Production of fake fertilizers can be fined up to 150 million VND
According to the draft Decree regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the field of chemicals, fertilizers, and industrial explosives being developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the act of producing and processing fake fertilizers can be fined up to 150 million VND.
Market management forces caught a case of fake fertilizer packaging.
The above information is stated in the draft Decree regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the activities of chemicals, fertilizers, and industrial explosives that has just been announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade for public consultation.
According to this document, the penalties for the production and processing of fake fertilizers are based on the value equivalent to real goods.
Specifically, the lowest penalty is from 40 to 50 million VND applied to violations of production and processing of fake fertilizers with a value equivalent to real goods up to 30 million VND,...
If the production and processing of fake fertilizers with a value equivalent to real goods up to 40 million VND, the proposed penalty is from 60 to 70 million VND.
The highest penalty applied to this act is from 120 to 150 million VND, applied to the act of producing and processing fake fertilizers with a value equivalent to real goods from 100 million VND or more.
Selling fake fertilizer is also heavily fined.
This draft also proposes to impose heavy penalties on the trading of fake fertilizers. Accordingly, the lowest penalty proposed by the draft is a fine of 1-2 million VND for trading in fake fertilizers with a value equivalent to the real product up to 1 million VND.
Depending on the quantity of fake fertilizers traded, the fine will increase accordingly. For example, the fine is from 10 to 20 million VND for trading fake fertilizers with a value equivalent to real goods from over 5 to 10 million VND; and if trading fake fertilizers with a value equivalent to real goods from over 40 to under 50 million VND, the fine is increased from 80 to 90 million VND...
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According to (Chinhphu.vn) - LT