Application for licenses to organize photography exhibitions in Vietnam

Application for licenses to organize photography exhibitions in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Regulations on photography exhibitions in Vietnam

- An entity in demand of organizing a photography exhibition in Vietnam must apply for a license to organize photography exhibition from a competent state authority.

- Regulations on photography exhibitions in Vietnam:

+ Photographic works shown in the photography exhibition must conform to licensed exhibition topics and/or contents; must have legitimate origin and under legal ownership or use right;

+ The location for exhibition must correspond to the features and scale of that exhibition.

(Clause 1, 2, Article 11 of Decree 72/2016/ND-CP)

2. Application for licenses to organize photography exhibitions in Vietnam

An entity in demand of organizing a photography exhibition shall, by hand or by post, submit 01 set of application dossiers for a license to organize photography exhibition to a competent state authority referred to in Section 3.

The application dossiers consist of:

- The application form for a license to organize photography exhibition in Vietnam, using form No. 01 stated in the Annex attached to Decree 72/2016/ND-CP;

Form No. 01

- The list of photographic works expressed in Vietnamese (including ordinal numbers and names of photographic works, and names of photographers, materials, sizes, quantity);

- Photographic works shown in the photography exhibition, enclosed with photographic notes. Such photographic works must be printed in paper with the smallest paper size of 13 x 18 cm or recorded in CDs;

- If a photography exhibition is organized at a location which is not an exhibition hall, a written consent made by the owner of the location for exhibition is required;

- With regard to a photographic work which contains a nude or semi-nude image of an identified person, a written agreement made between the photographer and that person on photographic contents, time and scope of announcement of that photographic work is required.

(Clause 3, Article 11 of Decree 72/2016/ND-CP)

3. Competence to grant licenses to organize photography exhibitions in Vietnam

- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall grant licenses to photography exhibitions representing for

+ One or several countries,

+ Those with nation-wide scale or organized by ministries, boards or regulatory bodies affiliated to the central government,

+ Those organized in 02 provinces or cities, or more,

+ Those organized by international or foreign organizations representing their countries or with the cooperation of several countries;

- Provincial people’s committees shall issue licenses to organize photography exhibitions other than those prescribed in point a of this Clause.

(Clause 4, Article 11 of Decree 72/2016/ND-CP)

4. Time limit for granting license to organize photography exhibitions in Vietnam

- A competent state authority that receives the application for license to organize photography exhibition shall respond to the applicant with respect to the receipt of his/her application according to Form No. 06 stated in the Annex attached to Decree 72/2016/ND-CP.

Form No. 06

- Period for issuance of a license

Within 07 working days from the receipt of valid application as referred to by laws, competent state authorities shall issue licenses to organize photography exhibitions in Vietnam, using form No. 02 stated in the Annex herein. If the application is rejected, reasons shall be specified in writing.

Form No. 02

- If contents, effect or location stated in the issued license is changed, the entity organizing the photography exhibition shall re-carry out procedures for a license.

(Clause 5, 6, 7 Article 11 of Decree 72/2016/ND-CP)

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