Application Form for a Commercial Activity - Valletta Malta Download Printable PDF

Dipartiment tal-Kummerċ

Commerce Department

Direttorat għas-Servizzi tal-Kummerċ

Trade Services Directorate

Lascaris

Valletta

APPLICATION FORM

This application is for a licence to exercise a new commercial activity under the Trading Licences Act (Cap. 441).

Warning to applicant: Any false statement, misinterpretation or concealment of material fact on this form or any other

document presented in support of this application, may be grounds for refusal of application, annulment of licence as well as

criminal prosecution.

Data Protection Information Note: The Commerce Department collects and processes information provided in this

application to carry out its functions under the Trading Licences Act (Cap. 441). All data is collected and processed in

accordance with the Data Protection Act, Trading Licences Act (Cap. 441), other legislation and the Privacy Policy of the

Department, a copy of which is available on demand. The information provided in this application may also be exchanged with

other third parties as provided according to the law.

Helpline: In case of difficulty in completing the application, contact the Business Care Unit on +356 21226688 or

email on commerce@gov.mt.

Note: For successful assessment of the application, it is mandatory to provide all information requested, unless so indicated.

Complete either Section A

Section B and B1

Section A - Details of Applicant

Complete this section (A) if the applicant is the natural person responsible for running the commercial

activity for which this application is being submitted.

Name

Surname

Courtesy title

Prof.

Dr.

Mr.

Ms.

Other (please specify)

Date of Birth

Male

Female

Address for Correspondence purposes

Phone*

Mobile*

Fax*

e-mail*

Note: At least one of the details marked with (*) has to be provided

Nationality

(tick one of the following)

Maltese

ID Card Number

European Economic Area

Specific Country

Passport / Residence Permit

(a)

Number

Other

Specific Country

Passport/Residence Permit

(a)

Number

(b)

ETC Work Permit Number

(a)

(*) Attach

A copy of the passport or ID Card

(b)

A copy of the employment license issued by the Employment and Training Corporation to carry out

the specific commercial activity of this application

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Dipartiment tal-Kummerċ

Commerce Department

Direttorat għas-Servizzi tal-Kummerċ

Trade Services Directorate

Lascaris

Valletta

APPLICATION FORM

This application is for a licence to exercise a new commercial activity under the Trading Licences Act (Cap. 441).

Warning to applicant: Any false statement, misinterpretation or concealment of material fact on this form or any other

document presented in support of this application, may be grounds for refusal of application, annulment of licence as well as

criminal prosecution.

Data Protection Information Note: The Commerce Department collects and processes information provided in this

application to carry out its functions under the Trading Licences Act (Cap. 441). All data is collected and processed in

accordance with the Data Protection Act, Trading Licences Act (Cap. 441), other legislation and the Privacy Policy of the

Department, a copy of which is available on demand. The information provided in this application may also be exchanged with

other third parties as provided according to the law.

Helpline: In case of difficulty in completing the application, contact the Business Care Unit on +356 21226688 or

email on commerce@gov.mt.

Note: For successful assessment of the application, it is mandatory to provide all information requested, unless so indicated.

Complete either Section A

Section B and B1

Section A - Details of Applicant

Complete this section (A) if the applicant is the natural person responsible for running the commercial

activity for which this application is being submitted.

Name

Surname

Courtesy title

Prof.

Dr.

Mr.

Ms.

Other (please specify)

Date of Birth

Male

Female

Address for Correspondence purposes

Phone*

Mobile*

Fax*

e-mail*

Note: At least one of the details marked with (*) has to be provided

Nationality

(tick one of the following)

Maltese

ID Card Number

European Economic Area

Specific Country

Passport / Residence Permit

(a)

Number

Other

Specific Country

Passport/Residence Permit

(a)

Number

(b)

ETC Work Permit Number

(a)

(*) Attach

A copy of the passport or ID Card

(b)

A copy of the employment license issued by the Employment and Training Corporation to carry out

the specific commercial activity of this application

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Section B - Details of Company or Commercial Partnership

Complete this section (B and B1) if the commercial activity for which this application is being submitted

will be run by a company or a commercial partnership .

Name of Company or Commercial Partnership

Address

Phone

Fax

(if available)

Company registration number

Country of incorporation (tick one of the following and fill as appropriate)

Malta

Specify Country

Other

Specify Country

Is the statutory domicile, central administration or main place of business responsible for this

commercial activity in an EU Member State?

YES

Specify Country

Section B1 - Details of the Legal Representative (*) submitting this Form in the name of the

Company or Commercial Partnership

(*) Attach: A declaration by the shareholders or the Board of Directors certifying that the person submitting this

application is authorised to act as a legal representative of the partnership or company.

Name

Surname

Courtesy title

Prof.

Dr.

Mr.

Ms.

Other (please specify)

Date of Birth

Male

Female

Address for Correspondence purposes

Phone*

Mobile*

Fax*

e-mail*

Note: At least one of the details marked with (*) has to be provided

Nationality

(tick one of the following)

Maltese

ID Card Number

European Economic Area

Specific Country

Passport / Residence Permit

(a)

Number

Other

Specific Country

Passport/Residence Permit

(a)

Number

(b)

ETC Work Permit Number

(*) Attach

A copy of the passport or ID Card

(a)

(b)

A copy of the employment license issued by the Employment and Training Corporation to carry out

the specific commercial activity of this application

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Section C - The Commercial Activity

The commercial activities licensed by the Commerce Department are listed in the first schedule to the S.L. 441.07

(Trading Licences Regulations) and are reproduced in Section H of this application form.

