Apply for a permit to supply / dispense certain hazardous substances and mixtures in accordance with ChemVerbotsV
If you wish to supply substances or mixtures to private end users or make them available to third parties on a commercial basis or independently as part of a commercial enterprise, which must be labeled in accordance with the CLP Regulation (Regulation EC No. 1272/2008) with
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- one of the hazard pictograms GHS06 (skull with crossed bones) or
- GHS08 (health hazard) and the signal word Danger, and one of the hazard statements H340, H350, H350i, H360, H360F, H360D, H360FD, H360Fd, H360Df, H370 or H372
you require a permit.
Before you intend to supply or make products available at retail, you must check the need to apply for a permit.
Your company will receive this permit if you employ at least 1 person who
- has proven their expertise in accordance with Section 11 (1) of the Chemicals Prohibition Ordinance (ChemVerbotsV),
- has the required reliability and
- is at least 18 years old.
In the case of companies with several establishments, there must be one person who meets these requirements in each establishment where substances and mixtures covered by Annex II ChemVerbotsV are offered.
The permit may be restricted to individual hazardous substances and mixtures or to groups of hazardous substances and mixtures. It may be granted subject to conditions. Conditions may also be imposed retrospectively.
The following do not require a permit
- pharmacies
- Manufacturers, importers and distributors who supply the aforementioned substances and preparations only to resellers, professional users or public research, testing or teaching institutions
You can apply for a permit to supply particularly hazardous substances or mixtures to the retail trade in writing using the form provided:
- Download the form online and print it out.
- Complete the form and attach the necessary supporting documents
- Submit the application documents by post to the LAVG.
- You will then receive the permit or, if applicable, information about the rejection of your application by post.
The districts and independent cities are responsible
At least 1 person in the company who
- has proven their expertise in accordance with Section 11 (1) of the Chemicals Prohibition Ordinance (ChemVerbotsV),
- has the required reliability and
- is at least 18 years old.
Companies receive the permit if they employ persons who meet these requirements at each operating site.
- Proof of expertise (e.g. certificate of expertise and, if applicable, proof of participation in a training course)
- Certificate of good conduct of document type O for submission to authorities
- Identification document (extract from the commercial register, business registration)
Fees according to state law: Ordinance on fees and expenses for official acts and services (General Fee Schedule Section 21.3.1 Permit according to Section 6 of the Chemicals Prohibition Ordinance)
Fee based on time spent, but at least € 120
Application deadline: Application and granting of the permit before commencement of the activity
Proof of expertise (e.g. certificate of expertise and, if applicable, proof of participation in a training course)
Certificate of good conduct of document type O for submission to authorities
Identification document
You can lodge an objection.
Proof of expertise is a prerequisite for the granting of a permit. Qualified persons are
- Druggists (under certain conditions),
- pharmacists,
- pharmacy engineers,
- Pharmaceutical-technical assistants,
- pharmacy assistants,
- certified pest controllers or
- Persons who have completed vocational training as pest controllers.
For these persons, the legislator assumes that they have acquired the expertise as part of their training. Other persons must take an examination of expertise in accordance with Section 11 (2) ChemVerbotsV with the competent authority or an institution recognized for this purpose by the competent authority.
Text checked by the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection
Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
