List of free trades in Slovakia
A complete list of all 72 free trades including their scope of activities according to the list of recommended designations of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic. Choose your line of business and set up a trade licence or an s.r.o. online — fast and hassle-free.
Showing 72 of 72 free trades
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Provision of services for agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, forestry and hunting
Breeding of selected animal species, services in agriculture and horticulture, animal care, services in forestry, hunting and fisheries. Excluding own breeding and crop or animal production.Breeding of selected animal species (breeding of laboratory and exotic animals, birds, aquarium fish, silkworms, breeding, processing and trading of protected animals). Note: The trade licence does not include own breeding.
Provision of services in agriculture and horticulture (growing, processing and trading of protected plants, growing and propagating aquarium plants, provision of services using agricultural machinery, post-harvest treatment of crop commodities, drying of decorative plants, maintenance and operation of irrigation and drainage systems, park, garden and landscaping work excluding landscape-architectural works, mowing grass, cutting unwanted shrubs).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out crop production (not a trade), the application of plant protection products, or landscape-architectural gardening works (regulated trades).
Provision of services related to animal care (cosmetic grooming of animals, feeding, grazing, stabling, capture of stray animals and pigeons, hoof trimming of cattle, shoeing of horses entrusted to care, animal hotel and shelter, sheep shearing, training of dogs and cats).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out artificial insemination (a regulated trade), animal production, breeding and pedigree activities, or veterinary activities.
Provision of services in forestry and hunting (services using forestry machinery, taxidermy of animals, treatment of hunting trophies, logging, sawing, skidding of timber and carting services, protection of trees) and provision of services in fisheries (services using fishing equipment, pond harvesting). Excluding the activity of a professional forest manager and other regulated trades in forestry.
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Treatment of minerals, extraction of peat and mud and their treatment
Cleaning of banks and beds of rivers, lakes and reservoirs, extraction and treatment of peat and mud, removal of sediments, crushing of aggregates and production of gravel from natural stone.Treatment of minerals, extraction of peat and mud and their treatment (cleaning of banks and beds of rivers, lakes and reservoirs, extraction and treatment of peat, extraction of mud from the water bed, removal of sand and gravel sediments during the maintenance of watercourses, palletising of natural stone, processing of materials for porcelain production, treatment of abrasive materials and minerals, treatment of gypsum, chalk, dolomite, limestone, production of gravel from natural stone, crushing of aggregates).
Note: The trade licence does not include the extraction of minerals and their treatment carried out directly during their extraction by entities that extract these minerals.
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Production of foodstuffs and starch products
Processing and preserving of fruit, vegetables and potatoes, processing of tea, coffee, honey and sugar, production of spices, milling products, oils, smoked meat production and production of non-alcoholic beverages.Processing and preserving of potatoes, fruit and vegetables (freezing, roasting of nuts, salting of almonds, drying of fruit, vegetables and mushrooms, production of jams, marmalades, fruit spreads, baby foods, jellies, purées, ketchups, concentrates, syrups, spreads, juices, fruit juices, musts, non-alcoholic beverages, soy products, potato starch, flour, flakes and crisps).
Processing and treatment of tea and coffee. Processing of natural honey (honey, beeswax). Production and processing of sugar. Production of flavourings and spices (vinegar, sauces, spice mixtures, bouillons, yeasts, baking powders, mustards, prepared spices).
Industrial production of ready meals and semi-finished products (preserving). Production of cocoa, cocoa products and confectionery. Production of milling products (pasta, glucose, gluten, flours, bran, flakes, wafers, muesli, popcorn, starch). Production of vegetable and animal oils and fats. Smoked-meat production (smoking of meat, poultry, cheese and fish products).
Production of beverages (bottling of natural and mineral waters, tea drinks, grape, apple and fruit wine and mead up to 15% alcohol, mineral and non-alcoholic beverages, non-distilled fermented beverages).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out butchery, production of dairy, bakery and confectionery products, restaurant activities or production of non-alcoholic beer (craft trades).
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Production of feed and feed mixtures
Production of feed for farm and domestic animals (dogs, cats, birds, fish) and production and mixing of feed mixtures.Production of feed for farm animals (cats, dogs, birds, fish and others).
Production of feed mixtures (production and mixing of milk feed mixtures for domestic and farm animals).
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Production of textiles, textile products, clothing and clothing accessories
Textile and clothing production — spinning of yarns, textile finishing, production of home accessories, haberdashery, technical textiles, clothing, accessories and bespoke tailoring.Textile production (preparation and spinning of yarns and fibres, fibre treatment — washing, carding, combing, bleaching and dyeing, textile finishing by bleaching, dyeing, drying, pleating, blueprint and batik).
Production of home accessories (quilts, blankets, pillows, drapes, curtains, blinds), haberdashery, carpets, lace products, non-woven textiles, felt, floor coverings, ropes and netting.
Production of industrial, technical and work textiles (canvases, tents, tarpaulins, blinds, sacks, flags, impregnated and coated textiles, medical materials — bandages, masks) and household textile products (bed linen, tea towels, embroidery).
Clothing production — production of outerwear, underwear, workwear and accessories from woven, knitted, crocheted and non-woven textiles (collars, ties, hats, caps, hosiery, gloves, scarves, folk costumes, gowns, sportswear).
Bespoke tailoring.
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Leather processing, production of footwear, leather and fur products
Processing and tanning of leather, production of footwear and its components (except orthopaedic), production of leather and fur garments, haberdashery and saddlery products.Leather processing (tanning and dressing of leather, dyeing, combing, greasing, cleaning, ironing, treatment of furs, finishing into leather by physico-chemical processes, tanning of hides and skins).
Production of footwear and footwear components except orthopaedic footwear (gaiters, guards, insoles, uppers, soles, heels, work, indoor, sports and walking footwear).
