Chapter IV
STATE MANAGEMENT OVER PRICES
Section 1. CONTENTS AND COMPETENCE OF STATE MANAGEMENT OVER PRICES
Article 31.- Contents of State management over prices
1. To study, work out, and organize the implementation of, price-related policies and measures suitable to the socio-economic development requirements in each period.
2. To promulgate legal documents on prices.
3. To decide on the prices of important and monopoly goods, services.
4. To prescribe the criteria of price appraisers; organize the training of the contingent of price appraisal managers and appraisers; grant and withdraw price appraiser�s cards.
5. To control monopoly prices and combat dumping.
6. To gather, process and notify information and forecasts on domestic and world market prices.
7. To organize and manage the work of scientific research, international cooperation, personnel training and fostering in the field of prices.
8. To examine, inspect and settle complaints and denunciations and handle violations of the legislation on price.
Article 32.- Competence for State management over prices
1. The Government shall exercise the unified State management over prices throughout the country.
2. The State management agencies in charge of prices shall be answerable to the Government for the performance of the State management over prices.
3. The ministries and the ministerial-level agencies shall, within the scope of their respective tasks and powers, have to coordinate with the State management agencies in charge of prices in performing the function of State management over prices in their respective branches according to the price management decentralization by the Government.
4. The provincial/municipal People’s Committees shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, have to perform the function of State management over prices in their localities according to the price management decentralization by the Government.
Article 33.- Organization of the State management agencies in charge of prices
The organizational structure, functions, tasks and powers of the State management agencies in charge of prices shall be defined by the Government.
Section 2. PRICE EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION
Article 34.- Specialized price inspectorate
1. The State management agencies in charge of prices shall perform the function of specialized price inspectorate.
2. The specialized price inspectorate shall conduct examination and inspection of organizations and individuals in observance of the provisions of the legislation on prices and other relevant law provisions.
Article 35.- Rights and responsibilities of specialized price inspectorate
1. The specialized price inspectorate shall have the rights:
a) To request production and/or business organizations and individuals to timely, accurately and honestly report on data and materials related to the contents of price examination and inspection in accordance with law;
b) To request the concerned agencies to appoint officials to participate in, and supply data and materials directly related to, price examination and inspection;
c) To handle acts of violating the legislation on prices according to law provisions.
2. The specialized price inspectorate shall have the responsibilities:
a) Not to use the gathered data, materials and information for purposes other than the purpose of State management over prices;
b) Not to disclose secrets related to production and/or business activities of production and/or business organizations and individuals;
c) To take responsibility before law for their price examination and inspection.
Article 36.- Rights and obligations of organizations and individuals when they are under price examination and inspection
1. Organizations and individuals, upon receiving the request of agencies competent for price examination and inspection, shall have to report in time, accurately and honestly on data and materials related to the contents of price examination and inspection.
2. Organizations and individuals must strictly abide by the handling decisions of State management agencies in charge of prices; in case of disagreeing with such decisions, they may lodge their complaints according to the provisions of law; pending the settlement thereof, they shall still have to abide by such decisions.
3. Organizations and individuals may refuse unlawful price examination and inspection requests.
Section 3. COMMENDATION, REWARDS AND HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS
Article 37.- Commendation and rewards
Organizations and individuals recording achievements in the implementation of the legislation on prices shall be commended and/or rewarded according to the State�s regulations.
Article 38.- Handling of violations of the legislation on prices
1. Organizations and individuals committing acts of violating the legislation on prices shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of their violations, be administratively sanctioned or examined for penal liability; if causing damage, they must compensate therefor as provided for by law.
2. Those who abuse their positions and powers and violate regulations on prices, take bribes, cover up violators of the legislation on prices; lack responsibility, deliberately act against the State�s regulations in the State management over prices, or commit other acts of violating the legislation on prices shall, depending on the nature and seriousness of their violations, be disciplined or examined for penal liability; if causing damage, they must compensate therefor as provided for by law.
Tìm kiếm
Pháp lệnh số 40/2002/PL-UBTVQH10 (Bản Word)