Adjust opening hours of catering industry once

If you are organizing a party or event in your catering business, you may want to adjust the opening hours for this once. You then apply for an exemption from the municipality to be allowed to be open longer.

What should I do?

You request a waiver from the municipality at least 8 weeks in advance. 

Please provide the following information with your application:

  • your name and the name of the supervisor
  • name and address of your catering establishment
  • why you want to be open longer
  • on which day(s) you want to be open longer
  • until what time you want to be open

Costs

Costs for processing an application to grant an exemption from closing time for a catering establishment as referred to in Article 2:29, paragraph 1, of the General Local Bye-Laws:

DescriptionCosts
If the waiver is for one time: 
For the first hour or part thereof, per day€ 29,65
For each subsequent hour or part thereof, per day
If the exemption has a validity period of one calendar year or part thereof, the rates as mentioned above shall apply up to a maximum per exemption of

Price changes and typographical errors reserved.