Procedures for issuing certificates of eligibility for doing the sports business for billiards and snooker in Vietnam

Procedures for issuing certificates of eligibility for doing the sports business for billiards and snooker in Vietnam (Internet image) 

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The procedures for issuing certificates of eligibility for doing the sports business for billiards and snooker are regulated in Decision 775/QD-BVHTTDL in 2024 as follows:

1. Applications for issuing certificates of eligibility for doing the sports business for billiards and snooker

- Applications include:

(1) Application for issuing certificates of eligibility for doing the sports business (according to Form 02 Appendix III of Decree No. 31/2024/ND-CP dated March 15, 2024)

(2) Copy of the business registration certificate;

(3) Summary of the preparation of business conditions (according to Form 3 Appendix of Decree No. 36/2019/ND-CP dated April 29, 2019), including:

- Number of sets of documents: (01) set.

- Submission methods: Submit documents by post, electronically, or directly.

2. Procedures for issuing certificates of eligibility for doing the sports business for billiards and snooker in Vietnam

- Businesses submit documents by post, electronically, or directly to the specialized agency for physical education and sports under the provincial People's Committee where the sports business location is registered or where the business has its main office in case the business has multiple sports business locations.

- The specialized agency for physical education and sports under the provincial People's Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Certificate issuing agency) issues a receipt for the documents to the business.

- In case the documents need to be amended or supplemented, the Certificate issuing agency shall notify the business directly or in writing of the contents that need to be amended or supplemented within a period of 03 working days from the date of receiving the documents.

3. Conditions for issuing certificates of eligibility for doing the sports business for billiards and snooker in Vietnam

(1) Infrastructure and equipment

- The area where the table is placed must have a roof, with a distance of at least 1.5m from the edge of the table to the wall, and a distance of at least 1.2m between tables.

- Billiards & Snooker training and competition facilities must have at least one of the following types of tables:

+ Snooker table: The length of the playing surface is 3.569m (fluctuating from 3.556m to 3.582 m), and the width of the playing surface is 1.778m (fluctuating from 1.765m to 1.791m). The height from the floor to the cushion of the table ranges from 85mm to 88mm;

+ Pool table: The length of the playing surface is 2.54m (fluctuating from 2.537m to 2.543 m), and the width of the playing surface is 1.27m (fluctuating from 1.267m to 1.273m). The height from the floor to the cushion of the table ranges from 74mm to 79mm;

+ Carom table: including large and small tables. The length of the playing surface of the large table is 2.84m (fluctuating from 2.835m to 2.845 m), and the width of the playing surface of the large table is 1.42m (fluctuating from 1.415m to 1.425m). The length of the playing surface of the small table is 2.54m (fluctuating from 2.535m to 2.545 m), and the width of the playing surface of the small table is 1.27m (fluctuating from 1.265m to 1.275m). The height from the floor to the cushion of the table ranges from 75mm to 80mm.

- The table surface must be flat and covered with suitable fabric or felt for each type of table.

- Suitable balls for each type of table.

- Cue, bridge, chalk, cue rack, score board.

- Lighting at the points on the table and cushion must be at least 300 lux.

- In case the lights are designed for each table, the distance from the lowest point of the light to the table surface must be at least 1m.

- First aid kit according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health; changing room, storage area, restroom.

- There must be a set of rules specifying the following main contents: training hours, participants in training, individuals not allowed to participate in training, and safety measures during training.

(2) Professional personnel: Have a team of suitable professional staffs for the activities.

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