Licence to serve alcoholic beverages on board trains and aircraft

Certificate of registration (not older than 1 year), tax certificate for key individuals, internal control procedures, and concept description must be attached to the application.

Norwegian Act No 27 of 2 June 1989 relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages etc. (the Alcohol Act) Section 5-2.

Norwegian Regulations No 538 of 8 June 2005 relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages etc.

In order to serve alcohol on board aircraft or trains that are used as means of public transport in Norway, an application for a state licence to serve alcohol must be submitted to the Directorate of Health.
The applicant shall be the person for whose account the business is being operated.  In principle, this means that it is the railway undertaking that applies for a licence. Where a railway undertaking has outsourced the serving of alcoholic beverages to a catering firm, it is the catering firm that must apply for a licence.

Criteria/conditions:

The licence is conditional on prior registration in the Register of Business Enterprises.
The licence holder and persons who have significant influence on the business must have a record of unblemished conduct in relation to alcohol legislation and the provisions of other legislation that relate to the object of the Alcohol Act, and tax and accounting legislation.
A manager and deputy manager must be appointed for each licence. These must be 20 years old or more, have an unblemished record of good conduct and documented knowledge of the Alcohol Act.

Remarks:

A state licence to serve alcohol is required to serve alcoholic beverages on board trains and aircraft that are used as means of public transport and operate in Norway.

There is no specific application form for this type of license. A written application should be sent to postmottak@helsedir.no.

Fee:

There is no application fee; however, a licensing fee is required, cf. the alcohol regulations §6-1 and §6-2, based on the anticipated volume of alcoholic beverages sold.

Right of appeal:

Permission for the serving of alcoholic beverages on board trains and aircraft, cf. the Alcohol Act §5-2, is an individual decision that can be appealed to the Ministry of Health and Care Services pursuant to the Public Administration Act §§ 28 and 29. Any such appeal must be in writing and substantiated. The appeal is to be sent to postmottak@helsedir.no.