Hospitality

Rules and regulations for your sector

Food and beverages (5 regulations)Hospitality general (24 regulations)Overnight accommodation (4 regulations)Terrace or stall (11 regulations)Water recreation (16 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

The information in this article may change after 1 January 2024 Some of the information on this page may change after the Environment and Planning Act comes into effect on 1 January 2024. It will be...

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

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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