Decree 69/2026/ND-CP: Notable changes to administrative sanctions in the field of fire prevention and fighting

To enhance compliance in the field of fire prevention and fighting, rescue and salvage, and to ensure consistency with the applicable legal framework on fire prevention and fighting, rescue and salvage, on March 6, 2025, the Prime Minister issued Decree 69/2026/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of provisions of Decree 106/2025/ND-CP on administrative sanctions in this field (Decree 69) with some notable highlights of Decree 69 as follows:

(i) Revision and supplementation of certain violations;
(ii) Amendment and removal of certain supplementary sanctions in a more lenient manner;
(iii) Refining remedial measures; and
(iv) Introducing the online imposition of penalties for administrative violations.