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Food and beverages (5 regulations)Hospitality general (23 regulations)Overnight accommodation (4 regulations)Terrace or stall (11 regulations)Water recreation (15 regulations)

Applying for a display permit

Do you want to display something in front of your business premises? In some municipalities, you must apply for a display permit. You may need a permit to display, for example: planters or flowerpots...

Applying for a market permit

Market permits are issued by the local municipal authority. To be eligible for a market permit (marktvergunning), you must be registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK). A market permit gives...

Applying for a market trader's licence

Do you want to trade from a stall or a van, on or along a public road? You need a market trader's licence (standplaatsvergunning). You can apply for a market trader’s licence to the municipality where...

Applying for a street trader's licence

Do you sell a product or offer a service worth more than €50? Then you must comply with the rules on door-to-door selling and street trade. Market trader's licence Do you want to sell food or goods...

Applying for a terrace permit

How to apply for a terrace permit It depends on your municipality if you need a terrace permit. In some municipalities you may add a terrace without a permit if you meet specific criteria, such as...

Applying for an event licence

Examples of events include: store openings involving activities in a public road neighbourhood street parties, grill, or barbecue street fairs, flea markets, or fairs (indoor and outdoor) parades...

Municipal tax on encroachments on or above public land (precario)

Do you use a plot of municipal land, for instance by: installing an outdoor terrace, billboard, scaffolding, or container on it suspending a canopy, awning, or flag above it installing cables,...

Operating permit for a catering establishment

Operating permit conditions An operating permit from the municipality provides you with permission to run a catering business. The municipality decides which conditions catering establishments need to...

Permit for activities in recreational areas

Do you want to carry out commercial activities or organise an event in a recreational area? Then you may need to apply for a permit or an exemption. Permits from recreation board In the Netherlands...

Permit for closing a public road

The responsible road authority can either be the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat, RWS), the municipal authority, or the provincial authority. You can look up...

Public order and safety (General Municipal By-law)

Do you have a commercial building, such as a shop or a catering establishment? You will have to comply with the rules in the General Municipal By-Law. The General Municipal By-Law (Algemene...

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