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Business
Starting up & Development
1. Business project
Defining a business project
Conditions of access to a profession
Business plan
Financing a business project
Legal form
Liability of business managers
Entry and stay
Conditions of residence for self-employed third-country nationals
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as an EU citizen
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as a family member of an EU citizen
Entry and stay in Luxembourg for investors from third countries
Diplomas / Qualifications
Recognition of secondary school graduation diplomas (baccalauréat/maturité)
Recognition of non-academic qualifications/diplomas
Accreditation of prior and experiential learning (VAE)
Approval of foreign higher education diplomas
Registration of higher education diplomas in the register of certificates
Master Craftsman's certificate
Assistance for the creation/takeover of a business
Craft activities: 'Contact Entreprise' at the Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts
Commercial activity and provision of services: House of Entrepreneurship – One-Stop Shop
Commercial, craft or industrial activities in the North of Luxembourg: Guichet Unique PME
Business mentoring
Notary
Research / Development and Innovation (RDI): Luxinnovation
2. Access to a profession / business permit
Business permits / professional integrity
Extract from the criminal record of a legal person
Extract from the criminal record of a natural person
Business permit application
Business activities not requiring a permit
EC certificate of experience - professional experience gained abroad
Professional integrity
Skilled craft activities
Secondary craft trade (list B)
Main craft trade (list A)
Commercial activities
Continuous vocational training establishments
Carriage of goods or passengers (> 3.5 tonnes)
Hotel status
Horeca (hotel, restaurant and catering sector)
Trader
Real estate professions
Liberal professions requiring a business permit
Chartered accountant
Landscape architect / Landscape engineer
Patent attorney
Surveyor
Town and country planner
Interior architect
Independent engineer (other than a construction engineer)
Accountant
Architect
Consulting engineer in the construction sector
Liberal professions subject to other permits
General practitioners and medical specialists
Dental practitioners, specialised dentist
Veterinary surgeon
Pharmacists
Audit professions
Nurses
Midwives
Other regulated healthcare professions
Other healthcare professions
Social and educational professions
Social and educational professions
Activities subject to specific registration and/or authorisation
Chèque-Service Accueil (CSA) service provider – education and care services
Chèque-Service Accueil service provider (CSA – Childcare Service Voucher) – childminding
Private security and surveillance activities - special accreditation
Transport of goods by road - Community licence
Transport of passengers by road - Community licence
Application for a taxi operator licence
Taxi driver licence
Education and care service for children – accreditation
Education and care service staff
Childminder – accreditation
Licence to provide a media service from Luxembourg
Technical assessment and inspection tasks - accreditation
Private research institutes - accreditation
3. Legal form (company or self-employed)
Sole proprietorships (self-employed persons) and partnerships
Comparative table - Partnerships / Sole proprietorships (self-employed persons)
Sole proprietorship (self-employed person)
Limited liability company (SARL)
Limited partnership (SECS)
Partnership (SENC)
Capital companies
European Company (SE)
Simplified limited liability company(SARL-S)
European companies - Involvement of workers
Comparative table - Capital companies
Cooperative company (SC)
Civil company (Société civile)
Public Limited Company (SA)
Limited liability company (SARL)
Partnership limited by shares (SECA or SCA)
Societal impact company (SIS)
Business groups and associations
Temporary partnership
Franchising
Economic interest group
European economic interest group (EEIG)
4. Business creation/registration with the Trade and Companies Register
Creation of a sole proprietorship (self-employed person, sole trader)
Registering with the Trade and Companies Register as a natural person
Availability of the company name
Subsidiary / Branch office
Starting up a Luxembourg subsidiary or branch office
Formation of a Luxembourgish company
Availability of the company name
Constitutional documents and articles of association
Blocking the share capital
Registration and modification of the articles of association
Notary
5. Registration for VAT and social security
Social security
Registration for social security for self-employed persons
Employer registration
Registration for social security for the assisting spouse
VAT / Taxes
Registration for income tax
Registration for VAT
Urban planning & Environment
Construction / Development
Construction, transformation and demolition works
Building permit
Amendment of a general development plan (PAG)
Limited amendment request for a special development plan (PAP)
Application for a special development plan (PAP)
Geothermal drilling permits
