On 30, November 2018, The Government issued Decree No. 162/2018/ND-CP on handling administrative violations in civil aviation. This Decree takes effect on 15, January 2018.
Accordingly, Decree No 162/2018/ND-CP regulate sanctions and remedial measures in civil aviation, specifically:
1. For an administrative violation in civil aviation, individuals, organizations shall be subjected one of the following sanctions:
a) Caution;
b) Fine.
2. Depending on nature and seriousness of the violation, individual, organization having administrative violation may be subject the following additional sanctions,
a) Stripping of the right to use licenses or practice certificates for a definite term or for temporary termination of operation;
b) Confiscation of material evidence of administrative violations and means used for the commission of administrative violations.
3. Individual, organization may be applied one or several of following remedial measures:
a / Forcible removal of infringing elements on aircraft and on means and equipment;
b) Forcible re-export of aircraft, engines, and propellers of aircraft which have been imported into Vietnam;
c / Forcible restoration of the original state;
d / Forcible dismantlement of works, parts of works, which are built or installed without permits or constructed not according to the permits;
e / Forcible application of measures to overcome environmental pollution or epidemic spread;
e) Forcible return of stolen objects, equipment or property, illegally appropriated or illegally seized;
g) Compelling the return of encroached land, occupying or forcing the return of ground sections;
h / Forcible maintenance of works;
i) Forcible organization of re-examination or retest;
k) Forcible cancellation of inspection results;
l) Forcible withdrawal of the granted practice certificates;
m) Forced cancellation of examination results and medical examination;
n) Forced remittance of illegal profits;
o) Forced maintenance and preparation of aircraft maintenance records.
It can be seen that the Decree No.162/2018/ND-CP is advance in handling administrative violations. Sanctions and remedial measures depend on nature, the seriousness of administrative violations. Besides, Decree promises to contribute for handing clearly and transparent.