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THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
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No. 87/2026/ND-CP |
Hanoi, March 27, 2026 |
DECREE
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON CULTURE AND ADVERTISING
Pursuant to Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to Law on Penalties for Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 67/2020/QH14 and Law No. 88/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to Law on Advertising No. 16/2012/QH13, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 75/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to Law on Libraries No. 46/2019/QH14;
Pursuant to Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15;
Pursuant to Law on Cultural Heritage No. 45/2024/QH15;
At the request of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;
The Government promulgates the Decree prescribing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on culture and advertising.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
1. This Decree provides for acts, penalties, fines, remedial measures, powers to record administrative violations, and powers to impose penalties upon administrative violations; enforcement of administrative penalties and remedial measures in the fields of culture and advertising.
2. For administrative violations in the fields of culture and advertising that are not prescribed in this Decree, regulations on handling of administrative violations in relevant state management fields shall apply.
Article 2. Regulated entities
1. This Decree applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals, household businesses, households, and residential communities; and foreign organizations and individuals that commit administrative violations prescribed in this Decree.
2. Organizations that are subject to administrative penalties as prescribed in this Decree include:
a) Regulatory agencies that commit acts ultra vires.
b) Economic organizations established in accordance with the law on enterprises;
c) Representative offices of foreign enterprises operating in culture and advertising; branches of enterprises operating in culture and advertising as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 3 of the Government’s Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP dated December 23, 2021 elaborating a certain of Articles and measures to implement the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations;
d) Travel agents that are organizations;
dd) Economic organizations established in accordance with the law on cooperatives;
e) Public service providers, non-public service providers;
g) Socio-professional organizations operating in culture and advertising;
h) International organizations and foreign organizations in Vietnam;
i) Foreign cultural establishments in Vietnam, branches of foreign cultural establishments in Vietnam;
k) Other organizations that commit acts against culture and advertising regulations.
3. Household businesses, households, and residential communities that commit administrative violations shall be handled in accordance with Clause 5, Article 3 of Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP.
Article 3. Penalties
1. Principal forms of penalties:
a) Warning;
b) Fines;
c) Temporary suspension.
2. Supplementary penalties:
a) Confiscation of exhibits and means used for administrative violations;
b) Temporary suspension for a period from 01 month to 24 months;
c) Suspension of the right to use for a fixed period of 01 – 24 months of: Licenses to provide filming services with the use of backgrounds in Vietnam; Licenses to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks; licenses for eligibility to provide karaoke services or discotheque services; decisions on star rating recognition for accommodation establishments; certificates of eligibility for authenticity and appraisal for antiques; certificates of eligibility for trading in relics or antiquities; practicing certificates for trading in relics or antiquities; museum operation licenses; practicing certificates for formulating planning, projects, technical-economic reports, designs, construction, and construction supervision consultancy for the preservation, renovation, and restoration of monuments; certificates of eligibility for preservation, renovation, and restoration of monuments; licenses to make copies of relics, antiquities, national treasures, or documentary heritage; receipts of product announcement registration; certificates of advertisement content confirmation; certificates of eligibility for pharmaceutical business; medical examination and treatment operation licenses; or medical examination and treatment practicing certificates.
Article 4. Statute of limitations of administrative penalties
1. The statute of limitations for imposition of penalties in the fields of culture and advertising is 01 year.
2. The time to calculate the statute of limitations for administrative penalties in the fields of culture and advertising is prescribed as follows:
a) The statute of limitations for an ongoing administrative violation prescribed in point a Clause 3 of this Article begins when such violation is detected by a competent law enforcement officer;
b) The statute of limitations for a completed administrative violation prescribed in point b Clause 3 of this Article begins at the time of completion;
c) The statute of limitations for an administrative violation transferred from the officer competent to record that administrative violation by the time of issuance of the penalty imposition decision shall be determined in accordance Clause 1 of this Article and points a, b of this Clause.
3. Determination of whether an administrative violation has been completed or is ongoing the fields of culture and advertising is prescribed as follows:
a) An ongoing administrative violation is an act of a prolonged nature that is occurring at the time of detection and handling; such act is still directly infringing upon the state management order;
b) A completed administrative violation is an act performed once or multiple times where there are grounds or information proving that the act was completed before the time of detection and handling.
4. Within the time limit prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, if organizations and individuals intentionally evade or obstruct the penalty enforcement, the statute of limitations shall be determined from the time on which the evasion or obstruction of penalty enforcement is ended.
Article 5. Remedial measures
In addition to the remedial measures prescribed in points a, b, dd, e, and i Clause 1 Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 67/2020/QH14 and Law No. 88/2025/QH15 (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations), this Decree provides for remedial measures applicable to violations prescribed in Chapter II and Chapter III, including:
1. Compulsory removal, demolition or deletion of advertisements or recall of print printed newspapers or magazines containing advertisements; or compulsory removal of signboards or specialized advertising screens; or compulsory removal of law-breaking information.
2. Compulsory offering apologies to organizations and individuals in writing.
3. Compulsory removal of audio recordings, video recordings, and cultural products having detrimental effects in electronic form, on the internet and digital environment.
4. Compulsory revocation of titles and prizes granted to individuals who won prizes in competitions/festivals for performing arts, beauty pageants or models contests.
5. Compulsory relocation of violation exhibits from venues of art exhibitions or sculpture creation camps.
6. Compulsory removal of violating content in films and film-related items; exhibitions; art exhibitions; photography exhibitions; sculpture creation camps; or advertisements.
7. Compulsory deletion or removal of films.
8. Requesting competent authorities to consider handling licenses granted on the basis of forged applications.
9. Compulsory announcement of revocation of titles and prizes granted to individuals who won prizes in competitions/festivals for performing arts, beauty pageants or models contests; or the cessation of film dissemination
10. Compulsory return of licenses or certificates of monument ranking to the issuing authorities.
11. Compulsory submission of a written commitment not to violate the provisions in Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 to the competent authorities.
12. Compulsory revision and update of film ratings at the request of the cinematography authorities.
13. Compulsory cessation of sound usage or conversion of lighting on advertising screens to ensure traffic safety.
14. Compulsory notification regarding the new owner in writing to the provincial-level cultural authorities where the documentary heritage is registered.
15. Compulsory return of exchanged or misappropriated information resources.
Article 6. Fines and powers to impose fines on individuals and organizations
1. The maximum fine for an administrative violation in the field of culture is 50.000.000 VND for individuals and 100.000.000 VND for organizations. The maximum fine for an administrative violation in the field of advertising is 100.000.000 VND for individuals and 200.000.000 VND for organizations.
2. The fines prescribed in Chapter II and Chapter III of this Decree are imposed on individuals, while those specified in Clauses 2, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 15; Clauses 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 16; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 and Point b of Clause 5, Article 33; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 and Point b of Clause 5, Article 34; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 and Point a of Clause 5, Article 35; and Articles 57, 58, and 59 of this Decree are imposed on organizations.
3. If an organization commits the same violation, the amount of fine imposed on that organization shall be 02 times greater than that imposed on an individual.
4. The power to impose fines of different titles prescribed in Chapter IV of this Decree shall be power to impose fines for administrative violations committed by individuals; the power to impose fines on organizations shall be 2 times as much as that on individuals.
Article 7. Enforcement of penalties and remedial measures
1. The enforcement of penalties and remedial measures prescribed in this Decree shall comply with the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations and its guiding documents.
2. In the case where the adopted remedial measure is return of altered license, documents which have their content changed:
a) The person competent to issue decision to impose administrative penalties and the violating organization or individual shall be responsible for adopting the remedial measure of return of altered license, documents which have their content changed in accordance with Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 Article 85 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations;
b) The violating organization or individual shall return such altered license, documents in person or by post to the issuing authority, and shall send the receipt or document proving the license/document return to the person competent to issue decision to adopt remedial measures in this Clause;
c) The person competent to issue the decision to adopt remedial measures in this Clause shall notify the competent authority/person that issued such licenses or documents in writing.
3. In the case where the adopted remedial measure is offering apologies to organizations and individuals in writing:
a) The person competent to issue decision to impose administrative penalties and the violating organization or individual shall responsible for adopting the remedial measure of offering apologies to organizations and individuals in writing in accordance with Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 Article 85 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations;
b) The violating organization or individual shall send a written apology to the apologized organization or individual and to the person competent to issue the decision on adopting the remedial measure specified in this Clause.
4. In case of adopting the remedial measure of compulsory return illegal profits obtained from committing administrative violations:
a) Illegal profits mean profits calculated in money generated by organizations or individuals from committing administrative violations in the fields of culture and advertising after the violations occurred and must be remitted into the state budget. In the case where a violation is jointly committed by multiple organizations or individuals, the collected illegal profits shall be divided equally among the co-violators;
b) Profits illegally generated by the administrative violations according to this Decree mean instrument, money, objects, or other assets gained from the administrative violations committed by the violators and are determined as follows:
Illegal monetary profit means the money generated by the violators from the administrative violations and equals the money generated from illegal transfer or consumption of commodities, provision of services after deducting direct costs of commodities and services based on dossiers and documents proving legitimacy of those costs provided by the violators; illegal monetary profit generated from consumption of prohibited commodities, counterfeits, illegally imported commodities, or conditionally provided services means all money generated from transfer or consumption of commodities or provision of services.
Illegal instrument profit means all valuable instruments that the violators gain from the administrative violations. If valuable instruments have been transferred, the illegal profit shall equal the money gained at the time of transfer; if valuable instruments have been dispersed or disposed, the illegal profit shall equal book value of institutions that issue the valuable instruments at the time of dispersal or disposal.
Illegal profits that are objects or other assets gained by the violators from the administrative violations mean other assets according to the Civil Code.
In case objects or other assets are not prohibited commodities, counterfeits, or illegally imported commodities and have been transferred, sold, or disposed, the illegal profits shall equal the monetary equivalence of market value of the same assets or book value of the assets (if market value is not available) or monetary value of the assets written on the export declarations, import declarations (in case of exports, imports) of the violators after deducting direct costs of commodities based on documents proving legitimacy of the costs.
In case other objects or assets are prohibited commodities, counterfeits, or illegally imported commodities and have been transferred or sold, the illegal profits shall equal total money received by the violators when they make the transfer.
Article 8. Handling of administrative violations in the electronic environment
The handling of administrative violations in the electronic environment shall comply with Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP, which was amended and supplemented by Decree No. 68/2025/ND-CP and Decree No. 190/2025/ND-CP.
Article 9. Principles for of imposing penalties for multiple administrative violations in the fields of culture and advertising
Any organization or individual that commits multiple administrative violations shall face a penalty for each violation, unless an violation in Point a Clause 1 Article 15; Point b Clause 3 Article 20; Point b Clause 5, Points c and dd Clause 6 Article 21; Point b Clause 1, Clause 2 Article 43; Clause 2 and Clause 3 of Article 47; Point b Clause 1, Point b Clause 2 Article 60; Clause 3 Article 62; Clause 1 Article 63; and Clause 3 Article 67 of this Decree is committed at different times but has yet to be handled, a penalty shall be imposed for that violation while the repeat of that violation shall be taken into account as an aggravating circumstance provided that the prescriptive period for penalty imposition has not yet expired.
Article 10. Procedures for imposing penalties for administrative violations concurrently regulated under the Criminal Code
When considering a violation case to decide on an administrative penalty, if it is deemed that the violation specified in Points a, dd, and e of Clause 1 of Article 11; the act of art performance, competition, or festival containing content that infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of organizations or individuals specified in Point b Clause 6 and Clause 8 Article 17; the act of organizing beauty or model pageants containing content that infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of organizations or individuals specified in Clause 6 Article 18; the act of selling or disseminating paintings, photos, or other cultural products with pornographic or depraved content specified in Point b Clause 2 Article 22; the acts specified in Clause 3 and Clause 4 Article 22; the act of exhibiting fine art works or other art products containing content that incites violence or a depraved lifestyle specified in Point c, or the act of constructing fine art works containing content that incites violence or a depraved lifestyle specified in Point d Clause 5 Article 23; the act specified in Point a Clause 6 Article 24; Points b, h, and i Clause 2 Article 26; Article 38; Clauses 4, 5, and 6 Article 47; Point b Clause 5 Article 50, and other acts specified in this Decree shows signs of a crime, the competent person handling the case must transfer it to the competent criminal procedure agency for criminal prosecution in accordance with the regulations in Clauses 1, 2, and 4 Article 62 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.
Where the competent criminal procedure agency issues a decision not to initiate a criminal case, a decision to cancel a decision to initiate a criminal case; a decision to suspend the investigation of a criminal case; a decision to suspend the investigation against the accused; a decision to suspend the criminal case investigation against the accused; a decision to suspend the case; or a decision to cancel a decision to initiate criminal charges against the accused, the competent person of the agency currently handling the case must impose an administrative penalty according to their competence. Where the agency does not have the power to impose a penalty, within 05 working days from the effective date of the decision as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 62 and Article 63 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations, the decision, certified true copies of documents, exhibits, and means of violation related to the administrative violation in the case (except for cases where the exhibits and means are material evidence) must be transferred with a written request to impose administrative penalties to the competent person to impose administrative penalties in accordance with this Decree.
Chapter II
ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, FINES AND REMEDIAL MEASURES IN CULTURE
Section 1. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Article 11. Violations against regulations on cinematography activities
1. A fine of from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for any act in cinematographic activities that contains one of the following contents, except for the act of film production in Vietnam by foreign organizations or individuals whose license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam is revoked in accordance with point a Clause 6 Article 13 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15:
a) Distort the national history, deny revolutionary achievements; insult the nation, notables, and national heroes; inappropriately express or infringe the national sovereignty; slander and insult the reputation of agencies, organizations, and the honor and dignity of individuals;
b) Disclose personal secrets and other secrets as prescribed by law, except for cases of administrative penalties in accordance with the law on cybersecurity;
c) Incite violence, criminal acts via by detailing measures, images, sounds, dialogues, scenes of beating, torture, murder in a brutal manner, and acts of insulting human dignity, unless such contents are used to criticize, denounce, or condemn crimes and uphold justice, honor traditional and cultural values;
d) Damage the interests of Vietnam, its people, and cultural values; disseminate social crimes; sabotage social culture and ethics;
dd) Show details of lewd, depraved, incestuous images, sounds, and dialogues;
e) Incite opposition to or sabotage the implementation of the Constitution and laws.
a) Suspending all movie production activities in Vietnam; film distribution; film release; cinematography advertising and promotion for 1 to 3 months in regard to violations in points b, c, d, dd and e Clause 1 of this Article in case of recidivism;
b) Suspending all movie production activities in Vietnam; film distribution; film release; cinematography advertising and promotion for 1 to 3 months in regard to violations in point a Clause 1 of this Article; in case of recidivism, the suspension shall be from 03 months to 06 months.
a) Rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in point a Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Written apology to individuals for acts prescribed in point b Clause 1 of this Article;
c) Destruction of films, or deletion of films, or removal of films from cyberspace, or removal of violating contents in films and film-related items containing contents prescribed in c, d, dd and e Clause 1 of this Article;
d) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 12. Violations against regulations on prohibited acts in cinematographic activities
1. A fine of from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of failure to notify the competent authority of film dissemination in public screening venues.
2. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 VND to 50.000.000 VND shall be imposed for:
a) Disseminating films in cinemas, on television, and public screening venues without Film Rating License or Broadcast Decision;
b) Disseminating films on the internet without classifying such films or displaying the results of film ratings as prescribed;
c) Changing or falsifying contents of films and film rating results regarding films with Film Rating Licenses or Broadcast Decisions;
d) Distributing or disseminating films subject to revocation of Film Rating Licenses or Broadcast Decisions.
a) Removal of films from television systems for distributing or disseminating films on television systems without a film rating license or a broadcast decision as prescribed in point a Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Destruction or deletion of films containing contents prescribed in points a, b, and i Clause 1 Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 for distributing or disseminating films in cinemas or public screening venues without a film rating license or a broadcast decision as prescribed in point a Clause 2 of this Article;
c) Removal of films from cyberspace for acts prescribed in point b Clause 2 of this Article;
d) Restoration to the original state for acts prescribed in point c Clause 2 of this Article;
dd) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.
Article 13. Violations on film production
1. A fine of from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for falsifying information in the application for a license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 VND to 30.000.000 VND shall be imposed for:
a) Altering or erasing to change the content of the license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam;
b) Failing to send a written commitment not to violate the provisions of Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 to the competent authority in cases of cooperation in film production with foreign organizations or individuals, or receiving sponsorships from foreign organizations or individuals to produce films.
3. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 VND to 40.000.000 VND shall be imposed if:
a) A foreign organization or individual fails to use services provided by Vietnamese cinematographic facilities during film production in Vietnam;
b) A foreign organization or individual fails to have a written agreement or service provision contract with a Vietnamese cinematographic facility;
c) It fails to comply with contents of the license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam.
4. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 VND to 50.000.000 VND shall be imposed for:
a) Failing to possess a license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam in cases where filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam are utilized;
b) Permitting other organizations or individuals to use the license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam;
c) Using the license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam of another organization;
a) Confiscation of films or footage filmed in Vietnam for acts prescribed in points b and c Clause 3, and point a Clause 4 of this Article;
b) Suspension of the right to use the license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam for a period of 01 month to 03 months for acts prescribed in point b Clause 4 of this Article.
a) Requesting the competent authority to handle the license granted on the basis of a falsified application for the act prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Return of the issued license to provide filming services using backgrounds in Vietnam for the act prescribed in point a Clause 2 of this Article;
c) Submission of written commitment not to violate the provisions of Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 to the competent authority for the act prescribed in point b Clause 2 of this Article;
d) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in point b Clause 4 of this Article (if any);
dd) Payment of an amount equal to the value of the films or footage filmed in Vietnam for acts prescribed in points b and c Clause 3, and point a Clause 4 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed in violation of the law.
Article 14. Violations on film distribution
1. A fine of from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of managing or using imported films for purposes other than research, education, storage, and internal circulation.
2. A fine of from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of failing to provide a written commitment that the film content does not violate the provisions of Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 to the competent authority in the case of film importation.
Confiscation of films for the act prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.
a) Payment of an amount equal to the value of administrative violation exhibits for the act prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article if such exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed in violation of the law;
b) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;
c) Submission of written commitment not to violate the provisions of Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 to the competent authority for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 15. Violations on film dissemination
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 VND to 10.000.000 VND shall be imposed for:
a) Disseminating films outside the period allowed for dissemination as prescribed at cinemas or public screening venues, excluding public passenger transport vehicles;
b) Failing to disclose on mass media regarding the termination of film dissemination according to the decision of the competent authority.
2. Fines imposed on violations against the obligations of cinematographic facilities that disseminate films are as follows:
a) A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to provide ticket price exemption or discount for the elderly, the disabled, revolutionary contributors, children, people in especially difficult circumstances, and other subjects as prescribed by law;
b) A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to ensure conditions for film dissemination for each form of film dissemination as prescribed;
c) A fine ranging from 60.000.000 dong to 80.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to display film ratings and warnings as prescribed;
d) A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to terminate the dissemination of films at the written request of a competent authority.
3. Fines imposed on violations against film rating licenses are as follows:
a) A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on falsifying information in the application for a film rating license;
b) A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on altering or erasing to change the content of the film rating license;
c) A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to notify the competent authority in writing upon any changes of film title without changing its content;
d) A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to request the re-issuance of a film rating license in case of changing contents.
4. A fine of from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on violations against regulations on film dissemination in public screening venues:
a) Failing to provide a list of screened films to the competent authority in the province/commune where the cinematographic facility that disseminates films is located.
b) Failing to send a notify the competent authority in writing of the film content and screening program as prescribed;
c) Failing to change the time or scale of film screening in public screening venues upon request of the competent authority;
d) Disseminating films after receiving a written refusal of film content and screening program from the competent authority.
5. Fines imposed on acts against regulations on film dissemination in cinemas of cinematographic facilities are as follows:
a) A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to implement data connection or the operational reporting regime upon request of the competent authority;
b) A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to ensure the percentage of Vietnamese film screening sessions, Vietnamese film screening time frames, and duration and time frame of children’s films;
c) A fine ranging from 60.000.000 dong to 80.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to ensure viewers are of the right age according to film ratings;
d) A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to ensure compliance with technical standards for cinemas as prescribed.
6. Fines imposed on acts against regulations on film dissemination on television are as follows:
a) A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to ensure the broadcast time ratio of Vietnamese films to foreign films, broadcast time frames of Vietnamese films, and duration and broadcast time frames of children’s films on domestic television channels as prescribed ;
b) A fine ranging from 60.000.000 dong to 80.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to establish Councils for appraisal and classification of films in press authorities.
7. Fines shall be imposed on any of the following acts of violation against regulations on film dissemination in cyberspace:
a) A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to notify the list of films to be disseminated and the film classification results to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism before carrying out the film dissemination as prescribed;
b) A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to provide a focal point and contact information to receive and process requests from state management authorities; feedback, complaints, and denunciations from service users as prescribed;
c) A fine ranging from 60.000.000 dong to 80.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to deploy technical solutions and cooperate with competent authorities to remove and block violating films as prescribed;
d) A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to ensure any of the conditions for carrying out film classification as prescribed;
dd) A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to implement necessary technical measures and instructions for parents or guardians of children to self-control, manage, and ensure that children watch films disseminated in cyberspace appropriate to their age groups; or failing to enable service users to report violating films as prescribed;
e) A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to remove films that violate the provisions of Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 and other relevant regulations upon receiving a written request from competent authorities;
g) A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on failing to prevent the access to violating films upon the request of competent authorities as prescribed.
a) Disclosure on mass media regarding the suspension of film dissemination for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 1 of this Article
b) Requesting competent authorities to consider handling licenses granted on the basis of forged applications for the act prescribed in Point a, Clause 3 of this Article;
c) Return of the issued film rating license to competent authorities for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 3 of this Article;
d) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Point a, Clause 1 and Point d, Clause 4 of this Article;
dd) Removal of films from cyberspace for the acts prescribed in Points a, b, c, d, e, and g, Clause 7 of this Article;
e) Revision and update of film ratings at the request of cinematography authorities for the act prescribed in Point d, Clause 7 of this Article.
Article 16. Violations against regulations on deposit and archive of films, film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to submit the deposit of the film that has been granted a film rating license as prescribed;
b) Failing to use the key delivery messages (KDMs) to unlock the film for comparison and inspection upon request of the authority that issued the film rating license as prescribed;
c) Failing to ensure the safety of the film print, script, and documents enclosed accompanied with the film in accordance with the technical standards as prescribed;
d) Failing to provide copies or printed excerpts of materials to the film owner and competent authorities as prescribed.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of falsifying information in the application for issuance of a license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of altering or erasing to change the contents of the license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of failing to notify competent authorities of the plan or results of the implementation of film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks as prescribed.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks that fail to meet any of the conditions as prescribed by Vietnamese agencies or organizations, except where the organizing agency or organization is a regulatory agency, a political organization, a socio-political-professional organization, or a Provincial People’s Committee.
6. A fine ranging from 60.000.000 dong to 80.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of failing to properly comply with the contents of the license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks.
7. A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to possess a license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks as prescribed;
b) Having films participating in film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks without a film rating license or a broadcast decision as prescribed;
c) Permitting another organization or individual to use the license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks;
d) Using the license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks of another organization;
Deprivation of the right to use the license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks for a period from 01 month to 03 months for the act prescribed in Point c, Clause 7 of this Article;
a) Requesting competent authorities to consider handling licenses granted on the basis of forged applications for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Return of the issued license to organize film festivals, specialized or thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks to competent authorities for the act prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article;
c) Destruction, deletion, or removal of films containing contents prescribed in Points a, b, and i, Clause 1, Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15 for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 7 of this Article;
d) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the act prescribed in Point c, Clause 7 of this Article in case illegal profits are generated.
Section 2. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON PERFORMING ARTS
Article 17. Violations against regulations on performing arts, competitions, and festivals of various types of performing arts
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Making untruthful declarations in the application for approval for organizing performing arts, or organizing competitions and festivals of various types of performing arts;
b) Organizing performing arts, competitions, or festivals of various types of performing arts serving political tasks; or serving the internal purposes of agencies and organizations, which do not conform to the contents notified to competent authorities as prescribed.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing performing arts for presentation at tourism, amusement, entertainment service establishments, or restaurants where tickets for the performing arts are not sold, which do not conform to the contents notified to competent authorities as prescribed;
b) Erasing or altering to change the contents of the written approval for organizing performing arts, or organizing competitions and festivals of various types of arts.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to notify competent authorities as prescribed of the organization of performing arts, competitions, or festivals of various types of performing arts serving political tasks, or serving the internal purposes of agencies and organizations;
b) Failing to notify competent authorities as prescribed of the organization of performing arts for presentation at tourism, amusement, entertainment service establishments, or restaurants where tickets for the performing arts are not sold;
c) Organizing performing arts, competitions, or festivals of various types of performing arts which do not conform to the contents specified in the written approval.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 25.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to revoke titles or awards of competitions or festivals of various types of performing arts upon receiving a written request for revocation from competent authorities;
b) Failing to disclose on mass media the revocation of titles or awards of competitions or festivals of various types of performing arts;
c) Using titles or awards of competitions or festivals of various types of performing arts after they have been revoked or after a decision to cancel the results of such competitions or festivals of various types of performing arts has been issued.
5. A fine ranging from 25.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of employing performers during the period they are suspended from performing activities by competent authorities to organize performing arts.
6. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 35.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Performing arts while committing acts that do not suit traditional culture, age, or gender as prescribed by law;
b) Performing arts, or participating in competitions or festivals whose contents incite violence; adversely affect foreign relations; or using costumes, language, sounds, images, movements, means of expression, or forms of performance that run counter to the fine customs and traditions of the nation; negatively impact public morals, community health, and social psychology; or infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals;
c) Performing arts, or participating in competitions or festivals whose contents distort history, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; deny revolutionary achievements; insult beliefs or religions; or insult leaders, national heroes, or eminent personalities.
7. A fine ranging from 35.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing performing arts, competitions, or festivals of various types of performing arts without a written approval;
b) Permitting another organization or individual to use the written approval for organizing performing arts, competitions, or festivals of various types of performing arts;
c) Using a written approval for organizing performing arts, competitions, or festivals of various types of performing arts that was issued to another organization or individual;
d) Recommitting any of the acts prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article.
8. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 45.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing performing arts, competitions, or festivals of various types of performing arts whose contents incite violence; adversely affect foreign relations; or using costumes, language, sounds, images, movements, means of expression, or forms of performance that run counter to the fine customs and traditions of the nation; negatively impact public morals, community health, and social psychology; or infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
9. A fine ranging from 45.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Performing arts, or participating in competitions or festivals whose contents distort history, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; deny revolutionary achievements; insult beliefs or religions; or insult leaders, national heroes, or eminent personalities;
b) Performing arts or organizing performing arts during the period of suspension from performing arts activities, except for the case prescribed in Point d, Clause 7 of this Article.
a) Suspension of performing activities for a period from 01 month to 03 months for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Suspension of performing activities for a period from 03 month to 06 months for the act prescribed in Point c, Clause 3 of this Article;
c) Suspension of performing activities for a period from 06 month to 12 months for performers committing the acts prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article;
d) Suspension of performing activities for a period from 12 month to 18 months for performers committing the acts prescribed in Point d Clause 7, point b Clause 9 of this Article;
dd) Suspension of performing activities for a period from 12 month to 24 months for performers committing the acts prescribed in Clause 8 and for the organization of performances in Point b, Clause 9 of this Article;
a) Return of the written approval that has been altered or erased to change its contents to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Revocation of titles or awards for the act prescribed in Point a, Clause 4 of this Article;
c) Disclosure on mass media regarding the revocation of titles or awards for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 4 of this Article;
d) Written apology to organizations or individuals for the act prescribed in Point c, Clause 4 of this Article;
dd) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Point a, Clause 4, Clauses 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of this Article.
Article 18. Violations against regulations on beauty and model pageants
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance of a written approval for organizing a beauty or model pageant;
b) Making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance of a written confirmation for participating in a beauty or model pageant overseas.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to properly comply with the contents notified to competent authorities as prescribed regarding a beauty or model pageant within the scope of internal management of an agency or organization;
b) Failing to notify competent authorities as prescribed of a beauty or model pageant within the scope of internal management of an agency or organization;
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to revoke titles awarded to winning individuals of beauty or model pageants upon receiving a written request from competent authorities;
b) Failing to disclose on mass media the revocation of titles or awards of beauty or model pageants as prescribed;
c) Using titles or awards of beauty or model pageants after they have been revoked or after a decision to cancel the results of the pageant or festival has been issued;
d) Using titles obtained by individuals at beauty or model pageants abroad that have not been confirmed by competent authorities.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 25.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing beauty or model pageants which do not conform to the contents specified in the written approval;
b) Participating in beauty or model pageants overseas without a written confirmation from competent authorities.
5. A fine ranging from 25.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing beauty or model pageants without a written approval.
6. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing beauty or model pageants whose contents incite violence; adversely affect foreign relations; or using costumes, language, sounds, images, movements, means of expression, or forms of performance that run counter to the fine customs and traditions of the nation; negatively impact public morals, community health, and social psychology; or infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
7. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing beauty or model pageants whose contents distort history, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; deny revolutionary achievements; insult beliefs or religions; or insult leaders, national heroes, or eminent personalities.
a) Suspension of organization of beauty or model pageants for a period from 03 month to 06 months for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 4 of this Article;
b) Suspension of organization of beauty or model pageants for a period from 06 month to 12 months for the act prescribed in Clause 6 and Clause 7 of this Article.
a) Revocation of titles or awards for the act prescribed in Point a, Clause 3 of this Article;
b) Disclosure on mass media regarding the revocation of titles or awards for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 3 of this Article;
c) Written apology to organizations or individuals for the act prescribed in Point c, Clause 3 of this Article;
d) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Point c and Point d, Clause 3, and Clauses 5, 6, and 7 of this Article;
Article 19. Violations against regulations on the circulation of audio and video recordings containing performing arts content
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Circulating audio or video recordings without submitting them for legal deposit as prescribed;
b) Circulating audio or video recordings that does not conform to the contents of the audio or video recordings submitted for legal deposit.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Circulating audio or video recordings for which a decision on suspension of circulation or enforced destruction has been issued by competent authorities, except for the case prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article;
b) Circulating audio or video recordings whose contents infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
3. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of circulating audio or video recordings whose contents incite violence; adversely affect foreign relations; or using costumes, language, sounds, images, movements, means of expression, or forms of performance that run counter to the fine customs and traditions of the nation; or negatively impact public morals, community health, and social psychology.
4. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of circulating audio or video recordings whose contents distort history, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; deny revolutionary achievements; insult beliefs or religions; or insult leaders, national heroes, or eminent personalities.
a) Destruction of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits are cultural products having detrimental effects;
b) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article;
c) Removal of audio or video recordings and cultural products having detrimental effects in electronic form in the cyber and digital environment for the acts prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article.
Section 3. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION OF FESTIVALS; KARAOKE VENUES AND NIGHTCLUBS; CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC CULTURAL BUSINESS SERVICES
Article 20. Violations against regulations on the organization of festivals
1. A warning penalty shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Burning incense or votive papers in wrong places as prescribed;
b) Using profanity, swearing, or insulting spirituality, thereby affecting the solemn atmosphere of the festival;
c) Wearing clothing that is impolite or inappropriate for Vietnamese cultural traditions.
2. A fine ranging from 500.000 dong to 1.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to submit a written report on the results of the festival organization to competent authorities as prescribed;
b) Soliciting or pestering festival participants to use one’s own services or commodities.
3. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 3.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to establish a festival organizing committee as prescribed;
b) Selling tickets or collecting fees for festival participation;
c) Lacking restrooms, or having restrooms that fail to meet the prescribed standards within the festival or relic site area;
d) Failing to propagate or introduce the purpose, meaning, and values of the festival via the loudspeaker system, boards, signs, or other forms of propaganda;
dd) Failing to notify the hotline telephone number to receive feedback and information from festival participants.
4. A fine ranging from 3.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Exploiting festival organizing activities for personal gain;
b) Participating in superstitious activities during the festival.
5. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Reviving practices or customs that adversely affect human health, personality, and Vietnamese cultural traditions;
b) Forcing organizations or individuals to contribute funds for the organization of the festival.
6. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing a festival that is subject to mandatory notification to competent authorities as prescribed without providing such notification;
b) Organizing a festival that does not conform to the registered contents or the contents notified to competent authorities.
7. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing a festival that is subject to mandatory registration as prescribed without a written approval from competent authorities;
b) Organizing a traditional festival that does not conform to its true nature or historical and cultural significance;
c) Performing rituals of a violent or offensive nature that run counter to the peace-loving and humanitarian traditions of the Vietnamese nation.
8. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to temporarily suspend the organization of the festival upon the request of competent authorities;
b) Organizing superstitious activities.
Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Point b, Clause 3; Point a, Clause 4; Point b, Clause 5; and Point b, Clause 8 of this Article.
Article 21. Violations against regulations on karaoke and dance hall business services
1. A warning penalty shall be imposed on the act of failing to wear clothing or failing to wear a name tag provided by the employer.
2. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 2.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of failing to provide clothing or failing to provide name tags to employees.
3. A fine ranging from 2.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of failing to submit the license for eligibility to conduct karaoke or dance hall business services upon the issuance of a revocation decision by competent authorities.
4. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance of a license for eligibility to conduct karaoke or dance hall business services.
5. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Providing dance hall services to persons under 18 years of age;
b) Providing karaoke business services during the timeframe prohibited for daily business operations as prescribed;
c) Altering to change the contents of the license for eligibility to conduct karaoke or dance hall business services.
6. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Placing door latches or locks inside karaoke rooms or dance hall rooms;
b) Installing alarm devices at locations conducting karaoke or dance hall business services, except for automatic fire alarm systems and equipment;
c) Failing to ensure that images displayed on screens (or via similar forms) in karaoke rooms are appropriate for the lyrics of songs, or conform to the culture, ethics, and fine customs and traditions of the Vietnamese nation;
d) Failing to adjust the license for eligibility to conduct karaoke or dance hall business services in the event of changes to the number of rooms or ownership;
dd) Providing dance hall business services during the timeframe prohibited for daily business operations as prescribed;
7. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Providing karaoke business services without a license as prescribed;
b) Using the license for eligibility to provide karaoke business services of another organization or individual for business operations.
c) Allowing another organization or individual to use the license for eligibility to provide karaoke business services for business operations.
8. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Providing dance hall business services without a license as prescribed;
b) Using the license for eligibility to provide dance hall business services of another organization or individual for business operations.
c) Allowing another organization or individual to use the license for eligibility to provide dance hall business services for business operations.
Deprivation of the right to use the license for eligibility to provide karaoke or dance hall business services for a period from 18 months to 24 months for the acts prescribed in Point c, Clause 7 and Point c, Clause 8 of this Article.
a) Return of the written approval that has been altered or erased to change its contents to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Point c Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Point b, Clause 5; Points c, d, and dd, Clause 6; Clause 7; and Clause 8 of this Article.
Article 22. Violations against regulations on cultural activities and public cultural business services
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing forms of entertainment during the timeframe prohibited for daily operations as prescribed, except for the cases prescribed in Point a, Clause 1, Article 15; Point b, Clause 5 and Point dd, Clause 6, Article 21; and Clause 2, Article 47 of this Decree.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Employing methods of service of a pornographic nature at establishments conducting dance hall business services, karaoke business services, tourist accommodation establishments, food and beverage establishments, or other places hosting cultural activities and public cultural business services;
b) Selling or disseminating paintings, photos, or other cultural products whose contents are pornographic but not liable to criminal prosecution; or whose contents incite violence; propagate social vices; do not conform to the fine customs, traditions, and culture of Vietnam; or have been subject to decisions on suspension of circulation, prohibition from circulation, revocation, confiscation, or destruction by competent authorities.
3. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of covering up or harboring activities of a pornographic, violence-inciting, or obscene nature, or strip dancing at establishments providing dance hall business services or karaoke business services, tourist accommodation establishments, food and beverage establishments, or other places hosting cultural activities and public cultural business services.
4. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing strip dancing for customers or organizing other activities of an obscene nature at establishments providing dance hall business services or karaoke business services, tourist accommodation establishments, food and beverage establishments, or other places hosting cultural activities and public cultural business services.
Deprivation of the right to use the license for eligibility to provide karaoke or dance hall business services or the star rating recognition decision of the star-rated tourist accommodation establishments for a period from 18 months to 24 months for the acts prescribed in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article.
a) Destruction of cultural products having detrimental effects for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 1 and Point b, Clause 2 of this Article;
Section 4. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON FINE ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND EXHIBITIONS
Article 23. Violations against regulations on fine arts activities
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to notify competent authorities of the organization of a fine art work creation competition as prescribed;
b) Organizing a fine art work creation competition without a written approval from competent authorities as prescribed;
c) Failing to submit a report on the results of the fine art work creation competition to competent state authorities as prescribed;
d) Making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance of a license to replicate fine art works of cultural celebrities, national heroes, or leaders, or in the application for issuance of a fine art exhibition license, or in the notice of fine art work creation competition.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing a fine art work creation competition that does not conform to the notified contents;
b) Altering to change the contents of a fine art exhibition license, a license to replicate fine art works of cultural celebrities, national heroes, or leaders, or a monument or monumental painting construction license, or a license to organize a sculpture creation camp.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing a fine art exhibition or a sculpture creation camp that does not conform to the contents specified in the license;
b) Failing to apply for the issuance of a fine art exhibition license as prescribed;
c) Replicating fine art works of cultural celebrities, national heroes, or leaders for business purposes or for placement in public locations which do not conform to the contents specified in the license.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing a fine art exhibition without a license as prescribed;
b) Organizing a sculpture creation camp without a license as prescribed;
c) Replicating fine art works of cultural celebrities, national heroes, or leaders for business purposes or for placement in public locations without a license, except for the case prescribed in Point b, Clause 5 of this Article;
d) Replicating fine art works of cultural celebrities, national heroes, or leaders without ensuring reverence;
dd) Organizing a competition or creating fine art works when not approved by competent authorities;
e) Exhibiting fine art works or other art products whose contents propagate an obscene lifestyle, criminal acts, or social vices, destroy fine customs and traditions, or damage the environment; or insult the prestige of agencies or organizations, or the honor and dignity of individuals;
g) Constructing a fine art work whose contents propagate an obscene lifestyle, criminal acts, or social vices, destroy fine customs and traditions, or damage the environment; or insult the prestige of agencies or organizations, or the honor and dignity of individuals.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Constructing a monument or monumental painting that does not conform to the contents specified in the license;
b) Constructing a monument or monumental painting without a license as prescribed;
c) Exhibiting fine art works or other art products whose contents incite violence; propagate an obscene lifestyle but not to the extent of facing criminal prosecution; distort historical truths; deny revolutionary achievements; or insult the nation, national heroes, or cultural celebrities;
d) Constructing a fine art work whose contents incite violence; propagate an obscene lifestyle but not liable to criminal prosecution; distort historical truths; deny revolutionary achievements; insult the nation, national heroes, or cultural celebrities, or fail to conform to the approved design or model;
Confiscation of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Point c, Clause 3, and Point c and Point d, Clause 4 of this Article.
a) Destruction of cultural products having detrimental effects for the acts prescribed in Point e, Clause 4 and Point c, Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Destruction of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Point a and Point b, Clause 4 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits are cultural products having detrimental effects;
c) Demolition of the parts of the monument or monumental painting that do not conform to the contents specified in the license for the act prescribed in Point a, Clause 5 of this Article;
d) demolition of the monument, monumental painting and fine art work for the acts prescribed in Point c, Clause 3, Point g, Clause 4, and Point b and Point d, Clause 5 of this Article;
dd) Relocation of violating exhibits out of the location hosting the exhibition or the sculpture creation camp for the acts prescribed in Point a and Point b, Clause 3, and Point a and Point b, Clause 4 of this Article;
e) Removal of violating contents from the fine art exhibition or sculpture creation camp for the act prescribed in Point a, Clause 3 of this Article;
g) Return of illegal profits obtained from replicating fine art works of cultural celebrities, national heroes, or leaders for business purposes as prescribed in Point c, Clause 3, and Point c and Point d, Clause 4 of this Article;
h) Return of the license that has been altered or erased to change its contents to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 2 of this Article;
i) Payment of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits for the acts prescribed in Point c, Clause 3, and Point c and Point d, Clause 4 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of law.
Article 24. Violations against regulations on photography
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to notify competent authorities of the organization of a creation campaign, creation camp, competition, or festival of photographic works in Vietnam as prescribed;
b) Failing to re-notify in the event of changes to the contents specified in the previously notified document as prescribed;
c) Failing to notify competent authorities of sending photographic works from Vietnam abroad to participate in competitions or festivals as prescribed;
d) Making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance of exhibition license for photographic works.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of altering to change the contents of an exhibition license for photographic works.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
b) Sending photographic works from Vietnam abroad for exhibition that does not conform to the contents specified in the license;
c) Failing to apply for the re-issuance of an exhibition license for photographic works in Vietnam as prescribed.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing an exhibition of photographic works in Vietnam without a license as prescribed.
5. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Sending photographic works from Vietnam abroad for exhibition without a license as prescribed;
b) Exhibiting photographic works that are subject to dissemination ban, except for the case prescribed in Point a, Clause 6 of this Article;
c) Editing photographic works to misrepresent the image content for the purpose of infringing upon the prestige of organizations, or the honor and dignity of individuals.
6. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Exhibiting photographic works in Vietnam whose contents incite violence, or are pornographic or obscene but not liable to criminal prosecution;
b) Editing photographic works to misrepresent the image content for the purpose of distorting historical truths or denying revolutionary achievements; or insulting great figures, national heroes, leaders, or cultural celebrities;
c) Buying, selling, using, or disseminating photographic works that violate the law or have been subject to decisions on circulation suspension, prohibition from circulation, revocation, confiscation, or destruction by competent authorities.
a) Compulsory return of the license that has been altered or erased to change its contents to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal of violating contents from the exhibition of photographic works for the acts prescribed in Point a and Point b, Clause 3 of this Article;
c) Compulsory destruction of cultural products having detrimental effects for the acts prescribed in Point b and Point c, Clause 5, and Clause 6 of this Article;
d) Written apology to organizations or individuals for the act prescribed in Point c, Clause 5 of this Article;
dd) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in point b Clause 6 of this Article;
e) Compulsory destruction of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 4 and point a Clause 5 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits are cultural products having detrimental effects;
g) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts of buying, selling, or disseminating photographic works as prescribed in Point c, Clause 6 of this Article;
Article 25. Violations against regulations on exhibition activities
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to notify the competent state authority of the organization of an exhibition;
b) Failing to re-notify in the event of changes to the contents specified in the previously notified document as prescribed;
c) Making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance of exhibition organization license.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of altering to change the contents of an exhibition organization license.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Organizing an exhibition in Vietnam improperly with the contents specified in the license, except for the cases prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article;
b) Taking works, artifacts, or documents abroad for exhibition improperly with the contents specified in the license, except for the cases prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article;
c) Failing to apply for the re-issuance of an exhibition license in Vietnam as prescribed.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of organizing an exhibition in Vietnam without a license as prescribed.
5. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Taking works, artifacts, or documents abroad for exhibition without a license as prescribed;
b) Exhibiting works, artifacts, or documents whose contents violate regulations on a civilized lifestyle, propagate violence, criminal acts, or social vices harmful to health, or destroy the natural ecosystem;
c) Exhibiting works, artifacts, or documents whose contents disclose secrets of agencies, organizations, or individuals without the consent of such agencies, organizations, or individuals.
6. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of exhibiting works, artifacts, or documents, whose contents distort history, deny revolutionary achievements; offend great personages, national heroes, or cultural celebrities; or infringe upon the prestige of agencies or organizations, or the honor and dignity of individuals.
a) Removal of violating contents from the exhibition for the acts prescribed in Point a and Point b, Clause 3 of this Article;
b) Destruction of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 4 and point a Clause 5 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits are cultural products having detrimental effects;
c) Destruction of cultural products having detrimental effects for the acts prescribed in Point b and Point c, Clause 5, and Clause 6 of this Article;
d) Return of the license that has been altered or erased to change its contents to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
8. The acts prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Article shall not apply to exhibitions prescribed in Clause 2 Article 1 of the Government’s Decree No. 23/2019/ND-CP dated February 26, 2019.
Section 5. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON CULTURAL HERITAGE
Article 26. Violations against regulations on prohibited acts regarding cultural heritage
1. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Exploiting or using cultural heritage that infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations, individuals, communities, or national and ethnic interests;
b) Recognizing or awarding titles related to cultural heritage contrary to the provisions of law, except for the cases prescribed in Article 28 of this Decree.
2. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Appropriating cultural heritage; distorting the original elements constituting historical-cultural relics, contents and values of relics or documentary heritage; disseminating or practicing the contents of intangible cultural heritage in a distorted manner, or introducing inappropriate elements that reduce the value of relics or intangible cultural heritage;
b) Infringing upon, destroying, or posing a risk of destruction to cultural heritage and the cultural landscape of relics;
c) Taking advantage of cultural heritage and its management, protection, value promotion, recognition, or inscription for profiteering, religious worship, or other illegal acts; practicing cultural discrimination or bias; provoking cultural rivalry, conflicts, disputes, or clashes; or obstructing the cultural creativity, practice, and enjoyment of the heritage-bearing communities;
d) Illegally excavating archaeological sites; illegally searching for or salvaging underwater relics, antiquities, or national treasures; illegally searching for relics or antiquities; or unauthorized construction within protected monument areas, archaeological exploration/excavation areas, or planned archaeological sites;
dd) Purchasing, selling, collecting, trading, or exchanging relics, antiquities, national treasures, or documentary heritage of illegal origin;
e) Encroaching upon or destroying land hosting historical-cultural relics or scenic landscapes;
g) Preserving, renovating, or restoring historical-cultural relics or scenic landscapes without required opinions or in violation of investment guideline approvals, investment guideline decisions, investment decisions, project approvals, or official appraisal contents issued by competent authorities;
h) Falsifying relics, antiquities, national treasures, or documentary heritage; or illegally purchasing, selling, exchanging, transporting, or exporting them;
i) Exploiting activities that protect and promote cultural heritage values to distort State guidelines, policies, or laws; oppose the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; undermine national unity; incite violence or provoke ethnic and religious hatred; propagate wars of aggression; undermine fine customs; or spread superstition;
k) Exploiting artifact-collecting duties to purchase, or advise others to trade artifacts subject to collection by public museums; or disclosing trade-related information without the written consent of the museum management authority and the artifact owner.
Confiscation of relics, antiquities, national treasures, and documentary heritage for the acts specified in Points d, dd, and h Clause 2 of this Article
a) Compulsory restoration to the original state for acts specified in Point a Clause 1; the act of appropriating cultural heritage or distorting the original elements, content, and value of relics or documentary heritage specified in Point a; and acts specified in Points b, d, e, and g Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Compulsory public written apology for disseminating or practicing intangible cultural heritage in a distorted manner, or introducing inappropriate elements that devalue relics or intangible cultural heritage specified in Point a of Clause 2 of this Article;
c) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Points c, d, dd, h, i, and k Clause 2 of this Article;
d) Compulsory payment of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits for the acts prescribed in Points d, dd, and h, Clause 2 of this Article in cases where such exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the law.
Article 27. Violations against regulations on researching, collecting, and documenting intangible cultural heritage
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20. 000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of researching, collecting, or documenting intangible cultural heritage in Vietnam without the required written consent of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (for heritage distributed across at least 02 or more provinces) or the provincial-level specialized authority on culture (for heritage located within 01 province).
Confiscation of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.
Compulsory payment of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article in cases where such exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the law.
Article 28. Violations against regulations on monument classification applications, annulment of classification decisions and monument classification certificates
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of making untruthful declarations in applications for monument classification, supplementary classification, annulment of classification decisions, or for the supplementation and modification of scientific applications for monuments or world heritages.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of altering to change the contents of a monument classification certificate.
Compulsory return of the altered Certificate to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 29. Violations against regulations on repairing, renovating, constructing works, and conducting activities within protected zones of monuments and world heritages
1. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for repairing, renovating, or constructing works or single-family houses within protection zone I of monuments or world heritage areas, protection zone II of monuments or buffer zones of world heritage areas without ensuring any of the requirements prescribed in Clause 3 Article 28 of the Law on Cultural Heritage No. 45/2024/QH15.
a) Compulsory demolition of works or single-family houses for construction acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory restoration to the original state for repair or renovation acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 30. Violations against regulations on construction investment projects, construction of works or single-family houses, and activities outside protected zones of monuments and buffer zones of world heritages
1. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed for executing construction investment projects, constructing works or single-family houses, or conducting activities outside protected monument zones or world heritage buffer zones that may negatively impact the original elements, cultural landscape of monuments, or world heritages without the written opinion of the competent cultural authority as prescribed in Article 30 of the Law on Cultural Heritage No. 45/2024/QH15.
Compulsory demolition of works for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
Article 31. Violations against regulations on adding, relocating, or changing artifacts in monuments
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for adding, relocating, or changing artifacts within a monument that alters its original elements or distorts its content and value without the prior opinion of the competent authority.
Compulsory restoration to the original state for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 32. Violations against regulations on archaeological exploration and excavation
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to meet the qualifications of the person in charge of archaeological exploration and excavation prescribed in Clause 7, Article 39 of the Law on Cultural Heritage No. 45/2024/QH15.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for conducting emergency underground archaeological exploration or excavation at sites being destroyed or at risk of destruction without an emergency permit from the head of the provincial-level specialized authority on culture.
3. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to meet the qualifications of the person in charge of archaeological exploration and excavation prescribed in Clause 2, Article 39 of the Law on Cultural Heritage No. 45/2024/QH15.
Confiscation of violating exhibits obtained from the acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
a) Compulsory restoration to the original state for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of law.
Article 33. Violations against regulations on relic and antiquity appraisal services
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance or re-issuance of a Certificate of eligibility to provide relic and antiquity appraisal services.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for altering the content of a Certificate of eligibility to provide relic and antiquity appraisal services.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of failing to apply for re-issuance of a Certificate of eligibility to provide relic and antiquity appraisal services in accordance with regulations.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to meet requirements of head offices for storing and preserving appraised relics and antiquities;
b) Failing to meet requirements for appraising equipment and devices;
c) Failing to ensure the minimum number of qualified relic and antiquity appraisal experts as prescribed.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Operating a relic and antiquity appraisal business without a required Certificate of eligibility to provide relic and antiquity appraisal services;
b) Permitting other entities to use the Certificate of eligibility to provide relic and antiquity appraisal services;
c) Using the Certificate of eligibility to provide relic and antiquity appraisal services of another provider;
Deprivation of the right to use the Certificate of eligibility to provide relic and antiquity appraisal services for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in Point b, Clause 5 of this Article.
a) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of the altered Certificate to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 34. Violations against regulations on relic and antiquity trading
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance or re-issuance of a Certificate of eligibility to trade relics and antiquities or Practicing certificate for trading relics and antiquities.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for altering the content of a Certificate of eligibility to trade relics and antiquities or Practicing certificate for trading relics and antiquities.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of failing to apply for re-issuance of a Certificate of eligibility to trade relics and antiquities or Practicing certificate for trading relics and antiquities in accordance with regulations.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 400.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to meet requirements of head offices for storing, preserving or displaying relics and antiquities;
b) Failing to meet requirements of technical facilities and means for the registered business lines.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Trading relics and antiquities without a required Certificate of eligibility to trade relics and antiquities or Practicing certificate for trading relics and antiquities;
b) Permitting other entities to use the Certificate of eligibility to trade relics and antiquities or Practicing certificate for trading relics and antiquities;
c) Using the Certificate of eligibility to trade relics and antiquities of another establishment or Practicing certificate for trading relics and antiquities of another individual;
Deprivation of the right to use the Certificate of eligibility to trade relics and antiquities of another establishment or Practicing certificate for trading relics and antiquities for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in Point b, Clause 5 of this Article.
a) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of the altered Certificate or Practicing certificate to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 35. Violations against regulations on museum service operations
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance or re-issuance of a museum operation license.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of altering to change the contents of a museum operation license.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to apply for re-issuance of museum operation license as prescribed.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to operating museum services in compliance with regulations.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for operating museum services without a required museum operation license, or for any of the following acts
a) Permitting other organizations or individuals to use the museum operation license;
b) Using the museum operation license of another establishment.
a) Deprivation of the right to use the museum operation license for 01 to 03 months for the act specified in Clause 4 of this Article;
b) Deprivation of the right to use the museum operation license for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in point b Clause 5 of this Article;
a) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of the altered Certificate to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 36. Violations against regulations on practicing certificates for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration
1. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to apply for re-issuance of the practicing certificate for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration0}
2. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to apply for re-issuance of the practicing certificate for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration as prescribed, except where the practicing certificate for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration planning formulation has expired.
3. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed for altering the content of the practicing certificate for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration.
4. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 200.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Practicing planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration without a required practicing certificate as prescribed;
b) Using the practicing certificate for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration of another person;
c) Using an expired practicing certificate for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration;
d) Permitting another individual to use the practicing certificate for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration.
Deprivation of the right to use the practicing certificate for planning formulation; project formulation and techno-economic reporting; design; execution; and execution supervision consultancy for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in Point d, Clause 4 of this Article.
Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article;
Article 37. Violations against regulations on Certificates of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on the act of making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance or re-issuance of a Certificate of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for altering the content of a Certificate of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to apply for re-issuance of the certificate of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice as prescribed, except where such certificate has expired.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 400.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to maintain the required minimum number of certified practitioners during operations;
b) Using an expired Certificate of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Practicing monument preservation, renovation, or restoration without a required Certificate of eligibility for monument renovation;
b) Permitting other organizations or individuals to use the Certificate of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice.
c) Using the Certificate of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice of another organization.
Deprivation of the right to use the Certificate of eligibility for monument preservation, renovation, and restoration practice for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in Point b, Clause 5 of this Article.
a) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Point b, Clause 4 and Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of the altered Certificate to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 38. Violations against regulations on handing over discovered relics and antiquities
1. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to hand over discovered relics or antiquities as per laws.
Confiscation of relics or antiquities for the act prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.
Compulsory payment of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of law.
Article 39. Violations against regulations on replicating relics, antiquities, national treasures, and documentary heritage
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for making untruthful declarations in the application for issuance or re-issuance of a permit to replicate relics, antiquities, national treasures, or documentary heritage.
2. A fine ranging from10.000.000 to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for altering the content of a replication permit as prescribed.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to apply for re-issuance of the replication permit as prescribed, except for the act specified in Point b, Clause 4 of this Article.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Replicating relics, antiquities, national treasures, and documentary heritage improperly with the content specified in the permit;
b) Using an expired replication permit.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Replicating relics, antiquities, national treasures, and documentary heritage without the replication permit as prescribed;
b) Permitting other organizations or individuals to use the replication permit.
c) Using the replication permit of another organization for practicing.
a) Deprivation of the right to use the permit to replicate relics, antiquities, national treasures, or documentary heritage for 01 to 03 months for the act specified in point a Clause 4 of this Article;
b) Deprivation of the right to use the permit to replicate relics, antiquities, national treasures, or documentary heritage for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in point b Clause 5 of this Article;
c) Confiscation of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Point a Clause 4 and Point a Clause 5 of this Article.
a) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 4 and Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Compulsory payment of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits for the acts prescribed in point a Clause 4 and point a Clause 5 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of law;
c) Compulsory return of the altered permit to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 40. Violations against regulations on managing, protecting, promoting, and trading documentary heritage
1. A fine ranging from 3.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to notify in writing the provincial-level specialized authority on culture where the documentary heritage was registered regarding its new owner upon the transfer of ownership of jointly or privately owned documentary heritage.
2. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for trading or purchasing jointly or privately owned documentary heritage that has been inscribed on UNESCO lists or national inventories.
a) Suspension of trading and purchasing operations for a period from 01 month to 03 months for the act prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Confiscation of the jointly or privately owned documentary heritage inscribed on UNESCO lists or national inventories for the act specified in Clause 2 of this Article.
a) Compulsory written notification regarding the new owner to the provincial-level specialized authority on culture where the documentary heritage was registered for the act specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory payment of an amount equal to the value of the inscribed jointly or privately owned documentary heritage for the act specified in Clause 2 of this Article of the violating exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to law;
c) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 41. Violations against regulations on using and exploiting the national database on cultural heritage
1. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for unlawfully infringing upon or altering data or damaging infrastructure in a manner that disrupts the operation of the national database on cultural heritage.
Compulsory restoration to the original state for the act specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Section 6. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON LIBRARIES
Article 42. Violations against regulations on prohibited acts in library operations
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 3.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Swapping information resources, except for ancient, rare, and precious documents, or document collections of special value;
b) Misappropriating information resources, except for ancient, rare, and precious documents, or document collections of special value;
c) Unlawfully providing information regarding library service users.
2. A fine ranging from 3.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Restricting library users’ rights to access and use information resources against the law;
b) Damaging information resources, except for ancient, rare, and precious documents, or document collections of special value;
3. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 7.000.000 dong shall be imposed for destroying information resources, except for ancient, rare, and precious documents, or document collections of special value.
4. A fine ranging from 7.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for destroying library information systems or library databases.
5. Operations of a community library, a private library serving the community, or a library of a foreign organization or individual serving Vietnamese citizens shall be suspended for 06 to 12 months for exploiting library activities to incite violence, undermine fine customs, or entice library users into social vices.
a) Compulsory return of the swapped or misappropriated information resources specified in Points a and b, Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory restoration to the original state for acts specified in Point b, Clause 2, Clause 3, and Clause 4 of this Article;
Article 43. Violations against regulations on operations of community libraries, private libraries serving the community, and libraries of foreign organizations or individuals serving Vietnamese citizens
1. A warning penalty shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to notify the competent authority regarding the establishment, acquisition, consolidation, division, dissolution, or termination of library operations under regulations;
b) Failing to maintain the required number of book copies during operations.
