Continuation of a business by proxy Approval

The responsibility lies with the district, the district-free city, the large independent city and the independent municipality in whose district the activity is to be carried out.

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.

• legally binding trade ban or
• Trade prohibition with order of immediate enforcement
• the requisite personal reliability of the substitute, and
• the conditions prescribed for the activity in question

• If applicable, identity card or passport

Fees according to Annex 1 to § 1 paragraph 1 of the General Schedule of Fees of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO) according to No. 40.1.17.2 apply.

There are no deadlines to be observed. However, the permit must be obtained before the deputy may be appointed. It is therefore advisable to submit the necessary application as early as possible.

The Industrial Code does not prescribe how the application is to be submitted. For reasons of legal certainty, however, it is advisable to submit the application in writing and signed.

Prior to approval, special supervisory authorities for the activity, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce or Chamber of Crafts and, in the case of a trade ban against a cooperative, the auditing association to which it belongs must be consulted. If the competent authority and the authority that ordered the prohibition are not identical, the prohibition authority should also be consulted in advance.

Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport