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Licences and authorisations

From driving schools to restaurants to weapons dealerships, some business establishments and activities require special authorisations, and some professions can only be practised with such authorisations. Do you need a special licence? Then you are in the right place.

There are 140 services for Licences and authorisations

Activities with pathogens

Anyone who has already received a permit to work with pathogens and has notified the first commencement of the activity is obliged to notify the competent authority immediately...
Activities with pathogens Advertisement

Anyone wishing to bring pathogens into Germany for the first time, to export, store, deliver or work with them must notify the competent authority at least 30 days before they...
Activities with pathogens permit

In Germany, there is a basic permit requirement for activities with pathogens. Anyone who wants to bring pathogens to Germany as a responsible person, export them, store them,...
Activity as a market trader or showman Admission

The commencement of activity as a market trader or showman requires the consent of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal market statutes.
Activity exempt from a travel trade card Admission of exemptions for the implementation of certain sales events

The travel trade card requirement does not apply if an exception within the meaning of Section 55a (2) of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO) has been granted for the sale of goods...
Activity free of travel trade cards Advertisement

Only a few activities free of travel business cards have to be displayed. Before taking up an activity without a travel business card, please check whether you may have to...
Activity in a municipal cemetery Admission across borders as a gardener

The cross-border commencement of activity as a gardener in a municipal cemetery requires the consent of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal cemetery statutes.
Activity in municipal cemetery Admission across borders as a stonemason or sculptor

The permanent commencement of activity as a stonemason or sculptor in a municipal cemetery requires the consent of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal...
Activity in municipal cemetery Permanent admission as a stonemason or sculptor

The permanent commencement of activity as a stonemason or sculptor in a municipal cemetery requires the consent of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal...
Activity in municipal cemetery Permanent gardener

The permanent commencement of activity as a gardener in a municipal cemetery requires the consent of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal cemetery statutes.
Activity in the municipal cemetery Temporary admission as gardener

The temporary commencement of work as a gardener in a municipal cemetery requires the consent of the competent authority and is subject to the municipal cemetery statutes.
Admission of a European Lawyer to the Bar Association Decision as an in-house lawyer

Anyone who has been admitted as a European lawyer upon application to the bar association responsible for the place of his/her place of establishment is entitled to practise as...
Admission to the Bar Grant as in-house lawyer

Anyone wishing to work as an in-house lawyer or in-house lawyer requires licensing. After admission, the activity may be carried out under the professional title of lawyer ...
Advertisement of a restaurant

Would you like to offer prepared food or beverages commercially for consumption on the spot? Then you must notify the competent authority 4 weeks in advance.
Advertisements for foreign financial investment intermediaries

As a financial investment broker and advisor, you need a licence in Germany. If you only wish to be self-employed as a financial investment broker on a temporary basis, it is...
Animal Testing Permit

If you want to carry out animal experiments, you generally need a permit from the State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES) before the start of the experiment...
Application for an exemption from the manager requirement for an additional counselling centre/branch

Advice centres or branches of tax advisors and professional practice companies must be managed by another local tax advisor or tax representative. The Chamber of Tax Advisors...
Application for authorisation to use plant protection products outside agricultural, forestry or horticultural land

Plant protection products may only be used on agricultural, horticultural or forestry land. In order to use them on other areas (non-cultivated land), you need a special permit.
Application for exemption from proof of professional liability insurance for architects

Freelance members of the Chamber may, upon request, be exempted from the obligation to maintain professional indemnity insurance for personal reasons.
Application for state recognition (notification) as an investigation body (testing laboratories, sampling bodies) for monitoring under water and waste law: Application in accordance with the Ordinance on Requirements for the Discharge of Wastewater into Water Bodies (AbwV) and the Landfill Ordinance (DepV)

If you want to act as an investigative body in water and waste law monitoring, you must be notified (recognized) by the competent authority.
Apply for a licence to operate casinos in Lower Saxony

You can only submit an application for a licence to operate a casino in Lower Saxony to the Lower Saxony Ministry of Finance as part of an ongoing tender procedure.
Apply for a security permit

