Interior construction
Conclusion of a construction contract- The assignment of the construction to an interior designer constitutes a work contract under which a contractor agrees to perform the interior construction and a skin care salon operator agrees to pay remuneration for the result of such work (Article 664 of the Civil Act).
Precautions to take for the interior construction- When partitions are being installed to separate the workspace, reception area, consultation room, etc., if the partitions installed have an entrance door, at least one-third of such door shall be transparent, whereas doors to changing rooms must not be transparent [Article 3(1) of the Public Health Control Act and Subparagraph 4(b)(4) of attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Public Health Control Act].
- When installing partitions between beds, if the partition installed has an entrance door, at least one-third of such door shall be transparent [Article 3(1) of the Public Health Control Act and Subparagraph 4(b)(5) of attached Table 1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Public Health Control Act].
Liability for a warranty against defects- Where any defect is found in the completed subject matter of a work or in a certain part of the subject matter of a work which has been finished before the completion of all the work, the skin care salon operator who ordered the work may demand the contractor to repair and rectify such defect within a specified period. However, this shall not apply if excessive costs are required for correcting a minor defect (Article 667(1) of the Civil Act).
- A skin care salon operator who has ordered the work may claim compensation in lieu of, or together with, correction of the defect and in such case, he or she may refuse to make payment for the construction until the other party pays compensation for damages (Article 667(2) and (3) and Article 536(1) of the Civil Act).
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Checklist for the interior construction |
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Has the construction of ceilings, walls, built-in furniture, counters etc. been completed? |
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Has the construction of beauty facilities been completed? |
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Have sanitary facilities (water supply and drainage and toilet facilities) been inspected? |
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Has the construction (piping and positioning) of the air-conditioning system been completed? |
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Has the connection to the gas pipe of city gas (Korea Gas Corporation) been completely installed? |
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Is the capacity of electrical work (wiring and electric lights) sufficient? |
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Are there any issues with waterproofing, plastering work, tiles, glass, wallpapers, curtains and flooring work? |
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Has the signboard construction (external and internal notice boards, menu, etc.) been completed? |
< Source: Guide for each type of business for micro enterprises – beauty arts business, Small Enterprise and Market Service >
※ Selection of a trade name for the skin care salon
· Anyone who wishes to run a skin care salon may freely choose his/her name or other names as his/her trade name (Article 18 of the Commercial Act).
· An act of causing confusion with another person's commercial facilities or activities by using marks (including the methods of the sales of goods or service provision and the overall appearance of the place where services are offered such as signboards, appearances, and interior decorations) identical or similar to, another person's name, trade name, or emblem, or any other mark indicating another person's business, which is widely known in the Republic of Korea or an act of inflicting damage to distinctiveness or reputation attached to another person's mark without good cause shall be deemed as an act of unfair competition, and the perpetrator may be held liable for damages and punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 3 years or by a fine not exceeding KRW 30 million (Subparagraph 1(b) and (c) of Article 2, Article 5, and Subparagraph 1 of Article 18(3) of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act).