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Permit under restaurant law for temporary serving of alcohol on special occasions; application

If you want to operate a restaurant business (serving alcohol) that requires a permit only temporarily for a special reason, you will need a permit under restaurant law in accordance with Section 12 of the German Restaurant Act (GastG).

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Procedure details

For every temporary serving of alcohol at an event (e.g. club, town, music festival, Christmas market), a so-called permit in accordance with § 12 GastG is required. This applies to showmen, established innkeepers who serve alcohol outside their restaurant, but also to clubs.

The scope of application of Section 12 GastG applies if the catering is only provided for a limited period of time on the occasion of an event. A corresponding special occasion is to be assumed if the catering activity in question is linked to a short-term, infrequently occurring event that lies outside the catering activity (the occasion must therefore be exclusively of a non-gastronomic nature).

As the spatial and environmental requirements for events are usually already regulated and ensured as part of the organization of the event, the examination under catering law for events regularly focuses on the personal requirement of reliability.

The documents listed below must be submitted to substantiate reliability.

  • General information
    • Indication of surname and first name with summonable address,
    • Indication of the place and period of operation of the restaurant business,
    • details of the food and drinks to be served.
  • Documents to substantiate reliability:
    • a valid traveling trade license,
    • a valid restaurant license,
    • another valid permit under trade law that is dependent on reliability,
    • a permit for a previous similar serving of alcoholic beverages with the assurance that this was carried out without official objection or
    • a certificate of good conduct and information from the central trade register in accordance with Section 150 (1) sentence 1 or (5) GewO, each not older than one year

    Proof of reliability can also be provided by stating the specific location, period and scope of the serving of alcoholic beverages that has not been objected to by the authorities, unless an old notice of approval is available. Proof of good repute from another EU country of origin in the form of a certified copy and certified German translation, which could also be replaced by an affidavit in lieu of an oath or comparable acts, can also be submitted.

    For non-EU citizens: residence permit that allows the exercise of self-employed activity as well as proof of good repute (official certificate of good conduct or good character or extract from the criminal record of the home country or an equivalent document and/or a certificate of good conduct for authorities and information from the central trade register.

The application for a permit under catering law for an event must be submitted in text form (i.e. a simple e-mail or via an online procedure provided is sufficient) to the responsible municipality.

If there is no doubt that the approval requirements have been met, the municipality can waive the preparation and issuance of a notice ("fictitious approval"). In this case, no costs are charged.

If, in individual cases, the municipality incurs a significant amount of review work, the municipality may issue a notice subject to a charge (see 5.III.7.2 List of costs), subject to an extension of the deadline (see Art. 42a para. 2 sentences 3 and 4 of the Bavarian Administrative Procedure Act).

Permission due to fictitious authorization: free of charge

Permission in all other cases: 30 to 2000 EUR

Certificate of good conduct and extract from the central trade register: EUR 13 each

In order to obtain a fictitious permit free of charge, the application must be submitted at least two weeks before the planned event. If an application is not submitted in good time and it is no longer possible to properly check the eligibility for approval by the planned date of the event, the permit will be refused.

Administrative court action

  • Restaurant license; application

    If you want to operate a restaurant business serving alcoholic beverages, you need a restaurant permit. If you operate a restaurant requiring a permit through a deputy, you need a deputy permit.

  • Central trade register extract; application

    If you wish to exercise a trade and need proof of your personal reliability, you can apply for information from the central trade register.

  • Travel trade; application for a permit

    If you wish to sell or purchase goods, offer services or operate as a showman on a commercial basis outside/without having a commercial establishment, you generally need a permit (traveling trade license).

Status: 11.12.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Tourismus
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