Relocation

Up-to-date information on changing a company's place of establishment, moving a company, time and cost planning, selecting a place of establishment, obligations and permits etc.

Information for newcomers

In many cases, relocating a company's registered office is the most efficient way to respond to changes in factors such as sales market, costs etc.

When moving a company to a new location, there are certain points to bear in mind with respect to scheduling and costing:

• Selection of a suitable location and the associated changes and, potentially, obligations
• Where necessary, obtaining new permits for the new location that are usually only required when starting up a business
• Compliance with special legal provisions regarding the establishment of businesses, e.g.
  • Land use and zoning plans
  • Building permits
  • Operating licence
  • Environmental impact assessment
• Obtaining other permits, for example under
  • Urban planning and building law
  • Water law
  • Waste disposal law
  • Nature conservation law
  • Forest law
  • Railway law
  • Road law

Further links

• Regional economic chambers (→ WKO)^{German text}
• Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (→ BMAW)^{German text}