Vietnam: Vietnam Revises Penalties for Administrative Violations

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On January 3, 2020, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) issued Decree 04/2020/ND-CP revising and supplementing Decree 31/2016/ND-CP dated May 6, 2016, on penalties for administrative violations of regulations for plant varieties, plant protection, and quarantine and Decree 90/2017/ND-CP dated July 31, 2017, on penalties for administrative violations of regulations in the animal health sector. Decree 04/2020 took effect on February 18, 2020. Decree 04/2020 will have direct impacts on importers/exporters of animal and plant products that fail to strictly comply with Vietnamese regulations.

Vietnam: Vietnam Revises Penalties for Administrative Violations

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