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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.

Licence for the (cross-border) carriage of goods by road for commercial purposes / Community licence

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The commercial performance of transport services with vehicles with a permissible total weight of more than 3.5 tonnes is subject to authorisation. A distinction must be made between a licence for the commercial carriage of goods by road (valid only in Germany) and a Community licence (valid within the European Union). The main grant factors are:

  • Professional aptitude

Specialist knowledge examination at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) or training as a transport specialist or forwarding agent (training started before 04.12.2011)

  • Financial capacity

Equity of EUR 9,000 for the first vehicle, EUR 5,000 for each additional vehicle)

  • personal reliability

Certificates of good conduct and information from the Central Trade Register must be applied for at the Citizens' Registration Offices and sent directly to the licensing authority. If entrepreneurs are already self-employed, certificates of good standing from the tax office, the employees' health insurance companies and the employers' liability insurance association must also be submitted. The documents for personal reliability must not be older than 3 months at the time of application).

The application is submitted to the locally competent licensing authority (place of business of the company).

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

  • Police clearance certificate (will be sent to the competent authority after application has been submitted to the Citizens' Registration Office)
  • Excerpts from the Central Trade and Transport Register
  • Proof of proficiency and expertise examination of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
  • Clearance certificates from the tax office and social security institutions
  • Certificate of Equity / Statement of Assets

Please check with your local authority to see if you need to submit any further documents.

Requirements

The permit for the commercial carriage of goods by road will only be granted to you if:

  • the safety and efficiency of the operation are ensured,
  • there are no facts that demonstrate your unreliability as an entrepreneur or of the persons appointed to conduct the business,
  • you as an entrepreneur or the person appointed to manage the business are professionally qualified and
  • You and the contractors commissioned by you to carry out transport services have their place of business or their branch office within the meaning of commercial law in Germany.

Costs

Emission: free of charge
The administrative fee for the issuance of the permit or licence is EUR 300.00 plus EUR 80.00 per copy/certified copy for each vehicle used.

Process flow

  • You must apply for a Community licence (EU licence) or a national road haulage permit from the competent authority. The content of the application for a permit or community licence must be in accordance with Annex 1 of the General Administrative Regulation on Road Haulage Law (GüKVwV).
  • The competent authority will make a final decision on the application.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

none

Appeal

  • Contradiction

Applications / forms

  • Applications must be submitted in writing. There are no special requirements for the form.
  • The application forms, which are publicly available on the Authority's website, facilitate the submission of applications and should therefore be completed and sent to the competent authority.
  • As a rule, it is not necessary to appear in person at the authority
  • No online service possible (in Berlin)

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Who should I contact?

Authorisation granted by the competent authority under state law.

In Lower Saxony, the responsibility lies with the district, the independent city or the large independent city.

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Straßenverkehr
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Margret Varel
Telephone: 05931 44-4044
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 44
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Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families