| THE GOVERNMENT --------------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness -------------- |
| No. 138/2004/ND-CP | Hanoi, June 17, 2004 |
DECREE
PRESCRIBING THE SANCTIONING OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN THE CUSTOMS DOMAIN
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the Customs Law of June 29, 2001;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations of July 2, 2002;
At the proposal of the Finance Minister,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope and subjects of application
This Decree prescribes the sanctioning of administrative violations in the customs domain against individuals, agencies, organizations (hereinafter referred collectively to as individuals and organizations) that commit acts of intentionally or unintentionally violating law provisions on the State management over the customs domain, which are not crimes and, under the provisions of this Decree, must be administratively sanctioned.
The administrative violations in the customs domain include:
1. Violation of regulations on customs procedures;
2. Violation of regulations on customs inspection, supervision and control;
3. Violation of regulations on export, import, transit of goods, luggage, foreign exchanges, gold, Vietnamese currency, precious metals, precious stones, antiques, cultural products, postal parcels, objects on exiting, entering or transiting means of transport and other assets (hereinafter referred collectively to as commodities); violation of regulations on exit, entry, transit of transport means.
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