On the followingnoon of January 20 (January 29, Tet), Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien signed an urgent dispatch No. 383/CD-BCT to the General Department of Market Management and the Market Management Departments of provinces and cities on the increase in strengthen supervision, inspection and handling of violations in petroleum business.
The official cable stated: “On January 20, 2023, the electronic Labor Newspaper reported the situation of “Many petrol and oil shops in An Giang closed because they ran out of gas”, which reflected the fact that many retail stores Petroleum in An Phu district, An Giang province closed because it ran out of gasoline, people had to buy plastic cans to buy gasoline.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed the General Department of Market Management (QLTT) to clarify.
Director General of the General Department of Information Management Tran Huu Linh said that he quickly directed the Department of Information Management of An Giang province to immediately inspect the area. According to a quick report of Market Management Team No. 4, in An Phu district, only 3-4 petrol stations ran out of stock locally in a few hours because the distributor was a bit slow to deliver. By the followingnoon of January 20, at all the above-mentioned stores, there was normal resale of gasoline / oil, ensuring to meet the needs of the people…
Faced with the above situation, in the official dispatch 383/CD-BCT, the Minister of Industry and Trade requested: The General Department of Information Management, the Department of Information Management of the provinces and cities seriously implement the direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Board of Directors. directing 389 countries, the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the management of petroleum business activities.
Leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade direct and implement 100% of the information management force on duty, strengthen supervision and inspection, promptly detect and resolutely handle all violations in accordance with the provisions of the Law on with the petroleum trading system in all types of wholesalers, distributors, general agents, retail stores; apply additional sanctions and remedial measures as prescribed.
Proposing the licensing authority to revoke the License/Certificate of eligibility in the cases specified in the Government’s Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP dated September 3, 2014 on business Petroleum has been amended and supplemented in Decree No. 95/2021/ND-CP dated November 1, 2021 of the Government.
The Minister of Industry and Trade also requested: The Information Management Department of the provinces and cities to coordinate with the Departments of Industry and Trade of the provinces and cities to check the assurance of petrol and oil supply, so that no faults or shortages occur. local petrol and oil for petrol and oil retail stores affiliated and the distribution system of key traders, distribution traders, general petrol and oil trading agents in the locality; make minutes and handle immediately when there are signs of violations, commercial fraud in business.