Exemption for site works at night
Works carried out next to roads
Road permit - State roads
Road permit – railroads
National Road Works Register
Works carried out beside a wooded area, watercourse or protected area
Deforestation/clearing permits
Water permit
'Nature protection' permit
Shopping centres and superstores
Setting up a business in an economic activity area
Temporary work sites
Prior notice for temporary or mobile work sites
Classified establishments (commodo/incommodo)
Permits linked to classified establishments
Operating permit for classified establishments ('commodo/incommodo')
Greenhouse gas emission permits for fixed installations
Specific requirements
Industrial activities - pollution prevention and control (IPPC)
Dangerous substances - Prevention of major-accident hazards (Seveso)
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) for certain classified establishments
Risk assessments for certain classified establishments
Energy
Energy
Obligation to carry out energy audits
Application for accreditation to carry out energy audits
Accreditation to calculate the energy performance of buildings and issue energy performance certificates for buildings
Energy performance certificate for non-residential buildings (Energiepass)
Trans-European energy infrastructure projects
Remuneration for the production of energy from renewable energy sources
Production of electricity from renewable energy sources
Waste / Dangerous substances
Recycling and recovery of waste
Recycling and re-use of packaging waste
Waste eletrical and electronic equipment - WEEE
Waste treatment facilities
Operating permit for a waste treatment facility
Operating permit for a hazardous, non-hazardous or inert waste landfill
Operating permit for a waste incineration or co-incineration plant
Collecting, transporting and trading waste
Registration for the collection and transportation of waste
Waste collection and transportation permit
Waste trading or broker permit
Notification for the national and international transfer of waste
Permit to recover and transport halogenated hydrocarbons (CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs and halons)
REACH & CLP
The REACH Regulation - a global overview
The CLP regulation - a global overview
Registering a chemical substance (REACH)
Pre-registering a chemical substance (REACH)
Submitting an inquiry to ECHA
Authorisation for the use of substances of concern
Dangerous substances
Decontamination and disposal of used PCBs or equipment containing PCBs
Authorisation to hold, use or transport radioactive sources or X-ray devices
Financial aid - Environment
Incentives and financial support
Environmental aid for craft and commercial businesses
Investment aid for the protection of the environment
Responsible companies
Social responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate cultural sponsorship
Eco-labels
The European Ecolabel
EcoLabel for tourist establishments
EMAS label (Environment Management and Audit Scheme)
Quality label SuperDrecksKëscht fir Betriber
Financing & Support measures
Financing
Financing a business - general overview
Financing tools by the SNCI (Société nationale de Crédit et d'Investissement)
Sources and types of bank and non-bank financing
Defining a business’ financial requirements and the most suitable banking solutions (illustration with a balance sheet)
Crowdfunding
Mezzanine financing
Guarantees requested by financial institutions
Tangible guarantees involving movable or immovable assets
Personal guarantees by right in personam
Moral guarantees
Financing intangible and capital assets (taking over a business, purchasing business assets, patents or licences, etc.)
Subordinated loan for the financing of intangible and capital assets
Turning to banks to finance investment projects (creation, improvement or development of a business activity)
Medium or long-term loan to finance movable or immovable assets
Bullet loan (repayment of the loan in a single payment at maturity)
Bridging loan to finance a cash deficit
Syndicated loan to finance large-scale projects
Property leasing
Turning to banks to finance standard investment projects (material, equipment or vehicle fleet)
Capital lease to finance a standard investment project
Operating lease to finance a standard investment project
Medium-term loan to finance a standard investment project
Roll-over credit to finance a standard investment project
Turning to banks to finance growth (stock or receivables)
Cash credit to finance growth
Fixed advance to finance growth
Invoice advances to finance growth
Discount credit to finance growth
Factoring to finance growth
Financial aid - employment/recruitment/training
Employment aid and programmes within the framework of recruitment
Aid for the creation of a work-integration job for a long-term unemployed person
Application for contribution to payroll expenses for the recruitment of a beneficiary of the guaranteed minimum income integration allowance
Support for the re-employment of older unemployed people
Re-employment support
Requesting tax relief for hiring an unemployed person
Apprenticeship subsidies and awards
State aid for disabled workers
Deducting relocation expenses for highly skilled workers recruited or posted from abroad
