Training required for opening a restaurant
No diploma is required to open a restaurant. However, certain specific training courses must be taken before you can open.
The following training courses are compulsory for opening a restaurant:
- Operating permit (permis d’exploitation)
- Hygiene (HACCP)
- Licence to sell alcoholic beverages at night (PVBAN).
Operating permit training
This course is designed for restaurant owners who wish to obtain a restaurant licence, authorising the sale of alcoholic beverages in their establishment.
The course covers the rights, obligations, offences and penalties related to the sale of alcohol.
Its objective is to raise awareness amongst operators of the fight against alcoholism, drugs, tobacco and noise disturbance, enabling them to adopt appropriate behaviour with their customers .
Various topics are addressed during the course, including:
- Prevention of alcoholism
- Protection of minors
- Repression of public drunkenness
- Fight against noise pollution
- Drug legislation
- Principles of civil and criminal liability
- Operating obligations
- Conditions for operating a licenced premises and the legislative framework.
The operating permit is issued upon completion of the course. The permit is valid for ten years and can be renewed by taking a new six-hour course. It will then be extended for a further ten years. Once you have obtained your operating permit you can apply for your restaurant licence, the category of which must be displayed in your restaurant.
Price: €200 to €500, depending on the organisation
Duration: 20 hours on average, over 2 ½ days
Where can this course be taken?
The course can be taken at a centre approved by order of the Minister of the Interior or by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry: see the list of approved organisations.
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