Production of leather and fur products (leather garments, belts, briefcases, suitcases, handbags, wallets, straps, fur garments, promotional items, shoelaces, sports goods and saddlery products, riding aids, products from imitation leather).
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Processing of wood, production of wood components and production of simple products from wood, cork and straw
Processing of wood, production of components, plywood and boards, production of simple wood products, upholstery, furniture repair and products from cork, straw and wicker. Excluding joinery (a craft trade).Processing of wood and production of wood components (splitting, peeling, sawing, planing and impregnating of wood, processing of chips and sawdust, production of round timber, panels, slats, wood wool and flour, wood-based floor coverings, plywood, laminated, chipboard and fibreboard). Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out joinery (a craft trade).
Production of simple products from wood, cork, straw and wicker and their treatment, repair and maintenance (simple wood products, repair and renovation of furniture including upholstery, production of upholstered furniture, assembly and disassembly of joinery products and furniture from finished parts, repair of pallets and packaging, production of firewood, frames, dishware, hangers, carved and decorative items, smoking accessories, school and sports products made of wood).
Production of products from cork, straw, corn husks and wicker (corks, trays, baskets, hampers, wicker furniture, basketry products, mats) and production of mattresses and bed bases for mattresses.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out joinery (a craft trade).
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Production of pulp, paper, paperboard and products from these materials
Production of pulp, paper, cardboard and paperboard and products from them — hygiene products, packaging, school and office supplies, home accessories and paper furniture.Production of pulp, paper and paperboard (pulp from wood and cellulose fibres, paper from wood pulp and recovered paper — handmade, newsprint, carbon, wallpaper, photosensitive, printing, writing, hygiene and sanitary paper, cellulose wadding, cardboard and paperboard).
Production of paper and paperboard products (household goods and wallpaper, hygiene products — pads, tampons, nappies, toilet paper, tissues, paper furniture, packaging material — sacks, cartons, boxes, crates, school and office supplies — envelopes, notebooks, file folders, registers, account books, home accessories).
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Production of coke and refined products
Production of coke and semi-coke, liquid fuels, tars and refinery products such as oils, lubricants, thinners, petroleum jellies and paraffin waxes.Production of coke and refined products (liquid fuels, products of coking ovens, coke and semi-coke from black and brown coal and from peat, black coal, brown coal, peat and mineral tars).
Production of refinery products (oily fats and lubricants, thinners, petroleum jellies, paraffin waxes).
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Production of chemicals, chemical fibres, plastics, rubber and preparations from these materials
Production of chemical fibres, dyes and pigments, paints and varnishes, photochemicals, rubber, adhesives, soaps and cosmetics, organic chemicals, plastics and industrial gases.Production of chemical fibres (cables from synthetic textile materials, synthetic and artificial fibres, filaments, fibres for tyre reinforcement).
Production of dyes and pigments, production of paints, varnishes and coatings (printing inks, coating paints and varnishes, putties, special paints and pigments, solvents, painting colours). Production of photochemical material (photographic plates, films, sensitive layers, chemical preparations and paper).
Production of rubber (synthetic rubber of various types, latex, blends). Production of adhesives (casein, albumin, starch, mineral and natural adhesives, glues of animal origin).
Production of soap, detergents, essential oils, cleaning, polishing, perfume and toiletry preparations (polishes, essential oils, soaps, washing and cleaning agents, perfumes, make-up, creams, shampoos, toothpastes, deodorants, shaving preparations and bath salts).
Production of organic chemicals, biodiesel and biofuels. Production of plastics in primary form (polymers, resins, polyamides, silicones, cellulose derivatives, natural polymers). Production of industrial gases. Note: The licence does not include the production of hydrocarbon gases.
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Production of industrial fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, pesticides and agrochemical products
Production of pesticides and agrochemical products and production of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium chemical fertilisers and agrochemical products.Production of pesticides and agrochemical products.
Production of straight or compound nitrogen, phosphate or potassium chemical fertilisers and agrochemical products (nitric acid and nitrating mixture, gaseous ammonia and aqueous solution, nitrogen oxides except medical gases, ammonium chloride, phosphate and carbonate).
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Production of rubber and plastic products
Production of rubber products (tyres, hoses, technical rubber) and plastic products (packaging, windows, doors, sanitary ware, furniture, toys and sports goods).Production of rubber products (tyres, inner tubes, hoses, membranes, floor coverings, technical and consumer rubber products, latex foam, wipers, extrusion of tubes and cords, rubber lining of rollers, wheels, drums, pipes, containers and textiles).
Production of plastic products (packaging, plastic products for construction, hoses and profiles, plastic windows and doors, household goods, plastic furniture, artificial casings, sanitary ware — bathtubs, washbasins, shower cabins, toilet bowls and seats, garments from plastic films, plastic toys and sports goods).
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Production of other non-metallic mineral products
Production of glass and glass products, ceramics and porcelain, products from concrete, gypsum and cement, abrasive products and asphalt and asphalt products.Production of glass, glass products and their treatment (grinding and surface finishing, costume jewellery and decorative items, hollow, flat and technical glass, glass fibres, insulation materials based on mineral and glass fibres — glass wool).
Ceramic production (pottery, ceramic and porcelain products for household, sanitary and agricultural purposes, ceramic products for construction — tiles, cladding, bricks, roofing, pipes and fittings).
Production of non-metallic mineral products and products from concrete, gypsum and cement (cement, lime, gypsum, building elements, tiles, bricks, beams, kerbs, ready-mix concrete, mortar, plaster mixtures).
Production of abrasive products, asphalt and asphalt products (asphalt shingles, roofing and insulation materials, bituminous sealants, cut-back asphalts, mill and grinding stones and discs including diamond ones).