Anyone wishing to guard the life or property of other persons on a commercial basis requires the permission of the competent authority.
Apply for a weapon manufacturing permit

If you want to manufacture, process or repair firearms or ammunition on a commercial basis, you will need a firearms manufacturing permit.
Apply for admission to a law firm

Do you want to run your law firm in the form of a limited liability company (GmbH) or a stock corporation (AG)? In this case, recognition as a law firm requires admission.
Apply for an operating licence for a hospital pharmacy

An operating licence is required to operate a hospital pharmacy.
Apply for Arms Trade Permit

If you want to buy and sell firearms or ammunition on a commercial basis, you will need a firearms trading permit to do so.
Apply for permission for an embryo collection team or semen collection station

If you want to operate an embryo collection unit or an insemination centre in the field of animal breeding, you need a permit.
Apply for recognition as a forest management association

Anyone who wants to set up a forest management association and receive funding for it must have it recognised and meet the necessary requirements.
Applying for a licence to become a fee-based financial investment advisor

You need a licence under trade law to work as a fee-based financial investment advisor if you: advise on transactions in certain financial instruments and your recommendation...
Applying for cancellation of membership at the Chamber of Crafts

If the operation of a craft or craft-like trade is no longer to be continued, you must apply to your Chamber of Crafts for deletion.
Applying for permission to sell goods at trade fairs, festivals and special occasions

Would you like to offer goods for immediate sale on the occasion of trade fairs, exhibitions, public festivals or on a special occasion? Then you need a permit from the...
Applying for permission to work as an insurance consultant

If you would like to work full-time as an independent insurance consultant, you need a permit from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
Applying for recognition of a substitute school

You can apply for state recognition for the substitute school you run in order to achieve equality with an equivalent public school.
Approval of experts for cross-checks

If you wish to examine cross-checks and/or duplicate samples on behalf of a company, you need approval for this activity. This can be applied for at the Lower Saxony State...
Approval of packing centres for eggs

If you want to sort, pack and label eggs on your farm, you need approval as a packing centre before starting your activity.
Approval of the commencement of operation of an energy supply network in accordance with the Energy Industry Act

The commencement of operation of an energy supply network requires a permit in accordance with the Energy Industry Act by the competent authority under state law.
Auction: Advertisement

An auction must be notified no later than 2 weeks before the planned auction date.
Auctioneer's trade permit in the itinerant trade

For the commercial auction of third-party movable property, third-party property or third-party rights in the travel trade, a permit from the competent authority is required.
Auctioneering trade - apply for permission

Would you like to auction off third-party movable property, third-party real estate or third-party rights on a commercial basis? You will need permission for this. You can find...
Auditing firm Registration of third-country nationals

The Chamber of Auditors may authorise persons who have worked in a third country as expert examiners are authorised or appointed, in addition to professionals and auditors...
Auditor Appointment of persons from other EU countries

A person who in a Member State, or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or of Switzerland outside the scope of the...
Authorisation for insurance intermediaries

In order to operate as an insurance intermediary, a licence issued by the competent authority is required. Holders of the permit are subject to the obligation to provide...
Authorisation for insurance intermediaries Exemption

Product-accessory insurance intermediaries may, upon application, be exempted from the authorisation requirement.Natural and legal persons (e.g. GmbHs) can apply for exemption...
Authorisation for the commercial control of vertebrate animals as pests Issue

If you want to kill or stun vertebrates as pests on a commercial basis, you need an animal welfare permit from the competent authority before starting your work. You must apply...
Authorisation to represent commercial arms manufacture and/or trafficking: issue

Anyone wishing to carry out the commercial manufacture or trade in weapons by a deputy requires a proxy licence.It is granted to the licence holder for a specific deputy and...
Authorisation to transfer firearms and ammunition

The permit for the cross-border transfer of firearms or ammunition into the area of application of the Weapons Act, into other member states of the European Union or into...
Authorisation to use the suffix "Agricultural Accounting Office" to the professional title Grant

