Procedures for licensing to organize competitions and celebrations of various types of performing arts in Vietnam

According to Article 13 of the Decree No. 144/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, conditions and procedures for organizing competitions and celebrations involving performance arts are specified as follows:

1. Conditions for organizing competitions and celebrations:

- Be public service providers specialized in delivering art performances; associations specialized in performance arts; organizations and individuals applying for delivering art performances as per the law;

- Satisfy requirements regarding security, social order and safety, environment, medical and fire prevention as per the law;

- Obtain written permission for organizing competitions and celebrations involving art performances of competent authorities.

2. Competent authorities specified under Point c Clause 1 of this Article:

- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam shall approve national and international competitions and celebrations of associations specialized in delivering art performances affiliated to central governments and service providers specialized in delivering art performances affiliated to central governments;

- People’s Committees of provinces shall approve competitions and celebrations organized within administrative divisions under their management and not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam.

3. Application compositions:

- Written application for organizing competitions and celebrations (using form No. 4 under Annex attached to this Decree);

- Schemes for organizing competitions and celebrations (using form No. 5 under Annex attached to this Decree).

4. Procedures for issuing written permission:

- Applicants shall submit application in person, via postal service or online to competent authorities at least 30 working days before the date on which competitions and celebrations are expected to take place;

- If applications are inadequate, competent authorities shall request the applicants in writing to revise the applications within 3 working days after receiving the applications;

- In case applications are adequate as per the law, competent authorities shall appraise, issue written permission (using Form No. 6 under Annex attached to this Decree) and upload on the website within 15 working days. In case of rejection, provide written response and explanation;

- In case of any change to contents of art competitions and celebrations which have been approved, applicants for organizing competitions and celebrations shall issue written explanation and submit in person, via postal service or online to application receivers.  Within 5 working days from the date on which adequate applications are received, application receivers must consider, decide and inform the applicants in writing;

- In case of change to time and/or location of approved competitions and celebrations, applicants for organizing competitions and celebrations shall inform approving agencies and local governments where the competitions and celebrations take place in person, via postal service or online at least 5 working days before the date on which the competitions and celebrations are expected to take place.

Note: Associations specialized in delivering art performances affiliated to central governments and service providers specialized in delivering art performances affiliated to central governments shall send announcement according to Clause 3 Article 12 of the Decree No. 144/2020/NĐ-CP to People’s Committees of provinces where competitions and celebrations take place after receiving written permission for competitions and celebrations within international cooperation framework of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

View more details at the Decree No. 144/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 01, 2021.

Thuy Tram

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