2. A fine ranging from 500.000 dong to 1.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to ensure physical infrastructure, library utilities, or library personnel during operations, except for the act specified in Point b, Clause 1 of this Article.
3. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed for establishing, acquiring, consolidating, dividing, dissolving, or terminating library operations without the written consent of the competent authority.
4. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for repeating any of the violations specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Article 44. Violations against regulations on rights and responsibilities of community libraries, private libraries serving the community, and libraries of foreign organizations or individuals serving Vietnamese citizens
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 3.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Operating inconsistently with the functions, mandates, and contents notified to the competent library authority;
b) Failing to submit reports on library operations to the competent authority;
c) Failing to disclose library regulations and user guidelines.
2. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to ensure openness and transparency regarding information resources as prescribed;
b) Receiving sponsorships, aid, donations, or contributions against regulations.
Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in point b Clause 2 of this Article;
Article 45. Violations against regulations on obligations of library personnel
A warning penalty shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
1. Treating library users unfairly;
2. Behaving in violation of library professional codes of conduct.
Section 7. OTHER VIOLATIONS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE
Article 46. Violations against regulations on the establishment and operation of foreign cultural establishments in Vietnam
1. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to submit written reports to the competent authority on annual operational results or upon request;
b) Failing to notify the competent authority where the branch is located regarding its operational contents and authorization period.
2. A fine ranging from 50.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to notify the competent authority where the head office is located regarding its legal representatives, managers, staff, and their operational start dates and termination dates;
b) Organizing activities inconsistently with the contents of the establishment and operation registration certificate or license;
c) Making untruthful declarations in application for issuance or re-issuance of the establishment and operation registration certificate or license.
3. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to apply for re-issuance of the foreign cultural establishment’s registration certificate or license, or its branch’s establishment and operation certificate as prescribed;
b) Altering the content of the establishment and operation registration certificate or license.
4. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to possess a branch establishment and operation certificate as prescribed.
5. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 25.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to possess an establishment and operation registration certificate or license for a foreign cultural establishment in Vietnam.
Compulsory return of the altered certificate or license to the competent authority that issued it for the act prescribed in Point b, Clause 3 of this Article.
Article 47. Violations against regulations on offline electronic gaming operations
1. A fine ranging from 3.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed for operating an offline electronic gaming business within a distance of less than 200 meters from any primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary school.
2. A fine ranging from 5,000,000 dong to 10,000,000 dong shall be imposed for operating an offline electronic gaming business outside prescribed business hours.
3. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to attach security or marketing stamps or labels certified by competent state authorities in accordance with regulations to offline electronic games.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for providing offline electronic games containing pornographic content, but not to the extent of criminal prosecution required; or inciting violence.
5. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed for selling or renting out electronic gaming tapes or CDs having pornographic and debauching contents, but not to the extent of being criminally prosecuted; inciting violence.
6. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for manufacturing electronic gaming tapes or CDs having pornographic and debauching contents, but not to the extent of being criminally prosecuted; inciting violence; harming national sovereignty.
a) Confiscation of gaming machines for the acts prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article.
b) Confiscation of violating means for the acts prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article.
a) Compulsory destruction of cultural products with toxic contents for the acts prescribed in Clauses 4, 5, and 6 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Article;
c) Compulsory payment of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits, means for the acts prescribed in Clause 4 and Clause 6 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits, means have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of law.
Article 48. Violations against regulations on cultural activities of persons with disabilities or elderly persons
1. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 3.000.000 dong shall be imposed for refusing to provide services or equipment to eligible persons with disabilities or elderly persons participating in cultural activities.
2. A fine ranging from 3.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to grant ticket or service fee exemptions or reduction to persons with disabilities or elderly persons participating in cultural activities as prescribed, except for the case specified in Point a, Clause 2, Article 15 of this Decree.
3. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for refusing to allow eligible persons with disabilities or elderly persons to participate in cultural activities designated for them.
4. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for providing services or equipment that fail to ensure safety for persons with disabilities or elderly persons participating in cultural activities.
Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article;
Chapter III
ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, AND REMEDIAL MEASURES IN ADVERTISING
Section 1. VIOLATIONS OF GENERAL REGULATIONS
Article 49. Violations against regulations on advertising of products, commodities and services subject to advertising prohibitions
1. A fine ranging from 50.000.000 dong to 70.000.000 dong shall be imposed for any of the following acts, except for the cases specified in Clause 6, Article 59 of this Decree:
a) Advertising tobacco;
b) Advertising alcohol containing at least 15% ABV;
c) Advertising breast-milk substitutes for children under 24 months old; nutritional supplements for children under 06 months old; feeding bottles and artificial nipples; or using images of fetuses or young children in advertisements for milk designated for pregnant women;
d) Advertising prescription drugs; or non-prescription drugs recommended by competent state authorities for restricted use or use under physician supervision;
dd) Advertising other products, commodities and services subject to advertising prohibitions.
2. A fine ranging from 70.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed for any of the following acts, except for the cases specified in Clause 6, Article 59 of this Decree:
a) Advertising commodities and services subject to trading prohibitions in accordance with regulations in force;
b) Advertising aphrodisiac products or commodities;
c) Advertising weapons, explosive materials, combat gear, or products and commodities that incite violence.
Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion or erasure of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements with respect to the acts specified in clause 1 and 2 of this Article.
Article 50. Violations against prohibited acts in advertising activities
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for hanging, placing, pasting or painting advertising products on utility poles, traffic light pillars, and public trees, except for cases specified in Point c, Clause 2; Point a, Clause 5; and Point d, Clause 6, Article 5 of Decree No. 336/2025/ND-CP dated December 22, 2025 of the Government on administrative penalties for road traffic activities.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Showing advertisements containing the superlative words or phrases such as: “nhất”, “duy nhất”, “tốt nhất”, “số một” (“best”, “only”, “number one”) or other equivalents without legally required corroborative evidence;
b) Placing advertisements that affect urban settings, traffic order and safety, and peace, except for the cases specified in clause 1 of this Article, Clause 1 and Clause 3 Article 62, clause 3 Article 67 of this Decree;
c) Using advertisements infringing on the freedom of belief, religion, gender stereotyping adverts, and adverts implying bias against people with disabilities;
d) Coercing entities, organizations or individuals to advertise or receive adverts without their consent.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 40,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Showing adverts containing personal images, oral statements or writing without their consent, unless otherwise permitted by laws.
b) Advertising an incorrect type or rating of a tourist accommodation establishment recognized by competent state authorities, or advertising such type or rating before being officially recognized.
4. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Using adverts damaging an organization’s prestige, or an individual’s honor and dignity
b) Comparing products, commodities, or services with those of the same type from other organizations or individuals without supporting documents;
c) Using actions, words, images, sounds, or writings in advertisements that induce children to think, speak, or act contrary to ethics and fine customs, or adversely affect children’s health, safety, or normal development;;
d) Using adverts that are unaesthetic go against historical, cultural, moral traditions and fine customs of Vietnam;
dd) Advertising films through trailers or related pre-production, production, distribution, or screening information in violation of Article 9 of the Law on Cinematography No. 05/2022/QH15.
5. A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Using adverts having detrimental effects on the solemnity of the national flag, emblem, anthem, flag of Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), national heroes, cultural celebrities, leaders, or headers of CPV and State of Vietnam, except for the case specified in Point b, Clause 2, Article 64 of this Decree;
b) Using adverts disclosing state secrets or harms national independence, sovereignty, security, or defense;
c) Using adverts containing untruthful or misleading information regarding the business capacity or supply capacity of traders; or regarding the registered or declared quantity, quality, price, utility, design, packaging, trademark, origin, type, service method, or warranty period of products, commodities, or services, except for cases specified in Point b, Clause 3 of this Article, Clause 2 of Article 53, Clause 1 of Article 69, Point b of Clause 4 of Article 70, Clause 4 of Article 71, Point a of Clause 1 of Article 79, and Point c of Clause 1 of Article 80 of this Decree.
Deprivation of the right to use the receipt of product declaration registration for 05 to 07 months, and deprivation of the right to use the confirmation of advertising contents for 22 to 24 months for violations specified in Point a of Clause 2, Point b of Clause 4, and Point c of Clause 5 of this Article, in the case where supplementary food advertising regulations are violated at least twice within a 06-month period.
a) Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion or erasure of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements with respect to the acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 5 of this Article.
b) Written apology to organizations or individuals for the act prescribed in Point a, Clause 4 of this Article;
c) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in point b Clause 3, point c Clause 5 of this Article;
d) Compulsory return of illegal profits equal to the sales revenue generated from the products, commodities, or services from the commencement of the advertisement for acts specified in point b Clause 3, point c Clause 5 of this Article.
Article 51. Violations against regulations on obligations of influencers as prescribed in consumer protection laws in advertising activities
1. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to verify the reliability of the advertiser;
b) Failing to inspect documents related to the advertised products, commodities, or services;
c) Failing to fully disclose the advertisement immediately before and during the advertising activity.
2. A fine ranging from 60.000.000 dong to 80.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing disclose the advertisement immediately before and during the advertising activity.
3. A fine ranging from 80.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed for introducing products, commodities, or services without having personally used or fully understood them.
a) Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
b) Compulsory recall of products/commodities or suspension of services and return the profits generated from the sale of such products, commodities, or services, where the owner has an advertising contract with the influencer under consumer protection laws, or where the influencer advertises their own products, commodities, or services, for acts specified in points a and b, Clause 1 and Clause 3 of this Article;
c) Compulsory public written apology for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Article 52. Violations against regulations on advertising speech and writing
1. A fine ranging from 5,000,000 dong to 10,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Using advertisements for products, commodities, and services that are not presented in Vietnamese, except for labels, slogans, trademarks or proper names that are expressed in foreign languages; by using internationalized words that cannot be replaced by Vietnamese ones; books, newspapers, websites and publications permitted to be published in Vietnamese ethnic minority’s languages or any other foreign language; radio and television broadcasting programs in Vietnamese ethnic minority’s languages or any other foreign language;
b) Using advertisements in Vietnamese that fails to preserve the linguistic purism, or is unclear or inaccurate in expressing the intended content;
c) Running adverts for products, commodities and services by using the foreign-language font size which is three-quarters greater than the Vietnamese-language font size and is not placed underneath Vietnamese words if both Vietnamese and a foreign language are used on an advertisement, except for the cases specified in points a, b, c, and d Clause 2 Article 67 of this Decree;
d) Running adverts for products, commodities and services without speaking Vietnamese prior to a foreign language in cases where both Vietnamese and that foreign language are used on an advertisement broadcast on radio, television or other audio-visual media.
Compulsory removal, demolition, deletion or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 53. Violations against regulations on advertising content
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to fully and clearly display compulsory notes, recommendations, or warnings in advertisements;
b) Using text colors that do not contrast with the background color or text sizes smaller than the standard size in the advertisement;
c) Failing to read the contents of notes, recommendations, or warnings fully and clearly, or reading them at a speed and volume non-equivalent to other contents in the same advertisement.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertisements containing content that is:
a) Untruthful, inaccurate, or unclear content;
b) Misleading information regarding the features, quality, utility, or effects of the products, commodities, or services.
a) Compulsory removal, demolition, or deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements for acts specified in clause 1 and 2 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of illegal profits equal to the sales revenue generated from the products, commodities, or services from the commencement of the advertisement for acts specified in Clause 2 of this Article.
Article 54. Violations against regulations on advertising conditions
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to possess a business registration certificate in accordance with regulations when advertising products, commodities, or services;
b) Failing to possess documents proving standard or regulation compliance when advertising products, commodities, or services;
c) Failing to possess certificates of ownership or right of use in accordance with regulations when advertising property.
Compulsory removal, demolition, or deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
Article 55. Violations against regulations on hiring advertising service providers
A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising the products, commodities, services, or operations of a foreign organization or individual not operating in Vietnam without hiring advertising service providers in Vietnam to do so.
Section 2. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON ADVERTISING ON PRINTED NEWSPAPERS, PRODUCTS, ELECTRONIC MEANS, TERMINAL DEVICES AND OTHER TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES
Article 56. Violations against regular regulations on online advertising
1. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed upon an online advertising service provider for any of the following acts, except for the cases specified in Clause 3 of this Article:
a) Failing to notify or improperly notifying contact information to competent authorities in accordance with regulations;
b) Failing to verify the advertiser’s identity, or failing to request the advertiser to provide their business registration certificate or other valid legal documents;
c) Failing to achieve information and documents of advertising activities in accordance with regulations;
d) Fail to provide technical solutions to control and eliminate violating advertisements on the service provision system;
dd) Failing to store information regarding ad distribution methods, rules, or algorithms used for online ad placement;
e) Failing to establish a mechanism to receive and resolve consumer complaints regarding online advertising services;
g) Failing to comply with online advertising transparency regulations when establishing or operating an intermediary digital platform to provide services;
h) Failing to submit annual or ad-hoc reports upon request of competent authorities in accordance with regulations.
2. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed online advertising operations involving any of the following acts:
a) Failing to provide clear identifiers via numbers, text, symbols, images, or sounds to distinguish advertising content from non-advertising content;
b) For non-fixed area advertisements: Failing to provide recognizable features or icons that allow users to turn off the advertisement, report violating advertisement content to the service provider, or refuse unsuitable advertisement content in accordance with regulations;
c) Failing to provide solutions by the advertising service provider or advertising publisher to monitor and verify landing content for advertisements containing hyperlinks;
d) Social network service providers failing to provide users with features to distinguish advertising content from other contents.
3. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed upon an advertiser, advertising service provider, ad publisher, or ad conveyer for any of the following acts:
a) Placing advertisements inside, adjacent to, directly after, or directly before illegal content;
b) Advertising on websites, social networks, online applications, or digital platforms that violate the law;
c) Cooperating in advertising with organizations, individuals, websites, social networks, online applications, digital platforms, or social media accounts, channels, community pages, and community groups publicly flagged for legal violations by competent state authorities;
d) Failing to block or remove law-violating information upon request of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism or other competent state authorities;
dd) Failing to provide information regarding organizations or individuals involved in online advertising activities when detecting any signs of legal violations to competent state authorities upon request
4. A fine ranging from 50.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 shall be imposed upon online advertising participants for failing to block or remove violating advertisements within 24 hours from the receipt of an authorized request, except for the case specified in Point d, Clause 3 of this Article.
a) Compulsory removal of advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in point b and point c Clause 3 of this Article;
Article 57. Violations against regular regulations on printed newspapers
1. A fine ranging from 3,000,000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Issuing advertising supplements without issuing written notification to competent state authorities as prescribed;
b) An ads supplement is not separately paginated; does not have the same size as a main page; is not issued together with main pages;
c) Advertising on news articles.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising on the front cover of a magazine or the front page of a newspaper;
b) Failing to provide signs to distinguish advertising content from non-advertising content.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20,000,000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Exceeding the prescribed advertising area limit in a newspaper or magazine edition, except for specialized advertising publications or advertising supplements;
b) Failing to show names; names and addresses of press agencies; and the phrase “Phụ trương quảng cáo không tính vào giá bán” (“Advertisement supplement is not included in the selling price”) on the first page of the advertisement supplement.