Financial aid for continuing vocational training programmes
Financial aid for in-company continuing vocational training
Subsidies for Luxembourg language courses
Continuing vocational training during short-time work
Research, development and innovation aid scheme
RDI - Research, development and innovation
General terms and conditions applicable to all financial aid for research, development and innovation
Aid for technical feasibility studies
Financial aid for research and development projects (R&D)
Aid for process and organisational innovation
Financial aid for SME innovation
Financial aid for innovative start-ups
Investment aid for research infrastructures
Financial aid for innovation clusters
SME aid schemes
General aid measures for SMEs
General terms and conditions
Investment aid
Aid for consultancy services for SMEs
Aid for a first-time participation in a trade fair
Aid for young businesses
Aid schemes granted to remedy the damages caused by natural disasters
Aid for miscellaneous investments
Financial aid for tourism infrastructures
Aid for campsite operators
Aid for tourist infrastructures
Aid for hotel businesses
Subsidies for congress tourism
Subsidies for gîtes / youth hostels / holiday villages
Export aid to cover promotion and exhibition costs
Export aid to cover promotion and exhibition costs
Environmental protection aid schemes
Craft and commercial businesses
Environmental aid for craft and commercial businesses
Investment aid for the protection of the environment
General terms for State aid for environmental aid schemes
Investment aid for the protection of the environment
Aid scheme within the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme post-2012
Remuneration for the production of energy from renewable energy sources
Production of electricity from renewable energy sources
Regional aid scheme
Regional aid – Differdange and Dudelange
General terms and conditions for regional aid
Financial aid for regional investments
Fit 4 aid schemes
Fit 4 Start
Aid for starting up - Fit 4 Start
Fit 4 Digital
Digitalisation aid - Fit 4 Digital
Fit 4 Service
Aid for the improvement of customer services - Fit 4 Service
Health & Safety / Social Security
Declarations with the Social Security Administration
Registering with the Social Security as an employer
Employer registration
Registering with an occupational health service
Registering with the Social Security
Registration for social security of a non-resident employee
Registration for social security for self-employed persons
Registration for social security for the assisting spouse
Registration for social security of a resident employee
Voluntary health insurance
Declaration of start of employment to the social security
Payment of social contributions for employees
Illness / Accident
Incapacity for work
Incapacity for work and medical certificates
Declaration and management of periods of incapacity for work
Continuation of pay for an employee on sick leave
Work-related accidents or illnesses
Reporting an accident at work / a commuting accident
Declaring an occupational illness
Occupational redeployment
Professional redeployment
Medical check
Medical check
Medical check-up for third-country nationals
Pre-employment medical examination
Hazardous jobs
Personnel / Staff representatives
Appointing and training safety officers
Safety and health of workers
Prevention
Requesting a dosimeter
Young salaried workers in hazardous jobs
Inventory of hazardous jobs
Human Resources
Recruitment
Searching for a candidate
Identifying recruitment needs
Declaration of a vacant position
Priority for re-employment
State aid for disabled workers
Selecting a candidate
Employment formalities
The employee's tax card
Hiring an EU national
Loss, theft or damage to the registration certificate or the permanent residence permit for EU nationals
Loss, theft or damage to the residence permit for family members of a EU citizen, or to the permanent residence permit for family members of an EU citizen
Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days as a third-country national and family member of an EU citizen or Luxembourg national
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg for more than 3 months as an EU citizen
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg for less than 90 days as an EU citizen
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as an EU citizen
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as a family member of an EU citizen
Staying in Luxembourg for more than 3 months as a third-country national and family member of an EU citizen or Luxembourg national
Permanent residence permit for EU citizens
Permanent residence permit for non-EU national family members of EU citizens
Hiring a third-country national
Renewal of the residence permit for beneficiaries of international protection
Carrying out a salaried activity on an ancillary basis as a holder of a residence permit for private reasons
Loss or withdrawal of international protection
Loss, theft or damage to the residence permit of a third-country national
Conditions of residence in Luxembourg for private reasons for third-country nationals
Rights conferred by international protection