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Production and metallurgical processing of metals, production and machining of simple metal products
Metallurgical processing of iron, steel and non-ferrous metals, production and machining of simple metal products, electroplating and enamelling. Excluding locksmithing, metalworking and toolmaking.Production and metallurgical processing of non-ferrous metals and products from them (aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, copper) and production and metallurgical processing of iron and steel (pig iron, basic products, bars, rods, pipes, flat products, wires, production of bells).
Production of simple metal products (smithing, riveting and welding work, gates and fencing, abrasive tools, small metal containers, wire products, kitchen utensils and dishware, commemorative coins and medals, hand tools, utility and decorative items, simple metal parts and structures — ladders, grilles, railings, fences).
Simple machining of metal (grinding and polishing of tools, mechanical treatment of metals and sheets, surface finishing, thread cutting, hand processing using traditional technologies — metal casting, metal embossing, medal making, engraving, tinning, heat treatment of metals). Production of metal furniture.
Electroplating of metals (chemical and electrochemical surface treatment, plating — chrome plating, nickel plating, zinc plating, tin plating, silver plating, gold plating, anodising, thermal and plasma spraying). Enamelling.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out locksmithing, metalworking or toolmaking (craft trades).
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Production of computer, electronic, optical products and electrical equipment and components
Production of electronics, computers, measuring, optical and photographic instruments, electrical equipment, lighting, motors, cables, batteries and household appliances.Production of computer, electronic and optical products (communication equipment and consumer electronics, electronic components, integrated circuits, television and radio sets, players, computers and office machines).
Production of measuring, control, testing, navigation, optical and photographic instruments and equipment and production of blank recording media.
Production of electrical equipment, components, lighting, equipment for engines, vehicles and signalling (parts and accessories for motor vehicles, electric lighting, equipment for engines and vehicles, mechanical and electromechanical signalling).
Production of electric motors, switchgear, cables and batteries (accumulators, galvanic cells, distribution and control equipment, electric motors, insulated wires and cables including optical fibres).
Production of machines and appliances for the household (electric and non-electric — refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, kitchen robots, shavers, irons, boilers, cookers, radiators, water heaters).
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Development, production of security or alarm systems and devices enabling the monitoring of a person's movement and conduct in a protected object, at a protected place or in their vicinity
Development and production of security and alarm systems and devices for monitoring the movement and conduct of persons in a protected object or its vicinity.Development, production of security or alarm systems and devices enabling the monitoring of a person's movement and conduct in a protected object, at a protected place or in their vicinity.
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Production of machinery and equipment for general purposes
Production of pumps, compressors, valves, fittings, cooling and filtration equipment, boilers, furnaces, machinery for economic sectors and lifting and handling equipment.Production of pumps, compressors, valves and fittings (hydraulic and pneumatic drives, pumps, vacuum pumps, compressors, taps, valves, reducing and safety valves, hydrants).
Production of cooling, ventilation and filtration equipment and production of radiators and boilers for central heating, furnaces and burners (industrial and laboratory furnaces, incineration and cremation furnaces, boilers and radiators for any type of energy, gas boilers, generators).
Production of machinery for economic sectors (machine tools, machines for producing and using mechanical energy, turbines, machines for producing paper, plastics, rubber, machines for mining, extraction, construction, metallurgy, agriculture, forestry, the food, textile, clothing and leather industries, printing and special-purpose machines).
Production of lifting and handling equipment (pulleys, hoists, winding equipment, cranes of various types, lifts, escalators and moving walkways, conveyors, handling and forklift trucks, handling robots).
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Production of motor vehicles, engines, means of transport, parts and accessories for motor vehicles and other means of transport
Production of motor vehicles, engines, bicycles, motorcycles, wheelchairs, bodies, trailers, parts and accessories and shipbuilding of boats and craft. Excluding locksmithing and toolmaking.Production of motor vehicles (passenger and motorhome cars, trucks, buses, trolleybuses, special vehicles, chassis, fire and tow vehicles) and production of engines for motor vehicles.
Production of bicycles, non-motorised means of transport and wheelchairs, production of motorcycles (mopeds and scooters) and production of bodies, trailers and semi-trailers.
Production of parts and accessories for bicycles and wheelchairs, for motor vehicles, motorcycles and other means of transport and production of parts for ships and floating structures.
Building of ships and boats (merchant vessels, passenger, cruise, cargo and tanker ships, tugs, pontoons, recreational and sports boats — inflatable boats, sailing boats, canoes, kayaks, rowing boats, skiffs).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out locksmithing or toolmaking (craft trades).
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Production of toys, games, costume jewellery, souvenirs, candles, shading technology, musical instruments, brooms, brushes and painting tools
Production of toys and games, costume jewellery and souvenirs, candles, shading technology (blinds, awnings, roller blinds), musical instruments and brooms, brushes and painting tools.Production of toys and games (dolls and their clothing, animals, mechanical toys, trains, toy cars, board games, playing cards, building sets, puzzles).
Production of costume jewellery and souvenirs from various materials including the mechanical assembly of jewellery. Note: The licence does not include the production of goldsmith's products.
Production of candles (scented, gel, lamp, stearin, decorative, beeswax and plastic candles, paraffin lanterns, scented sticks, gels for candle making).
Production of shading technology (vertical and horizontal blinds, parasols, textile gazebos, awnings and roller blinds).
Production of musical instruments (accordions, concertinas, wind, string, keyboard and pipe instruments, music boxes, parts and accessories) and production of brooms, brushes and painting tools (brushes, brooms, mops, paintbrushes, rollers).
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Production of medical devices
Production of medical and surgical instruments and equipment, production and repair of prosthetic products and orthopaedic footwear. Excluding dental technology (a regulated trade).Production of medical devices (medical and surgical instruments and equipment, X-ray and electrodiagnostic devices, magnetic resonance devices, dental, sterilisation, ophthalmological and therapeutic devices, hearing aids, pacemakers, veterinary instruments and devices).
