Decree No. 265/2026/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on thrift practices and waste prevention

 

DECREE

ON PENALTIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON THRIFT PRACTICES AND WASTE PREVENTION

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Penalties for Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13 amended by Law No. 54/2014/QH13, Law No. 18/2017/QH14, Law No. 67/2020/QH14, Law No. 09/2022/QH15, Law No. 11/2022/QH15, Law No. 56/2024/QH15, and Law No. 88/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on thrift practice and waste prevention No. 110/2025/QH15;

At the request of the Ministry of Finance;

The Government hereby issues a Decree on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on thrift practices and waste prevention.

Chapter I

GENERAL REGULATIONS

Article 1. Scope

1. This Decree provides for penalties for administrative violations against regulations on thrift practices and waste prevention, including: administrative violations in the organization and implementation of the law on thrift practices and waste prevention as specified in Article 5 of the Law on Thrift Practice and Waste Prevention No. 110/2025/QH15, the forms of penalties, penalty levels, and remedial measures for each administrative violation, the authority to impose penalties, the specific fine levels by title, and the authority to prepare records on administrative violations against regulations on thrift practices and waste prevention.

2. Other Decrees on penalties for corresponding administrative violations shall apply to administrative violations from waste-causing act, administrative violations against regulations on thrift practices and waste prevention and other administrative violations against regulations on state management related to thrift practices and waste prevention y that are not provided for in this Decree.

Article 2. Regulated entities

1. Organizations and individuals who commit administrative violations specified herein.

2. Organizations subject to administrative penalties under this Decree include:

a) State authorities that commit administrative violations where such violations do not fall within that agency’s own function and duty of state management over thrift practice and waste prevention as prescribed;

b) Units of the People’s Armed Forces;

c) Public service providers;

d) State-owned enterprises;

dd) Other organizations established under the law.

3. Person competent to make records of administrative violations; authorities/persons competent to impose administrative penalties and apply measures to remedial measures for violations against thrift practice and waste prevention.

4. Other agencies, organizations and individuals involved in imposition of administrative violations in accordance with this Decree.

Article 3. Prescriptive periods

1. Administrative violations that have ended or are being committed shall be determined based on the regulations in Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP on elaboration and implementation of the Law on Penalties for Administrative Violations amended by Decree No. 68/2025/ND-CP and Decree No. 190/2025/ND-CP.

2. The prescriptive period for imposing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on thrift practice and waste prevention is 01 year.

3. Determination of prescriptive periods for imposition of administrative penalties as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article shall follow point b of clause 1 of Article 6 of the Law on Penalties for Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH15 amended by Law No. 67/2020/QH14 and Law No. 88/2025/QH15.

Article 4. Forms of administrative penalties, fine levels, repeated administrative violation and remedial measures

1. Administrative penalties specified herein include:

a) Warning;

b) Fines.

2. The fines specified in Chapter II of this Decree are the fines applicable to administrative violations committed by individuals. For organizations committing the same violations, the fines shall be twice the amount of the fines imposed on individuals.

3. Authorities/persons competent to impose penalties prescribed from Article 46 to 52 hereof are those impose penalties for administrative violations committed by individuals.

4. Entity who repeatedly commits administrative violations shall be subject to penalties for each act of violation, except for violations specified in Articles 8 and 9 of this Decree, shall be subject to penalties for the violation once and simultaneously subject to the aggravating factor of repeated administrative violations for that violation.

5. Remedial measures:

a) Enforced issuance of the Program on thrift practice and waste prevention as prescribed;

b) Enforced report on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention as prescribed;

c) Enforced correction of reported information on the results and data relating to thrift practice and waste prevention;

d) Enforce update on information and data on the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention;

dd) Enforce re-update on data on the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention;

e) Enforced disclosure of information on thrift practice and waste prevention as prescribed;

g) Enforced correction of disclosed content on thrift practice and waste prevention;

h) Enforced provision of complete and accurate dossiers and documents as requested by the inspection authorities;

i) Enforce full compliance with decisions, requests and conclusions of inspections

Chapter II

ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS, FORMS OF PENALTIES, FINE LEVELS AND REMEDIAL MEASURES

Article 5. Violations against regulations on time limit for issuance and content of the Program on thrift practice and waste prevention

1. A warning shall be imposed for delays in issuance of the Program on thrift practice and waste prevention by less than 30 days compared to the prescribed time limit.

2. A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 3.000.000 shall be imposed for issuing the Program on thrift practice and waste prevention without ensuring that it fully contains the content prescribed by law.

3. A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to issue the Program on thrift practice and waste prevention, or delaying in issuance of such Program by 30 days or more compared to the prescribed time limit.

4. Remedial measures: Enforced issuance of the Program on thrift practice and waste prevention as prescribed for acts specified in clause 2 and clause 3 of this Article.