Conditions of residence for third-country volunteer workers
Application for the status as a stateless person
Living and working in Luxembourg for third-country nationals and their family members
Medical check-up for third-country nationals
Staying for less than 90 days for third-country nationals
Conditions of work for third-country nationals during a stay of less than 90 days in Luxembourg
Luxembourg Entry Visa
Work for applicants for international protection
Applying for international protection
Work permit exemption for third-country nationals who are the spouse, partner or child of an EU citizen cross-border worker
Conditions of residence for third-country workers in Luxembourg
Work for beneficiaries of a postponement of deportation or suspension of deportation for medical reasons
Carrying out an ancillary activity as a third-country national family member of a third-country national
Conditions of residence for students from third countries
Permanent residence permit for non-EU national family members of EU citizens
Conditions of residence for third-country national trainees
Conditions of residence for third-country researchers in Luxembourg
Hiring a seasonal worker from a non-EU country
Hiring a seasonal worker from a third country for less than 3 months
Conditions of residence and work for highly qualified workers from third countries ("EU Blue Card")
Conditions of residence for young au pairs from third countries
Registering as an employer
Employer registration
Employment contracts / Collective agreements
Employment contracts
Permanent employment contract (CDI)
Temporary agency work
Fixed-term employment contract (CDD)
Part-time employment contract
Seasonal employment contract
Amendment of an employment contract
Employment reintegration contract
Professionalisation training
Contracts for young people
Internship contract or agreement
Student work contract during school holidays
Fixed-term employment contract for pupils/students
Apprenticeship contracts
Employment initiation contract (CIE)
Collective agreements
Negotiating a collective agreement
Implementing a collective agreement
Beneficiaries of the guaranteed minimum income
Application for contribution to payroll expenses for the recruitment of a beneficiary of the guaranteed minimum income integration allowance
Employing a trainee in the framework of the guaranteed minimum income
Leave
Managing leave
Register of ordinary and extraordinary leave
Annual leave
Annual paid leave
Leave on personal grounds
Paternity leave (
Pappecongé
)
Leave for personal reasons (special leave)
Pregnancy and maternity leave
Adoption leave
Parental leave
Leave for family reasons
Family hospice leave for nursing a dying or seriously ill person
Training leave
Individual training leave
Unpaid leave for training purposes
Linguistic leave
Training leave for staff representatives
Leave for carrying out a mandate
Political leave for elected communal representatives
Social mandate leave
Leave on the grounds of non-professional activities
Sporting leave
Special leave for emergency services volunteers
Development cooperation leave
Leave for youth workers
Job search leave
Job search leave
Surveillance measures
Protection of privacy and electronic data
Processing personal data
Informing employees and third parties about surveillance in the workplace
The Data Protection Officer
Working hours and place of work
Managing working time
Organising working time
Overtime
Sunday work
Night work
Working on public holidays
Teleworking
Teleworking
Temporary layoff
Involuntary and temporary layoff
Weather-related layoff
Employee remuneration
Determining and paying salaries
Social minimum wage and indexation of salaries
Assignment and attachment of earnings
Attachment of earnings
Making a salary deduction
Paying social contributions
Payment of social contributions for employees
Paying income tax on salaries
Withholding tax on salaries
Tax cards
Annual adjustments carried out by the employer
Filing salary and pension statements
Continuous vocational training
Training plan
Training plan
Leave for continuing vocational training
Individual training leave
Linguistic leave
Staff representation
Staff delegation
Social elections
Informing and consulting with the staff delegation
Movement of workers
Posting workers to Luxembourg
Declaration of posting of workers
Residence of workers posted by businesses established in the EU
Residence of workers posted by businesses established outside the EU
Posting workers to Luxembourg
Transfer to Luxembourg
Hosting a third-country worker in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (ICT)
Staying and working in Luxembourg as a transferred worker
Movement of workers to Luxembourg
Conditions of residence for self-employed third-country nationals
Staying and/or working in Luxembourg as an EU citizen
End of the working relationship
Dismissal/Termination
Termination of the employment contract during the trial period
Dismissal with notice
Dismissal with immediate effect for serious misconduct
Collective redundancies
When the employer ceases business
Cessation of activity by the trader (natural person)
Cessation of activity by the business manager/director
Terminating the working relationship
