Operation of Hotels, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Cafés and Bars

Type

Law

Date of the text

14/12/1950

Official Gazette

published in 1950

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

37

What it provides

This law regulates licensing for operating hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, cafés and bars in Lebanon through the Ministry of National Economy, requiring a prior permit and a written application before opening. It also obliges owners to submit price lists subject to annual classification, and sets construction and fit-

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 12/1969 of 07/03/1969
• Amended by Decree No. 7381/1974 of 12/03/1974, articles 27
• Amended by Law No. 0/1956 of 24/08/1956
• Amended by Law No. 326/2001 of 28/06/2001, articles 27

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1950. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.