| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------ |
| No: 26/2003/ND-CP | Hanoi, March 19, 2003 |
DECREE
ON SANCTIONING ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN THE DOMAIN OF PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the July 25, 2001 Ordinance on Plant Protection and Quarantine; \
Pursuant to the July 2, 2002 Ordinance on the Handling of Administrative Violations;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.-Scope of regulation
Administrative sanctions shall apply to individuals and organizations committing intentionally or unintentionally acts of violating the law provisions on the State management in the domain of plant protection and quarantine, which, however, do not constitute crimes, including:
1. Violations of regulations on the prevention and elimination of organisms that are harmful to plant resources.
2. Violations of regulations on plant quarantine.
3. Violations of regulations on the management of plant protection drugs.
Article 2.-Objects of application
1. Those who are between full 14 years and under 16 years of age shall be administratively sanctioned for intentional administrative violations; those who are full 16 years of age or older shall be administratively sanctioned for all administrative violations committed by themselves in the domain of plant protection and quarantine prescribed in the legislation on sanctioning administrative violations and the provisions in Chapter II of this Decree.