Transmission of salary statements at the end of the employment relationship
Taxation
Tax basics
Principles
General principles of company taxation
Classification of taxes
Deadlines
Tax Calendar
Start-up / Takeover
Strategic choices
Legal form - Fiscal implications
Purchase or lease of fixed assets - Fiscal implications
Taxation on start-up / takeover
Registration fees
Tax burden associated with the type of financing
Equity financing - Taxation of contributions
Financing through loan capital - Interest deductibility
Leasing - Fiscal implications
Taxation of business profits / assets
Taxation of profits generated by sole proprietorships and partnerships
Personal income tax
Calculating the operating result of a sole proprietorship or a transparent partnership
Calculating the taxable result of a sole proprietorship or a transparent partnership
Incorporating extraordinary items in the calculation of the net result of sole proprietorships or transparent partnerships
Taxation of profits made by capital companies
Tax regularisation
Corporate income tax
Calculating the operating result of a capital company
Calculating the taxable result of a capital company
Miscellaneous taxes
Taxation of income generated by e-commerce
Communal business tax
Net wealth tax
Property tax
Road tax
Taxation of profits distributed by the business
Distribution of dividends
Taxation of interest payments to lenders - Withholding tax
Country-by-country reporting
Country-by-country reporting
Taxation of salaries
Paying income tax on salaries
Withholding tax on salaries
Tax cards
Annual adjustments carried out by the employer
Filing salary and pension statements
Taxation of turnover: VAT
Understanding VAT
Value Added Tax (VAT)
VAT - Provision of services
VAT - Delivery of goods
Registration / Declaration
Registration for VAT
eTVA – Registration and access to the system
VAT return
Recapitulative statements for goods and services
Deduction/Refund of input VAT
Input VAT - Deduction
VAT Refunds - Intra-EU transactions
Specific operations
VAT - Real estate
VAT - e-commerce
Mini One Stop Shop (VATMOSS)
VAT on electronic services - Registration with the Luxembourg mini One Stop Shop
VAT on electronic services - Declaration via the mini One Stop Shop Luxembourg
VAT on electronic services - Deregistration/Exclusion from the mini One Stop Shop Luxembourg
Development / Restructuring
Expansion / Change of the legal form of the company
Division / Partial contribution of assets – Tax deferral of capital gains
Subsidiary or branch office - Fiscal implications
Changing the legal form of the company - Tax impact
Acquisition of companies
Business takeover - Fiscal implications
Considering the tax impact of keeping or integrating companies in the acquiring company
Tax consolidation regime
The parent-subsidiary regime
Intra-group profit transfers
Foreign operations
Permanent establishment
Foreign tax credit method
Transfer / Cessation
Tax burden associated with transferring a business
Transfer of a sole proprietorship or partnership - Tax impact
Transfer of shares of a capital company - Tax impact
Tax burden associated with the termination of activity
Termination of activity of sole proprietorships / partnerships - Tax impact
Termination of activity of a capital company - Tax impact
Retail trade
Pricing / Opening hours
Opening hours
Opening hours for retail stores
Pricing
Price display
Setting prices
Commercial practices
Advertising/Marketing
Misleading advertising / Comparative advertising
Installing a business sign or banner on the facade of the business
Amicable settlement of consumer disputes
The Mediator of consumption
Amicable resolution of disputes between companies and consumers
Application to join the list of qualified out-of-court resolution entities
Sales
Regulated/prohibited commercial practices
Door to door selling / doorstep selling
Sale to consumers - guarantee of conformity
Distance selling to consumers (B2C)
Sale of tobacco, alcohol, mineral oils - excise stamp (VCA)
Sales
Consumer credit agreements
The credit intermediary concept
Package holiday
Associated travel arrangements
Horeca
Hotels
Classification of accommodation establishments
Traveller accommodation forms
Drinking establishments
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Alcohol licence
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Sub-management
Managing a drinking establishment (cafe, tearoom or other)
Setting up a smoking room
Competition
Anti-competitive practices
Respecting free market competition
Anti-competitive agreements / Abuse of dominant position
Request for leniency following participation in a cartel
Food safety
Safety of foodstuffs
Food safety - a global overview
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Notification of a food safety issue
Public procurement contracts
Public tenders
Finding public procurement contracts
Tendering for public procurement contracts
Labels
Tourism Labels
Quality label "bed + bike"
Quality label "Wëllkomm"
"EureWelcome" quality label
Eco-labels
The European Ecolabel
EcoLabel for tourist establishments
EMAS label (Environment Management and Audit Scheme)
Quality label SuperDrecksKëscht fir Betriber
Goods / Services
"Made in Luxembourg" label
Accounting & Legal obligations
