Commercial activities and services
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In order to conduct commercial activities or provide commercial services, the business manager must have a business permit.
Who is concerned
Prerequisites
Compliance with the conditions for access to the profession is verified at the time the application for a business permit is submitted.
- Sole proprietorship
- Company
Natural persons who wish to carry out the activity in their own name, in the context of a sole proprietorship, must meet the legal conditions of professional integrity.
Companies carrying out the activity must appoint at least one natural person, the business manager, who must:
- meet the legal requirements in terms professional integrity;
- effectively manage the day-to-day business on a permanent basis;
- have a genuine link with the company (be the owner or authorised representative registered in the Trade and Companies Register); and
- have paid all social security contributions and taxes, either in their own name or through the company they manage or have managed.
Business permit
The business permit is issued to the company (either to the manager operating in their own name, or to the company they run) if the manager meets the legal conditions of professional integrity.
The information page 'Applying for a business permit' contains all the information relating to this procedure.
Place of business
The company or sole proprietorship must have a fixed place of business in Luxembourg (no 'letter-box' companies).
How to proceed
Registrations/affiliations depending on the legal form of the company
- Sole proprietorship
- Company
After obtaining a business permit, the manager of a sole proprietorship must:
- go to the Joint Social Security Centre to register as self-employed;
- submit an operating declaration to the social security administration (if they intend to hire staff);
- register for VAT.
After obtaining a business permit, the manager of a:
- partnership (SCS, SENC);
- capital company (SA, SARL, SCA, SE);
- simplified limited liability company (SARL-S);
must:
- submit an operating declaration to the social security administration (if they intend to hire staff);
- register themselves as employees (or self-employed) with the social security;
- register for VAT.
Please note: the manager of a simplified limited liability company must also file the draft articles of association of the company with the Trade and Companies Register. There is, however, no need to incorporate the company in the presence of a notary. A private deed will suffice.
Obligations of all professionals
Each professional must comply with the following for as long as they carry out their activity:
- all requirements with respect to obtaining a business permit; and
- all laws and regulations with respect to business management.
Sanctions
Professionals without a business permit run the risk of criminal sanctions (imprisonment and fines) and the temporary closure of the establishment.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
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Ministry of the Economy General Directorate for SME, Administrative Simplification, Craft and Retail (Business Permit department)
- Address:
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Luxembourg
PO box 535 / L-2937 Luxembourg
- Phone:
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(+352) 247 74 700
Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 13.30 to 16.30 (except on public holidays)
- Email address:
- info.pme@eco.etat.lu
- Website:
- https://meco.gouvernement.lu/en.html
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House of Entrepreneurship
- Address:
- 14, rue Erasme L-1468 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 42 39 39 330
- Email address:
- info@houseofentrepreneurship.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens at 8.30
- Friday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Tuesday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Wednesday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
- Thursday:
- 8.30 to 17.00
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House of Training
- Address:
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7, rue Alcide de Gasperi
L-2981 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
B.P. 13, L-2010 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 46 50 16 1
- Fax:
- (+352) 46 50 19
- Email address:
- customer@houseoftraining.lu
- Website:
- https://www.houseoftraining.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens at 8.00
- Friday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 13.15 to 17.15
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 13.15 to 17.15
- Tuesday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 13.15 to 17.15
- Wednesday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 13.15 to 17.15
- Thursday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 13.15 to 17.15
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Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce
- Address:
- 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi L-2981 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 42 39 39 1
- Email address:
- chamcom@cc.lu
- Website:
- http://www.cc.lu/index.php?page=13
Closed ⋅ Opens at 8.00
- Friday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 14.00 to 18.00
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 14.00 to 18.00
- Tuesday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 14.00 to 18.00
- Wednesday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 14.00 to 18.00
- Thursday:
- 8.00 to 12.00 , 14.00 to 18.00
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
Legal references
réglementant l'accès aux professions d'artisan, de commerçant, d'industriel ainsi qu'à certaines professions libérales
