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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.

Recognition of a forestry association

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If you want to set up a forestry association and use subsidies, you must have it recognized by the competent authority.

A forestry association is an association under private law of recognized forestry communities, forestry associations or forestry cooperatives. The aim of the forestry association is to adapt forestry production and the sale of forestry products to the requirements of the market.

To this end, only the following tasks may be assumed by the forestry association:

  • Informing and advising members and participating in forestry framework planning
  • Coordination of sales,
  • Preparation and storage of products in line with market requirements
  • Marketing of the members' products
  • Procurement and use of machinery and equipment

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

  • Informal application for recognition of a forestry association
  • articles of association
  • Description of the size of the area to be managed
  • Invitation and minutes of the foundation
  • list of members

Requirements

The following requirements must be met for recognition as a forestry association:

  • It must be a legal entity under private law;
  • It must be suitable for working towards the sustainable adaptation of forestry production and the sale of forestry products;
  • Its articles of association or partnership agreement must contain provisions on
    • Its mission;
    • the financing of the task;
  • It must allow significant competition to exist on the timber market.

Costs

Fee: 130,00 - 650,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
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Fees are charged in accordance with Annex 1 to Section 1 (1) of the General Fee Regulations of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO) in accordance with No. 95.1.6. The amount of the fees depends on the time required.

Fee: 30,00 - 130,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
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Fees are charged for the accession of individual landowners in accordance with Annex 1 to Section 1 (1) of the General Fee Regulations of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO) in accordance with No. 95.1.6. The amount of the fees depends on the time spent.

Process flow

Once you have submitted the application and the required documents, your documents will be checked for completeness and plausibility. If no deficiencies are found, you will then receive a notification of approval.

Appeal

An action against the decision may be brought before the Hanover Administrative Court within one month of notification, either in writing, for the record of the clerk of this court or in accordance with the Lower Saxony Regulation on Electronic Legal Transactions in the Judiciary (Nds. ERVVO-Justiz), as amended, by submitting electronic documents.

Applications / forms

You can submit the application for recognition informally by e-mail or by post to the responsible office.

Personal appearance necessary: No.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Who should I contact?

Responsibility lies with the Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Division 406 "Forest Policy, Hunting, Timber Industry".

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Linie6Plus)

Further Links

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