Further special occasions markets - How to apply for a permit

General requirements

Markets falling under the category of "further special occasions markets" can be held for street festivals/parties, parish fairs, Easter or Christmas. Generally speaking, they are sales events similar to markets which take place on a street with public traffic (pursuant to Art. 1/1, Austrian Federal Road Traffic Act / StVO 1960, these are streets which can be used by everyone under the same conditions). The markets need to have at least ten points of sale. Food and drink stalls, if at all available, have to be clearly outnumbered by all other stalls. As the name implies, special occasions markets can only be held on special occasions. A market organiser may hold a "further special occasions market" up to three times per calendar year. A special occasions market may be organised at one location up to six times per calendar year with the same market goods. Please note that farmers' markets, events similar to trade fairs and festivals do not fall under this category.

Documents required

List of documents required

Contact

Municipal Department 59 - Food Inspection and Market Authority (MA 59)
Marktamtsdirektion
Am Modenapark 1-2, 1030 Vienna, 3^rd floor, room 317
Timetable
Phone: +43 1 4000-59210
Fax: +43 1 4000-99-59210
E-Mail: post@m59.magwien.gv.at

Fees

Market fee
According to the current market fee regulations (Marktgebührentarif 2006, Tarifpost 25) the general market fee is calculated as follows:

EUR 10.42 per market stall and day for special occasions markets with up to 50 points of sale
EUR 7.81 per market stall and day for special occasions markets with up to 75 points of sale
EUR 5.21 per market stall and day for special occasions markets with more than 75 points of sale

The market fee for permitted market stalls is payable by the second day before the officially permitted start of the market. It must be paid by bank transfer.

Billing and payment (German)
For any questions regarding payment, please contact Municipal Department 6 - Accounting Service Unit 12 (MA 6 - BA 12).

Deadline

Applications for holding special occasions markets must be submitted to the Vienna Market Authority in writing. The applications can be submitted ten months before the intended start of the market at the earliest, and must reach the Vienna Market Authority at least four weeks before the intended date of the event. After the application has been received, the date for an official site inspection (on-site meeting) is set.
At the start of the site inspection, the applicant is required to sign the application. As soon as the permit for holding a special occasions market enters into force, all available places on the market are allocated to the applicants for the entire duration of the market.

Please note

Information concerning the trading licenses of the market parties:

Owners of a business license and operators of mobile market stalls do not need a further permit for the event. However, they must be able to produce the written confirmation on their entry into the trade register (Gewerberegister) or their original trading license (Gewerbeschein) in case of controls.
All other market parties need to have a valid photo identification and their registry sheet (Meldezettel) with them.
Agricultural producers may only give out free samples. They are not allowed to sell food or drinks.
Private individuals may only sell second-hand goods if they are market goods and from their own property. They may not buy or collect these goods in order to sell them at the market.
In certain cases, organising a further special occasions market is considered an activity subject to the Trade Regulations Act of 1994 and requires a business license.