Business management
Public Limited Company (SA)
Managing a public limited company (SA)
Convening a general meeting for public limited companies (
société anonyme
- SA)
Shareholders' general meeting of a public limited company
Overseeing a public limited company (SA)
Limited liability company (SARL)
Managing a limited liability company (SARL)
Partners' general meeting of a limited liability company (SARL)
Overseeing a limited liability company (SARL)
Accounting law
Bookkeeping
Approving accounts on eCDF
Standard chart of accounts
Trade and Companies Register (RCS)
Lodging and Publication
Lodging coordinated articles of association with the RCS
Filing annual accounts with the RCS
Registering with the Trade and Companies Register as a natural person
Registration and modification of the articles of association
Convening a general meeting for public limited companies (
société anonyme
- SA)
Invoicing / Payment
Cash inflow
Invoices
Payment deadlines / Late payment interest
Cash payments ≥ EUR 10.000
Payment methods
Documentary credit - securing international trade transactions
Paying invoices in cash
Paying by domestic and international transfer
Paying by direct debit
Paying by credit or payment card
Paying by cheque
Paying by bill of exchange
Using "MultiLine" to manage payments online
Optimising flows and expenses by using a network of accounts opened with the foreign subsidiaries of a bank
Surplus cash
Bank deposit
Investing surplus cash in a current account or a demand deposit account
Investing surplus cash in a savings account
Investing surplus cash in a term deposit
Cash optimisation
Investing surplus cash in structured products
Optimising surplus cash by setting up a cash management system
Financial and operating risks
Interest rate fluctuation
Getting to know foreign exchange transactions
Forward rate agreements to hedge the risk of interest rate fluctuation
Hedging foreign exchange risks with a forward foreign exchange transaction
Using interest rate swaps to hedge the risks of interest rate fluctuations
Hedging foreign exchange risks by buying or selling call and put options
Hedging the risk of interest rate fluctuations by buying or selling interest rate options
Counterparty risk
Documentary credit - securing international trade transactions
Covering the risks associated with meeting third-party commitments through bank guarantees
Insurance
Insuring persons involved in the business
Insuring property and expenses linked to business operation
Liability insurance covering the business activity
Intellectual property
Industrial property
Patents
Registering a drawing or design
Registered trademark
Copyright and related rights
Protection of copyright and related rights
Licence authorising the reproduction of written works and still visual images
Disputes
Competition
Respecting free market competition
Anti-competitive agreements / Abuse of dominant position
Request for leniency following participation in a cartel
Debt collection
European Account Preservation Order by a creditor on the bank accounts of a debtor based on a debt instrument
European Account Preservation Order by a creditor on the bank accounts of a debtor in the absence of a debt instrument
Actions that debtors can take to counter a European Account Preservation Order on their bank accounts
Recovering debts of over EUR 10,000
Recovering debts of under EUR 10,000
Recovering debts abroad
Dispute settlement
Protection against scam
Centre for Civil and Commercial Mediation - Resolving a dispute with a professional or private person amicably
Ombudsman - Settling a dispute with a Luxembourg administration amicably
Solvit - Settling a cross-border dispute with an EU administration amicably
Assignment and attachment of earnings
Attachment of earnings
Making a salary deduction
International Trade
Intra-EU trade and services
Provision of cross-border services in Luxembourg
Gathering information on foreign service providers
Notification of occasional and temporary provision of services in Luxembourg (craft or industrial activities)
Providing occasional and temporary services in Luxembourg
Provision of cross-border services in the Greater Region
Freedom to provide services in France
Intra-EU trade
Circulation of goods subject to excise duty (tobacco, alcoholic beverages, energy products) within the EU
Plant passport for the transport of plants and plant products within the European Union
Authorisation for authorised warehousekeeper / consignor ou registered consignee (goods submitted to excise duty)
Intrastat declarations
Import / Export / Transit
Essential Codes
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number
Tariff classification of goods (CN/TARIC code)
Binding tariff information (BTI)
Choosing Incoterms
Transport of dangerous substances
Shipments of radioactive sealed sources between EU Member States
Transit of radioactive materials
Common import, export and/or transit procedures
CITES permits for the import or export of protected species
Official letter of authority for the introduction or movement of plants and plant products for trials or scientific purposes
Import
Transferring a weapon into Luxembourg
Inward processing - Import and processing of goods with a view to re-export