Production and repair of prosthetic products. Production and repair of orthopaedic footwear.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out dental technology (a regulated trade).
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Diagnostics of sewer pipes and cleaning of sewer systems
Diagnostics of sewer pipes, cleaning of sewer and rainwater inlets and removal of mechanical impurities from sewer systems.Diagnostics of sewer pipes. Cleaning of sewer and rainwater inlets. Removal of mechanical impurities from sewer systems.
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Business in the field of handling waste other than hazardous waste
Transport, collection, landfilling, recovery, sorting and disposal of non-hazardous waste and veterinary sanitation. Excluding handling of hazardous waste (a regulated trade).Transport of faecal waste and waste other than hazardous, landfilling, care of the disposal site, veterinary sanitation, collection and purchase, collection and removal of dead animals, recovery, treatment, accumulation, sorting, mixing and disposal of waste other than hazardous.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out business in the field of handling hazardous waste (a regulated trade).
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Preparatory work for the construction of a building
Reinforcing, demolition, excavation and earthworks, scaffolding assembly, terrain modification, site fencing, well drilling up to 30 m and other preparatory work. Excluding asbestos removal (a regulated trade).Preparatory work for the construction of a building (reinforcing and demolition work without the use of explosives, dismantling of installations, fittings and roofing, assembly and disassembly of scaffolding, platforms and inflatable halls, temporary sanitary facilities, exploratory boreholes for construction purposes, formwork, terrain modification, removal of topsoil, temporary roads and dumps, fencing and drainage of the construction site, excavation and earthworks, support structures).
Note: Within this group of free trades it is not possible to carry out the regulated trade "Removal of asbestos or materials containing asbestos from buildings during demolition, maintenance and other work".
Drilling of wells up to 30 m in length (drilling and digging of wells).
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Finishing construction work in the realisation of exteriors and interiors
Painting, varnishing, glazing and wallpapering, tiling, installation of plasterboard, blinds, awnings, window replacement and other finishing work. Excluding individual craft trades.Finishing construction work in the realisation of exteriors and interiors (concrete work, grinding of floor coverings, cleaning of roofing and gutters, laying of floor coverings and interlocking paving, laying of pipes, optical cables and joints, painting, varnishing, glazing and wallpapering work).
Installation of security doors with a mechanism of fewer than 3 points, fireplace and chimney systems from finished components, easily movable partitions and ceilings, awnings, roller blinds, blinds, films, mechanical parts of solar equipment without interference with electricity and regulation, window and door seals, heat cost allocators, plasterboard panels.
Cladding of walls from finished profiles and stone by dry method, installation of gutters and snow guards, mechanical parts of air conditioning and ventilation without interference with electricity, services using construction machinery, treatment of floor surfaces, anti-corrosion sprays, thin-coat plasters by trowelling, replacement and installation of windows and sills, cutting of grooves for installation routes.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out individual craft trades.
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Maintenance of motor vehicles without interference with the engine part of the vehicle
Washing and preserving of vehicles, anti-corrosion treatment, body painting by spraying, tyre service, glass replacement, film application and installation of car accessories. Excluding body and engine repairs.Anti-corrosion treatment of vehicles, washing and preserving, application of anti-corrosion and polishing agents for the body and cavities, body painting without repair by spraying, installation of car accessories and tow bars, removal of old coatings, repair and replacement of tyres (tyre service), retreading, wheel balancing, design painting, replacement and repair of glass and windows, application of safety and car films, replacement of sealing elements and repair of the interior equipment of the body.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out the diagnostics and repair of road motor vehicles or body repairs (craft trades) and assembly that meets the characteristics of a regulated trade.
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Intermediary activity in the field of trade, services and production
Intermediation in the field of trade, services and production. Excluding commodities requiring a special permit, financial intermediation and activities meeting the characteristics of a regulated trade.Intermediary activity in the field of trade with a wide range of goods (children's goods, pets and feed, drugstore and cosmetics, electronics, watches and jewellery, musical instruments, chemical products, flowers and plants, motor vehicles, furniture, footwear, clothing, optics, fuels, paper and books, food and beverages, used goods, gift items, antiques, building materials, machines, sports goods, ironmongery, glass and porcelain).
Note: Intermediation is not possible for a commodity requiring a special permit (e.g. military material).
Intermediary activity in the field of services (data processing, road transport, sale of travel tickets and air services, advertising, property management, cultural events, research and development). Note: Financial intermediation is not possible, nor are activities with the characteristics of a regulated trade (travel agency/agent, sale and lease of real estate, freight forwarding).
Intermediary activity in the field of production (upholstery, woodworking, electrotechnical, chemical, polygraphic, food, leather, construction, engineering, textile, rubber and plastic, footwear, clothing, glass and ceramic production).
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Purchase of goods for the purpose of their sale to the final consumer (retail) or to other trade operators (wholesale)
Retail and wholesale of a wide range of goods — electronics, food, furniture, clothing, building materials, sports goods and more. Excluding military material and hydrocarbon gases.Retail and wholesale of children's goods, pets and feed, electrical and electronic equipment, watches and jewellery, musical instruments, flowers and plants, nutritional preparations and chemical products (excluding products registered by the Central Control and Testing Institute in Agriculture — a regulated trade).
Retail and wholesale of motor vehicles and spare parts, furniture and home accessories, footwear and leather goods, clothing, textiles and home textiles, optical instruments, fuels for the household, paper products, books and office supplies, solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, oils and lubricants. Note: Excluding retail and wholesale of hydrocarbon gases.
Retail and wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco products, used goods, wood products, gift items, antiques, building materials and sanitary technology, specialised technology, sports goods, security systems, ironmongery, glass, porcelain and household goods, sale of pyrotechnic products of categories F2, F3, T1 and P1.
Note: Within this trade the purchase and sale of military material is not possible (it is carried out under the act on trading in military material).
