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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.

Expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance Recognition

The recognition of expertise in accordance with the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance is carried out by the competent authority.

The responsibility lies with the State Labour Inspectorate.

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

Find your Point of Single Contact here.

The certificate of competence can be provided in accordance with §5 paragraph 2 of the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV) by
- Completion of an enabling technical or craft training
- Proof of officially recognized certification
- the submission of a corresponding certificate of competence in accordance with the Chemicals Climate Protection Ordinance (ChemKlimaschutzV)
- An equivalent CPC from another Member State
- By participating in a training event recognized by the competent authority to acquire expertise in accordance with the Chemical Ozone Layer Ordinance in accordance with Section 5 (3) ChemOzonSchichtV, in which teaching content is taught.

§ 5 Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV)

No documents are required.

Fees are charged in accordance with Annex 1 to § 1 paragraph 1 of the General Fee Schedule of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO) in accordance with No. 39.

Appendix 1 to § 1 paragraph 1 of the General Schedule of Fees (AllGO)

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

Processing Time: 3 Months
Section 5 (5) sentence 1 of the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV)

In individual cases, an exemption from the obligation to provide expertise under the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance may be possible.

Section 5 (2) of the Chemicals Ozone Layer Ordinance (ChemOzonSchichtV)

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

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