Luxembourg Import Declaration
Customs warehousing - Import and storage of goods for the purpose of re-export
EUR.1 / Form A / A.TR. certificates - Import
Autonomous tariff suspensions - zero rated imports
Transit
Eurovignette - road toll for trucks
Community transit / Common transit
International road transport (TIR) - transit of goods between EU and non-EU countries
Simplified procedures
Authorised economic operator (AEO)
ATA carnets - simplified and temporary admission/export procedures
Export
Export certificate for food of animal origin
Intra-EU phytosanitary communication document for the transport of plants and plant products within the European Union prior to their export to a third country
Transfer of weapons out of Luxembourg
Health certificate for the transport of animals within the European Union or for the export to third countries
Health certificate or free sale certificate for the export of foods (of non-animal origin) or of food contact materials
Health certificate for the export of animal feed
Movement certificate EUR.1 - export
Certificate of origin
Luxembourg Export Declaration
Outward processing - Export and processing of goods with a view to their re-import
Phytosanitary certificates for the export or re-export of plants, plant products and wood
Licences / Prior authorisations (Licensing Office)
Embargoes / Restrictive measures
Import/Export - Trade restrictions with certain countries
Intra-Community transfers
Weapons, ammunition and military equipment - Intra-Community transfer licence
Transit licenses
Military equipment and dual-use goods - Transit licences
Export licences
Diamonds and other precious stones - Export license
Weapons, ammunition and military equipment - Export permits
Dual-use goods - Export licence
Dual-use goods - Brokering licence
Cultural goods - export licence
Agri-food products - Export certificate (AGREX)
Technology transfer - Export permit
Goods that could be used to inflict capital punishment or torture - Import/export licence
Import licenses
Diamonds and other precious stones - Import license
Weapons, ammunition and military equipment - Import permits
Wood from Russia - quota authorisation
Goods that could be used to inflict capital punishment or torture - Import/export licence
Iron and steel products - Import licence
Application for a surveillance document for iron and steel products
Transport
Aviation sector
Transport of passengers, mail and/or freight by air - Operating licence
Maritime sector
Accreditation of a maritime company
Flying the Luxembourg flag
Registration/deletion from the Luxembourg shipping register
Requirements for the master and the crew members on a ship
Permit for use of the public waterway system
Identification of small craft
Permit for occupation of the public waterway system
Authorisation for priority at locks
Authorisation for priority use of docking sites
Registration and technical certificates for inland waterway navigation
Road sector
Accreditation as an IT service provider for Electronic Consignment Notes (eCMR)
Preservation & Termination of a business
Protecting employment
Short-time working and temporary layoffs
Involuntary and temporary layoff
Weather-related layoff
Short-time working due to cyclical economic problems
Short-time working due to structural economic problems
Short-time working in the event of force majeure
Short-time working due to economic dependence
Continuing vocational training during short-time work
Job protection plan
Advantages of a job protection plan
Job protection plan
Other alternatives to redundancies
Early retirement due to corporate restructuring
Safeguarding business activity
Detection and prevention
Identifying and preventing underperformance
Anti-Crisis Vaccine
Economic recovery
Reacting to serious difficulties
Alternatives to bankruptcy
Scheme of composition with creditors
Controlled management
Suspension of payments
Redundancy plan and economic redundancy
Dismissal with notice
Collective redundancies
Cessation of activity
Departure of the business manager
Cessation of activity by the trader (natural person)
Cessation of activity by the business manager/director
Dissolution and liquidation of a company
Compulsory liquidation
Voluntary dissolution/liquidation of a company
Bankruptcy
Dealing with a bankrupt business as a creditor
Filing a bankruptcy petition
Declaration of claims
List of bankrupt businesses
Bankrupt businesses
Filing for bankruptcy
Consequences of a declaration of bankruptcy
Specific procedures
Undertakings for Collective Investment
Subscription tax (
taxe d'abonnement
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Private security services
Private security and surveillance activities - special accreditation
Construction
Prior notice for temporary or mobile work sites
Geothermal drilling permits
Exemption for site works at night
Energy
Production of electricity from renewable energy sources
Application for accreditation to carry out energy audits
Accreditation to calculate the energy performance of buildings and issue energy performance certificates for buildings
Accès experts
experts-habitation
Experts bâtiments d'habitation
Logiciel LuxEeB-H-tool
Spécimens
Notes et informations
Législation
Nouveautés
