Catering trade - derogation measures - minimum equipment
Short description
General information
Caution
In general, these regulations also apply to business owners from EU -countries in Austria.
Persons running any catering trade must keep business premises and any other premises as well as the equipment thereof in good repair at all times. They are, furthermore, obliged to ensure the compliance of any business premises and other related premises, and the equipment thereof, as well as the operative business, with the requirements of the business run.
If necessary, the provincial governor, taking into account tourism-specific, as well as regional and local particularities, may pass a decree specifying any minimum equipment. By doing so, measures to be complied with by the traders when running their business are specified.
Please note
Any catering businesses that provide for not more than eight seats for the consumption of food and beverages are exempt from the above regulations.
On application exemptions (derogating measures) from the regulations specifying any minimum equipment may be granted.
Prerequisites
The derogating measures must ensure the maintenance of minimum standards as adequate to the related business activities.
Competent authority
Additional information
The trade authority having territorial for the trade premises:
- the District Authority
- in cities with their own municipal law German text : the Municipal Administration German text
- in Vienna: the Municipal District Office ( → City of Vienna) German text (Betriebsanlagenzentrum)
Please note
If the measures apply only to any business activities in further business premises, applications must be submitted to the competent trade authority of such further business premises.
Procedure
Applications can be made in person, in writing, or also electronically. Applications must include any compensatory measures.
Costs
There are no stamp duties and federal administration fees (section 333a of the Gewerbeordnung ).
Data protection
I have noted that the data provided by me, as well as any data received by the administration over the course of the preliminary investigation, will be automatically processed as per article 6, para. 1 lit. c and e of the General Data Protection Regulation in accordance with the underlying material laws of the legal process. Furthermore, I am aware that this is for the purpose of executing the legal procedure initiated by me, the granting of regulatory approval and also for the purpose of review. I have read the general information regarding:
- the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, withdrawal and objection, as well as on data portability
- the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority
- the responsibilities of the process controller and the data protection officer as per https://datenschutz.stmk.gv.at.