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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.

Store opening hours


In Lower Saxony, sales outlets are allowed to open from 00:00 on Monday to 24:00 on Saturday. be open.

On Sundays and public holidays, there is a general ban on opening and selling. The Lower Saxony Act on Shop Opening and Sales Hours (NLöffVZG) conclusively regulates exceptions to this prohibition for:

  • pharmacies, petrol stations, points of sale at railway stations for passenger transport, at airports and ferry ports,
  • Points of sale for the consumption of goods for immediate consumption in order to meet local needs
  • points of sale in health resorts and resorts, in places of excursions and in places of pilgrimage,
  • points of sale which, in terms of their size and assortment, are geared towards the sale of small everyday goods,
  • Farm shops,
  • the so-called "open Sunday", which is possible four times a year and eight times a year in excursion destinations.
Different time and shopping cart restrictions apply to the exceptions.
 
The regulations in force in Lower Saxony do not apply
  • wholesale (sales to resellers and professional buyers),
  • on the sale of accessories, if it is provided at the place of the main service and the main service is not subject to the provisions of the law,
  • the sale of goods at folk festivals as well as at fixed fairs, markets and exhibitions,
  • on restaurants, video stores and service providers.

Which documents are required?

Documents may be required. Please contact the competent authority.

What are the fees?

Fees may apply, please contact the competent authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

What else should I know?

Further information can be found under the search term "open Sundays".

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the city, which is responsible for monitoring compliance with the regulations regarding opening and sales hours as well asthe sale of permitted shopping baskets.

In addition, the State Labour Inspectorate is responsible for verifying compliance with occupational health and safety.

Responsible authorities


Emsbüren - Bereich Gewerbeangelegenheiten, Marktwesen
Address: Magistratstraße 5, 48488 Emsbüren
Timetable
Telephone: 05903 9305-0
Fax: 05903 9305-1155
Opening Hours:
Monday:
from 08:00 to 12:00
and 14:00 to 16:00

Tuesday:
from 08:00 to 12:00

Wednesday:
from 08:00 to 12:00

Thursday:
from 08:00 to 12:00
and 14:00 to 18:00

Friday:
from 08:00 to 12:00

Address: Magistratstraße 5, 48488 Emsbüren
Telephone: 05903 9305-0
Fax: 05903 9305-1155

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