Article 58. Violations against regular regulations on audio and video newspapers
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong for the act of advertising on audio and video newspapers without providing any sign to distinguish advertising contents from others.
2. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for displaying advertising products and official information in the form of scrolling text or a moving image sequence that commits any of the following violations:
a) The advertising area exceeds 10% of the screen area;
b) The advertisement affects the main content of the program;
c) The advertising product is displayed at the bottom edge of the screen.
3. A fine ranging from 50.000.000 dong to 100.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising on free-to-air broadcast channels in excess of 10% of the total daily broadcast duration of such channels, except for specialized advertising channels;
b) Advertising on pay-TV channels in excess of 5% of the total daily broadcast duration of such channels, except for specialized advertising channels;
c) Advertising during news programs;
d) Advertising during live radio or television broadcasts of special political events or major national holidays;
dd) Advertising during entertainment programs or films with a duration of under 05 minutes
e) Advertising more than once in an entertainment program or film with duration from 05 minutes to under 15 minutes;
g) Interrupting programs to place advertisements in contravention of the provisions of law during entertainment programs or films with duration of 15 minutes or longer;
h) Advertising duration of each commercial break during entertainment programs or films exceeding 5 minutes;
i) Screening an entire film for advertising purposes without a valid film distribution license from the competent authorities or a broadcasting decision by the head of the television or radio-television station;
k) Failing to comply with conditions prescribed in Clause 5a Article 22 of the Law on Advertising No. 16/2012/QH13 (as amended and supplemented by Law No. 75/2025/QH15) when transmitting or broadcasting live international events or foreign sports programs containing pre-existing advertisements of banned products, commodities, or services.
4. A fine ranging from 150.000.000 dong to 200.000.000 dong shall be imposed for producing a specialized advertising channel without a license from competent regulatory bodies.
Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article;
Article 59. Violations against regulations on advertising on printed products other than publications, printed publications, and electronic publications
1. A fine ranging from 6.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to specify the following contents on paintings, pictures, posters, catalogs, flyers, leaflets, and other non-publication printed products, except for cases specified in Clauses 2 and 5 of this Article:
a) Advertiser’s name/address;
b) Print run;
c) Printing facility name/address.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed for any of the following acts per type of non-publication printed product:
a) Failing to place the advertiser’s emblem, logo or trademark at the bottom of a print product;
b) Advertising in excess of the prescribed space on pictures, photos, posters, catalogs, flyers, leaflets or brochures propagating and disseminating information about politics, economy, culture, society, science, technology, literature, art, education and training.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts per title of printed publication:
a) Advertising in excess of the prescribed space as prescribed or running advertisements of which content and images do not accord with Vietnamese fine customs and traditions on tear-off block calendars;
b) Advertising on each tear-off block calendar containing national holidays and key national anniversaries;
c) Running advertisements on one of the second, third and fourth cover page of each publication in book form and non-commercial document in book form, except in the case of placing the advertisement for the author, work, publisher, affiliated partner in publishing activities on the fourth cover page of a book and promotional book;
d) Running advertisements on the first cover pages or block text pages of each publication in book form and non-commercial document in book form, except promotional books;
dd) Running advertisements for the author, work, publisher, emblem, logo or trademark of a product, commodity, service, and activities on a non-commercial document that are not under ownership of the organization or individual publishing that document.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 25.000.000 dong for blending advertisements into the content or interrupting the content of an electronic publication title.
5. A fine ranging from 25.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on advertising on:
a) Printed or electronic publications that are administrative maps;
b) Printed products that are currency, valuable papers, diplomas, certificates, or state management documents.
6. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising one or more products, commodities, or services prohibited from advertising in accordance with Article 7 of Law on Advertising No. 16/2012/QH13 in any of the following cases:
a) On each non-publication printed product;
b) On each printed publication title;
c) On each electronic publication title.
Destruction of violating exhibits if they constitute harmful cultural products, or removal of violating advertising content for acts specified in Clauses 4, 5, and 6 of this Article;
Section 3. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON ADVERTISING ON MEANS OF ADVERTISING
Article 60. Violations against regulations on advertising on billboards or banners
1. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 2.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Hanging, erecting, placing and installing each billboard or banner out of approved zoning or positions approved by the competent state authorities;
b) Failing to specify name, address of the advertising maker on each billboard or banner.
2. A fine ranging from 2.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising in excess of the prescribed space of a billboard, banner at the planned position or the position approved by competent state authorities;
b) Failing to remove the banner exceeding the time limit stated in the notice; failing to remove billboards or banners that are torn, broken or unaesthetic.
3. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Placing emblems, logos and trademarks of advertisers at the positions different from the prescribed ones on billboards or banners containing political or political-social propaganda;
b) Representing logos or trademarks of products that exceeds the prescribed area limit on billboards or banners containing political or socio-political propaganda and promotional content;
c) Advertising on billboards or banners that are in breach of regulations on protected perimeters of historical – cultural relics; safety corridors of roads, dikes, or national power grids; obscure traffic lights; block roads or public signage;
d) Making modifications to falsify advertisement contents that have been notified to competent state authorities;
dd) Incorrectly notifying advertisement contents displayed on billboards or banners to competent state authorities of the places where advertising activities are carried out.
4. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to submit advertising product notification to the competent state authorities under regulations.
Compulsory removal of advertisements for acts specified in Point a, Clause 1, and Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of this Article;
Article 61. Violations against regulations on advertising on specialized advertising screens
1. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 2.000.000 dong shall be imposed for mounting or installing a specialized advertising screen that fails to meet technical regulations on outdoor advertising media or local outdoor advertising zoning.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertisements on outdoor specialized advertising screens containing any of the following content:
a) Using sound;
b) Using screen lighting on advertising screens that affects traffic safety.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed upon the lawful owner or user of a specialized advertising screen for failing to apply technical measures to prevent and block cyberattacks and ensure network information safety and security.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed upon an online advertising service provider for any of the following acts:
a) Fail to provide technical solutions for ad publishers and advertisers to control and eliminate law-violating advertisements on a networked system of specialized advertising screens;
b) Failing to install equipment for collecting and identifying images, videos, and personal data on specialized advertising screens;
c) Failing to routinely update pre-advertisement information into the data system of the local advertising authority, including: quantity of advertising products; names of advertised products, commodities, or services; broadcasting schedules and times; and names of entities or enterprises responsible for the advertising products;
d) Failing to store or provide information regarding the quantity of advertising products; names of advertised products, commodities, or services; broadcasting schedules and times; and names of entities or enterprises responsible for the advertising products.
5. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 50.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to block or remove law-violating information upon request of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism or other competent state authorities (applicable to advertising service providers);
b) Executing advertisements via networked specialized advertising screens installed inside elevators that compromises elevator safety requirements;
c) Installing and using data collection devices on networked specialized advertising screens for purposes other than statistical analysis of viewership numbers or ad outreach efficiency without the consent of personal data subjects during collection and use.
6. A fine ranging from 50.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to guarantee the capability to log display history, times, and advertising content for inspection purposes; or failing to comply with network information safety regulations for networked specialized advertising screen systems.
a) Compulsory cessation of sound use or modification of screen lighting to ensure traffic safety for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal of specialized advertising screens for acts specified in Clause 1, Clause 3, Points b and c of Clause 5, and Clause 6 of this Article;
c) Compulsory blocking or removal of law-violating information upon request for the act specified in Point a, Clause 5 of this Article.
Article 62. Violations against regulations on advertisements that are not aesthetically pleasing, and affect traffic order, safety, society and on means of transport
1. A warning shall be issued for handing out flyers that are not aesthetically pleasing, and affect traffic order and safety and the society.
2. A fine ranging from 2.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Mounting advertisements on the front, back and roof of vehicle;
b) Placing an advertisement covering more space than the allowable space that it may occupy on each side of a means of transport.
3. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed upon persons whose advertisements existing in the form of flyers for their products, commodities, or services are not aesthetically pleasing, and affect aesthetics, traffic order and safety and the society.
a) Compulsory destruction of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits are environmentally hazardous items or cultural products having detrimental effects;
b) Compulsory removal or deletion of advertisements for acts specified in Clause 2 of this Article.
Article 63. Violations against regulations on advertising via loudspeakers and similar forms
1. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 dong to 3.000.000 dong shall be imposed for using loudspeakers and other similar forms at offices of authorities, armed forces, schools or hospitals.
2. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising by using loudspeakers and other similar forms mounted on vehicles or other mobile means in urban areas;
b) Advertising national brands on commune-level radio stations in contravention of the provisions of law.
Confiscation of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 1 and Point a Clause 2 of this Article.
Compulsory payment of an amount equal to the value of the administrative violation exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 1 and point a Clause 2 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits have been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed contrary to the provisions of law.
Article 64. Violations against regulations on advertising in cultural or sporting programs or events
1. A fine ranging from 3.000.000 dong to 5.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Hanging, placing, pasting or erecting advertising products as high as or higher than program’s emblems, logos or names;
b) The font size of an advertising product is greater than half of the font size of the program’s name.
2. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising on the stage area which is not aesthetically pleasing and obscures the view of viewers;
b) Advertising inside stadiums, competition halls and sporting venues that obscure the National Flag, National Emblem, leader’s photo, instruction sign and audience’s view;
c) Advertising inside stadiums or competition halls that interfere with athletes’ practice, competition and performance, coaches’ instructions and the fulfillment of duties by the Organizers’ Board, referees, instruction staff, medical staff and attendants.
Compulsory removal, demolition, erasure or deletion of advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.
Article 65. Violations against regulations on management of street teams
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed upon the advertising street team that fails to comply with notification submitted to competent state authorities.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed for failing to submit advertising product notification to the competent state authorities under regulations.
Article 66. Violations against regulations on advertising in audio and video recordings, and advertising within film content
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for inserting advertisements into audio or video recordings of cultural, artistic, or cinematographic programs, Or in audio or video recordings intended to replace or illustrate books, where the advertisement’s duration exceeds total time length of main content as prescribed, except for advertising on audio and video newspapers.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of inserting advertisements for products, commodities, or services into film content that fall under any of the following provisions:
a) Failing to provide a notification via text, speech, symbols, or program icons must prior to the commencement of the film dissemination;
b) Failing to provide a notification via text or speech specifying the names of the advertised products, commodities, or services; and their compulsory recommendations and warnings in advertisements of special products, commodities, or services prior to the commencement of the film dissemination.
Article 67. Violations against regulations on signboards
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to fully display the direct managing agency’s name on the signboard; the name of the production or business establishment in accordance with the business registration certificate or the enterprise registration certificate; addresses and telephone numbers;
b) Using signboards of which the size is in breach of regulations.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Displaying an incorrect or incomplete name in Vietnamese on the signboard;
b) Displaying foreign language in place of Vietnamese on signboards;
c) Displaying proper names, abbreviations, or international trade names in foreign language above the Vietnamese text on the signboard;
d) Displaying names, abbreviations, or international trade names in foreign language of which the font size is three-quarters more than the Vietnamese font size on signboards;
dd) The height of the vertical signboard is greater than the height of the story accommodating that signboard.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Hanging, erecting, placing and mounting signboards obscuring exit and fire safety spaces;
b) Hanging, erecting, placing or mounting signboards protruding into sidewalks or road pavements to the extent that these signboards may affect public transport;
c) Hanging, erecting, placing, mounting or affixing signboards that are not aesthetically pleasing.
Compulsory removal of signboards for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Section 4. VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON ADVERTISING FOR SPECIAL PRODUCTS, COMMODITIES OR SERVICES
Article 68. Violations against general regulations on advertising special products, commodities, or services; validation of contents of advertisement for special products, commodities, or services
1. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising special products, commodities, or services without a valid documents or information proving the circulation/commercial practice permission in Vietnam in accordance with regulations, except for special products, commodities, or services not subject to licensing;
b) Advertising special products, commodities, or services without having the advertising content validated by competent state authorities prior to execution.
Deprivation of the right to use the Certificate of eligibility for pharmaceutical business, the acknowledgement of receipt of product declaration, healthcare examination and treatment license for the duration of between 01 and 03 months for violations prescribed in clause 1 of this Article, if the pharmaceutical, food, or healthcare examination and treatment advertisement commits the same violation at least 02 times within a 06-month period.
Compulsory removal, demolition, or deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing advertisements for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
Article 69. Violations against regulations on drug advertising
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to clearly read the name of the drug, active ingredients or drug materials, contraindications, warnings for special populations, and the warning “Đọc kỹ hướng dẫn sử dụng trước khi dùng” (“Read the user instructions carefully before use”) when advertising drugs on audio newspapers, video newspapers, electronic press, websites, electronic devices, specialized advertising screens, or other audio-enabled advertising media as prescribed;
b) Failing to fully display the drug name; active ingredients or drug materials; name and address of the manufacturer, and the warning “Đọc kỹ hướng dẫn sử dụng trước khi dung” (“Read the user instructions carefully before use”) for drug advertisements on outdoor advertising media.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertisements that fail to specify any of the following content:
a) Drug name;
b) Active ingredients or drug materials;
c) Indications, except for indications excluded from advertising content by law;
d) Contraindications or warnings for special populations such as pregnant women, lactating women, the elderly, children, or persons with chronic diseases;
dd) Name and address of the drug manufacturer;
e) The warning “Đọc kỹ hướng dẫn sử dụng trước khi dung” (“Read the user instructions carefully before use”).
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising drugs of which content is inconsistent with the marketing authorization in Vietnam or the instruction leaflet approved by a competent state authority or the treatise on that drug that has been recorded in the National Pharmacopoeia or in the drug-related documents recognized by the competent authority in the country of manufacture;
b) Advertising drugs of which content has been adjusted compared to the issued certificate of drug advertisement contents without providing written notification of such adjustments to the issuing authority;
c) Failing to submit a written notification of advertising time and location and a copy of the approved certificate of drug advertisement contents to the People’s Committee of the province where the drug advertising seminar, conference, or event is organized prior to its commencement.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising products as the ones used for disease prevention, treatment, diagnosis, alleviation and adjustment of physiological functions of the human body though they are not medicines, except medical equipment;
b) Using certificates that have not recognized by the Ministry of Health; using material benefits, names or titles of organizations or individuals or any symbols, images, status, prestige, letters, or patient testimonials to advertise drugs;
c) Using clinical research results, preclinical research results, testing results or bioequivalence test results that have not recognized by the Ministry of Health for the purposes of advertising medicines;
d) Providing inaccuracy declarations in the application for certificate of drug advertisement contents;
dd) Advertising a drug without possessing a certificate of drug advertisement contents issued by the competent state authority, or failing to compliance with the issued certificate, or using an expired certificate;
e) Advertising a drug that has not been granted a marketing authorization or whose marketing authorization has expired.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in Point a of Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition, deletion or erasure of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing advertisements for acts specified in point b Clause 1 and Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of this Article.
