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Gastronomic trade - apply for a provisional deputy permit

Gaststättengewerbe - vorläufige Stellvertretungserlaubnis beantragen
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15
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Requirements

• Takeover of a gastronomic trade requiring a permit You take over an already existing gastronomy spatially from the predecessor. • Provisional gastronomy permit of the holder The restaurant owner must have a valid provisional gastronomic permit or apply for one in due course.

Documents you need

• Application for a provisional gastronomic deputy permit possible online or you can submit the application informally in writing to the responsible public order office • Identity document of the provisional permit holder and the provisional deputy permit holder Identity card or other official identification document containing a photograph (not required for electronic applications). Residence permit, if the applicant is not an EU national • Provisional gastronomy permit of the holder service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329715/en/ A valid provisional restaurant permit must be available or applied for in time.

Fees

• EUR 17.00 to EUR 93.75 per expense for an unlimited permit • EUR 17.00 to EUR 31.25 per expense for a temporary permit

Legal basis

• Gastronomy Act (Gaststättengesetz - GastG) § 11 sec. 2 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gastg/__11.html • Berlin Gastronomy Ordinance (GastV) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-GastVBErahmen • Schedule of Administrative Fees (Verwaltungsgebührenordnung (VGebO)) <https://gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/?aiz=1&docId=jlr-VwGebOBE2009rahmen&query=JURISLINK%3A%22VwGebO+BE%22>

Further information

• Berliner Gastromat - Questions and answers on the subject of catering (IHK Berlin) www.ihk.de/berlin/service-und-beratung/recht-und-steuern/gew • Gastronomic trade - register for the certificate of instruction (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330174/en/ • Gastronomic trade - apply for a deputy permit (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350670/

Who is responsible

The application for a temporary deputisation permit must be submitted to the Ordnungsamt (public order office) in whose district your place of business is located.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German originalOfficial English page

Service number 350673 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350673/