code shall be subject to permanent suspension of operations;
d) Commercial legal entities may also be fined from VND 100,000,000 to VND 500,000,000, banned from doing business, banned from operating in certain fields from 01 year to 03 years. ...
Thus, depending on the nature, level of violation and volume of waste, commercial legal entities will be prosecuted for criminal liability, with a minimum fine of 1 billion and a maximum fine of 7 billion; In addition, commercial legal entities may also be fined from 100,000,000 VND to 500,000,000 VND, banned from doing business, banned from operating in certain fields from 01 year to 03 years.