Tax advisors and attorneys at law who have special expertise in the field of assistance in tax matters for agricultural and forestry businesses may apply for the addition of...
Bar Admission Grant as in-house lawyer for shorter periods of activity

Anyone who can prove that they have at least three years of effective and regular activity as a established European lawyer in Germany, but has only been active in German law...
Bar Admission to the bar Granting of European lawyers as in-house lawyers

As a European lawyer, you can be admitted to the bar as an in-house lawyer.
Business legitimation card issuance

For persons domiciled in Germany or abroad who wish to do business abroad for a company based in the area of application of the Industrial Code, a business legitimation card can...
Business re-registration

The relocation of a standing commercial enterprise within the territory of the competent authority as well as a change or expansion of the goods or services offered, which are...
Business registration

The commencement of an independent operation of the standing trade or the operation of a branch or a dependent branch must be registered with the competent authority at the same...
Certificate of good standing for games with the possibility of winning Issue

The clearance certificate is issued to the manufacturer of a game if it is a gaming device that is mass-produced. He will then receive a copy of the clearance certificate for...
Commencement of work as a test expert for safety-related systems and equipment Show

Citizens of a member state of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area are generally recognised as experts in Lower Saxony.
Commercial Animal Husbandry Permit

If you want to keep, breed or trade animals on a commercial basis, you must apply for a permit from the competent authority before starting your activity. Only after receiving...
Commercial keeping, breeding, display, use or trade of animals: Authorisation

A permit is required for commercial keeping, breeding, display, use of animals and trade in animals. The permit may be granted, insofar as it is necessary for the protection of...
Craftsman's Roll Change

Changes to company data must be reported immediately to the competent authority. Often, these changes can also be made online.
Cross-border provision of services Advertisement

The cross-border provision of services must be reported.
Cross-border provision of services Notification in the security industry

All activities in the security industry (e.g. property or personal protection) require a special permit for thesecurity industry. If the requirements are met, only a prior,...
Delivery deadline for surpluses from the realisation of pledges in the pawnbroking business: extension

In the pawnbroking business, pawnbrokers may only accept a pledge if, among other things, they have agreed with the pledger that they are entitled, two years after the end of...
Designation of Experts for the Inspection of Long-Term Camps

If you want to work as an expert in accordance with § 24 DepV for a decommissioned long-term storage facility in accordance with the Landfill Ordinance, you must be appointed...
Display of the commercial keeping of game enclosures

Do you want to keep and breed wild animals in game reserves? Do you carry out the activity independently, according to plan, on a continuous basis and with the intention of...
Displaying a Prostitution Vehicle

The operation of a prostitution vehicle is subject to a permit.
Drinking water testing laboratories Approval

The drinking water tests prescribed by the Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV 2001), including sampling, may only be carried out by laboratories that have been approved as...
Driver's School License Issuance

Open a driving school / run a driving school
Duty of law firm according to the Federal Lawyers' Act Exemption

In the interest of the administration of justice or to avoid hardship, the competent authority may exempt a lawyer from the law firm obligation according to § 29...
Entry in the list of drafters

According to the Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO), the draftsman is responsible for ensuring that the design for the construction project complies with public building law....
Establishment of an auditing firm

The profession of auditor can also be practised in a professional company. Such a company requires state recognition as an auditing firm by the Chamber of Auditors. All European...
European Lawyer Admission for shorter periods of activity

Anyone who can prove that they have worked effectively and regularly as a European lawyer in private practice in Germany for at least three years, but has only been active in...
European Patent Attorney Admission to the Chamber of Patent Attorneys as a patent attorney or in-house patent attorney

A European patent attorney who is established in another Member State in which the profession of patent attorney is regulated and who is admitted to the Chamber of Patent...
European Patent Attorney Determination of an equivalent professional qualification for admission to the patent attorney profession

A person who is in possession of evidence of education or competence within the meaning of § 1 EuPAG paragraphs 2 and 3 may, for the purpose of admission to the patent...
European Patent Attorney Grant Partial access to the profession of patent attorney