Article 70. Violations against regulations on cosmetic advertising
1. A fine ranging from5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising cosmetics after receiving the acknowledgement of receipt by competent state authorities, but failing to notify this to competent state authorities at other localities where they wish to place their advertisements.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Failing to clearly read out: cosmetic product name, features, effects, or warnings prescribed by international agreements when advertising on audio or video newspapers, except for the case specified in Point b of this Clause;
b) Failing to display via text or provide full information to viewers for cosmetic advertisements on video newspapers with duration of under 30 seconds.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising cosmetics with content that does not comply with the Cosmetic declarations;
b) Advertising a cosmetic product that do not contain any of the following contents: the cosmetic name, its features/effects (unless specifying in the product name), the name and address of the declarant; and warnings prescribed by international agreements;
c) Using images, uniforms, names, letters, or articles of healthcare facilities, doctors, pharmacists, or other medical personnel to advertise cosmetics.
4. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising cosmetics that have not been issued a receiving number of the cosmetic product declaration form or the receiving number of the cosmetic product declaration form has expired;
b) Advertising cosmetics whose content is inconsistent with the actual nature, classification, features, or effects of the product as declared, or advertising cosmetics to the extent that they are misunderstood as medicines.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in Clauses 3 and 4 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition, or deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 3 and 4 of this Article;
c) Compulsory return of illegal profits obtained from committing the acts prescribed in Clause 4 of this Article;
Article 71. Violations against regulations on advertising for foods
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising health supplements without the phrase “Thực phẩm bảo vệ sức khỏe” (“Health supplements”);
b) Advertising food supplements without the phrase “Thực phẩm bổ sung” (“Food supplements”)
c) Advertising medical foods without the phrase “Thực phẩm dinh dưỡng y học” (“Medical foods”) or the phrase “Sử dụng cho người bệnh với sự giám sát của nhân viên y tế” (“To be used under the supervision of medical personnel”);
d) Advertising foods for special dietary uses without the phrase “Sản phẩm dinh dưỡng cho (“Nutritional supplements for”) (specify the targeted user group)”.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising foods that do not contain any of the following contents: The product name; or the name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the product;
b) Advertising health supplements that do not contain any of the following contents: the product’s effects, health warnings (if any), or the warning ” Thực phẩm này không phải là thuốc và không có tác dụng thay thế thuốc chữa bệnh” (“This product is not a drug and does not serve as a substitute for curative drugs”), except for the case specified in Point c of this Clause;
c) Advertising health supplements on audio or video newspapers with a short duration of under 15 seconds without including the disclaimer in the advertising content;
d) Using public electronic devices or distributing or presenting printed materials, audio/video recording, audio/video recordings, or data storage devices at fairs, seminars, conferences, or exhibitions to introduce food that do not conform to the conformity declaration, product declaration, product self-declaration, or advertisement content confirmation dossier.
3. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for organizing fairs, seminars, conferences, or exhibitions that distribute or present printed materials, audio/video recordings, or data storage devices introducing food products whose content has not been validated by competent state authorities in accordance with regulations.
4. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising food whose content publishes, links, quotes, or cites patient opinions describing the food as a medicine.
a) Deprivation of the right to use the receipt of product declaration registration for 01 to 03 months for the act specified in Clause 3 of this Article, in the case where advertising regulations on health supplements are violated at least twice within a 06-month period.
b) Deprivation of the right to use the receipt of product declaration registration for 03 to 05 months, and deprivation of the right to use the confirmation of advertising contents for 20 to 24 months for acts specified in Clause 4 of this Article, in the case where advertising regulations on health supplements are violated at least twice within a 06-month period.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts specified in Points a, b, and c of Clause 2, and Clause 4 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition, deletion or erasure of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing advertisements for acts specified in Clause 1, Points a, b, and c of Clause 2, and Clause 4 of this Article.
c) Destruction of violating exhibits for the acts prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article in cases where the violating exhibits are items hazardous to human health, livestock, crops, or the environment, or cultural products having detrimental effects.
Article 72. Violations against regulations on advertising chemicals, insecticides and germicides for domestic and medical use
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising insecticides or germicides for domestic and medical use that do not conform to the Certificate of marketing authorization issued by the competent state authorities.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall imposed for advertising chemicals or insecticides or germicides for domestic and medical use not containing any of the following contents:
a) Name of the chemical or insecticide or germicide for domestic and medical use;
b) Name and address of the holder of the marketing authorization number;
c) Features and effects;
d) The warning: “Đọc kỹ hướng dẫn sử dụng trước khi dung” (“Read the user instructions carefully before use”);
dd) Warning information regarding the hazardous characteristics of the chemical and instructions on preventing adverse effects of the chemical for products or commodities containing toxic or hazardous chemicals.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising or publishing advertisements for insecticides or germicides for domestic and medical use that have not been granted a Marketing Authorization by the Ministry of Health.
Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Article 73. Violations against regulations on medical devices
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising a medical device that do not conform to the Certificate of marketing authorization, Receipt of declaration of applicable standards, or Import license issued by competent state authorities;
b) Failing to provide health warnings for users or storage conditions (if any).
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for medical device advertisements that fail to specify any of the following content:
a) Name of the medical device and its intended purpose;
b) Name and address of the holder of the marketing authorization number;
c) Name and address of the importer (applicable to medical devices required to have a marketing authorization number or an import license);
d) Name and address of the advertiser (applicable to medical devices not required to have a marketing authorization number or an import license).
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for using images or information of healthcare facilities, doctors, pharmacists, or other medical personnel when advertising a medical device.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in Point b of Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Article 74. Violations against regulations on advertising dairy products and nutritional supplements for children not falling under the cases specified in Clause 4, Article 7 of the Law on Advertising No. 16/2012/QH13
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall imposed for advertising dairy products and nutritional supplements for children that do not conform to the receipts of conformity declaration or the product declaration or the product self-declaration.
2. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising dairy products and nutritional supplements that fails to provide any of the following contents:
a) Product name;
b) The name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the product.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising nutritional supplements for children under 24 months of age where the content fails to meet any of the following requirements:
a) The opening of the advertisement must contain the phrase: “This product is a nutritional supplement and is to be fed to children over 06 months of age in addition to breast milk”;
b) It contains the advisory “Breast milk is the best food for the health and comprehensive development of young children”;
c) It complies with regulations on information, education, and communication materials for children nurturing and the use of nutritional supplements for children in accordance with regulations.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Article 75. Violations against regulations on advertising for healthcare services
1. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising for healthcare services that fail to provide any of the following contents:
a) Name, address, operating license number, and operating hours of the healthcare facilities;
b) Scope of professional practice specified in the medical examination and treatment practicing license.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising the diagnosis or selection of embryo or fetal gender;
b) Advertising or brokering the donation or receipt of human body parts for commercial purposes.
3. A fine ranging from 30.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising healthcare services without a medical examination and treatment practicing license or a medical examination and treatment practicing certificate.
4. A fine ranging from 40.000.000 dong to 60.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising beyond the scope of professional practice or technical scope authorized by competent authorities.
a) Deprivation of the right to use the medical examination and treatment practicing license for 01 to 03 months for the act specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Deprivation of the right to use the medical examination and treatment practicing license for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in Clause 2 of this Article;
c) Deprivation of the right to use the medical examination and treatment practicing license or medical examination and treatment practicing certificate for 03 to 06 months for the act specified in Clause 4 of this Article.
Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article.
Article 76. Violations against regulations on advertising for pesticides
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10,000,000 dong shall be imposed for advertising pesticides that does not conform the content specified in the Certificate of registration of pesticide.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising pesticides not included in the list of pesticides permitted for use in Vietnam;
b) Advertising pesticides that does not contain any of the following contents: name of the drug, active ingredients and their concentrations; features, effects, and precaution notes for use and storage; name and address of the organization or individual responsible for marketing the product; functions, uses, effects and usage or storage warnings.
3. A fine ranging from 25.000.000 dong to 40.000.000 dong shall be imposed for the act of advertising pesticides prohibited for use in Vietnam.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Article 77. Violations against regulations on veterinary drug advertising
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising veterinary drugs that does not conform the content specified in the Certificate of veterinary drug marketing authorization and the summary of product characteristics in accordance with regulations;
b) Advertising veterinary drugs that do not contain any of the following contents: name of the drug, active ingredients and their concentrations; features, effects, and precaution notes for use and storage; name and address of the organization or individual responsible for marketing the product; functions, uses, effects and usage or storage warnings.
2. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising veterinary drugs that have not been granted a Certificate of veterinary drug marketing authorization by competent state authorities.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition, or deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article;
Article 78. Violations against regulations on fertilizer advertising
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising a fertilizer that does not conform to the content specified in the Decision on recognition of fertilizers permitted for circulation in Vietnam.
2. A fine ranging from 15.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising a fertilizer that fails to provide any of the following content:
a) Fertilizer name and method of application;
b) The name and address of the organization or individual responsible for marketing the product.
3. A fine ranging from 20.000.000 dong to 30.000.000 dong shall be imposed for advertising a fertilizer that has not been granted a Decision on recognition of fertilizers permitted for circulation in Vietnam.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines containing the advertisements for acts specified in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
Article 79. Violations against regulations on advertising aquafeeds, animal feeds, aquatic environmental remediation products, and farming environmental remediation products
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising untruthfully regarding the nature, effects, quality, source, or origin of aquaculture feed, animal feed, environmental remediation products, and farming environmental remediation products;
b) Advertising aquafeeds, animal feeds, aquatic environmental remediation products, and farming environmental remediation products without providing any of the following contents: product name; features, effects, characteristics, and cautionary notes for use and storage; or the name and address of the organization or individual responsible for marketing the product.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory removal, demolition, or deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
Article 80. Violations against regulations on advertising plant varieties
1. A fine ranging from 5.000.000 dong to 10.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising plant varieties that are not major plant species prior to its self-declaration for circulation in Vietnam or before obtaining a Decision on recognition of plant variety circulation or a Decision on special recognition of plant variety circulation;
b) Advertising a plant variety imported for exhibition or fair purposes that is not consistent with content specified in the import license issued by competent authorities;;
c) Advertising a plant variety with incorrect information, or to the extent of misleading information regarding commercial capacity of the variety business (such as quantity, quality, or selling price), its labeling content, or its trademark.
2. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 15.000.000 dong shall be imposed on any of the following acts:
a) Advertising plant varieties that are not major plant species without obtaining a decision on recognition of plant variety circulation or a decision on special recognition of plant variety circulation or not in the list of plant varieties permitted for manufacturing or trading in Vietnam or without obtaining a decision on recognition of new plant varieties;
b) Advertising plant varieties without providing any of the following contents: name, origin of the plant variety; name and address of the business or person responsible for marketing the plant variety;
c) The content of an advertisement for plant variety is not consistent with information specified in the decision on recognition of plant variety circulation, the decision on special recognition of plant variety circulation, or announcement of information about the plant variety subject to self-declaration.
a) Compulsory rectification of untruthful information for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Compulsory return of illegal profits equal to the sales revenue generated from the products, commodities, or services from the commencement of the advertisement for acts specified in point c Clause 1 of this Article.
c) Compulsory removal, demolition and deletion or erasure of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements with respect to the acts specified in clause 1 and 2 of this Article.
Article 81. Violations against regulations on advertising aquaculture breeds, livestock breeds, and livestock breed products
1. A fine ranging from 10.000.000 dong to 20.000.000 dong shall imposed for advertising aquaculture breeds, livestock breeds, or livestock breed products without proving any of the following contents: product name; features, effects, characteristics, and cautionary notes for use and storage; or the name and address of the organization or individual responsible for marketing the breed products or breeds.
Compulsory removal, demolition, or deletion of advertisements or recall of printed newspapers and magazines with advertisements for acts specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
Chapter IV
AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES, AND APPLY REMEDIAL MEASURES IN CULTURAL AND ADVERTISING
Article 82. Authority to issue administrative violation notices
1. Persons competent to impose administrative penalties as prescribed from Article 83 to Article 91 of this Decree shall perform their functions, duties, and powers as assigned in accordance with Article 92 of this Decree.
2. Civil servants, public employees, and inspectors who are members of an inspectorate, head of inspectorate, and members of the People’s Army or People’s Public Security forces who are on duty are performing assigned tasks in culture and advertising shall have the power to issue notices of administrative violations in accordance with regulations.
3. Aircraft commanders, train masters, and ship captains who are on duty according to their assigned functions and powers in the culture and advertising shall have the power to issue notices of administrative violations occurring on aircraft, ships and other inland watercraft.
Article 83. Power to impose penalties of Chairpersons of People’s Committees
1. Chairpersons of Commune-level People’s Committees shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
2. Chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 100.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 84. Power to impose penalties of heads of state management authorities specializing in specific sectors and fields and certain other titles
1. Directors of Regional Livestock and Veterinary Sub-departments under the Department of Livestock and Veterinary; Directors of Regional Plant Quarantine Sub-departments under the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection; Directors of Regional Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality, Processing, and Market Development Sub-departments for the Central Region and Southern Region under the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality, Processing, and Market Development; Directors of Sub-departments in the fields of crop production, plant protection, livestock production, veterinary medicine, agro-forestry-fisheries quality management, water resources, dikes, and disaster management under the Department of Agriculture and Environment; Directors of Sub-departments in the fields of fisheries and fisheries resources surveillance under Department of Agriculture and Environment; Directors of Food Safety Sub-departments and Directors of Sub-departments in population and children under Department of Health; Heads of regional road management authorities under the Vietnam Road Administration; and Directors of Northern and Southern Maritime and Inland Waterway Sub-departments shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
2. The Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; the Director of Department of Culture and Sports; the Director of Department of Tourism; the Director of Department of Agriculture and Environment; the Director of Department of Industry and Trade; the Director of Department of Construction shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 40.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 80.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
3. The Director of the Vietnam Road Administration; Director of the Maritime and Inland Waterway Administration of Vietnam; Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam; Director of the Vietnam Railway Authority; Director of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection; Director of the Department of Livestock and Veterinary; Director of the Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Resources Surveillance; Director of the Department of Construction and Management of Irrigation Works; Director of the Department of Dike Management and Disaster Management; Director of the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development; Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Administration; Director of the Drug Administration of Vietnam; Director of the Food Safety Administration; Director of the Department of Population; Director of the Department of Disease Prevention; Director of the Authority of Press; Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information; Director of the Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution; Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage; Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Libraries; Director of the Agency for Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition; Director of the Agency for Performing Arts; Director of the Vietnam Film Department; Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 100.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
4. Heads of inspectorates established by the Directors of the Departments specified in Clause 3 of this Article shall have the power to impose penalties on violations prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article
Heads of inspectorates established by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall have the power to impose penalties on violations prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article.
