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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Restaurant operation Approval early start of operations

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  • If you want to operate a standing catering business, you must notify the competent authority at least 4 weeks before offering drinks or prepared food for the first time.
  • This also applies if the catering industry is only to be operated for a short time.
  • The same procedure shall apply to the operation of a branch, a dependent branch, the transfer of the permanent establishment and the extension of the offer to alcoholic beverages or prepared foods.
  • Deviating from this, the competent authority may allow an earlier start of the catering business if compliance with the 4-week period is not reasonable for you as the operator.

Who should I contact?

This procedure can also be handled by a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.

Responsible authorities

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Einheitsgemeinde Twist - Ordnungswesen
Address: Overbergstraße 8, 49767 Twist
Timetable
Telephone: 05936 9330-50
Fax: 05936 9330-44
Email: Get in touch

Contact

Herr Pascal Joostberends
Visiting Address: Overbergstraße 8, 49767 Twist
Telephone: 05936 9330-54
Email: Get in touch
www: http://www.twist-emsland.de
Department:
Ordnungswesen
Room:
02
responsible for:
Herr Peter Liedtke
Visiting Address: Overbergstraße 8, 49767 Twist
Telephone: 05936 9330-50
Email: Get in touch
www: http://www.twist-emsland.de
Department:
Fachbereich Ordnung und Soziales
Room:
01
responsible for:
Frau Andrea Lüken
Visiting Address: Overbergstraße 8, 49767 Twist
Telephone: 05936 9330-54
Email: Get in touch
www: http://www.twist-emsland.de
Department:
Ordnungswesen
Room:
02
responsible for:
Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62, 49705 Meppen
Address: Ordeniederung 1, 49716 Meppen
Email: Get in touch
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible
Address: Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover
Postal address: Post Office Box 1 01, 30001 Hannover
Telephone: 0511 120-5521
Email: Get in touch

Requirements

- You must be able to demonstrate that you cannot reasonably be expected to comply with the statutory period of 4 weeks.

Applications / forms

  • The request to allow the earlier start of the catering industry can be applied for informally at the competent authority.
  • Online procedure: possible
  • Written form: not required
  • Personal appearance: not required

Which documents are required?

  • Identity card or comparable identity document
  • If applicable, power of attorney

What are the fees?

Fees are charged in accordance with tariff number 40.6.2 of the annex to §1 paragraph 1 of the General Fee Schedule of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO).

Fee: 1,00 - 112,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
is calculated according to the time spent

Process flow

  • Submit an explanation together with the restaurant advertisement why it is not reasonable for you to wait 4 weeks before starting the restaurant business
  • After assessing the situation, the competent restaurant authority will inform you whether an earlier start can be permitted.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is a considerable interest in adhering to the notification period of 4 weeks before the start of operations. However, if compliance with this deadline is not reasonable for you, you are requested to report the first serving of beverages or the delivery of prepared food for consumption on the spot as early as possible.

Notification Period: 4 Weeks
before offering beverages or prepared food for the first time

Processing duration

If there is sufficient justification, prompt processing will take place.

What else should I know?

There is a considerable public interest in complying with the 4-week deadline. Early knowledge of an intended restaurant industry is not only important for the restaurant administration but also for other legal concerns such as food hygiene law, building law, etc. is significant. Earlier authorisation can therefore only be considered in particularly justified exceptional cases. This may be, for example, the case that a takeover of a restaurant business becomes unforeseen as a result of serious illness or death of the previous operator.

Legal basis

Appeal

Administrative court proceedings

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
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