| THE GOVERNMENT ---------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness -------------- |
| No. 120/2004/ND-CP | Hanoi, May 12, 2004 |
DECREE
ON MANAGEMENT OF PRICES OF HUMAN-USE PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE MEDICINES
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the July 11, 1989 Law on Protection of the People's Health;
Pursuant to the April 26, 2002 Price Ordinance;
Pursuant to the Junly 2, 2002 Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations;
At the proposal of the Minister of Finance,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of regulation
This Decree prescribes the management of medicine prices; posting up of medicine prices; stabilization of prices of a number of kinds of medicines; inspection, examination and handling of violations of the regulations on management of prices of human-use preventive and curative medicines.
Article 2.- Subjects of application
1. This Decree applies to domestic as well as foreign organizations and individuals that are licensed to produce, import and/or trade in human-use preventive and curative medicines as well as disease prevention and treatment establishments in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as establishments).
2. In cases where the international treaties which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has signed or acceded to contain the provisions different from those in this Decree, the provisions of such international treaties shall apply.
