Define: Operating Licenses

How is Operating Licenses defined in a legal contract?

• Operating Licenses means all necessary licenses, franchises, permits, consents, approvals, registrations, certificates and authorizations required for conducting business activities.
  Seen in 12 SEC Filings
• Operating Licenses means any necessary approvals, permits, filings or registrations for the lawful and effective operation of all businesses, not limited to specific names of licenses or permits.
  Seen in 12 SEC Filings
• Operating Licenses means all necessary approvals, permits, and registrations that are needed to conduct operation in specific business areas.
  Seen in 10 SEC Filings
• Operating Licenses means the permits required by state health departments or comparable governmental entities in order to operate businesses, endorsements or approvals required by state health planning agencies or equivalent governmental entities to operate businesses.
  Seen in 5 SEC Filings
• Operating Licenses means all necessary business licenses, exploration licenses, mining licenses, approval, permits, and registrations required to conduct operations.
  Seen in 4 SEC Filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

Operating Licenses means all necessary official endorsements and approvals required for conducting a business.

Relevant Contract Types

• Business Establishment Agreement
• Industrial Contracts
• License Agreement
• Professional Services Agreement
• Commercial Lease Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Business Setup Phase
• Business Expansion
• Business Process Outsourcing

Relevant Sectors

• Manufacturing Industry
• Information Technology
• Hospitality
• Health Care

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Genie Definition 2

Operating Licenses means all permits, granted by the relevant [governing body], for a business to operate within a specified industry.

Relevant Contract Types

• Partnership Agreement
• Vendor Contracts
• Franchise Agreements
• Independent Contractor Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• New Business Partnerships
• Franchising Operations
• Hiring External Service Providers

Relevant Sectors

• Retail Industry
• Food & Beverage Industry
• Delivery Services
• Consulting Services

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