Inspection of antiquities is one of the conditional business sectors that must meet legal standards to operate. However, during operation, for various reasons, establishments providing antiquities inspection services may have their Certificate of Eligibility for Business in this service revoked. So, what are those cases? What does the law stipulate about the revocation procedure?
These procedures ensure that the integrity and standards of antiquities inspection services are maintained, thereby protecting the interests of consumers and the cultural heritage.
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According to the provisions of Article 8 of Decree 61/2016/ND-CP, the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services may be revoked in the following cases:
- The antique appraisal business no longer meets the conditions prescribed in Decree 61/2016/ND-CP;
- The antique appraisal business dissolves or voluntarily terminates its antique appraisal activities;
- The antique appraisal business commits a violation of the law in such appraisal activities, and a competent state agency proposes the revocation of the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services as per regulations on administrative violation handling;
- Other cases of revocation as prescribed by law.
The revocation of the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services is carried out as follows:
- Within 05 working days, the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism or the Director of the Department of Culture and Sports who issued the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services shall notify the antique appraisal business of the Decision on revocation, and concurrently report to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
- The antique appraisal business whose Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services has been revoked can only be considered for a new Certificate after 06 months from the date of revocation, unless otherwise prescribed by law.
The procedure for requesting the issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services after revocation is implemented as prescribed for new issuance, specifically as follows:
Step 1: Submit the application
The antique appraisal business shall directly submit or send by post 01 application dossier to the competent authority to request the issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services.
Step 2: Issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services
Within 15 working days from the date of receipt of the prescribed application dossier, the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism or the Director of the Department of Culture and Sports shall consider and decide on the issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Antique Appraisal Services, and concurrently report to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
In case of refusal, it must be replied in writing with clear reasons.
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