If you do business at the wrong location as stated in your business license, how much money will you be fined?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Clause 5, Point b Clause 7 Article 6 of Decree 98/2020/ND-CP, amended by Point b Clause 3 Article 3 of Decree 17/2022/ND-CP regulations on violations Regarding business activities under the business license as follows:
Violation of business activities according to business license
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2. Fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND for business acts that do not comply with the scope, subjects, scale, term, area, location or items stated in the issued business license. .
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5. A fine twice the level of fine specified in Clauses 1 to 4 of this Article shall be imposed on those engaged in industrial alcohol production; processing, trading and selling tobacco ingredients; tobacco product manufacturing; distributing or wholesaling alcohol or tobacco products to commit administrative violations.
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7. Remedial measures:
a) Forced to return business licenses that have been erased or modified to change the content to the competent agency or person that issued the license for violations specified in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article;
b) Forced to return illegal profits obtained from committing violations specified in Point b, Clause 1, Clauses 2, 3, 4 of this Article.
According to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 4 of Decree 98/2020/ND-CP, amended by Point b, Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 17/2022/ND-CP, the fine levels are as follows:
Regulating forms of sanction for administrative violations and remedial measures
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4. Fine level:
a) The maximum fine in the commercial sector is 100,000,000 VND for individuals and 200,000,000 VND for organizations; The maximum fine in the fields of producing and trading counterfeit and banned goods and protecting consumer rights is 200,000,000 VND for individuals and 400,000,000 VND for organizations;
b) The fines specified in Chapter II of this Decree are the fines applied to administrative violations committed by individuals, except for administrative violations specified in Article 33 and Article 34. , Article 35, Article 68, Article 70, Clauses 6, 7, 8, 9 Article 73 and Clauses 6, 7, 8 Article 77 of this Decree. In case the administrative violation is committed by an organization, the fine is twice the prescribed fine for individuals.
According to the above regulations, businesses that do business at the wrong location as stated in the business license may be subject to administrative penalties with a fine ranging from 10,000,000 VND to 20,000,000 VND.