European patent attorneys whose entitlement to practise as patent attorneys in their home country is limited to some of the areas of law in which patent attorneys may practise...
Exceptions to the prescribed minimum inspection period of the auctioned goods in the auctioneer's trade Admission

The auctioneer must give the opportunity to inspect the auctioned item for a period of at least 2 hours. The competent authority may grant exceptions if the bidders are...
Exemption from proof of professional liability insurance for consulting engineers

As a consulting engineer, you can be exempted from proof of professional liability insurance if you do not yet carry out an independent activity or do not exercise the...
Exemption from the obligation to carry out quality control of auditors and auditing firms

According to §§ 57a paragraph 1 sentence 1 and 130 paragraph 3 of the Wirtschaftsprüferordnung (WPO), auditors and sworn accountants in their own practice or auditing firms are...
Exemption from the requirement of capital commitment for "existing companies" pursuant to § 154 Abs. 2 StBerG

For the recognition of tax consulting firms, the capital commitment regulation according to § 50a Steuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG) is of central importance. In principle, only...
Exemptions for the auction of perishable goods Admission to special and annual markets

The competent authority may allow exceptions to the licensing requirement for the auctioning of perishable goods at special and annual markets within the meaning of § 71b (2)...
Exemptions for the auctioning of perishable goods Admission at trade fairs, exhibitions and wholesale markets

The competent authority may allow exceptions for the auction of perishable goods at trade fairs, exhibitions and wholesale markets within the meaning of § 64 to 66 of the...
Exemptions for the auctioning of perishable goods Admission to weekly markets

The competent authority may allow exceptions for the auction of perishable goods at weekly markets within the meaning of § 67 of the Industrial Code (GewO), in particular from...
Expert persons in the field of the High Pressure Gas Pipeline Ordinance Recognition

Experts in the field of the High Pressure Gas Pipeline Ordinance (GasHDrLtgV) are persons who have been recognised by the competent body for the inspection of the technical...
Experts for cross-checks Authorisation of tobacco products

If you want to examine cross-checks and/or duplicate samples on behalf of a company, you need approval. You can apply for this at the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer...
Experts in the craft sector Public appointment and swearing-in

Publicly appointed experts in the craft sector are characterised by special expertise, objectivity and trustworthiness. They shall be subject to supervision by the competent...
Experts: Public appointment and swearing-in

Any person who works or wishes to work as a publicly appointed and sworn expert in the fields of economy, including mining, deep-sea and coastal fishing, agriculture and...
Forest seed or forest plant holding: display

Any establishment wishing to place forest reproductive material on the market must register with the competent State Office for Forest Reproductive Material. If the conditions...
Gambling halls permit

Anyone who wants to operate an amusement arcade or a company that deals exclusively or predominantly with the installation of gaming equipment or the organization of other games...
Granting of a licence for commercial activity as a real estate loan intermediary

You need a permit to operate as a real estate loan broker if you are working on a commercial basis. real estate consumer loans within the meaning of Section 491 (3) of the...
Granting of a repair authority

Companies wishing to repair calibrated measuring instruments can apply for the granting of the repair authorisation in accordance with the Measurement and Verification Ordinance...
Information from the Central Trade Register Application in the online procedure

Since 1 September 2014, it has been possible to apply for and pay for information from the Central Trade Register online on the Internet.
Itinerant trade Granting of exemptions to prohibitions

If you want to carry out an activity that is not permitted in travel advertising, you can apply for an exemption permit under certain conditions.
Itinerant trade permit

If you want to sell, buy or offer goods or services outside your shop on a commercial basis without being requested by a customer, or if you want to carry out entertaining...
Law firm obligation according to Patent Attorney Act Exemption

In the interest of the administration of justice or to avoid hardship, the competent authority may release a patent attorney from the law firm obligation pursuant to § 26...
Licence for the commercial handling and movement of explosive substances Issue

If your business activities require the handling and circulation of explosive substances, you will need a permit to do so.As a rule, proof of your personal reliability, your...
Lohnsteuerhilfeverein Recognition

You would like to apply for recognition of an income tax assistance association.
Mediation and advice of financial investments Licence

