Inter-Ministerial Circular No. 19/2000/TTLT/BTC-BQP guiding the collection, remittance, management and use of fines on administrative violations in the territorial waters, the Contiguous zone, the Exclusive Economic Zone , and the Continental Shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

This Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Defence elucidates and implements rules of Decree No. 36 of 1999. It consists of 4 Parts: General principles (I); Detailed guidance on procedures for collecting, remitting, managing, and using of fines collected from administrative violations (II); Responsibilities of the State agencies and the persons with fining competence in the handling and collection of fines(III); Implementation organization (IV). Fines shall be imposed according