The Barcelona Confectionery Guild is an institution that upholds the
interests of its members with the aim of improving the profession
through common endeavour.
Society and its customs evolve on a daily basis, and the confectionery
sector must be able to adapt to these changes. This gives rise to the
need to improve professionalism in order to be more competitive, to
continually metamorphose to satisfy new demands. To achieve this, it
is necessary to unify and coordinate efforts towards a common goal.
Stimulating the professional environment and encouraging social
relations between guild members also allows us to improve as a
collective, gaining a better understanding of our colleagues and
tightening the bonds of friendship that unite so many of us.
At the Guild we work towards ensuring that the confectionery business
improves each day, helping guild members with services and proposals
that are of the greatest use to them:
- Purchasing Head Office: to obtain the best possible purchasing
terms for raw materials, saving time and money.
- Image consultancy: the Guild offers advice on new trends to guild
members who want to modernise their image, as well as information on
potential financial aid.
- Integral Marketing Plan: geared towards increasing guild members’
sales through promotional and advertising campaigns and public relations.
- Assistance Service: advice on tax, labour, accounting and legal
matters; offering total confidentiality and the utmost professionalism
of our professional assistants.At the same time, the Guild offers all its members the opportunity to
enhance their training at the Confectionery School, a school with a
high reputation thanks to the excellent standards it has achieved both
in Spain and abroad. Guild members can also benefit from the school’s
employment agency, which features qualified students from the school
and other professionals who constantly stimulate and bring a breath of
fresh air to the profession. The Women Confectioners’ Guild (GGMP)
also gives different courses on presentation and sales techniques
which contribute considerably to the optimum running of a patisserie. Secretarial Activities and Services
Preparation, presentation and follow-up of the different procedures
necessary for LEGALISATION, NAME CHANGES and BUSINESS EXPANSION. They
take care of drawing up the documentation and plans to be presented to:
GENERALITAT OF CATALONIA (Industrial Territorial Service) for
registration in the Industrial Register.
CITY COUNCIL, for obtaining the Municipal Permit and Business Licence. CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURES:
Payment of taxes.
Application, procedure and follow-up of works licences and business
premises.
Renovation of façades
The public highway: adapting corrective measures due to neighbours’
complaints about smoke, noise, etc.
Public Health inspections and procedures (Multi-Purpose Inspection) in
relation to Health Inspections and neighbours’ complaints.
Various procedures by the respective technicians to adapt work-rooms
in line with current regulations, replacing and enlarging motors,
neighbours’ complaints about noise and smoke, etc.
Inspections by the OPERATIONAL UNIT OF INCOME AND TAX INSPECTION to
regulate taxes. GENERALITAT OF CATALONIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND TOURISM:
Applications for opening authorisation for patisserie establishments
and restaurants in accordance with the provisions of the Hotel and
Restaurant Law.
Certification of Registration on the Industrial Register
Processing OFFICIAL COMPLAINT forms relating to the business activity
of PATISSERIE AND CONFECTIONERY CONSUMPTION ----------------------------- Visits and procedures on behalf of the Barcelona Heritage service to
adapt façades to current regulations, formalising the relevant
documentation.
Advice on and implementation of MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.
Advice on and implementation of METROPOLITAN BUILDING ORDINANCES.
Advice on and implementation of the ADVERTISING INSTALLATIONS AND
ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE.
Advice on health regulations and implementation of TECHNICAL AND
HEALTH REGULATIONS. TAX OFFICE – CITY COUNCIL – REGIONAL COUNCIL OF BARCELONA
Registrations, de-registrations, amendments and applications for
discounts on the Tax on Economic Activities.
HEALTH
Applications, name changes and renewal on the HEALTH REGISTER.
Authorising entity for the training of food handlers and the promotion
of proper hygiene practices.
Advice on and implementation of TECHNICAL AND HEALTH ORDINANCES.
Resources. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS
Processing surveys. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES
Petitions and appeals.
Requests for birth certificates, last will and testaments, etc.
Administrative procedures for founding companies.
Master Food Craftsman card. LABOUR DEPARTMENT
CMAC conciliations
Labour Inspections.
Miscellaneous paperwork: labour, social security visits, advice, reports.
Paperwork for registrations, modifications and changes of company.
Paperwork for registrations, de-registrations and modifications of
self-employed workers.
Monthly payment of Self-Employed contribution.
Monthly payment of Social Security contributions.
Monthly payment of domestic employees contribution.
Registration of employees in the Social Security General Regime.
De-registration of employees from the Social Security General Regime.
Employment contracts and modifications.
Extensions of employment contracts.
Application for unemployment benefits.
Occupational accident reports.
Application for payment of IT to self-employed workers.
Sick leave for IR, General Regime.
Sick leave due to accident, General Regime.
Applications for direct payment, General Regime.
Applications for Social Security Moratoria.
Prevention of Occupational Risks.
Occupational Risk Audits by Mutual Labour Societies.
Outsourcing of pension funds. ACCOUNTING, TAX AND ADMINISTRATION SECTION
Accounting (physical individual or legal entity)
Taxes (income tax, wealth tax, modules, VAT, corporate, special,
leasing, etc.)
Property rental.
Assistance with inspections, deferrals and tax resources.
Tax, financial, accounting and administration advice.
Legal service MISCELLANEOUS
Insurance of every type (professional, household, life, etc.) with
personalised service.
Audits arranged on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
Job Vacancies, both in-house and in collaboration with the Catalan
Employment Service of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Advantageous agreements with financial entities, communications and
suppliers
Free civil liability coverage for the patisserie premises up to 300,506 €
Guide to correct hygiene practices in patisseries (basic tool for
implementing critical points).
Advertising in the media on specific dates (bank holidays).
Own advertising: bank holidays and significant confectionery products
(26 posters)
Bulletin board (selling-buying-lease transfers)
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