If you want to become a professional financial investment broker or financial investment advisor, you need a permit Permission may be granted to a natural or legal person. ...
Notes to the supervisory authority on the casinos

If you have any information of any kind about the Lower Saxony casinos that you would like to send to the supervisory authority, you can submit them here.
Notification of the provision of temporary services from other EU/EEA countries for inclusion in the list of sworn interpreters Registration of interpreters and translators

As an interpreter and/or translator in an EU or EEA member state, temporarily and occasionally carry out this activity on the territory of the state of Lower Saxony and have it...
Notification of the use of plant protection products for others

Any person who uses plant protection products for others – except occasional neighbourly assistance – must notify the competent authority of this for the place of business and...
Operation Prostitution Business Permit

A prostitution business is carried on by any person who offers services in connection with the provision of sexual services by at least one other person on a professional basis...
Organization of a weekly market

If a weekly market is organized, the so-called determination of the competent authority is necessary, provided that the so-called market privileges (e.g. exemption from...
Organization of a yearly or special market: fixed

If an annual or special market is organized, the so-called determination of the competent authority is necessary, provided that the so-called market privileges are sought for...
Organization or execution of prostitution events Permit

Prostitution events are events organised for an open group of participants at which sexual services are offered by at least one of the persons directly present. Anyone wishing...
Other games with the possibility of winning Permission in the travel industry

Anyone wishing to organise other games with the possibility of winning in the travel industry (e.g. games of skill) on a commercial basis requires a permit from the competent...
Other games with the possibility of winning: Permission

Anyone wishing to organise other games with the possibility of winning (e.g. games of skill) on a commercial basis requires a permit from the competent authority. Permission...
Particularly knowledgeable auctioneers Public appointment and swearing-in

If you want to hold public auctions (forced pawn sales or distress sales), you will need a public order for this. The owner of the auctioned item has no influence on the price...
Patent Attorney Admission as In-House Patent Attorney

An in-house patent attorney exercises his/her profession if he/she is entrusted with the performance of tasks pursuant to § 3 paragraphs 2 and 3 of the German Patent Attorney...
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft Admission

Anyone wishing to establish a patent attorney firm in the legal form of a GmbH must apply for admission as a patent attorney firm. The shareholders of a patent attorney firm...
Pawnbroking - Apply for a permit

If you want to work as a pawnbroker or pawnbroker, you need a permit.
Pawnbroking: Extension of the pledge recovery period

In the pawnbroking business, pawnbrokers must realise the pledge no later than 6 months after the entry into force of the exploitation entitlement. At the request of the...
Permission for the commercial display of persons

Displays of people are events in which the physical appearance of the persons on display is in the foreground. The performances they perform (e.g. vocal performances or...
Permission to breed, keep and trade animals Issue for dogs

You want to keep dogs to raise offspring with the animals or to trade with the animals? Would you like to train dogs for third parties or guide the training of dogs by the pet...
Permission to operate a prostitution establishment

The operation of a prostitution business is subject to a permit.
Permission to operate a shooting range: issue

If you want to operate a fixed facility that is used for shooting sports or other shooting exercises with firearms, the testing of firearms or shooting with firearms for...
Permission to use a title of specialist lawyer Grant

In accordance with § 43c paragraph 1 sentence 2 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO) in conjunction with the Specialist Lawyers' Act, lawyers may obtain permission to use the...
Persons or bodies for the acceptance of competence tests for dog owners Recognition

Persons or bodies that carry out the competence tests prescribed by the Lower Saxony Law on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG) require prior recognition to prove the knowledge and...
Playground equipment with the possibility of winning Confirmation of the installation site

Traders may only set up playground equipment that is equipped with a technical device influencing the outcome of the game and that offers the possibility of winning (winning...
Playground equipment with the possibility of winning permission

For the installation and operation of playground equipment which: are equipped with a technical device influencing the outcome of the game, and the offer the possibility of...
Possession of poliovirus display

Natural or legal persons who have effective physical control over poliovirus or material that may contain poliovirus (owners) must notify the competent authority immediately....
Private Clinic Permit

