Pharmacies in the Munich city area
If you want to run a pharmacy as the owner, tenant or manager, you need a licence from the trade authority.
Course description
You require a licence to operate a pharmacy, which must be applied for from the competent authority. The authority in whose area the main pharmacy is located is responsible.
To obtain a licence, you must go through a licensing procedure. If you wish to open a branch pharmacy, you will need your own operating licence. You must also apply for a licence for mail-order sales of pharmacy-only medicines and for home care.
The timing of the notification depends on the circumstances. The change of branch management must be notified at least two weeks before the change. Early notification is advisable in order to meet the deadlines.
Important note
Please note that both the district administration department and the pharmacists will check the documents. The opening or takeover of the pharmacy is only possible after successful completion of the authorisation procedure.
Required documents
Operating licence for pharmacies:
- Application for a licence to operate a pharmacy
- Licence certificate (certified copy)
- Identity card or passport
- For foreign nationals (except EU countries): valid residence permit for the exercise of (self-employed) gainful employment
- Certificate of good conduct (not older than three months; document type OB)
- Extract from the central trade register
- Medical certificate (not older than three months)
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement of reliability (from the State Chamber of Pharmacists)
- Affidavit/declaration in accordance with EU law
- Floor plan (with square metre details of the rooms)
- Furnishing plan
- Proof of accessibility
- Proof of financing
Additional documents depending on status
- Purchase contract (as owner of the rooms)
- Extract from the land register (as owner of the premises)
- Tenancy agreement/subtenancy agreement (as tenant of the premises)
- Management contract (only if the pharmacy is managed in accordance with Section 13 ApoG)
- Partnership agreement (only for OHG company form)
- Lease agreement (only if the pharmacy is leased in accordance with Section 9 para. 1 no. 1 ApoG)
- Declaration by the lessor on the existing reason for the lease (only if the pharmacy is leased in accordance with Section 9 para. 1 no. 1 ApoG)
In the case of a new opening of a pharmacy, opening of a branch pharmacy, a necessary mail order licence, approval of home care contracts or a new branch management, you will need further documents. Please refer to the information sheet " Additional documents".
Questions & Answers
mail-order sales may only be carried out from a public pharmacy with a valid operating licence. All regulations for pharmacy operations also apply here. In addition, a quality assurance system must be set up for the entire mail order process.
yes, the pharmacy is considered a business premises and must therefore be registered with the trade office. The registration is required when registering, deregistering or reregistering the business premises. Further information can be found on the "Business registration" page. The application can be submitted online or sent in writing to the pharmacy department.
yes, a waiver of the operating licence must be submitted. An informal letter can be submitted for this purpose. The waiver is necessary as the operating licence is tied to the premises and cannot continue to exist after the pharmacy has closed. In addition, it is not possible to have two operating licences for the same pharmacy at the same time.
the holder of the operating licence must submit an application. The supply contract and all associated annexes must be submitted. After a positive review by the district administration department and the pharmacists, a decision on home care can be issued.
- All operators of a pharmacy are obliged to report the relevant changes.
- In the case of partnerships, the partners authorised to manage the business are considered operators. All parties involved must have a valid operating licence.
Contact Us
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Team 2 Gewerbemeldungen, Apothekenrecht
Landeshauptstadt München
Registrations can be made by e-mail or by post. A personal appointment is not necessary.
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Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Team 2 Gewerbemeldungen, Apothekenrecht
Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München
Contact address
Implerstraße 11
81371 München
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