Chapter 6.
IMPLEMENTATION
Article 43. Effect
1. This Decree takes effect on December 31, 2013.
2. This Decree supersedes:
a) The Government's Decree No. 90/2009/ND-CP dated October 20, 2009 on penalties for administrative violations pertaining to chemicals;
b) The Government's Decree No. 15/2010/ND-CP dated March 01, 2010 on penalties for administrative violations pertaining to manufacture and sale of fertilizers;
c) Section 2 Chapter V of the Government's Decree No. 100/2005/ND-CP dated August 03, 2005 on implementation of Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction;
d) The Government's Decree No. 64/2005/ND-CP dated May 16, 2005 on penalties for administrative violations pertaining to management of industrial explosives.
Article 44. Transition
1. The Decree No. 90/2009/ND-CP, the Decree No. 15/2010/ND-CP, and Section 2 Chapter V of the Decree No. 100/2005/ND-CP still apply administrative violations pertaining to chemicals, fertilizers and industrial explosives that are committed before this Decree takes effect but discovered afterwards, or are still under examination, except for the cases in which the regulations in this Decree are advantageous to the violators.
2. The Decree No. 90/2009/ND-CP, the Decree No. 15/2010/ND-CP, and Section 2 Chapter V of the Decree No. 100/2005/ND-CP still apply administrative violations pertaining to chemicals, fertilizers and industrial explosives that are committed before this Decree takes effect but discovered afterwards, or are still under examination, except for the cases in which the regulations in this Decree are advantegeous to the violators.
Article 45. Responsibility
Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of central-affiliated cities and provinces are responsible for the implementation of this Decree./.