Request for amendment of the license (other than amendment of business-nature) of an existing established business
NOTE:
The business licensing guidelines pursuant to the Establishment Ordinance are amended effective October 1, 2022.
NOTE:
The business licensing guidelines pursuant to the Establishment Ordinance are amended effective October 1, 2022.
However, the requests under the “Business Establishment Ordinance” received before October 1, 2022, will be evaluated according to the old guidelines.
For more information, you may consult the following brochure (in Dutch):
Brochure beleidsrichtlijnen vestiging bedrijven ingaande 1 oktober 2022
According to the Business Licensing Ordinance it is prohibited to make any change of the business, without a license of the Minister of Economic Affairs. A business is defined as any organization involved in the trade of goods, services or both. This includes the expansion or any change of the business activity.
The division Establishment of business - helpdesk, office no. 15. Tel. 521-2400 ext. 250 of the Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry.
The application must contain the data of the owner/sole proprietorship, General Partnership, corporation/company or other legal entity, as well as of the business in question (new business activities, address etc.). Request can be submitted at the Helpdesk of the Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry.
The application form with an Awg. 4,00 stamp and the required documents (if applicable) mentioned in the guidelines.
When submitting an application one must take into account aforementioned regulation and the applicable guidelines. In addition, amendments of the business objectives of legal entities should be statutorily permissible.
The fee for this license application is Awg. 25,00 for each amendment of a business-license.
According to the regulation of fees DEACI the fees due have to be paid for processing. By or on behalf of the director of the DEACI a statement will be issued regarding the amount of the fee.