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Pawnshops
Operation of a pawnshop in a retail regime.Pawnshops (retail).
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Purchase, sale or transport of weapons and ammunition
Purchase, sale or transport of weapons and ammunition. A category C firearms licence is required for operation.Purchase, sale or transport of weapons and ammunition.
Note: The operation of the trade itself (from the day business begins) requires a category C firearms licence, issued by a police unit of the Slovak Republic.
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Lending, rental and safekeeping of weapons and ammunition
Lending, rental and safekeeping of weapons and ammunition. A category D firearms licence is required for operation.Lending, rental and safekeeping of weapons and ammunition.
Note: The operation of the trade itself (from the day business begins) requires a category D firearms licence, issued by a police unit of the Slovak Republic.
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Road freight transport carried out by vehicles with a total weight of up to 3.5 t including the trailer
Domestic road freight transport by vehicles up to 3.5 t including the trailer. International transport requires a permit and a Community licence.Road freight transport carried out by vehicles with a total weight of up to 3.5 t including the trailer.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out international road freight transport. An operator of international transport by vehicles over 2.5 t and up to 3.5 t must hold a road transport operator permit and be a holder of a Community licence.
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Operation of small vessels
Operation of small vessels.Operation of small vessels.
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Warehousing, auxiliary and transport services in transport
Storage and auxiliary activities in transport, operation of a public warehouse, towing service, removal and courier services and transport by non-motorised vehicles. Excluding freight forwarding (a regulated trade).Storage and auxiliary activities in transport (packing activities, handling of goods, installation and maintenance of traffic signs, horizontal and vertical traffic signs, organisational-technical and information services, sale of air transport services).
Operation of a public warehouse (agricultural commodities for which a warehouse pledge note may be issued) and storage and warehousing. Note: Excluding freight forwarding (a regulated trade).
Provision of a towing service (without activity meeting the characteristics of the carriage of goods under the act on road transport).
Removal services (carrying and loading of loads, transport from loading to unloading, handling of the load to the place of destination). Courier services (without the universal postal service and sorting of consignments under a postal licence).
Provision of transport services by non-motorised vehicles (ski lifts, transport of persons by rickshaws and horse-drawn vehicles).
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Accommodation services with the provision of preparation and sale of meals, beverages and semi-finished products to accommodated guests in accommodation facilities with a capacity of up to 10 beds
Accommodation services combined with the preparation and sale of meals, beverages and semi-finished products to accommodated guests in facilities with a capacity of up to 10 beds.Accommodation services with the provision of preparation and sale of meals, beverages and semi-finished products to accommodated guests in accommodation facilities with a capacity of up to 10 beds.
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Accommodation services without the provision of restaurant activities
Accommodation services without restaurant activities, private accommodation and accommodation in university dormitories and youth hostels.Accommodation services in facilities without operating restaurant activities.
Private accommodation.
Accommodation in university dormitories and youth hostels.
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Provision of fast-food services in connection with sale for direct consumption, operation of a food service outlet
Fast food with sale for direct consumption, operation of a food service outlet and catering services. Excluding restaurant activities (a craft trade).Provision of fast-food services in connection with sale for direct consumption (baking of frozen bakery semi-finished products, sale of confectionery products, seasonal sale of home-made wine and meals for up to 4 months a year, preparation and sale of non-alcoholic and milk drinks, cocktails, beer, wine and spirits, heat-treated quick-prepared meat products and ice cream from industrial concentrates).
Note: The licence does not include restaurant activities, the production of milk ice cream or the production of bakery and confectionery products (craft trades).
Operation of a food service outlet (delivery of prepared meals in gastronomy containers and thermoports from other premises). Provision of catering services at cultural and other social events (catering services). Excluding restaurant activities (a craft trade).
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Publishing activity, polygraphic production and bookbinding work
Polygraphic production, typesetting and final treatment of printed matter, sign painting, bookbinding work and publishing of books, newspapers and magazines. Excluding activities under the Copyright Act.Polygraphic production, typesetting and final treatment of printed matter, sign painting (finishing work in book production, letterpress, gravure, offset printing, lithography, screen printing, chemigraphy, typesetting and printing originals, processing of text and image originals, book binding, data entry, optical character recognition, computer processing).
Publishing activity (publishing of books, maps, anthologies, manuals, newspapers and magazines — periodical and non-periodical publications, handling of the results of intellectual creative activity with the author's consent).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out activities to which the Copyright Act applies.
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Services related to the production of films, video recordings and sound recordings
Reproduction of recorded media with the author's consent, production and distribution of films and video recordings, editing, dubbing, subtitling and video recordings of events. Excluding audiovisual works under the Copyright Act.Reproduction of recorded media of sound and image recordings with the author's consent.
Services related to the production of films or video recordings (distribution, producing activity in video, television and film production, processing of sound and image recordings, technical services — sound, editing, dubbing, subtitling, special effects, colouring, transcription and conversion of formats, video recordings of events such as weddings and gatherings, publishing of sheet music).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out activities meeting the characteristics of audiovisual works under the Copyright Act.
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Computer services and services related to computer data processing
Hardware and software consulting, network installation and maintenance, web hosting, creation and updating of websites, software sales, data processing and database and online services.Computer services (hardware consulting, installation, repair and maintenance of computer, data and communication networks, design and optimisation of IT, consulting in the field of IS security and personal data protection, data services, software maintenance, system recovery after a disaster, web server services, software consulting and supply of software, graphic designs of websites and their updating, maintenance and repair of mechanical parts of computers).
Services related to computer data processing (animation and visualisation, database services, on-line publishing, publishing of lists and directories, processing of data supplied by the customer, recording of input data).
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Services in the field of administrative management and services of an organisational-economic nature
Administrative, office and secretarial work, text proofreading, copying services, translation and interpreting services and management of a marketplace, market hall and occasional market.Administrative work (customs declaration, office and secretarial services, text proofreading, copying and duplicating services, certification services in the field of electronic signature).