Article 85. Power to impose penalties of Inspectorate
1. Inspectors of the Ministry of National Defense, inspectors of Maritime Administration, and inspectors of Civil Aviation Authority shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 5.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 10.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations of which value does not exceed 10.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 20.000.000 dong in the field of advertising.
2. Heads of inspectorates of Maritime Administration, inspectors of Civil Aviation Authority, Heads of inspectorates The Chief Inspector of the of military zones and the Capital High Command shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
3. The Chief Inspector of the Maritime Administration; Chief Inspector of the Civil Aviation Authority; Chief Inspector of defense of military zones; and Chief Inspector of defense of the Hanoi Capital High Command shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 40.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 80.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
4. The Chief Inspector of the Ministry of National Defense and heads of inspectorates established by the Chief Inspector of the Ministry of National Defense shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 100.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 86. Power to impose penalties of People’s Public Security
1. Officers of the People’s Public Security on duty shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 5.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 10.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations of which value does not exceed 10.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 20.000.000 dong in the field of advertising.
2. Heads of Mobile Police units at the company level shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 10.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 20.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations of which value does not exceed 20.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 40.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Points a, dd, and e of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.
3. Heads of Police Posts, Commanders of Mobile Police Battalions, Heads of Squadrons, Station Heads, and Team Leaders shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 15.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 30.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations of which value does not exceed 30.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 60.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Points a, dd, and e of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.
4. Commune-level Police Chiefs shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
5. Heads of Police Offices at International Airports; Heads of professional divisions of the Internal Political Security Department including the Ethnic Security Division, and the Culture, Social Security Division; Heads of professional divisions of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order, including Division of Press and Publication Security, Division of Culture, Sports, and Social Labor Security; Heads of professional divisions of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order, including Division of guidance and management of weapons, explosive materials, support tools, and firecrackers, Division of guidance and management of conditional business sectors and seals; Heads of professional divisions of the Traffic Police Department, including Division for Guidance on propaganda, investigation, and settlement of traffic accidents, Division of guidance, registration, and inspection of vehicles, Division for Guidance on patrol and control of road and railway traffic, Division for Guidance on patrol, control, prevention and fight against crimes on waterways, and Fleet Commanders; Heads of divisions affiliated to the Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting, and Rescue, including Head of the Division of Fire Prevention, Head of the Division of Fire Prevention and Fighting Design Approval, Head of the Division of Fire Fighting and Rescue; Heads of divisions affiliated to the Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control, including Division of Prevention and Control of Crimes Using Cyberspace to Infringe upon Economic Management Order, Division of Prevention and Control of Crimes Using Cyberspace to Infringe upon Social Order, Division of Cyber Information Security, Division of Protection of National Information Network Security, Division of Cyber Information Monitoring and Prevention of Using Cyberspace to Infringe upon National Security; Heads of divisions affiliated to the Department of Immigration, including Division of management of entry, exit, and residence of foreigners, Division of management of exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens, Director of the National Aviation Security Center; Heads of Mobile Police units at the regiment level; Heads of provincial-level Police divisions, including Internal Security Division, Internal Political Security Division, Police Division for Administrative Management of Social Order, Police Division for Investigation of Crimes Against Social Order, Police Division for Investigation of Drug Crimes, Traffic Police Division, Mobile Police Division, Fire Prevention, Fighting, and Rescue Police Division, Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control Division, Immigration Division, Economic Security Division, Foreign Security Division; and Chief of Office of the Police Investigation Agency of the Provincial People’s Public Security shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 40.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 80.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
6. Directors of Provincial-level Police, Director of the Internal Political Security Department, Director of the Economic Security Department, Chief of Office of the Police Investigation Agency affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security, Director of the Department of Police for Administrative Management of Social Order, Director of the Department of Police for Investigation of Crimes Against Social Order, Director of the Department of Police for Investigation of Crimes expansion Corruption, Economy, and Smuggling, Director of the Department of Police for Investigation of Drug Crimes, Director of the Traffic Police Department, Director of the Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting, and Rescue Police, Director of the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Police Department, Director of the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control Department, Director of the Internal Security Department, and Director of the Immigration Department shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 100.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 87. Power to impose penalties of Border Guard Forces
1. On-duty soldiers of the Border Guard Forces shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 2.500.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 5.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 5.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 10.000.000 dong in the field of advertising.
2. Station Heads or Team Leaders in charge of managing soldiers stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 5.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 10.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 10.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 20.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Points a, dd, and e of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.
3. Leaders of Task Force Teams for Drug and Crime Prevention and Control affiliated to the Task Force Commissions for Drug and Crime Prevention and Control shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 7.500.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 15.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 15.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 30.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Points a, dd, and e of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.
4. Heads of Border Guard Posts, Captains of Naval Border Guard Flotillas, and Commanding Officers of Border Guard Commands at port border checkpoints shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 15.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 30.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 30.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 60.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
5. Heads of Task Force Commissions for Drug and Crime Prevention and Control affiliated to the Drug and Crime Prevention and Control Department of the Border Guard High Command shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
6. Commanding Officers of Border Guard Commands; Captains of Naval Border Guard Squadrons, and Director General of the Drug and Crime Prevention and Control Department affiliated to the Border Guard High Command, shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 100.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 88. Power to impose penalties of Vietnam Coast Guard Forces
1. Police Officers on duty of the Coast Guard Forces shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 2.500.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 5.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 5.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 10.000.000 dong in the field of advertising.
2. Coast Guard Team Leaders shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 5.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 10.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 10.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 20.000.000 dong in the field of advertising.
3. Heads of Coast Guard Units or Coast Guard Stations shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 10.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 20.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 20.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 40.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Points a, dd, and e of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.
4. Captains of Coast Guard Platoons shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 15.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 30.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 30.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 60.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
5. Captains of Coast Guard Squadrons; Heads of Reconnaissance Commissions, Heads of Task Force Commissions for Drug Crime Prevention and Control under the control of Vietnam Coast Guard shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
6. Regional Coast Guard Commanders, Director General of the Department of Operations and Legislation under the control of Vietnam Coast Guard shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 40.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 80.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
7. Vietnam Coast Guard Commander shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 100.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 89. Power to impose penalties of Customs Authorities
1. Customs officials on duty shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 2.500.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 5.000.000 dong in the field of culture.
2. Heads of Border Checkpoint/Out-Of-Checkpoint Customs Offices, Customs Procedure Inspection and Post-Clearance Inspection Teams, Customs Clearance Teams, and Customs Control Teams under the control of Regional Customs Sub-departments, Heads of Anti-smuggling Control Teams under the control of the Anti-smuggling Investigation Sub-department; and Heads of Regional Post-Clearance Inspection Teams under the control of Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-department, shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 15.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 30.000.000 dong in the field of culture;
d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
3. Directors of the Anti-smuggling Investigation Sub-department, the Post-Clearance Inspection Sub-department, and Regional Customs Sub-departments shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
4. Director General of Department of Customs of Vietnam shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 90. Power to impose penalties of Market Surveillance Forces
1. Market controllers on duty shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 5.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 10.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 10.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 20.000.000 dong in the field of advertising.
2. Leaders of Market Surveillance Teams under the control of Market Surveillance Sub-departments affiliated to Departments of Industry and Trade shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 15.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 30.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 30.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 60.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
3. Directors of Market Surveillance Sub-departments, and heads of Market Surveillance Operations Departments affiliated to the Agency for Domestic Market Surveillance and Development shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
4. Director of the Agency for Domestic Market Surveillance and Development shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 100.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 91. Power to impose penalties of maritime port authorities, airport authorities, waterway port authorities
1. Lead representatives of maritime port authorities, lead representatives of airport authorities, lead representatives of waterway port authorities have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 12.500.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for commission of administrative violations of which value does not exceed 25.000.000 dong in the field of culture; 50.000.000 dong in the field of advertising;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
2. Directors of maritime port authorities, directors of airport authorities, directors of waterway port authorities shall have the power to:
a) Issue warnings;
b) Impose fines up to 25.000.000 dong for administrative violations against regulations on culture; impose fines up to 50.000.000 dong for administrative violations in advertising;
c) Deprive the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period, or suspend operations for a definite period;
d) Confiscate exhibits and means used for committing administrative violations;
dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 92. Distinction of power to impose penalties for administrative violations
1. Chairpersons of People’s Committees at all levels shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Chapters II and III of this Decree.
2. Persons having power to impose penalties of People’s Public Security Forces shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Chapter II and Chapter III of this Decree.
3. Persons having power to impose penalties of Border Guard Forces shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Point a and Point b of Clause 3 of Article 17; Point b of Clause 2 of Article 18; Article 19; Points b and c of Clause 5, and Point dd of Clause 6 of Article 21; Article 22; Point b of Clause 3, and Point a of Clause 5 of Article 24; Point b of Clause 3, and Point a of Clause 5 of Article 25; Clause 2 of Article 32; Article 38; Clause 2 of Article 40; Article 47; Article 49; Points a, b, and c of Clause 2, and Clauses 3, 4, and 5 of Article 50; Point a and Point b of Clause 1 of Article 52; Article 53 and Article 62 of this Decree.
4. Persons having power to impose penalties of Coast Guard Forces shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Point a and Point b of Clause 3 of Article 17; Point b of Clause 2 of Article 18; Article 19; Point c of Clause 5, and Point dd of Clause 6 of Article 21; Article 22; Point b of Clause 3, and Point a of Clause 5 of Article 24; Point b of Clause 3, and Point a of Clause 5 of Article 25; Clause 2 of Article 32; Article 38; Clause 2 of Article 40; Article 47; Article 49; Points a, b, and c of Clause 2, and Clauses 3, 4, and 5 of Article 50; Point a and Point b of Clause 1 of Article 52; Article 53 and Article 62 of this Decree.
5. Persons having power to impose penalties of Customs authorities shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Point b of Clause 3 and Point a of Clause 5 of Article 24; Point b of Clause 3 and Point a of Clause 5 of Article 25; Point h of Clause 2 of Article 26 of this Decree.
6. Persons having power to impose penalties of Market Surveillance Forces and Director of the Department of Industry and Trade shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Clause 5, Points d and dd of Clause 6, Clause 7, and Clause 8 of Article 21; Clause 2 of Article 22; Point c of Clause 6 of Article 24; Point dd and Point h of Clause 2 of Article 26; Clause 5 of Article 33; Clause 5 of Article 34; Clause 5 of Article 35; Article 47; Article 49; Article 50; Points a, b, and c of Clause 1 of Article 52; Clause 2 of Article 53; Article 54; Article 59; Article 67 and Section 4 of Chapter III of this Decree.
7. The following persons shall have the power to impose penalties against regulations on Culture, Sports and Tourism:
a) The Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Director of the Department of Culture and Sports; Director of the Department of Tourism; Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and heads of inspectorates established by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Chapter II and Chapter III of this Decree;
b) The Director of the Press Authority; Heads of inspectorates established by the Director of the Press Authority shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 1, Article 57, Article 58 and Section 4 of Chapter III of this Decree;
c) Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information; Heads of inspectorates established by the Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 1, Article 56, and Section 4 of Chapter III of this Decree;
d) The Director of the Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution; Heads of inspectorates established by the Director of the Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 1, Article 59, and Section 4 of Chapter III of this Decree;
dd) The Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage; Heads of inspectorates established by the Department of Cultural Heritage shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 5 of Chapter II of this Decree;
e) The Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Libraries; Heads of inspectorates established by the Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Libraries shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 3 and Section 6 of Chapter II, Article 47, Article 48, and Chapter III of this Decree;
g) The Director of the Agency for Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, Heads of inspectorates established by the Agency for Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 4 of Chapter II of this Decree;
h) The Director of the Agency for Performing Arts; Heads of inspectorates established by the Agency for Performing Arts shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 2 of Chapter II, and Article 66 of this Decree;
i) The Director of the Agency for Cinema; Heads of inspectorates established by the Director of the Agency for Cinema shall have the power to impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 1 of Chapter II, Article 50, Article 58, and Article 66 of this Decree;
8. Persons having power to impose penalties against regulations on healthcare shall impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 1 of Chapter III; Articles 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 of this Decree.
9. Persons having power to impose penalties against regulations on agriculture and environment shall impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Section 1 of Chapter III, the act of advertising on billboards and banners that fails to comply with regulations on dike areas specified in Point c of Clause 3 of Article 60; and Articles 68, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81 of this Decree.
10. Persons having power to impose penalties against regulations on Construction shall impose administrative penalties against violations specified in Points b, c, and d of Clause 5 of Article 23; Article 30; Point b of Clause 2 of Article 50; the act of advertising on billboards and banners that fails to comply with regulations on traffic safety corridors, and the act of obstructing traffic signal lights or traffic roads as prescribed in Point c of Clause 3 of Article 60; Article 62; Clause 2 of Article 63; Article 65 and Point b of Clause 3 of Article 67 of this Decree.
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION
Article 93. Effect
1. This Decree comes into force from May 15, 2026.
2. The following regulations shall cease to have effect from the effective date of this Decree:
a) Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP dated March 29, 2021;
b) Article 4 of Decree No. 129/2021/ND-CP dated December 30, 2021;
c) Decree No. 128/2022/ND-CP dated December 30, 2022.
Article 94. Transition
1. If an administrative violation in the fields of culture and advertising has occurred before the effective date of this Decree but is currently detected or considered, the Decree on administrative penalties effective at the time of committing the violation shall apply for handling.
2. If an individual/organization file a complaint for a decision for handling administrative violations that has been issued or completely executed before the effective date of this Decree, the provisions of Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP; Decree No. 129/2021/ND-CP; and Decree No. 128/2022/ND-CP shall apply.
Article 95. Responsibility for implementation
1. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall take charge and cooperate with relevant Ministries and central authorities to guide and organize the implementation of this Decree.
2. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of Governmental agencies, and Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall implement this Decree.
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT Mai Van Chinh |
