Direção Regional Empreendedorismo Competitividade

Licenciamento Industrial_Industrial Licensing_Industrial Licensing

The Industrial Licensing is the guarantee of compliance with the rules established for the exercise of industrial activity in the Azores, being mandatory for industrial activities, and allows the obtaining of the license (of Industrial Exploration) for such industrial activities. Industrial licensing can only be obtained electronically.

Licensing:

  • Industrial Licensing;
  • Extractive Industry Licensing;
  • Licensing of Pressure Equipment (Boilers and Fuel Tanks).

How and where to do

Do service in Portal de Licenciamento Industrial dos Açores

What I need

    When requesting a password to access the Azores Industrial Licensing Portal, the following information will be requested:

    • Permanent Certificate in the case of a legal person or Citizen Card in the case of a natural person;
    • Telephone contact and e-mail address;
    • Activities to be carried out;
    • Address of the headquarters;
    • Number of workers;
    • Contracted electrical power and covered area of the establishment.

Service cost

    There is a fee to be paid when applying for inspection for the issuance of the Industrial Exploration License.

    For a period of five years, industrial establishments are exempt from paying this fee (counted from August 13, 2021).

Carry out the service at a RIAC store

What I need

    When requesting a password to access the Azores Industrial Licensing Portal, the following information will be requested:

    • Permanent Certificate in the case of a legal person or Citizen Card in the case of a natural person;
    • Telephone contact and e-mail address;
    • Activities to be carried out;
    • Address of the headquarters;
    • Number of workers;
    • Contracted electrical power and covered area of the establishment.

Service cost

    There is a fee to be paid when applying for inspection for the issuance of the Industrial Exploration License.

    For a period of five years, industrial establishments are exempt from paying this fee (counted from August 13, 2021).

Agendamento do serviço

When to do

    The request must be made before the start of industrial activity.

Where to do it:

Recipients

Companies or natural persons who intend to carry out industrial activities provided for in the annex to Regional Legislative Decree No. 5/2012/A, of 17 January, amended and republished by Regional Legislative Decree No. 25/2021/A, of 12 August.

Requirements for the provision of the service:

Request for a password to access the Azores Industrial Licensing Portal, from the Regional Directorate for Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness.

Average time of completion:

The process of obtaining the Industrial Exploration License takes an average of 5 to 30 days, depending on whether or not the industrial establishment is exempt from an installation license.

Notes/Exceptions:

Industrial activities inserted in commercial or catering or beverage establishments (under the terms and with the limits provided for in the respective legal regimes), do not require industrial licensing.