Translation and interpreting services. Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out the activities of interpreters and translators under Act no. 382/2004 Coll.
Management of a marketplace, market hall, occasional market.
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Management of records without permanent documentary value
Management of records without permanent documentary value that arose from the activity of defunct or ceasing originators of records.Management of records without permanent documentary value — management only of those records without permanent documentary value that arose from the activity of defunct or ceasing originators of records.
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Public procurement
Activities on behalf of and for the contracting authority, the contracting entity and the person under the act on public procurement — awarding of contracts for goods, construction works and services.Public procurement (activities carried out on behalf of and for the contracting authority, the contracting entity and the person under the act on public procurement — a set of rules and procedures by which contracts for the supply of goods, the execution of construction works, the provision of services and design contests are awarded).
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Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping and accounting records, design of accounting systems, financial statements, account books and tax returns without the provision of tax advisory.Bookkeeping (activities in the field of accounting and accounting records such as designing accounting systems, preparing financial statements and keeping account books, preparing tax returns of natural and legal persons without the provision of tax advisory).
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Financial leasing
Financial leasing while complying with the ban on accepting monetary deposits. Excluding leasing to natural persons acting as consumers under the act on consumer credit.Financial leasing.
Note: The monetary funds for carrying out financial leasing must not be obtained and provided in violation of the ban on accepting monetary deposits under the act on banks and the act on securities. The licence does not include the provision of financial leasing to natural persons acting as consumers under the act on consumer credit.
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Factoring and forfaiting
Financing of short-term and long-term receivables, purchase of invoices and bills of exchange from suppliers including management and collection activity. Excluding the enforcement of decisions.Factoring and forfaiting (financing of short-term and long-term receivables acquired by business entities within business relationships on the basis of invoices or receivables due in the future, purchase of receivables from suppliers and payment of an agreed part of their nominal value, management of purchased receivables including collection activity).
Note: Within this trade the enforcement of court and other decisions is not possible.
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Provision of guarantees to secure a customs debt
Provision of guarantees to secure a customs debt.Provision of guarantees to secure a customs debt.
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Provision of loans or credits from monetary funds obtained exclusively without a public call and without a public offer of asset values
Provision of loans and credits from own funds without a public call. Excluding consumer credit provided to natural persons acting as consumers.Provision of loans or credits from monetary funds obtained exclusively without a public call and without a public offer of asset values.
Note: The monetary funds must not be obtained and provided in violation of the ban on accepting monetary deposits under the act on banks and the act on securities. The licence does not include the provision of loans and credits under special regulations, in particular consumer credit to natural persons acting as consumers.
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Intermediation of the provision of loans or credits from monetary funds obtained exclusively without a public call and without a public offer of asset values
Intermediation of the provision of loans and credits from monetary funds obtained without a public call. Excluding consumer credit for natural persons acting as consumers.Intermediation of the provision of loans or credits from monetary funds obtained exclusively without a public call and without a public offer of asset values.
Note: The monetary funds must not be obtained and provided in violation of the ban on accepting monetary deposits under the act on banks and the act on securities. Intermediation and the payment of instalments must not take place via the intermediary's bank account, but directly between the clients' accounts. The licence does not include consumer credit to natural persons acting as consumers.
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Lease of real estate combined with the provision of services other than basic services connected with the lease
Lease of residential and non-residential premises, garages and parking areas, if services other than basic services connected with the lease are also provided.Lease of residential and non-residential premises if, in addition to the lease, services other than basic ones are also provided. Lease of garages and parking areas for motor vehicles if services other than basic ones are also provided, or if they serve to accommodate at least five vehicles.
Note: Basic services mean the range of services conditioning proper use (supply of heat, hot water, electricity, gas, waste removal, sewage drainage, chimney-sweeping services, cleaning of common areas). The scope of the licence does not include the special lease of interior equipment or services other than basic ones (e.g. cleaning work).
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Management and maintenance of residential and non-residential property within the scope of free trades
Management and maintenance of residential and non-residential property within the scope of free trades. Excluding services of a craft (repair and maintenance) nature under Annexes no. 1 and 2 of the Trade Licensing Act.Maintenance of residential and non-residential property within the scope of free trades. Note: The scope of maintenance may be supplemented with individual free trades (e.g. painting, glazing, cleaning work). It does not include services of a craft (repair and maintenance) nature under Annexes no. 1 and 2 of the Trade Licensing Act.
Management of residential and non-residential property within the scope of free trades. Its content is the procurement of services connected with management — operation, maintenance and repair of common parts and facilities of the building, services connected with the use of the flat, keeping the building's bank account, recovery of arrears and other activities related to the use of the building.
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Activity of business, organisational and economic advisers
Consulting, advisory, training and coaching services — marketing, human resources, EU funds, quality and certification, accounting advisory. Excluding tax, financial and legal advisory.Activity of business, organisational and economic advisers (consulting, advisory, training and coaching services in the field of human resources development, marketing and media advisory, security projects for the protection of personal data, advisory on drawing EU funds, personnel management, personal development, image, healthy lifestyle and nutrition, certification of quality and management systems, social conduct, accounting advisory).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out tax advisory, financial advisory, investment services or the provision of legal advice and other forms of legal advisory.
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Engineering activities, technical testing and analyses
Engineering activity, construction cost estimating, design of electrical equipment, technical proposals and informative testing, measurement, analyses and inspections.Engineering activity (provision of input materials, surveys, assessments and opinions, representation of the investor in zoning, building and approval proceedings, preparation of the selection of the building contractor, provision of materials for permits). Preparation and elaboration of technical proposals, graphic and drawing work. Design and construction of electrical equipment. Construction cost estimating (budgets and calculations of construction work).
Authorised verification of reports on greenhouse gas emissions from operations.