If you want to operate a private hospital (private clinic), you need a trade permit, a so-called concession. In this context, a hospital within the meaning of trade law is an...
Projects of the casino operator subject to approval

If you have a Lower Saxony casino license, various projects require prior approval or approval by the competent authority on the basis of the Lower Saxony Casino Act (NSpielbG),...
Providing a prostitution vehicle permit

Prostitution vehicles are motor vehicles, vehicle trailers and other mobile installations provided for the provision of sexual services. Anyone who wants to set up or operate a...
Quality auditors according to the Auditors' Regulations Registration

Quality control is carried out by auditors registered with the competent body in their own practice or auditing firms, so-called auditors for quality control.
Recognition and disclosure as an expert or expert according to the Federal Soil Protection Act

If you would like to be recognised as an expert or expert for soil protection issues, you must submit a corresponding application.
Recognition as a forestry association

Do you want to set up a forestry association and take advantage of subsidies? Then you must submit an application to the competent authority for recognition as a forestry...
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting a right to exercise according to § 7b HwO

Without a master craftsman's examination, the applicant or the farm manager may receive a right to exercise the exercise in accordance with §7b Handwerksordnung (HwO) from the...
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting an exemption according to § 8 HwO

If the applicant or the plant manager has not passed a master craftsman's examination, but has the knowledge and skills of a master craftsman, then under certain circumstances...
Register of craftsmen Registration by granting an exemption according to § 9 Abs. 1 HwO

Anyone who, as a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, wishes to operate a craft subject to licensing in Germany as a standing trade (i.e. with a branch in Germany) without...
Register of craftsmen Registration of a craft ancillary business

A craft ancillary business exists if, in conjunction with another business superordinate as the main enterprise, craft services are provided to third parties to a not...
Register of craftsmen Registration of equivalent examinations

For the independent operation of a craft subject to approval of Annex A to § 1 paragraph 2 of the Crafts Code (HwO) as a standing trade, an entry in the register of craftsmen is...
Register of craftsmen Registration of non-essential activities

For certain activities considered as non-essential activities, no entry is provided for in the Register of Craftsmen or in the registers kept by the competent authority. ...
Report new management to the Chamber of Crafts

You must report a new management of your craft business that requires approval to the responsible Chamber of Crafts.
Representation for a lawyer Appointment

A representative may only be appointed if it is provided by a lawyer belonging to the same competent authority. The order can also be made from the outset for all hindrance...
Representation for a Patent Attorney Appointment

A representative can only be appointed if it is taken over by a patent attorney. The order can also be made from the outset for all hindrance cases that may occur during a...
Representation permit for a prostitution business Permit

Anyone who wants to operate a prostitution business by a person appointed as a representative requires a representation permit.The representative permit is granted to the...
Supplementary school, apply for state recognition

You can apply for recognition of a notified supplementary school in Lower Saxony at the responsible Regional State Office for School and Education (locations: Braunschweig,...
Temporary exercise of the veterinary profession without a licence to practise medicine: notification

The temporary and occasional exercise of the veterinary profession for veterinarians from EU Member States without a licence to practise medicine must be reported to the...
Test Engineers for Structural Analysis: Recognition

A test engineer for stability is a person who is recognized as such by the competent authority. Other persons may not use this designation. In order to be recognized as a test...
Trade and brokerage of selected dual-use goods in other EU countries Authorisation

Anyone wishing to carry out a trade and brokerage transaction involving dual-use goods which are are located in a third country, or are located in the economic territory and...
Trade of real estate agents, loan brokers, property developers, construction supervisors, residential property managers Permit

Who is commercially employed mediate the conclusion of contracts for land, equivalent rights, commercial premises or residential premises or demonstrate the opportunity to...
Travel business card-free activity Re-registration

Only a few activities free of travel business cards have to be displayed. Before taking up an activity without a travel business card, please check whether you may have to...
Type approval for playground equipment

Playground equipment with the possibility of winning may only be set up if the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt has approved its design. The manufacturer of the playground...

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