Interrupting a trade and resuming a trade

The entrepreneur may interrupt each trade, and they must notify the trade licensing office of such interruption. The trade is interrupted as of the date of delivery of the notification of interruption to the trade licensing office or as of a later date specified in the notification. The interruption must be notified by the entrepreneur for a fixed period, which means that the interruption ends on the date specified in the notification. If the trade authorisation is issued for a fixed period, the trade can be interrupted for a maximum period of the duration of the authorisation.

If the entrepreneur intends to resume a trade before the expiry of the period for which the trade is interrupted, they must notify the trade licensing office thereof in advance. A trade may be resumed no earlier than the date of delivery of the notification of resumption to the trade licensing office or a later date specified in the notification.

During the interruption of a trade, the entrepreneur is subject to all obligations set out in the Trade Licensing Act, with the exception of:

• the obligation to mark the building in which they have a registered office or in which a branch plant is located pursuant to Section 31(2) of the Trade Licensing Act;
• liability for his employees’ proof of fulfilment of the condition of good character where required under the Trade Licensing Act or specific legislation;
• liability for the fact that their employees have professional competence as laid down in specific legislation, knowledge of safety procedures and knowledge of regulations concerning the protection of public health;
• where required by the nature of the work, liability for the repeated medical examinations of their employees in accordance with specific legislation;
• the obligation to ensure that their establishment is suitable for carrying on a trade in accordance with specific legislation;
• the obligation to mark their establishment with additional information pursuant to Section 17(8) of the Trade Licensing Act;
• the obligation to meet the conditions of professional and other competence, if required by the Trade Licensing Act or special legislation.