Informative testing, measurement, analyses and inspections (chemical and microbiological analyses, measurement of noise, vibration and physical quantities, assessment of the originality of vehicles, testing of materials without disturbing the composition, tests of the impermeability of cesspools, thermal diagnostics, calibration and thermographic activity — informative measurement).
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Research and development in the field of natural, technical, social and human sciences
Research and experimental development in the field of natural, technical, social and human sciences and commissioning of clinical trials of medicinal products. Excluding weapons development and research of medicinal products.Research and development in the field of natural and technical sciences (research and experimental development in a specific field, interdisciplinary research). Note: In particular, the development of weapons, ammunition, explosives and aircraft technology is not possible.
Research and development in the field of social and human sciences. Note: In particular, research in the field of healthcare including research of medicinal products is not possible.
Commissioning of clinical trials of medicinal products. Note: Clinical trials are carried out only on the basis of a permit from the State Institute for Drug Control; the trade licence does not relieve the sponsor of obligations under the act on medicinal products.
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Advertising, marketing, photographic and information services, market and public opinion research
Advertising and marketing services, photographic services, information activity and market and public opinion research. Excluding tour guiding, travel agency/agent and freight forwarding.Advertising and marketing services (window dressing, arranging bouquets and wreaths, arrangement of exhibition rooms, advertising, point-of-sale marketing, consulting services, lease of advertising space, advertising campaigns, dissemination of advertising in the media and on the internet, production and distribution of advertising material, outdoor advertising — billboards, panels, stands).
Photographic services (photography for commercial purposes, for publishers, real estate, tourism, portrait and school photographs, photographs for documents, photo studios, photo booths, microfilming, processing and developing of films, copying and enlarging).
Information activity (city and tourist information centres, information offices). Note: A tour guide, a travel agent and agency and freight forwarding are not possible (regulated trades).
Market and public opinion research (determination of market potential, awareness, purchasing habits, analysis of results, ascertaining public opinion on political, economic and social issues and its analysis).
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Specialist in the prevention of major industrial accidents
Activity of a specialist in the prevention of major industrial accidents in accordance with the act on the prevention of major industrial accidents.Specialist in the prevention of major industrial accidents in accordance with the conditions and obligations arising also from the act on the prevention of major industrial accidents.
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Carrying out risk assessment, preparation and updating of the safety report and emergency plan and consulting and advisory activity in specified areas in the field of the prevention of major industrial accidents
Risk assessment, preparation and updating of the safety report and emergency plan and advisory activity in the field of the prevention of major industrial accidents.Carrying out risk assessment, preparation and updating of the safety report and emergency plan and consulting and advisory activity in specified areas in the field of the prevention of major industrial accidents in accordance with the conditions and obligations arising also from the act on the prevention of major industrial accidents.
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Rental, safekeeping and lending of movable property
Rental of movable property (means of transport, instruments, machines, equipment), rental services and operation of left-luggage offices. Excluding the lending and safekeeping of weapons and ammunition.Rental of movable property (means of transport — land, water and air, instruments, machines and equipment, interior furnishings and equipment of leased premises).
Rental services (lending of recorded media of sound and image recordings, formal and wedding attire and accessories, sports goods and attire).
Operation of left-luggage offices (luggage storage, safekeeping of fur products and furs).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out the lending, rental and safekeeping of weapons and ammunition.
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Cleaning and tidying services
Cleaning and maintenance of pools, winter maintenance of roads, cleaning of facades, general and routine cleaning, car wash, cleaning of vehicle interiors and maintenance of sports areas.Cleaning and tidying services (cleaning and maintenance of pools, cleaning and winter maintenance of roads, cleaning of facades and monuments, general and routine cleaning of office buildings, houses, flats, factories, shopping centres and institutions, operation of a car wash, manual washing and cleaning of vehicle interiors, cleaning of trains, buses and aircraft, maintenance of ski runs, tennis courts and sports areas).
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Operation of a dry cleaner's and laundry
Chemical cleaning and dyeing of garments and textiles made of leather and fur, carpet cleaning, washing, ironing and mangling of linen and a linen collection point.Operation of a dry cleaner's and laundry (cleaning and dyeing of finished products made of leather and fur, cleaning and maintenance of textiles and garments, cleaning of carpets and covers, cleaning of feathers and wool, chemical cleaning of garments and textiles, washing, ironing and mangling of linen, a linen collection point).
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Activities in the field of fire protection within the scope of service, repair, inspection, filling of fire extinguishers, fire/fire-technical equipment
Service, repair, inspection and filling of fire extinguishers and fire/fire-technical equipment in accordance with the act on fire protection.Activities in the field of fire protection within the scope of service, repair, inspection, filling of fire extinguishers and fire/fire-technical equipment.
Note: Within this activity it is necessary to also comply with the conditions and obligations arising from special regulations relating to the field of fire protection, in particular from the act on fire protection.
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Extracurricular educational activity
Tutoring of pupils and students, hobby clubs, organising of courses, training and seminars and education in the field of social services. Excluding the teaching of foreign languages and the arts (regulated trades).Carrying out extracurricular educational activity (tutoring of pupils and students in group or individual form, hobby clubs, organising of courses, training and seminars, training activities in the field of sales, production and trade promotion, professional training of a seller of pyrotechnic products).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out the teaching of foreign languages and the arts (regulated trades) or upbringing and education in schools and school facilities in the network of schools.
Carrying out educational programmes in the field of social services focused on selected work activities and further education. Note: Under the act on social services, accreditation of the relevant educational programme by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic is also required.
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Operation of a nursery
Operation of a nursery.Operation of a nursery.
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Carrying out professional training in the field of the prevention of major industrial accidents
Professional training in the field of the prevention of major industrial accidents — organisational, managerial, personnel, technical and material measures to prevent accidents.Professional training in the field of the prevention of major industrial accidents (a set of organisational, managerial, personnel, educational, technical, technological and material measures to prevent the occurrence of major industrial accidents).
