Exemptions from protection rules
General information
In order to prevent any risk to human health or life, or to prevent any impact on the environment, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy may issue ordinances defining protection rules. Such an ordinance may define measures to be complied with by traders in the exercise of their trade.
These measures may include:
- Measures concerning the equipment of places of business,
- Measures concerning the goods made or sold in these places of business or the sale of which is arranged there,
- Measures concerning the equipment or other items ready for use in these places,
- Measures concerning the services provided.
Please note
Exemptions (derogations) from these protection rules may be granted by official decision upon request.
Caution
In general, these regulations also apply to business owners from EU -countries in Austria.
Prerequisites
The measures derogating from the protection rules must have the same protective effect.
Competent authority
Additional information
Trade authority locally competent for the business location in question:
- District Authority German text
- in cities with their own municipal law : Municipal Authority German text
- in Vienna: → Municipal District Offices or Municipal Department MA 63 German text
If the measures only relate to the exercise of a trade in an additional place of business, the request must be submitted to the trade authority which is competent for this other place of business.
Procedure
Requests may be made personally, in writing or by electronic means.
The request must include an appropriate statement of reasons and/or indicate the substitute measures to be taken.
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.