Which types of activity are licensed? When is a licence required?

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In accordance with Law no. 160/2011 on the regulation of entrepreneurial activity through authorisation, a licence is the permissive act issued by the licensing authority in the process of regulating entrepreneurial activity, attesting the licence holder’s right to carry out, for an established period, in full or in part, the type of activity indicated therein, in compliance with the licensing conditions.

 The types of activity subject to regulation through licensing are established exhaustively in the Nomenclature of permissive acts falling within the category of licences (annex 1 to Law no. 160):

1

Activity involving precious metals and precious stones; the operation of pawnshops

2

The import and storage of ethyl alcohol; the import, storage and wholesale marketing of imported alcoholic production and/or beer

3

The manufacture of ethyl alcohol, beer and alcoholic production, with the exception of wine, products obtained from must and aromatised grapevine products within the meaning of the Law on vine and wine no. 57/2006, and/or the storage and wholesale marketing of ethyl alcohol, beer and alcoholic production, with the exception of wine, products obtained from must and aromatised grapevine products within the meaning of the Law on vine and wine no. 57/2006, produced by domestic producers

4

The import of tobacco products; the import and/or industrial processing of tobacco; the manufacture of tobacco products and/or the wholesale marketing of tobacco products and fermented tobacco

5

The collection, storage, processing, marketing and export of ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap and waste and of used batteries and accumulators, including in processed form

6

The production, assembly, import and/or export, re-export and marketing of weapons and ammunition for civil use and the repair of weapons for civil use

7

The production, import, export, re-export, marketing and storage of explosive materials and/or the carrying out of works with explosives for civil use

8

The production, assembly, import, export, re-export, storage and marketing of pyrotechnic articles and/or the provision of the service “Pyrotechnic shows and fireworks” with entertainment pyrotechnic articles for professional use

9

The operation of duty-free shops, including those serving the diplomatic corps

91

The operation of duty-free shops in a port

92

The operation of duty-free shops, bars and restaurants on board a vessel

10

Activity as a customs broker

11

Information protection activity: the import, export, design, production and marketing of special technical means intended for the covert obtaining of information (with the exception of activity carried out by the public authorities empowered with this right by law); and/or  the provision of services in the field of cryptographic information protection (with the exception of activity protecting state secrets); and/or the provision of services in the field of technical information protection (with the exception of activity protecting state secrets)

12

Casino operation activity

13

Activity relating to the placement of citizens in employment in the country and/or abroad, activity involving the enrolment/registration of students in educational and cultural exchange programmes that include a paid employment component for a fixed period of time during the summer holidays

131

Activity involving the operation of meal vouchers, including the issuance and reimbursement of their value