Can Tho City People's Committee has just issued a Plan to launch a peak period of fighting to prevent and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights in the city.
The working group of the Chairman of the City People's Committee on opening the peak period to prevent and repel smuggling, trade frauds, fake goods, infringement of intellectual property rights (abbreviated as working groups 1253) directly directing and urging departments, agencies, district People's Committees to implement inspections for organizations, individuals producing and trading in the city on smuggled goods, concentrated frauds, concentrated goods, frauds Medicines for humans, processed milk, functional foods, agricultural materials, petrol, gold, sand sugar and essential items for people's lives.
The Department of Industry and Trade shall assume the prime responsibility for establishing two interdisciplinary inspection teams in coordination with units such as the City Police, Department of Health, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Agriculture and Environment, and relevant functional agencies to conduct inspections for organizations and individuals producing and trading commercial goods and services in the city. The time for inspection from the signing date of this plan to the end of June 15, 2025.
The City Police closely coordinate with judicial agencies and appraisal agencies to organize investigation activities and thoroughly handle cases of smuggling, trade fraud, production and trading of counterfeit goods, and infringement of intellectual property rights and goods of unknown origin during the peak period, not allowing it to be prolonged.
The fight against corruption needs to pay attention to clarifying the role and responsibility of organizations and individuals in management, licensing, inspection, control of import and export, circulation... for raw materials for production, goods, strictly handling corruption and negative behavior (if any) in accordance with the provisions of law with the motto " handling one case, warning the whole region, the whole field", "no forbidden areas, no exceptions".
The Department of Health strengthens inspection, control, and strictly handles the trade and sale of fake drugs, smuggled drugs, fake pharmaceuticals, and drugs of unknown origin; requires organizations and individuals under the management of the health sector to commit not to advertise or introduce false information, lack of basis, scientific basis, exaggerate the features and uses of products without carefully verifying legal documents related to the product.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment strengthens inspection and strictly handles violations of aquatic products, production and trading of plant varieties, livestock, fertilizers, and fake pesticides; takes measures to control the use of growth stimulants for fruit products, the use of excessive chemicals to increase weight, prevent water loss after defrosting to deceive about quantity, and reduce quality.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposes, proposed to supplement sanctions for organizations and individuals that have acts and proposed, performing false advertising activities and misleading consumers. In particular, note that individuals, artists and celebrities take advantage of their prestige and influence to promote and market products and services that are not true, not verify the origin, use and quality.
