Catering establishment operating license

Before establishing, taking over or relocating a catering establishment, you must apply for an operating license. It is prohibited to operate a catering establishment without a permit from the mayor (art. 2:28 APV). If the form of business changes, a new operating license must also be applied for. 

• Are you going to serve alcoholic beverages? If so, you must also apply for an Alcohol License.
• Do you want to place gaming machines in the establishment? If so, you must also apply for a permit for gaming machines.

A catering establishment means:

• A public establishment such as a hotel, restaurant, boarding house, café, cafeteria, snack bar, nightclub, community center, clubhouse, take-out and delivery restaurants or sports canteen;
• Any other enclosed space accessible to the public in which lodging is provided or beverages are served or smoking or food for immediate consumption is provided or prepared as a business or on a scale similar to a business;
• A terrace: an area outside the enclosed area of the public establishment where standing or seating can be provided and where, for a fee, drinks can be served or food for immediate consumption can be prepared or provided.
• Public establishment shall include a part thereof located outside the enclosed space of the public establishment where standing or seating may be provided and where, for a fee, beverages may be served or food for immediate consumption may be prepared or provided.