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Which place to enter?

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.

Continuation of a business by proxy Approval


Following a trade ban, the competent authority may, upon request, authorise the continuation of the business by a deputy person who ensures the proper management of the business. The permit must be applied for.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the county, the independent 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 the municipalities and the state for service providers.

Requirements

  • legally binding trade prohibition or
  • Prohibition of trade with order of immediate enforcement
  • the required personal reliability of the deputy, and
  • the conditions prescribed for the activity in question

Applications / forms

The Trade 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.

Which documents are required?

  • If applicable, identity card or passport

What are the fees?

Fees are charged in accordance with Appendix 1 to Section 1 (1) of the General Schedule of Fees of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO) in accordance with No. 40.1.19.4.

Fee: 253,00 EUR
Payment in advance: yes

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There are no deadlines to be observed. However, the authorisation must be obtained before the deputy can be taken up. It is therefore advisable to submit the necessary application as early as possible.

What else should I know?

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

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