THE
GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
37/2003/ND-CP
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Hanoi,
April 10, 2003
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DECREE
ON SANCTIONING ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN BUSINESS
REGISTRATION
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on
Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 12, 1999 Enterprise Law;
Pursuant to the July 2, 2002 Ordinance on Handling of Administrative
Violations;
At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Objects and
scope of regulation
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2. Administrative violations in business registration
are acts of violating the State management regulations on business
registration, which are not crimes and must, as prescribed by law, be
administratively sanctioned, concretely: violations of State management
regulations on personal identity of enterprises and individual business
households; on declaration of head offices and locations of enterprises and
individual business households; on registration for capital contribution to
companies; on change of contents of business registration dossiers of
enterprises and individual business households; on putting up of signboards;
publication on newspapers and financial statements.
Article 2.- Sanctioning
principles
1. All administrative violations in business
registration must be detected in time and stopped immediately. The sanctioning
of administrative violations in business registration must be effected in a
quick, fair and thorough manner; all consequences caused by administrative
violations must be remedied strictly according to the provisions of law.
2. The sanctioning of administrative violations
in business registration must be conducted by competent persons in strict
compliance with the provisions of this Decree.
3. An act of administrative violation in
business registration shall be administratively sanctioned only once.
Organizations and individuals that commit many acts of administrative violation
shall be sanctioned for each act.
4. The sanctioning of administrative violations
in business registration must be based on the nature and seriousness of
violations, personal identity of violators and extenuating as well as
aggravating circumstances defined in Articles 8 and 9 of the Ordinance on
Handling of Administrative Violations in order to decide on appropriate
handling forms and measures.
Article 3.- Statute of
limitations for sanctioning
1. The statute of limitations for sanctioning an
administrative violation in business registration shall be one year as from the
date such administrative violation is committed. Past the above-mentioned time
limit, no sanction shall be imposed but the consequence remedies prescribed in
this Decree shall still apply.
2. For individuals who have already been sued,
prosecuted or got decisions to be brought to trial according to criminal
procedures, but later got decisions to suspend the investigation or suspend the
cases where acts of violation show signs of administrative violation in
business registration, they shall be administratively sanctioned; within three
days after issuing the decisions to suspend the investigation or suspend the
cases, the decision issuers shall have to send the decisions to the persons
competent to sanction administrative violations in business registration; for
this case, the statute of limitations for sanctioning administrative violations
shall be three months as from the date the persons with sanctioning competence
receive the suspension decisions and the violation case dossiers.
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4. One year after the date of completely serving
the sanctioning decisions or the date of expiry of the statute of limitations
for executing sanctioning decisions, if the individuals and organizations
sanctioned for administrative violations do not relapse into violations, they
shall be considered not yet having been sanctioned for administrative
violations in business registration.
Chapter II
ACTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE
VIOLATION IN BUSINESS REGISTRATION - SANCTIONING FORMS AND LEVELS
Article 4.- Violations
of regulations on declaration of personal identity of enterprise founders or
managers
1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and 5,000,000
shall be imposed for one of the following acts:
a/ Declaring persons who have no right to
establish and manage enterprises according to the provisions of Article 9 of
the Enterprise Law;
b/ Declaring persons who are not in existence,
who are dead or missing;
c/ Impersonating other persons, forging
signatures;
d/ Assuming other persons’ names in declaration
for enterprise establishment and management;
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2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their administrative
violations according to the provisions of this Article, individuals and
organizations committing administrative violations shall also have to
re-compile their business registration dossiers. For cases where enterprises
have already been granted business registration certificates, they shall have
to register for re-granting thereof.
Article 5.- Violations
of regulations on declaration of personal identity of heads of individual
business households
1. A fine of between VND 100,000 and 500,000 shall
be imposed for one of the following acts:
a/ Declaring persons who have no right to make
business registration defined in Article 18 of the Government’s Decree No.
02/2000/ND-CP of February 3, 2000 on business registration;
b/ Declaring persons who are not in existence,
who are dead or missing persons;
c/ Impersonating other persons, forging
signatures;
d/ Assuming other persons’ names in declaration
for business registration;
e/ Making untruthful or inaccurate declaration
of personal identity in business registration dossiers.
