You must always apply for a catering permit in writing, i.e. signed by hand, to the competent authority. Alternatively, you can also submit the application electronically. However, a simple e-mail is not sufficient; your electronic application must fulfil one of the following requirements:

• The application must have a qualified electronic signature.
• You submit your declaration in an electronic form that is provided by the competent authority in an input device on site or via the Internet. If you submit your declaration via the Internet, you must prove your identity using the electronic ID function of your identity card or residence permit.
• You submit your declaration from a special electronic lawyer's mailbox or a comparable professional electronic mailbox.
• You submit your declaration from a special electronic mailbox for citizens and organisations.
• You send a sender-confirmed De-Mail to the responsible office. Sender-confirmed means that your De-Mail provider confirms in the De-Mail with a qualified electronic signature that
  • it has received exactly this message content from you and
  • You have logged into your De-Mail account to send this De-Mail using the electronic ID function of your ID card or another secure method instead of your user name and password.

You must provide the required information and submit any documents that may be relevant to the assessment of your application.

Please note: The organiser himself must submit the application. If the organiser is a legal entity or an association without legal capacity, a legal representative must submit the application.

The competent authority can impose conditions on the catering licence at any time, i.e. also retrospectively.