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FAQ
experts-fonctionnel
Experts bâtiments fonctionnels
Spécimens
Notes et informations
Législation
Nouveautés
FAQ
Logiciel LuxEeB-F-tool
Modèles
Taxis
Application for a taxi operator licence
Taxi driver licence
Healthcare professions
General practitioners and medical specialists
Dental practitioners, specialised dentist
Veterinary surgeon
Pharmacists
Nurses
Midwives
Other regulated healthcare professions
Other healthcare professions
Agriculture - Forestry - Viticulture
Agriculture
Farm structure survey
Declaration of agricultural land and vineyard census
Forestry
Restoration of forest ecosystems through reforestation
Reinforcing the forest ecosystem through natural regeneration
Reinforcing the forest ecosystem through the nurturing of young forest stands
Reinforcing forest ecosystems by horse or cable logging
Improvement and development of forest structure, planning and infrastructure – forestry facilities
Improving and developing forest structure, planning and infrastructure – aid for legal costs
Preservation of the forest ecosystem by means of protection works – device to monitor big-game pressure
Popularisation, informational or promotional activities
Organisation of training and professional development courses
Reinforcing the forest ecosystem through initial selective clearing
Maintenance and improvement of the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests for the preservation of tree habitats
Maintaining and improving the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests for the conservation of pockets of old growth
Maintaining and improving the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests – specifically protecting rare and endangered plant and animal species in the forest environment
Maintenance and improvement of the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests – freely evolving forests
Improving and development forestry structure, planning and infrastructures – basic management plan
Improving the conservation status of oak copses by coppicing
Restoring and maintaining structured forest edges
Restoring and improving the favourable conservation status of special forest micro-stands
Restoration and improvement of the favourable conservation status of rare and remarkable forest phytosociological associations
Maintaining and improving the ecosystemic benefits provided by forests – restoration of riparian zones along forest waterways
Culture
Literature sector
Subsidy for translation costs
Grant for publishers of cultural periodicals
Travel grant for publishers
Grant following the publication of an original work of literature
Legal deposit of a publication with the Luxembourg National Library
Requesting an ISBN, ISMN or ISSN from a national agency
All sectors
Application for a subsidy for individuals carrying out cultural projects
Application for a subsidy for associations carrying out cultural projects
Subsidy for museums
Travel grant for creatives and professionals in the culture sector
Travel grant for associations in the cultural sector
Care services
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Chèque-Service Accueil (CSA) service provider – education and care services
Education and care service for children – accreditation
Education and care service staff
Chèque-Service Accueil service provider (CSA – Childcare Service Voucher) – childminding
Childminder – accreditation
Media
Legal deposit of audio or video documents with the National Audiovisual Centre
Temporary subsidies for the promotion of online journalism
Licence to provide a media service from Luxembourg
Horeca
Accommodation establishments
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Alcohol licence
Traveller accommodation forms
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Setting up a smoking room
Drinking establishments
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Alcohol licence
Establishments selling alcoholic beverages - Sub-management
Registration of businesses in the food sector
Managing a drinking establishment (cafe, tearoom or other)
Setting up a smoking room
Labels
Quality label "bed + bike"
Quality label "Wëllkomm"
EcoLabel for tourist establishments
Transport
By air
Transport of passengers, mail and/or freight by air - Operating licence
By sea
Accreditation of a maritime company
Permit for use of the public waterway system
Identification of small craft
Permit for occupation of the public waterway system
Authorisation for priority at locks
Authorisation for priority use of docking sites
By road
Applying for a certificate of authenticity concerning the driving licence
Applying for a registration number
Paying or contesting a fine when caught by a speed camera
Carriage of goods or passengers (> 3.5 tonnes)
Transport of goods by road - Community licence
Transport of passengers by road - Community licence
Auditors / Experts
Application for accreditation to carry out energy audits
Accreditation to calculate the energy performance of buildings and issue energy performance certificates for buildings
Technical assessment and inspection tasks - accreditation
Private research institutes
Private research institutes - accreditation
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