On March 29, 2021, the Government issued Decree No. 38/2021/ND-CP stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the field of culture and advertising.

Accordingly, this Decree has several new regulations on sanctioning for acts of violating advertising on billboards, banners, specialized advertising screens, specifically as follows:

• For acts of “Incorrect notification of advertising content on billboards and banners to the competent state agency where the advertisement is performed” has increased the fine from 5,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND (compared to the regulations of the Government). Previously, this act was only fined from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000).
• The additional sanction for the act of “Not dismantling billboards and banners that are torn, torn or unsightly“: from VND 2,000,000 to VND 5,000,000.
• The additional sanction for the act of “Failing to notify about advertising content, time, location, number of billboards and banners“: from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000.

This Decree takes effect from June 1, 2021.