Note: Within this activity it is necessary to also comply with the conditions and obligations arising from the act on the prevention of major industrial accidents.
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Professional training in the field of environmental management and audit
Professional training of environmental auditors, verifiers, top management representatives and employees of advisory entities in the field of environmental management and audit.Professional training in the field of environmental management and audit (training of environmental auditors and lead auditors, environmental verifiers and team members, top management representatives responsible for applying the scheme, as well as employees of advisory and consulting entities in this field).
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Operation of a water rescue service
Operation of a water rescue service. Excluding the water rescue medical service.Operation of a water rescue service.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out the water rescue medical service.
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Provision of social services
Provision of social services. Excluding social services provided by public providers financed from the public funds of municipalities or self-governing regions.Provision of social services.
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out social services provided by public providers who finance social services from the public funds of municipalities or self-governing regions.
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Operation of cultural, social, entertainment, sports facilities and facilities serving for regeneration and reconditioning
Operation of cultural, entertainment and sports facilities (cinemas, museums, fitness, pools, playgrounds), facilities for regeneration and reconditioning (sauna, solarium) and artistic agencies.Operation of cultural, social and entertainment facilities (botanical and zoological gardens, circuses, amusement and fun parks, carousels and attractions, cinemas, libraries, museums and galleries, operation of non-winning games and machines, entertainment games for material prizes based on skill, draw lotteries and raffles within legal limits, quizzes and games of a relaxation or sports nature).
Operation of sports facilities (fitness centre, athletics tracks, pools and swimming halls, bowling, boxing halls, golf courses, halls and stadiums for winter sports, racing tracks, shooting ranges, tennis courts) and operation of sports events.
Operation of facilities serving for regeneration and reconditioning (solarium, cryochambers — non-medical cryotherapy, sauna, cavitation device, thermal massage equipment, artificial salt cave).
Operation of an artistic agency (modelling, dating and wedding agency).
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Organising of sports, cultural and other social events
Organising of sports, cultural and social events, congresses and exhibitions, disco activity, catering provision, fashion shows and sound and lighting of events.Organising of sports, cultural and other social events (recreational horse rides, sports actions and events, disco activity, congresses and exhibitions, organisational provision of social events — catering services, fashion shows, presentation of designer models, dance parties and discos, sound and lighting of cultural and social events).
Note: Under the act on the organisation of public sports events, a sports event means a competition, meeting, tournament, race, tourist or other event connected with a physical-recreational activity; the provisions of this act do not apply to events that are not considered public.
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Repair of personal goods and household goods
Repair and maintenance of household goods, sports goods, bicycles, toys, musical instruments, prams, footwear, leather products and clothing. Excluding watchmaking and orthopaedic footwear.Repair and maintenance of household goods, sports goods and precision mechanics products (ultrasonic cleaning of watch glasses, installation of low-voltage wiring, installation and maintenance of non-reserved technical equipment, repair of sports goods, bicycles and tools, cash registers, umbrellas, prams, toys, musical instruments, sewing machines, optical instruments, measuring and control technology, telecommunication equipment, mobile phone service, replacement of batteries, straps and glasses of watches). Note: Watchmaking is not possible (a craft trade).
Repair of footwear, leather goods, saddlery, leather and fur products. Note: The production and repair of orthopaedic footwear is not possible (a craft trade).
Repair of clothing, textiles and home textiles (covering of buttons, repair of home textiles, repair of clothing and accessories, mending of textiles, repair of stockings).
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Services related to body beautification
Make-up, image services, ear piercing, decorative tattooing and body painting without interference with the integrity of the body, hairpieces and wigs. Excluding manicure, pedicure, cosmetics and hairdressing (craft trades).Services related to body beautification (day and evening make-up, make-up for modelling, colouring and image services without interference with the integrity of the human body, ear piercing, hairstyle design using computer technology, spray tanning of the body, decorative tattooing without interference with the integrity of the body, decorative body painting, making of hairpieces and wigs, hair styling by braiding).
Note: Within this trade it is not possible to carry out manicure (including the modelling of artificial nails), pedicure, cosmetic services or men's, women's and children's hairdressing (craft trades).
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Provision of services of a personal nature
Short-term assistance in caring for children and the elderly, services for the family and household, driving of another person's vehicle, astrology and numerology, family trees, designer and decorator activities.Provision of short-term assistance in caring for children and the elderly. Provision of services for the family and household (washing and ironing, cooking, cleaning, garden care, household management, procuring of shopping).
Provision of the service of driving another person's motor vehicle (a personal service having the character of operating the vehicle, not the transport of persons and goods by a carrier). Provision of information services (without activities under the act on private security).
Activity of astrologers and numerologists, fortune-telling from cards and other materials, compiling family trees. Services of public porters and messengers. Services of a track helmsman. Operation of an erotic salon. Operation of public WCs.
Designer activities (furnishing of interiors and exteriors with furniture and accessories, activities of interior decorators, creating mosaic pictures from various materials according to submitted designs).
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Regular inspection of a children's playground
Inspection of a children's playground focused on the safety of the structural design, location and installation of equipment, accessories and the impact-absorbing surface.Inspection of a children's playground focused in particular on the safety of the structural design, location and installation of the playground equipment, other accessories, the impact-absorbing surface and the overall safety of the children's playground.
What is a free trade and how to register it?
Free trades are activities for which the law does not require proof of professional or other qualification. It is enough to meet the general conditions for doing business — being 18 years of age, having legal capacity and a clean criminal record — and to register the trade at the district authority, department of trade licensing (the single point of contact).
Unlike craft trades (Annex no. 1 of the Trade Licensing Act) and regulated trades (Annex no. 2), for free trades you do not need to appoint a responsible representative or document your education or experience.
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