Succession of business by transfer of business of environmental sanitation business facilities

A person who transfers the business from a business operator of a facility that has already received permission, etc., will be able to succeed the position of the business operator without obtaining a new permit, etc. by performing an approval procedure or notification. Was. (In the case of a ryokan business facility, it is necessary to obtain approval for succession from Director Ichibo Yokohama before actually transferring the business.)
If you are considering the transfer of business, please consult with Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the facility is located as soon as possible to confirm the procedure.

Ryokans, public baths, entertainment halls, barbers, beauty salons, laundry facilities

If you change the business operator as in the following example, if you leave the location and equipment of the sales office as is, you may be able to take over the business by transfer.

• Change a business office where the parent operates privately to a child's personal business (even individuals other than family members)
• Change a corporate sales office to another corporate business
• Change from individual sales to corporate sales
• Change from corporate sales to individual sales

In addition, succession due to merger or split of a corporation or succession due to individual inheritance is not a business transfer, and another procedure is required.

• As a general rule, the contents of permission or notification will not be changed before and after succession. However, it is possible to submit a change notification when applying for or submitting a transfer.
• In principle, the terms of permission will be inherited.
• When transferring a part of a business for which business permission or notification has been made, it will not be subject to this rule and may result in a new application or notification.
  For example, a business operator of the inn business that has buildings 1 and 2 and has received one permission to manage the inn business in both buildings in an integrated manner transfers only the business in one of the buildings In such cases, it is not subject to this rule.
• If there is a major change such as the expansion of facilities after the transfer of the business, the handling will be the same as a new one, so please consult us in advance.
• The primary responsibility for hygiene management in business lies with the person who has transferred the business. When transferring the business, ensure hygiene standards by continuing the business and maintaining the employment of employees.
• The person who has transferred the business shall make a copy of the drawings and other documents submitted when the previous business operator has obtained business permission or has filed a notification (if there is a change, when the change is reported). Please manage properly.
• The person who transfers the business should cooperate with the transferee as necessary and appropriately explain the hygiene management after the business transfer and the policy of the business to the public health center.
• If a business is succeeded based on this procedure, after approval of the succession or acceptance of the notification, the public health center will investigate the status of the business of the person who succeeded the business.

In the case of a ryokan business facility, it is necessary to obtain approval for succession from Director Ichibo Yokohama before actually transferring the business.
If the transfer takes effect before the approval of the succession is obtained, the succession system will not be applied and a new license will be required.

1. Prior consultation
   In the case of transferring the inn business, it is necessary to approve the succession by Director Ken Yokohama Ichibo before transferring.
   In some cases, it may be necessary to refer to the facilities around the business facility.
   The approval procedure takes a few days, so please consult in advance with plenty of time. (Standard processing period is 31 days)
2. Submission of documents
   Prior to the transfer of sales, the following required documents shall be submitted to Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the inn business is located.

   Documents required for approval of succession

   Industry	required documents
   Ryokan	Ryokan Business Transfer Succession Approval Application Form (Word: 20KB) Documents certifying the transfer of the inn business (copy of transfer agreement, etc.) (If the transferee is a corporation) A copy of the articles of incorporation or equivalent documents Other documents deemed necessary by the health center director (* documents required for opinion inquiry)

3. Approval of the transfer of business
   A letter of approval will be issued and will be received.
4. Transfer of business operations
   Please submit a notification of change (in the case of a corporation, attach a certificate of entry) after the business transfer takes effect.

"Documents proving the transfer of the inn business" are not documents proving that the transfer has been completed, but documents proving that it will be transferred in the future.
Basically, it is a transfer agreement, a copy of the memorandum between the transferor and the transferee.
The form of this document does not matter as long as it can confirm at least the intention of the transfer, the fact of the transfer, and the effective date of the transfer by the parties.
If you do not have a transfer agreement, please use the following reference form.

• (Reference style) Documents certifying the transfer of the inn business (word: 18KB)

1. Prior consultation
   When transferring sales, we recommend that you consult with Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the sales facilities are located before making the transfer whenever possible.
2. Submission of documents
   After transferring the business operations, the following required documents will be submitted to Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the business facilities are located.

   Documents required for succession notification (by industry)

   Industry	required documents
   Entertainment hall Public bath	Business transfer succession registration form (for entertainment hall (word: 18KB), for public bath (word: 18KB)) Documents proving that the business has been transferred (If the transferee is a corporation) A copy of the certificate of entry and the articles of incorporation or equivalent documents
   A barber Beauty salon	Business transfer Succession registration form (for barber shop (word: 20KB), beauty shop (word: 18KB)) Documents proving that the business has been transferred (If the transferee is a corporation) Certificate of entry (return after confirmation) (If the transferee is a foreigner) Copy of resident certificate
   Cleaning place	Business transfer Succession registration form (for cleaning (word: 19KB)) Documents proving that the business has been transferred (If you have another cleaning place or run a non-store agency) Name, location (in the case of a non-store agency, the storage location of commercial vehicles and the car registration number or vehicle number), number of workers And documents describing the name of the cleaning teacher (word: 13KB)

"Documents proving that the business has been transferred" are basically a transfer agreement, a copy of the memorandum between the transferor and the transferee, etc.
The form of this document does not matter as long as the intention of the transfer, the fact of the transfer and the date of transfer by the parties can be confirmed at a minimum.
If you do not have a transfer agreement, please use the following reference form.

• (Reference style) Documents certifying that the business has been transferred (word: 18KB)

For applications, notifications and consultations regarding the transfer of operations at each operating facility, please contact Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the facility is located.

A portal site for the revised Ryokan Business Act of 2023 prepared by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provides an explanation on the development of procedures related to the transfer of the inn business.