Article 6. Violations against regulations on performance of tasks, targets, requirements, measures, and solutions for thrift practice and waste prevention that have already been issued

1. A warning shall be imposed for performing tasks, targets, requirements, measures, and solutions for thrift practice and waste prevention not in accordance with the prescribed schedule.

2. A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for performing tasks, targets, requirements, measures, and solutions for thrift practice and waste prevention incompletely.

3. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Failing to organize the implementation of thrift practice and waste prevention tasks, targets, requirements, measures, and solutions;

b) Failing to assign responsibility for the implementation of thrift practice and waste prevention tasks, targets, requirements, measures, and solutions.

Article 7. Violations against regulations on time limit and content of reports on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention

1. A warning shall be imposed for late submission of reports on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention by less than 15 days compared to the prescribed time limit.

2. A fine shall be imposed for falling to submit reports on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention within the prescribed time limit:

a) A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for late submission of reports on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention by 15 days to less than 30 days compared to the prescribed time limit.

b) A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 15.000.000 shall be imposed for failure to submit the report on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention, or late submission by 30 days or more compared to the prescribed time limit.

3. A fine shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to submit reports on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention and combat work that fully satisfy the content and requirements prescribed by law;

b) A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for intentionally reporting inaccurate or dishonest information regarding the results and data relating to thrift practice and waste prevention.

4. Remedial measures:

a) Enforced report on the results of thrift practice and waste prevention as prescribed for acts specified in point b of clause 2 and point a of clause 3 of this Article;

b) Enforced correction of reported information on the results and data relating to thrift practice and waste prevention for acts specified in point b of clause 3 of this Article;

Article 8. Violations against regulations on updating the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention

1. A warning shall be imposed for the act of delay in updating each type of information on the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention by less than 15 days compared to the prescribed time limit.

2. A fine shall be imposed for updating the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention not within the prescribed time limit:

a) A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 2.000.000 shall be imposed for delay in updating each type of information on the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention by 15 days to under 30 days compared to the prescribed time limit.

b) A fine ranging from VND 2.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to update each type of information on the national database, or delaying in updating such information by 30 days or more compared to the prescribed time limit.

3. A fine shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 3.000.000 shall be imposed for updating incomplete data into the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention.

b) A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for intentionally updating inaccurate or dishonest data.

4. Remedial measures:

a) Enforce update on information and data on the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention for act specified in point b of clause 2 and point a of clause 3 of this Article;

b) Enforce re-update on data on the national database on thrift practice and waste prevention for acts specified in point b of clause 3 of this Article.

Article 9. Violations against regulations on time limit, content, and form of public disclosure regarding thrift practice and waste prevention

1. A warning shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Delaying in disclosing information on thrift practice and waste prevention by less than 15 days compared to the prescribed time limit;

b) Failing to disclosing information on thrift practice and waste prevention in the prescribed form.

2. A fine shall be imposed for failing to disclose information on thrift practice and waste prevention within the prescribed time limit:

a) A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 2.000.000 shall be imposed for late disclosure by 15 days to less than 30 days compared to the prescribed time limit.

b) A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 8.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to disclose information on thrift practice and waste prevention, or delaying in disclosing such information by 30 days or more compared to the prescribed time limit.

3. A fine ranging from VND 3.000.000 to VND 5.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to disclose complete information as prescribed.

4. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed for intentionally disclosing inaccurate or dishonest content regarding thrift practice and waste prevention.

5. Remedial measures:

a) Enforced disclosure of information on thrift practice and waste prevention as prescribed for acts specified in point b of clause 2 and clause 3 of this Article;

b) Enforced correction of disclosed content on thrift practice and waste prevention for acts specified in clause 4 of this Article.

Article 10. Obstruction of or negligence in inspections of compliance with and organization of the implementation of laws on thrift practice and waste prevention by a competent authorities/organizations

1. A fine ranging from VND 4.000.000 to VND 6.000.000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:

a) Failing to provide, or providing incomplete, untimely, or inaccurate dossiers and/or documents as requested by the inspection authority;

b) Failing to designate a responsible person to work with, failing to participate in, or delaying in working with the inspection authority without legitimate reason;

c) Failing to comply with or incompletely complying with an inspection decision, requirement, or conclusion;

d) Failing to monitor or urge the implementation of the inspection conclusion.

2. Remedial measures:

a) Enforced provision of complete and accurate dossiers and documents as requested by the inspection authorities for acts specified in point a of clause 1 of this Article;

b) Enforce full compliance with decisions, requests and conclusions of inspections for acts specified in point c of clause 1 of this Article.

Article 11. Violations against regulations on organization of the implementation of the National Day for Saving and Combating Waste

1. A fine shall be imposed for failing to organize the National Day for Saving and Combating Waste in the prescribed form.