Although the activity for which you are submitting the application may involve various activities listed in Section G,

the trading licence will be issued on only one activity which should represent the predominant commercial activity.

The predominant activity is the one that generates most value added.

Note – The trading licence does not cover activities which are regulated by other entities.

The predominant commercial activity

Type Code

(*)

Corresponding Type Code Title

The carrying out of said commercial activity is in no way prohibited in the building permit related to the

premises from where the activity is to take place.

(*) Attach: Some activities require clearance from other Authorities before a trading licence can be issued. In

particular, activities involving the handling of food products and beverages, hairdressing, beauty treatment, fitness

or physical well being activities require clearance by the Environmental Health Authorities. The documentation

needed to attest such clearances is listed in Section E of this application.

Value Added Tax registration number

(unless exempted by VAT law)

Trading name

(if available)

Section D - Execution of the Commercial Activity

(Tick one as appropriate)

The activity will be conducted from the same premises the details of which are to be indicated

under Section D1 of this application.*

(*) Note: Ensure that sections D1 and D2 are completed

The activity will be conducted from different locations as required by the customer.

Section D1 - Details of Premises

Complete this section (D1) only if the commercial activity will be conducted from the same premises

Address

Phone

Fax (if available)

Development Building Permit

(tick one of the following and fill as appropriate)

Either

D1a

Premises allocated by Malta Enterprise or Government Property Department

Reference number of letter of intent issued by Malta Enterprise

or Government Property Department

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D1b

Premises constructed from 2001 onwards

Building permit number issued by MEPA in respect of the commercial

activity of this application

Development class number (*)

The Commercial activity allowed from the premises indicated in this section according to the

respective MEPA permit is the following (*)

NOTE: If any of the information in (*) is NOT being provided the following declaration is required

(Tick where applicable) :

I hereby declare that MEPA has not allocated a Development Class Number on the

development permit issued on _____ / _____ / _________ (date of issue) in respect of the

commercial activity to be carried out from the premises indicated in this section.

I hereby declare that on the respective development permit issued on _____ / ____ / ______

(date of issue), MEPA has not specified the commercial activity to be carried out in this

section.

D1c

Premises constructed prior to 2001

Planning Permit Number (*)

(a)

(*) Attach

A Copy of the Planning Permit

(b)

A declaration from an architect or civil engineer certifying that the Planning

Permit is indeed still valid today without any need to apply to MEPA for any

change of use application.

D1d

Premises constructed prior to 2001 and for the same (*) commercial activity which had

been licensed to be carried out from the said premises and the relevant trading license had

been paid and renewed up to at least three years prior to this application.

Trading licence number of the activity that was being

conducted from the same premises.

(*) Attach - If the commercial activity cited in this application is different from or more extensive

than that which had been licensed: to attach a declaration from an architect or civil engineer

certifying that such a change or extension does not require a permit under the Development

Planning Act.

Section D2 - Data for Calculation of Licence Fee

Complete this section D2 only if the commercial activity will be run from the same premises.

Information on fees can be found in section I.

Footprint of ground floor of commercial premises

Section E - Activity Specific Information

If this application relates to any type of commercial activity involving the handling of food and/or beverages and

activities involving hairdressing, beauty treatment, fitness or physical well-being, a No Objection Declaration issued

by the Enviornmental Health Directorate is to be submitted with this application. See Section J for contact

information.

Reference number of the No Objection Declaration issued by the

Environmental Health Directorate

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NOTE: If at any time during the carrying out of the commercial activity there is to be any handling of food

and beverages, or if any food and beverages are to be sold, even if this is not related to the predominant

commercial activity, clearance from the Enviornmental Health Directorate should still be obtained.

However, in such cases, the Commerce Department need not be informed.

Section F - Declaration

By means of this application, I, the undersigned, am hereby applying for a trading licence. I confirm that the data I

am supplying in this application is correct. I hereby give my consent to the Commerce Department to process and

record the personal information which I am providing in this application and to exchange this information with Public

Authorities, Government Departments and any other third parties, as necessary, in order to process this application

and as permitted by Maltese Law.

I fully understand that:

by opting out, my application cannot be processed;

•

authorised personnel who are processing this application may have access to the

•

information provided in this application for the purpose specified in this application;

•

information in this application form will be published by the Commerce Department and is

therefore accessible to the public;

edited information, that would not identify me, may be used for statistical purposes.

•

I know that I am entitled to see the information related to me, should I ask for it in writing.

I am aware that for the purposes of the Data Protection Act, the Data Controller is the Director General, Commerce

Department.

Date

Signature

Section G - Documents to be submitted with Application

If the applicant is a non-Maltese EEA

Copy of passport or ID card

Section A:

□

Copy of passport or ID card

If the applicant is a third country national

□

ETC permit

□

If the applicant is the legal representative of

Declaration by Shareholders or

Section B1:

□

If the applicant is a non-Maltese EEA

Copy of passport or ID card

□

Copy of passport or ID card

If the applicant is a third country national

□

ETC permit

□

Section D1:

Copy of Planning Permit

D1c

□

Declaration from an architect or

□

civil engineer certifying that the

Planning Permit is indeed still

valid today and without any need

to apply to MEPA for any change

of use application.

D1d

If the commercial activity cited in the

Declaration from an architect or

□

application

different

from

civil engineer certifying that such

extensive than that which had been licensed

a change or extension does not

require a permit under the

Development Planning Act

NOTE:

•

This Form cannot be used for street hawkers and market hawkers.

•

Processing of this Form will only be finalised once all applicable fields are

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"Application Form for a Commercial Activity" - Valletta, Malta

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