2. Issuing and guiding the implementation of regulations on the provision and use of information
encoding and decoding on Internet.
Article 36.- The ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government
shall exercise the State management over Internet application services in the fields under their
respective management, including:
1. Promulgating and guiding the implementation of regulations on the management of the
provision and use of Internet application services.
2. Making and announcing list of Internet application services which are banned or not yet
permitted for provision and use on Internet.
Article 37.- The People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities shall coordinate
with the ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government in
managing Internet activities in their respective provinces and cities according to the provisions of
this Decree.
Chapter IV
COMPLAINT, EXAMINATION, INSPECTION AND HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS
Article 38.- The complaint about administrative decisions and administrative acts regarding
Internet activities; and the denunciation to the competent State agencies about violations related
to Internet activities shall comply with the provisions of the December 2, 1998 Law on
Complaints and Denunciations.
Article 39.- The complaint and settlement of complaints about the provision and use of Internet
services shall comply with the regulations of the State agencies in charge of Internet, mentioned
in Chapter III of this Decree.
Article 40.1. Based on the State management contents prescribed in Chapter III of this Decree, the State
management agencies shall have to organize and direct examination and inspection activities in
order to promptly rectify, prevent and handle violations in Internet activities.
2. The Internet service providing enterprises, the private-use ISPs, ICPs, Internet agents and
service users shall be subject to examination and inspection by the competent State agencies as
prescribed by law.
Article 41.- Internet-related violations, forms and levels of administrative sanction therefor are
stipulated as follows:
1. A warning or fine of between VND 50,000 and VND 200,000 shall be imposed for act of
failing to declare and fill in procedures for the re-granting of Internet service provision permit, in
case such a permit is lost or damaged.
2. A fine of between VND 200,000 and VND 1,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the
following acts:
a/ Using others’ passwords, key words or private information to illegally access or use Internet
services.
b/ Using software devices to illegally access or use Internet services.