Legal permit
Trade notification (Gewerbeanmeldung)
Trade notification (Gewerbeanmeldung) — legal permit, Germany. It binds anyone starting an independent, ongoing commercial activity ("stehendes Gewerbe") in Germany.
- Jurisdiction
- Germany
- Record class
- Legal permit
- Last verified
Where this applies
This record is scoped to Germany. Scope is part of the claim: a rule that binds one part of a country does not bind the whole of it, and this library states the scope its sources state.
Instrument
Gewerbeordnung (GewO), §14(1)
Who it binds
Anyone starting an independent, ongoing commercial activity ("stehendes Gewerbe") in Germany
What it requires
GewO §14(1) requires notifying the local trade licensing authority (Gewerbeamt) when starting, relocating or changing such an activity.
Route to the authority
Last verified:
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