On January 7, Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - Director of the Market Management Department of Nghe An province said that he had just issued a plan to combat smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods at the end of 2024 and before, during, and after the Lunar New Year 2025, to be implemented from November 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025.
Accordingly, focus on inspecting the e-commerce sector; managing the gold market, electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products; implementing regulations on electronic invoices for petroleum business and retail activities; implementing solutions to ensure petroleum supply for production, business and consumption of people and enterprises...
Market Management Teams identify routes, areas, subjects, and key products to develop market inspection and control plans and assign specific tasks to civil servants.
Focus on inspecting and controlling the market and strictly handling administrative violations of goods with high consumer demand during Tet such as: cigarettes, alcohol, beer, soft drinks, sugar, food, electronics, refrigeration, clothing, footwear, livestock, poultry, products processed from livestock and poultry, firecrackers, fireworks of all kinds.
In particular, control goods traded in online environments such as e-commerce platforms, websites, social networks such as Facebook, Tiktok; check compliance with legal regulations on national technical standards and regulations and promulgation of standards on goods quality and food safety.
Focus on checking price posting, selling goods at listed prices, preventing speculation, hoarding, and unreasonable price increases, especially for essential goods serving people's lives during Tet.
Closely coordinate with relevant functional forces and local authorities to regularly review and inspect the circulation stage, warehouses, yards, goods gathering points, commercial centers, supermarkets, unit markets, specialized markets, traditional markets, trading streets, production facilities, livestock and poultry slaughterhouses, etc.
Strengthen information and communication work, combine inspection and handling of violations with mobilizing organizations and individuals operating in the market to participate in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods in diverse and practical forms; sign commitments not to trade in counterfeit, smuggled, or poor-quality goods; inspect businesses that have signed commitments and strictly handle violations.
Regularly inspect and supervise the implementation of public service activities of civil servants to promptly urge and discipline civil servants to complete assigned tasks, ensuring quality and time as prescribed; resolutely handle acts of covering up and assisting in violations of the law.
At the same time, promptly encourage and reward groups and individuals with outstanding achievements during the peak period.
In 2024, the Market Management Department of Nghe An province inspected 3,308 cases, handled 3,002 cases; the total fine value was 8,802,450,500 VND; Of which, the administrative fine was 5,742,282,500 VND; the value of confiscated goods was 413,714,000 VND; the value of destroyed goods was 2,646,454,000 VND.
