Additional cases for revocation of License for karaoke service business in Vietnam from November 12, 2024
Additional cases for revocation of License for karaoke service business in Vietnam from November 12, 2024
Based on Article 16 of Decree 54/2019/ND-CP (amended by Clause 8 Article 1 Decree 148/2024/ND-CP) regarding the revocation of the Business License:
Article 16. Revocation of Business License
- The licensing authority shall issue a Decision to revoke a Business License when the enterprise or business household falls into one of the following cases:
a) Forging documents to request the issuance of a Business License;
b) Violating business conditions causing damage to human life, health, or property; violating fire prevention and fighting regulations in the following cases that have been requested for remediation in written form by a competent authority but have not complied: Lacking an adequate number of emergency exits; rendering emergency exits ineffective, blocking fire spread; bringing a construction or components of a construction subject to fire prevention and fighting approval into operation without a written approval of fire prevention and fighting inspection results;
c) Being granted a Business License but not engaging in business for 12 consecutive months;
d) Not temporarily suspending business activities as requested by the licensing authority;
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Under these regulations, the business license for karaoke services is revoked when the enterprise or business household falls into one of these cases:
- Forging documents to request the issuance of a Business License
- Violating business conditions causing damage to life, health, or property
- Violating fire prevention and fighting regulations in the following cases that have been requested for remediation in written form by a competent authority but have not complied:
+ Lacking an adequate number of emergency exits
+ Rendering emergency exits ineffective, blocking fire spread
+ Bringing a construction or components of a construction subject to fire prevention and fighting approval into operation without a written approval of fire prevention and fighting inspection results
- Being granted a Business License but not engaging in business for 12 consecutive months
- Not temporarily suspending business activities as requested by the licensing authority
- At the end of the temporary suspension period as requested by the licensing authority without remedying or insufficiently remedying violations
- Within 2 years from the end of the temporary suspension period as requested by the licensing authority, repeating the violations stated in the request for temporary suspension
Thus, compared to the previous regulations, the Government of Vietnam has added cases for the revocation of karaoke service business licenses when enterprises or business households violate fire prevention and fighting regulations in the following cases that have been requested for remediation in written form by a competent authority but have not complied:
+ Lacking an adequate number of emergency exits
+ Rendering emergency exits ineffective, blocking fire spread
+ Bringing a construction or components of a construction subject to fire prevention and fighting approval into operation without a written approval of fire prevention and fighting inspection results
Additional cases for revocation of License for karaoke service business in Vietnam from November 12, 2024 (Image from the Internet)
What are the conditions for conducting a karaoke service business in Vietnam?
Based on Article 4 of Decree 54/2019/ND-CP (amended by Clause 1 Article 1 Decree 148/2024/ND-CP) on the conditions for karaoke service business:
Article 4. Conditions for Karaoke Service Business
- Being an enterprise or business household established in accordance with the law.
- Ensuring conditions of fire prevention and fighting and security, order according to the provisions of Decree No. 96/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016, of the Government of Vietnam stipulating conditions on security, order for certain business lines, Decree No. 56/2023/ND-CP dated July 24, 2023, of the Government of Vietnam amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 96/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016, stipulating conditions on security, order for certain business lines, Decree No. 99/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016, on management and use of seals, Decree No. 137/2020/ND-CP dated November 27, 2020, on the management and use of fireworks.
- The singing room must have a usable area of 20 m2 or more, not counting auxiliary works.
- No door locks or alarm devices shall be placed inside the singing room (except for fire alarm devices).
According to the above regulations, the conditions for karaoke service business are as follows:
- Being an enterprise or business household established in accordance with the law.
- Ensuring conditions of fire prevention and fighting, and security, order
- The singing room must have a usable area of 20 m2 or more, not counting auxiliary works.
- No door locks or alarm devices may be placed inside the singing room (except for fire alarm devices).
What are the responsibilities of enterprises or business households when engaging in karaoke services in Vietnam?
Based on Article 7 of Decree 54/2019/ND-CP on the responsibilities of enterprises or business households when engaging in karaoke services:
- Comply with labor laws regarding workers as prescribed by law. Provide uniforms and name badges for workers.
- Ensure adequate conditions for soundproofing and sound leakage outside the singing room or dance hall suitable with the National Technical Standards on noise.
- Adhere to regulations on alcohol business.
- Comply with laws on preventing the harmful effects of tobacco.
- Comply with laws on environmental protection; food safety and hygiene; copyright; labor contracts; labor safety; insurance; prevention of social evils, and other relevant laws.
- Ensure compliance with regulations on fire safety for buildings and constructions; fire safety for buildings and constructions; standards, technical regulations, regulations related to fire safety, force resistance for buildings and constructions, and fire prevention and fighting at karaoke service or dance hall business facilities.
- If organizing art performances, follow the regulations on performing arts activities.
- Not operate from 2 AM to 8 AM.
- Do not provide dance hall services to individuals under 18 years old.
- If having art performance programs, must comply with laws regarding performing arts.
