Placement of signboards must comply with the provisions of the Law on Advertising 2012 of Vietnam and technical regulations issued by competent authorities.
Article table of contents
According to Article 34 of the Law on Advertising 2012 of Vietnam prescribing signboards of organizations and individuals doing business and production:
“1. The signboard must include the following contents:
a) The name of the direct line agency (if any);
b) The name of the production facility or the business establishment consistent with the Certificate of business registration;
c) The address and phone number.
2. The text on the signboard must comply with Article 18 of this Law.
3. The signboard sizes are specified as follows:
a) For horizontal signboards, the maximum height is 02 meters (m), the length must not exceed the width of the house front;
b) For vertical signboards, the maximum width is 01 meter (m), the maximum height is 04 meters (m) but must not exceed the height of the floor where the signboard is located.
4. The signboard must not block the emergency exit and fire fighting space, must not violate the pavement, the road or affect the public traffic.
5. The signboard location must comply with this Law and the technical regulations promulgated by competent agencies.”
Thus, signboards of your company must meet the general requirements for signboards of organizations and individuals doing business and production specified in Article 34 of the Law on Advertising 2012 of Vietnam.
According to Point b Clause 2 Article 31 of the Law on Advertising 2012 of Vietnam, the construction of signboards, billboards with over 20 m2 of one side with metal structure or similar materials and attached to another existing construction must be issued with the construction license from local competent agencies.
Also according to Article 31 of the Law on Advertising 2012, the application for the advertising construction license includes:
- The written application for the advertising construction license;
- The copy of the Certificate of business registration of the organization or individual applying for the advertising construction license;
- The authenticated copy of one of the following papers: the land use right certificate, the written agreement or contract for land lease as prescribed by law provisions on land regarding independent advertising constructions; the location lease contract between the investor of the advertising construction and the owner, or the legal owner of the advertising construction attached to another existing construction, or the written bid winning notice for the advertising locations subject to compulsory bidding in the planning;
- For advertising constructions attached to another existing construction, the written agreement or the contract between the investor of the advertising construction and the owner or the person authorized to manage the existing construction;
- The design drawing from the legal design organizations demonstrating the isometric surface, cross section, orthographic projections and the foundation projection of the construction together with the signature and seal of the advertising construction investor. For advertising constructions attached to another existing construction, the design drawing must demonstrate the connection of the advertising construction and the existing construction.
Beauty, letters, positions and contents of signboards are guided in Article 23 of Decree No. 103/2009/NĐ-CP dated November 06, 2009 of Vietnam’s Government promulgating the Regulation on cultural activities and commercial provision of public cultural services. To be specific:
- Beauty and letters of signboards: a signboard must be beautifully designed; a signboard must be written in Vietnamese; abbreviated names and international transaction names, foreign names or words must be written below Vietnamese words in a smaller size.
- Position of signboards: a signboard must be written and placed very close to the front gate of the head office or business place of the organization or individual; each agency or organization may have only one signboard at its gate: at the head office or business place independent from other organizations or individuals, only one horizontal signboard and no more than two vertical signboards may be placed.
- Contents of a signboard: the name of the direct managing agency (if any); the full name in Vietnamese as indicated in the establishment decision or business registration certificate granted by a competent agency; type of the enterprise or cooperative; major trades or business lines (for goods production and business establishments and service providers); the transaction address, telephone number (if any); the signboard may show the logo already registered with a competent agency with an area not exceeding 20% of the signboard's area, but not any advertisement for any kind of goods or service.
Signboards shall be placed according to guidance of Section 2 Clause 2 Article 2 Chapter 2 of Circular No. 19/2013/TT-BXD dated October 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam promulgating National Technical Regulation on construction and installation of outdoor advertising:
Advertising boards at detached constructions/houses:
a) The advertising boards fastened on the wall of the construction/house must satisfy the requirements below:
- The height does not exceed 5 m, the length does not exceed the surface to which the board is fastened. Not more than 02 boards are installed;
- The height of the advertising board fastened on the wall of a construction/house with 4 floors or fewer must not extrude more than 1.5 m above the attic floor;
- The advertising boards must be fastened on the side wall of the construction/house having 5 floors or more.
b) Advertising boards placed at the front of the construction/house must satisfy the requirements below:
- Horizontal advertising boards:
+ Only one board is placed at a floor. The maximum height of the board is 2 m. The width of the board must not exceed the width of the construction/house; the board must not extrude more than 0.2 m from the wall;
+ Position: fastened to the balcony, the lower edge of the board is at the same level with the balcony floor or the porch.
- Vertical advertising boards:
+ The maximum width of the board is 1 m. The maximum height of the board is 4m and must not exceed the height of the storey of the construction/house to which it is fastened; the board must not extrude more than 0.2 m from the wall;
+ Position: Fastened along the vertical edge of the wall;
- Only 01 vertical board and 01 horizontal board may be fastened to the construction/house with one floor.
NOTES: The regulations may vary depending on the actual conditions of each area.
Thus, if your company wants to hang advertising signs to introduce products, goods and services, it must submit an application for an advertising license to the Department of Culture and Information. The application for an advertising license will include documents depending on the company's type of advertising.
Source: Vnexpress.net
- Key word:
- Law on Advertising 2012
