Decree No. 24/2025/ND-CP amending Decree No. 98/2020/ND-CP on administrative penalties in commercial activities, the production and trading of counterfeit goods and prohibited goods

Decree No. 24/2025/ND-CP dated May 20, 2025, amends and supplements Decree No. 98/2020/ND-CP on administrative penalties in commercial activities, the production and trading of counterfeit goods, prohibited goods, and the protection of consumer rights. The Decree adjusts and increases fines for various violations, particularly for trading counterfeit goods, prohibited goods, and substandard goods that affect health; adds provisions on penalties for violations in e-commerce and digital platform business; clarifies definitions and criteria for determining counterfeit and prohibited goods; expands supplementary sanctions such as revocation of business licenses and suspension of operations; and strengthens remedial measures, including compulsory destruction of violating goods, product recalls, public disclosure of violations, and confiscation of illicit gains, with the aim of tightening market management and protecting consumer rights.