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Apart from being sanctioned for their
administrative violations according to the provisions of this Article,
individuals committing administrative violations shall also have to re-compile
their business registration dossiers. For cases where individuals have already
been granted business registration certificates, they shall have to register
for re-granting thereof.
Article 6.- Violations
of regulations on declaration of enterprise head offices
1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and 5,000,000
shall be imposed for one of the following acts:
a/ Declaring head office addresses non-existent
on administrative maps; declaring head offices where transactions are not
actually conducted;
b/ Declaring addresses of head offices not under
declarers’ lawful ownership or use right;
c/ Making untruthful or inaccurate declarations
of registered places of permanent residence, current living places or places of
temporary residence of enterprise managers.
2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their
administrative violations according to the provisions of this Article,
individuals and organizations committing administrative violations shall also
have to re-compile their business registration dossiers. For cases where
enterprises have already been granted business registration certificates, they
shall have to register for re-granting thereof.
Article 7.- Violations
of regulations on declaration of business locations of individual business
households
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a/ Declaring business locations non-existent on
administrative maps; declaring business locations where transactions are not
actually conducted;
b/ Declaring business locations not under
declarers’ lawful ownership or use right;
c/ Making untruthful or inaccurate declarations
of registered places of permanent residence, current living places or places of
temporary residence of individuals or representatives of households.
2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their
administrative violations according to the provisions of this Article,
individuals committing administrative violations shall also have to re-compile
their business registration dossiers. For cases where they have already been
granted business registration certificates, such individuals shall have to
register for re-granting thereof.
Article 8.- Violations
of regulations on registration of capital contributions to companies
1. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and
10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:
a/ Declaring capital which is actually
unavailable, or declaring a capital amount larger than the actual one.
b/ Failing to grant certificates of reception of
contributed capital portions to capital-contributing members;
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2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their administrative
violations according to the provisions of this Article, individuals and
organizations violating the provisions at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article
shall also have to contribute capital as already committed; if violating the
provisions at Points b and c, Clause 1 of this Article, the companies’
representatives at law shall have to grant capital contribution certificates
and make member registers for limited liability companies with two or more
members and partnerships; shareholder registers for joint-stock companies.
Article 9.- Violations
of regulations on registration of changes in contents of enterprises’ business
registration dossiers
1. Caution or a fine of between VND 1,000,000
and 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:
a/ Changing head office addresses; renaming
enterprises, branches, representative offices, changing business lines,
registered capital; changing managers, representatives at law, members of
companies without making registration thereof with the business registry;
b/ Untruthfully registering changed contents
with the business registry;
c/ Continuing business activities after having
got the notification on temporary operation cessation.
2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their
administrative violations according to the provisions at Points a and b, Clause
1 of this Article, the enterprises’ representatives at law shall also have to
register for re-granting of business registration certificates. For cases
prescribed at Point c, Clause 1 of this Article, enterprises shall have to
cease their business activities until the end of the operation cessation
duration inscribed in the notification to the enterprises.
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1. Caution or a fine of between VND 100,000 and
500,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:
a/ Changing business locations, renaming
business households, changing business lines or representatives of business
households without making registration thereof with the business registry;
b/ Untruthfully registering changed contents
with the business registry;
c/ Continuing business activities after having
got the notification on temporary business cessation.
2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their
administrative violations according to the provisions at Points a and b, Clause
1 of this Article, the individual business households committing administrative
violations shall also have to register for re-granting of business registration
certificates. For cases prescribed at Point c, Clause 1 of this Article,
individual business households must cease their business activities until the
end of the operation cessation duration inscribed in the notification to them.
Article 11.- Violations
of regulations on business non-registration
Acts of conducting business without making
business registration or continuing business activities after business
registration certificates are withdrawn shall be administratively sanctioned
according to the provisions of the legislation on handling of administrative
violations in the trade field.
Article 12.- Violations
of regulations on putting up of signboards
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2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their
administrative violations according to the provisions of this Article, the
enterprises’ representatives at law shall also have to put up signboards at
head offices of enterprises and offices of their branches or representative
offices.
3. The putting up of signboards not in
compliance with regulations shall be handled according to the provisions of the
Government’s Decree on handling of administrative violations in the field of
culture and information.
