On March 20, 2017, the Government issued the Decree No. 28/2017/ND-CP on amending the Government’s Decree No. 131/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against copyrights and related rights and the Government’s Decree No. 158/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on culture, sports, tourism, and advertising.
The Decree points out clearly that Warnings or fines of from VND 2,000,000 to VND 500,000 for handing out leaflets that affect landscape, traffic order, and social security. A fine of from VND 2,000,000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for one of the violations such as placing advertisements in the front, back, or top of the vehicle; the advertisement exceeds the permissible area for advertisement on a side of the vehicle. At the same time, warnings or fines of from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 for owners of products, goods, or services adverted on leaflets that affect landscape, traffic order, and social security.
In the cultural sector, a maximum fine of VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for reproducing films that are supposed to be revoked, confiscated, destroyed or banned under a regulatory body’s decision; and illegally storing films that are supposed to be revoked, confiscated, destroyed or banned under a regulatory body’s decision….Reproducing audio or video recording of art performances that are supposed revoked, confiscated, destroyed or banned under a regulatory body’s decision; reproducing audio and video recordings of art performances that have pornographic contents, incite violence or debauchery….
What’s more important, warnings or fines of from VND 200,000 to 500,000 VND for burning incense or joss paper not in accordance with regulations of festival organizing board, historic site management board; throw, drop money into wells, ponds; profane or desecrate that affect the solemn atmosphere; litter causing environmental insanitation in the festival or historic site.
This Decree takes effect on May 05, 2017.
Source: http://english.luatvietnam.vn/default.aspx?tabid=720
