No. If the business experienced any change, including change of ownership, it is mandatory to file a new business licensing application. Contact us and we will do it for you, as quickly as possible and without delay.
Yes. The law was enacted in 2015, and should substantially shorten the licensing process’ duration.
This device prevents backflow from the main pipeline. The Ministry of Health’s regulations require installing this device in all food-related businesses, under the Licensing of Business Order. You are required to install it in order to prevent the backflow of contaminating factors into the drinking water.
- Health
- Protection of the environment
- Animals
- Public safety
- Workplace safety
*Given that a business handles one or more of the abovementioned articles, it is required to obtain a business license.
The law pertaining to the new reform includes specifications on all of the business in the different categories, according to a very clear division. Each cluster of specifications includes several types of similar businesses.
It is possible you were indicted because you operated your business without a license, when in fact it required one. Every case is different. Contact our firm so we can help you through the process.
The main question is what kind of oven it is. Most ovens require a range hood (by law, all pizza and bakery ovens require one). In the case of a Salamander oven, it is not required to install a range hood.
This is the legal definition: “games played with machines operated mechanically or electrically or in any other way, as well as pool, cards, dice games and so on”. Indeed, it is a little difficult to understand to what exactly this pertains, and what exactly the difference is between “games” and “gaming devices” that require a permit according to 7.10A of the Order.
The answer is yes. A pool table is listed in the Licensing of Business Order, item 7.6, as “games”, and therefore the business requires a license according to two items: a license for a variety store, and for a pool table.
The regulations do not specify the minimal size a bar/pub must be to require a business license, but when discussing a business that does not serve food, it can be of a minimal size of some 25 square meters. The location should have a storage room, a restroom and a serving bar. The size is a derivative of the number of people sitting on the premises.
Firstly, a body/foot massage parlor does not require a business license. At the end of 2013, registration item 1.4E was removed from the Licensing of Business Order, and therefore, this business does not require a license.
Every food-related business is obligated to obtain the Ministry of Health’s authorization. True, this type of bakery does not require a manufacturing license, since there are no raw materials involved and the doughs and pastries are provided frozen, and only require baking. Still, the kitchen must be designed according to the dining establishment regulations.
Activities such as cooking classes, schools that offer cooking courses, cooking academies etc., are not required to obtain a business license, according to the Licensing of Business Law and Order, as long as no sales or marketing of any complementary food products are done on the premises.
The number of participants in the class makes no difference, even if it is a couple’s or a family class.
*This information refers to the Licensing of Business Law and does not relate to any ramifications regarding the legalities based on the Planning and Building law or anything else.
No, but every business that appears in the Licensing of Business Order, and therefore requires a license, is required to be accessible. Some authorities make this process easier for small businesses, but most of them demand accessible service and accessible infrastructure.
In January 2017, Israel’s National Fire and Rescue Services initiated amendment 31 to the Licensing of Business Law. Each business that appears in column number 7 in the chart is required to submit the authority with an affidavit signed by an attorney, which states that his business meets the legal requirements, after having checked them on the 102 website.
The business owner must verify the demands and regulations that apply to his/her business, meaning that the responsibility rests solely on the business owner.
*The affidavit must be signed in the presence of an attorney, who confirms the business owner’s signature and obligation in his presence, and signs the document as well.
No. Kindergartens, day cares, after-school care and any other business related to caring for the very young ages are exempt from a business license, but not exempt from a nonconforming use permit for the building in which they operate.
No. By law, one must first be granted a business license from the authorities, and only then can the place begin operations. Therefore, it is important to consider hiring our services early on in the process. **At the same time, the absolute majority of business owners opens the business and files a business licensing application simultaneously.
Every business registered in the Licensing of Business Order (1995) is required to obtain a business license. You can visit the licensing department at the authority where your business is registered in order to find out, or consult with one of our specialists who will be happy to help you, and will usually save you some precious time.