The procedure followed by the office when dealing with a change in the information in an application for a concession

The processing of a received submission at the trade licensing office

The trade licensing office that received the submission will register the submission and assess whether its content is correct. If the submission also includes information that has been submitted via the CRP to other public administration authorities, the trade licensing office will transmit the relevant information within the following time limits:

Submissions to the Social Security Administration, the Labour Office or a health insurance company:

• Within 5 working days from the date of submission or from the date on which defects in the submission have been rectified.

Submissions to the tax authority:

• Within 3 working days from the date of submission.

It will amend the decision to grant a concession within 30 days of the date of submission of the application, unless the submission contains defects. The time limit for issuing the decision to amend the concession does not include the time required to obtain the opinion of the competent administrative authority which is required by law to provide an opinion on the concession. The changed information is then registered in the trade licensing register within 5 working days from the date of entry into force of the decision to amend the concession.

Any changed information that does not require a decision must be registered in the trade licensing register within 5 days from the date of submission or from the date on which defects in the submission have been rectified.

The procedure followed by the trade licensing office in dealing with a submission depends on the substantive content of the submission and its accuracy. If it becomes apparent, from the submission made, that the entrepreneur has not fulfilled a statutory obligation or has not met a statutory time limit, the trade licensing office may impose an administrative penalty (sanction).