Extend the deadline for the expiry of a permit for the commercial exhibition of persons

If your permit for the commercial exhibition of persons is at risk of expiring, you can apply for an extension of the expiry date. You can find out more here.

If your permit for the commercial exhibition of persons is at risk of expiring because the business has not been started within one year of the permit being issued or has not been operated for a period of one year, you can apply for an extension of the deadline for the expiry of the permit.

The decision to extend the deadline is at the discretion of the authority. An extension can only be granted if there is good cause. Good cause can be assumed if circumstances beyond your control and outside your area of responsibility make it impossible for you as the permit holder to meet the deadline. The authority will also take into account whether the public interest is opposed to an extension of the deadline and whether a new permit procedure appears necessary. An extension may therefore be considered in the event of illness, destruction of the facility or business premises through no fault of your own, but not in the event of temporary insolvency or a temporary ban on trading.

The authority in whose district you carry out your trade has local jurisdiction. As a rule, this is the same authority that granted you the license.

Ordnungsamt/Gewerbeamt of the municipal or city administration

• The permit issued for the commercial exhibition of persons
• Documents proving the existence of good cause for the extension of the expiry period

You must submit your application in writing to the public order office/commercial office of your local municipal or city administration. Please ask your local municipal or city administration for the relevant application forms.

• Existence of an important reason
• Application before the end of the one-year period

This is governed by the provisions of national law:

• Objection
• Action before the locally competent administrative court

• You apply for an extension of the deadline for the expiry of the permit for the commercial exhibition of persons at the public order office/trade office of your local municipal or city administration.
• To do so, you must submit the documents listed below.
  

The extension of the deadline must be applied for before the deadline for the expiry of the permit expires.

The one-year period begins when the permit is issued, i.e. from the date on which the permit is received by the authorized addressee.

The processing time varies from authority to authority and depends on whether you can submit all the required documents in full when you apply.

The fees are based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

In Hesse, this service is generally free of charge.

The permit for the commercial exhibition of persons expires if the operation has not begun within one year of the permit being issued or has not been exercised for a period of one year.