When should I apply for an activity or opening license in Cartagena?

If you want to open a store in Cartagena, you must request a activity license or opening license. It is requested by means of a responsible declaration in the town hall. The opening license must be requested once Once the works are finished, if necessary, it is necessary to request a license before. With this procedure, you inform the city council that you are starting to operate the business and that you comply with the regulations.

How do I know if my activity is safe or qualified?

• Qualified activities are represented in the Appendix 1 of the rule
• Harmless activities are represented in the Appendix 2 of the rule

These activities are regulated in the Law 4/2009, of May 14, on Integrated Environmental Protection on the following points:

• Article 70. Presentation of the responsible declaration of activity.
• Article 71. Responsible statement in the case of innocuous activities.

Safe activities are usually those that do not emit pollution, discharges or noise.

Municipal regulations to take into account:

Municipal ordinance on administrative simplification in terms of implementation of activities and adaptation works of premises in the municipality of Cartagena.

What is needed to apply for a license to open a safe activity in Cartagena.

In innocuous activities, you must go to the town hall procedure:

Instances, Certificates, Annexes of Activities

The following documentation must be provided:

• Responsible declaration of activity. model here
• Proof of fee payment. Requested here
• Certificate of compliance with all the conditions of annex II, of Law 4/2009, of May 14, on Integrated Environmental Protection, modified by Law 2/2017, of February 13, on urgent measures for the reactivation of the activity business and employment through liberalization and the removal of bureaucratic burdens. model here
• Location map of the General Urban Planning Plan in force or development planning, if applicable.
• IBI receipt or descriptive and graphic consultation of the property (in the electronic office of the cadastre)
• If it is a legal person: Deed of incorporation of the company and while there is no electronic record of powers of attorney, proof of the status of its representative and of the powers that it has recognized at the time of the declaration, according to article 5 of Law 39 /2015 CAP.
• Form of self-assessment of the Construction, Installation and Works Tax and proof of having proceeded to pay the same, in accordance with the Fiscal Ordinance regulating said tax, in force. (In case of work)

What is needed to apply for a license to open a qualified activity in Cartagena.

In qualified activities, you must go to the town hall procedure:

Instances, Certificates, Annexes of Activities

The following documentation must be provided:

• Responsible declaration of activity. model here
• Form of self-assessment of the fee established by the Tax Ordinance of the Fee for the provision of urban services in force and proof of having proceeded to pay it.
• Form of self-assessment of the Construction, Installation and Works Tax and proof of having proceeded to pay the same, in accordance with the Fiscal Ordinance regulating said tax, in force.
• Location map of the General Urban Planning Plan in force or development planning, if applicable.
• IBI receipt or descriptive and graphic consultation of the property (in the electronic office of the cadastre)
• If it is a legal person: Deed of incorporation of the company and while there is no electronic record of powers of attorney, proof of the status of its representative and of the powers that it has recognized at the time of the declaration, according to article 5 of Law 39 /2015 CAP
• Descriptive report of the activity signed by a competent technician. In paper format (1 copy) and digital, according to the Municipal Ordinance for Administrative Simplification regarding the implementation of activities (BORM 10/03/2013).
• Certification issued by a competent technician, duly identified by name and surname, title and national identity document, certifying the suitability of the installation for the activity to be carried out, and compliance with the requirements established by sectoral regulations on application. With express pronouncement on the compatibility of the installation with the planning and urban regulations. The certificate must be accompanied by the appropriate Diligence of identity, qualification and documentary record issued by the corresponding Professional Association. Annex XI. model here

Documentation not necessary in all cases

• Justification of having obtained the authorizations or formalized the communications or declarations required by the regulations of a sectoral nature.
• In the case of potentially polluting activities of the atmosphere subject to notification (group C of annex IV of Law 34/2007, of November 15, on air quality and protection of the atmosphere), justification of having carried out the same before the competent body of the Autonomous Community.
• If it is an activity subject to communication prior to the start of the waste production and management activity (article 29 of Law 22/2011, of July 28, on waste and contaminated soil), justification of having made said prior communication before the competent body of the Autonomous Community.
• Municipal authorization of industrial discharges to the sanitation network, when required.
• Authorization or concession for the occupation or use of the public domain, when required.

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