Córdoba opens a twenty-day window for Christmas sales authorizations

The Córdoba City Council has opened the application period for Christmas season sales authorizations for the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years, with a total of nine stalls available on public roads. The Commerce Delegation publishes the call in the Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba No. 199, dated October 14, 2026, with reference BOP-A-2026-3407. Interested parties have twenty calendar days starting from the day following the publication of the announcement.

The call is based on the Third Base of the Regulatory Bases for the Granting of Sales Authorizations for the different modalities of Seasonal Trade for the years 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027, approved by Decree No. 2023/13175, dated October 11 (BOP No. 200, dated October 20, 2023), and modified by Decree No. 2024/8415, dated June 14 (BOP No. 117, dated June 19, 2024), and by Decree No. 2025/09547, dated June 25 (BOP No. 126, dated July 2, 2025).

The announcement is signed by the Delegate Councilor for Commerce, Julián Urbano de Sotomayor, and is dated in Córdoba on October 6, 2026, with secure verification code A028 3960 0247 FA6E DE97.

Nine locations for two seasons

The authorizations will be granted for the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years, with an activity period spanning from December 6 to January 6 of the following year in each season. The announcement sets the total number of authorizations to be granted at nine, all in specific locations within the city:

• Pza. de Costasol, corner with C/ Antonio Maura (next to Café Niza): Christmas items.
• Avda. de la Viñuela, corner with Avda. Jesús Rescatado (next to the O.N.C.E. kiosk): Christmas items.
• Avda. Ronda de los Tejares, No. 19 (opposite the Ibercaja branch): Christmas items.
• C/ Arcos de la Frontera, opposite “Bar Marta”: Christmas items.
• Ronda de los Tejares, corner with Avda. Gran Capitán (Glorieta de Artilleros), opposite “El Corte Inglés”: Christmas items.
• C/ Músico Francisco de Salinas, next to Block 16: Christmas items.
• Pza. de las Tendillas, opposite “Beltrami” pharmacy: Christmas items.
• Ronda del Marrubial, next to the municipal library: packaged Christmas products.
• Bulevar Gran Capitán, section between San Nicolás Church and Plaza San Ignacio de Loyola: hand-held balloons.

Applications for locations or activities other than those listed will not be accepted. Installations must be placed without hindering the passage of pedestrians, road traffic, or the passage of emergency vehicles.

Required documentation and responsible declaration

Applications must be registered accompanied by supporting documentation, which includes:

• Photocopy of the DNI (National ID) for natural persons, or the CIF (Tax ID) and proof of representation for legal entities.
• Certificate of registration in the IAE (Economic Activities Tax) and proof of being up to date with the payment of the Economic Activities Tax.
• Certificate of registration in the Social Security system and proof of being up to date with contributions.
• Current Civil Liability Insurance for a minimum amount of 150,000.00 euros.
• Proof of compliance with residence and work obligations for providers from third countries.
• Food handler training certificate not older than 6 years, where applicable.
• Two photographs of the proposed installation from frontal and side angles.
• Completed self-assessment sheet, required when there are two or more applicants for the same location and activity.

Documents 3 to 8 may be replaced by a responsible declaration. The requirements must be met prior to the start of the authorization’s validity period and maintained until the end of the authorized activity.

Submission of applications and merit scale

Interested parties shall submit applications at the locations established in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. If the application is submitted at a registration office other than that of the Most Excellent City Council of Córdoba, it must be communicated before the deadline to the address comercioyventaambulante@ayuncordoba.es.

The self-assessment model allows for a maximum of 10 points:

• Up to 3 points for demonstrated experience in the requested seasonal modality.
• Up to 2 points for experience in a modality different from the one called for.
• Up to 2 points for courses, workshops, or conferences from public administrations, universities, chambers of commerce, or official bodies.
• Up to 1 point for courses from private entities or sector associations.
• 1 point for adherence to the Consumer Arbitration System of Córdoba.
• 1 point for being part of a merchants’ association registered in the Municipal Registry of Associations of Córdoba.

The call directly affects merchants and artisans who wish to set up stalls on public roads during the next two Christmas campaigns, who have twenty calendar days to gather the documentation and register their application. The coincidence of several applicants for the same location and activity will trigger the competition phase and the merit scale, therefore, the accreditation of previous experience and training will be decisive in obtaining one of the nine authorizations.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba, no. 199, of October 14, 2026, Local Administration, page 14847 (official reference: BOP-A-2026-3407).