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License for Food and Beverage Establishments

Change of Name of Establishment


How to Process

Deadline for application: Not applicable

Processing procedure and required documents:

1. Application form (Form A). The form can be obtained free of charge from IAM or downloaded from the IAM website www.iam.gov.mo. The applicant is required to sign on each page of the downloaded form;

2. If the license holder is a legal person, a photocopy of the valid Business Registration Certificate is required to be submitted (exemption for companies registered at the Commerce and Movable Property Registry of Macao);

3.Latest menus and prices in use. (Submission date is required to be stated on the price lists.)

Document to be produced: The original or notarised copy of the identification document which bears the signature of the applicant or the legitimate representative is required to be produced.

Note: If the identification document of the applicant (including individual and legal person) has been updated, a clear photocopy is required to be submitted upon application.


Location and Office Hours for Processing the Service

Division of Administrative Licensing: Avenida da Praia Grande, n.os 762-804, Edifício China Plaza, 2.º andar, Macau (One-stop Licensing Service for Food and Beverage Establishments)

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (no lunch break, closed on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)


Fees

Not applicable


Time Required for Approval

10 working days counting from the day when all documents for application are submitted and relevant requirements are fulfilled. If consultation with other entities is needed, that period is not included in the time for approval.


Remarks / Important Notes on Application

1. Subject to regulation by Decree-Law no. 16/96/M amended by Law no. 8/2021 and Law no. 7/89/M;

2. In accordance with the stipulation of Article 34 of Decree-Law no. 16/96/M amended by Law no. 8/2021, names which are the same as the existing hotel establishments or similar establishments or may cause confusion to a certain extent are not allowed to be approved. The name of an establishment must not contain words that do not correspond to the service provided or mislead people about its classification. The establishment is not allowed to use a name that is different from the approved name. If the name has been changed, the previous name is not allowed to be mentioned in any form. The name should be expressed in Portuguese and Chinese, except when it is an internationally recognised name in the hotel industry;

3. The person concerned can make the application in person or authorise a representative to make the application;

4. For processing application formalities online, please log in to “Macao One Account” or the online platform www.iam.gov.mo/onestop-fnb/e/inquire/inquireinfo.aspx (Applicants who process the application formalities online must have an (individual or entity) account of “Macao One Account”. Applicants can make enquiries about the progress of service application via the thematic website for food and beverage establishments in addition to using “Macao One Account” for enquiries. For details, please refer to www.gov.mo/pt/services/ps-1047/.);

5. If the applicant is an individual, the original identification document is required to be produced upon application for verification;

6. If the applicant is a legal person, the application form is required to be signed by the legitimate representative and the original identification document is required to be produced for verification. Moreover, a photocopy of the valid Business Registration Certificate is required to be submitted (exemption for companies registered at the Commerce and Movable Property Registry of Macao);

7. For an establishment granted a License for Placement of Long-term Advertisements and Signboards, application for change of the advertising content should be made to IAM after the application for change of establishment name is approved. (For details, please refer to the administrative formality of License for Placement of Long-term Advertisements and Signboards at https://www.iam.gov.mo/e/businessplace/adminDefault/45,5.)


Progress Enquiry and Obtaining Result of Service

Enquiry about application progress: www.iam.gov.mo/pt/licenseQuery/frame, www.mo.gov.mo/home


Method for collecting result of service

1. In person

Bring the receipt and produce the original identification document of the person collecting the result.

2. Downloading license from Internet

During the valid period of the License for Food and Beverage Establishments, the license holder may download the latest license via “Macao One Account” on his or her own. (A license holder who downloads the license from the Internet must have an (individual or entity) account of “Macao One Account”. For details, please refer to: www.gov.mo/pt/services/ps-1047/.)


Content provider: Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

Last modified: 2024-01-01 00:07

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