Basic information on the application for termination of a trade authorisation

Additional information

Related procedures (CRP), frequently asked questions.

Information on submissions

Who can make a submission, where and in what form the submission can be made, submission forms.

Procedure followed by the trade licensing office

Processing of submissions at the trade licensing office, resolution of defects in submissions, registration in the trade licensing register, what documents result from the processing of the submission.

Required particulars of submissions

In the application for termination of a trade authorisation, the entrepreneur will indicate:

The company name, business name, or given name and surname
The identification number of the person
The trade(s) to which the application for termination relates
The date as of which the trade authorisation(s) should no longer be active (the date must be later than the date of submission of the application)

Administrative fees

There is no administrative fee for the termination of a trade authorisation at the entrepreneur’s request.

Time limits

For entrepreneurs, the Trade Licensing Act sets the time limit as follows: submissions in respect of the application for termination of a trade authorisation must be made by the entrepreneur no later than the day at the end of which the trade authorisation terminates by the decision to terminate it upon request.

If the submission is free of defects, the trade licensing office will decide on the application for termination without delay, but no later than 30 days from the submission of the application, unless there are other impediments to the decision. Subsequently, it will register the termination of the trade authorisation in the trade licensing register within the general statutory time limit of 5 working days from the date of entry into force of the decision to terminate.