Regulations on gym business conditions according to Vietnamese law

What are the conditions for gym business? What are the procedures and paperwork when running a gym business? Are there any regulations regarding professional staff at gyms according to the law?

1. What are the conditions for gym business?

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of Circular 10/2018/TT-BVHTTDL including:

“Article 3. Training facilities and equipment

Training locations

a) Gym facilities Area of at least 60 m2, distance from floor to ceiling at least 2.8 m, training space must be airy. Distance between training equipment must be from 10cm to 30cm;

b) Lighting of 150 lux or more;

c) Sound system in working condition. good;

d) There is a restroom, changing area, a place to store personal belongings for practitioners; there is a first aid bag according to regulations of the Ministry of Health;

dd) Rules include the following main contents: Training hours, subjects participating in training, subjects not allowed to participate in training, measures to ensure safety when practicing.

Equipment Exercise must comply with the regulations in Appendix 1 issued with this Circular.”

Authority: Documents are sent to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Thus, when you want to operate a gym, you must first ensure adequate facilities, lighting, sound system, restrooms, changing areas for exercisers and some equipment according to regulations above.

2. What are the regulations on professional staff in the law?

Pursuant to Article 13 of Decree 36/2019/ND-CP on sports professional staff of enterprises, specifically:

“Article 13. Professional staff

Professional staff of enterprises conducting sports activities include include:

1. Sports training instructors must meet one of the following conditions:

a) Be a coach or athlete with a level 2 or higher or equivalent suitable for registered business sports activities;

b) Have a degree in sports from intermediate level or higher suitable for registered business sports activities;

c) Be trained in sports expertise according to regulations of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

2. Lifeguard.

3. Medical staff.”

Pursuant to Article 15 of Decree 36/2019/ND-CP on business conditions for sports activities businesses that are required to have exercise instructors as follows:

“Article 15. Business conditions of sports activities businesses that are required to have exercise instructors training

Enterprises doing sports activities that provide sports training guiding services or running sports activities in the List of sports activities requiring a training instructor prescribed by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism must meet the following conditions:

1. Have someone instruct you to practice sports according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 13 of this Decree.

2. Have facilities and sports equipment as prescribed in Article 14 of this Decree.”

Thus, in addition to the conditions of necessary facilities and equipment, professional staff must also be met as prescribed.

3. Procedures and application documents for a license to open a gym

According to Article 24 of the Decree 01/2021/ND-CP regulates business registration documents for single-member limited liability companies including:

1. Business registration application.

2. Company charter.

3. Copy of the following documents:

– Legal documents of Individual for the legal representative of the enterprise;

– Legal documents of the individual for the company owner who is an individual; Legal documents of the organization for the company owner who is an organization (except in case the company owner is the State); Legal documents of the individual for the authorized representative and document appointing the authorized representative.

For the owner If the company is a foreign organization, copies of the organization’s legal documents must be consularly legalized;

– Investment registration certificate in case the enterprise is established by a foreign investor or an economic organization with foreign investment capital according to the provisions of the Investment Law and its guiding documents.

Place of application: Department of Planning and Investment where the enterprise’s head office is located.

Pursuant to, Article 14 of Decree 112/2007/ND-CP stipulates as follows:

“Article 14. Sports business households

1. Sports business households specified in Article 56 of the Law on Physical Education and Sports are owned by an individual who is a Vietnamese citizen or a group of people or a household, can only register to do sports activities at one location, employ no more than 10 employees, do not have a seal, and are responsible for all of their assets for sports business activities.

2. Right to establish, order, and procedures for business registration Business registration, change of business registration content of business households shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of law on enterprises.”

Thus, the last step you need to complete all the necessary documents as above to complete the gym business process according to regulations and submit documents to the Department of Planning and Investment where you intend to locate your headquarters.

Note: If you intend to open a gym with a large number of employees. With less than 10 members, you do not need to register your business or in other words, you do not have to open a company.