On December 26, 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 57/2018/TT-BCT on guiding the Decree relating to the tobacco business. This Decree takes effect from February 19, 2019.
Accordingly, Circular No. 57/2018/TT-BCT regulates the responsibilities and powers of tobacco business organizations and individuals as follows:
– Coordinate with inspection teams and inspection agencies in the process of checking cigarette business activities at the inspection places;
– Providing records and documents related to tobacco business activities under this Circular;
– Abide by inspection activities of inspection agencies, inspection teams and violation handling decisions of competent agencies;
– Make a report:
+ The situation of overcoming violations in the business process to the inspection agency;
+ The situation of complying with legal regulations on cigarette business activities when requested by competent agencies.
– Maintain conditions to ensure tobacco business activities in accordance with the law;
– Fix errors not reached in the inspection minutes at the request of inspection agencies, inspection teams;
– Complaints of the inspection team’s conclusions according to the provisions of law.
Thus, Circular No. 57/2018 / TT-BCT has clear provisions on the responsibilities and rights of tobacco trading organizations and individuals. This is also a legal basis for state agencies to have management methods as well as apply sanctions to organizations showing signs of violation.