2. A fine ranging from VND 1.000.000 to VND 3.000.000 shall be imposed for failing to organize the National Day for Saving and Combating Waste consistent with the prescribed principles and content.

3. A fine ranging from VND 5.000.000 to VND 10.000.000 shall be imposed on one of the following violations:

a) Failing to issue guidance for organizing the National Day for Saving and Combating Waste as prescribed;

b) Failing to implement the National Day for Saving and Combating Waste as prescribed.

Chapter III

AUTHORITY TO PREPARE RECORDS AND IMPOSE PENALTIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON THRIFT PRACTICES AND WASTE PREVENTION

Article 12. Authority to prepare records on administrative violations against regulations on thrift practices and waste prevention

1. Persons competent to impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed from Articles 13, 14, 15 hereof shall have the authority to prepare record for administrative violations in fields and scope under their management.

2. Members of the delegation inspecting the compliance with and the organization of implementation of laws on thrift practice and waste prevention shall have the authority to prepare administrative violation records, within their jurisdiction, in respect of administrative violations falling within their management.

Article 13. Authority to impose administrative penalties of Presidents of People’s Committees at all levels

Presidents of Provincial People’s Committees shall have the authority to impose:

1. Warning.

2. Fines of up to VND 15.000.000;

3. Remedial measures as prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 4 hereof.

Article 14. Authority of the Inspectorate to impose penalties

1. Inspectors of the Ministries and ministerial agencies of National Defense, Public Security, and the State Bank of Vietnam shall have the authority to impose:

a) Warning;

b) Fines of up to VND 10.000.000;

2. Chief Inspectors of the Ministries and ministerial agencies of National Defense, Public Security, and the State Bank of Vietnam shall have the authority to impose:

a) Warning;

b) Fines of up to VND 15.000.000;

c) Remedial measures as prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 4 hereof.

Article 15. Authority of other titleholders to impose penalties

1. The Head of the Inspection delegation established by the Minister of Finance, during the inspection period, shall have the authority to impose:

a) Warning;

b) Fines of up to VND 15.000.000;

c) Remedial measures as prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 4 hereof.

2. The Head of the Inspection delegation established by a Minister or the Head of a ministerial agency, during the inspection period, shall have the authority to impose:

a) Warning;

b) Fines of up to VND 15.000.000;

c) Remedial measures as prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 4 hereof.

3. The Head of an organization affiliated to a Ministry or ministerial agency assigned to carry out inspection within the scope of state management of that Ministry or ministerial agency shall have the authority to impose:

a) Warning;

b) Fines of up to VND 15.000.000;

c) Remedial measures as prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 4 hereof.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION CLAUSES AND ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION

Article 16. Effect

1. The Decree comes into force from July 01, 2026.

2. The following phrases, points, clauses, articles, and chapters specified in Decree No. 63/2019/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violation against regulations on management and use of public assets; thrift practices and waste prevention; national reserves; and the State Treasury, amended by Decree No. 102/2021/ND-CP, are hereby annulled/removed:

a) Clause 4 of Article 4 and Chapter III are annulled;

b) Clause 3 of Article 3 of Decree No. 63/2019/ND-CP amended by Clause 1 of Article 4 of Decree No. 102/2021/ND-CP, is annulled;

c) The phrase ” thrift practices and waste prevention” specified in the Decree’s title, point b of clause 1, clause 2 of Article 1, and clause 1 of Article 2 of Decree No. 63/2019/ND-CP is removed;

d) The phrase “the maximum fine for violations against regulations on thrift practices and combating waste prevention is VND 100.000.000 for individuals and VND 200.000.000 for organizations” specified in  point b of clause 1 of Article 4 is removed;

dd) The phrase “thrift practices and waste prevention” specified in the title of Chapter 1 of Decree No. 102/2021/ND-CP is removed;

e) The phrase ” thrift practices and waste prevention” specified in Clause 1 of Article 3 of Decree No. 63/2019/ND-CP amended by Clause 1 of Article 4 of Decree No. 102/2021/ND-CP is removed.

3. In case the legislative documents cited in this Decree are amended or replaced, the newer documents shall apply.

Article 17. Transitional provisions

For administrative violations against regulations on thrift practices and waste prevention specified in Decree No. 63/2019/ND-CP amended by Decree No. 102/2021/ND-CP that occur and end before this Decree comes into force but are discovered or are being considered and handled after this Decree comes into force, the Government’s Decrees on penalties for administrative violations and relevant legislative documents effective at the time of the violation shall apply.

Article 18. Implementation responsibilities

1. The Minister of Finance is responsible for providing guidance, inspecting, urging, and organizing the implementation of this Decree.

2. Ministers; Heads of ministerial authorities; heads of other central agencies/organizations; Presidents of provincial People’s Committees are responsible for implementing this Decree.