GISA-Excerpt and Information from GISA
Online forms
Online-procedure:
Trade – Trades Information System Austria (GISA) – Excerpt German text
General information
The Trades Information System Austria ( GISA ) contains the most important business-related data of all trade businesses established in Austria. An interested party can obtain easily information on a trade business's name of owner and company, location and designation of trade licence. For certain data ( e.g. place of residence) the requesting party will have to provide a satisfactory explanation for his/her legitimate interest in this information. For data of sole traders not listed in the company register the Trades Information System Austria is currently the only authentic source of information.
Competent authority
Additional information
Any district administration:
- District Authority German Text
- in cities with their own municipal law : Municipal Authority German text
- in Vienna: Municipal District Office ( → City of Vienna) German text
Procedure
A request for information can be made personally, in writing or – wherever technically possible – by electronic means.
Authorities are obliged to provide anyone with the data included in the Trades Information System Austria. This data is provided online free of charge by the Federal Ministry for Economy, Energy and Tourism.
In individual cases it is also possible to submit a request for information online (online-procedure with or without ID Austria ( → id-austria.gv.at) German text ) to the district administration. For individual requests at the district administration please take into account the general information.
For municipalities, authorities and public institutions that need trades information in order to fulfil their legal duties access is provided via the Portal Austria run by the BRZ GmbH .
Please note
Provided all requirements are met, business registration procedures can be completed electronically via GISA-Express ( → BMWET ) German text directly within the Trades Information System Austria ( GISA ). The requested authorisations or amendments are automatically approved without further processing by the authorities and are immediately publicly verifiable via GISA .
Additional information
Related Links
Request for information from the Trades Information System Austria ( → BMWET ) German text
Legal basis
Sections 365a paragraph 1, 365b paragraph 1 and 365e paragraph 1 of the Gewerbeordnung (GewO)
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.