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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.

Commercial arms manufacture and/or commercial arms trade - indicate the opening or closing of a branch or a subsidiary

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Notification of the opening or closing of a branch or a dependent branch for the commercial manufacture and/or trade in weapons must be made in writing to the competent authority.

Failure to notify the competent authority constitutes a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 53 (1) (8) of the Weapons Act.

Who should I contact?

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Sicherheit und Ordnung
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
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Henriette Schnieders
Telephone: 05931 44-1473
Email: Get in touch
Room:
F 473
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Requirements

The weapon manufacturing license or weapon trade license has been issued.

Which documents are required?

  • Weapons manufacturing license or weapons trade license

Process flow

The notification must be made by the holder of the firearms manufacturing or firearms trading license to the firearms authority responsible for the location of the branch or dependent branch.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The notification must be made within two weeks of the opening or closing.

Legal basis

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