Article 13.- Violations
of regulations on publication on newspapers
1. Caution or a fine of between VND 1,000,000
and 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:
a/ Failing to publish on newspapers the contents
of the already made business registrations according to the provisions in
Clause 1, Article 21 of the Enterprise Law.
b/ Failing to publish on newspapers the contents
already registered for change;
c/ Failing to publish on newspapers decisions on
dissolution of enterprises.
2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
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Article 14.- Violations
of regulations on submission of financial statements
1. Caution or a fine of between VND 1,000,000
and 5,000,000 shall be imposed on act of failing to submit financial statements
as prescribed.
2. Consequence remedies applicable to violation
acts prescribed in this Article:
Apart from being sanctioned for their
administrative violations according to the provisions in Clause 1 of this
Article, the enterprises’ representatives at law shall also have to submit
financial statements according to the provisions of law.
Article 15.- Violations
of regulations on use of business registration certificates and/or operation
registration certificates
Acts of adding, erasing, modifying contents of
business registration certificates and/or operation registration certificates;
leasing or lending business registration certificates and/or operation
registration certificates shall be administratively sanctioned according to the
provisions of the legislation on handling of administrative violations in the
trade field.
Chapter III
COMPETENCE AND
PROCEDURES FOR SANCTIONING ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS IN BUSINESS REGISTRATION
Article 16.- Competence
to sanction administrative violations in business registration
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2. Presidents of the People’s Committees of
urban districts, rural districts or provincial towns may, within the ambit of
their respective powers provided for in Article 29 of the Ordinance on Handling
of Administrative Violations, apply the administrative sanctioning forms and
consequence remedies prescribed in this Decree to handle administrative
violations in business registration.
3. The market management agency may, within the
ambit of its powers provided for in Article 37 of the Ordinance on Handling of
Administrative Violations, apply the administrative sanctioning forms and
consequence remedies prescribed in Articles 6, 7, 9 and 10 of this Decree to
handle administrative violations in business registration.
Article 17.- Procedures
for sanctioning administrative violations
Procedures for sanctioning administrative
violations in business registration shall be carried out in compliance with the
provisions in Articles 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68 of the
Ordinance on Handling of Administrative Violations.
Chapter IV
COMPLAINTS AND
DENUNCIATIONS
Article 18.-
Complaints, denunciations and settlement thereof
1. Organizations and individuals sanctioned for
administrative violations in business registration or their lawful
representatives may lodge complaints about competent persons’ decisions on
sanctioning administrative violations.
Procedures for lodging and settling complaints
about decisions on sanctioning administrative violations in business
registration shall comply with the provisions of the legislation on complaints
and denunciations.
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In cases where they disagree with the complaint
settlement, organizations and individuals sanctioned for administrative
violations in business registration may initiate lawsuits at administrative
courts according to the provisions of law.
2. Citizens may denounce to competent State
agencies acts of administrative violation in business registration committed by
organizations and individuals according to the provisions of the legislation on
complaints and denunciations.
3. Citizens may denounce to competent State
agencies illegal acts of persons competent to sanction administrative
violations in business registration.
The settlement of denunciations of citizens
shall comply with the provisions of the legislation on complaints and
denunciations.
Article 19.- Handling
of violations
1. Persons competent to sanction administrative
violations in business registration, who harass for bribes, tolerate, cover up,
fail to sanction or sanction not in a prompt and appropriate manner, impose
sanctions beyond their vested competence, shall, depending on the nature and
seriousness of their violations, be disciplined or examined for penal
liability. If damage is caused, compensations therefor must be made according
to the provisions of law.
2. Persons handled for their administrative
violations in business registration, who commit acts of obstructing, opposing
officials on public duty, delaying or shirking the execution of sanctioning
decisions or other violation acts, shall, depending on the nature and
seriousness of their violations, be disciplined or examined for penal
liability. If damage is caused, compensations therefor must be made according
to the provisions of law.
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
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This Decree takes effect 15 days after its
publication in the Official Gazette.
The previous regulations on handling of administrative
violations in business registration, which are contrary to this Decree, are all
hereby annulled.
Article 21.-
Implementation responsibility
The ministers, the heads of the
ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the
Government and the presidents of the People’s Committees of the provinces and
centrally-run cities shall have to implement this Decree.
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Phan Van Khai