A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR THEIR ISSUANCE
The legislation gathered and updated as it has been amended and is in effect today!

How do we issue an operating license? What should we be aware of when starting a Health Interest Store? Necessary documents and certificates, required specifications, categories of health interest stores, change of use: when is it required when obtaining an operating license, answers to frequently asked questions.

The book includes:

• The amendments with Law 4442/2016: "New regulatory framework for the exercise of economic activity and other provisions and simplification of the operating framework for food and beverage processing activities".
• The Ministerial Decision (Government Gazette 1723/B/18-5-2017): "Simplification and standardization of the administrative procedures for the notification of operation of health interest stores, theaters, and cinemas".
• The Ministerial Decision (Government Gazette 2278/B/15-6-2018): "Notification of operation for food and beverage processing and related activities (simplification of the framework for the exercise of food and beverage processing and related activities and standardization of the administrative procedures for notification of operation)".
• Dimensions of preparation areas, dishwashing areas, food and beverage storage.
• Distances of certain categories of stores from schools, etc. spaces.
• Definition of the content and procedure of the notification regarding the operation of food and beverage processing and related activities, as defined in Law 4442/2016.
• Necessary documents for a certification prior to 1955.
• Certification of legal outline prior to 1955.
• Certification for a building prior to 1955.
• Minimum area in food stores that are consumed in other areas outside those of their provision (Article 43, YD A1b/8577/1983 – Government Gazette 526/B/1983).
• Popular categories of health interest stores.
• Specifications for restrooms (WC) in health interest stores.
• Operating licenses for health interest stores within hotels.
• Questionnaire for processing businesses.
• Use of basement areas in ground floor stores of apartment buildings.
• Answers to frequently asked questions.

The book is accompanied by a link & QR code where the reader can view and download all the electronic files that accompany the book as well as the latest changes. The electronic files include:

• Health Decision 47829/2017
• Use of music and musical instruments
• What a flowchart contains and how it is constructed
• Bonus 1: Works for which no building permit or small-scale approval is required
• Bonus 2: Small-scale building works
• Bonus 3: Approval of execution of work