Certain sectors of industry must satisfy special licensing requirements in terms of safety, public health and the environment.

Companies consequently need to have accurate knowledge of the relevant laws, particularly in relation to the protection of consumers, employees, local residents and the environment.

The following branches of industry are subject to licensing requirements:

• construction (including residential and non-residential contractors and contractors in the fields of civil & hydraulic engineering, road construction, demolition work, masonry and carpentry)
• installation work (including electrotechnical installation, central heating, greenhouse heating, air conditioning, gas fitting, water fitting, plumbing and cold storage sectors)
• means of transport (including the automotive, motorcycle, body construction, body repair and agricultural mechanisation sectors)
• food (including the butchery, bakery, poultry and fish-processing sectors)

The following sectors must satisfy additional requirements in the field of safety, public health and the environment:

• electrotechnical installation sector
• butchery sector
• bakery sector