On August 26, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 15/2019 / TT-BCT amending Clause 1 and Clause 4 Article 12 of Circular No. 36/2018 / TT-BCT dated October 16, 2018. order and procedures for granting and withdrawing electricity activity licenses. This Circular takes effect from October 15, 2019.
Accordingly, Clause 2 Article 1 of Circular 15/2019 / TT-BCT provides for the order of issuing decisions on revocation of electricity activity licenses, specifically as follows:
• If the electricity unit violates Article 37 of the 2004 Electricity Law and the agency that issues the sanctioning decision is also the agency issuing the electricity activity license, the electricity licensing agency shall make decisions on revocation of electricity activity licenses concurrently with sanctioning decisions;
• In case the electricity unit violates Article 37 of the 2004 Electricity Law and the agency that issues the sanctioning decision is not the agency issuing the electricity activity license, the agency issuing the sanctioning decision must notify in writing. electricity licensing agencies shall issue decisions to revoke electricity activity licenses.
• In case of failure to revoke the electricity activity license, the electricity license-issuing body shall reply in writing (clearly stating the reason) to the agency issuing the sanctioning decision.
The stipulation that the agency that issues the sanctioning decision must notify in writing the electricity activity licensing agency in order to enhance their responsibilities, create a uniform and effective state management activity.