Food business licencing - Open business
Total duration: 5 hours
Cost: 199 euros
Purpose:
To help participants understand the food business licensing process and familiarize themselves eith the use of the Open Business platform for online submission and tracking of applications.
Seminar structure:
Introduction to the institutional framework (1 hour)
-What is a "food business"according to greek and european legislation.
-Differences between types of businesses (production, processing, retail, catering).
-Baic principles of food hygiene and safety (EFET, Reg. 852/2004).
-Business owner obligations.
Objective indertanding the legal framework, licencing procedure (2 hours)
-Types of licences (notification, operating license, temporary operation).
-Competent authorities (municipalities, regions, EFET, development departments).
-Steps for preparing a file.
-Common mistakes and delays.
Activity: Analysis of a real example (e.g., opening a bakery or cafe) and the open business platform (2 hours)
-Overview of the platform: what it is, who manages it (Ministry of Development).
-Interconnection with gov.gr. (Login, activity selection (KAD), notification, submission of applications and monitoring).
-Practical demonstration: live presentation wih a fictitious account.
Materials:
-PowerPoint presentation
-Licensing checklists
-Open Business user guide (PDF)