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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Training event for the acquisition of expertise according to the Chemicals Ozone Layer Regulation: Recognition

According to § 5 paragraph 1 of the Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV), anyone wishing to carry out certain work on facilities or devices containing ozone-depleting substances must meet personal requirements for certain work. The required expertise is proven, among other things, by participation in a training event.

This training event must be recognised by the competent authority.

§ 5 paragraph 1 Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV)

The responsibility lies with the State Trade Supervisory Office Celle.

This procedure can also be carried out through a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by municipalities and the state for service providers.

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A training course to be recognised must provide the knowledge required for the respective area of responsibility. This includes knowledge of:

Plant engineering,
the relevant regulations, directives and generally accepted rules of technology, and
the essential properties of the substances and preparations/mixtures concerned and the hazards associated with their use are communicated.

No documents are required.

There are fees according to Annex 1 to § 1 paragraph 1 General Fee Schedule of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO) according to No. 21.6.1.

Annex 1 to § 1 paragraph 1 of the General Rules of Fees (AllGO)

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

Processing Time: 3 Months
§ 5 paragraph 5 sentence 1 Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV)

§ 5 Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV)

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Linie6Plus)

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