Historical workshops register: company registration/deletion

Fixed premises retail outlets, public eating and drinking establishments and craft businesses (which sell their own products) are considered to be historic shops if they meet the following requirements

• they have been operating for at least 50 years on the same premises and in the same product sector (or in related sectors), regardless of any changes in name, sign, management or ownership, provided that the original characteristics of the activity have been maintained
• presence on the premises, in the furnishings, both internal and external, of elements, tools, equipment and documents of particular historical, artistic, architectural, environmental and cultural interest, or particularly significant for the tradition and culture of the place, visible to the public, offering a clear visibility of the functional and structural link with the activity carried out and giving a sense of the evident rootedness of that activity over time.

NB: this text does not replace the regulations set out in the Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 539 below to which reference should be made for all purposes.

The application for registration or deletion from the Register must be submitted by the municipality where the 'Bottega Storica' is located.

The application for entry or deletion from the Register must be submitted electronically.

For registration: the municipality must enclose with the application

• a copy of the recognition measure, duly motivated;
• photographic material relating to the activities concerned;
• any trade licence.

For cancellation: the municipality must send a copy of the measure stating that the requirements have ceased to be met or that the activity of a historical shop has ceased.

A request for registration or cancellation can be sent at any time.

Failure on the part of the structure to comply with the time limit for proceedings may allow the person concerned to apply to the Director General of the Department of Crafts, Commerce, Promotion, Sport and Tourism to urge the conclusion of the proceedings